Democracy thrives on accountability, transparency, and checks on concentrated power. Without robust regulations to counterbalance such influence, the risk of private interests shaping public policy grows, threatening the principles of democratic governance. - ThreadSky

youranona.bsky.social • 173 days ago

Democracy thrives on accountability, transparency, and checks on concentrated power. Without robust regulations to counterbalance such influence, the risk of private interests shaping public policy grows, threatening the principles of democratic governance.

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digitalscorpyun.bsky.social•173 days ago

We need to check and balance AIPAC.

elesazehndorfer.bsky.social•173 days ago

We've just lost regulation at Meta completely (not that it was any good) with Republican Joel Kaplan taking the reins and removing virtually all fact checking.

coachdonna.bsky.social•173 days ago

We’re doomed. The next few years will be a shitshow. But we must start preparing to take it all back. Get rid of the electoral college as a starter. As soon as possible. And it would seem we need a Constitutional Convention.

misfitwookiee.bsky.social•173 days ago

It's the difficulty inherent in organizing that Constitutional Convention where the problem is. It's meant to be difficult due to its seriousness, but in this age of misinfo and binary media, I worry it'd be impossible to organize the people enough to do what NEEDS to be done.

coachdonna.bsky.social•173 days ago

I'm hoping (what little hope is left in our current idiocracy) that the greater unwashed MAGAts finally realize they were bamboozled and turn on all their MAGA politicians who lied to them.

misfitwookiee.bsky.social•173 days ago

I hope that happens, too, but with all the other factors involved (racism, greed/FOMO, "owning the libs"), I worry that nothing will be enough to break away from the indoctrination via AM radio since the Reagan years and Church's right-wing shift in flyover country. I hope we can do better, but...

coachdonna.bsky.social•173 days ago

I know. sigh

lorihamilton.bsky.social•173 days ago

Correct. And as @marcelias.bsky.social and @democracydocket.com say, we are on our own. Mind boggling really.

realbleugenes.bsky.social•173 days ago

If Garland won’t release Jack Smith’s report, Biden should fire him and replace him with someone who will release the report. The public has the right to know!

scot-free.bsky.social•173 days ago

So too when the Highest Court in the land has been corrupted!
Even Third World countries are staggered by what’s happening in America!
😱👎🇺🇸👎

eds-enginde.bsky.social•173 days ago

Any chance you guys have a copy of Jack Smith’s draft reports? Hopefully they get to see the light of day somehow.

antwestcoast.bsky.social•173 days ago

I really need everyone to retweet this out!

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