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Daryl Adair

@daryladair.bsky.social

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Associate Professor of Management at University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Interested in politics, policy, and human decency.

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Daryl Adair @daryladair.bsky.social · Feb 3

This is exactly the problem with a majoritarian democracy split along two party lines. Multi-party coalitions are more democratic. The US is no longer a LIBERAL democracy. It is an AUTHORITARIAN democracy. Trump is playing havoc with a norms-based political system. Not enough checks to power.

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 4h

Reporter @andybcampbell.bsky.social who wrote a great book on the Proud Boys said one reason they seem to have "dwindle" is that the "campaign of political violence that they were on in Trump’s first term is now part and parcel of Trump’s administration.” talkingpointsmemo.com/news/in-the-...

In the New Trump Era, the Proud Boys Are ‘Not Apologizing Anymore’

To hear him tell it, Gavin McInnes’ recent return to the site...

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Daryl Adair @daryladair.bsky.social · 8h

Reynolds bankrupts Higgins to claim damages for defamation, but in the process makes herself the most despicable human in Australia. Who would employ her or associate with her? Anyone who does needs a good look in the mirror. Reynolds is a stinking piece of excrement.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 9h

Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings, Reuters investigation finds

www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Exclusive: Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings, Reuters investigation finds

From 2019 to 2021, Syria’s authoritarian government carried out a secret operation to move tens of thousands of bodies from the exposed Qutayfah mass grave to a hidden site in the desert east of Damascus. The goal of the clandestine reburial was to hide evidence of atrocities as Bashar Assad tried to regain international standing

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 12h

Sadists. Truly sick people.

ICE is thoroughly un-American.

Don't you want to know—as I do—how many of these armed, masked, warrantless, insignia-less, nameless, essentially untrained Big Government goons are Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters and other J6 runoff? apnews.com/article/immi...

ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 13h

The Supreme Court just rejected Alex Jones’ appeal, leaving in place the $1.4B judgment for his lies about Sandy Hook. Let’s remember, he made millions tormenting families who were grieving their murdered children. There’s no price tag big enough for that kind of harm.

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Daryl Adair @daryladair.bsky.social · 1d

He spins like Goebbels.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Mike Johnson: "This hate America rally that they have coming up for October 18? The antifa crowd, the pro-Hamas crowd, and the Marxists, they're all gonna gather on the Mall. It is an outrageous gathering for outrageous purposes ... all this has gotta come to an end."

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Christina(Tina) Hex Hendriks 🎃💀👻 @renissance1.bsky.social · 1d

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Prince Andrew told Epstein 'we'll play some more soon' in email, UK media reports

Prince Andrew's relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is back in the spotlight after UK media published an email between the pair over the weekend.

www.abc.net.au

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 1d

WaPo joins NYT, CNN, The Atlantic, Guardian and others, according to @ScottNover, in announcing it won't sign the Pentagon's controversial new press policy.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

Soon it will be show us your papers. This must stop.

A tweet by James Surowiecki replying to David J. Bier. Surowiecki asks, “Where in the Immigration and Nationality Act does it say that US citizens have to prove that they're citizens or else be arrested?” The quoted tweet by Bier reads, “ICE agents to US citizen: Turn around or you're getting the dog,” accompanied by a photo of a man wearing a face mask and standing near vehicles at night.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d

Adelita Grijalva won her election 19 days ago and she still hasn’t been sworn in.

The government has been shut down for 12 days with no end in sight.

They can stall as long as they want but the Epstein files ain’t going away.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Daryl Adair @daryladair.bsky.social · 2d

Agree. But, to make things more complex, many people look up to authoritarians - even idolise them. As though 'tough guys' will use 'strength' to reshape society in their image, AND will take care of their obedient (MAGA) followers. It's willing subservience, even if delusional.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d

"Conversion therapy" is a polite name for something that isn’t conversion and isn’t therapy. It’s abuse.

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✙ 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓 - 🇺🇸 𝒜𝒩𝒯𝐼𝐹𝒜 ETERNAL @unauthorizedbeast.bsky.social · 2d

#MAGAtLife

'Idiocracy' went from dark humor to cautionary tale to documentary.

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Lynda Will Not Obey @ivanasstaircam.bsky.social · 2d

Russia and billionaire authoritarians infiltrated the Republican Party and are destroying America from within. They’ve installed people to do their bidding and are using propaganda to control the narrative.

It didn’t have to be this way. Too many voters lack education and critical thinking skills.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 4d

Imagine being mad you didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize while you’re busy stirring up Civil War in your own country.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

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Lynda Will Not Obey @ivanasstaircam.bsky.social · 4d

Can we all celebrate and emulate María Corina Machado?

She won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for fighting dictatorship!

She lives in hiding and was not allowed to run for President in 2024.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 4d

Trump wanted a Nobel Peace Prize while militarizing his own country, ruling like a wannabe dictator, and dividing his people. Maria Corina Machado won it for resisting militarization, defending democracy, and uniting Venezuela. Trump is literally the opposite of the winner.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 5d

"Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History"

Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, has never hidden his disfigured & dangerous psyche. But now Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses, writes John Harwood for Zeteo.

Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History

Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, has never hidden his disfigured and dangerous psyche. But now Donald Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses.

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Carl Rhodes @profcarlrhodes.bsky.social · 5d

To become a fairer nation, Australia needs to set national inequality targets

My proposal in today's The Conversation @aunz.theconversation.com
theconversation.com/to-become-a-...

To become a fairer nation, Australia needs to set national inequality targets

Former prime minister Bob Hawke regretted saying: ‘By 1990, no Australian child will be living in poverty’. But his broken promise still had a surprising impact.

theconversation.com

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 6d

Adelita Grijalva won her election fair and square.

Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.

Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 6d

Our forebearers fought and died on battlefields to protect our right to free speech from tyrants. This right is so central to the Constitution we vowed to protect that it is enshrined in the very first amendment. You will NEVER take our freedom of speech away on our watch.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 6d

What will it take for regular people to understand that if they refuse to stand up against fascism they will not be spared? Fascism is a serial killer with no restrictions on who it targets.

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Daryl Adair @daryladair.bsky.social · 7d

I live in Australia, where there is universal health care. Doesn't matter who your employer is. It's mystifying to me how inequitable the American health care system is. Profit over people.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 7d

This is the Epstein files shutdown.

A screenshot of an X.com post by @AdelitaForAZ
, Adelita Grijalva, stating, "The people of Southern Arizona deserve representation and I'm ready to get to work. Swear me in NOW! @SpeakerJohnson
!" followed by a reply from @GavinNewsom
, Gavin Newsom, saying, "It's not even November and the GOP are already rigging elections." Below, a news headline from McClatchy by Nikki McCann Ramirez dated September 30, 2025, reads, "DEM SAYS MIKE JOHNSON IS DELAYING HER SWEARING-IN TO PREVENT EPSTEIN VOTE," with a photo of Adelita Grijalva smiling at an event in Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 7d

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

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