Did you know that in two states in the USA there is no “Democratic Party” but a merged coalition that acts in some ways like the Democratic Party but has different values and a different platform?
In Minnesota, for example, there's the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (which was a merge in 1944 between the Farmer-Labor Party and the Democratic Party), which has values like Democratic Socialism and left-wing populism!
The other one is in North Dakota, the Democrati…
Response to President Trump’s Unauthorized Use of “Danger Zone”
Late Saturday, Oct. 18, Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video on his Truth Social account that portrayed him dumping brown sludge on a crowd of protesters while wearing a crown and flying overhead in a jet labeled “King Trump.”
The music accompanying the video clip was Kenny Loggins’ hit recording “Danger Zone,” from the 1986 motion picture Top Gun (it was also used in the 2022 sequel Top Gun: Maverick).
#Demokratiebildung wird besonders wirksam, wo strukturelle Voraussetzungen mit der Dynamik kleinerer Communities & persönlicher Haltungen in produktive Beziehung treten – das behaupten D. Vetter & D. Dietz im HSE-Blog und beleuchten, wo & wie so eine Beziehung entstehen kann.
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Dinosaur Jr.:
🎵 Feel the Pain
#DinosaurJr
https://whatsupwiththekids.bandcamp.com/track/dinosaur-jr-feel-the-pain
https://open.spotify.com/track/6xUMt58RCX98m7g0KcMwAS
I'd like to propose "Fascist Around, Find Out", for Viktor Orban. If people, especially young people, don't like your stupid shit, if they can leave, they will.
https://vsquare.org/inside-viktor-orbans-failure-to-achieve-his-demographic-go…
Chiefs in danger zone with impotent offense, while Steelers disappoint on defense; plus, 3 NFL closers https://www.nfl.com/news/chiefs-in-danger-zone-with-impotent-offense-while-steelers-disappoint-on-defense-plus-3-nfl-c…
In Ukraine, democracy finds its fiercest defenders: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/18/in-ukraine-democracy-finds-its.html
Texas Democrats are tearing up “permission slips” they signed in order to leave the chamber,
joining state representative Nicole Collier ahead of Wednesday’s vote on the controversial Texas congressional redistricting maps.
The slips are part of new surveillance protocols set by Texas Republicans in the house chamber,
🆘 stating that Democrats would “be granted written permission to leave only after agreeing to be released into the custody of a designated [Texas department o…
Amid deepening threats to pluralism and free expression, support for innovative civil society organizations that counter digital authoritarianism and build democratic infrastructure is key to carving out a freer future
https://bsky.app/profile/techpolicypress.bsky.so…