#authoritarians — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #authoritarians, aggregated by home.social.
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An excellent example of how ignorant #authoritarians can destroy organizational culture and competence that took years to develop, and will take even longer to rebuild. And all to no good purpose, other than catering to #bigotry & #brutality. Brought to you by the cowards and sycophants that comprise today's #GOP
Six-hour polygraphs, forced reassignments: inside homeland security’s campaign of fear
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/11/inside-homeland-security-campaign-of-fear?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other -
An excellent example of how ignorant #authoritarians can destroy organizational culture and competence that took years to develop, and will take even longer to rebuild. And all to no good purpose, other than catering to #bigotry & #brutality. Brought to you by the cowards and sycophants that comprise today's #GOP
Six-hour polygraphs, forced reassignments: inside homeland security’s campaign of fear
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/11/inside-homeland-security-campaign-of-fear?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other -
"North Texas #Antifa cell"
When one thing prosecution says is fiction, this undermines all other things prosecution says.
But sadly "Destruction of Government property" is #terrorism under the law in #Australia too.
The random attack around the world were a blessing for #Statists and #Authoritarians who prepared for public dissent.No dissent, no democracy
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@avilewis
As an Australian (also currently suffering a majority federal govt) it’s very disappointing to read this about Canada as we often feel we have much in common. I hope parliamentary scrutiny can be reinstated &/or improved soon. Otherwise it’s lawyers at ten paces, & we all know the law moves at a glacial pace. ☹️#canPol #Canada #AusPol #parliamentaryProcess #parliamentaryScrutiny #authoritarians #majorityGovernment #government #disappointing
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@avilewis
As an Australian (also currently suffering a majority federal govt) it’s very disappointing to read this about Canada as we often feel we have much in common. I hope parliamentary scrutiny can be reinstated &/or improved soon. Otherwise it’s lawyers at ten paces, & we all know the law moves at a glacial pace. ☹️#canPol #Canada #AusPol #parliamentaryProcess #parliamentaryScrutiny #authoritarians #majorityGovernment #government #disappointing
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Former California AG Bill Lockyer Offers A Dumb And Lazy Defense Of The Paramount Warner Bros Merger
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Former California AG Bill Lockyer Offers A Dumb And Lazy Defense Of The Paramount Warner Bros Merger
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Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.
New research sheds light on how mediocre #employees help would-be #authoritarians maintain power.
Turns out career pressures familiar to employees everywhere — desire to revive stalled career or obtain minor promotion — can be enough to incentivize lower- and midlevel officials to violate professional obligations, fundamental norms and even basic morality. Often just middling workers looking for a way to get ahead.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/americas/actually-democracy-dies-in-hr.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
https://archive.is/20260518091508/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/americas/actually-democracy-dies-in-hr.html -
Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.
New research sheds light on how mediocre #employees help would-be #authoritarians maintain power.
Turns out career pressures familiar to employees everywhere — desire to revive stalled career or obtain minor promotion — can be enough to incentivize lower- and midlevel officials to violate professional obligations, fundamental norms and even basic morality. Often just middling workers looking for a way to get ahead.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/americas/actually-democracy-dies-in-hr.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
https://archive.is/20260518091508/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/americas/actually-democracy-dies-in-hr.html -
Putin and Trump, both hating their lives and wanting to hide out in bunkers until it all goes away.
#Putin #Russia #VladamirPutin #Trump #Authoritarians #Fascists #GeoPolitics
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Putin and Trump, both hating their lives and wanting to hide out in bunkers until it all goes away.
