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jolowobe.bsky.social
Student of democracy and its rise and fall which has been minimally useful domestically. Until now. “This isn’t just a moment it’s the movement.” That’s my pup Pippin (like the hobbit).
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Mmm not sure we can give ALL of them due process that’d be like thousands of trials. Directly to The Hague (or El Salvador) is the only option

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How cute they think we have the same global influence as 4 months ago. Wait is cute the right word to use about two nuclear powers starting a war, or

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They're asking for ongoing help this week at drop off and pick up times:

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Maybe if there are more wars people will forget that they can’t afford more than 3 dolls. Or toilet paper.

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So…we’re all just nodding along at Bowser flanking Trump at a briefing…? That’s just normal now? Cool. Everything’s fine.

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I LOL’ed for a solid 15 seconds. Thanks, @nytpitchbot.bsky.social, I needed that.

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A convicted sexual predator saying “beautiful baby girl.” 🤮

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Frankly I thought “Trump is deporting American babies with cancer” was a sure fire dealbreaker…

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@mcsweeneys.net always nails #MayThe4th

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Rewatched Bringing Down a Dictator—the doc on nonviolent resistance movement Otpor! and the fall of Milošević. First saw it in grad school. Still one of the best primers on how nonviolent movements win. Some takeaways (not new to democracy nerds, but always worth repeating): 🧵👇

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I can’t be the only one who sees it

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At what point do we normalize calling it a regime?

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Happy Hitler Shoots Himself In The Head day to all who celebrate. The 80th anniversary. May his ignominious end, with his body doused in petrol and burned by his last remaining loyalists, be a model for all tyrants.

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Happy birthday, Dad. We love you always

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Who’s the Hegseth of your friend group?

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Van Hollen is so hot right now

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Convo w/Mom, a never-Trump R whom I’ve gotten into @hcrichardson.bsky.social: MOM: [Reads HCR aloud quoting @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social about Van Hollen’s trip to ES] Why haven’t I seen this in the NYT? ME: …you’re learning MOM: What? ME: you have to follow independent media to get the full scoop

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ASD as a diagnosis began in 2013. Its precursors, Asperger’s and pervasive development disorders, were introduced in late 70s and early 80s. Autism didn’t exist when he was growing up, which is why he “never heard of anyone having it.” Rep. McCormick is proof even doctors can be dumb f*cks.

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The Constitutional Crisis started weeks ago when they cancelled funding appropriated by Congress and shut down agencies established by law. This is like saying domestic abuse begins when the victim gets murdered.

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I would guess these mouth breathers who are all up in arms about orphans receiving their deceased parents’ social security benefits have never experienced tragedy. I hope karma corrects that.

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Nailed it

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#handsoff DC @indivisible.org @meidastouch.com @50501movement.bsky.social

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#handsoff DC

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“Early morning April 4th Shot rings out in the Memphis sky Free at last; they took your life They could not take your pride.”

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Note to self: channel this energy

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