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Emma Evans
@trance.bsky.social
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what the thing meant to you in the time in place it had value, but YOU THROW IT INTO THE FUCKING TRASH because there's a world, an entire whole ass world of wonderful things made by people who are not abusers and shitbirds. The End. Choose wisely.
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Mike Wiser
@drmikewiser.bsky.social
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(My personal deal on the authors who turn out to be terrible is that I can't knowingly do things that enrich them once I know they're bad, but I can buy their books from used book sales or the like. It's where I got to reading Orson Scott Card as a gay teen, and have applied several times since.)
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Emma Evans
@trance.bsky.social
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Given the questionable media origin, I'm waiting to see if that is true, just the sexual relationship. The imbalance of power, age, etc. esp. with a live in nanny, someone you're paying to be in your household is not okay in my book. I think at it's BEST it's super fucking gross and horrible.
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Tippy
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The thing I keep coming back to on this post is “bloodless if the left allows it to be.” He’s not saying “bloodless if the left doesn’t fire the first shot.” He’s saying “bloodless unless the left wins.” He’s advocating for violence if he doesn’t like the outcome of the election.
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Greg Pak
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They want Trump. They want authoritarianism. They want chaos. They want "excitement." It's obscene.
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Puppet
@greenjoel.bsky.social
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Trump gives license (not liberty) to what is base and hurtful, the relief of living their desires, without external check or repentance (but with only repressed remorse), addicts them. the more they oppose what people at large feel is moral, the greater their devotion to the permission giver.
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Larry Glickman
@larryglickman.bsky.social
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The increasingly brazen endorsement of political violence by the GOP is a tremendously dangerous development that warrants high-profile media coverage.
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Puppet
@greenjoel.bsky.social
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Madison, Monroe, Jefferson, Donner,
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Puppet
@greenjoel.bsky.social
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if he eats people, orders others to eat people, or advocates eating of people, in his official capacity, we can't really enquire into that, right?
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Puppet
@greenjoel.bsky.social
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Leadership is taking sides. Good leadership takes the right side. Effective leadership ensures people know it is the right side.
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Orpheus Condescending
@maryscottoconnor.com
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To POST ALT Text - upload your image, then CLICK it - a space appears and you type your text there. Simple. Set it up as a default in your Setting, that way you never have to think about it: settings > accessibility > require alt-text for images
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Nicholas Grossman
@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
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Brexit was really dumb. What an own goal. With ongoing reverberations.
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Puppet
@greenjoel.bsky.social
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If the transporter works the way McCoy thinks, Scotty is his creator--every trip.
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Puppet
@greenjoel.bsky.social
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McCoy didn't
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Victory .aka Agent 99 🤭
@victoryrenfrew.bsky.social
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Puppet
@greenjoel.bsky.social
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at least the head of lettuce hasn't received Labour's whip yet
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Puppet
@greenjoel.bsky.social
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It is.
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Emma Evans
@trance.bsky.social
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I also think an uncomfortable truth we're all going to face is that a lot of people are just fine with fascism, provided their lives don't change too much. And in fact some secretly welcome it thinking they'll benefit or if not the 'right' ppl will suffer.
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Puppet
@greenjoel.bsky.social
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He wasn't employed by anyone with clout in those countries, unlike in RU
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Chris Wyman
@wymancr.bsky.social
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Another thing to think about re the elite revolt against Biden is he *is* the president who funded the tax police and ended the cozy wink, nudge relationship on dodging the taxes they claim to support.
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Puppet
@greenjoel.bsky.social
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I decline based on my rights under the Fifth Amendment (or my right against self incrimination.) Several courts have ruled you must enunciate a protected right.
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Mike Nitabach
@mnitabach.bsky.social
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"I decline to answer questions; I do not consent to any search of my person, vehicle, or belongings; I want a lawyer."
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Emma Evans
@trance.bsky.social
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Again, as there are minimizers out there, every single actual expert who's not a monster is freaking the fuck out because...yeah.
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Emma Evans
@trance.bsky.social
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This is the right emotion. We should all, ALL, be very very angry at the destruction of our country and who is responsible. NO, YOU MOVE.
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Emma Evans
@trance.bsky.social
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and during all that if they tell you to sit, sit. Etc. Fight it in court. Your job, your ONLY job when encountering cops is to shut the fuck up and survive the encounter.
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Don Moynihan
@donmoyn.bsky.social
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Writing for the majority, Justice Alito said: "Thank you for your service, we've got it from here boys"
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Puppet
@greenjoel.bsky.social
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That doesn't really answer the questions about canine bbq does it?