#Putin #Russia #VladamirPutin #Trump #Authoritarians #Fascists #GeoPolitics
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[DE👇] Great #essay on the #freedomofart, #authoritarians, and their attack on #art & #artists by Claudia Emmert. She speaks of #freedom of art & #resistance
And a State Minister for #Culture that is fighting a #battleofcultures
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Großartiger Essay von #ClaudiaEmmert @Claudia zur #kunstfreiheit auf #DLF
Von einem #kulturstaatsminister im #Kulturkampf
Von der Notwendigkeit von #Widerstand & #Widerspruch in der #Kunst & dem #Kulturkampf von #Rechts
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/freiraeume-zwischen-wandel-und-widerstand-100.html
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[DE👇] Great #essay on the #freedomofart, #authoritarians, and their attack on #art & #artists by Claudia Emmert. She speaks of #freedom of art & #resistance
And a State Minister for #Culture that is fighting a #battleofcultures
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Großartiger Essay von #ClaudiaEmmert @Claudia zur #kunstfreiheit auf #DLF
Von einem #kulturstaatsminister im #Kulturkampf
Von der Notwendigkeit von #Widerstand & #Widerspruch in der #Kunst & dem #Kulturkampf von #Rechts
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/freiraeume-zwischen-wandel-und-widerstand-100.html
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To all #technologists / #techies: This won't be limited to #Android. They WILL insist on the same standard of #security on all #devices. Are you ready to settle for just #Windows, #MacOS and #Chromebook?
These #corporations have splendidly demonstrated that they're primarily #authoritarians and #fascists who wield #technology as their main weapon. Who does that leave as their opponents? You have to inform the rest of the #population. Your #voice matters! Make it count!
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To all #technologists / #techies: This won't be limited to #Android. They WILL insist on the same standard of #security on all #devices. Are you ready to settle for just #Windows, #MacOS and #Chromebook?
These #corporations have splendidly demonstrated that they're primarily #authoritarians and #fascists who wield #technology as their main weapon. Who does that leave as their opponents? You have to inform the rest of the #population. Your #voice matters! Make it count!
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"Like most #authoritarians Ford is only focused on increasing his power and control. Like Trump, Ford is only “getting it done” for his wealthy friends. " https://rabble.ca/politics/canadian-politics/ford-is-a-dangerous-authoritarian/
#Ontario #onpoli #cdnpoli #secrecy #authoritarianism #cdnpoli
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"Like most #authoritarians Ford is only focused on increasing his power and control. Like Trump, Ford is only “getting it done” for his wealthy friends. " https://rabble.ca/politics/canadian-politics/ford-is-a-dangerous-authoritarian/
#Ontario #onpoli #cdnpoli #secrecy #authoritarianism #cdnpoli
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Saturday, April 11, 2026
Russia's rhetoric on the Iran war reveals it's losing; Kremlin watching a key chess piece slip from the board -- Special tribunal for Russia to move forward; enough countries now committed -- Russian drilling platforms in Caspian Sea hit overnight -- Russia has lost 1,308,670 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/saturday-april-11-2026/
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Saturday, April 11, 2026
Russia's rhetoric on the Iran war reveals it's losing; Kremlin watching a key chess piece slip from the board -- Special tribunal for Russia to move forward; enough countries now committed -- Russian drilling platforms in Caspian Sea hit overnight -- Russia has lost 1,308,670 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/saturday-april-11-2026/
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Saturday, April 11, 2026
Russia's rhetoric on the Iran war reveals it's losing; Kremlin watching a key chess piece slip from the board -- Special tribunal for Russia to move forward; enough countries now committed -- Russian drilling platforms in Caspian Sea hit overnight -- Russia has lost 1,308,670 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/saturday-april-11-2026/
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Saturday, April 11, 2026
Russia's rhetoric on the Iran war reveals it's losing; Kremlin watching a key chess piece slip from the board -- Special tribunal for Russia to move forward; enough countries now committed -- Russian drilling platforms in Caspian Sea hit overnight -- Russia has lost 1,308,670 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/saturday-april-11-2026/
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Saturday, April 11, 2026
Russia's rhetoric on the Iran war reveals it's losing; Kremlin watching a key chess piece slip from the board -- Special tribunal for Russia to move forward; enough countries now committed -- Russian drilling platforms in Caspian Sea hit overnight -- Russia has lost 1,308,670 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/saturday-april-11-2026/
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#RWNJ #psychology #authoritarians #paranormal
"The politics of the paranormal: the relationship between paranormal beliefs and right-wing ideology
This study examined the relationship between paranormal beliefs and right-wing ideology in a German quota sample (N = 1,139). We also explored whether individual differences in intuitive versus analytical cognitive styles explain these relationships. Results indicated that higher scores on right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) and social dominance orientation (SDO), but not right-wing identity, were positively associated with paranormal beliefs. However, both right-wing ideology and intuitive versus analytical thinking independently contributed to paranormal belief endorsement. The results suggest that right-wing ideology plays an important role in understanding paranormal beliefs. While cognitive styles are also relevant, they do not explain the affinity of right-wing individuals for paranormal phenomena."
