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X Exile-"givemefacts1st." Passionate but peaceful resister of oligarchy, theocracy, autocracy. I depend on facts, research, experience to form my own opinions. Center left Democrat for my whole life. I vet followers. No lists. No DM's
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First they unlawfully detain our neighbors. Then they send ICE to deport & rip apart families. Now they're using the National Guard to crack down on peaceful protesters. This is authoritarianism.

I've found it's important to trust one's gut about people and move away from those who are mean, unkind, abusive, controlling etc, immediately, not try to give them a chance to get better or learn to treat you better, they won't. Life's too short. You deserve better.

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Governor Walz: “Hope is the energy that gets us believing in a better tomorrow. But as my wife Gwen says, hope is not a damn plan.” Let’s put some damn plans in action! #NoKings #Resist

If you really want to drive the point home about how fucked up ICE is then people should start forcing Star Wars themes on ICE. Protesters should start playing the imperial march whenever ICE shows up and should also start dressing like the rebel alliance.

States’ rights!

Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho didn't hold back when expressing his anger and "contempt" after agents with Homeland Security attempted to gain access to two elementary schools earlier this week.

He’s disappearing innocent people off of our streets and ordering the military onto our streets. He does not give a damn about the rule of law. He is the very tyrant our founding generation rose up against 249 yrs ago. It’s time for the American people to rise up again.

Small Plane Crashes Into Ocean Off San Diego With 6 People Aboard https://twp.ai/4ioUde

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stop for a moment and watch this little roadrunner utterly ecstatic to show his mama the treasure he found 🥹🥹🥹

Trump’s Plotting A Coup In Plain Sight, How Else Do You Explain “Gonna Be Troops Everywhere?” https://twp.ai/4ioUfc

Nothin but the facts

This is the way to stand up to these bullies! Respect ✊

Here's a baby otter to start your week.

Truth-tellers, not rioters. Protect these two men at all costs. “You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.” “John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”

True story bro.

Senator Ossoff speaking the truth. We need real action

Some dumb Nazi thought it would be a good idea to wear a SS shirt to the Punk Rock Bowling festival in Vegas over the weekend….as expected it didn’t go well for the guy

No one gives someone a $400 million dollar jet for free without expecting anything in return. Be serious.

I RESIST peacefully in every way that I can at 79. This thing about James Comey and 8647-not my favorite DOJ employee-is a blantant threat to freedom of speech. Definition and AI say Eighty-six is slang meaning "to throw out," "to get rid of," "to refuse service to." NOT ASSASSINATION! RETWEET

🧵 Rep. Delia Ramirez did not come to play👏🏻 After the CHS hearing, she marched right up and handed Cosplay Kristi resignation letter—face to face. That’s fearless leadership. While Noem tries to silence us, Delia’s showing us how to turn up the volume. #OnYourSide @ramirez.house.gov

I NEVER TIRE OF REPOSTING THIS AMAZING WOMAN!!! YOUR MEMORY IS A BLESSING! THANK YOU!

Imagine This Being Your Last Words

I was given the most prosperous, free, democratic country in the world by people who came before me. I owe them a debt to pass on a better country than trump/GOP/MAGA/foreign/domestic FAT-CATS force on us! I'm attending “NO KINGS Burlington - 50501 Vermont” - sign up now! Join me! www.mobilize.us

In the 60's, 70's, 80's, if you were young, as I was, it was 'cool' to protest for Civil Rights, Voting Rights, female rights, to end the Vietnam War. Everything changed because of younger people's constant protests. Older people joined in but younger people lead us. Where are the young today???

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Are you ready to cancel your subscription to authoritarianism? Didn’t realize you were getting the “free trial”? Our tax dollars are being used to violate our constitutional rights and dismantle democratic institutions—and Congress is letting it happen.

Thanks! If millions do it and we tie up IRS with all the procedures that will be great. I plan to prorate, to pay some for the military and some social safety nets. I will go to court ready to argue my case of DC's breach of the social contract, the Constitution, my state ratified in 1791.

Trump 2.0 is best understood as a crime spree.

If South Africa is a sovereign nation, how are we able to send our own planes we paid for to transport white Afrikaners to the U.S., but simultaneously unable to send a plane to return Abrego Garcia et al?

Friends we need to start pushing the DC discourse from “laws were broken” to “Secretary Kennedy broke laws and is endangering people’s lives” www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

Add this as another reason to prorate my IRS taxes to avoid complicity in illegal, cruel actions of Federal employees that I PAY. I am minimizing my taxes, upping charitable donations, getting my teeth fixed-all to pay less IRS tax. I'm also boycotting everything that isn't necessary to survive.