The EU emphasises the importance of “crisis preparedness” – preparing for wars, pandemics and climate disasters.

But this strategy has a critical blind spot: EU institutions remain woefully unprepared for the looming authoritarian threat.

#DefendDemocracy #EUpol #EUCO

https://europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/how-to-authoritarianproof-the-eu

How to authoritarian-proof the EU

In April 2024, French president Emmanuel Macron warned that the EU “can die”. While he primarily addressed geopolitical pressures, the EU’s survival c

The European Correspondent

#freedomofspeech #TrumpsWar #DefendTheConstitution #DefendDemocracy
ILLEGAL! Trump's war censorship DEBUNKED by Melber, amid WH Iran spiral

MSNBC's Ari Melber delivers a special report on President Trump escalating attacks on the First Amendment, with former FBI General Counsel Andrew Weissmann joining the discussion.

https://youtu.be/rOHdsEYXilc?si=oqPuvjtoAIfQGUrU

ILLEGAL! Trump's war censorship DEBUNKED by Melber, amid WH Iran spiral

YouTube

It looks like the ballot measure to require voter ID in California might be on the ballot in November.

We do NOT have a problem with voter fraud. Instead, this effort is intended to disenfranchise voters. Those who are elderly, disabled, naturalized citizens, those who have name changes or moved frequently will be impacted the most.

#VotingRights
#DefendDemocracy
#VoterSuppression

https://www.aclunorcal.org/voter-id-fast-facts/

Voter ID Fast Facts - ACLU of Northern California

California's elections are secure. The proposed voter ID initiative for the November 2026 ballot would require voters to show government-issued ID every time they vote — creating privacy risks, barriers for eligible voters, ballot rejections, and targeting communities that already face obstacles to voting. Mandatory citizenship checks using flawed databases would lead to purges of...

ACLU of Northern California

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"...Zugleich kritisierte er Länder, die seinem Aufruf nicht enthusiastisch gefolgt seien. ..."

Zuerst andere Länder mit Zöllen traktieren, andere Völker beleidigen, dann nur Scheiße bauen, und dann fordern, das Andere den Mist wegschaffen? Was ein Arschloch aus einem Shithole Country doch so ein Präsident sein kann! Und was kann ein Volk blöd sein, so ein Arschloch zu wählen!

https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2026-03/iran-krieg-usa-israel-liveblog

#trumpeltier #trump #maga #maga_facism #us #usa #usa_fascism #usnazis #nokings #reneegood #alexpretti #minneapolis #democrats #republicansagainsttrump #democracy #defenddemocracy @GOP @RitchieTorres @RepShontelBrown @RepJimHimes #eu #europe #europeisbetter #europa #deutschland @chuckschumer
@adamschiff @gavinnewsom

Iran-Krieg: Vorbereitungen für Wahl des Chamenei-Nachfolgers laufen

Irans Interimsführung treibt die Planung für die Wahl eines neuen Revolutionsführers voran. Israel greift Hisbollah an, Saudi-Arabien meldet Drohnenangriffe. Das Liveblog

DIE ZEIT
Zionist“AIPAC is a foreign agent of Israel. “AIPAC doesn’t just lobby—it controls. Millions spent, elections shaped, candidates intimidated, U.S. sovereignty compromised. This is Israel meddling in our democracy, plain and simple. Americans, wake up. #ExposeForeignInfluence #DefendDemocracy
Ungheria, il leader dell'opposizione Magyar chiama Orbán "traditore"

Il leader dell'opposizione Péter Magyar, in piazza a Budapest, ha definito Viktor Orbán un "traditore", accusandolo di aver arruolato agenti russi per interferire nelle elezioni del 12 aprile, mentre i sondaggi danno Tisza davanti al partito del premier #EuropeNews

euronews
Turning the American press into a state propaganda arm modeled on TASS is how democracies slide into authoritarian rule. The First Amendment to the United States Constitution exists to stop exactly this. #FreePress #FirstAmendment #Authoritarianism #Propaganda #DefendDemocracy
Turning the American press into a state propaganda arm modeled on TASS is how democracies slide into authoritarian rule. The First Amendment to the United States Constitution exists to stop exactly this. #FreePress #FirstAmendment #Authoritarianism #Propaganda #DefendDemocracy
Turning the American press into a state propaganda arm modeled on TASS is how democracies slide into authoritarian rule. The First Amendment to the United States Constitution exists to stop exactly this. #FreePress #FirstAmendment #Authoritarianism #Propaganda #DefendDemocracy