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224545.2026.2632337
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#RWNJ #psychology #authoritarians #paranormal
"The politics of the paranormal: the relationship between paranormal beliefs and right-wing ideology
This study examined the relationship between paranormal beliefs and right-wing ideology in a German quota sample (N = 1,139). We also explored whether individual differences in intuitive versus analytical cognitive styles explain these relationships. Results indicated that higher scores on right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) and social dominance orientation (SDO), but not right-wing identity, were positively associated with paranormal beliefs. However, both right-wing ideology and intuitive versus analytical thinking independently contributed to paranormal belief endorsement. The results suggest that right-wing ideology plays an important role in understanding paranormal beliefs. While cognitive styles are also relevant, they do not explain the affinity of right-wing individuals for paranormal phenomena."
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224545.2026.2632337
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"Support for abolishing #ICE has hit a new high in this week's Economist / YouGov #poll. Half (50%) of #Americans now somewhat or strongly support abolishing ICE. Only 39% oppose abolishing the agency."
We appreciate that our #American friends feel this way. Unfortunately, the problem with #authoritarians is that they don't really care how their subjects feel. Down tools, America!
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Support for abolishing ICE reaches 50% - https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/54225-support-for-abolishing-ice-reaches-50-percent-february-27-march-2-2026-economist-yougov-poll -
"Support for abolishing #ICE has hit a new high in this week's Economist / YouGov #poll. Half (50%) of #Americans now somewhat or strongly support abolishing ICE. Only 39% oppose abolishing the agency."
We appreciate that our #American friends feel this way. Unfortunately, the problem with #authoritarians is that they don't really care how their subjects feel. Down tools, America!
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Support for abolishing ICE reaches 50% - https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/54225-support-for-abolishing-ice-reaches-50-percent-february-27-march-2-2026-economist-yougov-poll -
"Support for abolishing #ICE has hit a new high in this week's Economist / YouGov #poll. Half (50%) of #Americans now somewhat or strongly support abolishing ICE. Only 39% oppose abolishing the agency."
We appreciate that our #American friends feel this way. Unfortunately, the problem with #authoritarians is that they don't really care how their subjects feel. Down tools, America!
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Support for abolishing ICE reaches 50% - https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/54225-support-for-abolishing-ice-reaches-50-percent-february-27-march-2-2026-economist-yougov-poll -
"Support for abolishing #ICE has hit a new high in this week's Economist / YouGov #poll. Half (50%) of #Americans now somewhat or strongly support abolishing ICE. Only 39% oppose abolishing the agency."
We appreciate that our #American friends feel this way. Unfortunately, the problem with #authoritarians is that they don't really care how their subjects feel. Down tools, America!
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Support for abolishing ICE reaches 50% - https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/54225-support-for-abolishing-ice-reaches-50-percent-february-27-march-2-2026-economist-yougov-poll -
"Support for abolishing #ICE has hit a new high in this week's Economist / YouGov #poll. Half (50%) of #Americans now somewhat or strongly support abolishing ICE. Only 39% oppose abolishing the agency."
We appreciate that our #American friends feel this way. Unfortunately, the problem with #authoritarians is that they don't really care how their subjects feel. Down tools, America!
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Support for abolishing ICE reaches 50% - https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/54225-support-for-abolishing-ice-reaches-50-percent-february-27-march-2-2026-economist-yougov-poll -
Trump's Iran Attack Was Illegal, Former U.S. Military Officials Allege https://theintercept.com/2026/03/01/trump-iran-attack-war-powers-resolution-united-nations-charter-legal/ #uspoli #KangarooBoardofPeace #TrumpRegime #BoardOfPeace #HumanRightsAbuse #fascists #authoritarians
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Trump’s Orwellian Board of Peace Consists Entirely of Human Rights Abusers https://theintercept.com/2026/03/02/trump-board-peace-human-right-abuses/ #uspoli #KangarooBoardofPeace #TrumpRegime #BoardOfPeace #HumanRightsAbuse #fascists #authoritarians
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Unbelievably, #VirginiaState University - an #HBCU - ‘bent the knee’ to #DonaldTheDeplorable #Trump and his gang of #BananaRepublicans who want to #EliminateTenure in #HigherEducation. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/tenure/2026/02/25/vsu-terminates-6-professors-without-due-process
#Project2025 is looking more and more like the #CulturalRevolution started by #MaoZedong in #China. 🤔
#Resist. #DoNotComply and #DoNotCollaborate with #authoritarians in #USpol.
