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  1. Brussels investigates Meta for not preventing access to Facebook and Instagram for under-13s

    New investigation by the European Commission against Meta. Brussels announced this Wednesday that it has opened proceedings against…
    #Belgium #BE #Europe #Europa #EU #13 #access #And #België #belgien #Belgique #belgium #Brussels #facebook #for #instagram #Investigates #Meta #Minors #Nachrichten #Nieuws #not #Nouvelles #Old #preventing #TO #under #years
    europesays.com/2953582/

  2. ... General strike which is going to take place on 28-29 November 2025 under the slogan: “Say NO to the Meloni government's budget law – stand with ...

    WFTU Solidarity Statement with the Strike in Italy 25 Nov 2025by central wftu The World Federation of Trade Unions, the militant voice of more that 105 million workers who live, work and struggle in 134 countries of the 5 continents, expresses its u…#wftu #solidarity #statement #strike #italy #nov #central #world #federation #trade #unions #militant #voice #million #workers #live #work #struggle #countries #continents #expresses #undivided #working #class #general #going #take #place #- #november #slogan #say #meloni #government #s #budget #law #stand #palestinian #people #stop #genocide #conscious #dignified #reaction #popular #strata #war #economy #preparations #reduce #resources #health #education #services #increase #precariousness #undermining #interests #pensioners #students #unemployed #international #class-oriented #union #movement #struggles #peace #immediate #end #wars #imperialist #intervention #affiliates #globe #fight #society #wealth #producers #will #allocated #produce #labor #toil #join #worker #just #demands #wage #permanent #stable #living #conditions #--- #dear #comrades #unione #sindacale #base #usb #salute #including #palestine #call #national #also #deeply #appreciate #long-lasting #unwavering #facing #resisting #israel #ongoing #years #settler-colonialism #apartheid #strikes #shed #bright #light #shameful #complicity #italian #corporations #enabling #illegal #occupation #palestinians #shown #power #inspired #many #across #dockworkers #called #september #october #recent #announced #well #disruptive #actions #preventing #stopping #military #cargo #ports #directed #genocidal #can #play #key #role #escalating #peacefully #disrupting #crimes #civil #large #response #meaningful #global #weekend #action #bds #welcomed #news #ceasefire #agreement #reached #however #continues #killing #starving #maiming #albeit #different #form #even #real #important #first #step #livestreamed #illegally #occupied #besieged #gaza #strip #without #massive #pressure #combined #trump-netanyahu #plan #constitutes #continuation #less #visible #us #hope #provoke #regional #outrage #boycotts #sanctions #repercussions #planned #annihilation #denial #refugees #rights #yet #won #needed #ever #begins #ending #serious #accountability #moral #legal #obligations #see #know #tide #turned #must #back #precisely #brought #wave #targeted #spain #t #rkyie #malaysia #colombia #slovenia #antigua #barbuda #governments #globally #isolated #internationally-wanted #prime #minister #recently #admitted #understood #desperate #attempt #relieve #isolation #save #-year-old #regime #settler-colonial #oppression #reasons #professional #urgently #renew #around #escalate #effort #colonial #calls #movements #put #center #adopt #highest #priority #mobilisations #express #liberation #self-determination #return #reparations #uphold #following #icj #rulings #starting #imposing #comprehensive #embargo #halting #sale #purchase #transfer #transit #parts #dual-use #items #ensuring #user #compliance #eni #halt #oil #petrol #launch #broad #intersectional #campaigns #compel #institutions #city #councils #universities #hospitals #etc #ethical #procurement #investment #policies #applicable #exclude #companies #knowingly #persistently #involved #grave #human #violations #particularly #humanity #forces #broader #economic #academic #cultural #sports #mahmoud #nawajaa #coordinator #committee #bnc #tras #el #anuncio #sindicato #syndicale #de #convocatoria #huelga #horas #para #pr #ximo #d #noviembre #frente #sindical #obrero #canarias #saluda #clase #obrera #italiana #sus #organizaciones #y #especialmente #organizaci #n #hermana #camaradas #fieles #nuestros #principios #manifestamos #todo #nuestro #apoyo #lucha #anticapitalista #apoyamos #esta #las #movilizaciones #que #dar #lugar #abrazo #fraternal #los #piquetes #autentica #vanguardia #saludo #asambleas #comit #muy #especial #juventud #trabajadora #convocada #abre #camino #toda #en #contra #presupuestos #guerra #militarizaci #econom #diferentes #pa #ses #sin #reservas #reivindicaci #inmediata #ruptura #concreci #palestina #libre #desde #rio #hasta #mar #les #deseamos #todas #suertes #fuerzas #todos #xitos #alguna #forma #sentimos #tambi #nuestra #viva #secretario #pol #tico #daniel #casal
    Messaggi di solidarietà internazionale ad USB per lo sciopero generale del 28 novembre

