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WIST Quotations has moved!<p>A quotation from Selden, John:</p><p>«<br>Of all actions of a man’s life, his marriage does least concern other people, yet of all actions of our life ‘tis most meddled with by other people.<br>»</p><p>Full quote, sourcing, notes: <br><a href="https://wist.info/selden-john/6429/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wist.info/selden-john/6429/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/interference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interference</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/marriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marriage</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/meddling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meddling</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/others" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>others</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personal</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>The polls remain close, </p><p>and with <a href="https://c.im/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> truly on the ballot, <br>this is no time for complacency or business as usual. </p><p>Trump will stop at nothing to win, <br>and we’ve seen him seek to <a href="https://c.im/tags/disrupt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disrupt</span></a> and ignore <a href="https://c.im/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> in the past. </p><p>Foreign enemies, like Vladimir <a href="https://c.im/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a>, <br>have a huge stake in a Trump victory, <br>and we know they are already <a href="https://c.im/tags/meddling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meddling</span></a> in the election. </p><p>Meanwhile, the <a href="https://c.im/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> and members of the <a href="https://c.im/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> are busy 🔸normalizing the abnormal.🔸</p><p>The Democracy Future Project’s exercises can’t tell us whether the descent into authoritarianism will be fast or slow if Trump wins. </p><p>Most likely, it will involve a combination of highly visible steps and subtler, <br>possibly even more dangerous changes <br>--far from view. </p><p>But the exercises make it clear that should Trump win in November, <br>there is every reason to expect the worst. </p><p>And that’s why there is also every reason to <br>prepare for the worst case. </p><p>If those who care about democracy start coordinating now to shore up democracy’s defenses, <br>we’ll have a fighting chance of slowing or preventing Trump’s most egregious plans <br>should he regain the White House.</p><p>And while we start planning for this dark future, <br>at the same time we need to focus intensively <br>on ⭐️winning this election. ⭐️</p><p>We have a new candidate who is pulling no punches, <br>and within the last week we have seen a surge ✅ <br>in momentum, <br>creativity, leadership, and purpose. </p><p>We must build on that. </p><p>Because given the politically biased and corrupt <a href="https://c.im/tags/Supreme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Supreme</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a>, <br>the commitment of <a href="https://c.im/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> Republicans on the Hill to political hackery, <br>and the grim determination of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> and his sycophantic allies to act on his repeated autocratic threats, <br>our <a href="https://c.im/tags/best" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>best</span></a> chance<br>—and possibly our <a href="https://c.im/tags/last" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>last</span></a> chance<br>—to preserve our democracy will be in November.</p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Culturewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Culturewar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/meddling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meddling</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/classrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classrooms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/harms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>harms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a>. </p><p>We cannot allow the loudest most <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/extreme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extreme</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/voices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voices</span></a> to determine what is being <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/taught" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taught</span></a> to our <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> and young <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/adults" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adults</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2024/02/05/school-culture-war-classrooms-students/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ctmirror.org/2024/02/05/school</span><span class="invisible">-culture-war-classrooms-students/</span></a></p>
GG<p>"I just have a sinking feeling that Doug Ford is saving his powder until the last moment to sink Olivia Chow's Toronto mayoral bid."</p><p>👉​ Premier Ford has decided to stage a massive, free 'FordFest' BBQ in Scarborough on June 23 - coincidentally just 3 days before the <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toronto</span></a> mayoral election. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/dofo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dofo</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/interference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interference</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/meddling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meddling</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toronto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/topoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>topoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/voteTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voteTO</span></a> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/harryslaststand" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>harryslaststand</span></a></span></p>
GG<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@grivettcarnac" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>grivettcarnac</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/VoteTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteTO</span></a></p><p>Doug Ford is staging a massive, PC sponsored 'Ford-Fest' BBQ in <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Scarborough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scarborough</span></a> on June 23 - coincidentally just 3 days before the <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toronto</span></a> mayoral election. </p><p>Perhaps a <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservative</span></a> mayoral candidate or 2 will make a guest appearance??</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BurgersForVotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BurgersForVotes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cops</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/interference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interference</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/meddling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meddling</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toronto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/topoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>topoli</span></a></p>
GG<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@LeslieMaggie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>LeslieMaggie</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@iPedro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>iPedro</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@Jgmeadows" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Jgmeadows</span></a></span></p><p>Ford himself made his opposition to a “lefty mayor” clear in recent public statements, calling the idea “a disaster."</p><p>➡️​ "It is completely within the province’s power to name an administrator to run a municipality or city. <br>It's on paper, it’s just absolutely true, if you’re completely cold-blooded about it."</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/VoteTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteTO</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/topoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>topoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toronto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/dofo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dofo</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/meddling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meddling</span></a><br><a href="https://ricochet.media/en/3946/all-bets-are-off-on-doug-fords-possible-interference-into-the-upcoming-toronto-by-election" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ricochet.media/en/3946/all-bet</span><span class="invisible">s-are-off-on-doug-fords-possible-interference-into-the-upcoming-toronto-by-election</span></a></p>
Alexander Ruthol<p>All the Israeli "private intelligence firms" (Black Cube, NSO Group and many others) are fronts for Mossad. They exist to provide plausible deniability for bad actions. <br>And they're not limited to meddling in Africa or getting journalists who annoy the Saudis arrested; it is known that they were involved in helping Brexit win, and in the US presidential election in 2016.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/15/revealed-disinformation-team-jorge-claim-meddling-elections-tal-hanan" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2023/feb</span><span class="invisible">/15/revealed-disinformation-team-jorge-claim-meddling-elections-tal-hanan</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PrivateIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Mossad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mossad</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Meddling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meddling</span></a></p>