Mary Nelson · @marynelson8
468 followers · 2085 posts · Server mstdn.social
"Democracy's Assassins Always Have Accomplices" by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Diblatt, Harvard history professors
"Many mainstream politicians who preside over a democracy’s collapse are not authoritarians committed to overthrowing the system; they are careerists who are simply trying to get ahead. They are less opposed to democracy than indifferent to it. ...when democracy is at stake, choosing political ambition over its defense can be lethal."
#Democracy
#GiftLink
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/opinion/trump-republicans-spain-brazil.html?unlocked_article_code=NJRhUS2c4uTo3Ylat5buTc3nbpeN5Y7cJ-Z5fVeiTO2UaHMxeqMTRCSY3cBql9u36krKpSq24NUyHhNao2nnoQ49R3a9IXLmvBbLuDKBJiLjog_iFhe7NTuss2i9wWntwPUPXkVQsrPWL_oUcz2tXocrz_JZNticuBkw2HN6cBhYAflh1A4-nmo9laLRPy-IAwOOicaaqZH8qelwoKoM1kw7265Hc7S1JBKQtmPud2JayIMX7tjIO3SVsTLstPpsjrAV_EXPu5VT5iolffbN0mZGlEMhOoZlU4YSNstIwSd5DbLUQR9vCq9psMCpzoaaE0EiNFwj7IiqHgsJqZ02M9GwlGir53o&smid=url-share
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 · @dalfen
866 followers · 411 posts · Server mstdn.social
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 · @dalfen
866 followers · 411 posts · Server mstdn.social
Also, Gym Jordan and other pals of trump in the U.S. House of Reps are wielding their power to stymie the prosecution.
#GiftLink (shortened to post):
@knizer@toot.boston · @knizer
261 followers · 1508 posts · Server toot.boston
NYT annotated copy - #GiftLink: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/15/us/politics/trump-georgia-indictment-annotated.html?unlocked_article_code=fSWyAxuQyiZjcBdiUy38alQq-ciANxu-TSBudKRLG7Khj4eC7PIUvGh2dOglgk2yjPYyiblRXvfJHY4hkGcAFOyf_dkJu2-P6JFBQkgXxESJb34oDudcigrB8IXYs9O5SIZE38Pyr48sRCta29FP2FZGAm7Onwgwa8up28qXMdNWr4LPMriq0RQgC49BlLBgimrf9I5itS8AvA-KUQuEDLG0JFh1oR2m-9BsmeiYFCHQSRwzNwdo5H2SFwhk3dyrHKgS6dsKIWjFf0BtUVADbf2CkigG7iB-pDaLVLAFTa88orOhg1XVFYFiQYmXKhgvjeLOUrwgSSDJbFn87c-bPQx_r_Z11vHrSnWxLQinWGqqRCY7aAbLdbYNRmhuM83l&smid=url-share #Trump #TrumpIndictment
#giftlink #trump #trumpindictment
Mary Nelson · @marynelson8
442 followers · 1889 posts · Server mstdn.social
"Trump has been indicted before. Historians say this time is different."
Presidential scholars and historians tell why the Trump indictment regarding January 6 is different.
Excerpt below with comments by Laurence Tribe and John Meacham, just two scholars quoted in this article.
#GiftLink #TrumpIndictment #January6
GIFT link:
https://wapo.st/44PeIiI
#January6 #trumpindictment #giftlink
Democracy Matters :verified: · @DemocracyMattersALot
4892 followers · 13333 posts · Server mstdn.social
Lock him up! #RudyGiuliani #GiulianiForPrison #GOP #GiftLink #GiftArticle
Giuliani Concedes He Made False Statements About Georgia Election Workers 26-JUL-2023 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/us/politics/giuliani-georgia-election-workers.html?unlocked_article_code=2rtbhUvkfv4XuSLukgyvVd6j8tXdJ3o7c3LSGcmvAC7NG7i5dqk0JMYElnVmln4a0ovBVm9zzvU_VcKL6StgohG8St_HNjXujdhtNDMR-BbQjpGKwMjoBEho8gADHv0WrL6pJiXhNHYZWTdZO2PqJ5VM97XhCKTCZ5vHP8NbINR6GL6XK_bBD3_lMJ5SgSo0XMlG372uvxs3rGNN7zeAKwSnbMJ34HMg_Q3LyzC1LF_fUBj2WYEhiBGkhly1c_jL46y5LaQCU_ySFEti7nknEv0Yl_o7GThhwq8-1PGtQrPsetePV2jNTB4v_Uw4KjimCz_q5c7pL6NU0-cJ_itctWLB7OzHzuV1COhZ_tlQVQ&smid=url-share
#giftarticle #giftlink #gop #giulianiforprison #rudygiuliani
Democracy Matters :verified: · @DemocracyMattersALot
4886 followers · 13270 posts · Server mstdn.social
This should make for some fantastic campaign posters! #TrumpIsACriminal #GOPTraitors #GOP #TrumpFascist #TrumpTraitor #donaldtrump #TrumpRapist #TrumpLies #Russia #TrumpRacist #TrumpLoser #Fascism #BunkerBoy #terrorism #Coup #ArrestTrumpNow #RussianAsset #GiftLink
Judge clarifies: Yes, Trump was found to have raped E. Jean Carroll | GIFT LINK | 19-JUL-2023 https://wapo.st/46PRjiB
#giftlink #russianasset #ArrestTrumpNOW #coup #terrorism #BunkerBoy #Fascism #TrumpLoser #trumpracist #Russia #trumplies #TrumpRapist #DonaldTrump #TrumpTraitor #TrumpFascist #gop #goptraitors #trumpisacriminal
☰ · @j_y
9 followers · 2 posts · Server mstdn.socialPublic libraries are the latest front in culture war battle over books (gift link) https://wapo.st/44DBiL9
#giftlink #washingtonpost #libraries #bookban #bookbanning #culturewars
#culturewars #bookbanning #bookban #libraries #washingtonpost #giftlink
Mary Nelson · @marynelson8
432 followers · 1859 posts · Server mstdn.social
I am currently reading Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng.
