Yznhymer
@yznhymer.bsky.social
Is American democracy doomed?
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Is American democracy doomed?
How to understand the concept of "competitive authoritarianism" and why it's crucial to push back now to avoid it.
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March 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Is American democracy doomed?
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Putin is full out celebrating our idiocy.
February 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Putin is full out celebrating our idiocy.
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Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."
February 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."
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This language describes a coup. You have to be a government employee, subject to the rules & procedures that bind gov employees, to do this kind of work. This is a blatant abuse of the public trust by the Trump administration, a true 5-alarm fire. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
February 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This language describes a coup. You have to be a government employee, subject to the rules & procedures that bind gov employees, to do this kind of work. This is a blatant abuse of the public trust by the Trump administration, a true 5-alarm fire. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: Our beloved Canada is under threat.
The threat comes from the president of the US—a convicted felon and known predator. But the threat is also being driven by the hate algorithms of oligarchs like Elon Musk….
The threat comes from the president of the US—a convicted felon and known predator. But the threat is also being driven by the hate algorithms of oligarchs like Elon Musk….
January 31, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: Our beloved Canada is under threat.
The threat comes from the president of the US—a convicted felon and known predator. But the threat is also being driven by the hate algorithms of oligarchs like Elon Musk….
The threat comes from the president of the US—a convicted felon and known predator. But the threat is also being driven by the hate algorithms of oligarchs like Elon Musk….
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Funny detail: the TRO only applies to the plaintiffs (23 Dem-led states), so GOP-led states get to find out what having the federal taps turn off feel like first.
BREAKING: Federal judge in Rhode Island formall blocks the Trump spending freeze, saying the actions likely "violate the Constitution and statutes of the United states."
Judge cites @PressSec statement as primary cause for concern:
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Judge cites @PressSec statement as primary cause for concern:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Funny detail: the TRO only applies to the plaintiffs (23 Dem-led states), so GOP-led states get to find out what having the federal taps turn off feel like first.
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This is what happens when you don't properly evaluate pardon requests on an individual basis. Trump didn't look at prior criminal history, behavior in prison, or risk of dangerousness to the community following release. Now we all pay the price for him using the pardon power as a political reward.
January 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This is what happens when you don't properly evaluate pardon requests on an individual basis. Trump didn't look at prior criminal history, behavior in prison, or risk of dangerousness to the community following release. Now we all pay the price for him using the pardon power as a political reward.
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This is so spot-on it’s scary.
December 29, 2024 at 5:46 PM
This is so spot-on it’s scary.
Insightful thread....
In the waning days of 2024, The Cipher Brief asked members of our expert network to look to the year ahead, and identify an area of particular concern in the national or global security space that they believe bears watching in 2025
December 29, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Insightful thread....
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Land doesn’t vote. Stop pretending it does.
December 14, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Land doesn’t vote. Stop pretending it does.
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As the oligarchy begins to take shape, this meme seems more prescient than ever. They have convinced you that immigrants are your enemy while they pick your pockets at the same time, you’ve been duped. It’s the billionaires who are ruining this country,not migrants. Always has been. #RiseAndResist
December 15, 2024 at 5:51 PM
As the oligarchy begins to take shape, this meme seems more prescient than ever. They have convinced you that immigrants are your enemy while they pick your pockets at the same time, you’ve been duped. It’s the billionaires who are ruining this country,not migrants. Always has been. #RiseAndResist
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After internet cable disruptions involving foreign ships in the Baltic Sea, Europe is ramping up efforts to protect undersea infrastructure.
How can NATO & the EU best strengthen subsea defenses? @sophiabesch.bsky.social & Erik Brown explore ⬇️
carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
How can NATO & the EU best strengthen subsea defenses? @sophiabesch.bsky.social & Erik Brown explore ⬇️
carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
A Chinese-Flagged Ship Cut Baltic Sea Internet Cables. This Time, Europe Was More Prepared.
Complex security challenges to undersea communications infrastructure are forcing NATO, the EU, and individual European governments to adapt, yet many efforts remain in their infancy.
carnegieendowment.org
December 3, 2024 at 8:31 PM
After internet cable disruptions involving foreign ships in the Baltic Sea, Europe is ramping up efforts to protect undersea infrastructure.
How can NATO & the EU best strengthen subsea defenses? @sophiabesch.bsky.social & Erik Brown explore ⬇️
carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
How can NATO & the EU best strengthen subsea defenses? @sophiabesch.bsky.social & Erik Brown explore ⬇️
carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
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⚠️BECOMING MORE AIRBORNE—New study in Nature says that the newer #H5N1 bird flu variants are becoming more airborne than older bird flu variants. This is extremely worrisome. Virus will always try to adapt to be more adept at transmission and infection ability—Evolution arms race.
December 3, 2024 at 8:42 PM
⚠️BECOMING MORE AIRBORNE—New study in Nature says that the newer #H5N1 bird flu variants are becoming more airborne than older bird flu variants. This is extremely worrisome. Virus will always try to adapt to be more adept at transmission and infection ability—Evolution arms race.
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There's no doubt Trump's appointees will say yes (& this story, like virtually all, ignore that they said yes, repeatedly, wrt Hunter Biden).
Q is what happens when the evidence doesn't substantiate their conspiracy theories (as it did not in John Durham's witch hunt)?
Q is what happens when the evidence doesn't substantiate their conspiracy theories (as it did not in John Durham's witch hunt)?
During Donald Trump's first presidency, he routinely pressed his subordinates to use government power to target his enemies. He asked for criminal prosecutions and IRS audits.
Sometimes his appointees said no. We'll soon find out what his new appointees will do.
www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/u...
Sometimes his appointees said no. We'll soon find out what his new appointees will do.
www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/u...
As President, Trump Demanded Investigations of Foes. He Often Got Them.
He has threatened to target his perceived enemies if elected again. A look at his time in the White House shows how readily he could do so.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 8:55 PM
There's no doubt Trump's appointees will say yes (& this story, like virtually all, ignore that they said yes, repeatedly, wrt Hunter Biden).
Q is what happens when the evidence doesn't substantiate their conspiracy theories (as it did not in John Durham's witch hunt)?
Q is what happens when the evidence doesn't substantiate their conspiracy theories (as it did not in John Durham's witch hunt)?