oxley

> Not one of these things has the least to do with civic freedoms.

These things have to do with whether democracies follow the rule of law. Civic freedoms tend to go away when democracies become authoritarian regimes.

> USAid didn't even exist before 1961

It was created by Congress in 1961, but destroyed by the ire of one man in 2025, without any Congressional approval. Does it feel like democracy to you?

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I emailed [email protected] asking why this was flagged and did not get an answer.

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For context, the author is a historian specialized in the mechanisms of authoritarianism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Snyder

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This is not a drill, folks. It is happening in front of our eyes.

Call your congressperson today.

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I have a daily reminder set up in Apple’s Reminders app and it didn’t trigger today.

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