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Choose one: #Democracy or #MassSurveillance

#ChatControl and similar proposals are fundamentally incompatible with a democratic #EU.

However, they are perfect for actors who want an authoritarian EU with mandatory age restrictions (ID verification) just to participate in democratic discourse.

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The battle against Trump and the evil of the GOP continues worldwide - and we've got victories!

We keep fighting Trump and the GOP's racist birthright attacks. washingtonpost.com/immigration

Within 7 months, California has filed 37 lawsuits against Donald Trump’s avalanche of illegal actions. bsky.app/profile/governor.ca.g

CNN, surprisingly, shows how Trump is entangled with Epstein. cnn.com/2025/08/12/politics/tr

Californians confront Trump-loving representative Doug LaMalfa at a town hall. thedailybeast.com/republican-d

The Washington Post · Trump’s birthright citizenship order faces more bans than before Supreme Court rulingBy David Nakamura
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Trump’s rhetoric “paints a picture that crime is out of control, even when it is not true, then blames the policies of #Democratic lawmakers that are #reform- & #PublicSafety-minded, & then claims that you have to step in & violate people’s rights or demand that reforms be reversed,”Wiley said.

She added that the playbook has special potency in #DC because local law enforcement can be directly placed under #federal #control, a #power #Trump invoked…

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#Trump threatened to “take over” & “beautify” #DC on the campaign trail & claimed it was “a nightmare of murder & crime.” He also argued the #city was “horribly run” & said his team intended “to take it away from the mayor.” Trump on Monday repeated old comments about some of the nation’s largest #cities, including #Baltimore, #Chicago, #LosAngeles, #Oakland & his hometown of #NYC. All are currently run by #Black mayors.

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“The president foreshadowed that if these heavy-handed tactics take root here, they will be rolled out to other majority-#Black & #Brown #cities, like #Chicago, #Oakland & #Baltimore, across the country,” said Monica Hopkins, executive director of the ACLU’s #DC chapter.

“We’ve seen before how #federal #control of the DC #NationalGuard & #police can lead to #abuse, #intimidation & #CivilRights violations —

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…According to White House ofcls, #troops will be deployed to protect federal assets & facilitate a safe environment for law enforcement to make arrests. The #Trump admin believes the highly visible presence of law enforcement will deter violent crime. It is unclear how the admin defines providing a safe environment for law enforcement to conduct arrests, raising alarm bells for some advocates.

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As #DC the #NationalGuard arrived at their HQ Tuesday, for many residents, the prospect of #federal #troops surging into neighborhoods represented an alarming violation of #local #agency. To some, it echoes uncomfortable historical chapters when politicians used language to paint historically or predominantly #Black #cities & neighborhoods with #racist narratives to shape public opinion & justify aggressive #police action.

Trump's rhetoric about #DC echoes a history of #racist narratives about #urban #crime

#Trump has taken control of DC’s #police & ordered #NationalGuard #troops to deploy onto the streets of the nation’s capital, claiming the extraordinary moves are necessary to curb an urgent public safety crisis.

#WhiteSupremacy #law #MilitaryState #autocracy #democracy #CivilRights #coup #TrumpCoup2
apnews.com/article/trump-washi

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“I’m going to work every day to make sure it’s not a complete disaster,” #Bowser said at the Monday news conference, as she sought to downplay the impact of the #DC #takeover. “So we are going to work, every day, to get this emergency put to an end.”

She paused briefly & added, “I’ll call it the so-called emergency.”

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Still, #DC officials, who had been working for months to coordinate with the White House, were caught by surprise by Trump’s announcement, said #MurielBowser, who at a news conference described pleading her case to #Trump personally. In their first meeting after Trump took office the second time, she said, they spoke about the #city’s improved efforts in combating #crime.

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…Last week, days after Coristine’s attack, #Trump ordered #federal law enforcement agents from several agencies to be deployed throughout #DC & called for more juveniles to be charged in the adult justice system. In the days leading up to Monday’s announcement, the #FBI began dispatching agents in overnight shifts to *help* local law enforcement address carjackings & violent crime.