"Wir haben 1307 Regierungen in 57 Demokratien über fast 50 Jahre untersucht. Das Ergebnis ist eindeutig: Radikal rechte Parteien werden durch Regierungsbeteiligung nicht schwächer, sondern gewinnen bei der nächsten Wahl im Schnitt fünf bis sechs Prozentpunkte hinzu."

https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/afd-im-hohenflug--und-nun-die-brandmauer-ist-eine-demokratische-notwendigkeit-16049839.html

The advances in telecoms networks, their ubiquitous use and exploitation, and the militarised use of tech applied to them, has brought us to a scenario once imagined in nightmares: every connected mobile phone is now an effective ankle tag constituting the authoritarian state’s dream-come-true.

➡️ Namir Shabibi’s latest paper is out now: https://dnlb.org/shabibi-2026-pdf
More infos on thekill.cloud

Good idea: Plant cork forests to stop wildfires

https://wwf.panda.org/es/?20933%2FFighting-forest-fires-with-cork-in-Portugal=

Portugal keeps losing massive stretches of forest to wildfires, and a big part of the problem is eucalyptus. It's a fast growing cash crop that burns like a match. Cork oak trees are the opposite. Their thick bark is a natural fire retardant that burns slowly, produces no toxic smoke, and actually acts as a firebreak. The trees survive and regenerate after fires instead of fueling them. On top of that, cork forests hold water in the soil, prevent erosion, absorb around 6 tons of CO2 per hectare, and support one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet, on par with the Amazon. They also provide a sustainable income since cork bark regrows and can be harvested every nine years without harming the tree.

#Reforestation #fire #Wildfire #Prevention #Nature #Sustainability

https://ieji.de/@MinistryOfGoodIdeas/117268808443712175

"Big Brother is Watching. And our city government supports it"
Anti-surveillance poster spotted in Asheville, North Carolina

Song of the Day 💊🎤: https://youtu.be/0ECq3ec1vhw

Switzerland: on 27 September 2026, voters will cast their votes in two ballots on neutrality & food.

The second gfs.bern poll shows a dynamic against both Initiatives.

+/- vs. 3-16 August 2026

Fieldwork: 2-9 September 2026
Sample size: 12,916

➤ europeelects.eu/switzerland

#CHvote #Abst26 #votazioni #votaziuns

TIL that Hitler was never elected. He was named Chancellor, equivalent to prime minister, then named himself "Führer" when Germany's president died in 1934. [source, comments]