#democraticrights — Public Fediverse posts

Outrage from the Senate, and rightly so imo. An already over-secretive govt is bad enough but for it’s political appointees to close ranks in this fashion is indeed outrageous and counter to the idea of *public service*.

“Australia’s most senior bureaucrats have been put on notice by the Senate over a push to restrict how footage of public servants appearing before parliamentary committees can be used.

The Coalition, Greens and independent Senator David Pocock teamed up to pass a joint motion rejecting attempts by government departments and agencies to control how footage of public hearings can be edited and shared online.”
(Source: https://thepoint.com.au/new/260911-coalition-greens-and-david-pocock-unite-to-reject-bureaucrats-push-to-restrict-parliamentary-footage )

#AusPol #SenateInquiries #DemocraticRIghts #Accountability #Transparency #PublicService

Outrage from the Senate, and rightly so imo. An already over-secretive govt is bad enough but for it’s political appointees to close ranks in this fashion is indeed outrageous and counter to the idea of *public service*.

“Australia’s most senior bureaucrats have been put on notice by the Senate over a push to restrict how footage of public servants appearing before parliamentary committees can be used.

The Coalition, Greens and independent Senator David Pocock teamed up to pass a joint motion rejecting attempts by government departments and agencies to control how footage of public hearings can be edited and shared online.”
(Source: https://thepoint.com.au/new/260911-coalition-greens-and-david-pocock-unite-to-reject-bureaucrats-push-to-restrict-parliamentary-footage )

#AusPol #SenateInquiries #DemocraticRIghts #Accountability #Transparency #PublicService

Outrage from the Senate, and rightly so imo. An already over-secretive govt is bad enough but for it’s political appointees to close ranks in this fashion is indeed outrageous and counter to the idea of *public service*.

“Australia’s most senior bureaucrats have been put on notice by the Senate over a push to restrict how footage of public servants appearing before parliamentary committees can be used.

The Coalition, Greens and independent Senator David Pocock teamed up to pass a joint motion rejecting attempts by government departments and agencies to control how footage of public hearings can be edited and shared online.”
(Source: https://thepoint.com.au/new/260911-coalition-greens-and-david-pocock-unite-to-reject-bureaucrats-push-to-restrict-parliamentary-footage )

#AusPol #SenateInquiries #DemocraticRIghts #Accountability #Transparency #PublicService

Outrage from the Senate, and rightly so imo. An already over-secretive govt is bad enough but for it’s political appointees to close ranks in this fashion is indeed outrageous and counter to the idea of *public service*.

“Australia’s most senior bureaucrats have been put on notice by the Senate over a push to restrict how footage of public servants appearing before parliamentary committees can be used.

The Coalition, Greens and independent Senator David Pocock teamed up to pass a joint motion rejecting attempts by government departments and agencies to control how footage of public hearings can be edited and shared online.”
(Source: https://thepoint.com.au/new/260911-coalition-greens-and-david-pocock-unite-to-reject-bureaucrats-push-to-restrict-parliamentary-footage )

#AusPol #SenateInquiries #DemocraticRIghts #Accountability #Transparency #PublicService

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This is were it’s going. The public service making demands on what should be a fully transparent process of public scrutiny. Our appointed officials seek to minimize their responsibilites to the public and side-step accountability. why does this smell like #tRumpism ?

“On Friday, Defence deputy secretary Celia Perkins began her evidence before a senate inquiry into asset sales by the department and Australian military with an embarrassing manoeuvre.
'In closing, I would note for the record that the Defence witnesses appearing before the committee today are pleased to take your questions but do not consent to the reposting of our evidence to social media sites or the reproduction of our likenesses for purposes outside the framework of the parliament and the transparent public proceedings of this committee,' she said.
This is the parliamentary equivalent of copy-and-pasting one of those Facebook privacy 'disclaimers' that your least tech-savvy uncle posts as a prophylactic against all the rights he has already signed away by being on the platform in the first place.
Greens Senator David Shoebridge was incensed, as he should be, and immediately sought a ruling on the gormless demand.”

