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It turned out that things like morals, empathy and dignity are like trees---they take decades to grow. They can also be clear cut just like trees: when ppl are doused daily with fear, bigotry and hate.
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New post: Democratic State Rep Sami Scheetz resigned from the Iowa House today after being appointed to the Linn County Board of Supervisors. Latest voter totals and recent voting history in House district 78, covering part of Cedar Rapids: #ialegis www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/04/01/s...

Remember Fiona Hill? She’s now sounding the alarm again: “We’re definitely on a path toward full-on state repression. There’s no question about it. I’ve thought about this for an extraordinarily long time.” When Fiona speaks, we should all listen.

Important to remember this didn't "just happen". It wasn't necessary. It was 👉 done to us👈, by people who couldn't put their egos aside for long enough to learn. Empire-building science cosplayers whose reaction to the real thing was to shut them out - then double down and bury their own errors.

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Timothy Snyder's book "On Tyranny - Twenty Lessons from The Twentieth Century" is back on the best sellers list (for a good reason). Thank you John Lithgow for this powerful reading of the most important exert from the book. Worth a few minutes for a listen. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

Thank you! Folks tell your libraries to request THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP if they don't have it yet

You know what to do…👇 Enjoy 😎✨

This bears reposting, because we have leaped even closer to it….

Oh Cheryl, you fucking fool.

Marco Rubio just announced 10 more people were sent to be imprisoned in CECOT. They were flown there from Gitmo to be imprisoned potentially for life based not on any crime for which they were convicted, but on unproven allegations of gang membership with no due process. This is not lawful.

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Thanks to @nowwerise.bsky.social, here are 198 methods of non-violent action! commonslibrary.org/198-methods-...

After being told that the reason that previous administrations only found about $150 billion in “waste, fraud and abuse” was because they were manipulated by “the Deep State,” the “anti-Deep State” crew has managed to find… about the same amount as everyone before them.

Worth remembering that the main guy behind the self-imposed destruction of global markets just got out of prison last July. And now he's decimating your retirement. www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-n...

This is minor, and given that all else going on, might even seem benign. But nonetheless: a sitting President attending a UFC match with 4 senior cabinet officials and the richest man in the world is completely nuts. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/u...

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AOC and Bernie said our crowds make billionaires nervous. Nonsense. The only thing that makes them nervous is losing money. Because money is power. What sacrifices are you willing to make? For GOOD if necessary? Give up your favorite beer, team, clothing store - because they fund fascism?

My latest Substack: The Roberts court kneels to the wicked whims of the king they crowned, while the regime gets busy erasing Black history open.substack.com/pub/joyannre...

"I know it hurts. I can hear the screams, the crumpling metal. I’m not deaf. I’m an iceberg. What I need from you right now, RMS Titanic, is less screeching and more patience."

Good morning ☀️🌞 🦋 skytalkers™️ As a reminder 👀 Stay safe. Be blessed. Never bend the knee, we have no kings. Happy Sunday ☀️🦋☀️ ☕️ W/🫶🏽 VArivergirl

My congressman,Sam Graves, hasn’t had a townhall since 2012. We are having them in his absence.

Seems pretty clear that doge is a total scam

Disappearing people without any due process is fascism — full stop. I’m sick to my stomach and we all should be.

One big reason we must stop Trump is he won't be able to stop himself: "He's also only doing what he's done before, destroying business after business in the 34 years since his first bankruptcy. There's no reason to expect he's capable of doing much differently."

I pray you’ll read my latest. We are being challenged as a nation and this is a test we must pass. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

Please send the asteroid.

Let these observations of Fiona Hill sink in, please! This is happening and get just a little worse every day! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8jAYYEg/

My law firm is currently litigating 49 voting and election cases in 21 states. States with the most cases: AZ, GA, NC, NV, FL, LA, PA. I expect new cases will be filed this week.

Something my mind cannot stop thinking about is that in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Trump admin ADMITTED that he was wrongfully deported and they they still are fighting as hard as they can to not bring an innocent man home because it will make them look bad.

Letting Reps with newborns vote remotely is pro-family, Speaker Johnson. Thank you, @pettersen.house.gov, for leading this movement, not just for you and your generation, but for Sam and his.