  3. ... General strike which is going to take place on 28-29 November 2025 under the slogan: “Say NO to the Meloni government's budget law – stand with ...

    WFTU Solidarity Statement with the Strike in Italy 25 Nov 2025by central wftu The World Federation of Trade Unions, the militant voice of more that 105 million workers who live, work and struggle in 134 countries of the 5 continents, expresses its u…#wftu #solidarity #statement #strike #italy #nov #central #world #federation #trade #unions #militant #voice #million #workers #live #work #struggle #countries #continents #expresses #undivided #working #class #general #going #take #place #- #november #slogan #say #meloni #government #s #budget #law #stand #palestinian #people #stop #genocide #conscious #dignified #reaction #popular #strata #war #economy #preparations #reduce #resources #health #education #services #increase #precariousness #undermining #interests #pensioners #students #unemployed #international #class-oriented #union #movement #struggles #peace #immediate #end #wars #imperialist #intervention #affiliates #globe #fight #society #wealth #producers #will #allocated #produce #labor #toil #join #worker #just #demands #wage #permanent #stable #living #conditions #--- #dear #comrades #unione #sindacale #base #usb #salute #including #palestine #call #national #also #deeply #appreciate #long-lasting #unwavering #facing #resisting #israel #ongoing #years #settler-colonialism #apartheid #strikes #shed #bright #light #shameful #complicity #italian #corporations #enabling #illegal #occupation #palestinians #shown #power #inspired #many #across #dockworkers #called #september #october #recent #announced #well #disruptive #actions #preventing #stopping #military #cargo #ports #directed #genocidal #can #play #key #role #escalating #peacefully #disrupting #crimes #civil #large #response #meaningful #global #weekend #action #bds #welcomed #news #ceasefire #agreement #reached #however #continues #killing #starving #maiming #albeit #different #form #even #real #important #first #step #livestreamed #illegally #occupied #besieged #gaza #strip #without #massive #pressure #combined #trump-netanyahu #plan #constitutes #continuation #less #visible #us #hope #provoke #regional #outrage #boycotts #sanctions #repercussions #planned #annihilation #denial #refugees #rights #yet #won #needed #ever #begins #ending #serious #accountability #moral #legal #obligations #see #know #tide #turned #must #back #precisely #brought #wave #targeted #spain #t #rkyie #malaysia #colombia #slovenia #antigua #barbuda #governments #globally #isolated #internationally-wanted #prime #minister #recently #admitted #understood #desperate #attempt #relieve #isolation #save #-year-old #regime #settler-colonial #oppression #reasons #professional #urgently #renew #around #escalate #effort #colonial #calls #movements #put #center #adopt #highest #priority #mobilisations #express #liberation #self-determination #return #reparations #uphold #following #icj #rulings #starting #imposing #comprehensive #embargo #halting #sale #purchase #transfer #transit #parts #dual-use #items #ensuring #user #compliance #eni #halt #oil #petrol #launch #broad #intersectional #campaigns #compel #institutions #city #councils #universities #hospitals #etc #ethical #procurement #investment #policies #applicable #exclude #companies #knowingly #persistently #involved #grave #human #violations #particularly #humanity #forces #broader #economic #academic #cultural #sports #mahmoud #nawajaa #coordinator #committee #bnc #tras #el #anuncio #sindicato #syndicale #de #convocatoria #huelga #horas #para #pr #ximo #d #noviembre #frente #sindical #obrero #canarias #saluda #clase #obrera #italiana #sus #organizaciones #y #especialmente #organizaci #n #hermana #camaradas #fieles #nuestros #principios #manifestamos #todo #nuestro #apoyo #lucha #anticapitalista #apoyamos #esta #las #movilizaciones #que #dar #lugar #abrazo #fraternal #los #piquetes #autentica #vanguardia #saludo #asambleas #comit #muy #especial #juventud #trabajadora #convocada #abre #camino #toda #en #contra #presupuestos #guerra #militarizaci #econom #diferentes #pa #ses #sin #reservas #reivindicaci #inmediata #ruptura #concreci #palestina #libre #desde #rio #hasta #mar #les #deseamos #todas #suertes #fuerzas #todos #xitos #alguna #forma #sentimos #tambi #nuestra #viva #secretario #pol #tico #daniel #casal
    Messaggi di solidarietà internazionale ad USB per lo sciopero generale del 28 novembre

