Great day at the Naperville St. Patrick's Day parade! In Naperville, We're spreading the word about #RankedChoiceVoting, a voting system that would give voters more choices and more power in their local elections! #strongerbychoice

#Naperville #NapervilleIllinois #RCV #Democracy

Ranked choice voting levels the playing field for women, candidates of color, and people new to the political game. Candidates don't have to worry about "spoiling the election" and voters don't have to worry about "strategic voting." With RCV, everyone gets a fair chance in our elections and voters can vote their true preferences.

#RankedChoiceVoting #RCV #Illinois #Democracy #ElectoralReform

WHOA! Bernie BRINGS THE HOUSE DOWN at PACKED RALLY

Go Bernie! " We will not accept #oligarch ... #authoritarianism #Kleptocracy "

#MuskVirus #plutocracy #billionaires #BernieSanders #truth #TrumpVirus #GQP #Project2025 #democracy

This is the most momentum we've ever seen for ranked choice voting in Illinois. After 2 local referenda victories in 2024, Skokie will vote on whether to adopt RCV on April 1st! Join us at our statewide meeting on Thursday, 3/13, at 7PM to help fight for a better, fairer democracy! RSVP at FairVoteIllinois.org/events to receive the Zoom link!

#RankedChoiceVoting #Illinois #Democracy #RCV #Chicago #SkokieIllinois #Skokie #Naperville #NapervilleIllinois

Ranked choice voting is efficient, gives voters more choices, and encourages more constructive campaigning practices. We're meeting with City Council members to bring RCV to Chicago! Learn more at FairVoteIllinois.org/Chicago!

#RankedChoiceVoting #RCV #Democracy #Chicago #ChicagoIllinois #Illinois

The Cook County Clerk's office continues to work against the 82% of Evanston voters that voted to adopt ranked choice voting in a binding referendum in 2022. Democracy must be respected. The mandate is absolutely clear: Evanston voters demand more choices with ranked choice voting.

#RankedChoiceVoting #Evanston #EvanstonIllinois #Illinois #Democracy

Canvassing season is right around the corner! Learning how to pitch ranked choice voting? Join a pitch training! Every Thursday at 7PM CST, @rankthevote hosts these trainings to help you more effectively talk to others about democracy reform! Register for a session at FairVoteIllinois.org/events!

#RankedChoiceVoting #RCV #Democracy #Illinois

"Mit der Washington Post fällt eine der stärksten Kräfte der sogenannten vierten Gewalt. Das ging schnell, schneller als erwartet."

“With The Washington Post, one of the strongest forces of the so-called fourth estate is falling. That happened quickly, faster than expected."

#Bezos #Trump #USA #Democracy

An Open Letter to All #European #Politicians and Leaders to Abandon X/Twitter

The continued use of X/Twitter by political leaders across #Europe inadvertently lends credibility to a platform increasingly used to amplify divisive rhetoric and individual interests. In doing so, they leave marginalized groups—whom they represent—with little choice but to engage in a #hostile environment to have their voices heard, failing in their duty to protect and empower all #constituents and ultimately undermining #democratic integrity.

#Petition:

openpetition.eu/petition/onlin…

#democracy #disinformation #HybridWar #SocialMedia

A statement by Rick Wilson (the screenshot is below) shared by ahime_angel on Threads:

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy #PutinsPoodle
/19

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“'Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader,' wrote the EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, following the disastrous meeting. The extent of their erstwhile ally’s betrayal is now undeniable. Kyiv is the first but not the only victim."

~ The Guardian

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/18

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The Guardian view on Zelenskyy in Washington: Trump turns his fire on the beleaguered president

Hopes of swaying the White House on Ukraine look bleak as US prioritised theatrics over security commitments in a volatile world

^{Editorial (The Guardian)}

"The shift in policy could make the US vulnerable to hacking attacks by Russia, experts warned, and appeared to reflect the warming of relations between Donald Trump and Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin."

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/17

"The Trump administration has publicly and privately signaled that it does not believe Russia represents a cyber threat against US national security or critical infrastructure, marking a radical departure from longstanding intelligence assessments."

~ Stephanie Kirchgaessner

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/16

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f…

Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats

Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’

^{Stephanie Kirchgaessner (The Guardian)}

"The Oval Office blowup, in which Trump and Vance berated Zelensky as ungrateful while dismissing the prospect that Russian President Vladimir Putin might renege on a potential ceasefire agreement, is a culmination in a weeks-long campaign to choreograph an end to U.S. support for Ukraine."

~ Josh Kovensky

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/15

talkingpointsmemo.com/news/tru…

Trump And Vance Ambush Zelensky In Prelude To Betrayal

President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance moved to betray a key U.S. ally that has lost hundreds of thousands of people in fending off a Russian…

^{Josh Kovensky (TPM - Talking Points Memo)}

"Shortly after the blowup, Trump ran to his Truth Social account to bloviate."

~ Walter Einenkel

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/14

dailykos.com/stories/2025/2/28…

Zelenskyy shows true leadership as Trump implodes in Oval Office meltdown

Donald Trump and JD Vance teamed up to embarrass the United States on Friday and derail any meaningful efforts toward a peace deal in the Russia-Ukraine War when they decided to publicly berate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during what was.

^{Daily Kos}

"The sight of an American president so out of control, so lacking in either grace or gravitas, and so dismissive of our own security needs marked a low point in the annals of U.S. foreign policy."

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/13

"Never before have we witnessed such a grotesque display of bullying in the Oval Office by a president and vice president of the United States. Berating a democratic ally for the temerity not to sacrifice his own country to Donald Trump’s idol, Vladimir Putin."

~ Jennifer Rubin

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/12

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Trump and Vance berate Zelensky

*Special Alert from The Contrarian*

^{Ilan Goldenberg (The Contrarian)}

"Trump has shamed us all."

~ Gene Weingarten

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/10

geneweingarten.substack.com/p/…

Trump Has Shamed Us All

Rachel and I are leaving to have dinner at Ruta, D.C.’s only Ukrainian-owned, Ukrainian run, Ukrainian cuisine restaurant.

^{Gene Weingarten (The Gene Pool)}

"It is shameful and it makes me feel deep, deep shame to be in America because we own this. It doesn't matter how much we disagree with it or how, you know, how angry it makes us. We own this and it's horrible."

~ Jonathan V. Last

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/9

thebulwark.com/p/breaking-trum…

Breaking: Trump & Vance Pick Nauseating Fight With Zelenskyy

A shameful day.

^{Sam Stein (The Bulwark)}

"A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office on Friday to cover President Trump’s sit-down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters were barred from the high-level meeting."

~ Donald Judd and Liam Reilly

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/8

cnn.com/2025/02/28/media/tass-…

"They've sold out Ukraine, and most importantly, they've sold out America's interests in the world. That was an absolutely outrageous moment in the history of diplomacy….

An American president and an American vice-president decided to stand with a dictatorial autocratic war criminal by the name of Vladimir Putin and to beat up the president of a country that has fought for its life tooth and nail for the last three years…."

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/7

Note: Rick Wilson resorts to salty language here:

"If you believe for one moment that the theatrical horseshit that Donald Trump and J.D. Vance just engaged in in the Oval Office with President Vladimir Zelenskyy of Ukraine was anything but a big wet kiss on on Vladimir Putin's puckered ass, you're mistaken. These men have sold out they world. They've sold out NATO."

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/6

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Trump and Vance ATTACK Zelenskyy in Oval Office and Align U.S. with PUTIN

Rick Wilson reacts to the disgraceful Oval Office meeting between Donald Trump, JD Vance, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Today's Oval Office spectacle wasn't about...

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