DrBob, 🧠 Mechanic
@drrjv@vmst.io
“A nation ignorant of the equal benefits of liberty and law, must be awed by the flashes of arbitrary power: the cruelty of a despot will assume the character of justice; his profusion, of liberality; his obstinacy, of firmness” — Edward Gibbon (who wrote ‘The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire’)
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DrBob, 🧠 Mechanic
@drrjv@vmst.io
“A nation ignorant of the equal benefits of liberty and law, must be awed by the flashes of arbitrary power: the cruelty of a despot will assume the character of justice; his profusion, of liberality; his obstinacy, of firmness” — Edward Gibbon (who wrote ‘The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire’)
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@drrjv@vmst.io
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Mar 08, 2026
The Traveler & American Democracy with Rick Steves
#RickSteves delivers a dynamic "European take" on #Trump and American #Democracy.
Rick examines how lessons learned on the road can help Americans better understand and meet the challenges facing Democracy in the USA.
https://youtu.be/E20u5y7CJZQ?si=WKdLLgfyAoQ7q-P-
#fascism #authoritarianism #grifters #oligarchy #kleptocracy #dictatorship #nazi #hitler
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Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai
# law , # climate , # science , # geopolitics , # politics , # democracy , cool stuff &… # BabySquirrel Recovering lawyer. Spending less time on world news since US voters re-elected a rapist/convicted felon, who tried to end democracy, but who Americans decided to give a mulligan, cuz democracy shlemocracy right? Occasionally I’ll come across something that I feel compelled to share, but… …these days… I've stopped my dreaming …these days I sit on corner stones & count the time in quarter tones to ten
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Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai
# law , # climate , # science , # geopolitics , # politics , # democracy , cool stuff &… # BabySquirrel Recovering lawyer. Spending less time on world news since US voters re-elected a rapist/convicted felon, who tried to end democracy, but who Americans decided to give a mulligan, cuz democracy shlemocracy right? Occasionally I’ll come across something that I feel compelled to share, but… …these days… I've stopped my dreaming …these days I sit on corner stones & count the time in quarter tones to ten
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@Nonilex@masto.ai
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Feb 12, 2026
Judge says #Hegseth is unlawfully retaliating against Sen. #MarkKelly over ‘illegal orders’ video
A federal judge on Thursday shut down #Defense Secretary #PeteHegseth’s attempts to punish Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over his urging of US service members to refuse illegal orders, ruling that the #Pentagon chief’s actions were unconstitutionally retaliatory.
#law #MilitaryLaw #Trump #dictatorship #RevengePolitics #democracy #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #PoliticalSpeech
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/politics/mark-kelly-pentagon-lawsuit-ruling
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William Lindsey 
@wdlindsy@toad.social
Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal. For biographical information, please see https:// toad.social/@wdlindsy/10953950 8828689842 "Writing is the way I fight." ~ James Cone # solidarity # democracy # HumanRights # LGBTQ
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William Lindsey
@wdlindsy@toad.social
Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal. For biographical information, please see https:// toad.social/@wdlindsy/10953950 8828689842 "Writing is the way I fight." ~ James Cone # solidarity # democracy # HumanRights # LGBTQ
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@wdlindsy@toad.social
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Jan 31, 2026
"Within hours of his January 2025 inauguration, Donald Trump had pardoned hundreds of people convicted of political violence — a hallmark of aspiring autocratic regimes — and shown tacit support for violent resistance to electoral setbacks. Days later he removed legal protections from civil servants and fired 17 oversight officials charged with tackling fraud and corruption."
~ John Burn-Murdoch
#Trump #authoritarianism #dictatorship #fascism
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https://www.ft.com/content/b474855e-66b0-4e6e-9b73-7e252bd88938
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Luca da Firenze
@chiamaluca@mastodon.world
European (Italy) - Ethologist 🐒 Historian 📚 Former Agnostic now Atheist - Former Military - Former law officer. I Welcome friendly (also intense) exchanges of opinion - sense of humour & satire I support any form of love without distinction Deeply allergic to bullshit and political propaganda (of any color) my values are very simple protect the weak never give in to an abuser try to be nice to everyone (at least once) NO: QAnon_Racists_Fanatics_ ecc... kindly Fuck Off.
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Luca da Firenze
@chiamaluca@mastodon.world
European (Italy) - Ethologist 🐒 Historian 📚 Former Agnostic now Atheist - Former Military - Former law officer. I Welcome friendly (also intense) exchanges of opinion - sense of humour & satire I support any form of love without distinction Deeply allergic to bullshit and political propaganda (of any color) my values are very simple protect the weak never give in to an abuser try to be nice to everyone (at least once) NO: QAnon_Racists_Fanatics_ ecc... kindly Fuck Off.
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@chiamaluca@mastodon.world
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Jan 12, 2026
The #Pasdaran in began to kill demonstrators all over #Iran
The #Islamic #Dictatorship issued a statement:
'if your children are on the streets and are killed you can't complain'
There are footage of bodies abandoned in the streets and it is estimated that since the Internet shutdown ( conservative estimate ) about 2000 deaths among protesters.
Nothing worse than a fanatical #Religious #Dictatorship
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