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Haskell, climbing, blacksmithing; occasional SCAdian. I work on the core Zcash team at https://electriccoin.co and build software for worker-owned cooperatives at https://aftok.com by night. Signal: @nuttycom.01
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Nations (with their interest in rights being natally determined) are irrational, but some legal systems are better than others. In destroying the rule of law in the United States and the (albeit imperfect) justice it is intended to serve, the Trump regime destroys any reason to stay in this country.

I'm willing to entertain agreement here, but must re-up that any opposition movement needs an ask to unite it and give it more than pure reactionary energy. I've long said that demand must be, at minimum, Trump's removal from office. Put it on your signs. Nothing less answers the moment.

Evil.

the fact that it's essentially impossible to hold a federal agent responsible for their unconstitutional behavior should be a bigger deal while federal agents are assaulting a city

Chuck Tingle is a great human being.

You can aggressively enforce laws prohibiting immigration and segregating people by place of birth or you can have a free society with civil liberties, but you ultimately can't have both. Such a policy by its very nature requires a police state aimed at immigrants and citizens alike.

Dear media: “How are the guys showing up in full tactical gear to kidnap people dropping off their kids at school ‘risking their lives every day?’” See it’s not hard

Congress could end all this any time they want. But Congress is dominated by authoritarians and cowards.

I've been thinking about this C.S. Lewis quote for the last few days as we head into some dark times.

borders and states aren’t real, anybody who wants to stroll into the U.S. should be able to do so whenever they want, I don’t fuckin care

A state's Guard has not been federalized like this over the governor's objection since 1965.