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Interesting list of current #tariffs showing that "#reciprocal" is not really the word to describe #trumps own #smoothhawleytariffact 2.0.
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Now you're taking the debate back to the 1876 split of the First International. Centralists vs decentralists, stateist vs anarchist and which side of that fence you're on.
"Bakunin characterised Marx's ideas as authoritarian and argued that if a Marxist party came to power its leaders would end up as oppressive as the ruling class they had fought against"
Statism and Anarchy: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/mikhail-bakunin-statism-and-anarchy
The Anarchist LibraryStatism and AnarchyMikhail Bakunin Statism and Anarchy The Struggle of the Two Parties in the International Working Men’s Association 1873 Translated by Marshall Shatz
“Labour falls to DISTANT 3rd place in latest #Westminster #polling”
by Skwawkbox @skwawkbox @UKLabour
“If Starmer is trying to take the #UK into #fascism, we may have found the one thing he’s good at – 13 Cabinet ministers set to lose seats”
https://skwawkbox.org/2025/04/02/labour-falls-to-distant-3rd-place-in-latest-westminster-polling/
SKWAWKBOX · Labour falls to DISTANT 3rd place in latest Westminster pollingIf Starmer is trying to take the UK into fascism, we may have found the one thing he’s good at – 13 Cabinet ministers set to lose seats Background graphic: Stats4Lefties (X) The disastr…
#Genetic data repo #OpenSNP to self-destruct before authoritarians weaponize it
The reason, according to #bioinformatics researcher Bastian Greshake Tzovaras, one of the founders of the project, is the dissolution of genetic testing biz #23andMe and the potential weaponization of genetic data by #farright #authoritarian regimes.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/01/opensnp_shutdown/
The Register · Genetic data repo OpenSNP to self-destruct before authoritarians weaponize it
"#Russia Dismisses Claims Of Blood-Coughing Mystery Virus, Cites Common Respiratory Infections"
Russian #health authorities are probably right, it's probably a common ailment that happens seasonally
The thing is, we can't trust #authoritarian regimes. Look how the govt of #China covered up the initial #COVID outbreak
And now, in the #USA, we can't trust anything the authorities say either, as #Trump and his band of morons gut the govt health agencies we rely on
Germany’s Merz government to extend support for Israeli genocide against the Palestinians https://www.byteseu.com/882224/ #AntiSemitism #authoritarian #DemocraticRights #fascist #FreedomOfExpression #FreedomOfSpeech #Germany
Bytes Europe · Germany’s Merz government to extend support for Israeli genocide against the PalestiniansMourners gather around the bodies of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli army airstrike as they are brought to Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. [AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana]On the evening of February’s federal election, designated Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz invited the war criminal and genocide perpetrator Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Germany. The invitation shows that the next German government will support the Israeli genocide in Gaza and its expansion to the West Bank and the entire Middle East even more resolutely than the previous one. Merz has assured Netanyahu that he will find “ways and means” not
Via #ForeignAffairs on March 31, 2025
The problem with a delayed response is that the more power leaders with #authoritarian tendencies accumulate, the harder it is to mount an effective #resistance. The opposition is thus more likely to succeed if it acts early.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/how-save-democracy-trump
Foreign Affairs · How to Save a DemocracyAmericans can learn from opponents of authoritarianism elsewhere.
Andrew DeCort: ‘…citizens & residents under #authoritarian regimes come to feel…they must insulate their consciousness behind a protective layer of fear, hyper-vigilance & self-censorship. The regime creates this helmeted consciousness through acts that stoke public anxiety, insecurity & terror. The #ArbitraryArrest of #RumeysaOzturk…is an example... these lawless acts are meant to send…a clear & potent message:“If you cross us we will punish you,with or without the law.‘ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16GuAE5oL8/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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"This isn’t just about free speech anymore — it’s about whether we’ll allow the government to normalize disappearing people for their political views. ... those who remain silent in the face of such clear #authoritarian overreach are complicit." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/27/trumps-secret-police-are-now-disappearing-students-for-their-op-eds/ #freespeech #trump
Techdirt · Trump’s Secret Police Are Now Disappearing Students For Their Op-EdsFor years, we’ve been hearing breathless warnings about a “campus free speech crisis” from self-proclaimed free speech warriors. Their evidence? College students doing what colleg…
Yale scholars flee U.S. for University of Toronto “They're tearing down our entire government here. They're ripping it to pieces. They're targeting vulnerable populations, and they're promoting tax cuts as their only solution to every social problem. Jason Stanley, professor and author #fascism #trump #authoritarian #academics #yale #education #freedom https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/academic-freedom/2025/03/26/fascism-scholars-trump-critics-leave-yale-canada
Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and JobsFascism Scholars, Trump Critics Leave Yale for CanadaJason Stanley, decrying Columbia University’s capitulation to the federal government, is leaving for the University of Toronto. So is Marci Shore, who said she fears “civil war.” Timothy Snyder says his motivations were largely personal.