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Puppet
@greenjoel.bsky.social
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good luck collecting, he'd be able to sequester the funding of the guy who would serve him. or just shoot him. whatever.
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L O L G O P
@lolgop.bsky.social
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Lord, there are so many good people.
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Emma Evans
@trance.bsky.social
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Oh, you don't LIKE this. Good, neither do I. What we do about THAT comes after Nov.
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Emma Evans
@trance.bsky.social
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You're either voting for Joe Biden, or you're never voting again.
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Emma Evans
@trance.bsky.social
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What most people miss, and it's because most people are pretty ignorant of human history as a whole, is that.... no, killing doesn't make you the bad guy. Killing another human sucks, killing sucks. It's the worst thing we can do, take away someone's literal existence. It should be treated with
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Emma Evans
@trance.bsky.social
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the terrible awful respect such an act demands. But no, it doesn't make one the villain or 'as bad as them' What does, is when we use evil's methodologies; genocide, oppression, hate, punishing an entire group/family, terror, etc. This is too nuanced for many people, sadly.
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Puppet
@greenjoel.bsky.social
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What would MAGA mean for all of America, for any defined out-group?
wapo.st/4cnvuZS
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andy™
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if you need a break from [gestures at a world seemingly composed only of shit] i highly recommend renting or buying the delightful documentary, “umberto eco: a library of the world,” which is a sort of love story about books and knowledge youtu.be/FeIUY9EhZgI?...
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J. David Clarke
@jdavidclarke.bsky.social
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Eco is one of my favorite authors, will definitely check it out.
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Popehat
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Classic American political dialogue is premised on the idea that we share fundamental values but disagree on how best to promote them. I haven’t believed this for a while. Other than “I prefer to be alive and not dead” and “I like pudding,” I do not share values with these people.
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luke the myoclonic jerk
@coolhand.bsky.social
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The Epstein grand jury records that were unsealed today contain some entirely unsurprising revelations
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Emma Evans
@trance.bsky.social
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When I was a kid one of the messages of Catholicism, a very core message they hammered home was that sin wasn't just what you had done, but what you had failed to do. That I liked and kept. Even in the Act of Contrition.
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Paris Marx
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A total ban is the only sane policy for Airbnb. There obviously needs to be accommodation in cities for visitors, but that shouldn’t be at the expense of housing units for people who actually live there. More governments should follow Barcelona’s lead.
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Puppet
@greenjoel.bsky.social
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you shouldn't feel stupid. you had no idea you weren't being generous, and he knows (at least now, if not then) that you were being generous with what you thought was something of yours.
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Emma Evans
@trance.bsky.social
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agenda, which is straight-up fascism, and are ready to hand him the plans and means by which to do that just sign here sir. I know, believe me I KNOW the desire to soothe and to self soothe, but this ain't it.
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Puppet
@greenjoel.bsky.social
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This article mentions fear of arrest curbing the underlings. I think that is wrong. It would activate them to support extremes, because their real fear is accountability, which would be limited by their strong man's control.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Puppet
@greenjoel.bsky.social
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creating a conditions for conflict that could only be alleviated by authoritarian rule. But, if you take that as a goal, the ruling is very well crafted, isn't it?
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Puppet
@greenjoel.bsky.social
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if a president didn't want to use immunity as a way to stay in power, his followers would face prosecution after a transition, which would incentivize them to support a president who was as ruthless and arbitrary as needed to protect them, by never allowing a change of executive.
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Puppet
@greenjoel.bsky.social
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it isn't clear to me whether the trigger pullers would have criminal immunity. 'following orders' may not be covered. it seems to say that the directions of the exec are immune, meaning anyone could be prosecuted except the CinC. This is an even deeper threat than what has been feared.
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Emma Evans
@trance.bsky.social
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It's important to note that Trump tried to order this at least twice we know of during his regime.
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Vince Mpls
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March 23 1933, the Enabling Act becomes law in Germany, giving the chief executive power enforce his own laws without checks and balances. The passing of the Act marked the formal transition from democratic republic to totalitarian dictatorship. 6 months later, it was a 1 party state.
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Popehat
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I don’t think it’s an exaggeration at all to say the decision threatens the Republic. I might not have said so in 2015, before I saw how triumphantly lawless and autocratic the President could be, and how so many people would applaud it or at least shrug.
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Emma Evans
@trance.bsky.social
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today sucks. Fall apart today if you need to. Hell, I give you permission to fall apart for days. But we all must needs remember, this isn't a battle, its a long long war. We need to take care of ourselves, and each other and protect so many. 💕 Now I'mma go fall apart for a bit.
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