Holding leaders accountable for political corruption and attacks on elections is not retribution or a distraction. It is how democracies survive.
November 7, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Holding leaders accountable for political corruption and attacks on elections is not retribution or a distraction. It is how democracies survive.
leftist revolutionaries grapple with the reality that western democracies even with profoundly fucked up electoral politics and franchise access issues are materially extremely different from absolute monarchies or oligarchies or autocracies challenge failed nine million times
November 11, 2026 at 2:05 AM
leftist revolutionaries grapple with the reality that western democracies even with profoundly fucked up electoral politics and franchise access issues are materially extremely different from absolute monarchies or oligarchies or autocracies challenge failed nine million times
All western democracies need updated treason statutes to cover hybrid war.
November 11, 2026 at 8:38 AM
All western democracies need updated treason statutes to cover hybrid war.
The Murdoch pox on western democracies should be investigated
November 8, 2026 at 2:48 AM
The Murdoch pox on western democracies should be investigated
The New York Times might as well run a 'No Way to Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens headline
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The United States Electoral College is the only remaining electoral college in democracies where an executive president is indirectly elected via an electoral college.[2][3] The other democracies that used an electoral college for these elections switched to direct elections in the 19th or 20th century.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mencpxk4spd3xn3qotwkyyqf/bafkreifuazara7gtqo2dhav6crxc526ftrlbs4655pfuddkgdduar7upci)
November 11, 2026 at 4:49 AM
The New York Times might as well run a 'No Way to Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens headline
because the war in Ukraine is not simply about the Donbas, contrary to what some people think. This is not a territorial issue; it is a conflict against European democracies. And we cannot finance the war machine that threatens our security.
November 11, 2026 at 10:43 AM
because the war in Ukraine is not simply about the Donbas, contrary to what some people think. This is not a territorial issue; it is a conflict against European democracies. And we cannot finance the war machine that threatens our security.
Normal democracies don't have several months after the election when the parliament that just got voted out gets to legislate
November 11, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Normal democracies don't have several months after the election when the parliament that just got voted out gets to legislate
Democracies are better than autocracies, sorry not sorry.
November 6, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Democracies are better than autocracies, sorry not sorry.
Amazing how many are social democracies
November 10, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Amazing how many are social democracies
In real democracies, that's what happens after a no-confidence vote. The leader resigns.
I really see no downside for calling for trump to resign. it's easy, it's right, it's simple, it will make trump lose his mind, it puts other republicans in a shit position.
November 8, 2026 at 3:48 PM
In real democracies, that's what happens after a no-confidence vote. The leader resigns.
Wait til they find out how parliamentary democracies choose a prime minister.
November 6, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Wait til they find out how parliamentary democracies choose a prime minister.
Pretty much the same in Canada, and so many other progressive democracies.
November 10, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Pretty much the same in Canada, and so many other progressive democracies.
The Trump regime has a strategic partnership with the fascist Russian regime. They are not even attempting to hide it, but are flaunting it. All democracies have a duty not to engage, but isolate, the evil regime in DC.
November 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The Trump regime has a strategic partnership with the fascist Russian regime. They are not even attempting to hide it, but are flaunting it. All democracies have a duty not to engage, but isolate, the evil regime in DC.
Yes all of the authoritarians globally have teamed up and decided to seize the opportunity to strengthen themselves at the expense of the liberal democracies of the world.
November 11, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Yes all of the authoritarians globally have teamed up and decided to seize the opportunity to strengthen themselves at the expense of the liberal democracies of the world.
1) free and/or pre-filled tax forms like other developed democracies
2) much more money, staff, agency, tech support for members of Congress and committees.
2) much more money, staff, agency, tech support for members of Congress and committees.
What is an unsexy policy that if passed would immediately help millions of people?
November 10, 2026 at 10:23 PM
1) free and/or pre-filled tax forms like other developed democracies
2) much more money, staff, agency, tech support for members of Congress and committees.
2) much more money, staff, agency, tech support for members of Congress and committees.
Participating in one of America's great participatory democracies:
My HOA annual meeting
(...kill me)
My HOA annual meeting
(...kill me)
November 6, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Participating in one of America's great participatory democracies:
My HOA annual meeting
(...kill me)
My HOA annual meeting
(...kill me)
And if reports of a "double-tap" are true, it's even worse. There are a few things that I think we should never do, and double-taps are among them. Just awful, and as democracies, truly beneath us. Horrendous
November 9, 2026 at 11:03 PM
And if reports of a "double-tap" are true, it's even worse. There are a few things that I think we should never do, and double-taps are among them. Just awful, and as democracies, truly beneath us. Horrendous
the secret sauce of social democracies -> really high taxes on the middle class and up
(and it’s worth it)
(and it’s worth it)
November 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM
the secret sauce of social democracies -> really high taxes on the middle class and up
(and it’s worth it)
(and it’s worth it)
I am increasingly interested in the idea around ending judicial supremacy. It is anomaly in modern democracies and nowhere in the constitution. Strip their jurisdiction. Stop letting them act as an unelected legislature.
November 6, 2026 at 7:31 PM
I am increasingly interested in the idea around ending judicial supremacy. It is anomaly in modern democracies and nowhere in the constitution. Strip their jurisdiction. Stop letting them act as an unelected legislature.
Yup. Putin is killing democracies for big oil.
November 10, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Yup. Putin is killing democracies for big oil.
This is more or less a standard expectation in more advanced democracies.
November 10, 2026 at 12:46 PM
This is more or less a standard expectation in more advanced democracies.
And a related political science lesson: Don't assume any victory is final. Just because Trump won elections did not mean his style of politics would always be popular (as Shor assumed). But remember that the 2026 results are also temporary. Democracies are systems where power alternates.
Not my job to give political advice. But if I were to advise a party that just won an electoral victory, it would be this: Don't assume you will always win by this margin or even win at all. Act based on the assumption that election results will vary and power will change hands in the future.
November 7, 2026 at 6:57 PM
And a related political science lesson: Don't assume any victory is final. Just because Trump won elections did not mean his style of politics would always be popular (as Shor assumed). But remember that the 2026 results are also temporary. Democracies are systems where power alternates.
》Before democracy, the only interests that mattered were those of the establishment.
》Democracies were introduced so that elected politicians could represent the people's interests against the establishment.
》Far too many politicians today choose to represent the establishment instead of the people.
》Democracies were introduced so that elected politicians could represent the people's interests against the establishment.
》Far too many politicians today choose to represent the establishment instead of the people.
November 10, 2026 at 1:36 PM
》Before democracy, the only interests that mattered were those of the establishment.
》Democracies were introduced so that elected politicians could represent the people's interests against the establishment.
》Far too many politicians today choose to represent the establishment instead of the people.
》Democracies were introduced so that elected politicians could represent the people's interests against the establishment.
》Far too many politicians today choose to represent the establishment instead of the people.
We will remember them, but the fight against fascism is by no means over. Throughout the world they still seek to invade our democracies, wage war and genocide.
November 11, 2026 at 8:20 AM
We will remember them, but the fight against fascism is by no means over. Throughout the world they still seek to invade our democracies, wage war and genocide.
“Proud Patriots” lmao American patriotism is inseparable from our destroying democracies all across the global south
This data from the Exit Polls is pretty interesting. The #1 issue for those who voted for Democrats was "state of democracy" not the economy. It's why Dems must be both warriors for working people and proud patriots defending democracy and freedom, here and everywhere.
November 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
“Proud Patriots” lmao American patriotism is inseparable from our destroying democracies all across the global south