"We live in a new era. Which means that we need new #defence and #security policies. With an open eye and clear answers and actions to #hybrid warfare."
Why liberal democracies must act now.
An honour to join this powerful video by @fnfeurope Global Security Hub, a strong partner of @DefendDemocracy
Deploying the CA Guard to L.A. protests—and threatening to use #Marines against civilians—abuses power, tramples our rights, and weaponizes the military for #political gain.
Read more 
https://bit.ly/a-dangerous-escalation
Last week, #DefendDemocracy organised the 2nd 'cross-party lunches on democracy, security and tech', a new initiative under our 'Coalition for Democratic Resilience' program.
This time with a @EP_Defence & @EP_SingleMarket advisor. Thx all for joining!
https://defenddemocracy.eu/projects/coalition-for-democratic-resilience-c4dr/
I'm a German citizen. I live in Germany.
But I’ve always admired America — the nation that freed my country and the world from fascism.
Now it’s your turn.
Fascism has returned.
The devil’s name is no longer Adolf. It’s Donald.
Rise up. Fight back.
#StopTheDevil #DefendDemocracy
To the #NationalGuard:
Your duty is to protect the people, not oppress them.
Do not point your weapons at your neighbors.
Stand with us — not with the devil in the White House.
Drive him out. Together.
#StopTheDevil #DefendDemocracy #NotMyPresident
Interesting to be in Germany during Chancellor Merz’ first visit to the White House.
Greetings from Berlin, where tomorrow I will speak at a debate on ‘Transatlantic security and defence in the era of Trump 2.0’.
Honoured to join @EU_Commission & others for @EU_EESC expert hearing on "Enhancing EU´s ability to protect European democracies".
#DefendDemocracy message: invest in civil preparedness & societal resilience against hybrid & tech threats NOW.
Bruce Springsteen brought tears to my eyes in this message. What a defender of democracy! Powerful!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKFlpQgTXZh/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Your kids are inheriting this democracy. Are you teaching them how it works? | Your Turn
Some good advice here. #USpol #DefendDemocracy #Politics
“The supposed leader of the democratic world order has decided that's no longer the game to play.
The quest for [Artificial General Intelligence] is oiling the wheels for this to happen faster and faster.”
US Empire props up Big Tech autocracies and vice versa.
https://techpolicy.press/decolonizing-the-future-karen-hao-on-resisting-the-empire-of-ai
Greetings from Poland, where we discussed how the European #DemocracyShield can truly support democratic resilience.
#DefendDemocracy was honoured to join this important foresight session.
(c) Michał Kisiel; thank you Visegrad Insight
Forget Greenland, #Ireland is the European island the U.S. already owns.
And when it comes to #BigTech, Dublin is Trump’s Trojan horse.
High time for a centralised #EU agency to police all European tech laws, including the #GDPR, #DMA, #DSA.
https://www.politico.eu/article/ireland-donald-trump-fines-white-house-washington-uk/
There is nothing wrong with a righteous rant, rant on.
I hope we will all use this and other similar outrageous fascist actions to drive massive participation in the June 14th #NoKings protests.
If you have any doubt of the import of massive protests, please listen to Chris Hayes's 05/06 podcast with Erica Chenoweth one of the authors of the 3.5% rule.
She is clear, massive protests are critical to #ProtectOurFreedoms and #DefendDemocracy.
https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/why-is-this/protests-political-violence-mWCVK7oknSs/
Here is #DefendDemocracy's May newsletter!
Read this edition: https://crm.defenddemocracy.eu/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fmailing%2Fview&reset=1&id=96&cid=2&cs=041c18bac63ba630c4c3be69723eb7fb_1747648357_168
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Join our democracy defenders & stay tuned!
Go to https://www.nokings.org/ to sign up for a protest near you.
If you are in striking distance of Philadelphia and can go to the protest rally there, please do. There will be busses to Philly from many places to facilitate.
Let's fill Ben Franklin Parkway with true American patriots. Come to Philly to #ProtectOurFreedoms and #DefendDemocracy.
It is not too late for free Europe to defend democracy.
We can still avoid the worst case if we face the brutal truth together.
Ein Podcast mit mir zu transnationaler Repression und warum Diaspora communities 'Avantgarde' sind:
EU Commission’s most powerful department is set for shake-up this Friday.
Among other changes, the Secretariat General gets two new units: ‘External Economic Policies’ and ‘Tech Sovereignty’ 
Congratulations to Allison Riggs, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina! This hard won victory is thanks to the voters of North Carolina (especially those from abroad) who kept fighting to make sure their votes were heard, counted, and not tossed out. A big win for small-d democracy. Finally, the 2024 election season is behind us. https://www.democratsabroad.org/congratulations_judge_riggs
#NorthCarolinaDems #DefendDemocracy
