Update: U.S. legislature capitulates to Trump.

Laura Ingraham to Trump <voice disguised>

"Walk the audience through what happened ..."

#FauxDemocracy

System Maintenance in Iraq In an interview, Shahla al-Kli discusses the country’s parliamentary elections and what they reveal.

An interesting consideration of 'Transactional Politics' specifically relating to Iraq but I sadly suspect is relevant to many other nations..

#democracy? #fauxdemocracy #Politics

System Maintenance in Iraq - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...

Trump tells Texas Republicans to redraw the state congressional map to help keep House majority President Donald Trump is pushing Republicans in Texas to redraw the state's congressional maps to help ensure the party keeps its majority in the U.S.

Asked as he departed the White House for Pittsburgh about the possibility of adding GOP-friendly districts around the country, Trump responded, “Texas will be the biggest one. And that’ll be five.”

#FauxDemocracy
#Gerrymandering
#SaveElections

Graphic of uniformed USA Soldiers in background with Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and George Bush, Junior in forefront, with the following appropriate words: "If you believe we're living in a Democracy, these war criminals are laughing at you!"

USA is not a Democracy.
#FakeDemocracy
#FauxDemocracy

Another election another incomplete results release. Guess they don't mind if I guess more votes got tossed thus year like last where write-ins didn't get counted.

#fauxdemocracy
#ElectionResults2018