I feel very sad for Turkey. It has been a wonderful country to visit, but since Erdogan took over, I have no desire to go back. I would love to revisit Istanbul.
I missed you on CNN. Hoping I'll see your commentary in repeat. Sad day for Turkey. I was very upset to hear about it on NPR this morning. And couldn't help imagining that happening in US in the future with great dismay.
This is exactly why we should NOT so quickly or easily accept that Trump won our own Election 2024 fairly! His foreign supporters including Putin are known for very crafty election interference which only gets worse and worse over time! Please see a new helpful summary written about Election Truth Alliance (ETA) on the WriteFight Substack by Kevin McKinney, a Former crime reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer and Opinion writer for many publications at: https://substack.com/home/post/p-158586987 . Then help ETA to get the paper trail audits that we voters deserve which will determine if Trump's backers were indeed, as now strongly suspected, flipping votes from Harris/Walz to Trump/Vance and also deleting some of Harris/Walz' votes, esp. across swing states.
Do NOT put it past Trump's international and domestic unethical gang to hack our election very carefully! I, for one, am NOT willing to accept Trump's supposed victory this early, especially with ALL the new data gathered the last few months that seems to reveal new signs of vote manipulation as shared in ETA's helpful videos at: https://ElectionTruthAlliance.org/videos where everyone can learn more.
Many of us gave so many donations to candidates and non-profit in Election 2024 and are being asked to again, yet the non-profit organization ETA and its partners are the main ones I've seen who are still working hard to actually verify votes in some of the most suspicious places to help us find out the truth with hard evidence. I believe the least we can do is help them, too, in their current sprint for audits. Way too many Democrats seemed to have folded on the election manipulation possibility FAR TOO EARLY when it takes time to gather data, and automatic recounts are only triggered at very tight margins or if a discrepancy in the counts is spotted early enough.
I totally agree with you. B/w all the email I get for donations to candidates, donations to charities & subscription requests for channels, it’s overwhelming. I really feel the Democrats continue to not take election interference seriously, even as a Judge who won her seat in NC (Allison Riggs) & the WI Supreme Ct election are being grossly interfered with by Republicans & Elon Musk (AGAIN!). Ruth’s article about Erdogan disappearing his competitor in a supposedly Democratic election is what Republicans are inching towards here. I grieve everyday the idea of Kamala Harris running the country and casting the economy forward. We might be closer to peace in Ukraine, freed hostages in Israel & accountability to Netanyahu’s war crimes, environmental protections that expand to save flora, fauna and our planet, Trump exiled or in prison, more cures, disease prevention and saving lives around the planet. Nevertheless, this is the hand we are dealt with. We have to always pursue truth, never again take for granted Democracy & consider hope & a better world for 7 generations ahead.
I share all those same observations and sentiments, Susan. Thank you!
We humane people KNOW "a better world is possible." All of us worldwide must keep working for it globally, including those of us across the U.S. with more accountability for those harming us and our present and future!
HOW DARE the world's worst political parties and other criminals and profiteers be allowed to disobey and unacceptably defy the crucial global laws and blueprints that our world's nations have already properly agreed to and promised to fulfill?!?
We people worldwide must keep rising as we are valiantly trying to do even more strongly now with our governments and the rule of truly "just" law under increasing siege. It is TIME to find the means to STOP and OVERCOME those who are most responsible for corrupting and threatening our governments and harming our world's urgent shared progress on so many existential challenges, including much-needed protection of people, nature and a livable planet!
Trump is already attempting to end transparently free elections going forward: "That assault has included an effort to assert control over the Federal Elections Commission (FEC), potentially making it easier for Trump to tilt elections in the GOP’s favor".
Ruth, somehow you must arrange for the main leaders of Canada, Denmark, and all the rest - to listen to your presentations (especially the one yesterday 3/18, answering those questions off the web). So concise and understandable, and you effortlessly unify everything. You make it all so crystal clear. Gives hope to us all.
The Wired video is brilliant. And brave; please stay safe.
A 30 minute master class in dictatorship, fascism, autocracy, …
Very accessible to a general audience.
Should be required part of HS curriculum.
Thank you for doing it.
Yes. It is a very helpful tool. I will be sharing it around.
I feel very sad for Turkey. It has been a wonderful country to visit, but since Erdogan took over, I have no desire to go back. I would love to revisit Istanbul.
I don't even want to go back to the US and I am a citizen, who is living in another country right now.
Congratulations , Dr Ruth-
“Lucid now has over 200,000 subscribers..”
I remember when there were 25 to 30 of us “lucidites.”
🙂
Who says one person can’t make a difference?
Indeed…
Sad but nor surprised. Dictators are so aware of threats, and the mayor of Istanbul preaching love was a huge one.
“This is a cowardly dictator move” … aren’t they all?
Thank you Dr Ruth, this should be viewed in high school social studies.
