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Lords rally to protect independence of UK’s Electoral Commission

Boris Johnson’s government faces new defeat over what critics say is democratic meddling

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk wants to own Twitter to protect his ‘freedom’, not everyone else’s

Billionaires like Musk use their vast fortunes to build a world where they are unconstrained by laws, shareholders, consumers or accountability of any kind

The Guardian - US

Slovenia's populist PM loses election to environmentalist party-election commission

Slovenia's populist Prime Minister Janez Jansa lost a national election on Sunday as the environmentalist Freedom Movement party won more votes than his SDS party, according to preliminary figures from election authorities.

Reuters

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My Park Slope Food Coop conspiracy blues

It's easy to fall into conspiratorial thinking, as I learned when my peers thought I had much more power than I did

Salon

Historians to Trump: You're fired!

"The Presidency of Donald J. Trump" offers a wealth of valuable perspectives — but fails to measure the danger

Salon

Maher: "Democracy dies in plain sight"

On "Real Time With Bill Maher," the host talks about democracy as being a luxury many Americans see as unaffordable

Salon

Media gets it wrong on Musk and Twitter

Mainstream media largely parrots Musk's mendacious framing — but this fight is about monopoly power, not speech

Salon

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Russian mercenaries are Putin's 'coercive tool' in Africa

Russia has engaged in under-the-radar military operations in at least half a dozen countries in Africa in the last five years using a shadowy mercenary force analysts say is loyal to President Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK

March against antisemitism and all forms of hate

Too often, we have seen extremist elected officials making veiled anti-Jewish statements and pursuing racist policies. We must not become desensitized to these attitudes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Indian politician arrested for anti-Modi tweet

NEW DELHI: A state lawmaker in India was arrested for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter, officials said, raising concerns over freedom of speech in the world’s largest democracy.

Bangkok Post

‘Democracy in Florida is not functioning.’ Governor’s rigged maps rob Black voters of power

Governor Ron DeSantis’s redistricting gambit means ‘for all intents and purposes, there’s currently … one-man rule’, says one former GOP strategist

The Guardian - US

Scottish Labour opposition to indyref2 not "viable" says country's top trade unionist

Roz Foyer said there is a “policy difference” between the Labour party and wider Labour movement on a referendum

Daily Record

French polls may show support for local control

The problems with these dismal elections are many -- low turnout, moribund public debate, the popularity of politicians running as Putinist populists, and an uninspiring incumbent president, Emmanuel Macron. But at the heart of the French democratic recession is a void where local democracy should be.

Bangkok Post

Art museums and the craft of democracy

The current regime must check whether its Raisina Hill project meets the obligation of promoting democratic principles

The Hindu

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Salon

Trump sabotages McCarthy — and the GOP

Kevin McCarthy's post-insurrection journey reflects the larger anti-democratic shift among GOP voters

Reuters

Brazil opposition party files complaint against Bolsonaro's pardon for ally

An opposition party on Friday filed a constitutional complaint at Brazil's Supreme Court against a pardon granted by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro to an ally who the court sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for anti-democratic threats.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson meets India’s PM Narendra Modi for talks in New Delhi amid partygate storm

The Prime Minister noted he would not get the same ‘fantastic welcome’ everywhere as he was greeted with a military ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan presidential residence

Wales Online

Boris Johnson meeting Narenda Modi in India to talk defence, fossil fuels, trade and Russia

The PM was welcomed to New Delhi with a military ceremony

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The Independent UK

Boris Johnson meets with Narendra Modi for talks on defence and trade

The Prime Minister was welcomed with a military ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan presidential residence.

Pedestrian.tv

ELECTION RECAP: It’s Just So Crazy How Private Texts Sent To Scott Morrison End Up In The Media

Welcome to another PTV election recap. We’re sharing the load around so the state of our so-called democracy doesn’t send someone mad. It’s a workplace health and safety issue. Here’s the stuff you need to know from this week: Albo has COVID Yep the man of the hour (six weeks?)…

The Guardian - US

‘Democracy will wither’: Barack Obama outlines perils of unregulated big tech in sweeping speech

In a keynote address at Stanford University, the former president made his most extensive remarks yet about the tech landscape

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson to offer India defence support in bid to loosen ties with Russia

The Prime Minister wants New Delhi to reduce the amount of arms it buys from Moscow.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rotary aids Ukrainian refugees

The Evanston-based service organizations, whose 37,000 chapters worldwide include Rotaries in both Ukraine and Russia, is uniquely situated to help in the crisis.

Salon

Jordan Klepper on GOP's love of Hungary

Klepper was on "Salon Talks" to discuss bad Trump rallies, traveling to Hungary and the power of comedy against BS

Axios

JFK “Profile in Courage” awards given to politicians who stood up to Trump and Putin

Recipients are being recognized "for their courage to protect and defend democracy in the United States and abroad."

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