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Lesson 4: Dehumanization First, you fear them Then, you blame them Then, you define yourself against them And finally, you strip them of humanity At this point people justify things they never thought they would. Cruelty feels earned. Violence feels necessary. open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...

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Sources said that even at the start of his second term, Trump was discussing with multiple advisers where & when it would make sense to send in federal troops, either for supposed crime control or in response to larger-scale public activism against his agenda. 🔗 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Project 2025 laid all this unconstitutional horseshit out for everyone to see. America failed an open book test

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Donald Trump creates chaos in California so he can send in the military to deal with the chaos ... HE CREATED! Hey Donald, we see right through your totalitarian BS!

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#WeAreTheFlood @jessicadenson07.bsky.social @algreen.house.gov #sonsofliberty #50501veterans #AmericanOpposition #MaydayMovementUSA

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A message from Carl Sagan from 1995—some of his last prophetic words.

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I am sounding the alarm as loudly as I can that Donald Trump has turned the Department of Justice into a cog in his authoritarian machine to prosecute his political opponents.

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This afternoon I sent Democracy Docket premium members my analysis of Trump’s escalating abuse of the DOJ to investigate and prosecute his political opponents. If this is the type of content you value, consider subscribing today. newsletters.democracydocket.com/member-meblu...

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Must Read: In federalizing the California National Guard over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), Trump is asserting broad powers that could be used against any state, legal scholars and national security experts told Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/tru...

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ARE YOU GOING TO ONE OF THESE "NO KINGS" EVENTS? ================ Here's the map of the anti-Trump protests planned for Saturday. There are more than 1,800 "No Kings" events planned to protest Taco Bone Spurs Trump on June 14, the same day as Trump's ego parade in Washington, DC. Trump: FUCK YOU!

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“I know many of you are feeling deep anxiety, stress, and fear. “But I want you to know that YOU are the antidote to that fear and anxiety. “What Donald Trump wants most is your fealty. Your silence. To be complicit in this moment. “Do NOT give in to him.” ~ CA Governor Gavin Newsom, 6/10/25

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🚨EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Chris Murphy says Trump’s chaos in L.A. is a distraction to hide the fact Trump is stealing from us. “Trump spends all his time at Mar-a-Lago. There are no regular people there…just billionaires…He doesn’t give a shit about the rest of us. He never has.”

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! "Nearly half of voters (47 percent) think federal funding for Medicaid should increase, 40 percent think it should stay about the same, and 10 percent think federal funding for Medicaid should decrease." poll.qu.edu/poll-release...

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When someone like Vindman is saying this, things are dark. He’s not posting 4th hand information. Don’t consult your hope when assessing what’s up ahead. It will lead you astray. Base your plans on reality.

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With as many MAGA folks that hang around on X, short-seemingly juvenile-posts like this remind them of two important things: 1. The truth. 2. That we’re not afraid.

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According to the authoritarian wannabe dictator who deployed these men, “LA is burning”. It’s not. He's the one rubbing two sticks together to try start a fire. Don't believe the narrative. Remain clear-eyed and share the truth. 🌸🌺🌻 ❤️&🙏🏼 for LA This moment of ☮️ by 🎥 @saroal on TT

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Double.

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#ProudAngelean

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We're caught between not giving him a reason to declare Martial Law and defending our freedom. Americans were indoctrinated with the belief that we are the land of the free. We will not lie down and allow a fascsit rapist to take our lives away from us.

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Can a producer for @lauracoates.com @cnn.com @cnn-news.bsky.social get in touch with me ASAP? Your guests are factually wrong on the law in California and this is dangerous. Press exempt from arrest per CA Penal Code 409.7. I negotiated language of the law. You need to correct this ASAP.

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“I’m one of the good guys keeping America safe,” I tell myself as I try to kidnap a six-year-old girl from an elementary school.

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A growing number of military veterans and serving officers have spoken out against Trump’s decision to deploy marines and National Guard troops to LA, calling it a misuse of executive power that puts soldiers’ lives at risk. on.ft.com/4jHG5lm

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Happy Taco Tuesday 🌮🌮

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🇺🇸 Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. Stand tall, even when your voice shakes. Go USA!

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Excellent thread by @rgoodlaw.bsky.social re Trump’s 6/7/25 EO federalizing the National Guard and authorizing domestic use of regular armed forces over Governor’s objection.

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surprise surprise! many of the gun nuts are just cowards needing guns to let them face scary people of color, and different sexual orientation or what have you. Different is terrifying it seems.

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The fact that the State Department is planning to open an Office of Remigration didn't get even anywhere close to the attention it deserved. Remigration is explicitly a European far-right/neo-Nazi word that in Europe refers quite explicitly to ethnic cleansing beyond simply immigration enforcement.

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Their favorite spot 💜

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What We're Learning, What We Know open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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Everyone please stop calling FOX a news agency. Just because t RUM p elevates them as such and allows them in the White House doesn’t make them a legitimate NEWS outlet. Last I knew they were still an entertainment/opinion outlet. Has that changed?

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PRIDE MONTH ADDITION

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Trump's America. Today in Los Angeles.

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“It is not capitalism that is responsible for the slow death of our democracy. It is American capitalism, as it is practiced here in all its Darwinian law of the jungle brutality, that is killing American democracy. Our current government is the most extreme manifestation of this we have ever seen”

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Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Will Lead to 51,000 Preventable Deaths Each Year truthout.org/articles/tru...

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NEWS: 16 MILLION people will lose health care because of the GOP’s Big Beautiful Betrayal. Millions of children, seniors, people with disabilities, and working families will lose their health care. Outrageous.

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This morning I’m fighting back against Donald Trump’s executive order that targeted me. And I’m calling on government watchdogs to investigate the Trump Administration — because “revenge orders” have no place in America. 👇 open.substack.com/pub/treason/...

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Since Elon Musk shut down USAID, 55,000 adults have died of aides, 6000 children died. Thats 61,000 people- in the first 5 months and thats just PEPFAR. You add them all up, Musk & Trump are responsible for the deaths of 300,000 people. ( hT David Brooks, Boston U.). youtu.be/suua4hYfLTY

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I don’t know how the world can watch the starvation, bombing, burning, shooting of Gazas civilians. Over half are children. They had nothing to do with the horrific Hamas attack. Hundreds of children are killed every week. Hundreds more maimed. This a genocide & it must be stopped

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Very Well Said…..😊💙

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