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ProPublicaThe FBI’s search warrant, which sought 2020 election ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data and voter rolls from Fulton County, GA, marked what experts described as a significant escalation in President Donald Trump’s breaking of democratic norms.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-fulton-county-voting-records-search-warrant?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
FBI’s Search of Georgia Election Center Is “Dangerous,” Experts Warn
The search warrant, which sought 2020 election ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data and voter rolls from Fulton County, marked what experts described as a significant escalation in President Donald Trump’s breaking of democratic norms.
BleepingComputerOpenAI previously confirmed that it's testing ads in ChatGPT for free and $8 Go accounts, and now we're seeing early signs of that rollout, at least on Android.
internetarchiveWelcome to the Public Domain, GEORGIA ON MY MIND (1930) 🎶
The song that captured hearts & became a state anthem in 1979—and now, in 2026, it belongs to everyone.
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William Lindsey 
"At the start of 2026, almost one year into Trumpist rule, America can no longer be counted among the world’s democracies.
Even if that statement probably doesn’t come as a total surprise to readers of Democracy Americana, we should sit with this diagnosis for a little bit. This is not some fringe position, but an assessment widely shared among scholars of authoritarianism in the United States as well as abroad."
~ Thomas Zimmer
#democracy #authoritarianism #Trump
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https://democracyamericana.com/posts/b8cd6881-e3c4-49b1-996c-cb25f6ec18bf
Steve HermanMultiple US career ambassadors, appointed during the Biden administration, have been directed by phone call to vacate their posts by January 15 or 16. No explanation has been given for these recalls.
“Removing senior diplomats without cause undermines U.S. credibility abroad and sends a chilling signal to the professional Foreign Service: experience and an oath to the Constitution take a backseat to political loyalty. This is not how America leads.” - American Foreign Service Association
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