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Event spotlight: "White House Directs Republican-Led States to Crack Down on Immigration"

Constitutional damage: 58.7/100
Distraction score: 38.8/100

Getting attention, but is it the right kind?

https://distractionindex.org/event/41a7f8a1-8552-4deb-912a-0b901d379ebd

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White House Directs Republican-Led States to Crack Down on Immigration

The White House is coordinating with Republican-led states to implement stricter immigration enforcement policies. This represents a federal-state partnership to expand immigration crackdowns beyond traditional federal enforcement mechanisms.

The Distraction Index
Who'd have even imagined that the most heinous despot in the world was not Hitler, Sadam Hussein, Osama Bin Laden, Stalin, or Castro. It was Donald John Trump, the President of the United States of America. #fascism #warcrimes #trump #america #shame #democracy #decency #pedophile #murderer #pos
Tidöpolitiker eldar under hoten mot statsanställda

Samtal efter samtal.

Aftonbladet

NZ ranks 14th in the world for liberal democracy — but 37th for deliberative democracy, the quality of consultation and decision-making. And that's been falling.

V-Dem's latest data shows NZ's deliberation score is at its lowest since the 1980s, with the biggest single-year drop in 2025. The decline has happened almost entirely during the current parliamentary term. (Full analysis in link below)

#nzpol #democracy

Vance Says Pope Leo Should Be More Careful When Talking About Theology

The vice president, who is Catholic, took issue with Pope Leo XIV’s statement that disciples of Christ are “never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs.”

The New York Times
Amazon turned into a #maga bootlicker I'm sure #Bezos thought "this will be a short term thing" Short term or not jeffie people don't forget & as soon as they have an alternative they'll jump ship Call congress www.congress.gov/members/find... STOP THE MADNESS-STOP THE WAR ! #Democracy #IRAN

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