CURRENT EVENTS General | March

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“…The Varieties of Democracies Institute, or V-Dem, a research group based in Sweden, cites the “suppression and intimidation of media and dissenting voices” as a key reason for the “derailment of democracy” in the United States.

The researchers say that freedom of expression in the US “is now at its lowest level since the end of WWII.”…”
 
“… By V-Dem’s assessment, four of the five most populous countries in the world are autocracies (India, China, Indonesia, and Pakistan). And the fifth, the US, is now an “electoral democracy,” having lost its status as a liberal democracy due to changes during President Donald Trump’s first year back in office.

… V-Dem points to media self-censorship — “a preemptive measure to avoid direct censorship or persecution” when countries are becoming less democratic — as a growing issue in nearly 40 countries, including the US.…”
 
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If Mullin doesn’t know the difference between “classified” and an NDA, he is flatly unqualified to lead the Department of Homeland Security (or be a U.S. Senator for that matter).
Maybe he should have seeked counsel before the hearing
 


“…The Varieties of Democracies Institute, or V-Dem, a research group based in Sweden, cites the “suppression and intimidation of media and dissenting voices” as a key reason for the “derailment of democracy” in the United States.

The researchers say that freedom of expression in the US “is now at its lowest level since the end of WWII.”…”

 
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If Mullin doesn’t know the difference between “classified” and an NDA, he is flatly unqualified to lead the Department of Homeland Security (or be a U.S. Senator for that matter).
I think that was but a single point of disqualification amongst one after another after another.
 
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