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Kim Perales⚡The ED Dept says it will release $Bs in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction & other programs.Trump’s admin🚨had withheld more than $6B in funding on July 1, as part of a review to ensure spending aligned with the WH’s priorities.The funding freeze had been challenged by several lawsuits as educators, Congress members from both parties...We're thankful for the judges who uphold the <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Constitution</a> & <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democracy</a>. <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Courts</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-education-freeze-school-grants-released-gop-f9ac79dd44595fc9d8a3c72609cb5574" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/trump-education-freeze-school-grants-released-gop-f9ac79dd44595fc9d8a3c72609cb5574</a>

Loki the CatPlot twist: The organization famous for the Wayback Machine is now officially backing up Uncle Sam's homework! Internet Archive joins 1,100+ federal depository libraries, making Democracy's Library officially government-certified 📚<a href="https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/25/1735224/internet-archive-designated-as-a-federal-depository-library" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/25/1735224/internet-archive-designated-as-a-federal-depository-library</a><a href="https://toot.community/tags/InternetArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InternetArchive</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democracy</a>

Joy_intlI am surprised my beloved <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mastodon</a> isn't at the head of sharing Southpark's "Pro-Trump" message - so, Here:<a href="https://southpark.cc.com/sites/hetrumpedus/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://southpark.cc.com/sites/hetrumpedus/index.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freespeech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/southpark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#southpark</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/paramount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#paramount</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#entertainment</a>

JorisBohnsonPM🇬🇧🇺🇦🇪🇺🇨🇦“Video from Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio, 18, puts fresh scrutiny on the harsh tactics used to reach the Trump administration’s ambitious enforcement targets”<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/25/florida-teen-immigration-arrest" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/25/florida-teen-immigration-arrest</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#usa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#maga</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/farright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#farright</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanrights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civilrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#civilrights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascists</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nazi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#justice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freedom</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freespeech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#media</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/truthsocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#truthsocial</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#taco</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#corruption</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#protest</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#protests</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#press</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#police</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/policebrutality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#policebrutality</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/policestate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#policestate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scotland</a>

Nathaniel GregoryThe underlying paper is here: <a href="https://thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(25)00189-5/fulltext" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(25)00189-5/fulltext</a>During the period 1971 to 2021 that’s a total of 28 million deaths associated with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sanctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sanctions</a> imposed by the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/capitalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalist</a> core.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democrats</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Liberals</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Conservatives</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vote</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Election</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DemocraticParty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DNC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RepublicanParty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RNC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JDVance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JoeBiden</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biden</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KamalaHarris</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TimWalz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fascist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BernieSanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BernieSanders</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sanders</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AOC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FraudSquad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FraudSquad</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Progressive</a>

Nathaniel GregorySorry, I made a mistake.The correct figure is 38 million deaths associated with unilateral <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sanctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sanctions</a> imposed by the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EU</a> during the period 1970-2021.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democrats</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Liberals</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Conservatives</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vote</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Election</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DemocraticParty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DNC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RepublicanParty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RNC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JDVance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JoeBiden</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biden</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KamalaHarris</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Harris</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TimWalz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Walz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Walz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fascist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BernieSanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BernieSanders</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sanders</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AOC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FraudSquad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FraudSquad</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Progressive</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Progressives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Progressives</a>

Groenlandfahrer<a href="https://mastodon.social/@glynmoody" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@glynmoody</a> What is our dependence on Russian fossil oligarchs compared to our dependence on tech oligarchs from the Silicon Valley? The real meaning of "USA Freedom Act" is the total freedom to control and to monetarize all data.<a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> in danger <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/surveillancecapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surveillancecapitalism</a>

beSpacificStunning turn of events - House Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement passed an 8–2 vote demanding <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DOJ</a> release the complete, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/unredacted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unredacted</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/JeffreyEpstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JeffreyEpstein</a> files - will this happen? includes <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/subpoena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#subpoena</a> power, pushed through by <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democrats</a> as Speaker <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/MikeJohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MikeJohnson</a> tried to shut Congress down early to stop the vote. Three <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> join Democrats. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Victims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Victims</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#justice</a> won <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#congress</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#maga</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#corruption</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FOIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOIA</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/governmentdocuments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#governmentdocuments</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#congress</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criminal</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/sexualassault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sexualassault</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a>

Go Weapons Hot“The directive signed by <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> calling up the California National Guard, for example, cited “10 U.S.C. 12406,” a provision … that allows the federal deployment of <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NationalGuard</a> forces if “there is a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States.” There was, however, no rebellion. Vice President <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JDVance</a> even recently vacationed at Disneyland in Anaheim, about 25 miles from LA.” authoritarian <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/PosseComitatus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PosseComitatus</a><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/07/22/military-troops-deployed-border-ice/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theintercept.com/2025/07/22/military-troops-deployed-border-ice/</a>

beSpacific<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/southpark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#southpark</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#video</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#canada</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freespeech</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#government</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#maga</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#congress</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/gop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gop</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#republicans</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#billionaires</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oligarchy</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1xR3Xidq84" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1xR3Xidq84</a>

Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!Here Jess Craven shows the incredibly long line of Texans who showed up to yesterday's session. There was public comment allowed on the illegal gerrymandering, and a huge crowd showed up for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a>. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DMgdTnVp-pw/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/p/DMgdTnVp-pw/</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gerrymandering</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a>

Richard Quinn<a href="https://mstdn.social/@Remittancegirl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Remittancegirl</a> Too much to say in one toot :)For the voting part of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> to work we need the other bits: a well-educated, well-informed <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/electorate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electorate</a>, who know the difference between <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/thinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thinking</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/believing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#believing</a>. And that requires, among other things, a truly free press, and an <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> system worthy of the title. Most grown ups are not adults: they actively seek out the comfort of certainty. So they vote for the dogmatic sociopath. See also my pinned toot: <a href="https://mastodon.world/@rq4c/113850897712962791" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.world/@rq4c/113850897712962791</a>

David on FormosaYou-Hao Lai posits that Taiwan's recall elections are a form of "civil self-rescue" to protect Taiwan's constitutional democracy(link via <a href="https://mastodon.online/@brian_hioe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@brian_hioe</a> on Blue sky) <a href="https://verfassungsblog.de/taiwan-recall-democracy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://verfassungsblog.de/taiwan-recall-democracy/</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Taiwan</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#election</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%A3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#台灣</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/%E5%A4%A7%E7%BD%B7%E5%85%8D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#大罷免</a>

News, Opinions & ViewsGlenn Kirschner: “So, Donald Trump's former criminal defense attorney and current political appointee, Todd Blanche, is having a sit-down with Jeffrey Epstein's convicted co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell...Friends, do you know in how many ways this cozy little meeting is an effing joke? ..Do you know who Ghislaine Maxwell attorney is? Todd Blanche's friend, a guy named David Oscar Markus" <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw-gM7Xnleo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw-gM7Xnleo</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democrats</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Epstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Epstein</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EpsteinFiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EpsteinFiles</a>

Santa Clara County Dem PartyThe GOP can't govern and doesn't want to. How are they currently ruining people's lives today?It looks like Hegseth's Signal chat was even more of a security breach. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/07/23/hegseth-signalgate-classified-secret/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/07/23/hegseth-signalgate-classified-secret/</a>Pentagon whistleblowers to call for Hegseth to be fremoved. <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-whistleblowers-to-call-for-defense-secretary-pete-hegseths-removal/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-whistleblowers-to-call-for-defense-secretary-pete-hegseths-removal/</a>Trump is crashing our economy. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/goldman-sachs-getting-worried-economy-rcna220311" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/goldman-sachs-getting-worried-economy-rcna220311</a><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democrats</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#california</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/santaclara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#santaclara</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CAPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CAPol</a>

beSpacificGift Link NYT - Trump’s Name Is on Contributor List for <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Epstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Epstein</a> Birthday Book. The Times also reviewed other records of the president’s friendship with <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/JeffreyEpstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JeffreyEpstein</a>, including an inscription in which the future president called him “the greatest.” <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#maga</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#corruption</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criminal</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/crimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crimes</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ruleoflaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ruleoflaw</a> following up on previous revelations by <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WSJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WSJ</a> article on <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/epstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#epstein</a>

Kim Perales"This is what happens when you try to rig the rules in broad daylight.They want to redraw the Texas maps to weaken your vote & lock in their power.Texans🚨are showing up en masse to stop Trump and Gov Greg Abbott from hijacking our democracy." -M Flugrath"HUGE line of folks waiting to testify at the Texas Capitol against Abbott & Trump’s plan to take over our state!" -T Pohlmeyer <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Elections</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VotingRights</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/VRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VRA</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TXLege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TXLege</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TrumpRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrumpRegime</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gerrymandering</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rights</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

Texas ObserverThere are reports that <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> will try to redraw as many as five currently Democratic districts—from South Texas and Houston to Dallas and possibly Austin—to favor the GOP to flip in the upcoming midterms. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/redistricting-plans-michael-li-interview-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/redistricting-plans-michael-li-interview-2025/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a>

G ThomsonWell this will be interesting. Will they be in favour of giving Scots their democratic rights to have another referendum. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a>

Emeritus Prof Christopher MayMore police action on dangerous terrorists.... this is the world wrought by Yvette Cooper's proscription of Palestine Action.When the state arrests peaceful demonstrators, searches their house & removes private items, we know the police state is getting ever nearer.... all this who warned how proscription would play out in police over-reach & the criminalisation of peaceful protest will be (rightly) lining up to say: 'til you so'!<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#protest</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/24/uk-police-detain-pro-palestine-protester-80-almost-27-hours-search-house" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/24/uk-police-detain-pro-palestine-protester-80-almost-27-hours-search-house</a>

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