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I do not want anyone to think I am criticizing @w7voa for the following; it is clearly KABC’s fault. The photo does not, to my eye, show that the protests are intensifying, but that the LAPD has intensified their response to the demonstrators’ actions, and are using illegal weapons of torture […]

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KABC TV - LAPD issues dispersal order in downtown: tear gas fired. https://abc7.com/watch/live/

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Cool #Worcester Public Library (folding!) cargo bike at #Boston Pride. They were distributing banned books but ran out fast in the big crowd! The underside of the lid is a blackboard! #BikeTooter #FediBikes #Cycling #WorcesterMA

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If you want to know why a Democratic Senator and Representative in Minnesota were shot... It might have something to do with the fact that their deaths would end the Democratic majorities in both chambers.

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Voted best sign at the Catonsville Maryland #nokings rally today. 🙂

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#NoKings Schaumburg, IL

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The Reality. Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

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When faced with something which seems too big to deal with, break things down into smaller, easily accomplished tasked. When you’ve done one thing, move on to the next one, and the next, and so on, until you’re done. When faced with something similar to what has […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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An anti-free speech death threat is not the same thing as a "stern warning" holy shit get your mouths off the boots

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Florists hate this one trick: Replace flowers with kitten! #Caturday

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It was partly due to this that the American public was to be informed of the health of its President at all times, with little to be held back (except FDR’s polio, which was viewed as a morale issue during WWII). Note that we •still• do not know full details of PotUS45’s care in hospital during […]

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A slow-moving but effective tale of discovery. The hero traverses great geographical distances, and bridges a vast chasm from late-Victorian arrogant bigotry to more scientific and enlightened time of the mid-1920s. The ending seems fanciful, but as there is no […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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For the record, the last time an astronaut was on the moon was in 1972. And he wasn’t even a soldier. He was a naval aviator. The dumbest people are in power, placing equally dumb people in high-ranking positions. It will take generations for us to recover from this continued embarrassment […]

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Trump's Authoritarian Tactics: The Unacceptable Treatment of Senator Alex Padilla The Trump administration's actions, including the manhandling of Senator Alex Padilla, demonstrate a blatant disregard for democracy and the rule of law […]

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We’ve got 3½ more years of this horseshit to look forward to, everyone. We’re only 1/8 the way through his term.

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This is my senator. This is a US senator. It’s insane that the entire senate isn’t calling for Noem’s head right now. https://www.threads.com/@adamparkhomenko/post/DK0ADfYyeLF

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“Look what you made me do! It’s your fault! I didn’t want to do this, but what choice do I have now?” All three red flags of an abuser justifying their behaviour. Fuck those people. Fuck them to Hell. https://mastodon.social/@realTuckFrumper/114672205823439205

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If Trump thinks roughing up a US Senator will scare us off, he's wrong. I don't know about you, but I'm pissed & more emboldened than ever. How DARE that wannabe dictator try to bully U.S. into submission? We the people are stronger, more determined now than we were yesterday Suck on THAT, Trump

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Kristi Noem’s thugs just manhandled a U.S. Senator out of a Noem press conference. California senator Alex Padilla forcibly removed from Noem press conference – LA protests live […]

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When people in charge of Government Agencies refuse to be held accountable by — or even to hear questions from — elected representatives of the People, the citizenry is no longer who the government is working for. This is an autocracy, or dictatorship, or something worse, in the making […]

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LAPD’s Chief says they still have no idea what the military’s mission in LA is. There are no open deconfliction channels between the military and local law enforcement. Having multiple groups with weapons operating in the same area with no way to communicate is fucking insane.

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Tech bro grifters like Altman are just cloistered, spoiled children. They think every obvious, mundane thing they do is an astounding first, and everyone should applaud. "Look I made a poo!"

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From the federal complaint against David Huerta. Note: DON’T TALK TO THE FUCKING COPS. THAT INCLUDES PROCLAMATIONS ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

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An incredible documentary about how photography, art, design, and ideas blended perfectly with music. Until it didn’t. Funny, inspiring, infuriating, uplifting, and sad. Very highly recommended. ★★★★★ #review #CineMastodon #documentary #Kanopy #VPL

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Yes, even in Canadian cities (centred around US Consulate offices)! https://fediscience.org/@petergleick/114661823021202371

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So clearly so.

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Proof that PotUS47 is actually worse for HIV+ people than President Reagan was (and he was AWFUL!)!! https://flipboard.com/@npr/health-930k6cv1z/-/a-EukuCuhjQJG5IpWKNT2VPA%3Aa%3A3195441-%2F0

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What we know is that he’ll never stop filing appeals, to the point that his estate will continue to do so as though PotUS47 is some kind of zombie-litigant. https://flipboard.com/@npr/u.s.-news-aspd61boz/-/a-NX9GB3gnTVC0hQiMqyOjgQ%3Aa%3A3195441-%2F0

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Is this you? #highered #TeamEnglish #edchat #reading #books

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[nature, slightly lewd] I went outside to work and maybe be a little less distracted (even though it's smoky out again ☹️) and the moment I sat down, two mating chickadees dropped out of the tree and landed on a sleeping goat, who was only mildly offended as the chickadees continued the […]

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This sounds like someone was threatened by someone else with all sorts of blackmail. https://flipboard.com/@associatedpress/u.s.-news-lhl4uphvz/-/a-tVNNG29HSzaV1qYd0oWNtQ%3Aa%3A3199720-%2F0

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Newsom said the exact same unoffensive middle-of-the-road old white liberal pablum that lost Harris the election. I wanted to like what he had to say, but it was the same old toothless crap. The Democrats need to be taken over by the young and progressive and kick out those corporate funded […]

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A full Tejano band in a big truck rolled into the Olvera St, the lead singer has a Fuck ICE shirt on, and this protest is now a dance party

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So far , Trump, the Commander in Chief of U.S. military forces, has incited soldiers at Fort Bragg to turn on the city of L.A. and to boo and jeer the Governor of California. He has threatened anybody who protests his birthday military parade for himself in DC with “very heavy force.” He is […]

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National guardsmen and cops have donned gas masks in LA. Protestors have done nothing new. It looks like they’re under orders to create some violence so the the United States of Donald Trump can crack some heads.

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People will be turning out on Saturday across the country. The dumbest fucking thing “I’ve heard yet is. “But our Pride Parade is that day.” Way to prioritize, Sparky. Sheer fucking genius. Unless Trump is deposed, you won’t have another Pride Parade. GET A FUCKING GRIP! https://www.nokings.org/

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My son, last night: "are your car lights on, I don't see any indicator on the dashboard" Me: "Do you see the speedometer lit up? Yes? Then the lights are on!" #oldcars

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There is no adjective that captures how much it saddens me that 90 million Americans chose to not vote last fall despite the clear warnings we were trying to get them to take seriously!

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[Frustration at current events] The biggest source of anger with the current state of affairs for me is the fact that this is not the world or society to which I have been contributing for over a half-century. This is certainly not what I want to hand off to the younger generation for them to […]

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President Trump again just told reporters that Adolf Hitler made a speech at the Eiffel Tower. While the Nazi leader did visit occupied Paris on June 28, 1940 and was photographed with the iconic tower in the background, he did not make an address from the French landmark.

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It’s telling that my first reaction was to feel relieved he hadn’t compared anyone to a ‘noxious bacillus.’ When someone comes 🤏 this close to quoting someone which would invoke Godwin’s Law, you know things have got to the point of no return. But here’s what we do […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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