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A lesson from Latin American history: armed forces are among the most respected public institutions, but when the primary function of a state military shifts from national defense to domestic repression, it loses legitimacy. This can hasten the downfall of the state.

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Some Sunday reading in @newsweek.com ⬇️ (Yes my eyes are only half open which is apparently what happens when you go straight from viral campaign launch to working at the hospital)😴 www.newsweek.com/annie-andrew...

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🚨🚨🚨 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x convicted felon & adjudicated rapist Trump did 🚨🚨🚨

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Zelensky announced today that more than 20,000 American anti-drone missiles, which had been approved as aid for Ukraine by the Biden administration, were never delivered and instead, these missiles were sent to the Middle East. Trump is not delivering even what Congress has already approved!

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"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated. “I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Tyranny requires constant effort. Oppression is the mask of fear. Authority is brittle. And most importantly: you are never truly alone when standing up to authoritarianism. You have friends everywhere.

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When ICE Tells you 9 People Have NOW DIED in ICE Custody You Can Bet there’s a lot More than NINE Todd LYONS know who they are… so Give UP their Names, NOW 🔁

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Raise taxes for every American through tariffs on basic necessities, cut taxes on gun silencers and tanning beds. Republican priorities. bsky.app/profile/atru...

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PSA: This is what an insurrection looks like.

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“This is about something much bigger. This is about how we as a community stand together and resist the injustice.”

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This is why Terry Moran was suspended by ABC News. He told the truth; they were too afraid to back him up against #47. Coward! Boycott ABC News‼️

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Trump is deploying the National Guard in LA. Trump is holding a massive military parade on his birthday next Saturday. Read between the lines. It had NEVER been more essential for Americans to SHOW UP and PEACEFULLY protest the wannabe dictator. Show up for No Kings Day on 6/14. PASS IT ON!

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These militarized ICE invasions are meant to PROVOKE a REACTION. 💣 Terrorizing a population by THREATENING them with lifetime sentences in CONCENTRATION CAMPS is meant to PROVOKE EXTREME RESISTANCE. 😳 These IMAGES are VIOLENCE PORN for their RACIST BASE. ⛓️‍💥 It’s all a PRETEXT for FASCISM. 👨‍✈️ ☠️ 🚔

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We were warned. People chose to ignore it. Now this is our reality.

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Yesterday the LAPD thanked the thousands of peaceful organizers in the streets for helping to ensure public safety… The Fed violence was never about anything more than terrorizing the people of our City. The cost of this political stunt has impacted our entire country.

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While wearing gloves and a mask, you can place a traffic cone over a tear gas canister and pour water through the top opening to help neutralize it.

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🔥🔥LA STRONG🔥🔥 I was born in LA I stand in solidarity with my brothers and sisters fighting the authoritarian regime in peaceful protest. ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 #SheShed #LAStrong

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Today, WH Border Czar Homan said California's Governor and LA Mayor Bass could be arrested if they interfered with ICE. This, after the arrest of a NJ Congresswoman & a Wisconsin Judge. This isn't what democracy is supposed to look like. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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"On Tyranny" free resources to use and to share, now or any time snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...

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David is dead right, as always. And incidentally a a top-notch follow.

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I see fed people

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Join us to protest at Senator Tillis' Raleigh office on 6/18. Tell him to vote NO on the budget reconciliation bill, especially cuts to healthcare and food assistance. Demand a budget for the people, not for billionaires. #ncpol @bullcityindivisi.bsky.social @democracyoutloud.bsky.social

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Show our NC legislators we stand with our immigrant community and pack the gallery this Tuesday at 3pm! Wear green!

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Can you imagine daily life without immigrants? Germans can—they offer this powerful reminder highlighting the tremendous contributions of their immigrant neighbors and colleagues. Americans can do the same. Recognize. Support. Protect. Appreciate immigrants. #OnYourSide #MomSky 🥰

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So do we get why I was banned from speaking about Pinochet at the Naval Academy now?

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Contact your Senators NOW & do it EVERYDAY! (202) 224-3121 #KillTheBill

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British photojournalist hit by non lethal rounds during Los Angeles protests. Nick Stern to undergo surgery for wound sustained during the standoff between police and anti-Ice protesters. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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We are at war.

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January Trump approval on the economy: plus +8.24 points Today Trump approval on the economy: minus -15.75 January Trump approval on inflation: plus +1.99 Today Trump approval on inflation: minus -22.24 So clearly it's time to deploy the Marines in L.A.? www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

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ICE (or whoever these people actually are) need to be reined in and removed from LA.

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📣🤝🕊️👏🏻The Community Self-Defense Coalition shows true courage, using peaceful tactics like bullhorns and sirens to protect neighbors from ICE raids. Their unity and care prove that standing together with love and strength can create real safety and inspire hope in the face of fear.

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We always knew where this was going

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100% Spot on!🚨

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John Roberts will always be known as the co-conspirator in the destruction of our democracy! www.alternet.org/amp/john-rob...

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1/ If accurate, this is almost certainly a conflict with the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits the use of the military for domestic law enforcement, including the National Guard if they are federalized.

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