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The Japan Times<p>The decline of democracy in Asia is especially severe, with many former success stories now backsliding. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/27/world/democracy-collapsing-in-asia/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/27/world/democracy-collapsing-in-asia/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commentary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indonesia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usaid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ned</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aid</span></a></p>
cwtshycwtsh<p>'On March 22, the European Union’s office in Ukraine informed that it would allocate further 10 billion euro to Kiev to finance "independent media." The decision was made amid suspension of USAID programs.'</p><p>"Independent media" in the West means a media that is controlled by the West.</p><p>European Endowment for Democracy (<a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/EED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EED</span></a>), which is same shit as <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/NED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NED</span></a> (<a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/CIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CIA</span></a>) but <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> packaging, is also behind of this "independent media" funding.</p><p><a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAID</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tass.com/politics/1932619" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tass.com/politics/1932619</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/ukraine/eu-boosts-support-independent-media-ukraine-additional-%E2%82%AC10-million_en?s=232" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eeas.europa.eu/delegations/ukr</span><span class="invisible">aine/eu-boosts-support-independent-media-ukraine-additional-%E2%82%AC10-million_en?s=232</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>A win: "The State Department has paid out $97M to the National Endowment for Democracy and is putting another $72M out the door imminently.</p><p>It appears this will head off a lawsuit that would have been a test of President Trump's impoundment authority."<br>-K Cheney</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Courts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StateDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateDepartment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NED</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25557958-endowment/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">documentcloud.org/documents/25</span><span class="invisible">557958-endowment/</span></a></p>
Human Rights Index 💙<p>Victory in one battle, but the fight isn’t over. 💙✌🏼 The State Department has begun restoring NED’s funding—an important step for democracy and human rights. Now, all remaining funds must follow. 🌍⚖️ <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23HumanRights" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Democracy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23NED" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NED</a></p>
WiRu<p>What Democracy Brings</p><p>And What the Cuts to the National Endowment for Democracy Take Away</p><p>Timothy <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/Snyder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Snyder</span></a> Mar 05, 2025</p><p>A guest essay by John K. <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/glenn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glenn</span></a> </p><p>If we stop making the case for <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>, we fail them. Unfortunately, this is what we are now failing to do. The United States is ceasing to support democracies.</p><p><a href="https://snyder.substack.com/p/what-democracy-brings" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">snyder.substack.com/p/what-dem</span><span class="invisible">ocracy-brings</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/TimothySnyder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimothySnyder</span></a> <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/ThinkingAbout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkingAbout</span></a> <br><a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vance</span></a> <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>putin</span></a> <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/russland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russland</span></a> <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <br><a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/NED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NED</span></a> <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/Venezuela" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Venezuela</span></a> <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/syrien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>syrien</span></a> <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/Belarus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belarus</span></a> <br><a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/Zelensky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zelensky</span></a> <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/SlavaUkraini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SlavaUkraini</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“Britain’s Secret Overseas Meddling Machine”</p><p>by Kit Klarenberg in Al Mayadeen English</p><p>“The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Westminster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Westminster</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Foundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Foundation</span></a> for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> (<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WFD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFD</span></a>), a British <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cutout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cutout</span></a>, covertly funds and orchestrates political destabilization and regime change efforts worldwide under the guise of democracy promotion”</p><p><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/analysis/britain-s-secret-overseas-meddling-machine" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">english.almayadeen.net/article</span><span class="invisible">s/analysis/britain-s-secret-overseas-meddling-machine</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Destabilization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Destabilization</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RegimeChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RegimeChange</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NED</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CIA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ForeignOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignOffice</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Interference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Interference</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MI6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MI6</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Infiltration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infiltration</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Milosevic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Milosevic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Revolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Revolution</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lebanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lebanon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Hezbollah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hezbollah</span></a></p>
cwtshycwtsh<p>If you think <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Uyghurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uyghurs</span></a> in <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Xinjiang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xinjiang</span></a> are oppressed, and even commited genocide against by <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>, then you're believing into lies of <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/CIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CIA</span></a> (<a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/NED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NED</span></a>, <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/RadioFreeAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RadioFreeAsia</span></a>, etc), and of course Christo-fascist founder of the <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/VictimsOfCommunismMemorialFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VictimsOfCommunismMemorialFoundation</span></a>, <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/AdrianZenz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdrianZenz</span></a>.</p><p>I've been recently given that same <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/GenocideWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenocideWatch</span></a> document shown in the video as "evidence". Absolutely insane that someone would believe this garbage. Same site diminishes an actual genocide in <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaRSNbv30SE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=iaRSNbv30S</span><span class="invisible">E</span></a></p>
Sankofab<p>The biggest enemy of the West is the truth; its closest ally is the lie.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/BrianJBerletic/status/1891608899004006875" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/BrianJBerletic/status/18</span><span class="invisible">91608899004006875</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@politics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>politics</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/blackmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>blackmastodon</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@blackvoices" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>blackvoices</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>africa</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/usaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usaid</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ned</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/colorrevolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colorrevolution</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/coupdetat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coupdetat</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uk</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antifascism</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
