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Jul 23 2021
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House Freedom Caucus Asks McCarthy To Move To ‘Vacate’ Speaker’s Chair, Remove ‘Authoritarian’ Pelosi
The House Freedom Caucus sent a letter to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Friday requesting that he attempt to remove House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) from her position as Speaker after a week of drama on Capitol Hill.
The move is the most recent development in a series of actions taken by members of both parties over the past week with regard to the formation of the
The Daily WireApr 26 2024
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Right-Wingers Plot to Give Trump Control Over Federal Reserve If Reelected
Right-wing allies of former U.S. President Donald Trump are reportedly crafting a plan to give the executive branch control over Federal Reserve policy decisions, an effort that comes as the presumptive GOP nominee continues to signal his authoritarian intentions for a potential second term.
The Wall Street Journalreported Thursday that former Trump administration officials and other
Common DreamsApr 16 2024
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Venezuela Oil Production Grew 18% After Biden Sanctions Relief
The ruling socialist regime in Venezuela documented an 18-percent increase in oil output in the first trimester of 2024 when compared to the same period in 2023, according to information published by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in its latest April 2024 report. The oil output windfall followed the implementation of a still-active broad oil and gas sanctions
Breitbart NewsApr 16 2024
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Protesters demand Georgia government withdraw proposed 'Russian law'
Thousands of people demonstrated in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Monday demanding the withdrawal of a controversial "foreign influence" bill they say is inspired by authoritarian laws neighbouring Russia uses to crush dissent.
"No to the Russian law," chanted thousands of protesters outside parliament, many waving EU and Georgian flags.
A previous attempt by the government to
BBC NewsApr 14 2024
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The Koan of Peace
• Bidenomics for all vs. Friedmanite Market Fundamentalism, the Shock Doctrine, and Starve the Beast The greedy, racist, bigoted authoritarians don’t WANT peace. They are in the minority in each country, but many don’t run democratic societies with human rights and rule of law, essential components of peace. Eventually the forces of peace will be able to rise up and require it, but we don’t
Daily KosAug 18 2015
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The dark side of Donald Trump: How gridlock leads to dangerous populism & authoritarian zeal
We assume Trump is benefiting from voters xenophobia. But what if the real motivation is even more dangerous?
SalonApr 11 2024
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Man awaiting trial for insulting Belarusian president dies in jail
TALLINN, Estonia — A Belarusian man who was in jail awaiting trial on charges of insulting the authoritarian president has died in custody, the country’s leading human rights group said Thursday. Aliaksandr Kulinich, 51, died Tuesday in a detention center in the western city of Brest that is notorious for harsh treatment of opposition activists, the Viasna human rights center said. His death
Washington PostApr 16 2024
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Iran attack widens rift between activist left and Dem moderates
Moments after Iran launched an attack on Israel, around 400 pro-Palestinian protesters in Chicago broke out in chants of “Hands off Iran!” The head of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization, claimed Iran “is responding in self-defense.”
And the young pro-Palestinian group IfNotNow called both Iran and Israel “authoritarian
PoliticoApr 09 2024
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The Shadow of Tyranny
“We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.” To Thomas Jefferson, in a note attached to a draft of The storm clouds of authoritarianism,that engulfed Europe in the 1930’s, under the iron fist of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis enablers, loom once more. In Hungary, Viktor Orban, and his Fidesz Party remain staunch opponents of immigration,LGBTQ rights,
Daily KosApr 07 2024
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Mexico withdraws diplomats from its embassy in Ecuador after raid
Ecuador’s raid on the Mexican embassy to arrest ex-Vice President Jorge Glas has severed ties between the two countries. Mexico has withdrawn personnel from its embassy in Ecuador following the unprecedented storming of the building by security forces, Mexico’s Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena said. The two countries severed ties after the raid made on Friday in a bid to arrest former Ecuadoran
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