Ranked Choice Voting #RCV, and #OpenPrimaries. Two initiatives to improve the political situation in the US. With RCV, the US is already beating #Canada to the punch! Maine, Alaska and 50 US cities use it. Famously, #Trudeau ran on a promise to implement #RCV but dropped it once in power.

Putin brought you President Trump, and Putin will make him fall. Why? Because an America mired in turmoil and dysfunction is an America he likes. An America he can demonize and use as a political foil. He’s not the only one.

New Prediction: “Total Legislative Deadlock” The midterms are not in the bag for Trump. In fact there are different fractions that would like to maintain as much legislative dysfunction as possible. What better way to achieve that than with a lame-duck Trump presidency?

With each passing day, I'm liking Jon Ossoff more and more. I think he may be the real deal.

“Last week, two Democratic lawmakers in Michigan announced the Protecting America from Chinese Cars Act, which would prevent Chinese vehicles from entering the U.S.” This has nothing to do with #China and everything to do with turning the screws on #Canada. globalnews.ca/news/1188716...

The #Catch-22 The fundamental #tragedy of modern American politics is the #paradox of #reform: the people with the power to change the #system are the exact people who won under the current rules. #Democrats #Republicans #GOP #Trump #MAGA #Dems

Attacks in Ukraine Russia covers Kyiv with missiles and drones – apartment block collapses During night there were heavy Russian air raids on Kyiv. People fled to subway stations and air raid shelters. Mayor Klitschko: a large residential building was destroyed, victims are feared under rubble 1/

Kyiv is once again getting ready to spend the night underground, bracing for another Russian attack.

Could Stephen Colbert Save PBS? Inside the Campaign Working to Make It Happen latenighter.com/news/stephen...

It’s the Second Time he has done this for our State! Thank You Stephen Colbert….

I am begging Democratic leadership: don't make fear the strategy for 2028. The GOP attacks everyone. It doesn't matter if it's a woman, a man, a Christian, a moderate, or a progressive. Pick the best candidate. Trust voters. Meet the moment instead of running from it. #ProudBlue

Is this good, or does #Trump want this to fire up his #Base? In Politics you have to time the wave well.

If the #AI financial #bubble runs a similar course to the #dotcom bubble, we’re looking at another 2-4 years of #hype and #stock-market highs before a correction takes us right back to where we are now. #Politically this plays into #Trumps hands.

1. Severe Hyper-Polarization and Tribalism Weimar Germany: The political center evaporated. Society split into rigid, hostile ideological camps (primarily Social Democrats, Communists, and National Socialists) that viewed each other not as opponents, but as existential threats to the nation.

In an electorate that is deeply stressed out, running on a platform of "peace, quiet, and political tolerance" might be the most revolutionary strategy available. #Democrats, #Midterms

My Prediction: #Trump is targeting an #Iran “Win” with a corresponding fall in #Gas-Prices for the September-October timeframe. Approximately 6-8 weeks before the #midterms for maximum effect. In the mean-time he needs to keep it simmering. According to AI:

Is there any hope that people will start talking to MAGA’s? Trying to heal the societal wounds? With every passing week and every GOP/Trump scandal it seems to only get harder. That’s the whole point tho.

Czech operator Leo Express will next month launch a new train route from Poland to Germany via the Czech Republic that will be one of the longest in Europe. The daily service, between Frankfurt and Przemyśl via Prague, will cover 1,300 km and take 18 hours.

Only hours after the massive attack on Kyiv has stalled... This is such a Ukrainian response.

Has a culture of #Tolerance #Acceptance and #Equality created a #Generational Backlash? Have we lost our #Moral #Compass by forcing ourselves to accept everyone and everything? What are the boundaries now? Is it possible to determine #right and #wrong anymore or do we just sit down and talk …

Are Late-Night #Comedians the #Enlightened #Liberal #Pastors of our time? Is that our #Religion?

The #Rational #Enlightened #Left has no answer when it comes to #Community, #Faith and #Belief. It’s a paradox to proclaim #Religious #Freedom and #Tolerance for all, but then turn around and say: “But not that Religion, that’s stupid. Don’t be dumb”. The idea of #Multi-Ethnicity and #Tolerance…

#Trump is reading #bible passages at #Rededicate250, and all anyone on social media can do is call out the fact that it was #pre-recorded, and that trump’s #health isn’t what it was? It’s common for #popes to get old and have failing health, are you trying to draw a #religious connection?

This. Is. Exactly. Right.

