The way I knew it.
“In a constitutional republic, such as our own,freedom and security alike are grounded in the rule of law.In a rule-of-law state, we can count on the government not apprehending us and deporting us without due process of law and without providing some justification. This practical dignity of our bodies is called habeas corpus, which means that authorities must provide a justification to a court for taking control of your physical body.”-Timothy Snyder
https://snyder.substack.com/p/signalgate-violating-national-security?r=fx870&utm_medium=ios&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3hhqNuSrDmKHp1WTDXMN8Dw-fJGwS7Lh2dHWa97ECrAR_l8NkLgK1eQI4_aem_D2O6ypADe6bbCKXpfcrg4g&triedRedirect=true
We keep hearing a binary narrative in which criminal oligarchs are undermining the rule of law.
It would be more precise to identify three camps:
—centrists who fetishize the rule of law as a good in and of itself;
—oligarchs aiming to overhaul the current courts and laws to be even more brutal;
—and those who reject both camps in favor of real freedom and equality.
In the first camp, we find those who believe that a certain amount of self-determination is acceptable, as long as it falls neatly within whatever laws happen to be on the books. They are also at ease with a wide range of ruthless self-seeking oppressive activity, provided it complies with the law.
In the second camp, we find those who are determined to consolidate power in their own hands, regardless of what laws happen to be on the books. Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and their various capitalist and fascist backers aim to replace the current laws and courts with something even worse.
In the third camp, we find those who believe that regardless of what laws happen to be on the books, no one should be able to dominate anyone else—whether by hoarding access to resources or wielding the instruments of state repression.
There is no excuse for tyranny.
More than 1,000 musicians have come together to release Is This What You Want?, an album protesting the UK government’s proposed changes to copyright law.
In late 2024, the UK government proposed changing copyright law to allow artificial intelligence companies to build their products using other people’s copyrighted work - music, artworks, text, and more - without a licence.
The musicians on this album came together to protest this. The album consists of recordings of empty studios and performance spaces, representing the impact we expect the government’s proposals would have on musicians’ livelihoods.
Is This What We Want?
https://www.isthiswhatwewant.com/
The Biden Administration has requested an additional $14.3B in military aid to Israel.
The United States should not fund a ground invasion of Gaza unless the goals of the war are made explicit and there is a commitment to complying with international law.
In particular, we should not bankroll a war of extirpation to kill or expel 2M+ people from Gaza.
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