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Was haltet ihr eigentlich von #DemocracyIntelligence ?
IMHO ist der Monitor
https://democracy-intelligence.de/monitor
aktuell am falschen Platz.
Er müsste do…

RE: #midterms2026 #Democracy

🙌 We are delighted to welcome Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech #Sovereignty, #Security & #Democracy of the 🇪🇺 @… on the #Fediverse!
👉 @…
Our concern: In addition to regulating #X & Co., democracy needs tangible investment in digitally sovereign communication infrastructure.
The Fediverse is the only decentralised, independent #SocialMedia network with the greatest potential for innovation, competition and democracy!
#NeuHier #FollowFriday #OpenSource

"American democracy is too weak and fragile "
Just MULL over those words.
Sure doesn't square with all the hubris of The concept of America as a "shining city on a hill" — a beacon of hope, #democracy, and freedom— does it.
Wake up #America you are hea…

"In 2017 ... I wrote that we are stuck between the Market and the Network era — citing the #TIMN model — with significant yearnings in certain sectors to go back to our insular Tribal ways. ... While the Tribal form may be comforting, its structure threatens the foundations of #democracy. ... With…

Do you read/watch #DemocracyNow #Democracy

This Vox article is the best explanation I've seen of the "Nightmare Scenario" in the 2026 midterms.
ie. how the Trump Administration would steal and invalidate the election and effectively end democracy in the USA
Archive link: #Democracy #USA #Canada #TheAmericanFascist

There is much discussion in the UK describing many of the governing party's own MPs as 'rebels'. But isn't that what we want our democratically elected representatives to do - listen, and think and speak for themselves? #democracy

I've pestered my Canadian friends about this enough, so I am asking USA and International friends to watch this 3:36 promo for one of the leadership contestants for our "3rd party”: the New Democratic Party.
Leave a reply with your impressions, your comparisons to your own parties or politicians. (there will be a few #Mamdani references I'm sure)
And please boost for reach. Don't worry, I'm not working for any campaigns, though I will be voting in the leadership contest! :)
#Canada #Democracy #DemocraticSocialist #Socialism #Democracy #NDP #Liberal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVy99oiYszY

If a handful of #Republicans cared about America and #Democracy, they would reach across the aisle, in both the House and Senate, and impeach Trump immediately. It would eliminate the threat to midterms and perhaps be the beginning of a long process of rehabilitating the Republican image.
The challenge is choosing an #Impeachment issue because there are dozens...
#Trump

#eu #europe #Fascism #democracy #USpolitics

The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next

Khamenei is preparing to flee to Russia like Assad if protests there escalate.
But tell me again, Americans, that massive protests in the USA would not be successful in removing Trump and his inner circle from power.
Yes, tell me again that it just won’t work, and that winning Congress in 11 months will definitely fix things.
All my life I have listened to American Presidents and people say that they were defenders of freedom… protectors of democracy…
And yet now, when it comes to their own freedom and democracy, they choose silence?
#delusional #usa #iran #russia #democracy #freedom #protest
https://journa.host/@timkmak/115842916219158862

#USPol #USA #US #Democracy

Dear #OpenSource Community 👋,
The @… would like to hear your views on the »European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy« − #HaveYourSay.
– Call for evidence –
Deadline: 3 Feb. 2026
👉 #EODES #FLOSS #FOSS #OpenSource #FediAdmins #EU #Democracy #DigitalSovereignty #Demokratie #DigitaleSouveranitat #OpenSourceSoftware

RE: #SocialMedia crisis, we would like to point out that @… and the #Fediverse are the only social media solutions that are recognised by the #UN-endorsed initiative @….
➡️ #Mastodon and Fediverse are not alternatives, but leaders when it comes to public communication.
We are motivated to move forward here!
@… @… @… @… @… @… @…
#democracy #TikTok #X #diday #meta

The next No Kings Day is in the spring?
I guess Americans are just showing what those “color revolutions” missed… why endure massive protest for days or weeks to restore (or create) your democratic future when you could do it on a few sunny weekends and probably not have the same success?
#usa #theAmericanFascist #youGetWhatYouAllow #wishfulthinking #democracy #uspoli
https://mastodon.social/@indivisibleteam/115792873932521973

Addicted to the algorithm – New research exposes how #BigTech lobbies to keep us hooked on #SocialMedia
Olivier Hoedeman, @… research and campaign coordinator:
> The addictive design of social media has become a major societal problem with serious impacts on public #health and endangering the future of #democracy.
05.02.2026 #DiDay #ChildProtecion #SocialMediaBan #DigitalFairnessAct #DFA #Meta #Google #Bildung #FediLZ #Demokratie

Very proud and excited to vote in the NDP leadership race today!!
This is not the first time I've voted in a Federal leadership race... more on that later but first, my choices! I considered only voting for two people, but I ended up filling in all 5 choices.
#1: Tanille Johnston @…
#2: Avi Lewis @…
#3: Heather McPherson
#4: Tony McQuail
#5: Rob Ashton
Why?
You might ask why I would publicize my choices. I don’t expect others to of course. It is a privilege and a right in Canada to exercise your democratic choice freely and privately, but I also think there is value in knowing how others voted.
#1 why Tanille? #electoralReform and proportional representation myself, I didn't just want to pick my top two. I wanted to make a statement on each of these candidates an influence each one.
To be blunt, Heather is #3 because she is the middle-of-the-road candidate. She is an excellent representative as MP and has gathered the support of other MPs including my own, but while I would be OK with her leadership, I would see her as a continuation of the status quo, and that is not what the NDP needs as a party, nor is it what Canada needs as a country.
We desperately need a vigorous and clear alternative to the Centre-but-mostly-Right Liberals, and the MAGA-wannabe Conservatives. The only way to do that is to catch the attention of Canadians and inspire them. I am not sure that Heather has the ability to do that, and if we continue with the same leadership crew in the NDP, I am not confident that the policy choices will be strong enough to inspire and attract Canadians.
That is why Tanille and Avi are far better options.
#4 Why Tony:

Tony is the real deal. Honestly, I would have loved to rank him higher. He represents the true life blood of rural, socially progressive, environmentally aware, Canadians. You should go check out his platform. I am so glad that he was able to participate fully in the race and we need his voice in the NDP.
#5 Why not Rob?
I have been an active member in my Union for more than 10 years. Unionism is The Way. Rob is representing a division within the union movement that claims that working people can't have jobs if the environment is put first. This is a lie.
We need union leaders that look to the future and speak honestly to people. We need union leaders who are genuinely progressive, not ready to do the bidding of corporate masters to the benefit of a few.
Working people need honesty, and when an industry is on decline, a clear path to new, excellent, union, jobs!
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Liberal #CPC #Canada #Democracy #NDP

Full disclosure for Canadian folks.
Yes I am an #NDP member.
I have also been a Green Party (Federal) member. #gpc
I have always been on the orange/green fence. This post explains my history and current thinking about parties and this moment in Canada.
I had never been a member of any party, then I voted in the GPC leadership race with Annamie Paul and Dimitri Lascarsis because I wanted to make a difference more than just talking online…
When that party disintegrated, I left, but had got the taste… so then I joined the BCNDP to participate in their leadership campaign after Horgan. I supported the upstart Appadurai who got disqualified… but she made a splash and a very very important point!
So I stuck around… and now I am going to vote in the Federal NDP leadership because I see a couple really good candidates that could push Canada in a #democraticSocialist direction.
I encourage others to do the same. Canada and Canadians need real options right now. Liberal, NDP, and others. Be involved. Become a member even if you don’t think you’ll stick. Be involved.
After the leadership vote I will likely let my membership lapse and go back to being a free agent… towing a party line is not my style…
But it is important in this moment in the world to fight for what you believe in, so that’s why I am voting in the NDP leadership.
I know I will be voting for one or more of these depending how the voting works.
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#canpoli #cdnpoli #canada #liberalparty #democracy #beinvolved

Good Morning #Canada
On February 28th, 1838, a small band of revolutionaries crossed into Canada from Alburg, Vermont, and immediately declared the independence of Lower Canada (Quebec). An Anglo-Quebecer physician named Dr. Robert Nelson, who was elected general of the insurrectionists and president of the future Canadian republic, distributed copies of a declaration of independence and issued proclamations of new legislation. It's doubtful the newly liberated Canadians had time to read all this as Nelson and his band of 300 men were pushed back across the border in hours, and promptly arrested by the Americans. After his release Nelson tried again in November of the same year only to fail even more spectacularly. A reminder that #Democracy is fragile and has to be protected and defended, even today.
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography gives us an excellent view of Nelson's life and failed rebellions, to be enjoyed over your morning coffee.
#CanadaIsAwesome #History
https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/nelson_robert_10E.html

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#GuteNachrichten
#GoodNews
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#Danke an alle Beteiligten!
#Thanks to everyone involved!
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Auf geht's!
Let's keep going.
#DiDay #DutGemacht #BetterSocial #SaveSocial #democracy #Demokratie #UnplugTrump #LeaveX #SocialMedia #Kommunikation #DigitalSovereignty #Digitalesouveranitat #Fediverse #Mastodon #DigitalIndependenceDay

54 Members of the 🇪🇺 #European Parliament from #EPP #SD #Renew #GreensEFA and #TheLeft are calling on the @… to take urgent action and build European #SocialMedia platforms following the recent #Grok scandal.
Read the full text on @…'s website:
#democracy #DigitalSovereignty #Europe #OpenSource #privacy #usa #trump #Musk #Sovereignty #trump #fediverse #mastodon

Heute bis 17:30 Uhr läuft noch unsere #Umfrage zum angekündigten Start von #Eurosky:
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#SocialMedia #Musk #Trump #Fediverse
#Mastodon #Communication #survey
#ATProto #ATprotocol #ATmosphere
#democracy #DutGemacht #IDIDIT #SaveSocial #Umfrage #EU #European
#EuropeanUnion #DigitalSovereignty #Sovereignty #Bluesky

RE: #survey on #eurosky. What are your expectations for the project?
Feel free to comment!
79 people have voted so far.
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#SocialMedia #Musk #Trump #Fediverse #Mastodon #Communication #survey #ATProto #ATprotocol #ATmosphere #democracy #DutGemacht #IDIDIT #SaveSocial #Umfrage #EU #European #EuropeanUnion #DigitalSovereignty #Sovereignty #W

#Eurosky, the european #Bluesky, is announced for #January 2026.
What do you 🫵 think about it?
#SocialMedia #Musk #Trump #Fediverse #Mastodon #Communication #survey #ATProto #ATprotocol #ATmosphere #democracy #DutGemacht #IDIDIT #SaveSocial #Umfrage #EU #European #EuropeanUnion #DigitalSovereignty #Sovereignty
Yes! 🙌 The solution to all social media problems!
All right, it's worth a try.
No progress: too much power still in too few hands
It is too early to comment on this.