  4. ... General strike which is going to take place on 28-29 November 2025 under the slogan: “Say NO to the Meloni government's budget law – stand with ...

    WFTU Solidarity Statement with the Strike in Italy 25 Nov 2025by central wftu The World Federation of Trade Unions, the militant voice of more that 105 million workers who live, work and struggle in 134 countries of the 5 continents, expresses its u…#wftu #solidarity #statement #strike #italy #nov #central #world #federation #trade #unions #militant #voice #million #workers #live #work #struggle #countries #continents #expresses #undivided #working #class #general #going #take #place #- #november #slogan #say #meloni #government #s #budget #law #stand #palestinian #people #stop #genocide #conscious #dignified #reaction #popular #strata #war #economy #preparations #reduce #resources #health #education #services #increase #precariousness #undermining #interests #pensioners #students #unemployed #international #class-oriented #union #movement #struggles #peace #immediate #end #wars #imperialist #intervention #affiliates #globe #fight #society #wealth #producers #will #allocated #produce #labor #toil #join #worker #just #demands #wage #permanent #stable #living #conditions #--- #dear #comrades #unione #sindacale #base #usb #salute #including #palestine #call #national #also #deeply #appreciate #long-lasting #unwavering #facing #resisting #israel #ongoing #years #settler-colonialism #apartheid #strikes #shed #bright #light #shameful #complicity #italian #corporations #enabling #illegal #occupation #palestinians #shown #power #inspired #many #across #dockworkers #called #september #october #recent #announced #well #disruptive #actions #preventing #stopping #military #cargo #ports #directed #genocidal #can #play #key #role #escalating #peacefully #disrupting #crimes #civil #large #response #meaningful #global #weekend #action #bds #welcomed #news #ceasefire #agreement #reached #however #continues #killing #starving #maiming #albeit #different #form #even #real #important #first #step #livestreamed #illegally #occupied #besieged #gaza #strip #without #massive #pressure #combined #trump-netanyahu #plan #constitutes #continuation #less #visible #us #hope #provoke #regional #outrage #boycotts #sanctions #repercussions #planned #annihilation #denial #refugees #rights #yet #won #needed #ever #begins #ending #serious #accountability #moral #legal #obligations #see #know #tide #turned #must #back #precisely #brought #wave #targeted #spain #t #rkyie #malaysia #colombia #slovenia #antigua #barbuda #governments #globally #isolated #internationally-wanted #prime #minister #recently #admitted #understood #desperate #attempt #relieve #isolation #save #-year-old #regime #settler-colonial #oppression #reasons #professional #urgently #renew #around #escalate #effort #colonial #calls #movements #put #center #adopt #highest #priority #mobilisations #express #liberation #self-determination #return #reparations #uphold #following #icj #rulings #starting #imposing #comprehensive #embargo #halting #sale #purchase #transfer #transit #parts #dual-use #items #ensuring #user #compliance #eni #halt #oil #petrol #launch #broad #intersectional #campaigns #compel #institutions #city #councils #universities #hospitals #etc #ethical #procurement #investment #policies #applicable #exclude #companies #knowingly #persistently #involved #grave #human #violations #particularly #humanity #forces #broader #economic #academic #cultural #sports #mahmoud #nawajaa #coordinator #committee #bnc #tras #el #anuncio #sindicato #syndicale #de #convocatoria #huelga #horas #para #pr #ximo #d #noviembre #frente #sindical #obrero #canarias #saluda #clase #obrera #italiana #sus #organizaciones #y #especialmente #organizaci #n #hermana #camaradas #fieles #nuestros #principios #manifestamos #todo #nuestro #apoyo #lucha #anticapitalista #apoyamos #esta #las #movilizaciones #que #dar #lugar #abrazo #fraternal #los #piquetes #autentica #vanguardia #saludo #asambleas #comit #muy #especial #juventud #trabajadora #convocada #abre #camino #toda #en #contra #presupuestos #guerra #militarizaci #econom #diferentes #pa #ses #sin #reservas #reivindicaci #inmediata #ruptura #concreci #palestina #libre #desde #rio #hasta #mar #les #deseamos #todas #suertes #fuerzas #todos #xitos #alguna #forma #sentimos #tambi #nuestra #viva #secretario #pol #tico #daniel #casal
    Messaggi di solidarietà internazionale ad USB per lo sciopero generale del 28 novembre