(Source: https://rick-morton.ghost.io/deliver-us-lord-from-ridicule/ )

#AusPol #PublicService #Accountability #SenateInquiry #DemocraticRights #HouseOfReview #Defence #Greens #DavidShoebridge #CeliaPerkins

[edited for clarity]

This is were it’s going. The public service making demands on what should be a fully transparent process of public scrutiny. Our appointed officials seek to minimize their responsibilites to the public and side-step accountability. why does this smell like #tRumpism ?

“On Friday, Defence deputy secretary Celia Perkins began her evidence before a senate inquiry into asset sales by the department and Australian military with an embarrassing manoeuvre.
'In closing, I would note for the record that the Defence witnesses appearing before the committee today are pleased to take your questions but do not consent to the reposting of our evidence to social media sites or the reproduction of our likenesses for purposes outside the framework of the parliament and the transparent public proceedings of this committee,' she said.
This is the parliamentary equivalent of copy-and-pasting one of those Facebook privacy 'disclaimers' that your least tech-savvy uncle posts as a prophylactic against all the rights he has already signed away by being on the platform in the first place.
Greens Senator David Shoebridge was incensed, as he should be, and immediately sought a ruling on the gormless demand.”

(Source: https://rick-morton.ghost.io/deliver-us-lord-from-ridicule/ )

#AusPol #PublicService #Accountability #SenateInquiry #DemocraticRights #HouseOfReview #Defence #Greens #DavidShoebridge #CeliaPerkins

[edited for clarity]

This is were it’s going. The public service making demands on what should be a fully transparent process of public scrutiny. Our appointed officials seek to minimize their responsibilites to the public and side-step accountability. why does this smell like #tRumpism ?

“On Friday, Defence deputy secretary Celia Perkins began her evidence before a senate inquiry into asset sales by the department and Australian military with an embarrassing manoeuvre.
'In closing, I would note for the record that the Defence witnesses appearing before the committee today are pleased to take your questions but do not consent to the reposting of our evidence to social media sites or the reproduction of our likenesses for purposes outside the framework of the parliament and the transparent public proceedings of this committee,' she said.
This is the parliamentary equivalent of copy-and-pasting one of those Facebook privacy 'disclaimers' that your least tech-savvy uncle posts as a prophylactic against all the rights he has already signed away by being on the platform in the first place.
Greens Senator David Shoebridge was incensed, as he should be, and immediately sought a ruling on the gormless demand.”

(Source: https://rick-morton.ghost.io/deliver-us-lord-from-ridicule/ )

#AusPol #PublicService #Accountability #SenateInquiry #DemocraticRights #HouseOfReview #Defence #Greens #DavidShoebridge #CeliaPerkins

[edited for clarity]

This is were it’s going. The public service making demands on what should be a fully transparent process of public scrutiny. Our appointed officials seek to minimize their responsibilites to the public and side-step accountability. why does this smell like #tRumpism ?

“On Friday, Defence deputy secretary Celia Perkins began her evidence before a senate inquiry into asset sales by the department and Australian military with an embarrassing manoeuvre.
'In closing, I would note for the record that the Defence witnesses appearing before the committee today are pleased to take your questions but do not consent to the reposting of our evidence to social media sites or the reproduction of our likenesses for purposes outside the framework of the parliament and the transparent public proceedings of this committee,' she said.
This is the parliamentary equivalent of copy-and-pasting one of those Facebook privacy 'disclaimers' that your least tech-savvy uncle posts as a prophylactic against all the rights he has already signed away by being on the platform in the first place.
Greens Senator David Shoebridge was incensed, as he should be, and immediately sought a ruling on the gormless demand.”

