🫵 Follow https://t.co/swt2rcCJUv »The #ruleoflaw# is #democracy’s# last defence — that’s why #populists# attack it: It’s no accident that from #France# to #Wisconsin#, the #radicalright# seek to undermine faith in the judiciary.« https://t.co/trXijNBTAs #FactCrisis# #Populism# #Popu…#

MAJOR ORDER: The sustained efforts of the Helldivers to impede the Meridian Singularity have borne fruit. Now, it has become possible to bring deliverance to the planets that remain in its destructive path. The Singularity loses energy and momentum as it moves. Eventually, assuming current Illuminate Dark Energy accumulation rates remain constant, it will come to rest. Center of Science models have estimated its stopping point as somewhere past Super Earth. But with the activation of the Penrose Energy Siphon, the Singularity can now be slowed enough to guarantee that it halts before it destroys Super Earth. In order to ensure the realization of this scenario, a sustained and intense suppression of Illuminate Dark Energy accumulation is critical. The Helldivers are ordered to heavily suppress Illuminate invasion events for the next several days. If successful, this will free Super Earth from the Singularity's path of destruction. Nothing is more critical than the security of Democracy's heart. To ensure the success of this mission, High Command has authorized the temporary deployment of a new Stratagem for use against the Illuminate: the E/GL-21 Grenadier Battlement. If the Order is successful, the Stratagem will be made permanently available for requisition fleetwide.

The session is significant because it will revive the Congress party, thereby strengthening our country's democracy. It will have a pivotal impact at the grassroots level. This reorganisation will benefit the party at the national level. The AICC has already prepared guidelines for empowering the party at district and booth levels. : CWC Special Invitee and MP Shri @kodikunnilMP On Extended CWC Meeting 📍 Ahmedabad, Gujarat

The Election Commission has surrendered to BJP. Rajeev Kumar has mortgaged the country's democracy in the greed for post after retirement‼️ @ArvindKejriwal #DeshKaSabseBadaGundaKaun# https://t.co/93YRC9030o

I don't think and politician or celeb here can prove their credentials on issue of free speech. Literally everyone would justify action when it suits their side and will oppose it when it doesn't. In any mature democracy free speech up to certain extent is protected by law, not sure when we will reach that level of maturity.

Just a reminder the architect of these protests is Norm Eisen and he told us this was the playbook in 2019. In Norm Eisen’s “Democracy Playbook” (specifically The Democracy Playbook: Preventing and Reversing Democratic Backsliding, originally published by the Brookings Institution in 2019 and updated in later versions), civil protest is framed as a legitimate and essential component of democratic resilience, particularly in the face of authoritarian tendencies. Key Themes from the Playbook Regarding Civil Protest: 1. Nonviolent Protest as a Democratic Tool •Eisen emphasizes peaceful mass mobilization as a key mechanism for resisting authoritarian encroachments. •He draws on examples from Eastern Europe, the U.S., and Latin America to show how civil protests can defend democratic norms, especially when institutions are under threat. 2. Strategic Protest to Pressure Institutions •The playbook encourages strategically timed protests to coincide with political decisions (e.g., Supreme Court rulings, elections, executive overreach) in order to pressure courts, legislatures, and public opinion. 3. Coordination with Civil Society & Media •Protests are seen as most effective when coordinated with civil society organizations, legal advocacy groups, and sympathetic media. •The document urges forming alliances with NGOs, academics, and international observers to amplify protest messaging. 4. Framing & Messaging •Eisen stresses that successful protests need a clear moral message, emphasizing “defense of democracy,” “protection of rights,” or “constitutional accountability.” •Framing should avoid violent rhetoric and instead focus on inclusion, lawfulness, and democratic integrity. 5. “Pre-Bunking” and Countering Authoritarian Narratives •The playbook suggests that activists prepare preemptive narratives to counter expected government backlash (e.g., labeling protests as “unpatriotic” or “insurrectionist”). •Encourages “pre-bunking” through media campaigns and grassroots education. Tell me how that’s not the literal playbook for these Tesla protests?

