Jon Stewart and @mariaressa.bsky.social discuss how institutions weaken when they fail to act, and how installing loyalists in key positions puts democracy at risk. #TheWeeklyShow #politics
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What an incredible episode. I’m so grateful for this conversation. @mariaressa.bsky.social is a phenomenal thinker and bright spirit despite the rising darkness. I feel empowered, inspired, and uplifted. Thank you - from the bottom of my heart 💜
Since the philosophy of separation of powers, by 18th century enlightenment philosopher Charles-Louis de Secondat, democracies did not continue developing the needed antibodies to prevent internal threats - especially in the digital age in which the electorate finds their own truth.
Regarding Bezos's order for the Post's editorials to only support personal liberties and free markets. To most Americans this doesn't sound like a bad thing. Yet, Bezos refuses to pay warehouse workers for their time to be screened after their shift. Where is their personal liberty to go home?
Personal liberty and free markets were also the causes championed by the enslavers of the South and the robber barons, but liberty is only for the rich & powerful, the humans they exploit get none. @colinwoodard.bsky.social 's fantastic book "American Character" is a must read on on this subject.
Regarding Bezos's order for the Post's editorials to only support personal liberties and free markets. To most Americans this doesn't sound like a bad thing. Yet, Bezos refuses to pay warehouse workers for their time to be screened after their shift. Where is their personal liberty to go home?
Personal liberty and free markets were also the causes championed by the enslavers of the South and the robber barons, but liberty is only for the rich & powerful, the humans they exploit get none. @colinwoodard.bsky.social fantastic book "American Character" has the historical context on this.
Words cannot fully express the incredible impact this interview has had on my wellbeing. I am ashamed to just learn of Ms. Ressa’s work until today and will rectify that by subscribing to Rappler and devour her books. Truly an inspirational interview. Thank you!!!
What to do: stop surveillance for profit (information profit), stop marginalizing groups of people, and journalism to tell the truth. *Protect our children country and the 🌎! Stop political actors who are out for power and money 💰! Trust is broken down, hard to tell fact from fiction.
Democracy used to be a nice tool for people to have a voice, but democracy doesn’t exist anymore. Now we are a dictatorship in diapers that grows fast into the biggest shit ever known
I'm passing this video of Trump admitting he rigged the election around because no news outlet is. Please share it from C-SPAN. It's not AI. Imagine the GOP reaction of Biden had said this. The Democratic need to get their act together and fight for us.
I blame all this on American anti blackness. u know how a ppl r by how they treat the least in their society American society still terrorizes & massacres their blk citizens even children the street. Not even like dogs. They're treated BETTER. Predators eventually always seek bigger prey! Ur turn!
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Unite and fight!
Please act quickly and forcefully!
They're big enough to handle the truth. Connect the dots for them. Creating an apartheid never loked so easy...
This seems like slander on trumps part!
https://www.c-span.org/program/white-house-event/president-trump-signs-executive-orders-on-fifa-world-cup-2026/656923
Remember my friends, never doubt a pattern…it always leads to a path of truth