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"How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracies": Northwestern Prof Jeffrey Winters on Book "The Blind Spot"

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“ #democracies across the planet are now threatened by what might be called #fossilfuelfascism – an extremist political movement that breaks laws, spreads lies and threatens violence in an increasingly desperate attempt to maintain #markets for #oil, #gas & #coal” www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

The American epoch of oil is c...

The American epoch of oil is collapsing. What comes next could be ugly

China is dominating the energy transition with astonishing results, while fossil fuel fascists in the US try to turn back the clock

The Guardian

Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦May 14

“In their 2018 book How Democracies Die, #politicalscientists #StevenLevitsky and #DanielZiblatt noted that #democracies depend on members of each party recognizing the legitimacy of their #partisan rivals.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

May 13, 2026

May 13, 2026

Two weeks ago today, the U.S.

Letters from an American

Osna.FM May 7

Evelyn Zupke, the re-elected Bundestag representative for victims of the SED regime, stated her intention to educate voters in Eastern Germany on the value of d... https://news.osna.fm/?p=44938 | #news #democracies #eastern #election #former

Election Rhetoric: How a Former Regime Official Plans to Reinvigorate Democracies in Eastern Germany - Osna.FM

Boost democratic awareness in Eastern Germany. Discover how the SED representative advocates for democracy's value to voters disillusioned with their political future.

Osna.FM

Mark May 7

Steady decline in #Putin's ratings is sending a message, just not the kind #polls in #democracies are designed to capture

As #Kremlin's grip over internet tightens , #pro-war military #bloggers, state-approved “opposition” parties & even #influencers railed against #online #crackdown

State-linked #pollsters report Putin's approval rating has steadily declined, reaching its lowest point during the all-out invasion of Ukraine.

https://kyivindependent.com/russias-online-crackdown-reveals-rift-in-kremlin/

#Russia #RussianInvasion #WarCrimes

A subtle drop in Putin's ratings carries an unusual signal

The steady decline in Vladimir Putin's ratings is sending a message — just not the kind polls in democracies are designed to capture. As the Kremlin's grip over the internet tightens, pro-war military bloggers, figures from state-approved "opposition" parties, and even influencers have railed against the online crackdown. State-linked pollsters, meanwhile, report that the Russian president's approval rating has steadily declined, reaching its lowest point during the all-out invasion of Ukraine

The Kyiv Independent

KING CONSULT | Kommunikation May 6

Watch Aya Jaffs’s inspiring talk at the #2MR-Conference online:

»Reclaim the internet for #democracies. How Tech Cooperatives can help«
👉 https://watch.2mr.social/w/53cbnLPN9gAu1i1gX8gA5M

> If this is success, their version of #freedom sounds like a threat.

Also check out Aya's column »Code & Capital« at @surplusmagazin:
https://www.surplusmagazin.de/autoren/aya-jaff/

#AyaJaff #Broligarchy #BigTech #OMR #democracy #digitalrights

Aya Jaff: Reclaim the internet for democracies. How Tech Cooperatives can help

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Didier Ruedin May 4

#PhD in ERC-funded project "Residential #mobility and the realignment of #electoral #politics in established #democracies (RESPOL)."

in #Hamburg, 4 years, 75% FTE according TV-L E13
Deadline: 26 May

#survey #data #radicalright #extremism #research #job @sociology #panel

Full job ad: https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenangebote/ausschreibung.html?jobID=ca177b0bcec1fb4f3e25711ef1f014eb5404f620

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Miss Kitty 🌈🌈🌈Apr 18

You can't separate the things the way that you think that you just did. When you say #country, #institutions and practices that currently better succeeding #democracies were modeled at least in part on, you're throwing the baby out with the bathwater and you're doing false equivalences.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tkfg6eimgd36nkcagcayhmvv/post/3mjrvj7vho22i

TinJar Apr 16

1/ An interesting contrast about two #democracies - #US Vs #India : a constitutional amendment proposed in India seeks to expand the legislature and ensure population-based representation. And the southern states (smaller population but wealthier) to oppose it as unfair. #democracy #elections

TinJar Apr 16

In case folks are not aware of the interesting contrast about two #democracies - #US Vs #India : a constitutional amendment proposed in India seeks to expand the legislature and ensure population-based representation. And the southern states (smaller population but wealthier) to oppose it as unfair. In the US, the smaller and poorer states hold disproportionately more power in the #Senate and #ElectoralCollege

Which one is right?

#democracy #elections #voters #power