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Trumpmenistan.

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Farage skips Starmer’s big announcement a day after the party’s former Wales leader was accused of taking Russian bribe

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The Tea Party changed the trajectory of Obama’s presidency, launched the careers of current GOP stars, and paved the way for Donald Trump, @dgraham.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily. Could Democrats harness the same grassroots energy for themselves?

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#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…

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Indeed. Hungary backing Putin and Trump, Slovakia, interestingly, backing the resolution.

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Says it all really, the age of US international leadership is dead and buried.

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We may be seeing another Lavender Scare, which was a mass dismissal of homosexuals from federal work in the 50s. EO 10450 in 53 barred homosexuals from the federal workforce and about 5,000 people were fired

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Zelenskyy refuses Trump demand to give $500bn of Ukraine minerals to US www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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🇸🇰 Fico’s war on NGOs, journalists, and critics is clear. The real threats to Slovakia’s security? Not so much. Click for more 👇

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Thread - I've been thinking a lot about Walter Lippmann’s Public Opinion lately, especially in the context of Musk’s role in dismantling the federal workforce through DOGE. It’s a perfect example of what Lippmann warned about over a century ago.

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Ficov prejav na CPAC bol slabým pokusom napodobniť Orbána pre MAGA publikum, pričom vynechal svoju ľavicovú a komunistickú minulosť – prišiel neskoro, bol v Trumpovom svete 2.0 nepodstatný, keďže malé štáty preň jednoducho nehrajú rolu – iba ako nehnuteľnosti. www.youtube.com/live/UUcBZvR...

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Fico’s CPAC speech a weak bid to mimic Orbán for a MAGA audience airbrushing out his left-wing and communist background—too late, too forgettable, irrelevant in a Trump 2.0 world for whom small states just don’t count. youtu.be/08r-or_k17k?...

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The Bulgarian far-right Revival party (strongly pro-russian) staged a violent protest against Bulgaria's pending adoption of the euro. 10 policemen injured, EU delegation building stormed and vandalized... www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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Reading latest Larry Diamond’s essay – each, rightly, more pessimistic - can’t help wondering whether the global influence of US big name democracy scholars is going to erode, having proved unequal to understanding and stemming horrendous backsliding in their own back yard pocket.co/share/aa045b...

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⚖️ How resilient is Germany's constitutional system? As far-right positions gain traction and centrist parties increasingly compete by adopting some of their views, democratic institutions may face one of their toughest tests yet. Shortly before the elections, we wanted answers to this question 👇

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Attack on the institutions and democracy is real. No matter whether you see it as digital feudalism imposed by digital robber barons or just plain state capture. youtu.be/btdY7eFvlNM?...

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How did modern democracy spread so widely? @stasavage.bsky.social with an interesting review of our book "The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy" (and other recent contributions on the topic) in the JHPE. Important discussion in these difficult times. www.nowpublishers.com/article/Deta...

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God bless the British tabloid press…

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Nový akademický článek 🦖 ‘Smrt dinosaurů? Organizační odolnost a přežití starších mainstreamových stran v Česku,’ který jsem napsal spolu s Lubomírem Kopečkou, zkoumá, jak se tradiční strany přizpůsobují a prosperují uprostřed politických krizí. Článek je volně dostupný tinyurl.com/dino2025

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📢 New article ! 🦖 "Death of the Dinosaurs? Organisational Resilience and the Survival of Older Mainstream Parties in Czechia". Lubomír Kopeček & I explore how traditional parties adapt & thrive amid political crises #Czech #Parties #Resilience eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

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Publicly abandoning American and Ukranian democracy on the same day.

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Here's why fact checking matters. Trump gives misleading and false statements about the war in Ukraine. @theguardian.com provides the facts on five of these statements. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Out today and open access 🔓 In this article, we evidence the radicalisation of the U.K. Conservatives by showing how they incorporated all the elements of populist radical right narratives in their justification of the Rwanda Policy! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Well, indeed that’s the typical anti-political pitch of the billionaire-politician including - let’s not forget -Trump himself. I also couldn’t help wondering if this was disguised hope for a new kickass liberal billionaire to emerge, but perhaps that’s a contradiction in terms and Soros a one-off

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If, like me, you are a UCU member and agree the union should stop wasting time and effort on a fruitless round of pay strikes at a time when tens of thousands of academic jobs are at risk, then please consider signing this open letter (link early on the document): ucucommons.org/2025/02/13/m...

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Timely: AMERICAN COUP: WILMINGTON 1898 tells the little-known story of this deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina’s largest city — the only coup d’état in the history of the US. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AORz...

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Alors, an emergency summit in Paris (to discuss the crisis that has been ignored for so long that it is now an emergency). I am very ready to be pleasantly surprised, for instance by Keir Starmer not doing this again:

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NEW: UK PM Keir Starmer writes in The Daily Telegraph, MONDAY. The UK is willing to put troops on the ground in Ukraine as a security guarantee. A huge move. It could trigger a European-wide military deployment.

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The people have taken to the streets to demonstrate against corruption and Prime Minister Robert Fico’s pro-Moscow policies. Once again, Slovaks see their future in Europe, not Russia. www.journalofdemocra...

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AI’s more in the business of rehashing consensus and cliche, but - though I hate to say it - the Musk-boosted poster may have a point. Academia needs to work out how harness not just police AI IMO.

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Europe must treat MAGA ideological imperialism as seriously as Soviet attempts to spread communism to the West. They are funding and promoting extremist European parties & trying to destabilise democratically elected govts. We cannot permit a malign foreign power to usurp our democracies & values.

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H/t Peter Treščák

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“Looking back at the 1930s, we used to wonder how it seemed that everybody could see war coming but do nothing to stop it. Now we understand.” @keirgiles.bsky.social writes for the @financialtimes.com on the dangers facing Ukraine and the continent of Europe.

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British politicians who choose the US led by Trump over shared security interests with Europe are making a colossal strategic error, I fear.

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The old school pro-EU Tory "wets" split from the British right over Brexit. Now, many old-school Tory eurosceptics might break over Trump. Then you're just left with the weird young racists and grifters hoping for a GB News gig.

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"The speech was silly and immature" Lord Sumption says of JD Vance. Sumption does see free speech challenges [from society] in UK but says authoritarianism of Trump Admini js a much bigger challenge to democracy. "The Administration of which Vance is part has come closest to destroying these values"

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It was an honour to host @efinkel.bsky.social at @uclssees.bsky.social last night in partnership with @ukrinstitute.bsky.social to hear how Russian myths about identity & history have morphed into brutal acts of violence against Ukraine.Thanks @okhromeychuk.bsky.social for moderating. Read his book!

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