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I am very supportive of these (new) institutes for democracy research and advocacy. I am also very skeptical about how supportive the university administrators will be when the institute gets criticized by (right-wing) politicians and donors.

New Cornell Center on Democracy will support democratic principles at home and abroad | Cornell ChronicleAmid concern about democratic backsliding globally, the center will mobilize scholars to strengthen democracy through rigorous research, democratic education and public engagement.news.cornell.edu

The Atlantic is the voice of parochial U.S. reactionary centrism.

Spain received as many asylum seekers in ONE DAY as the Netherlands receives in TWO YEARS! Absolutely shameless for the Dutch government to criticize the Spanish government of their handling of this ACTUAL crisis, given that Dutch governments have been CREATING FAUX crises for decades.

The Spanish government of Pedro Sanchez is the biggest threat to the European mainstream: a left-wing government that implements left-wing policies that work, including on immigration. They show that “the narrative” is false and humane immigration is possible. This is why they all jump on Cueta.

This was as predictable as it is shameful. Kudos to the few countries that do not jump on the nativist train (this time).

22 EU leaders call for emergency talks over Ceuta migrant crisisThe letter came as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez hit out at some EU members over their response to the crisis. #EuropeNewswww.euronews.com

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Erdogan knows that his democratic period is over and he is now oppressing virtually every alternative. The aim of this attack seems to be the splitting of the oppositional vote, which might work out.

After teargas, protests and legal strife, Turkey has a new opposition party. Is this the man who can defeat Erdoğan? | Kaya GençUnder Özgür Özel, the CHP became Turkey’s most popular party. Now his Yeni (New) movement is growing fast, says the Istanbul-based novelist Kaya Gençwww.theguardian.com

It is both interesting and painful to see that the FIFA president faces more democratic accountability than the U.S. president.

We lost another soccer legend! 💔 R.I.P. Franco Baresi

Welcome to our reality! These groups undermine U.S. higher education in many different ways, including: 1) inaccurate or incomplete teaching materials 2) self-censorship by teachers 3) fewer people who want to teach 4) less money because of lawsuits after wrongful firing teachers

Red flags fly after conservative harassment network targeting teachers exposed: 'Chilling'A shadowy network of conservative activist groups, backed by Koch-linked dark money, is deploying hidden cameras and mass public-records requests to hunt down and destroy the careers of college profes...www.rawstory.com

I am not so sure Trump ever “strategizes” in such a way. But he is not the first to flaunt his corruption, it has been done by various authoritarian leaders and it is a way of showing their strength to both their opponents and their supporters. “Look what I can do”

Very insightful thread 🧵

How heb ik dat nu gemist?!? In Gambia speelt/de ook een PSV in de hoogste divisie. ❤️🤍

In Gambia bestaat er óók een PSVOoit geweten dat er in Gambia ook een ploeg is die speelt in het rood-wit van PSV? Een ploeg met Umbrokleding en voormalig shirtsponsor Philips op de borst? Ontmoet PSV Wellingara FC.www.psv.nl

By the way, I am opposed to giving media space to all authoritarians, also the nominal communist ones.

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No one loves to elevate far-right authoritarians like The Economist

It is interesting that whenever I see a former Obama advisor in the media, they are attacking the Left and shilling for the wealthy.

I seriously doubt UEFA will actually boycott World Cups if Infantino successfully sells FIFA to his MAGA and Saudi friends. In fact, I doubt it will really stop the plans. Rather, it will soften and rename them, so that people can continue to feel good about watching modern football (see ESL).

Fifa World Cup: Uefa to boycott tournament if Gianni Infantino's investment plans go throughUefa's 55 member associations vote to boycott the World Cup if Fifa proceeds with its plan to sell stakes in its competitions.www.bbc.com

The conservative bias of both journalists and politicians is one of the major problems of liberal democracy today. After ignoring, and often even dismissing, far-right voters for decades in the late 20th century, they have declared them "the people" in the early 21st century.