Sankofab<p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/AntiImperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiImperialism</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/cuba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuba</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ned</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/usaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usaid</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/venezuela" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>venezuela</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Syria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syria</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iran</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/lebanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lebanon</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lemmygrad.ml/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine@lemmygrad.ml</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gazawatch" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gazawatch</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@flawed" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>flawed</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/lebanon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lebanon</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@irannachrichten" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>irannachrichten</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/yemen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>yemen</span></a></span> <br> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/whitesupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whitesupremacy</span></a></p>
Yogthos<p>NED grant database, which provided detailed records of Washington-funded NGOs, civil society, and media projects worldwide, has been removed from the web.</p><p>This resource was invaluable for tracking and exposing <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> involvement in foreign politics and has been a significant victory for governments and actors targeted by <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/NED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NED</span></a>.</p><p>NED's true nature was acknowledged by the mainstream media in the 1980s, but its status as a CIA front is vehemently denied by Western journalists.</p><p><a href="https://www.kitklarenberg.com/p/collapsing-empire-rip-overt-operations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kitklarenberg.com/p/collapsing</span><span class="invisible">-empire-rip-overt-operations</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“Collapsing Empire: RIP 'Overt Operations'”</p><p>by Kit Klarenberg in Global Delinquents on Substack </p><p>“It also demonstrates that ‘overt operations’ with open US funding are now the very ‘kiss of death’ the Endowment was meant to replace. The Empire is on the run.”</p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/kitklarenberg/p/collapsing-empire-rip-overt-operations?r=27oltk&amp;utm_medium=ios" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/kitklare</span><span class="invisible">nberg/p/collapsing-empire-rip-overt-operations?r=27oltk&amp;utm_medium=ios</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/National" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>National</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Endowment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Endowment</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NED</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Subversion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Subversion</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Empire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Empire</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Collapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Collapse</span></a></p>
Heliograph<p>also at <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Ned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ned</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Nolan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nolan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/therealthing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>therealthing</span></a></p>
Heliograph<p>need another <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>halloween</span></a> idea? :blobcat_smilehappyeyes: <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ned</span></a></p>
Heliograph<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@secretsquirrel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>secretsquirrel</span></a></span> all ze rebelz are <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Ned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ned</span></a>.s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Ludd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Ludd</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/luddites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>luddites</span></a></p>
Nick 🇨🇦 Sorry I'm Nasty<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@neonbubble" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>neonbubble</span></a></span> <br>I think whoever is in the final after tomorrow will have their hands full. Neither <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/NED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NED</span></a> nor <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ENG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ENG</span></a> have shown control like <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ESP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESP</span></a></p>
Ashok Argent–Katwala<p>Piggy-backing on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@notcontrary" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>notcontrary</span></a></span>’s <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/NED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NED</span></a> from yesterday.<br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/flagwatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flagwatch</span></a> 6/24</p>
Ashok Argent–Katwala<p>Compete by tweeting or tooting a fresh picture of a competing nation’s flag with <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/flagwatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flagwatch</span></a> &amp; their hashflag:</p><p>A: <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/GER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GER</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCO</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/HUN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HUN</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SUI</span></a><br>B: <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ESP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CRO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CRO</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ITA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ALB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ALB</span></a><br>C: <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SVN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SVN</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DEN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEN</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SRB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SRB</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ENG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ENG</span></a><br>D: <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/POL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POL</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/NED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NED</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/AUT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AUT</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FRA</span></a><br>E: <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BEL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BEL</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SVK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SVK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ROU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ROU</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/UKR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKR</span></a><br>F: <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/TUR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TUR</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/GEO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GEO</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/POR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POR</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CZE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CZE</span></a></p>
Jos Dingjan<p>The Dutch entry for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest: “Europapa”, Joost Klein.</p><p>I have to say, I _like_ it! Please let it do well!</p><p><a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/eurovision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eurovision</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/esc2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>esc2024</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/esc24" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>esc24</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/esc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>esc</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/NED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NED</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/gT2wY0DjYGo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/gT2wY0DjYGo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>