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Yeller in the stands. With the writer of words, in the newspaper margins, in a Birmingham jail.. Vonnegut, Saroyan, Tolstoi, Kingsolver, W.T.Vollman, Upton Sinclair, "The Count of Monte Christo". I could go on, but you get the idea.
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"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in the moment of convenience, but where he stands in the moments of challenge, moments of great crisis and controversy. And that is where I choose to cast my lot today." MLK jr

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"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." J.F.K.

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Congress and the SCOTUS is no help.

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Alot of info here. Scary. I will read again.

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Mic drop.

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👇👇

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This is true.

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EXCLUSIVE: I just got off the phone with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Watch the full interview: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

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To be in public office right now is to constantly ask yourself: How do I make sure I'm standing on the right side of history? There's a simple answer. The wrong side of history will always tell you to be afraid - the right side of history will always expect you to be brave.

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Well said.

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“The Freedom Flotilla Coalition says it has lost connection with the vessel, which was carrying medical supplies, diapers, baby formula, children’s prosthetics, and other desperately needed aid in Gaza.”

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Said every business owner everywhere.

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@hcrichardson.bsky.social posts a timely reminder today of "the principles the founders articulated in the Declaration of Independence."

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Through the magnifying glass we see no problem. The MAGA glasses show something else.

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1 in 12 Americans live in California. 1 in 35 Americans live in LA County. LA is America

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“The faculty at Williams College, an elite liberal arts school in Massachusetts, win only a handful of research grants each year from U.S. science agencies. Last week, Williams decided it is willing to run the risk of getting even fewer.”

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In the last 20 or so minutes I’ve seen LAPD officers shove women to the ground without provocation, rip a sign out of a man’s hand and then swing a baton into his leg and raise a less-lethal launcher to aim directly at a protester (which I’m 99% is a major policy violation.)

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Trump is trying to manufacture a crisis in LA County — deploying troops not for order, but to create chaos. Don’t take the bait. Never use violence or harm law enforcement.

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Amen

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Lift people up...

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We need to stand up for @terrymoranabc.bsky.social

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On his first day in office, Donald Trump pardoned 169 people who were convicted of assaulting police officers on January 6.

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Every accusation is a confession

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Bernie Sanders is the beacon in this storm! Look for his light!

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Got to dig out my covid mask.

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Tickets for Pope Leo's stadium event in Chicago, held on the same day as that man's birthday parade, are sold out while tickets for trump's thing remain available. themindshield.com/pope-leo-sel...

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Agree.

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“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”

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dude, awesome find. I'm putting you in today's substack post

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Big point that is being missed: without the insurrection act, the activated Guard troops are now federal army and cannot Do law enforcement. Period

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Good article.

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This isn’t even remotely legal what he is doing.

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My wife.

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"...the true measure of the strength of a leader is not based on who you beat down. It's based on who you lift up." Kamala Harris speaking to the United Auto Workers, in Wayne, Michigan August 8, 2024 Seems like so long ago. Take care all.

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Note from a human rights lawyer to members of the U.S. military: If directed to execute illegal orders, remember, declaring “I was just following orders” was not a valid defense during the Nuremberg trials, & it won’t be here either. Your oath is to the US Constitution—not to a 34X convicted felon.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom said on social media that California National Guard was being taken over by the federal government “not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.”

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History matters.

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Just to recap, Trump has taken the extraordinary step of federalizing 2000 member of the California National Guard — over the objections of the state’s governor — in response to a protest that currently involves A FEW DOZEN PEOPLE AT A HOME DEPOT

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😠

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