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A fun thought experiment is imagining how the US press would be describing this if it was happening in another country - say, Iran for example - if the US press still bothered covering other countries
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“Pro-democracy advocates decry a decision handed down today by the country’s highest court that paves the way for the troubled nation’s recently deposed strongman to seize power and prosecute his political rivals.”
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“The ruling, signed by several members of the court selected by the former leader as well as judges under a cloud of alleged corruption, declares acts of the country’s executive to be protected from prosecution, an unusual and dangerous precedent that threatens to heighten political tensions.”
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“The ruling follows several days of decisions, widely seen as partisan, that largely dismantle the nation’s regulatory regime despite widespread opposition.”
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Ex-newspaper reporter, the skills never really go away
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I wish the Globe and Mail would pay you for that. Today’s SCOTUS decision is scary stuff.
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I imagine they'd probably mention the fact that the high court was controlled by religious extremists
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@suzette.bsky.social You might be interested in this 3 post reply.
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Thanks.. 😊. Very good commentary!
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So. What are some fucking #CoreActs open to #DarkBrandon to nail #Trump & prove that he is not the over-the-hill spineless woos that millions saw at the debate. It is fucking time to get down and DIRTY vs. wannabe #dictator Trump and the coup-continuing #IllegitimateSCOTUS. NICE is NOT going to win.
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josh keating gave up doing 'if it happened here' because it just became the reality
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I think about this every time the news uses the word “regime”.
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All these “cooler heads will prevail” entrail readers were wrong and I want the worlds biggest mea culpa
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Oh I've been thinking about that for a long time. Was definitely part of The Awakening. The US would be happily sanctioning the US if it was any other country.
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Lots of handwringing and finger pointing for sure
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There are other countries? I live in the United States of Amnesia too btw. Houston, we have a problem.