In this dystopian novel, the opposition to "objectionable materials" has been enacted into law, as "patriotism", with government policing and oversight, where kids can be "re-placed" into foster homes if parents object.
If you think a nightmare like that couldn't happen here, read this:
"Public libraries are the latest front in culture war battle over books"
#GiftLink #Libraries #censorship #books #Bookstodon
https://wapo.st/3KduUly
#bookstodon #Books #Censorship #libraries #giftlink
Stephen Foskett · @sfoskett
881 followers · 1463 posts · Server techfieldday.netBowling ball sized pieces of concrete flying through the air and brown muck covering Boca Chica. I’d say that the #SpaceX launch site might not be well engineered…
(th. hon.)🕴️ · @thehonorable
38 followers · 95 posts · Server mstdn.social
Things are going well here in the Free State of Florida:
Florida bills would ban gender studies, limit trans pronouns, erode tenure
https://wapo.st/3SPhbUU (no paywall) #washingtonpost #giftlink #lgbtq #florida #flapol #education #wapo #desantis #gop
#gop #desantis #wapo #Education #flapol #Florida #lgbtq #giftlink #washingtonpost
(th. hon.)🕴️ · @thehonorable
38 followers · 95 posts · Server mstdn.social
Washington Post: This all-but-forgotten con man sold America on ‘fake it till you make it’
https://wapo.st/3J0oDcO (no paywall) #GiftLink #WashingtonPost #WaPo #MLM #Fraud
#fraud #mlm #wapo #washingtonpost #giftlink
(th. hon.)🕴️ · @thehonorable
34 followers · 77 posts · Server mstdn.socialThis all-but-forgotten con man sold America on ‘fake it till you make it’
https://wapo.st/3J0oDcO #GiftLink #WashingtonPost #WaPo #MLM #Fraud
#fraud #mlm #wapo #washingtonpost #giftlink
(th. hon.)🕴️ · @thehonorable
38 followers · 95 posts · Server mstdn.social
'Prompt engineers’ are being hired for their skill in getting #AI systems to produce exactly what they want. And they make pretty good money.
“It’s not a science,” he said. “It’s ‘let’s poke the bear in different ways and see how it roars back.’”
https://wapo.st/3Z4S8zx (#giftlink) #wapo #chatgpt #prompt #washingtonpost
#washingtonpost #prompt #chatgpt #wapo #giftlink #AI
(th. hon.)🕴️ · @thehonorable
38 followers · 95 posts · Server mstdn.social
How inflammation in the body may explain #depression in the brain
Inflammation is a pathway to depression — and a potential avenue for treatment, research suggests
https://wapo.st/3m0xsdA (#wapo #giftlink, no paywall)
(th. hon.)🕴️ · @thehonorable
38 followers · 95 posts · Server mstdn.social
#washingtonpost: I tried #ketamine to treat my #depression. It was terrifying.
#wapo #giftlink #Depression #ketamine #washingtonpost
midwesterner 🦬 · @midwesterner
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RoLarenRED57 · @RoLarenRED57
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Tom Raftery · @TomRaftery
1090 followers · 2350 posts · Server mas.to
RT @C_Heldenstein@twitter.com
Banks need financial incentives to tackle climate change, warns @FinStbBoard@twitter.com chief supervisor #GiftLink https://on.ft.com/3Wzb2xg
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/C_Heldenstein/status/1609505029584560129
doctorambient · @doctorambient
89 followers · 262 posts · Server mastodon.socialSomebody needs to explain to the #federverse that those WaPo gift links aren't infinite.
#federverse #wapo #washingtonpost #giftlink