Show threadWulfy—Speaker to the machines4d ago

@inthehands

"North Texas #Antifa cell"

When one thing prosecution says is fiction, this undermines all other things prosecution says.

But sadly "Destruction of Government property" is #terrorism under the law in #Australia too.
The random attack around the world were a blessing for #Statists and #Authoritarians who prepared for public dissent.

No dissent, no democracy

@[email protected]5d ago

https://www.authoritarian-stack.info

#Authoritarians #Authoritarian #TechBros

Show threadSu_GJun 20

@avilewis
As an Australian (also currently suffering a majority federal govt) it’s very disappointing to read this about Canada as we often feel we have much in common. I hope parliamentary scrutiny can be reinstated &/or improved soon. Otherwise it’s lawyers at ten paces, & we all know the law moves at a glacial pace. ☹️

#canPol #Canada #AusPol #parliamentaryProcess #parliamentaryScrutiny #authoritarians #majorityGovernment #government #disappointing

Show threadBandersnatchJun 11

@AssociatedPress @asia-AssociatedPress

Sure is weird how the #pedo #GOP always sides with #rich #authoritarians.

Techdirt [Unofficial]Jun 4

Former California AG Bill Lockyer Offers A Dumb And Lazy Defense Of The Paramount Warner Bros Merger

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/04/former-california-ag-bill-lockyer-offers-a-dumb-and-lazy-defense-of-the-paramount-warner-bros-merger/

Former California AG Bill Lockyer Offers A Dumb And Lazy Defense Of The Paramount Warner Bros Merger

There’s just an exhaustingly long list of reasons why the $111 billion planned acquisition of Warner Brothers by Larry Ellison and Paramount is very, very bad. Bad for consumers, bad for labo…

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Needs Fixin'May 26
The blog "This Needs Fixin'" looks at systemic problems in our society and suggests ways to address them.

Here's a randomly-selected link to a vintage post from the archive, dated 2020/02/20:

You Need To Read This: The Authoritarians

https://this.needsfixin.net/2020/02/20/you-need-to-read-this-the-authoritarians

#Read #This #authoritarianism #the #authoritarians #altemeyer
You Need To Read This: The Authoritarians – This Needs Fixin'

Read This, altemeyer, authoritarianism, the authoritarians

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬May 26
Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.
New research sheds light on how mediocre #employees help would-be #authoritarians maintain power.
Turns out career pressures familiar to employees everywhere — desire to revive stalled career or obtain minor promotion — can be enough to incentivize lower- and midlevel officials to violate professional obligations, fundamental norms and even basic morality. Often just middling workers looking for a way to get ahead.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/americas/actually-democracy-dies-in-hr.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
https://archive.is/20260518091508/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/americas/actually-democracy-dies-in-hr.html
Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.

New research sheds light on how mediocre employees help would-be authoritarians maintain power.

The New York Times
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈May 24

Putin and Trump, both hating their lives and wanting to hide out in bunkers until it all goes away.

#Putin #Russia #VladamirPutin #Trump #Authoritarians #Fascists #GeoPolitics

Audrea 🌸May 20
“It turns out that would-be authoritarians don’t need to staff their regimes with ideological true believers, offer extreme enticements or impose draconian punishments in order to make successful power grabs. They just need to figure out how to target their ideal labor pool: the frustrated and mediocre.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/americas/actually-democracy-dies-in-hr.html #Authoritarians #Authoritarianism
Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.

New research sheds light on how mediocre employees help would-be authoritarians maintain power.

The New York Times
Katika KühnreichMay 10

[DE👇] Great #essay on the #freedomofart, #authoritarians, and their attack on #art & #artists by Claudia Emmert. She speaks of #freedom of art & #resistance

And a State Minister for #Culture that is fighting a #battleofcultures

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Großartiger Essay von #ClaudiaEmmert @Claudia zur #kunstfreiheit auf #DLF

Von einem #kulturstaatsminister im #Kulturkampf

Von der Notwendigkeit von #Widerstand & #Widerspruch in der #Kunst & dem #Kulturkampf von #Rechts

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/freiraeume-zwischen-wandel-und-widerstand-100.html
#Radio #Kultur

Freiräume - Zwischen Wandel und Widerstand

Populistische Diskurse verändern die kulturelle Dynamik von Gesellschaften: Cancel Culture und öffentliche Anprangerungen sind die Folge. Wenn Persönliches politisch instrumentalisiert wird, verschwinden Freiräume einer demokratischen Gesellschaft.

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