The picture was taken from the balcony, with Beatrice standing in the middle of the stage wearing a green suit. The light is red and purple, and the screen has a slide about the autocrat's playbook.

My colleague Professor @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social gave a rich lecture about threats to #democracy, #autoritarianism and #InternationalRelations, the state of affairs in the US, and domestic politics in #Nederland and #Europe in the National Theater in #DenHaag. If you have a chance, go see her.

Argument The Return of Trump: A New Order & Trump in Power ‘Trump Has Already Rigged the 2028 Presidential Election’: US Defence Insider Regardless of how people vote, the chances of a Democrat Government coming to power in 2029 is now virtually nil, argues Brynn Tannehill Brynn Tannehill 22 January 2026

#usgovernment #trump #autoritarianism

Das ist dystopischer Realismus und es ist zu befürchten, dass es so kommt, obwohl Alle den Protestbewegungen, den sich Solidarisierenden, den öffentlich wirksamen PolitikerInnen unbedingt glauben möchte.

bylinetimes.com/2026...
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There is no international law and order anymore.
There are no democratic principles anymore.
There are no universal human rights anymore.

They have been dismantling them the past decade.

It is al about power, money & me, me, me (or us, us, us).

#autoritarianism
#imperialism
#autocracy
#fascism

Trump pardons Giuliani and allies accused of trying to subvert 2020 election – latest updates Directive could prevent future administrations from prosecuting more than 70 people named

Trump pardons Giuliani and allies linked to efforts to overturn 2020 vote

#news #MafiaDon #politics #crime #TheGodfather #UnitedStates #autoritarianism #resist #fascism #ElectionInterference #VoterSuppression #...
#democracy #usa #gop #fascists

👉 Vote 'em Out!

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Trump pardons Giuliani and allies linked to efforts to overturn 2020 vote […]

Trump pardons Giuliani and allies accused of trying to subvert 2020 election – latest updates Directive could prevent future administrations from prosecuting more than 70 people named

Trump pardons Giuliani and allies linked to efforts to overturn 2020 vote
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
#news #MafiaDon #politics #crime #TheGodfather #UnitedStates #autoritarianism #resist #fascism #ElectionInterference #VoterSuppression #corruption #Giuliani

Why do certain politicians frame the constitutionally protected exercise of free speech and assembly as terrorist activity? Drop a comment and tell me what you think.
#freedom #hateamericarally #nokings #democracy #autoritarianism #strongman #America #protest #resist #fascism

NO KINGS 2.0 Coachella Valley. This video covers three (3) locations: Cathedral City, Palm Springs-South and Palm Springs Sunrise Park.

#nokings #indivisible #palmsprings #cathedralcity #moveon #50501 #courageousresistance #fascism #autoritarianism

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ9s...

@korsier So now, let's see if you can "Prove me wrong", as went the intro caption by this scumbag who didn't deserve to be killed of a #CharlieKirk !
#fascism #autoritarianism #totalitarism #dictatorship #FarRight #Ext...
#democracy #usa #gop #fascists

👉 Vote 'em Out!

Maybe he wants to build a strong Canada… after North Korea’s model. 🥴

Orange couldn’t get people in the U.S. to line up that neatly marching for him, but apparently there’s hope in North America that we’ll all march for our leaders in perfect synchronization. 😁

#autoritarianism #bigdreams #cdnpoli

Democratic Activists (@democratswin.bsky.social)

One city at a time is his plan. Not outright declaration of #MartialLaw.

The metaphor of boiling a frog comes to mind, for some reason.

#Project2025 #Fascism #Autoritarianism #PoliceState #FarRight #4thReich #Nazis #Gestapo...
#democracy #usa #gop #fascists

👉 Vote 'em Out!

One city at a time is his plan. Not outright declaration of #MartialLaw.

The metaphor of boiling a frog comes to mind, for some reason.

#Project2025 #Fascism #Autoritarianism #PoliceState #FarRight #4thReich #Nazis #Gestapo #WhiteSupremacists #ChristoFascists #ChristianNationalism #MAGA #GOP

www.youtube.com/watch?v=czvx...
#censorship #youtubecensorship #internetcensorship #dictatorship #autoritarianism #oppression #restrictions #government #backfire

#2ndAmendment #Tyrancy #Autoritarianism #Fascism #ICE #ICEout

#2ndAmendment #Tyrancy #Autoritarianism #Fascism #ICE #ICEout
#democracy #usa #gop #fascists

👉 Vote 'em Out!

#2ndAmendment #Tyrancy #Autoritarianism #Fascism #ICE #ICEout

House passes rescission package to claw back $9.4 billion in funding for foreign aid, NPR, PBS The House is expected to vote Thursday on White House's rescission package to claw back funding for NPR, PBS, foreign aid.

This is part of what he doesn't want us paying attention to this week. While he screams about riots that don't exist and creates unrest
#BeLoud #GoodTrouble

#LAStrong #resist #protest #nokings #noice #losangeles #epstein #congress #trump #reaistance #autoritarianism
www.cbsnews.com/news/house-v...

What I feared would happen in the U. S. did happen. Stay Stony, dear American friends! Never stop resisting before it’s too late.🙏 #fascism #Autoritarianism #nationalguard #ICE

Why are other universities silent in condemning Trump’s attacks on Columbia? | Zephyr Teachout If university leaders allow themselves to be bullied, how do we expect any other institutions to stand up?

#maga #university #autoritarianism

Exactly what I have been thinking. The silence of other universities while Columbia is bullied into submission is complicity.

And it will get them nothing.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/2...

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#usa #autoritarianism

I find it misleading that newspapers still write things like: the USA risks going into autoritarianism, or Trump is looking to achieve totalitarian control, or democracy in the USA is minder threat.

The truth is that MAGA has already completed the coup. There is nothing […]

„Der sich rasch ausbreitende Autoritarismus, der von dieser Regierung ausgeht, bedroht alle unsere Freiheiten." Starker Kommentar von Dan Milbank in der heutigen 'Washington Post'. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/… #liberty #freemarkets #journalism #autoritarianism

Think Thanks is a space for critical, interdisciplinary dialogue, where sociology, systems thinking, and political science intersect with ecological insights. Focused on climate change, global crises, and democratic transformation towards happiness, we explore meaningful change. 🌱 #autoritarianism