You are going to be noted in history as a prominent defender of democracy.
This will be a trump “follow the leader” move if he keeps it up…no doubt trump will honor Erdogan soon on his brave move.
I missed you on CNN. Hoping I'll see your commentary in repeat. Sad day for Turkey. I was very upset to hear about it on NPR this morning. And couldn't help imagining that happening in US in the future with great dismay.
This is exactly why we should NOT so quickly or easily accept that Trump won our own Election 2024 fairly! His foreign supporters including Putin are known for very crafty election interference which only gets worse and worse over time! Please see a new helpful summary written about Election Truth Alliance (ETA) on the WriteFight Substack by Kevin McKinney, a Former crime reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer and Opinion writer for many publications at: https://substack.com/home/post/p-158586987 . Then help ETA to get the paper trail audits that we voters deserve which will determine if Trump's backers were indeed, as now strongly suspected, flipping votes from Harris/Walz to Trump/Vance and also deleting some of Harris/Walz' votes, esp. across swing states.
Do NOT put it past Trump's international and domestic unethical gang to hack our election very carefully! I, for one, am NOT willing to accept Trump's supposed victory this early, especially with ALL the new data gathered the last few months that seems to reveal new signs of vote manipulation as shared in ETA's helpful videos at: https://ElectionTruthAlliance.org/videos where everyone can learn more.
Many of us gave so many donations to candidates and non-profit in Election 2024 and are being asked to again, yet the non-profit organization ETA and its partners are the main ones I've seen who are still working hard to actually verify votes in some of the most suspicious places to help us find out the truth with hard evidence. I believe the least we can do is help them, too, in their current sprint for audits. Way too many Democrats seemed to have folded on the election manipulation possibility FAR TOO EARLY when it takes time to gather data, and automatic recounts are only triggered at very tight margins or if a discrepancy in the counts is spotted early enough.
I totally agree with you. B/w all the email I get for donations to candidates, donations to charities & subscription requests for channels, it’s overwhelming. I really feel the Democrats continue to not take election interference seriously, even as a Judge who won her seat in NC (Allison Riggs) & the WI Supreme Ct election are being grossly interfered with by Republicans & Elon Musk (AGAIN!). Ruth’s article about Erdogan disappearing his competitor in a supposedly Democratic election is what Republicans are inching towards here. I grieve everyday the idea of Kamala Harris running the country and casting the economy forward. We might be closer to peace in Ukraine, freed hostages in Israel & accountability to Netanyahu’s war crimes, environmental protections that expand to save flora, fauna and our planet, Trump exiled or in prison, more cures, disease prevention and saving lives around the planet. Nevertheless, this is the hand we are dealt with. We have to always pursue truth, never again take for granted Democracy & consider hope & a better world for 7 generations ahead.
I share all those same observations and sentiments, Susan. Thank you!
We humane people KNOW "a better world is possible." All of us worldwide must keep working for it globally, including those of us across the U.S. with more accountability for those harming us and our present and future!
HOW DARE the world's worst political parties and other criminals and profiteers be allowed to disobey and unacceptably defy the crucial global laws and blueprints that our world's nations have already properly agreed to and promised to fulfill?!?
Those laws and blueprints include our crucial and essential international human rights documents adopted and expanded after WWII at: https://www.ohchr.org/en/what-are-human-rights/international-bill-human-rights PLUS our urgent 17 Sustainable Development Goals at: https://news.un.org/en/story/2015/09/509732 which we are globally way behind on including #16 for "Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions." Our newest human right since 2022 to also to "a clean, healthy and sustainable environment" announced at: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/historic-move-un-declares-healthy-environment-human-right , which we do not have in many places including due to the increasing threats of climate change and other activities that are crossing safe planetary boundaries described at: https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/planetary-boundaries.html.
We people worldwide must keep rising as we are valiantly trying to do even more strongly now with our governments and the rule of truly "just" law under increasing siege. It is TIME to find the means to STOP and OVERCOME those who are most responsible for corrupting and threatening our governments and harming our world's urgent shared progress on so many existential challenges, including much-needed protection of people, nature and a livable planet!
Trump is already attempting to end transparently free elections going forward: "That assault has included an effort to assert control over the Federal Elections Commission (FEC), potentially making it easier for Trump to tilt elections in the GOP’s favor".
That quote is from Democracy Docket.
Great video! Thank you.
This was wonderful. thank you. I posted it on FB
It is like the domino effect. US was the 1st one to fall and the others will fall in line. How terrifying for the world.
Thank you, Ruth, for all you're doing. Great Wired video.
Ruth, somehow you must arrange for the main leaders of Canada, Denmark, and all the rest - to listen to your presentations (especially the one yesterday 3/18, answering those questions off the web). So concise and understandable, and you effortlessly unify everything. You make it all so crystal clear. Gives hope to us all.