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Tired Discordian. Uncertain how to navigate the melancholy of civilizational collapse.
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Call your Senators RE: this garbage budget bill. Remind them of the Byrd Rule. If they happen to also be Republicans yell at them for being fascist dirtbags. www.senate.gov/senators/sen...

Sometimes fiction is an escape and sometimes it's a reflection. "The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest." - Mon Mothma, Andor

Boston, MA May 1, 2025

A lot of talk about a speech given by Illinois Governor Gov. J.B. Pritzker at a fundraiser in New Hampshire recently. So here's a link - www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMnd...

Found on the Internet.

Many hands make for light work. The potential $9 billion cuts coming to Harvard University for standing up to the Trump regime works out to ~$120 per person who voted for Kamala Harris in 2024. To that end I have donated $120 to Harvard University and let them know their resisting is why I did it.

Dow Jones Industrial Average rallies 2700 points after President Donald Trump tricks markets into thinking he is capable of making a rational decision. www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/s...

"BE COOL” - an objectively uncool person. “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!" - The same objectively uncool person who is also unaware that 59% of Americans do not have the savings to cover a $1000 emergency expense. So, How the fuck are the supposed to buy into your shitty market?

Reminder: Republicans in the House and Senate could end Trump's bullshit whenever they want to. It wouldn't even take all of them as I am sure all the Democrats are firmly on the side of ending the bullshit.

I know you wanted someone to explain Trump's tariff equation to you. Stand-up Maths - www.youtube.com/watch?v=j04I...

"E pluribus unum," is a better motto any day than, "in god we trust."

Make America great again! Tariff the penguins! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Signs 7 & 8 Find an April 5th protest to go to here - handsoff2025.com

It's the Democratic Party. Democratic. If you say Democrat Party I'm just going to assume you're full of shit.

Three unrelated links for you to peruse. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con... www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/protest... allthingsliberty.com/2013/12/5-my...

The Hero we need...

While I should have experienced this as a child I have only been made aware of it recently. This is Schoolhouse Rock levels of fantastic. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Fear, intimidation, and despair are tools of the enemy. If you feel yourself succumbing to them take a step back from direct action and support those who can still engage. There will be plenty of resistance to participate in once you are again up to the task.

What radicalized you?

If you have yet to hear about the 3.5% rule. www.bbc.com/future/artic... Stay peaceful* See if you can get 4.5% of your friends (real or Internet) to start protesting. *but don't hesitate to defend yourself in the moment.

Happy Evacuation Day. You can celebrate by shooting a tyrant, or group of tyrants, with your long range cannons. Traditionally the long range cannons should be sourced from Fort Ticonderoga and entrenched on Dorchester Heights, but feel free to use whatever cannon and hill best suit your needs.

"U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin is encouraging all U.S. citizens to join him this week in filing formal demands for access to their personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk." - jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...