@vjfa.bsky.social
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NEW: Seven years after North Dakotans voted to amend the constitution and create an ethics commission, state officials are claiming the agency cannot actually impose penalties for ethics violations.
North Dakota Ethics Commission Has No Authority to Punish Officials Violating Ethics Laws, State Leaders Argue
Voters created an ethics watchdog agency seven years ago. But officials keep pushing to weaken it, even as North Dakotans are filing a record number of complaints.
www.propublica.org
June 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
NEW: Seven years after North Dakotans voted to amend the constitution and create an ethics commission, state officials are claiming the agency cannot actually impose penalties for ethics violations.
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No one has been returned from CECOT even as we learn more and more about the arbitrary and illegal nature of this operation.
The Republicans continue to stonewall the courts.
Don’t let this story slip from view.
The Republicans continue to stonewall the courts.
Don’t let this story slip from view.
Judge Declines to Remove Order Requiring Return of Deported Migrant
www.nytimes.com
May 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
No one has been returned from CECOT even as we learn more and more about the arbitrary and illegal nature of this operation.
The Republicans continue to stonewall the courts.
Don’t let this story slip from view.
The Republicans continue to stonewall the courts.
Don’t let this story slip from view.
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Wow, they're arguing that the Administrative Office of the US Courts is an executive agency that must be controlled by the president. This would functionally allow the president to shut down courthouses, fire judicial staff, and perhaps even cut off judicial salaries.
May 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Wow, they're arguing that the Administrative Office of the US Courts is an executive agency that must be controlled by the president. This would functionally allow the president to shut down courthouses, fire judicial staff, and perhaps even cut off judicial salaries.
This was on Swedish tv last night. The interview is in English
Agenda – Upprustningens pris
Vad behöver Europa och Sverige göra när USA pausar stödet till Ukraina? Intervju och analys i Agenda-studion. Det finns ett brett stöd för den snabba och stora upprustning som väntar Sverige, men var ...
www.svtplay.se
March 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
This was on Swedish tv last night. The interview is in English
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What they’re doing here is setting the expectation that citizens inform on fellow citizens. It’s a handy fascist tool. What’s next is to make examples of those who don’t comply.
The Trump administration urged government employees to inform on each other and their departments in order to root out any attempts to hide diversity programs reut.rs/40IZlbJ
Trump campaign against diversity urges government employees to turn informer
The Trump administration urged government employees to inform on each other and their departments in order to root out any attempts to hide diversity programs.
reut.rs
January 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
What they’re doing here is setting the expectation that citizens inform on fellow citizens. It’s a handy fascist tool. What’s next is to make examples of those who don’t comply.
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Also for the international crowd: #Instagram censors “Democrat” as a search term, while allowing “Republican” and seems to prioritize anti-leftwing content in search queries for alternative search terms. #DSA
January 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Also for the international crowd: #Instagram censors “Democrat” as a search term, while allowing “Republican” and seems to prioritize anti-leftwing content in search queries for alternative search terms. #DSA
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A very well written and highly important book!
My current read is by @mariaressa.bsky.social. I'd recommend it to every American. I don't know exactly what we're in for, but I know we have to hold the line.
November 29, 2024 at 5:54 AM
A very well written and highly important book!
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"Hungary’s key lesson is you don’t protect democracy by talking about democracy — you protect democracy by protecting people" by Gábor Scheiring www.politico.com/news/magazin...
I Watched Orbán Destroy Hungary’s Democracy. Here’s My Advice for the Trump Era.
To dismantle the machinery of autocracy, you first need to understand how it works.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2024 at 6:55 AM
"Hungary’s key lesson is you don’t protect democracy by talking about democracy — you protect democracy by protecting people" by Gábor Scheiring www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Nice thanks for sharing
November 22, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Nice thanks for sharing
This was shared on another account and worth resharing.
Two scenarios for the years ahead
What if America Doesn’t Meet This Moment?
open.substack.com
November 14, 2024 at 8:50 PM
This was shared on another account and worth resharing.
American living in Sweden, which is very close to Ukraine. I have one foot in the US and one foot in Sweden.
November 13, 2024 at 3:39 PM
American living in Sweden, which is very close to Ukraine. I have one foot in the US and one foot in Sweden.