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Is democracy a universal value or a geopolitical tool? From Iraq to Libya to Venezuela, resource-rich states are "liberated" while legal norms are ignored. When force replaces the rule of law, it’s just power wearing a democratic mask.
democracychronicles.org/capture-of-v...
democracychronicles.org/capture-of-v...
The Capture of Venezuela’s President and the Crisis of Democratic Norms
democracychronicles.org
January 5, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Is democracy a universal value or a geopolitical tool? From Iraq to Libya to Venezuela, resource-rich states are "liberated" while legal norms are ignored. When force replaces the rule of law, it’s just power wearing a democratic mask.
democracychronicles.org/capture-of-v...
democracychronicles.org/capture-of-v...
2026 is officially here and the energy is electric! ⚡️ Let’s stop dreaming and start doing. This is our year to build, inspire, and lift each other higher than ever before. 🚀 Reach for the impossible—the view from the top is going to be incredible!
January 2, 2026 at 12:44 AM
2026 is officially here and the energy is electric! ⚡️ Let’s stop dreaming and start doing. This is our year to build, inspire, and lift each other higher than ever before. 🚀 Reach for the impossible—the view from the top is going to be incredible!
Algorithms want you angry; peace wants you active. 🕊️
Stop scrolling "empty calories" and start serving real-world good. Giving back isn't just altruism—it’s the ultimate hack for your own sanity.
Trade zero-sum stress for a win-win life. Get involved. 🤝
www.liherald.com/stories/jord...
Stop scrolling "empty calories" and start serving real-world good. Giving back isn't just altruism—it’s the ultimate hack for your own sanity.
Trade zero-sum stress for a win-win life. Get involved. 🤝
www.liherald.com/stories/jord...
Jordan Pecora: To find personal peace, get involved in giving back - Herald Community Newspapers
I encourage you to think about ways to connect more, perhaps by joining a community organization, getting involved in a social group or taking up a hobby.
www.liherald.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Algorithms want you angry; peace wants you active. 🕊️
Stop scrolling "empty calories" and start serving real-world good. Giving back isn't just altruism—it’s the ultimate hack for your own sanity.
Trade zero-sum stress for a win-win life. Get involved. 🤝
www.liherald.com/stories/jord...
Stop scrolling "empty calories" and start serving real-world good. Giving back isn't just altruism—it’s the ultimate hack for your own sanity.
Trade zero-sum stress for a win-win life. Get involved. 🤝
www.liherald.com/stories/jord...
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Tonight (Monday, Dec. 29) at 8 p.m. ET, sign up here: actionnetwork.org/events/nurse...
December 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Tonight (Monday, Dec. 29) at 8 p.m. ET, sign up here: actionnetwork.org/events/nurse...
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2025 began a new chapter for WNYC. The federal funding we depended on for decades is gone — so now we must rely on listener support to bridge the gap.
As we enter the final weeks of the year, show your support with a tax deductible contribution to WNYC.
wnyc.org/donate
As we enter the final weeks of the year, show your support with a tax deductible contribution to WNYC.
wnyc.org/donate
December 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
2025 began a new chapter for WNYC. The federal funding we depended on for decades is gone — so now we must rely on listener support to bridge the gap.
As we enter the final weeks of the year, show your support with a tax deductible contribution to WNYC.
wnyc.org/donate
As we enter the final weeks of the year, show your support with a tax deductible contribution to WNYC.
wnyc.org/donate
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This week is a wonderful time to explore a quieter, more peaceful city. Here's our staff recommendations on how to do just that. Enjoy!
Winter wonders in the city
Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025 Independent journalism matters now more than ever. Support THE CITY’s end of year campaign today. Hey New Yorkers, Welcome to this special, wintry edition of THE CITY SCOOP!…
www.thecity.nyc
December 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This week is a wonderful time to explore a quieter, more peaceful city. Here's our staff recommendations on how to do just that. Enjoy!
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Ptolemy wasn't just an astronomer; he was the father of modern map design. From 2nd-century Alexandria to the 2-piece Mollweide, the quest for the perfect equal-area map continues. 🗺️
Stop relying on distorted projections. See why the classics still win.
democracychronicles.org/ptolomys-maps/
Stop relying on distorted projections. See why the classics still win.
democracychronicles.org/ptolomys-maps/
Ptolomy’s Maps: Inventing Modern Map Design in the 2nd Century
democracychronicles.org
December 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Ptolemy wasn't just an astronomer; he was the father of modern map design. From 2nd-century Alexandria to the 2-piece Mollweide, the quest for the perfect equal-area map continues. 🗺️
Stop relying on distorted projections. See why the classics still win.
democracychronicles.org/ptolomys-maps/
Stop relying on distorted projections. See why the classics still win.
democracychronicles.org/ptolomys-maps/
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Your newsroom. Your city. Support THE CITY's end of year campaign today. Donate now!
