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Daryl Adair
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Associate Professor of Management at University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Interested in politics, policy, and human decency.

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Daryl Adair @daryladair.bsky.social · Feb 3
This is exactly the problem with a majoritarian democracy split along two party lines. Multi-party coalitions are more democratic. The US is no longer a LIBERAL democracy. It is an AUTHORITARIAN democracy. Trump is playing havoc with a norms-based political system. Not enough checks to power.

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 15h
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com

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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 17h
Marjorie Taylor Greene says Republican critics of Trump forced to 'kiss his ass' out of fear

www.irishstar.com/news/politic...
Marjorie Taylor Greene says GOP Trump critics 'kiss his ass' out of fear
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) gave her first interview since announcing her sudden departure from congress
www.irishstar.com

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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 18h
Simple solution to all problems..

Time to abolish billionaires..

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Laura CC,Proud Canadian 🇨🇦 @laura-cc.bsky.social · 20h
I turned off the news for 1 day to give myself a break, and came back to this. wtf is going on now?
New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
www.bbc.com

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1d
Whoa … this is really strange.

Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.

🎁 link ⤵️

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
$28 million of cocaine seized off Miami Beach. Three men charged
Coast Guard and CBP seized about 3,715 pounds of cocaine worth $28 million from a 65-foot vessel near Government Cut off Miami Beach; three men were arrested.
www.miamiherald.com

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Daryl Adair @daryladair.bsky.social · 1d
Modi and Putin cozying up.
noelreports.com NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 1d
India is reportedly set to help Russia produce drones that could be used against Ukraine. Moscow is offering tech transfers and battlefield experience in return. A delegation from Russia’s FPV drone center visited India with Putin, signaling deepening defense ties. Modi called Russia a “true friend”

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 1d
India is reportedly set to help Russia produce drones that could be used against Ukraine. Moscow is offering tech transfers and battlefield experience in return. A delegation from Russia’s FPV drone center visited India with Putin, signaling deepening defense ties. Modi called Russia a “true friend”

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Adrian Monck @amonck.bsky.social · 1d
From the @wsj.com chief foreign correspondent

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 1d
Drag him.

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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 1d
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos partying with Ghislaine Maxwell at his exclusive Campfire Retreat (2018)

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 1d
Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Becoming a U.S. citizen takes years and involves immigrants acquiring a green card, extensive interviews, background checks, classes and a citizenship test. The naturalization ceremony is the final step to the process, where the oath of allegiance and a citizenship certificate are granted. Immigrants approved to be naturalized went to Faneuil Hall Thursday - known as the country's cradle of liberty - for that long-awaited moment to pledge allegiance to the United States. But instead, as they lined up, some were told by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials that they couldn't proceed due to their countries of origin.

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Terre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 2d
“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.

It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”

- Garry Kasparov

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SportsIndustryAU @sportsindustryau.bsky.social · 2d
Infantino has previously warned against using football to stoke division. He said in 2023. “Now we have to protect the autonomy of sport: the political neutrality of sport and to protect the values of sport.”

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
Infantino’s ‘Peace Prize’ to Trump raises questions about FIFA’s neutrality
FIFA President Gianni Infantino heaps praise on Donald Trump as critics ridicule newly established award as 'vulgar'.
www.aljazeera.com

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 2d
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d
They cannot be given authority to forcibly remove anyone from their vehicle this way. Think about how bad actors would abuse this power.

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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 3d
But they said cutting government jobs and axing programs would REDUCE the deficit…

www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
U.S. hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic
This rapid debt accumulation is the fastest outside of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the debt having reached $37 trillion in August.
www.pbs.org

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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 3d
Sue the fuck out of the Gestapo and charge the individual goons with felony charges - state and federal so no pardon by Douche bag Drumpf.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d
FLORIDA — Woman in scrubs: “I’m a U.S. citizen! Why are you doing this to me??”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 4d
Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4d
PRO TIP: If you're going to lash out at reporters for questioning your stamina, don't fall asleep mid-rant.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5d
Hmm. Ghislaine Maxwell is filing a habeas petition challenging her incarceration PRO SE (no lawyers). I guess even David Markus has his limits? Incidentally, she's worried that the release of the Epstein files would be devastating to her case.

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Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · 5d
BREAKING: WELL, WELL, WELL! Newly unearthed footage shows Pete Hegseth saying EXACTLY what the six Democrats said in their video that prompted Trump and Hegseth to hysterically smear them as traitors!
You must refuse illegal orders.

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Daryl Adair @daryladair.bsky.social · 6d
This is how you respond to a bully

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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 6d
European leaders are considering dumping $2.34 trillion in US debt if Trump abandons Ukraine

www.the-express.com/news/world-n...
Trump dealt major blow as Europe threatens ‘nuclear option’ over Ukraine
European leaders are considering dumping $2.34 trillion in US debt if Trump abandons Ukraine, potentially triggering an economic crisis worse than 2008
www.the-express.com

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6d
@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”

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Daryl Adair @daryladair.bsky.social · 7d
Felon sets fraudster free. This is the crime syndicate that Trump leads.

“Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence”
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com

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Daryl Adair @daryladair.bsky.social · 9d
Let me understand this. Trump is pardoning a convicted drug trafficker but is murdering those the US suspects of drug trafficking by virtue of military action in the Caribbean.
Trump to pardon ex-Honduras leader serving drug trafficking sentence in US
Hernández was convicted in 2024 of accepting millions in bribes to protect cocaine shipments
www.theguardian.com

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SuzyQ @suzyqfit4u.bsky.social · 11d
This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇

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Daryl Adair @daryladair.bsky.social · 11d
Fascists provoke in the hope of a violent response, which in turn “allows” them to be more authoritarian by sending in more troops. Every time there is a violent response it plays into Trump’s hands.