  5. ... General strike which is going to take place on 28-29 November 2025 under the slogan: “Say NO to the Meloni government's budget law – stand with ...

    WFTU Solidarity Statement with the Strike in Italy 25 Nov 2025by central wftu The World Federation of Trade Unions, the militant voice of more that 105 million workers who live, work and struggle in 134 countries of the 5 continents, expresses its u…#wftu #solidarity #statement #strike #italy #nov #central #world #federation #trade #unions #militant #voice #million #workers #live #work #struggle #countries #continents #expresses #undivided #working #class #general #going #take #place #- #november #slogan #say #meloni #government #s #budget #law #stand #palestinian #people #stop #genocide #conscious #dignified #reaction #popular #strata #war #economy #preparations #reduce #resources #health #education #services #increase #precariousness #undermining #interests #pensioners #students #unemployed #international #class-oriented #union #movement #struggles #peace #immediate #end #wars #imperialist #intervention #affiliates #globe #fight #society #wealth #producers #will #allocated #produce #labor #toil #join #worker #just #demands #wage #permanent #stable #living #conditions #--- #dear #comrades #unione #sindacale #base #usb #salute #including #palestine #call #national #also #deeply #appreciate #long-lasting #unwavering #facing #resisting #israel #ongoing #years #settler-colonialism #apartheid #strikes #shed #bright #light #shameful #complicity #italian #corporations #enabling #illegal #occupation #palestinians #shown #power #inspired #many #across #dockworkers #called #september #october #recent #announced #well #disruptive #actions #preventing #stopping #military #cargo #ports #directed #genocidal #can #play #key #role #escalating #peacefully #disrupting #crimes #civil #large #response #meaningful #global #weekend #action #bds #welcomed #news #ceasefire #agreement #reached #however #continues #killing #starving #maiming #albeit #different #form #even #real #important #first #step #livestreamed #illegally #occupied #besieged #gaza #strip #without #massive #pressure #combined #trump-netanyahu #plan #constitutes #continuation #less #visible #us #hope #provoke #regional #outrage #boycotts #sanctions #repercussions #planned #annihilation #denial #refugees #rights #yet #won #needed #ever #begins #ending #serious #accountability #moral #legal #obligations #see #know #tide #turned #must #back #precisely #brought #wave #targeted #spain #t #rkyie #malaysia #colombia #slovenia #antigua #barbuda #governments #globally #isolated #internationally-wanted #prime #minister #recently #admitted #understood #desperate #attempt #relieve #isolation #save #-year-old #regime #settler-colonial #oppression #reasons #professional #urgently #renew #around #escalate #effort #colonial #calls #movements #put #center #adopt #highest #priority #mobilisations #express #liberation #self-determination #return #reparations #uphold #following #icj #rulings #starting #imposing #comprehensive #embargo #halting #sale #purchase #transfer #transit #parts #dual-use #items #ensuring #user #compliance #eni #halt #oil #petrol #launch #broad #intersectional #campaigns #compel #institutions #city #councils #universities #hospitals #etc #ethical #procurement #investment #policies #applicable #exclude #companies #knowingly #persistently #involved #grave #human #violations #particularly #humanity #forces #broader #economic #academic #cultural #sports #mahmoud #nawajaa #coordinator #committee #bnc #tras #el #anuncio #sindicato #syndicale #de #convocatoria #huelga #horas #para #pr #ximo #d #noviembre #frente #sindical #obrero #canarias #saluda #clase #obrera #italiana #sus #organizaciones #y #especialmente #organizaci #n #hermana #camaradas #fieles #nuestros #principios #manifestamos #todo #nuestro #apoyo #lucha #anticapitalista #apoyamos #esta #las #movilizaciones #que #dar #lugar #abrazo #fraternal #los #piquetes #autentica #vanguardia #saludo #asambleas #comit #muy #especial #juventud #trabajadora #convocada #abre #camino #toda #en #contra #presupuestos #guerra #militarizaci #econom #diferentes #pa #ses #sin #reservas #reivindicaci #inmediata #ruptura #concreci #palestina #libre #desde #rio #hasta #mar #les #deseamos #todas #suertes #fuerzas #todos #xitos #alguna #forma #sentimos #tambi #nuestra #viva #secretario #pol #tico #daniel #casal
    Messaggi di solidarietà internazionale ad USB per lo sciopero generale del 28 novembre

  6. What is the #UNO - #United #Nations #Organisation still doing in a #country #US #USA that is officially calling , via its #president @POTUS , to an #etnic #cleansing ? 🤔

    #Wikipedia definition of an #etnic #cleansing :

    " direct #removal such as deportation or population transfer, it also includes indirect methods aimed at forced migration by #coercing the victim #group to #flee and #preventing its #return "

  7. What is the #UNO - #United #Nations #Organisation still doing in a #country #US #USA that is officially calling , via its #president @POTUS , to an #etnic #cleansing ? 🤔

    #Wikipedia definition of an #etnic #cleansing :

    " direct #removal such as deportation or population transfer, it also includes indirect methods aimed at forced migration by #coercing the victim #group to #flee and #preventing its #return "

  8. What is the #UNO - #United #Nations #Organisation still doing in a #country #US #USA that is officially calling , via its #president @POTUS , to an #etnic #cleansing ? 🤔

    #Wikipedia definition of an #etnic #cleansing :

    " direct #removal such as deportation or population transfer, it also includes indirect methods aimed at forced migration by #coercing the victim #group to #flee and #preventing its #return "

  9. What is the #UNO - #United #Nations #Organisation still doing in a #country #US #USA that is officially calling , via its #president @POTUS , to an #etnic #cleansing ? 🤔

    #Wikipedia definition of an #etnic #cleansing :

    " direct #removal such as deportation or population transfer, it also includes indirect methods aimed at forced migration by #coercing the victim #group to #flee and #preventing its #return "

