Posts by jackhutton@mstdn.social
(DIR) Post #AhoHdmfE7rHXU75CdM by jackhutton@mstdn.social
2024-05-06T12:55:59Z
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"They do so with the goal of electing Trump, whose second presidency would damage the image of democracy around the world, as well as the stability of democracy in America, even further.
(DIR) Post #AhoHdnioC1k0lVlZr6 by jackhutton@mstdn.social
2024-05-06T12:54:01Z
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The MAGA movement’s leaders also have an interest in pumping nihilism and cynicism into the brains of their fellow citizens, and in convincing them that nothing they see is true. Their goals are so similar that it is hard to distinguish between the online American alt-right and its foreign amplifiers, who have multiplied since the days when this was solely a Russian project.
(DIR) Post #AhoHdnle1U0euJ5qHA by jackhutton@mstdn.social
2024-05-06T12:53:26Z
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“Here is a difficult truth: A part of the American political spectrum is not merely a passive recipient of the combined authoritarian narratives that come from Russia, China, and their ilk, but an active participant in creating and spreading them. Like the leaders of those countries, the American MAGA right also wants Americans to believe that their democracy is degenerate, their elections illegitimate, their civilization dying. ..
(DIR) Post #AhoHdph6rJZQsozFU8 by jackhutton@mstdn.social
2024-05-06T12:55:10Z
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"This is not only because authoritarian propaganda campaigns have become more sophisticated as they begin to use AI, or because “you obviously have a political environment here where there’s a lot more Americans who are more distrustful of all institutions.” It’s also because the lawsuits, threats, and smear tactics have chilled government, academic, and tech-company responses.
(DIR) Post #AhoHdqtCPqpqabePy4 by jackhutton@mstdn.social
2024-05-06T12:54:48Z
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"These stories are symptomatic of a larger problem: Because the American extreme right and (more rarely) the extreme left benefit from the spread of antidemocratic narratives, they have an interest in silencing or hobbling any group that wants to stop, or even identify, foreign campaigns. Senator Mark Warner, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told me that “we are actually less prepared today than we were four years ago” for foreign attempts to influence the 2024 election.
(DIR) Post #AhoHdqtuNDP0cnyz4a by jackhutton@mstdn.social
2024-05-06T12:54:20Z
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"To state baldly what is happening: The Republican Party’s right wing is actively harassing legitimate, good-faith efforts to track the production and dissemination of autocratic disinformation here in the United States.
(DIR) Post #Ai0dl8iN4NUimzz9Si by jackhutton@mstdn.social
2024-05-06T11:46:12Z
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Just to acknowledge: David Sacks is a Russian propagandist. Have a good monday everyone.
(DIR) Post #Ajta8oiFZq3Jxp88Ce by jackhutton@mstdn.social
2024-07-13T00:55:08Z
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“Human beings have short lives.If we are cruel, everyone will curse usduring our life, and mock us when we die.The names of those who act with noblenessare brought by travelers across the world,and many people speak about their goodness.”Excerpt FromThe OdysseyHomer & Emily Wilson#theOdyssey #books #greekMythology #bookstodon
(DIR) Post #Am6IFPwtrjeRIXjmXQ by jackhutton@mstdn.social
2024-09-17T13:08:06Z
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[Wired]: Elon Musk Is a National Security RiskMusk’s now-deleted post questioning why no one has attempted to assassinate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris renews concerns over his work for the US government—and potential to inspire extremist violence.https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-biden-harris-assassination-post-x/#elonmusk #nationalsecurity
(DIR) Post #AnS3LS891pH3E5mGMS by jackhutton@mstdn.social
2024-10-27T21:57:52Z
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Hey Donald, the eighties called and they want their Oprah castmembers back Dr Phil .. another Russian agent. #madisonsquaregardens My, how far they have fallen.
