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Step inside St Mary’s Church, Putney in 1647, where soldiers, radicals, and reformers wrestled with bold, world shaping ideas about rights, representation, and how society should be governed. #democracy #englishcivilwar

On the Record: The Putney Debates
On this episode of On the Record, we step inside St Mary’s Church, Putney in 1647, where many wrestled with bold, world shaping ideas.

RE: #democracy is currently in a much faster deterioration process than any other democracy in …

As the divide between the "haves" and the "have-nots" widens, it is important to speak out and make it painfully obvious that we are being ripped off and criminally exploited.
Normalize resistance, make it publicly acceptable to speak truth to power, and do not be reduced to a factotum.
#resist #democracy

this needs serious consideration because it is true!
Politics without Politicians: The Case for Citizen Rule by Helene#Landesmore;
Electoral #politics is beyond repair; #democracy isn’t.

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

Have Americans decided to depose the “crazy bastard” in the White House yet, or are they still waiting for a pleasant Saturday, possibly after the midterms?
#theCrazyBastard #theAmericanFascist #democracy #WhatTheFuckAreYouWaitingForAmericans

"A republic... if you can keep it"
@… I gotchoo bruv
#democracy #voting

#love #hungary
#democracy still there
YYYYAAAAYYY

RE: #SocialMedia!
#Democracy #Media #communication

At democracy exchange conference today!
#democracyxchange #dxc26

Dear friends in the #USA,
in case you haven't notices yet: you've lost the status of being a proper #democracy. 😔
Exhibit A from today:

France is on its 5th Republic.
Perhaps it is time for serious citizens of the United States of America to start thinking about the successes and failures of the USA’s first republic and start working on a constitution and system of government for the 2nd American Republic.
It could be argued that this is a natural cycle for all democracies. France went back and forth from Republic to Empirical Fascist half a dozen times in 200 years before landing on its fifth iteration in 1958.
Many other countries (Spain, Germany, Austria) have had similar progressions.
#usa #theAmericanFascist #democracy #republic

RE: #DutGemacht #DiDay #SocialMedia #2MR #SaveSocial #Europe #democracy #eurostack #digitalsovereignty

Wow, this chart is wild!! Also, UK Ministers are dropping like flies, which means Starmer is going to be gone soon.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Democracy
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c1e2n923v1lt

Happy #EuropeDay!
The #EU's wonderful motto is: "United in diversity". That fits perfectly with what the #OpenSocialWeb #OpenSource & the #Fediverse can do: sovereign collaboration to foster technical & social #innovation.
🤝 The #EU & #Fediverse are true social networks.
We are therefore delighted that the @… has prioritised @… over #X, as this is in line with EU's objectives & values!👍 #ThankYou!
#democracy #2MR #DutGemacht #DiDay #SocialMedia

Lost a bit in the hubbub about Labour losing massively to the Reform UK is this little tidbit:
Wales is using a new proportional representation model!
There are 96 seats in the devolved parliament (Senedd).
There are 16 new constituencies created with six members each.
The 96 seats are allocated by share of the votes for a party, or by votes for an independent candidate.
Scotland already uses a mixed Constituency and Regional member system to get proportional representation in their parliament.
In England these votes are purely municipal/council/mayoral races. I'm not sure if they're proportional, ranked FPTP, or what.
And yet here we are in Canada, too afraid to change to a more democratic system.
#CanPoli #Canada #UK #CouncilElections #CdnPoli #ProportionalRepresentation #Wales #Scotland #England #Democracy

#2MR
We have uploaded recordings of the keynote speeches, presentations and panel discussions:
👉 #PeerTube:
👉 #SpreadTheWord
❓ We hope you enjoyed the event, whether you were there in Hamburg or watched it via livestream. We’d love to hear your #feedback!
#SocialMedia #communication #democracy

Watch Aya Jaffs’s inspiring talk at the #2MR-Conference online:
»Reclaim the internet for #democracies. How Tech Cooperatives can help«
👉 #freedom sounds like a threat.
Also check out Aya's column »Code & Capital« at @…:
#AyaJaff #Broligarchy #BigTech #OMR #democracy #digitalrights

Not a Tech Bro.
Excellent.
#amIaTechBro #tech #democracy #autocracy #idiocracy #humanrights #workersrights #AI

RE: #2MR #SaveSocial and #DiDay community will be interested in joining the livestream!
🔴 #SocialWeb
#SocialMedia #Journalism & #Democracy
#Demokratie #Medien #Journalismus #Blacksky #Fediverse #Eurosky

🔴 live now:
Together for #2MR
The #Hamburg Declaration – strengthening the Open Social Web with @…, @… and @… #SaveSocial – Networks For #Democracy
#SocialMedia #Mastodon #Fediverse #Eurosky

There is a summit happening in Barcelona, Spain this weekend hosted by PM Sanchez titled "IV In Defense of Democracy". He is hosting leaders of 15 counties including Mexico's Sheinbaum, Brazil's Lula, and South Africa.
They are countering the "illiberal forces" building in the world with a force for democratic values.
No, Carney is not there.
#ElbowsWhatever #canada #canpoli #cdnpoli #democracy #progressive