  10. What is the #UNO - #United #Nations #Organisation still doing in a #country #US #USA that is officially calling , via its #president @POTUS , to an #etnic #cleansing ? 🤔

    #Wikipedia definition of an #etnic #cleansing :

    " direct #removal such as deportation or population transfer, it also includes indirect methods aimed at forced migration by #coercing the victim #group to #flee and #preventing its #return "

  11. @thegansen No participants receiving twice-yearly #lenacapavir acquired #HIV infection Twice-yearly shots used to treat #AIDS were 100% effective in #preventing new #infections in women, according to study results published Wednesday. Link to article in New England Journal of Medicine - Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir or Daily F/TAF for #HIV Prevention in Cisgender Women nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM #womenshealthcare #publichealth

  12. RT by @ECDC_EU: 📢 BIG NEWS! 📢

    April 22: we're launching the Pan-European Network of Disease Control at an inaugural meeting hosted by @UKHSA.

    The key lesson of #COVID19: global #collaboration on #preventing & responding to #health #emergencies is crucial.

    🔗More: bit.ly/4cYH6Dp

    [2024-04-19 15:39 UTC]

  13. Strongman rule is a fantasy. 
    Essential to it is the idea that a strongman will be your strongman. 
    He won't. 
    In a democracy, elected representatives listen to constituents. 
    We take this for granted, and imagine that a dictator would owe us something. 
    But the vote you cast for him affirms your #irrelevance
    The whole point is that the strongman owes us #nothing
    We get abused and we get used to it. 

    Another illusion is that the strongman will unite the nation. 
    But an aspiring dictator will always claim that some belong and others don't. 
    He will define one group after another as the enemy. 
    This might feel good, so long as you feel that you are on the right side of the line. 
    But now #fear is the essence of life. 
    The politics of us-and-them, once begun, never ends. 

    We dream that a strongman will let us focus on America. 
    But dictatorship opens our country to the worst the world has to offer. 
    An American strongman will measure himself by the #wealth and #power of other dictators. 
    He will befriend them and compete with them. 
    From them he will learn new ways to #oppress and to #exploit his own people.

    At least, the fantasy goes, the strongman will get things done. 
    But dictatorial power today is not about achieving anything positive. 
    It is about #preventing anyone else from achieving anything. 
    The strongman is really the weak man: his secret is that he makes everyone else #weaker

    Unaccountable to the law and to voters, the dictator has no reason to consider anything beyond his own personal interests. 
    In the twenty-first century, those are simple: 👉 dying in bed as a billionaire. 
    To #enrich himself and to stay out of #prison, the strongman dismantles the justice system and replaces civil servants with loyalists. 

    snyder.substack.com/p/the-stro

  14. In the days after January 6, 2021, Trump had discredited himself with his party and stood on the brink of reputational ruin.

    The House had impeached him for his coup attempt, with ten Republicans joining in.

    With a small push, #McConnell likely could have mustered enough votes to convict him and disqualify the former president from holding public office again.

    Instead, McConnell decided such a vote, by splitting his party, would put it at a disadvantage. He convinced himself Trump would simply fade away on his own.

    And now, three years later, Trump stands as the prohibitive favorite to regain power, as McConnell has watched his influence ebb as he fades away into retirement.

    The main story of every Republican who served in this era will be what they did as their party descended into #authoritarianism.

    The defining story of McConnell’s career will be that he chose his own #power over #democracy.

    Before Trump came along, McConnell was known, alongside a fanatical opposition to campaign finance reform, for articulating an unusually candid strategy for #preventing bipartisan #compromise under Democratic administrations.

