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George Ellenburg (he/him/his)

@coreysnipes@hachyderm.io
Another example of #mob #rule. Let's not forget that this is the same bullshit that drove #WilWheaton away, and frankly shit like this represents the absolute worst part of the #Fediverse, full stop.

If you're part of any mob, if you're part of any #brigading, then I have two words for you:

Fuck You.
(This is a quote-post. My comments are not directed to OP but to the fediverse in general.)

RE: https://hachyderm.io/users/coreysnipes/statuses/114411524014876693

Hachyderm.ioCorey Snipes 🌱 (@coreysnipes@hachyderm.io)After *heavy* consideration, I have moved from Fosstodon to Hachyderm. Short version: Given public sentiment I think it will be easier for me (personally) in the long run to be here. I have mixed feelings about this. Long version: https://coreysnipes.com/thoughts-on-fosstodon.html
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Chuck Darwin

Trump has directed his administration to
❌block #global aid recipients from telling patients about #abortion — a move that would weaken reproductive health care worldwide.

The move, announced in a presidential memorandum Friday, revives a policy known as the “#global #gag #rule” that Trump and many other Republican presidents have implemented.
Already, contractors that receive U.S. foreign aid money cannot use it to directly support abortion services -- But they can tell people the option is available.
Trump is not the first GOP president to implement this policy,
but his interpretation of it, which matches an approach he took in his previous term, is the most expansive.
Other Republicans have only applied the gag rule to foreign aid that is specific to family planning services.
-- But Trump’s rule 💥affects any global health funding distributed by the United States.
The gag rule’s wide reach means that its implementation would weaken global efforts to prevent the spread of #HIV, to promote #contraception, and to fight diseases such as #malaria and #tuberculosis.
👉In the past, similar gag rules have resulted in family planning clinics in other countries shutting down and fewer people receiving contraception.
🆘 Some health centers have dropped contraception offerings in response to the policy,
leaving people with no local options for birth control.
❌The rule has also been associated with a higher rate of unintended pregnancy and abortion, including in countries where the procedure is not legal.

19thnews.org/2025/01/trump-rei

The 19th · Trump reinstates the ‘global gag rule’ on abortionBy ajohnston
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Chuck Darwin

Trump signs order to reinstate ‘global gag rule’ on abortion aid

Federal rule also known as ‘#Mexico #City #policy’ halts US funds to overseas groups that provide abortion services

The policy, which was first instituted by Ronald Reagan in 1984, is typically implemented whenever a Republican president wins the White House and rescinded whenever a Democrat wins.

But this whiplash has major implications for abortion and reproductive healthcare around the world.

Historically, the revival of the Mexico City policy affects up to about $600m of international aid.

During his first term, however, Trump dramatically expanded the scope of the Mexico city policy,
which abortion rights supporters call a “#global #gag #rule”.

Rather than applying the policy only to family planning assistance, as was typical,
the Trump administration applied to it to assistance for organizations that offer a range of health services around the globe
– leading the policy to affect billions of dollars’ worth of aid.

According to the Guttmacher Institute, which tracks abortion restrictions and their impact, the policy can cut off access to contraception,
lead women to seek out unsafe abortions
and cause tumult within the non-governmental groups that depend on US aid to keep their programs going.

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j

The Guardian · Trump signs order to reinstate ‘global gag rule’ on abortion aidBy Carter Sherman
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BerlinFokus

Sweet 🫡

Bin da aus Versehen drüber gestolpert, aber es passt wie der Arsch auffn Eimer zu dieser #Trump / #Musk #Oligarchie in den #USA & ähnlichen Entwicklungen anderswo.

"#Power as a Source of #Legitimacy"
von #TanWeiKee

e-ir.info/2008/11/24/the-fourt

"What are the ways in which a #government can use power to convince people that its #rule is #legitimate?"

a)
- Schutz vor (äußeren) Bedrohungen
- Fortschritt
- sozialer Ausgleich

oder

b)
- preference-shaping

a) geht nicht mehr, jetzt nur b)

.

E-International Relations · The Fourth Pillar: Power as a Source of LegitimacyMax Weber's concept of legitimate authority rests on three principal pillars: tradition; legality; ideology. In this essay, I propose a fourth pillar – power, and show how it can be as important a source of legitimacy as tradition, legality, and ideology. In asserting that power itself can be politically legitimating, I do not imply that it is devoid of any support from the other three pillars.
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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈

#Disaffected #Voters May Want to #Consider What #Decades of #RightWing #MinorityRule Could Bring.

#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump will not last forever, but if he #wins election to a second term, his #Farright #RepublicanParty’s system of #minority #rule could be here for #decades. The #damage they would inflict on the people of this nation—and the world—is #horrifying to contemplate.

commondreams.org/opinion/trump

Common Dreams · Disaffected Voters May Want to Consider What Decades of Right-Wing Minority Rule Could Bring | Common DreamsDonald Trump will not last forever, but if he wins his far-right Republican Party’s system of minority rule could be here for decades. The damage they would inflict on the people of this nation—and the world—is horrifying to contemplate.
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Estelle Platini

"Labour has gone to great lengths to make clear that nothing substantial will change."

"Centrist rule, typified by the incapability or unwillingness to take seriously the manifold crises humanity now faces, only increases the political dissatisfaction on which the far-right feeds. The […] Tories – or Reform itself – may well return renewed and worsened in 2029 when public frustration sees Labour’s exercise in political nothingness collapse."

Francesca Newton writes: vashtimedia.com/election-labou 🧶

Vashti Media · A new seasonOn electoral ambivalence.
#farCenter#conservation#rule
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Nonilex

“Listen to #Trump,” he said.

“When a #coup against the #democratic regime happens & it’s not #punished, that is a very strong indicator of the #end of the #rule of #law & the #victory of that #authoritarian movement,” said Stanley, the author of “How #Fascism Works.”

“#Americans have a hard time understanding that what happens in most of the world can happen here, too.”

.#GOP #MAGA #Republicans #criminal #democracy #VoteBlue #BidenHarris2024

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