It was already near impossible to get fair access to primaries. Now both parties are changing to closed #primaries.
This is why I joined DSA (Democratic #Socialists of Amer), because we run on the Dem ticket.
There's no way in my lifetime the two party system will give up its control - we need #RankedChoiceVoting to make #Congress look more like #Parliament.
Exhaustive article, repeats #poll results saying ~76% of us prefer #compromise over #gridlock.
#DSA #DEM #GOP #USA
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/30/nx-s1-5839201/party-primaries-polarized-congress

Adnkronos - ultimoratop: Ucraina nell'Ue, no della Lega. Tajani: "Favorevole ma priorità a Balcani"

(Adnkronos) - Il Carroccio: "Oltre a non avere i requisiti necessari, Kiev nella Ue rappresenterebbe un danno economico e sociale di enormi proporzioni". Forza Italia prende le distanze

Socialists reveling, hipster democrats, and the rest: who is behind the satirical left-wing pages?

They make people laugh, inform, and, importantly, spread propaganda. On the left. They are the satirical pages Socialist Celebrating, Democratic Hipsters, and Abolition of Universal Suffrage. On Instagram and Facebook, they collect hundreds of thousands of followers, a small electorate from…

#Socialists #democrats #DemocraticHipsters #Instagram

https://www.today.it/attualita/chi-dietro-pagine-satiriche-socialisti-gaudenti-hipster-democratici-abolizione-suffragio-universale.html

Socialisti gaudenti, Hipster democratici e gli altri: chi c'è dietro le pagine satiriche di sinistra

Fanno ridere, informano e, dettaglio non indifferente, fanno propaganda. I nomi degli amministratori e dei fondatori

Today

Today: Svolta storica in Europa l'aborto entra nel diritto Ue, Zan: "Un grande risultato, ecco cosa cambia adesso"

Il 21 maggio il Parlamento europeo ha approvato in via definitiva, con 440 voti a favore, la Direttiva vittime che introduce molte novità a tutela delle persone che hanno subìto violenza. Today.it ne ha parlato con il relatore per la famiglia dei Socialisti e democratici, l'eurodeputato italiano...

Historical turning point in Europe: abortion enters EU law, Zan: "A great result, here’s what changes now”

On May 21st, the European Parliament definitively approved the Victims Directive, with 440 votes in favor, introducing many new protections for people who have suffered violence. Today.it spoke with the rapporteur for the family of the Socialists and Democrats, the Italian MEP…

#Europe #Socialists #Democrats #Italian

https://www.today.it/europa/attualita/alessandro-zan-aborto-direttiva-vittime-lgbt.html

Svolta storica in Europa l'aborto entra nel diritto Ue, Zan: "Un grande risultato, ecco cosa cambia adesso"

Il Parlamento europeo ha approvato in via definitiva la Direttiva vittime che introduce nuovi e maggiori diritti per le persone che hanno subìto...

Today

To whoever still believes the Venezuelan crisis is a product of economic sanctions by the US and other countries:

This regime could (and did, and does) still trade oil and other products by both legal and illegal mechanisms (just like North Korea).

Nobody could build the huge deluxe mansions, the hundreds of ghost companies, the tons of police stations and imprisonment buildings, the Gestapo-like intelligence service, and the (usually empty) stadiums they've built...

Unless they're a corrupted dictatorship that steals billions of dollars every year while we have no power, daily water supply cuts, die of curable diseases, and starve every day.

Yes, imperialism is cancer. Yes, the sanctions are a violation of international law. Yes, the US government has always wanted our oil. And yes, we should dethrone this thugs ourselves.

But that doesn't mean you should support these people just because you don't like the orange bully in the White House. I literally don't support any of both sides, and that's okay.

Oh, you didn't know about the mansions and luxuries I mentioned above? Read about it.

Isn't freedom what you defend? Think about it.

