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Progressive political commentary from a pragmatic, Gen-X perspective. Living in the Ozarks but you can never take the Jersey out of the girl.
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I keep wanting to type 5150. That is a Rush album, people.

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Marginalized people with years of experience in community organizing are allowed to give the side-eye to a poorly organized nebulous “movement” primarily comprised of white cis straight able white people with absolutely no transparency about who is behind it.

submitted 10 hours ago • 0 comments

I dunno y'all, but very little makes me more sceptical about white people's ability to empathize in any way shape or form with the experiences of brown people than watching a bunch of white people talk or write about abuse of power and detentions at the border as if it is a new thing

submitted 22 hours ago • 75 comments

The more deeply I look into #50501 the more concerned and suspicious I get. Occam’s Razor says it’s just a poorly run project but it has other, scarier vibes.

submitted 10 hours ago • 0 comments

As heartened as I am by the turnout yesterday I’m equally as skeptical of the #50501 “movement.” How can it be a movement without a coherent list of goals, demands, and consequences?

submitted 11 hours ago • 0 comments

A thread with a different perspective to mine.

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#HandsOff Or what? I’m serious. What if they don’t? What then? There has to be follow through and a call to further action.

submitted 17 hours ago • 0 comments

Here’s another one. Peaceful and non-violent aren’t the same thing. If you felt safe and comfortable, you were being permitted by the state to air your grievances.

submitted 17 hours ago • 0 comments

I’m dying a little inside. If we feel safe and comfortable are we really accomplishing anything? I would submit not. The powers that be are metaphorically patting us on the head and going about their evil

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#GVerse Portland, Oregon Resists! #HandsOff!

submitted 1 day ago • 168 comments

Jefferson County Missouri (very red) held it's Hands off rally on an overpass of hwy 55. Our spirits were not dampened by the cold pouring rain and wind, ~350 folks attended. It was great to be among like-minded people who want to stop the corrupt authoritarian takeover of our Democracy!

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Tomorrow there’ll be more of us…

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Hundreds at the overpass in springfield missouri

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Great showing at Missoula's Hands Off rally today! It was an honor to get to speak briefly, and to introduce the folks doing amazing work on the ground here in Missoula.

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This one is incredible. Deep red Utah!

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NYC always shows up 🔥💪 #HandsOff

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It was great to be part of such a good showing in Crucial Waukesha County. #handsoff

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They said there were 6,000 people at #HandsOff Albany, NY, despite the weather!

submitted 1 day ago • 17 comments

Seattle #Handsoff

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SAN DIEGO STRONG! #WEARETHEMEDIA #HANDSOFF

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We’ve been shaming people for the last nine years. How has that worked out? Do we have less bigotry now? I would submit we don’t. We need a better strategy.

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If you went out and protested today I am so very proud of you! I know in my heart this movement will grow.

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I’m glad he said it because no one has been listening to me

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Currently? I am looking for a small boat. And mini cat sized Life vests.

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Well, there's only one thing for it....

submitted 2 days ago • 17 comments

I hate shit like this. Can we focus on the things he does rather than his appearance/age/odor? The elders in our lives can hear us when we criticize his frailty and his odor. But please feel free to criticize his complete incompetence all you want!

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Here’s the second starter pack for the #Ozarks go.bsky.app/5Sb4nK2

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All right friends, here’s the first starter pack for #SGF go.bsky.app/HG2nGPc

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

This kind of thing is understandable, but not helpful. It overlooks the ways in which we’re all connected to one another (whether we like it or not).

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

“The American age is over. And it ended because the American people were no longer worthy of it.” All of us had a part to play.

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