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W fazie play-off #Major.a w #Szanghaj.u mielismy 5 Polakow...
w jutrzejszych polfinalach melduje sie 4 z nich 😎
- Kamil #siuhy Szkaradek jako kapitan #MOUZ
- Wiktor #TaZ Wojtas jako trener i Janusz #Snax Pogorzelski jako kapitan #G2Esport
- Filip #NEO Kubski jako trener #FaZeClanA to oznacza, ze przynajmniej jednego Polaka zobaczymy w finale, w walce o trofeum i 500 tys. dolarow dla druzyny mistrzow
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W fazie play-off #Major.a w #Szanghaj.u mielismy 5 Polakow...
w jutrzejszych polfinalach melduje sie 4 z nich 😎
- Kamil #siuhy Szkaradek jako kapitan #MOUZ
- Wiktor #TaZ Wojtas jako trener i Janusz #Snax Pogorzelski jako kapitan #G2Esport
- Filip #NEO Kubski jako trener #FaZeClanA to oznacza, ze przynajmniej jednego Polaka zobaczymy w finale, w walce o trofeum i 500 tys. dolarow dla druzyny mistrzow
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Major Disruption to Glasgow trains to last until the end of the day http://dlvr.it/TPMm6W #AvantiWestCoast #Ayr #Disruption #Glasgow
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Major Disruption to Glasgow trains to last until the end of the day http://dlvr.it/TPMlyL #AvantiWestCoast #Ayr #Disruption #Glasgow
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Majority of fans prefer private public viewing to Euro 2024 mass gatherings
Although the European Football Championship is taking place on their doorstep, the majority of Germans prefer to watch it at home.
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Majority of fans prefer private public viewing to Euro 2024 mass gatherings
Although the European Football Championship is taking place on their doorstep, the majority of Germans prefer to watch it at home.
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Majority of fans prefer private public viewing to Euro 2024 mass gatherings
Although the European Football Championship is taking place on their doorstep, the majority of Germans prefer to watch it at home.
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Majority of fans prefer private public viewing to Euro 2024 mass gatherings
Although the European Football Championship is taking place on their doorstep, the majority of Germans prefer to watch it at home.
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Majority of fans prefer private public viewing to Euro 2024 mass gatherings
Although the European Football Championship is taking place on their doorstep, the majority of Germans prefer to watch it at home.
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Major Historical Threats to American Democracy & in 2025 – History Analysis by Perplexity Pro – September 10, 2025
Major Historical Threats to American Democracy 2025
The Civil War Crisis (1850s-1860s)
The most severe threat in American history came from the convergence of polarization over slavery, racial conflict, and economic inequality between North and South. This led to actual secession, civil war, and the temporary breakdown of democratic governance.
Sources: The Crisis of American Democracy in Historical Context; The Crisis of American Democracy in Historical Context; American Civil War (Wikipedia)
Reconstruction Collapse and Jim Crow (1870s-1890s)
Following the Civil War, violent suppression of African American voting rights through terrorism, lynchings, and systematic disenfranchisement effectively ended democracy for millions of Americans for over half a century. The Wilmington coup of 1898 exemplified this threat—elected officials were forced to resign at gunpoint and replaced with white supremacist Democrats.
Sources: The Crisis of American Democracy in Historical Context; The Crisis of American Democracy in Historical Context; Reconstruction Era (Wikipedia)
The Founding Era Crisis (1790s)
Political polarization nearly brought down the young republic as the Founding Fathers split into hostile partisan camps, creating what one scholar called “partisan warfare” that threatened the nation’s survival.
Sources: We’ve been here before – JHU Hub – Johns Hopkins University; The Crisis of American Democracy in Historical Context; Foundation Era Crisis, 1790s (Wikiepedia)
Current Threats Under Trump’s Second Term (2025)
Significant Attacks on Electoral Integrity
- Suspended voting protections meant to expand voter access
- Dismissed critical voter access cases despite DOJ obligations
- Issued executive order baselessly accusing the Biden campaign of election interference
- Required proof of citizenship to vote and mandated changes to mail-in ballot practices
Sources: The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine the Next Election; Dangerous cracks in US democracy pillars – Brookings Institution
Undermining Rule of Law
- Pardoned approximately 1,500 January 6 insurrectionists, including violent offenders, on his first day
- Demanded DOJ seek evidence to prosecute the previous administration
- Attempted to freeze trillions in federal funding through illegal orders
- Challenged birthright citizenship guaranteed by the Constitution
Source: The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine the Next Election
Executive Aggrandizement and Corruption Risks
- Granted unelected Elon Musk unprecedented access to classified information and power over government departments through DOGE
- Rescinded ethics commitments for executive branch personnel
- Implemented Schedule F to potentially replace thousands of career civil servants with loyalists
- Created new avenues for potential foreign influence through business interests
Source: The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine the Next Election
Authoritarian Tactics
- Used rhetoric labeling political opponents as “evil,” “enemies,” “criminals,” and “lunatics”
- Made anonymous violent threats against federal judges reach “unprecedented highs”
- Weakened election infrastructure by disbanding the Foreign Influence Task Force
- Created a “climate of political fear unprecedented in modern American history”
Source: Dangerous cracks in US democracy pillars – Brookings Institution
Ranking of All Threats to American Democracy
Tier 1: Existential Threats
- Civil War Crisis (1850s-1860s) – Actual dissolution of the Union and armed conflict
- Trump’s Second Term (2025) – First time all four democratic threats converge simultaneously
- Reconstruction Collapse (1870s-1890s) – Systematic disenfranchisement lasting decades
Tier 2: Severe Institutional Threats
- Watergate Era (1970s) – Presidential criminality and constitutional crisis
- World War II Internment (1940s) – Mass violation of civil rights under executive power
- Founding Era Crisis (1790s) – Near-collapse of early democratic institutions
Tier 3: Significant But Contained Threats
- McCarthyism (1950s) – Suppression of political dissent and civil liberties
- Various wartime restrictions – Temporary but concerning expansions of executive power
The systematic nature of current threats—targeting elections, rule of law, civil liberties, and institutional checks simultaneously—creates what experts call “an especially grave moment for democracy.”