#Venezuela #politics #uspolitics #economy #socialism #socialists #communism #internationallaw #trump #anarchism

Il Tempo: Difesa, anche Parigi approva l'aumento spesa militare: "Crescente minaccia"

Fra i paesi interessati a voler incrementare la spesa militare non c'è solo l'Italia. Il quadro internazionale, che unisce crisi economica a pericolo conflitto, sta spingendo le cancellerie europee a ripensare il proprio modello di sicurezza e investire maggiori risorse per provvedere a tecnologie e mezzi utili per accrescere la propria difesa. 
Oggi si è inserita in questa scia anche la Francia, dove l'Assemblea Nazionale ha approvato un aumento di 36 miliardi della spesa militare che porta a un totale di 436 miliardi il bilancio della difesa per il periodo dal 2024 al 2030. "Questa legge ci permette di rispondere alla crescente minaccia" ha dichiarato il ministro della Difesa, Catherine Vautrin dopo il voto.
 
Secondo Vautrin, occorrerà un successivo provvedimento sulla struttura delle forze armate "alla luce dell'evoluzione della situazione geostrategica". Il testo è stato approvato in prima lettura con 440 voti favorevoli e 122 contrari, e sia Rassemblement National sia i Socialisti hanno votato a favore. Il resto della sinistra, a partire da La France Insoumise, si è opposta e ha paventato una "minaccia alle libertà civili". Il disegno di legge dovrebbe essere votato dal Senato il prossimo 2 giugno.

Defense, even Paris approves increased military spending: "Growing threat."

Among the countries interested in increasing military spending, Italy is not alone. The international picture, which combines economic crises with the danger of conflict, is pushing European chancelleries to rethink their security model and invest more resources to provide technologies and means useful for strengthening their defense.

Today, France also joined this trend, where the National Assembly approved a military spending increase of 36 billion, bringing the defense budget to 436 billion for the period of 2024 to 2030. “This law allows us to respond to the growing threat,” declared Defense Minister Catherine Vautrin after the vote.

According to Vautrin, a subsequent measure on the structure of the armed forces “in light of the evolution of the geopolitical situation” will be necessary. The text was approved in a first reading with 440 votes in favor and 122 against, with both Rassemblement National and the Socialists voting in favor. The rest of the left, starting with La France Insoumise, opposed it and warned of a “threat to civil liberties.” The bill is expected to be voted on by the Senate next June 2nd.

#Paris #Italy #European #France #theNationalAssembly #Defense #CatherineVautrin #Vautrin #first #Socialists #LaFranceInsoumise #Senate

https://www.iltempo.it/esteri/2026/05/19/news/difesa-anche-parigi-approva-l-aumento-spesa-militare-crescente-minaccia--47791724/

Difesa, anche Parigi approva l'aumento spesa militare: "Crescente minaccia"

Fra i paesi interessati a voler incrementare la spesa militare non c'è solo l'Italia. Il quadro internazionale, che unisce crisi econom...

Having shut down the #TradeUnions on 2 May, the #Nazis formally abolished the right of workers to form #LabourUnions & banned #CollectiveBargaining on #ThisDayInHistory in 1933. Conditions deteriorated steadily under #fascist rule as #socialists were sent to #ConcentrationCamps.
To all the anti-#moderate, all or nothing, my way or the highway #Democrats, #liberals, #socialists, or just plain #anarchists out there - Until you find a way to bring an overwhelming majority of our diverse #country into your camp, nothing you want will be accomplished, and all your performative posturing and pontificating will be hot air. #Revolution ain't happening. Overnight #political #change ain't happening. Right now, you are just a drag on the already slow moving wheels of #progress.
It irks me when people say stuff like "we're not from the left or right, we're from the bottom!"
"The bottom" *IS* the Left! We are #communists, #socialists, #anarchists and #unions. We are the #workingclass! And don't you fucking forget it!

"#Democrats in #Maine do not want their candidates chosen by the Democractic establishment." Amen to that! (Stated by a Maine political pundit tonight.)

#MainePol #JanetMills #DNC #GrahamPlatner #DSA #Socialists #EstablishmentDems