(Source: https://rick-morton.ghost.io/deliver-us-lord-from-ridicule/ )

#AusPol #PublicService #Accountability #SenateInquiry #DemocraticRights #HouseOfReview #Defence #Greens #DavidShoebridge #CeliaPerkins

[edited for clarity]

This is were it’s going. The public service making demands on what should be a fully transparent process of public scrutiny. Our appointed officials seek to minimize their responsibilites to the public and side-step accountability. why does this smell like #tRumpism ?

“On Friday, Defence deputy secretary Celia Perkins began her evidence before a senate inquiry into asset sales by the department and Australian military with an embarrassing manoeuvre.
'In closing, I would note for the record that the Defence witnesses appearing before the committee today are pleased to take your questions but do not consent to the reposting of our evidence to social media sites or the reproduction of our likenesses for purposes outside the framework of the parliament and the transparent public proceedings of this committee,' she said.
This is the parliamentary equivalent of copy-and-pasting one of those Facebook privacy 'disclaimers' that your least tech-savvy uncle posts as a prophylactic against all the rights he has already signed away by being on the platform in the first place.
Greens Senator David Shoebridge was incensed, as he should be, and immediately sought a ruling on the gormless demand.”

(Source: https://rick-morton.ghost.io/deliver-us-lord-from-ridicule/ )

#AusPol #PublicService #Accountability #SenateInquiry #DemocraticRights #HouseOfReview #Defence #Greens #DavidShoebridge #CeliaPerkins

“15 years in prison – just because he opposes the war”: voices from Germany call for the release of Bogdan Syrotiuk

On Sunday, 6 September, at 3 p.m., the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party, SGP) will hold a rally…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #authoritarian #democraticrights #fascism #fascist #militarism #NATO #Russia #Ukraine #War
https://www.europesays.com/germany/85367/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1187110/ “15 years in prison – just because he opposes the war”: voices from Germany call for the release of Bogdan Syrotiuk #authoritarian #DemocraticRights #EU #Europe #fascism #fascist #Germany #militarism #NATO #Russia #Ukraine #War

Oppose Trump’s Attacks on #Voting Rights
https://world-outlook.com/2026/08/25/oppose-trumps-attacks-on-voting-rights/

from #WorldOutlook
August 25, 2026

The US president has threatened he may declare a "national security emergency" to subvert the fall midterm #elections. If successful, this move would strike a crippling blow to #DemocraticRights and would represent a giant step toward one-man rule.

#DefendDemocraticRights
#news #politics #USpol

Oppose Trump’s Attacks on #Voting Rights
https://world-outlook.com/2026/08/25/oppose-trumps-attacks-on-voting-rights/

from #WorldOutlook
August 25, 2026

The US president has threatened he may declare a "national security emergency" to subvert the fall midterm #elections. If successful, this move would strike a crippling blow to #DemocraticRights and would represent a giant step toward one-man rule.

#DefendDemocraticRights
#news #politics #USpol

Oppose Trump’s Attacks on #Voting Rights
https://world-outlook.com/2026/08/25/oppose-trumps-attacks-on-voting-rights/

from #WorldOutlook
August 25, 2026

The US president has threatened he may declare a "national security emergency" to subvert the fall midterm #elections. If successful, this move would strike a crippling blow to #DemocraticRights and would represent a giant step toward one-man rule.

#DefendDemocraticRights
#news #politics #USpol

Oppose Trump’s Attacks on #Voting Rights
https://world-outlook.com/2026/08/25/oppose-trumps-attacks-on-voting-rights/

from #WorldOutlook
August 25, 2026

The US president has threatened he may declare a "national security emergency" to subvert the fall midterm #elections. If successful, this move would strike a crippling blow to #DemocraticRights and would represent a giant step toward one-man rule.

#DefendDemocraticRights
#news #politics #USpol

Oppose Trump’s Attacks on #Voting Rights
https://world-outlook.com/2026/08/25/oppose-trumps-attacks-on-voting-rights/

from #WorldOutlook
August 25, 2026

The US president has threatened he may declare a "national security emergency" to subvert the fall midterm #elections. If successful, this move would strike a crippling blow to #DemocraticRights and would represent a giant step toward one-man rule.