Why does #Trump tie up so closely with #Evangelical leaders? He's identified that the Evangelical congregations are uniquely susceptible to his message. His message of #Persecution. They have a need to believe in a greater truth, something that the rest doesn't understand and that logic can't ...

“Im heutigen #Diskurs sei es für viele offensichtlich unerträglich, andere #Meinungen zu ertragen. "Da können wir einiges lernen aus diesem Fall", meint Ritter.” “Im #Mitgefühl mit dem leidenden #Wal sei das Mitgefühl füreinander über Bord geworfen” web.de/magazine/wis...

This article was #shocking for me, I’m going to be #honest. But it fits perfectly into the #BigPicture. We are living through the #OneStepBack of #Progress. #TwoStepsForward was 1950 until approximately 2017, approximately 70 years. Let’s not do this 10 more. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

I get the feeling that this trend is going to get worse in the short-term. #Violence, #Chaos, #Division and #Distraction are all things this current #American #Regime needs in order to enable #ElectionManipulation for the coming #Midterms. #Panic won’t help, #CoolHeads, #Community, help each other.

Thanks Richard D Kahlenberg. This seems logical and fair. What do u think? #Democrats #AffirmativeAction www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Man darf sich von der #AfD nicht verunsichern lassen. Ruhe und Kraft, Prinzipien und Verständnis sind unsere Waffen. Spaltung ist ihr Ziel und ihre Waffe. Hektik, Emotionen, Hetze und Hass helfen ihnen. Egal, wie weit sie kommen – sie werden provozieren, das ist ihre Funktionsweise.

America didn’t turn ugly because he became President. No. He became President because America was already this ugly. That’s the uncomfortable truth nobody wants to admit.

I think human civilisation would greatly benefit from A/B testing. We can’t resist progress but sometimes the path of progression leads to suboptimal outcomes. It’d be useful to compare branches and decide upon a future path. #wishfulthinking

Is #Trump, are the #AfD and #LePen all selling #Hope in the end? The Hope that we can just shut our eyes, twirl around and when we open them again, the good years will be back. Life will be as it was. Is the message too appealing to resist for many who feel overwhelmed with the challenges ahead?

“In the end she feels just as helpless as the rest of us.” - Arwa Mahdawi www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

Does #Trump, Does #Maga, in the end, Just represent the #Hopelessness of it all? (A Thread) bsky.app/profile/lauc...

Money can make lots of things happen. It’s at his own golf-course. He installed a statue to himself and had it blessed by his own people, people that depend on him for their riches.

This. + There’s hope in the realization that it is tribal behavior. That changes the calculus. Take time off, focus on yourself, your family, your friends and neighbors. That’s what’s been forgotten the social ‚togetherness‘. My belief is that #togetherness is the best way to combat the status-quo.

Wait! Oh… Right. This wasn’t about Democracy it was about the Oil. I mean the Nukes. Translation: What‘s happening is our Oil producers have tapped into a much larger demand-base now that the other producers in the world can’t sell their oil anymore. We get to sell at high (small) prices too!

One of the disadvantages of #Democracy is it can be slow, as it relies on #Consensus and that takes time. One of the advantages of Democracy is: very few get left behind. If a group feels #disadvantaged they will vote accordingly until their #voice is heard. Hmmmm…

If you can’t talk to someone because of their political views, then you are part of the problem. #Democrats #Republicans #MAGA #Trump #Kamala #FAFO

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul is 100% correct, unanimity - the national veto - undermines the EU's ability to act effectively on the international stage. It's time to replace it with Qualified Majority Voting for 🇪🇺 foreign policy & security decisions. www.deutschland.de/en/news/wade...

It's pretty cool that #Bluesky works and is here for us, in this day and age when #twitter/X has become a cesspool of bots and propaganda. Kudos to everyone here 👍

This is entirely unsurprising. To anyone that is surprised, wake up. The #US is toast, if you want to do something about it, the window of effective opportunity has all but closed. The world now has to deal with this mess.

A #DividedUSA is a threat to the #World. #Division is the problem, not the solution. The idea floating around in some circles that #Democratic #BlueStates could separate from the #USA would have only one positive effect: Weakening the #USA and thus also its #BillionaireOligarchs.

Are the #billionaires #republican or #democrat? I think mostly neither, they just follow the money, it’s that skill that got them where they are. The #MAGA scene has proven very effective for moneymakers that are less #scrupulous. It’s not about the policy it’s about the financial advantage Punkt.

#Germany's bid is looking hopeless. Good on #Canada for leveraging this purchase to help rebuild it's own #economy. defence-industry.eu/hanwha-offer...