https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/world/middleeast/israel-netanyahu-protests.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare yeah, this judicial coup has NOTHING to do with covering Netanyahu’s political backside. NOTHING AT ALL. #IsraelJudiciary #Netanyahu #DemocraticBacksliding

That feeling when the book finally arrives! #oup #DemocraticBacksliding

If you saw my last boost (Mexico's support for Peru's ousted leader) I have thoughts: There seems to be a trend in Latin America where so-called leftist leaders seem to be in support of increasingly anti-democratic means of keeping power, and apparently of each other as well. A trend that is exemplified elsewhere in the world mostly in right-wing circles. Probably something to watch in the future... #Peru #Mexico #Democracy #DemocraticBacksliding

If you saw my last boost (Mexico's support for Peru's ousted leader) I have thoughts: There seems to be a trend in Latin America where so-called leftist leaders seem to be in support of increasingly anti-democratic means of keeping power, and apparently of each other as well. A trend that is exemplified elsewhere in the world mostly in right-wing circles. Probably something to watch in the future... #Peru #Mexico #Democracy #DemocraticBacksliding

While #Belarus ians are overthrowing their dictator, #DemocraticBacksliding in #Poland continues:

* "Detention of Government Critic in Poland Raises Fears of a Crackdown" - 16 October - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/world/europe/poland-lawyer-detain.html (archive: https://archive.today/ru57s)

* "After Fleeing Poland, an Antiracism Activist Finds Refuge in Norway" - 18 Oct 2020 - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/world/europe/norway-poland-asylum.html (archive: https://archive.vn/Dg6jr)

Legal details and prospects of restoring top-level judicial independence (en): https://ruleoflaw.pl