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the woman doesn't even realize how badly this picture resonates on her everywhere else in the world. It's an unprecedented level of detachment to think you appear to be strong when in fact 6 billion people simply despice you.
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@heidilifeldman @JonChevreau #ICE is the modernday #Gestapo, no question. Never in my wildest dreams did I think the country where I was born, grew up, and believed in its greatness, would become just another #authoritarian #shithole police state with full-on censorship, roving goon squads scooping people of the street and disappearing them, and so many other horrors.
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Shakedown #Politics, Sabotage, Self-Enrichment: How to Talk About #Trump & Musk's Authoritarian Activities
https://lucid.substack.com/p/shakedown-politics-sabotage-self
" #Trump & #Musk are not merely creating another #autocracy along the lines of #Hungary or #Turkey, with inspiration from South African #apartheid and the #JimCrow South. They are innovating the #authoritarian playbook with their power-sharing agreement and their chainsaw & wrecking-ball tactics."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6wk4oI4wTY
1 400+ Arrested in #Turkiye as #Erdogan Jails #Istanbul Mayor & Intensifies #Authoritarian Crackdown
"Meet the new #authoritarianism boss. Same as the old #authoritarian boss."
"How DOGE isn't just tearing down institutions but also laying the groundwork for an experimental new kind of authoritarian rule."... a #Libertarians #techbros #Broligarchy
"The #DarkEnlightenment: The #TechOligarchy #Ideology Driving #DOGE’s Destruction"
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2025/03/the-dark-enlightenment-the-tech-oligarch-ideology-driving-doges-destruction.html #Libertarianism= #Fascism pretending to have democratic goals, and many of you were indoctrinated to accept it via #HarryPotter books/moovees
naked capitalism · The Dark Enlightenment: The Tech Oligarch Ideology Driving DOGE’s Destruction | naked capitalismHow DOGE isn't just tearing down institutions but also laying the groundwork for an experimental new kind of authoritarian rule.
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Given Russia's potential both the #Soviet union and #Putin has been a disaster and prominent examples of why these types of #authoritarian governments don't provide the best life for it's citizens.
What Putin want is power and money. That is why he will not tolerate #democracy. Former Soviet states from the dissolved union has formed democracies and some are Nato members. This is a perceived threat to Putin's kleptocracy but only as ideas of democracy in #Russia.
en.wikipedia.orgPost-Soviet states - Wikipedia
The governments of #Australia, #Canada, #Cyprus, #Denmark, #Israel, and #Singapore are likely customers of Israeli #spyware maker #Paragon Solutions
TechCrunch · Researchers name several countries as potential Paragon spyware customers | TechCrunchThe Citizen Lab said it believes several governments may be customers of spyware maker Paragon Solutions.
#Starmer targeting Jewish people in war on #FreeSpeech, #protest rights about #Palestine, #Israel
Protesters cheered & embraced 87yo #Jewish #Holocaust #survivor Stephen #Kapos arriving at #police station
Police summoned him for questioning over a #peaceful #anti-genocide march
Police falsely claim forced its way through police lines. But video evidence shows he was invited through
SKWAWKBOX · Video: Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos cheered as arrives for police interview over anti-genocide protestStarmer keeps targeting Jewish people in his war on free speech and protest rights about Palestine and Israel Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos on his way to Charing Cross police station, where he w…