Unlike past crises that involved one or two threats, this convergence makes the current period extraordinarily perilous.
Sources: The Crisis of American Democracy in Historical Context; The Crisis of American Democracy in Historical Context; Rising Threats to U.S. Democracy | PS: Political Science & Politics; and, Perplexity Pro research.
#2025 #AI #AmericanDemocracy #artificialIntelligence #AuthoritarianTactics #CivilWar #Convergence #Corruption #DOGE #DrWeb #Elections #ExistentialThreats #HistoricalThreats #HistoryAnalysis #JimCrow #Musk #Reconstruction #RuleOfLaw #September #WesternDemocracy
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Repairing 4Runner skid plate bolts
I don't think I've written about car repairs on the blog yet, but there's never been a better time than the present! 🔧
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Repairing 4Runner skid plate bolts
I don't think I've written about car repairs on the blog yet, but there's never been a better time than the present! 🔧
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Repairing 4Runner skid plate bolts
I don't think I've written about car repairs on the blog yet, but there's never been a better time than the present! 🔧
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Repairing 4Runner skid plate bolts
I don't think I've written about car repairs on the blog yet, but there's never been a better time than the present! 🔧
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Repairing 4Runner skid plate bolts
I don't think I've written about car repairs on the blog yet, but there's never been a better time than the present! 🔧
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Major upgrade today for #Jellyfin. They are changing how their database is used, so the upgrade may run for hours.
Note further that the upgrade requires the relevant partitions to have at least 2G free. On my #Debian #RPi4, I had to increase the size of /tmp in order for the upgrade to proceed.
Jellyfin 10.11.0 | Jellyfin
https://jellyfin.org/posts/jellyfin-release-10.11.0https://mastodon.online/@jellyfin/115403875313955897
**Update:** It took about two minutes on my box, after I increased /tmp.
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Want to Sign to a Record Label? Here Are 5 Dark Requirements They Never List on Their Websites! For those of you who love conspiracy theories, this won't just be theories, but action won't be.
https://www.hpmusic.id/post/5-rahasia-gelap-record-label#
#majorlabel #spotifyplaylist #music #hpmusic #mutualan #moots
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Major support for closer relationship with EU - including with Reform-leaning voters
From the TUC (UKs Trade Union Congress)
https://www.tuc.org.uk/news/major-support-closer-relationship-eu-including-reform-leaning-voters
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OUT NOW: Majority Rules 2025 — a new cut of #MajorityRules featuring the results of 2024's primary reform ballot initiatives. At a time when confidence in democracy is at historic lows, this film shows how voters can reclaim power.
Get brand new educational resources from Journeys in Film to use the new cut of Majority Rules to teach about ranked choice voting and election reform in your civics, government and political science classrooms. These teaching tools are specifically designed for grades 8-12, International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement, and higher education use.
Learn more: https://journeysinfilm.org/film/majority-rules/
#Education #PoliticalScience #CivicEngagement #Activism #Elections #Democracy #ElectionReform #RankedChoiceVoting #HighSchool #HigherEd #Homeschooling #AP #IB #Movies #Government #Docmentary #USPolitics #USPol
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Major disruption to Hampshire and Dorset trains as engineers attend fault http://dlvr.it/TQdQmQ #Bournemouth #Brockenhurst #CrossCountry #Disruption
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Major disruption to Hampshire and Dorset trains as engineers attend fault http://dlvr.it/TQdQmQ #Bournemouth #Brockenhurst #CrossCountry #Disruption
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Major disruption to Hampshire and Dorset trains as engineers attend fault http://dlvr.it/TQdQmQ #Bournemouth #Brockenhurst #CrossCountry #Disruption
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Major disruption to Hampshire and Dorset trains as engineers attend fault http://dlvr.it/TQdQmQ #Bournemouth #Brockenhurst #CrossCountry #Disruption
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Major disruption to Hampshire and Dorset trains as engineers attend fault http://dlvr.it/TQdQmQ #Bournemouth #Brockenhurst #CrossCountry #Disruption
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Major disruption to Easter services in Hampshire, Dorset, and southwest London http://dlvr.it/TJpdFV #Bitterne #Bournemouth #Brockenhurst #Disruption
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Major disruption to Easter services in Hampshire, Dorset, and southwest London http://dlvr.it/TJpdFV #Bitterne #Bournemouth #Brockenhurst #Disruption
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Major disruption to Easter services in Hampshire, Dorset, and southwest London http://dlvr.it/TJpdFV #Bitterne #Bournemouth #Brockenhurst #Disruption
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Major disruption to Easter services in Hampshire, Dorset, and southwest London http://dlvr.it/TJpdFV #Bitterne #Bournemouth #Brockenhurst #Disruption
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Major disruption to Easter services in Hampshire, Dorset, and southwest London http://dlvr.it/TJpdFV #Bitterne #Bournemouth #Brockenhurst #Disruption
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Major disruption to Easter services in Hampshire, Dorset, and southwest London http://dlvr.it/TJpc71 #Bitterne #Bournemouth #Brockenhurst #Disruption