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RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 2d

Bougainville president sworn in after landslide re-election, announces caretaker government

The Bougainville president has announced an interim government following a formal swearing-in ceremony on Monday in the capital Buka.

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Amie J. Woeber @ajwconsulting.bsky.social · 6d

None of this is done “reluctantly.” All of this is deliberate. No one - and I mean no one - should feel sorry for anyone driving mass firings and chaos.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 8d

The is currently the front page of hud dot gov #hatchact

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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 8d

President Trump spent $15 billion in taxpayer dollars to lose 200,000+ federal jobs and millions of combined years of experience.

We lit up Washington, D.C. to expose the Trump-Vance administration’s reckless dismantling of the federal government.

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Amie J. Woeber @ajwconsulting.bsky.social · 17d

This isn’t just about Democrats blocking Republicans. It’s about our elected leaders, regardless of power, standing up for democracy, the rule of law, and the pose of the voters themselves.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17d

Analysis: For only the second time since Donald Trump took office in January, Democrats who are out of power in Washington find themselves in a situation where they have actual leverage to block him and his party.

Analysis | Why Democrats are holding firm on conditions ahead of shutdown

Democrats are using their limited leverage ahead of a potential government shutdown, hoping to convince Americans that GOP spending priorities are the real danger.

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Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 19d

Through many of his actions, Trump is siding with and thereby promoting strongman politics in a continent with a dismal and not terribly remote history of this kind of rule, columnist @hofrench.bsky.social writes.

Trump Is Ushering in the Era of the Strongman

The U.S. president is promoting iron-fisted rule throughout the Western Hemisphere.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 20d

“In the job as national security adviser, I really felt, maybe naively, that I didn’t have to be a partisan political person; I just had to get the president best advice,” H.R. McMaster tells Jeffrey Goldberg at #TAF25. Watch here: bit.ly/46a5DUE

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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 20d

Nothing about us without us.

We're at today's House Oversight Committee hearing about DC to make it clear DC communities don't want Congress's interference in our judges, prosecutions, sentencing, or police.

They can't talk about our communities without expecting to hear from our communities.

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Hans E. Offerdal @hofferdal.bsky.social · 22d

"2024 was the ninth year in a row with more democratic declines than advances—the longest such stretch since 1975."

Global State of #Democracy Report 2025 is now out.

#USA "lies at the ‘cusp of #autocracy’".

"US domestic political institutions have...lost much of their symbolic sheen."

International IDEA @internationalidea.bsky.social · 28d

Democracy around the world has weakened, with most countries declining in their performance while #PressFreedom suffered its most far-reaching fall in 50 years, according to @internationalidea.bsky.social's #GlobalStateOfDemocracy Report #OutNow.

Read the #GSod2025 report ➡️ www.idea.int/gsod/2025

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Alain Berset @alain-berset.coe.int · 24d

Democracy means believing in each other. It’s deciding together what kind of society we want.
On this #DemocracyDay, let’s put “we” back at the centre. We can do it — if we dare.

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Council of Europe @coe.int · 24d

Today, on the International Day of Democracy, the Council of Europe launches the website of the New Democratic Pact for Europe.

A Pact for stronger democratic foundations and more tangible results for all.

Explore: go.coe.int/qkL9M

#NewDemocraticPact

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Amie J. Woeber @ajwconsulting.bsky.social · 23d

#democracyneedswomen

The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 23d

Nepal has a new prime minister – and for the first time in the country’s history, it’s a woman.

Nepal’s Gen Z Movement Crowns Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as Interim Leader

Nepal has a new prime minister – and for the first time in the country’s history, it’s a woman.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 24d

In just a few days, you’ve really filled up the map of No Kings Day events for October 18!

Find a peaceful protest near you (or start one if you don’t see any local options) for our next nationwide day of defiance: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

A map of the US showing all of the No Kings Day events scheduled for October 18.

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 27d

Trump links Wisconsin storm relief to electoral results. Trump also lost Wisconsin to Joe Biden in 2020.

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RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 27d

Solomon Islands becomes first in Pacific to remove tax on period products

Poor menstrual hygiene has long been a critical issue in the Solomon Islands, affecting not only women's health but also school attendance and academic performance.

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Pasquines @pasquines.us · Sep 5

A senator from Guam pushes for nuclear accountability for the Marshall Islands at an international summit, highlighting regional concerns.

Senator advocates for Marshall Islands nuclear accountability at Taiwan summit

Sen. Telo Taitague returned to Guam last week after representing the island at a Pacific parliamentary gathering in Taiwan, where she championed a resolution calling for renewed U.S. accountability fo...

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Amie J. Woeber @ajwconsulting.bsky.social · Aug 31

Why do reputable news orgs keep reporting these things like this? He’s essentially writing memos to states and calling them Executive Orders. Please stop writing stories about them any other way.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 31

President Trump said late Saturday that he would issue an executive order to require voter identification for all U.S. elections, a continuation of his efforts to overhaul the nation’s election laws, which he has long attacked and falsely blamed for his 2020 election loss.

Trump Says He Will Sign Executive Order Mandating Voter I.D.

He also wants to restrict mail-in voting and allow only paper ballots. The Constitution doesn’t give the president explicit authority over election law.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Aug 22

www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...

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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · Aug 22

In response to this existential threat, Tuvalu signed the Falepili Union with Australia in late 2023. While this treaty offers important benefits, including a special visa pathway to Australia, its unprecedented nature raises critical questions about how it will be implemented.

How Tuvaluans Can Relocate With Dignity Under the Falepili Union

As the relocation process begins, the Falepili Union must not only protect Tuvalu’s future but also honor the values it was meant to uphold.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 18

Saving children with severe acute malnutrition is simple and inexpensive: A complete six-week treatment for a severely malnourished child runs to less than $45. The dismantling of USAID has left thousands of malnourished children at risk of dying. nyti.ms/3Jn6SqA

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · Aug 17

Multiple National Guard vehicles at the Lincoln Memorial which is not a problem area for crime

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Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · Aug 17

Declaring a fake emergency as an excuse to deploy the military to police civilians is one of the most canonical examples of authoritarian takeovers.

Overseas, people see clearly what Trump is doing. Here in America most people — especially those with power or influence — are in denial.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 16

President Trump told European leaders after his meeting with President Putin of Russia on Friday that he supported a plan to end the war in Ukraine by ceding territory to the Russian invaders, rather than try for a cease-fire. It's a reversal of what Trump seemed to agree to with European allies.

After Meeting Putin, Trump Reverts to Land Swaps for Peace in Ukraine

The U.S. president’s latest statements are a reversal of much of what he seemed to have agreed to with European allies this past week.

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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · Aug 16

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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · Aug 15

Finally, DC officials are fighting back

Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · Aug 15

NEWS: @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social is suing the Trump administration in federal court over a recent move to take day to day control of MPD. The lawsuit calls the move the “gravest threat to Home Rule that the District has ever faced.”

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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · Aug 15

Washington, D.C., challenged President Trump’s takeover of its police department in court, hours after his administration stepped up its crackdown on policing by naming a federal official as the new emergency head of the department.

Washington, D.C., sues Trump administration, challenging federal police takeover - The Boston Globe

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb said in a new lawsuit that Trump is going far beyond his power under the law.

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