#DefendDemocraticRights
#news #politics #USpol

"Because this is the modern world, with easy travel and the internet, and we talk to each other, share problems and tactics and what-worked-in-our-country and maybe-you-could-try-this, and that's apparently suddenly suspicious and foreign and practically seditious.

People engaged in these activities would be required to register."

@norightturnnz, 2026

https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2026/08/national-channels-orban.html

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#DemocraticRights #democracy

"Because this is the modern world, with easy travel and the internet, and we talk to each other, share problems and tactics and what-worked-in-our-country and maybe-you-could-try-this, and that's apparently suddenly suspicious and foreign and practically seditious.

People engaged in these activities would be required to register."

@norightturnnz, 2026

https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2026/08/national-channels-orban.html

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#DemocraticRights #democracy

"Because this is the modern world, with easy travel and the internet, and we talk to each other, share problems and tactics and what-worked-in-our-country and maybe-you-could-try-this, and that's apparently suddenly suspicious and foreign and practically seditious.

People engaged in these activities would be required to register."

@norightturnnz, 2026

https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2026/08/national-channels-orban.html

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#DemocraticRights #democracy

"Because this is the modern world, with easy travel and the internet, and we talk to each other, share problems and tactics and what-worked-in-our-country and maybe-you-could-try-this, and that's apparently suddenly suspicious and foreign and practically seditious.

People engaged in these activities would be required to register."

@norightturnnz, 2026

https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2026/08/national-channels-orban.html

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#DemocraticRights #democracy

Return of the Gestapo: Germany tears down barrier between police and secret services imposed after Hitler

The German cabinet approved a 700-page package of draft legislation on Wednesday massively expanding the powers of its…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Democracy #democraticrights #FederalIntelligenceService(BND) #Intelligenceservices #policestate #Verfassungsschutz
https://www.europesays.com/germany/72184/

France’s social media ban imposes universal identity checks on the entire population

On Tuesday, July 4, 2023, a judge prohibited several federal agencies and officials of the Biden administration from…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanCommission #ageverification #Censorship #democraticrights #digitalidentity #EuropeanUnion #France #internetfreedom #LaFranceInsoumise #macron #rassemblementnational #socialmediaban #Surveillance
https://www.europesays.com/europe/113520/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1137085/ German interior minister exploits Berlin Pride attack to demand police-state expansion #Berlin #ChristopherStreetDay #CivilLiberties #CSDAttack #DemocraticRights #Dobrindt #EU #Europe #Germany #Islamism #PoliceState #PreventiveDetention #Terrorism

German interior minister exploits Berlin Pride attack to demand police-state expansion

On July 25, the Islamist terrorist Abdul Ballout drove a delivery van into the Berlin Christopher Street Day…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Berlin #ChristopherStreetDay #civilliberties #CSDattack #democraticrights #Dobrindt #Islamism #policestate #preventivedetention #Terrorism
https://www.europesays.com/germany/68884/

https://www.europesays.com/dk/142396/ German interior minister exploits Berlin Pride attack to demand police-state expansion #berlin #ChristopherStreetDay #CivilLiberties #CSDAttack #DemocraticRights #dobrindt #Germany #Islamism #PoliceState #PreventiveDetention #Terrorism

The Real Origins of the US Constitution

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The Real Origins of the US Constitution

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The Real Origins of the US Constitution

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The Real Origins of the US Constitution

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://communistusa.org/the-real-origins-of-the-us-constitution/

The Real Origins of the US Constitution

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://communistusa.org/the-real-origins-of-the-us-constitution/

German political satire show Die Anstalt bows to censorship in its 100th edition

When the satirical programme Die Anstalt (The Mental Institute) first went on air in February 2014, it brought…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #afd #artisticfreedom #censorship #democraticrights #freedomofexpression #Media #Zdf
https://www.europesays.com/germany/60203/

