There is also a”war crimes” doctrine.

This was achieved despite extreme gerrymandering: the key to Orban's 2/3 majority in prior elections. Even the most egregious plan to "choose one's own voters" could work after Orban's corruption of power. It took a while, but Hungary's voters came to a true civic consciousness. Take note America.

You'll see a lot of pablum coming from EU officials. In fact, few did much to foster a European Hungary. And over 16 years, many acted to allow Orban's turn away from Europe. That makes what Hungarians did now more impressive. Yes, they chose Europe. May the EU indeed choose Hungary this time.

Do not forget the war against #Ukraine. Russia continues its aggression & war crimes---targeting civilians, hospitals, churches, emergency responders, energy facilities, press-ganging Ukrainian citizens in occupied territory---as the world is pre-occupied by Trump's unleashing of violence elsewhere.

The @nytimes.com should be ashamed of its coverage. There are certainly legitimate questions to ask if you are a reporter about purposes & effects. But the 1 journalist assigned to the largest single day of protest in US history didn't ask any of the organizers. This is journalistic malpractice.

To #NoKings3 demonstrators, be inspired by your fellow fighters for democracy in Georgia (the country). They aren't giving up either.

New York City is always up for the count. (Happy to have been a marshal. We keep each other safe, too.)

One can overstate ("totalitarian" is a high bar to meet) but one should be alarmist. Carr acts to gain political control over the airwaves. We already see unprecedented corporate politicization of social media & now broadcast media (CBS, next CNN). So, yes, act like it. Join #NK3 protest & movement.

Correct.

Truly, fighters go to war w/ some basic concepts. One, they must be treated according to the Geneva Conventions. Indeed, fighters know something more basic: they themselves must treat enemy fighters according to the Geneva Conventions so *they* might be treated according to the Geneva...1/

Sometimes it takes low-tech to defeat hi-tech. #DroneNetting #SlavaUkrani

Good for the G7 countries. But don't expect the U.S. to stick to such an agreement. Indeed, expect the U.S. to do what it can to make sure its illegal war against Iran aids Russia's illegal war against Ukraine.

And we must keep saying it. No one should be treated this way. No one. The aim is to normalize brutal treatment of residents. To normalize fear. For us to be afraid to leave our home (like Wesley Powers, who yet summoned courage to speak out). Millions now live in fear. We speak out for them.

Lawyers to the rescue.

Ukrainian law enforcement identified russian war criminal, major general in the lead of the terrorist strike against Kyiv children's hospital Okhmatdyt on July 8, 2024. That is Sergey Kuvaldin who now holds the post of the head of russia's long-range aviation. Never forgive. Never forget.

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The US government under President Donald Trump has abandoned Ukraine. But American citizens should not. @u24.gov.ua is one of the best ways to support Ukraine's urgent needs. @razomforukraine.org is another. #StandWithUkraine

Yes. We have seen this movie. And for the Kurdish people, one hopes they remember that the history is one of abandonment (across 3 countries) when the moment comes for US leaders to align with authoritarians.

If only Tillis had known about this book when she was nominated

Essentially, Rubio is saying that Trump is a weak president who must resort to war in every circumstance b/c he has no other means to influence events or other countries other than war. Rubio thus renders himself superfluous. He is deep down the rabbit hole.

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YES, WE DO!

True. Difference: in neither Hungary nor Russia was there as organized a civil resistance nor as united an opposition. So: Keep resisting. Keep unifying. Organize for NK3. Demonstrate on 3/28 and 5/1. Work towards winning elections.

I'm usually not a fan of using harsh expletives. They may harden political resistance, but they tend not to expand it. This is fully appropriate as legislative description tho'.

Essential article below from @willbunch.bsky.social -- always ahead of MSM in warning of authoritarian danger.

The Trump administration introduced a national schema of lawlessness in this country. Much of the country --- so far --- does not accept it.

Agreed. Very much worth the read. 👇

"There are forces in this country today want to build walls. But there are other forces that want to build bridges. We're brothers and sisters. We all need to learn to live together." We miss John Lewis. He always inspired. And still does. Join the forces that want to build bridges.

If you didn't think (some) people would act as in the Soviet Union under Stalin during the Great Purges. . . . Nota Bene: there is an actual ICE tip line and so much of this is happening in actuality, not as a test of society.

apnews.com/article/appl... of imprisoned Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai evokes grief over loss of press freedoms

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Correct. When faced with the fork in the road between liberalism (broadly speaking) and fascism, these GOP leaders took the fascist road. There is only darkness in their minds.

Yes, it is. Read for yourself. www.state.gov/releases/off...

This is how to message. Not to propagandize (that's what the other side does). Message.

Remarkable: Majority of working class voters oppose deportations of undocumented immigrants with jobs/no criminal records, per new Marquette data. Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here: newrepublic.com/article/2059...

Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.

This is a key discussion needing to be had exactly at the Munich Security Conference. @aoc.bsky.social is on target. (There actually used to be political consensus around the idea of sharing wealth equitably across society. It's when that consensus broke down that democracies stopped delivering.)

"Eliminate presidential immunity" needs to become as common a refrain as "eliminate Citizens United"

Take this stat with you while canvassing for the 2026 mid-terms.

This is how to message. And listen to the whole clip. @ossoff.senate.gov is connecting all the dots. (Note: racism and plutocracy were always intertwined.)

Indeed, the Epstein files (and Epstein-Mandelson relationship, Epstein's links to Russian leaders & coordinated Epstein-Russian investments in Silicon Valley, etc.) show how urgently the *U.S.* needs a proper reckoning with Russian interference in its politics.

Please open to find ways to help Ukrainians in this dark winter. Trump & Congress abandoned---betrayed---Ukraine. As a result, Ukraine lacks adequate air defenses & Russia is able to commit war crime after war crime targeting civilian facilities & civilians. Americans can fill some of this void.

Self-censorship is obeying in advance. Shielding Americans from what this administration has done to the US's reputation and standing abroad is a profound disservice to NBC's viewers, who should know long-standing allies & friends now boo leaders of the United States.

With a few exceptions, the items in this list are already the law. Republicans are saying it’s unrealistic for Trump’s goons to follow the law.

This is a good slogan.

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Notwithstanding the Trump-aligned editorials, the @washingtonpost.com's unionized journalists and other union workers are the ones keeping this a real newspaper (as the @wsj.com). It's worth fighting for. Show solidarity for @postguild.bsky.social. Join the protest if you can. #SaveThePost

What really got to me in this essay, other than the horrible particulars and the inspiring details about the community response, was when she first looked into the protests, on October first, and learned it had already been going for 119 days

Keep reposting. We need to know. And we need to resist (staying committed to strategic nonviolence).