THE CITY End of Year Campaign 2025 | The CITY (Powered by Donorbox)
Local problems don’t get solved without local journalism. We cover New York's uncovered neighborhoods, hold the powerful to account, and make sense of the greatest city in the world. Your support…
buff.ly
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Your newsroom. Your city. Support THE CITY's end of year campaign today. Donate now!
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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Head of US Catholic bishops says deportations are causing 'fear and uncertainty'
Head of US Catholic bishops says deportations are causing 'fear and uncertainty'
The church has been increasingly critical of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
dlvr.it
December 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Head of US Catholic bishops says deportations are causing 'fear and uncertainty'
The thing making you feel “connected” is destroying connection itself. Smartphones promised community, delivered isolation. The cure Big Tech hates: leave your house, talk to humans. Book clubs, sports, volunteer work. Community isn’t digital. Choose life.
www.liherald.com/eastmeadow/s...
www.liherald.com/eastmeadow/s...
Jordan Pecora: Find a ‘third place’ to leave loneliness behind - Herald Community Newspapers
In New York, across the country and around the world, people are experiencing a loneliness epidemic that humankind has never seen before.
www.liherald.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The thing making you feel “connected” is destroying connection itself. Smartphones promised community, delivered isolation. The cure Big Tech hates: leave your house, talk to humans. Book clubs, sports, volunteer work. Community isn’t digital. Choose life.
www.liherald.com/eastmeadow/s...
www.liherald.com/eastmeadow/s...
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We’re building something rare: a publication where your voice matters. Democracy Chronicles publishes writers from 4 continents who refuse to regurgitate headlines. Global reach, your platform, real support. No pay, just impact. Ready? democracychronicles.org/writers-want...
Passionate Political Writers Wanted to Join Our Team
democracychronicles.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
We’re building something rare: a publication where your voice matters. Democracy Chronicles publishes writers from 4 continents who refuse to regurgitate headlines. Global reach, your platform, real support. No pay, just impact. Ready? democracychronicles.org/writers-want...
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I thought this was a really good OpEd. Sort of an open letter to people around the world shocked and dismayed by US foreign policy under Trump, written by a wise, knowledgeable and insightful American. www.politico.eu/article/us-p...
For most of the world, the US is now a malign actor
While many may be tempted to cut the U.S. off as an ally and partner, I hope our friends don’t give up on us so easily.
www.politico.eu
December 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I thought this was a really good OpEd. Sort of an open letter to people around the world shocked and dismayed by US foreign policy under Trump, written by a wise, knowledgeable and insightful American. www.politico.eu/article/us-p...
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Trump’s “socialism” picks winners & losers—bailing out Argentina while Midwest farmers suffer. GOP inflicts pain, dodges blame. Meanwhile they panic over NYC’s actual pro-people policies. Watch what they DO, not what they SAY is happening.
democracychronicles.org/on-business-...
democracychronicles.org/on-business-...
On Business and Power
democracychronicles.org
December 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Trump’s “socialism” picks winners & losers—bailing out Argentina while Midwest farmers suffer. GOP inflicts pain, dodges blame. Meanwhile they panic over NYC’s actual pro-people policies. Watch what they DO, not what they SAY is happening.
democracychronicles.org/on-business-...
democracychronicles.org/on-business-...
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Our Constitution? Not sacred—just old compromises that let a shrinking minority run the show. Time for direct democracy, proportional representation & term limits. Democracy needs an upgrade.
democracychronicles.org/tyranny-of-t...
democracychronicles.org/tyranny-of-t...
Tyranny of the Minority
democracychronicles.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Our Constitution? Not sacred—just old compromises that let a shrinking minority run the show. Time for direct democracy, proportional representation & term limits. Democracy needs an upgrade.
democracychronicles.org/tyranny-of-t...
democracychronicles.org/tyranny-of-t...
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🌀 Medieval Muslim mind games collide with Enlightenment rebels—floating men, island philosophers, and Paine’s Common Sense fuse to ignite the sparks that built America’s democracy.
democracychronicles.org/medieval-mus...
democracychronicles.org/medieval-mus...
Medieval Muslim Thought Experiments and America’s Founding
democracychronicles.org
December 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
🌀 Medieval Muslim mind games collide with Enlightenment rebels—floating men, island philosophers, and Paine’s Common Sense fuse to ignite the sparks that built America’s democracy.
democracychronicles.org/medieval-mus...
democracychronicles.org/medieval-mus...
