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Reader. writer, teacher, gardener, knitter, mother, ally. Question Authority, feck the patriarchy, Know Your Farmer, I'd eat the rich but I am pretty sure they are rotten.
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One is a book tour, from which he has made money, to promote a centrist agenda
The other is reaching out to create class solidarity in regions traditionally disenfranchised by the Dems.
Bernie is more effective.
Your argument is a false equivalence.
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It's the "What was she wearing" of international relations.
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TRUMP treats the presidency like it's a retirement job at Walmart- part time, discounts, and you get to greet folks at the door.
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We're in collapse, aren't we...
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Is that job salaried or by the hour? 15/hr? Benefits? Health insurance? Unions allowed? Company housing because private equity bought every habitable space? How long before AI comes up with the questions and that person loses their job?
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United we stand, divided we fall
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Well, I wouldn't buy a car right now if I didn't have a lot of resources. Focus on reducing debt. And while we may not be able to prepare for it all, we buy ourselves time to adapt if multiple systems --banking, food productions and distribution are disrupted.
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Stash some cash, stock some food, buy some seeds. Don't make any major purchases, build community. Focus on resilience.
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I saw them at the Orpheum in Boston in the 80s. Great show!
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Love a good scuffle hoe.
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Is this the Reichstag Fire week?
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Or they were too young to vote...
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billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/the-b...
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My school, a small public charter, already laid off teachers last year. If we lose title funding we'll try to meet those needs but with even fewer teachers. Only so many pennies in a dollar.
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Congress, we're gonna need to go ahead and have you come in on Saturday and Sunday and up your flair game while you're at it.
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It feels like mainstream discourse is still sort of trying to pretend we’re at least somewhat within the realm of normal politics, because it’s so terrifying if we’re not. But if that is what’s happening, the longer we remain in denial the more dangerous it becomes.
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Well, you can't use the military to oppress the citizens if it won't follow an illegal order. They aren't just looking for white soldiers, they're looking for a particular kind of white soldier.
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He's a Yale educated lawyer.
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No, it means I earned a creative writing degree.
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We don’t know the scope of how this administration plans to retaliate against our resistance.
But whatever they’ve got planned, we can circumvent through mutual aid networks.
Learn more about them here:
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