    “It was absolutely critical that everybody be together because if the proponents of the bill were able to say it was #bipartisan, it tended to convey to the public that this is O.K., they must have figured it out"

    nymag.com/intelligencer/articl

  15. CW: #MPneumoniae

    '#𝙄𝒏𝙩𝒆𝙧𝒗𝙚𝒏𝙩𝒊𝙤𝒏𝙨 𝙪𝒔𝙚𝒅 𝒕𝙤 𝙥𝒓𝙚𝒗𝙚𝒏𝙩 #𝘾𝑶𝙑𝑰𝘿, 𝒆.𝒈., 𝒘𝙚𝒂𝙧𝒊𝙣𝒈 𝒇𝙖𝒄𝙚 𝙢𝒂𝙨𝒌𝙨 𝙖𝒏𝙙 𝙙𝒊𝙨𝒕𝙖𝒏𝙘𝒊𝙣𝒈, 𝙝𝒂𝙙 𝙩𝒉𝙚 𝙠𝒏𝙤𝒄𝙠-𝙤𝒏 𝒆𝙛𝒇𝙚𝒄𝙩 𝙤𝒇 #𝒑𝙧𝒆𝙫𝒆𝙣𝒕𝙞𝒏𝙜 𝙤𝒕𝙝𝒆𝙧 𝙧𝒆𝙨𝒑𝙞𝒓𝙖𝒕𝙤𝒓𝙮 𝙩𝒓𝙖𝒄𝙩 𝙞𝒏𝙛𝒆𝙘𝒕𝙞𝒐𝙣𝒔.'

  16. Further research should focus on identifying PFAS degradation products (like #TFA) and reducing their emission factors.

    Even better is #Preventing PFAS entering #wastewater. 💙

    🙏to @forskningsradet VOW (299070) & SLUDGEFFECT (302371) and @HorizonEU @PERFORCE3_ITN

    3/3

  17. Strongman rule is a fantasy. 
    Essential to it is the idea that a strongman will be your strongman. 
    He won't. 
    In a democracy, elected representatives listen to constituents. 
    We take this for granted, and imagine that a dictator would owe us something. 
    But the vote you cast for him affirms your #irrelevance
    The whole point is that the strongman owes us #nothing
    We get abused and we get used to it. 

    Another illusion is that the strongman will unite the nation. 
    But an aspiring dictator will always claim that some belong and others don't. 
    He will define one group after another as the enemy. 
    This might feel good, so long as you feel that you are on the right side of the line. 
    But now #fear is the essence of life. 
    The politics of us-and-them, once begun, never ends. 

    We dream that a strongman will let us focus on America. 
    But dictatorship opens our country to the worst the world has to offer. 
    An American strongman will measure himself by the #wealth and #power of other dictators. 
    He will befriend them and compete with them. 
    From them he will learn new ways to #oppress and to #exploit his own people.

    At least, the fantasy goes, the strongman will get things done. 
    But dictatorial power today is not about achieving anything positive. 
    It is about #preventing anyone else from achieving anything. 
    The strongman is really the weak man: his secret is that he makes everyone else #weaker

    Unaccountable to the law and to voters, the dictator has no reason to consider anything beyond his own personal interests. 
    In the twenty-first century, those are simple: 👉 dying in bed as a billionaire. 
    To #enrich himself and to stay out of #prison, the strongman dismantles the justice system and replaces civil servants with loyalists. 

    snyder.substack.com/p/the-stro

  18. Strongman rule is a fantasy. 
    Essential to it is the idea that a strongman will be your strongman. 
    He won't. 
    In a democracy, elected representatives listen to constituents. 
    We take this for granted, and imagine that a dictator would owe us something. 
    But the vote you cast for him affirms your #irrelevance
    The whole point is that the strongman owes us #nothing
    We get abused and we get used to it. 

    Another illusion is that the strongman will unite the nation. 
    But an aspiring dictator will always claim that some belong and others don't. 
    He will define one group after another as the enemy. 
    This might feel good, so long as you feel that you are on the right side of the line. 
    But now #fear is the essence of life. 
    The politics of us-and-them, once begun, never ends. 

