pamspaulding.bsky.social
Former natl political blogger, Pam's House Blend (2004-2013) during OG citizen journo era. Dipping back into pol discourse here. Spinal fusion vet (3x). DM only if I know IRL. Durham, NC native, now in Central Valley CA.
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Nope. I'm well aware things are not normal. I'm saying the media is trying to act as if it's normal; the fallout is that people are misinformed about what happening on the ground bc they chase the wrong things.
Burning cars=ratings=skewed story.
They downplay corruption, unconstitutionality.
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But I think the takeaway is that sometimes you have to be your own hero in your community.
Especially now — waiting for our DC electeds to step up has been a sad, & torturous process to watch. So many are afraid to stand up for our democracy lest they lose their place in line of DC ascendance.
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2/2 We have lots of heroes from the past, not all well known; they leave a legacy of fighting injustice through collaboration, peaceful nonviolent resistance, even in times of severe turmoil.
We're a country in real trouble. Apathy, ignorance, too many living too online.
🇺🇸 We must somehow persist.
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Example: @katiephang.bsky.social had to go indy to educate people about the law & politics — & openly advocate as pro-democracy.
Moran could do the same.
In this corporate news era (leave Fox out, they ditched its "fair & balanced" tag), you now have to choose.
Regime criticism is verboten.
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...given ABC has already bent the knee. Probably would have been suspended before all of that happened too.
We are in an era where there's pitiful media literacy, and so many can't distinguish commentary from news. News channels themselves blur the lines...
MORE ⬇️
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More from @owillis.bsky.social:
🧾 There Are No 'Distractions' In A War, Only Fronts
- Fight Them Everywhere
www.oliverexplains.com/p/there-are-...
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🧾 Fetterman Doesn't Want To Show Up For Work, Says His Mental Health Has Been 'Weaponized'
is.gd/eXSGXY
🧾 NYM: The Hidden Struggle of John Fetterman
John Fetterman insists he is in good health. But staffers past and present say they no longer recognize the man they once knew.
is.gd/nceQA3
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Earlier, @maddow.msnbc.com noted "pushback works against Trump's authoritarian overreach, & the fact that Trump skipped ahead to the last resort of calling in the military against protesters in L.A. is a sign of his weakness, his lack of ideas, & his lack of political skills."
📺 is.gd/976Eby
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- Dallas Morning News: Protesters in Dallas rally to show solidarity with LA demonstrators amid ICE crackdown: www.dallasnews.com/news/2025/06...
- KERA: Hundreds in Dallas protest ICE, the Trump administration in response to L.A. unrest
www.keranews.org/news/2025-06...
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The link to the lawsuit appears not to work — here's a working one...
⚖️ Lawsuit: static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
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At some point, and it happens to every tyrant, they forget that the uniformed can turn against them, that they're not just cannon fodder.
Some obey to the end. Some won't follow illegal orders. Some will desert. Some will rebel and join the resistance.
That history always seems to repeat itself.