(DIR) Post #AnuBjvEratm8Tr1VBo by jackhutton@mstdn.social
2024-11-10T07:49:22Z
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[TNR]: Why Does No One Understand the Real Reason Trump Won? By Michael TomaskyIt wasn’t the economy. It wasn’t inflation, or anything else. It was how people perceive those things, which points to one overpowering answer.https://newrepublic.com/post/188197/trump-media-information-landscape-fox
(DIR) Post #Aq7kQfpQegftIkXwkS by jackhutton@mstdn.social
2025-01-16T01:14:34Z
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Not holding back #farewellspeech
(DIR) Post #At6HiWbS4Cmv0CCwAC by jackhutton@mstdn.social
2025-04-14T10:18:26Z
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[The Philadelphia Inquirer]: When this is over, U.S. rights abusers must be tried for crimes against humanity. By Will Bunch April 13, 2025https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/us-crimes-humanity-ice-kristi-noem-20250413.html?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=ios&utm_campaign=app_ios_article_share&utm_content=NUD7JBOBHFEHVLJF5QJTTOCQOUEscalating reports of human rights crimes from Kristi Noem's propaganda to ICE cruelty must be wiped clean with justice.#tomhoman #KristiNoem #ice #humanrights #humanrightscrimes #nuremberg
(DIR) Post #At6HiXNfAxLvPilRJI by jackhutton@mstdn.social
2025-04-14T10:36:56Z
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"I want to know who these people are, because they are wantonly committing human rights violations in my name and yours. Because when all this nonsense is over — and I swear that one day it will be, at the ballot box or in the streets or by any means necessary, even though I might not live to see it — I want more than just people feeling ashamed of their role in this spree of inhumanity.I want justice."
(DIR) Post #At6HiY10oepPNlArdw by jackhutton@mstdn.social
2025-04-14T10:37:35Z
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"The sword of justice should someday come for the likes of Noem or immigration czar Tom Homan, who sees no problem in sending an innocent man into a gulag and who presides over the system that rounded up a mother and her three children in his hometown of Sacketts Harbor, N.Y., before his neighbors united in protest.
(DIR) Post #At6HiZBKTmfv030cMa by jackhutton@mstdn.social
2025-04-14T10:38:23Z
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"Think about it. There’s a reason those ICE agents hastily pulled masks over their faces before they handcuffed a stunned and shrieking Rumeysa Ozturk and threw her into a van. They understand enough about the moral consequences surrounding their actions to know they don’t want decent citizens to know who they are.
(DIR) Post #At6Hia770wtbtG2lQe by jackhutton@mstdn.social
2025-04-14T10:38:44Z
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"I want to know who they are. And just like we once saw at Nuremberg and in courtrooms from Tel Aviv to Cleveland, I want the worst offenders to face judgment for what they have done. Because right now, the American Experiment is going off the deep end, and it’s going to be a long swim back not only to save democracy, but to reclaim our humanity. "
(DIR) Post #Auq63ZCV60RGFQlZJI by jackhutton@mstdn.social
2025-06-05T20:45:06Z
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This is theater. We are being entertained and distracted. So fun, right? What else is going on today.. right now..
(DIR) Post #Av4EvElgC7LuBFUG2a by jackhutton@mstdn.social
2025-06-01T19:46:25Z
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"The Founding Fathers were inspired by ancient Rome—witness the Senate and the Capitol in Washington—and they were well aware that the Roman Republic eventually turned into an autocratic empire. They feared that some American Caesar would do something similar to their republic, & constructed multiple overlapping self-correcting mechanisms, known as the system of checks and balances. One of these was a free press."Excerpt FromNexusYuval Noah Harari#nexus #yuvalnoaharari #books #bookstodon
(DIR) Post #AzMJ55Wb2XGuzfJDQe by jackhutton@mstdn.social
2025-10-19T03:03:54Z
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[WSJ]: Laurene Powell Jobs: Beware of Philanthropists Who Want Control in Exchange for Their GivingTrue generosity flows quietly to communities that already know what they need, building capacity not dependency. By Laurene Powell Jobs, Oct 17, 2025https://www.wsj.com/us-news/laurene-powell-jobs-beware-of-philanthropists-who-want-control-in-exchange-for-their-giving-721f1cdc?st=X2vu15&reflink=article_copyURL_share