Articles tagged "politics"

Ukraine Daily Summary - Sunday, August 27

New Ukrainian-made missile used to strike Crimea -- Inching forward in Bakhmut counteroffensive, Ukraine’s hardened units look ahead to long, grim war -- Nearly 100 Leopard 1 tanks stored in the open as Switzerland rejects transfer to Ukraine -- Russian troops attack 10 communities in Sumy Oblast -- and more

Ukraine Daily Summary - Saturday, August 26

Ukrainian forces have broken through Russian main lines of defense in some areas -- Kyiv, Moscow's opposing attitudes toward Soviet past shape two different futures -- F-16s & the irrational politics of military aid -- Number of Wagner fighters in Belarus decreases -- and more

Trump’s new social media platform suspected as disguised fork of Mastodon

Now his media company has 30 days to comply to it's license the Software Freedom Conservatory says

The (Not So) Good Doctor

"Who the hell is this idiot and why is his face plastered all over my district?"

The UK Government's Death Of Convention; Rule of Law

How Boris Johnson has used the vagueness and vulnerability of Britain’s unwritten constitution to erode democracy

Some of Today’s Politicians have Learned Propaganda Tricks from 1930s Fascists, says Yale professor

Democracy is a fragile creation, and the Yale professor and historian of fascism Timothy Snyder should know

Boris Johnson & the Rise of Make-Believe

It is no good offering people a ‘story to believe in’ if it ends in harm – but the Prime Minister does not know any other way