German political satire show Die Anstalt bows to censorship in its 100th edition https://www.byteseu.com/2222554/ #AfD #ArtisticFreedom #Censorship #DemocraticRights #FreedomOfExpression #Germany #Media #ZDF

German intelligence service removes Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei from extremist watchlist

In its 2025 report, presented on 30 June, the Verfassungsschutz—Germany’s domestic intelligence service, formally known as the Office for…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #communist #democraticrights #freedomofassembly #freedomofspeech #Marxist #socialist #thought-crime #thought-police #Trotskyist
https://www.europesays.com/germany/56341/

DHL worker wins unfair dismissal case after anti-war speech at Palestine protest in Leipzig

The DHL employee and Verdi union representative Christopher Tersch won his case against DHL at the Leipzig Employment…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #DHL #Armsindustry #democraticrights #DeutschePost #freespeech #gazagenocide
https://www.europesays.com/germany/55527/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1052701/ The “Ulm 5”: How Germany is criminalising opposition to the Gaza genocide #AntiWar #DemocraticRights #ElbitSystems #EU #Europe #FairTrial #Germany #militarism #PalestineAction #StuttgartStammheim

The “Ulm 5”: How Germany is criminalising opposition to the Gaza genocide

The ‘Ulm 5’ [Photo: Ulm 5] A trial has been underway since April 27, 2026 that is setting…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #anti-war #democraticrights #ElbitSystems #fairtrial #militarism #PalestineAction #Stuttgart-Stammheim
https://www.europesays.com/germany/44309/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1004146/ New EU Return Regulation: attacks on democratic right and mass expulsions #AFD #Asylum #DemocraticRights #EU #Europe #European #fascism #Germany #refugee

New EU Return Regulation: attacks on democratic right and mass expulsions

Migrants from Eritrea, Libya and Sudan crowd the deck of a wooden boat as they wait to be…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanParliament #AFD #asylum #democraticrights #fascism #Germany #Refugee
https://www.europesays.com/europe/60049/

Participation in Crisis? Appraising Acute Challenges and Exploring Prospects for Revitalising the Inclusive Democratic Voice.
https://www.isa-sociology.org/uploads/imgen/2571-cfp-rc10-symposium-rome-july-2026.pdf

Call for Papers for a symposium on 2–3 July 2026 in Rome organised by ISA RC10, the Hans Böckler Foundation, and Link Campus University.

Deadline for Abstracts: 10 June 2026.

Some of the topics are related to digital issues:
– Algorithmic Management and Worker Autonomy
– Digital Authoritarianism in the Workplace
– Data Rights as Democratic Rights
– AI as a Participatory Tool

#CfP #Sociology #AlgorithmicManagament #Authoritarianism #DataRights #DemocraticRights

Participation in Crisis? Appraising Acute Challenges and Exploring Prospects for Revitalising the Inclusive Democratic Voice.
https://www.isa-sociology.org/uploads/imgen/2571-cfp-rc10-symposium-rome-july-2026.pdf

Call for Papers for a symposium on 2–3 July 2026 in Rome organised by ISA RC10, the Hans Böckler Foundation, and Link Campus University.

Deadline for Abstracts: 10 June 2026.

Some of the topics are related to digital issues:
– Algorithmic Management and Worker Autonomy
– Digital Authoritarianism in the Workplace
– Data Rights as Democratic Rights
– AI as a Participatory Tool

#CfP #Sociology #AlgorithmicManagament #Authoritarianism #DataRights #DemocraticRights

Participation in Crisis? Appraising Acute Challenges and Exploring Prospects for Revitalising the Inclusive Democratic Voice.
https://www.isa-sociology.org/uploads/imgen/2571-cfp-rc10-symposium-rome-july-2026.pdf

Call for Papers for a symposium on 2–3 July 2026 in Rome organised by ISA RC10, the Hans Böckler Foundation, and Link Campus University.

