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this is a great interview
Albania's Flamingo Revolution began over a Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort project, but “it has developed into huge anti-corruption protests," says organizer Boba Mema.
democracynow.org/2026/10/21/…
Annia Ciezadlo @annia.bsky.social retweeted
The US is now contesting the results of a democratic election in Brazil. Expect all sorts of attempts to directly interfere in the democratic process
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American conservatives are constantly bemoaning the decline of aesthetic standards and calling for a return to classical Roman architecture, but are now forced to defend the Cheesecake Factory. A constant tension between the Brooks Brothers patrician and the Kid Rock populist.
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Barack Obama: "Let me be clear..."
Zohran Mamdani: "For too long..."
Abdul El-Sayed: "And the thing about it is..."
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pretty clear evidence that republicans in the US losing any election going forward are going to always beg for a coup if they lose. lots of people will have to go to jail
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There’s at least one hemispheric leader who is going to be banging the drum against the tech oligarchy until a Democratic candidate emerges in 2028 to follow suit
Brazilian President Lula:
It is not possible that we are not aware that a crime in the digital world must be treated just like a crime in real life.
We cannot have monstrously huge corporations earning millions and billions, paying no taxes to this country, and trying to steer this country's election results.
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Given a margin of more than four million votes, roughly double that of 2022, a decision by Flávio Bolsonaro to question the result is unlikely to produce meaningful consequences. The two-hour extension of voting, criticized by some on the right, is not enough to sustain a campaign alleging fraud, not least because Flávio’s own campaign had asked for longer voting hours in several states.
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Full on crisis underway in Israel as the military is pushing back on a Netanyahu order re Iran
אני מגבה באופן מוחלט את הרמטכ״ל על עמידתו על חובתו המקצועית. אסור לאפשר שום מהלך צבאי שאין מאחוריו צורך ביטחוני ברור, תכלית אסטרטגית ותוכנית פעולה אחראית.
כשאזרחי ישראל ילכו אל הקלפי ביום שלישי הקרוב עליהם לזכור זאת: נתניהו מהווה איום ביטחוני על ישראל. הוא אינו מהסס להקריב את חיי ילדינו לשם הישרדותו ערב בחירות - את זה צה״ל מנסה לבלום.
ביטחון ישראל נתון בידיו של דרג מדיני מושחת, אנשים בלתי כשירים ומטורפים שלא מהססים להקריב את ביטחון ישראל כדי לשמור על הכיסא.
אנחנו ננצח. ואנחנו נחליף אותם ונחזיר את ישראל לדרך הביטחון והאחריות.
Annia Ciezadlo @annia.bsky.social retweeted
🚨 Lula em seu discurso de reeleição: "Nós tivemos o menor número de abstenções da história desse país e o menor número de votos nulos. Eu queria agradecer a generosidade da juventude brasileira que foi pra rua." #Eleições2026
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In the end, Brazil really did teach the United States a lesson. They jailed the fascist, and then they defeated his political heir.
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Make him veto Medicare for All
Make him veto a $25 living wage
Make him veto free childcare
Make him veto Block the Bombs to Israel
Make him veto zero aid to Israel
Make him veto free college
Make him veto erasing student loans
Make him veto taxes on billionaires
.@SenBrianSchatz says that if Democrats take the Senate, the party's left wing needs to be strategic about not proposing things "that the president of the United States is guaranteed to veto."
"If we want to be more aspirational, if we want to make more bold policy changes... that's for 2028."
Annia Ciezadlo @annia.bsky.social retweeted
Pessoal, na sessão da minha mãe simplesmente negaram o voto dela. Disseram que mudou o local, digitaram 3 vezes o documento errado. ELA INSISTIU QUE SÓ SAIA DALI DEPOIS DE VOTAR. Mostrou o e-título etc
Resultado: ela estava no local certo e votou🙏🏻
DENUNCIAMOS!
#HojeEuVotoLula
