In another case of voter intimidation, Ron DeSantis is sending investigators to the homes of people who signed a petition to put abortion on the ballot in Florida newrepublic.com/post/185704/...
Itās truly shocking that a presidential candidateā¦ - threatens to jail opponents - pledges ābloodyā deportation of migrants - claims that immigrants are engaging in cannibalism ā¦and it is widely ignored. This is not a normal candidate or a normal election.
I would think the most overt signal was when he sent his supporters to overthrow the government, but yes this is also a clear sign.
Former president Donald Trump threatened to jail people āinvolved in unscrupulous behaviorā related to voting in the 2024 election in a social media post, the most overt signal yet that he will not accept the result in November if he loses.
The former presidentās latest threats, made in a social media post, represent the most overt signal yet that he will not accept the result in November if he loses.
A trio of organizations are arguing the Netherlands is violating international law by supplying parts for aircraft the Israeli government is using to bomb Gaza. www.courthousenews.com/dutch-suprem...
A trio of organizations filed a civil suit, arguing the Netherlands is violating international law by supplying parts for aircraft the Israeli government is using to bomb Gaza.
THIS IS A HUGE ACHIEVEMENT: The EU now generates more electricity from wind and solar than from fossil fuels. Graph from Nat Bullard and data from Ember.
The willingness of some otherwise intelligent right wing constitutional commentators to make asses of themselves in defending the place of hereditary peers in our legislature is quite something.
The nepo baby who inherited a fortune from an apartheid emerald mine says we have to vote for the nepo baby who inherited a fortune from a racist real estate empire or weāll no longer have a true meritocracy
Meanwhile, the atrocity denialists in UK politics and press (and, shamefully, the Chief Rabbi) want the UK to remain a willing and active accomplice to these systematic and deliberate war crimes. www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
Jason Stanley: "Authoritarians and would-be authoritarians are only too aware that universities are primary sites of critique and dissent. Attacks on universities are the canary in the coalmine of fascism." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Authoritarians and would-be authoritarians are only too aware that universities are primary sites of critique and dissent
Great story about a heroine librarian, attacked by book-banning parents she thought were friends. āThe crazy thing about this case is they get to wave the freedom of speech flag in the lawsuit, but what started all this is they want to ban books,ā said Jonesās lawyer www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/b...
Amid a surge in book bans nationwide, the librarian Amanda Jones was targeted by vicious threats. So she decided to fight back.