Deadline for Abstracts: 10 June 2026.

Some of the topics are related to digital issues:
– Algorithmic Management and Worker Autonomy
– Digital Authoritarianism in the Workplace
– Data Rights as Democratic Rights
– AI as a Participatory Tool

#CfP #Sociology #AlgorithmicManagament #Authoritarianism #DataRights #DemocraticRights

Participation in Crisis? Appraising Acute Challenges and Exploring Prospects for Revitalising the Inclusive Democratic Voice.
https://www.isa-sociology.org/uploads/imgen/2571-cfp-rc10-symposium-rome-july-2026.pdf

Call for Papers for a symposium on 2–3 July 2026 in Rome organised by ISA RC10, the Hans Böckler Foundation, and Link Campus University.

Deadline for Abstracts: 10 June 2026.

Some of the topics are related to digital issues:
– Algorithmic Management and Worker Autonomy
– Digital Authoritarianism in the Workplace
– Data Rights as Democratic Rights
– AI as a Participatory Tool

#CfP #Sociology #AlgorithmicManagament #Authoritarianism #DataRights #DemocraticRights

Participation in Crisis? Appraising Acute Challenges and Exploring Prospects for Revitalising the Inclusive Democratic Voice.
https://www.isa-sociology.org/uploads/imgen/2571-cfp-rc10-symposium-rome-july-2026.pdf

Call for Papers for a symposium on 2–3 July 2026 in Rome organised by ISA RC10, the Hans Böckler Foundation, and Link Campus University.

Deadline for Abstracts: 10 June 2026.

Some of the topics are related to digital issues:
– Algorithmic Management and Worker Autonomy
– Digital Authoritarianism in the Workplace
– Data Rights as Democratic Rights
– AI as a Participatory Tool

#CfP #Sociology #AlgorithmicManagament #Authoritarianism #DataRights #DemocraticRights

Syrian refugees fear deportation from Germany

Syrian Islamist leader and de facto dictator Ahmed al-Sharaa was welcomed with honours in Berlin by the German state leadership…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Ahmedal-Sharaa #democraticrights #deportation #FriedrichMerz #HTS #syria
https://www.europesays.com/germany/26132/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/135769/ Syrian refugees fear deportation from Germany #AhmedAlSharaa #DemocraticRights #deportation #FriedrichMerz #HTS #Syria

Syrian refugees fear deportation from Germany https://www.byteseu.com/2061487/ #AhmedAlSharaa #DemocraticRights #deportation #FriedrichMerz #Germany #HTS #Syria

https://www.europesays.com/uk/991452/ Syrian refugees fear deportation from Germany #AhmedAlSharaa #DemocraticRights #Deportation #EU #Europe #FriedrichMerz #Germany #HTS #Syria

Students and workers in Germany demand the release of Ukrainian Trotskyist Bogdan Syrotiuk

The campaign for the release of 26-year-old Ukrainian Trotskyist Bogdan Syrotiuk has met with an important response in…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #democraticrights #freedomofexpression #IYSSE #politicalprisoner #SocialistEqualityParty #Ukraine #War
https://www.europesays.com/germany/24577/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/987203/ Students and workers in Germany demand the release of Ukrainian Trotskyist Bogdan Syrotiuk #DemocraticRights #EU #Europe #FreedomOfExpression #Germany #IYSSE #PoliticalPrisoner #SocialistEqualityParty #Ukraine #War

https://www.europesays.com/africa/218346/ Linda Mwananchi condemns Ruto’s planned address to Tanzanian parliament #DemocraticRights #Kenya #KenyaNews #LindaMwananchi #NationalAssembly #PresidentWilliamRuto #star #StarNews #StarNewsKenya #StarNewspaper #StarNewspaperKenya #Tanzania #TanzaniaParliament #TheStar #TheStarKenya #TheStarNewspaper