I have a problem with the House of Commons floor crossers, as I think most people do.
But I havent been able to come up with a more palatable alternative or at least a different scenario.
The biggest problem, for me, is the act of poaching. The trickle of MPs.
It gives the impression, falsely or not, that these people needed just a little more time, a little more convincing, a little more... ? to eventually turn on their constituent's choice of party.
What would be more pallatable? How about a group? Rather than a trickle.
People tallk, it is naïve to think it isn't known between individuals who may be thinking of leaving or switching parties.
So if there is more than one with that thought I think it would be better for our democracy if those MPs banded together and made their concerns known privately in their caucus first, then if nothing changes, they communicate to others including the public, and make it clear this is something that could happen en masse.
Then at least it takes away the transactional nature of it and frames it more as a democratic choice, informed by whatever situation is happening and done for the benefit of constituents and Canadians.
How does this change get made? Unfortunately that's the hard part. It would be hard or maybe inappropriate to "legislate".
It would need to be an expectation, a habit, a "norm".
It could happen. Though today, politicians following "norms" seems to be a little out of vogue.
#canPoli #cdnpoli #canada #democracy #houseofcommons
https://halifax.citynews.ca/video/2026/04/13/floor-crossing-raises-questions-on-canadian-voting-stability/

We are delighted to welcome our English-speaking guests at #2MR, the new festival for #democracy-strengthening #SocialMedia!!! 🙌
@…
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We look forward to hearing about many best practice examples from a wide range of public #authorities, #companies, #educational institutions, artists, #media, foundations and more.
🔴 Livestream: Monday, 4 May, at 9.30 a.m.
subtitles available!
👉 https://2mr.social/en/home-english/
Program: https://2mr.social/en/program-english/

Jetzt online: 🙌
Der #2MR-Plattform-Gipfel 🌄 mit @… von @… und @… von #Eurosky:
»Wie können #Fediverse und #Eurosky voneinander profitieren und offene Netze stärken?«
Jetzt anschauen, via #PeerTube:
👉 #SocialMedia #democracy #atproto #atprotocol #atmosphere #activitypub #mastodon #bluesky #blacksky #fedidev

🔴#2MR live
17.30 – 18.00 next up: #democracy-strenghening #SocialMedia Technologies for Tomorrow
Livestream:
👉 #3QVideo
· host: @… #science communicator at @…
Program:
👉 #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Mastodon #FediAdmin #MastoAdmin #Tech #CivicTech #fedidev

fyi: A very informative video (FR/EN) by the Court of Justice of the #EuropeanUnion 🇪🇺 @… (#FollowRecommendation):
> Discover how any #citizen or #business can bring a case directly before the General Court:
23/02/2026 #democracy #eu #law #RuleOfLaw

🤩 Now available online: @… ’s wonderful keynote speech at the #2MR festival:
„I have a dream“ – A view of the Open Social Web in 5 years
👉 #Fediverse is the best, most empowering #SocialMedia experience that I have ever had.
About #2MR: #SaveSocial #DiDay # #FOSS #Floss #Mastodon #democracy #digitalindependence #digitalsovereignty #media #danmarkskifter #DigitalRights

RE: #2MR #DiDay #SocialMedia #Kommunikation #digitalsovereignty #SciComm #Digitalesouveranitat #Demokratie #democracy #SocialWeb #DutGemacht #DanmarkSkifter

🔴 Watch the #2MR session »Media companies and journalists on the Open Social Web« now on #PeerTube:
👉 #podcast #radio #Leipzig)
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presented by: @… from #FollowThemAll ! #IfYouLike !
#Journalism #Journalismus #Rundfunk #Medien #Presse #Press #democracy #Demokratie #SocialWeb #Detektorfm #broadcast

RE: #2MR event for democracy-strengthening #SocialMedia on Monday, 4 May, at 9.30 a.m.– there will be subtitles in English, French and other languages.
🔴 #business #politics #journalism #academia, the #arts and #culture!
#democracy #communication #MayThe4th #MayTheForth #SciComm #science #BigTech #meta

Update: The #2MR videos are now available on #PeerTube in various file sizes with lower bitrates, and you can select subtitles in 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 🇫🇷.
To do this, click on ‘CC’ in the video to turn on subtitles and select the desired language via the ⚙️ gear icon.
👉 #2MR festival for #democracy-strengthening #SocialMedia are on the website:
👉 #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Democracy

⏰ Only 17 days to go until #2MR conference – the Best Practice Festival for democratic #SocialMedia!
Free registration etc.:
👉 #Eurosky @… @… @…
… and many more!
👉 #SaveTheDate with this .ics:
👉 #democracy #DigitalSovereignty #SciComm #media #marketing #communication

We are delighted to welcome two new accounts to the #2MR Community #StarterPack:
👉 #MustRead)
and
🔹@…, building open-source, content discovery for decentralized social media
#2MR is a festival for #SocialMedia that strengthens #democracy taking place on 4 May in #Hamburg
👉 #MayTheForth
#Media #Eurosky #Bluesky #Mastodon #Fediverse #Meta #SciComm #DanmarkSkifter