“Almost every democracy is under stress, independent of technology,” said Darrell M. West, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. “When you add disinformation on top of that, it just creates many opportunities for mischief.” https://t.co/pkR4hLkEeM

#WATCH# | On Kunal Kamra row, Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora says, "Let me say one thing very clearly, comedy is an essential form of any society. Balasaheb Thackeray himself was a cartoonist, he himself believed in using comedy and humour. But there is a huge difference between being a classist, elitist, paid agent, trying to bail out a party. That is facing a case in Bombay High Court by a girl who died under mysterious circumstances by her own father. Nowadays, a new trend is to protect entitled monarchists who preach about democracy and meritocracy, is to use classist and elitist under the garb of liberalism. This has been exposed earlier when people tried to mock Narendra Modi because he came from a very humble background and he rose to become PM of the world's largest democracy. In the same way, they are trying to mock a man who came from nothing and rose to become CM of the country's second largest state. These people have been rejected by the people of Maharashtra and the people of India and it is very clear who these people are working for and why they are working for them."

i think we should give up the charade of upholding democracy. both sides want democracy only when they are not in power and fascism when they ARE in power. One should just accept and normalize this thought. There is no need to expect democracy at all when it is just an excuse. one should accept and understand that fascism is how it is and always will be.

#AAP#'s national spokesperson, Abhinandita, has joined the enduring fight for the restoration of democracy in Ladakh. Alongside state convenor #AAPLadakh# #TseringPhuntsog#, she stood in solidarity with #SonamWangchuk# during a recent meeting. https://t.co/JL1Gp5pJ2X https://t.co/vZlpWZjc1y

Manjit Singh ji from London,UK participated in #Upwaas4Kejriwal# He has msg for us. Free and Fair elections are at the root of strong democracy, but instead Bjp is putting honest leaders in jail & protecting the corrupt & criminals. @AamAadmiParty @AAPPunjab @AAP__UK https://t.co/pvuEFMKsnq

🚨🇺🇸 STEPHEN MILLER: BIDEN ADMIN DELIBERATELY FLEW IN ILLEGALS AND GAVE THEM ACCESS TO VOTE “This was not a loophole. Mayorkas created a scheme to fly illegal aliens in, escort them across the border, give them parole, work permits, Social Security numbers—and access to the voting booth. This was an attack on democracy. And California refusing to hand over illegal alien criminals to ICE is criminal in itself.” Source: FOX @StephenM

The Connecticut senator Chris Murphy says he thinks people are picking up what he’s putting down “because they see that I am motivated . . . by my fear that we are going to sleepwalk through the transition of our country from a democracy to an autocracy.” https://t.co/AwieyGJH2m

Thank you so much Dr ⁦@KanimozhiDMK MP & ⁦@DrKalanidhiV⁩ MP for visiting me to extend invitation from CM Tamil Nadu ⁦@mkstalin⁩ ji to participate in a meeting being organized on 22nd to save the interests of our States & true spirit of Democracy ⁦@AAPPunjab⁩ https://t.co/tqTNXmNVGf

The #INDIAalliance# stands with us in this fight ensuring the inclusion of #Ladakh# under #SixthSchedule#. By supporting the #INDIAalliance# candidate, we are taking a stand for #democracy#, for our #rights#, and for the #future# of Ladakh. #Vote# for TSERING NAMGYAL! @_INDIAAlliance

Supporters and well-wishers of Ladakh rejoice as the Supreme Court grants interim bail to @ArvindKejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi. Mr. Kejriwal's release on interim bail is a victory for justice and democracy. https://t.co/Ub0ofixwzW

Stephen Miller gives a masterclass on the role of the President of the United States “A president is elected by the whole American people.He's the only official in the entire government that is elected by the entire nation. Judges are appointed. Members of Congress are elected at the district or state level. Just one man and the Constitution, Article 2 has a clause known as the vesting clause, and it says the executive power shall be vested in a president, singular. The whole will of democracy is imbued into the elected president. That president then appoints staff to then impose that democratic will onto the government. The threat to democracy, indeed the existential threat to democracy, is the unelected bureaucracy of lifetime tenured civil servants who believe they answer to no one, who believe they can do whatever they want without consequence, who believe they can set their own agenda no matter what Americans vote for.”

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Today the whole country is seeing that each and every worker of Aam Aadmi Party is facing their hooliganism strongly. We were not afraid, we did not bow down. Whatever we have to do, we will do but we will not let the democracy of the country bow down. #DeshKaSabseBadaGundaKaun# https://t.co/S18XRdRBge