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Here’s @thewrap.com picking up the clip we shared of @karaswisher.bsky.social saying she’ll be done with CNN if Trump ally Ellison gets hold of it (to squash Trump criticism) www.thewrap.com/kara-swisher...
December 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Here’s @thewrap.com picking up the clip we shared of @karaswisher.bsky.social saying she’ll be done with CNN if Trump ally Ellison gets hold of it (to squash Trump criticism) www.thewrap.com/kara-swisher...
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NYC said “hold my beer” to other cities’ hard-left turns. Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s socialist ideology will drive out the tax base, unleash crime, & turn Manhattan into a tent city. We’re digging our own grave. Forgetabaht it.
democracychronicles.org/forgetabaht-...
democracychronicles.org/forgetabaht-...
Forgetabaht it! New York City is… Screwed
democracychronicles.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
NYC said “hold my beer” to other cities’ hard-left turns. Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s socialist ideology will drive out the tax base, unleash crime, & turn Manhattan into a tent city. We’re digging our own grave. Forgetabaht it.
democracychronicles.org/forgetabaht-...
democracychronicles.org/forgetabaht-...
Your brain’s been hijacked by algorithms.
Nature doesn’t have a notification setting. Go find out what happens when YOU pick what to focus on instead of letting TikTok decide.
Attention is a superpower. Take it back.
liherald.com/stories/find...
Nature doesn’t have a notification setting. Go find out what happens when YOU pick what to focus on instead of letting TikTok decide.
Attention is a superpower. Take it back.
liherald.com/stories/find...
Take the time to get away, and find your focus - Herald Community Newspapers
Nature allows us to relax and become one with the planet in a deep and elemental way. For thousands of years, humans on earth were hunters and gathers — we were part of nature, just like &hel...
liherald.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Your brain’s been hijacked by algorithms.
Nature doesn’t have a notification setting. Go find out what happens when YOU pick what to focus on instead of letting TikTok decide.
Attention is a superpower. Take it back.
liherald.com/stories/find...
Nature doesn’t have a notification setting. Go find out what happens when YOU pick what to focus on instead of letting TikTok decide.
Attention is a superpower. Take it back.
liherald.com/stories/find...
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ICE officials are denying hygiene products, clean clothing and attorney phone calls to detainees in holding facilities in Lower Manhattan, in violation of a federal judge’s orders, attorneys allege.
gothamist.com/news/harsh-w...
gothamist.com/news/harsh-w...
Harsh ways continue at migrant hold area in Lower Manhattan, lawyers claim
Detainees still go without basic personal items, clean clothes and adequate food, according to new court filings.
gothamist.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
ICE officials are denying hygiene products, clean clothing and attorney phone calls to detainees in holding facilities in Lower Manhattan, in violation of a federal judge’s orders, attorneys allege.
gothamist.com/news/harsh-w...
gothamist.com/news/harsh-w...
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EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
wrote about gerrymandering: when politicians pick their voters instead of voters picking politicians, democracy dies. Your vote decided before you even show up. It’s poisoning our elections and we must ban it everywhere. Read more:
democracychronicles.org/how-gerryman...
democracychronicles.org/how-gerryman...
How Gerrymandering is Poisioning Our Elections
democracychronicles.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
wrote about gerrymandering: when politicians pick their voters instead of voters picking politicians, democracy dies. Your vote decided before you even show up. It’s poisoning our elections and we must ban it everywhere. Read more:
democracychronicles.org/how-gerryman...
democracychronicles.org/how-gerryman...
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Democracy’s guardrails are cracking, accountability is slipping, and chaos is the strategy. I’ve spent my life building this country—I can’t stay silent. My latest op-ed explains why.
democracychronicles.org/executive-im...
democracychronicles.org/executive-im...
Executive Immunity And Institutional Erosion
Unchecked executive power threatens democratic institutions in the US, demanding urgent civic response.
democracychronicles.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Democracy’s guardrails are cracking, accountability is slipping, and chaos is the strategy. I’ve spent my life building this country—I can’t stay silent. My latest op-ed explains why.
democracychronicles.org/executive-im...
democracychronicles.org/executive-im...
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Bombed, forgotten, peaceful: Somaliland runs free elections and parks a MiG downtown. US may finally recognize it 🇺🇸. Bet on winners.
democracychronicles.org/somaliland-e...
democracychronicles.org/somaliland-e...
Somaliland: Excellent News from the Horn of Africa
democracychronicles.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Bombed, forgotten, peaceful: Somaliland runs free elections and parks a MiG downtown. US may finally recognize it 🇺🇸. Bet on winners.
democracychronicles.org/somaliland-e...
democracychronicles.org/somaliland-e...