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Unbelievably, #VirginiaState University - an #HBCU - ‘bent the knee’ to #DonaldTheDeplorable #Trump and his gang of #BananaRepublicans who want to #EliminateTenure in #HigherEducation. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/tenure/2026/02/25/vsu-terminates-6-professors-without-due-process
#Project2025 is looking more and more like the #CulturalRevolution started by #MaoZedong in #China. 🤔
#Resist. #DoNotComply and #DoNotCollaborate with #authoritarians in #USpol.
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⬆️ @TinJar
>> go nuts with #walk #bike #bus #train #solar #wind #EV… No more getting bullied by #authoritarians - also improves #airquality and mitigates #climatechange
Anyone who understands the Indian psyche will immediately tell you this line of thinking does not work in #India.
India WAS already heavily into trains & buses, and it was a #micromobility haven with bikes, motorcycles, rickshaws, and other low energy vehicles, but that was deemed #ThirdWorld until highways and cars took over
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Better plan for #India - instead of substituting #Russia #oil w/ #US (or another horrible #petrostate) - go nuts with #walk #bike #bus #train #solar #wind #EV #batteries No more getting bullied by #authoritarians - also improves #airquality and mitigates #climatechange
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Better plan for #India - instead of substituting #Russia #oil w/ #US (or another horrible #petrostate) - go nuts with #walk #bike #bus #train #solar #wind #EV #batteries No more getting bullied by #authoritarians - also improves #airquality and mitigates #climatechange
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Better plan for #India - instead of substituting #Russia #oil w/ #US (or another horrible #petrostate) - go nuts with #walk #bike #bus #train #solar #wind #EV #batteries No more getting bullied by #authoritarians - also improves #airquality and mitigates #climatechange
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Better plan for #India - instead of substituting #Russia #oil w/ #US (or another horrible #petrostate) - go nuts with #walk #bike #bus #train #solar #wind #EV #batteries No more getting bullied by #authoritarians - also improves #airquality and mitigates #climatechange
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The real #division is not between #conservatives and #revolutionaries but between #authoritarians and #libertarians.
George Orwell, The Lost Orwell: Being a Supplement to The Complete Works of George Orwell
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The real #division is not between #conservatives and #revolutionaries but between #authoritarians and #libertarians.
George Orwell, The Lost Orwell: Being a Supplement to The Complete Works of George Orwell
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MAGA’s Always Bogus “Antitrust Movement” Comes To A Screeching Halt With Firing Of Gail Slater
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MAGA’s Always Bogus “Antitrust Movement” Comes To A Screeching Halt With Firing Of Gail Slater
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Brendan Carr Launches Fake Investigation Of ABC’s ‘The View’ Because They Haven’t Adequately Coddled Trumpism
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Brendan Carr Launches Fake Investigation Of ABC’s ‘The View’ Because They Haven’t Adequately Coddled Trumpism
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#AlexPretti was a #patriot. An #ICU nurse at the #DepartmentofVeteransAffairs, and a union man. It’s time for ALL of us to stand up against the #authoritarians who TOOK him from US. youtu.be/143eeE2bPZU?...
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Trump Continues To Make It Clear He Has CBS On A Leash
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Trump Continues To Make It Clear He Has CBS On A Leash
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This youtuber is correct.
The great divide is not between left and the right, but in tolerance for #ambiguity & #plurality. #Authoritarians are genuinely afraid of this #freedom itself, and cry for the tyrant to save them from it.
You can treat some of these people, but you can’t heal all of them. You need to manage them.
Without acknowledging this basic human property like post-nazi Germany did and building the stops, these people will take over the state again.