    We dream that a strongman will let us focus on America. 
    But dictatorship opens our country to the worst the world has to offer. 
    An American strongman will measure himself by the #wealth and #power of other dictators. 
    He will befriend them and compete with them. 
    From them he will learn new ways to #oppress and to #exploit his own people.

    At least, the fantasy goes, the strongman will get things done. 
    But dictatorial power today is not about achieving anything positive. 
    It is about #preventing anyone else from achieving anything. 
    The strongman is really the weak man: his secret is that he makes everyone else #weaker

    Unaccountable to the law and to voters, the dictator has no reason to consider anything beyond his own personal interests. 
    In the twenty-first century, those are simple: 👉 dying in bed as a billionaire. 
    To #enrich himself and to stay out of #prison, the strongman dismantles the justice system and replaces civil servants with loyalists. 

    snyder.substack.com/p/the-stro

  19. Strongman rule is a fantasy. 
    Essential to it is the idea that a strongman will be your strongman. 
    He won't. 
    In a democracy, elected representatives listen to constituents. 
    We take this for granted, and imagine that a dictator would owe us something. 
    But the vote you cast for him affirms your #irrelevance
    The whole point is that the strongman owes us #nothing
    We get abused and we get used to it. 

    Another illusion is that the strongman will unite the nation. 
    But an aspiring dictator will always claim that some belong and others don't. 
    He will define one group after another as the enemy. 
    This might feel good, so long as you feel that you are on the right side of the line. 
    But now #fear is the essence of life. 
    The politics of us-and-them, once begun, never ends. 

    We dream that a strongman will let us focus on America. 
    But dictatorship opens our country to the worst the world has to offer. 
    An American strongman will measure himself by the #wealth and #power of other dictators. 
    He will befriend them and compete with them. 
    From them he will learn new ways to #oppress and to #exploit his own people.

    At least, the fantasy goes, the strongman will get things done. 
    But dictatorial power today is not about achieving anything positive. 
    It is about #preventing anyone else from achieving anything. 
    The strongman is really the weak man: his secret is that he makes everyone else #weaker

    Unaccountable to the law and to voters, the dictator has no reason to consider anything beyond his own personal interests. 
    In the twenty-first century, those are simple: 👉 dying in bed as a billionaire. 
    To #enrich himself and to stay out of #prison, the strongman dismantles the justice system and replaces civil servants with loyalists. 

    snyder.substack.com/p/the-stro

  20. Strongman rule is a fantasy. 
    Essential to it is the idea that a strongman will be your strongman. 
    He won't. 
    In a democracy, elected representatives listen to constituents. 
    We take this for granted, and imagine that a dictator would owe us something. 
    But the vote you cast for him affirms your #irrelevance
    The whole point is that the strongman owes us #nothing
    We get abused and we get used to it. 

    Another illusion is that the strongman will unite the nation. 
    But an aspiring dictator will always claim that some belong and others don't. 
    He will define one group after another as the enemy. 
    This might feel good, so long as you feel that you are on the right side of the line. 
    But now #fear is the essence of life. 
    The politics of us-and-them, once begun, never ends. 

    We dream that a strongman will let us focus on America. 
    But dictatorship opens our country to the worst the world has to offer. 
    An American strongman will measure himself by the #wealth and #power of other dictators. 
    He will befriend them and compete with them. 
    From them he will learn new ways to #oppress and to #exploit his own people.

    At least, the fantasy goes, the strongman will get things done. 
    But dictatorial power today is not about achieving anything positive. 
    It is about #preventing anyone else from achieving anything. 
    The strongman is really the weak man: his secret is that he makes everyone else #weaker

    Unaccountable to the law and to voters, the dictator has no reason to consider anything beyond his own personal interests. 
    In the twenty-first century, those are simple: 👉 dying in bed as a billionaire. 
    To #enrich himself and to stay out of #prison, the strongman dismantles the justice system and replaces civil servants with loyalists. 

    snyder.substack.com/p/the-stro