Amanda Joy

REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”

Thank you to everyone who’s supported us.

And a special thank you to Illinois elected officials — including many of my opponents — who have condemned this political prosecution by the Trump administration:

THIS song need to be put in the face of every Christian Nationalist- incredible #joshm #viral #resistfascism #rejectchristiannationalism

Until the mother bears no burden, save
The precious one beneath her heart, until
God’s soil is rescued from the clutch of greed
And given back to labor, let no man
Call this the land of freed.

End

Therefore I do protest against the boast
Of independence in this mighty land.
Call no chain strong, which holds one rusted link.
Call no land free, that holds one fettered slave.
Until the manacled slim wrists of babes
Are loosed to toss in childish sport and glee,
🧵

Speech,thank God,
No vested power in this great day & land
Can gag or throttle. Press & voice may cry
Loud disapproval of existing ills;
May criticise oppression and condemn
The lawlessness of wealth-protecting laws
That let the children and childbearers toil
To purchase ease for idle millionaires.🧵

“Protest”
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919)
To sin by silence, when we should protest,
Makes cowards out of men. The human race
Has climbed on protest. Had no voice been raised
Against injustice, ignorance, and lust,
The inquisition yet would serve the law,
And guillotines decide our least disputes.🧵

Listen, he said himself his murder was a worthwhile tradeoff, so 🤷‍♀️ He also said empathy wasn't real & super lame, so 🤷‍♀️ For real, tho, should have had that done in the privacy of his own home so no one had to see it. That way it could just be forgotten, you know, the way Sen. Hortman was forgotten.

How the fuck is it only August
and also how the fuck is it already August.

I’m a DAR - my ancestor was a Major in the Revolutionary War, leading real patriots in New York, promoted to Colonel in 1776. He’s rolling in his grave at how vile an insult this current regime is (and its MAGAt followers) to those who have truly made the ultimate sacrifice for this country. 2/2

Memorial Day is coming to close. It’s always really gotten under my skin how many “patriots” use this day to amplify their ignorance, bigotry, and hypocrisy. This is a day to remember those who DIED fighting for the best of what this country represents. 1/

I didn’t think the MAGAts wanted there to be MORE gay men but 🤷🏼‍♀️.

Had to take a social media hiatus. If I burnout now, I won’t be able to antagonize fascists later. That would be disappointing.

Dipshit Donnie got caught on a hot mic say the “home-grown ones” are next for the concentration cam— uh, prisons.
I’m curious what exactly they think will happen when they get a few thousand angry crust punks, political dissidents, and PhDs together within a confined area. 🧐

I was told these people were “free speech absolutists”

Counting down the days until they cancel our NAGPRA grant. Or NAGPRA all together. Not a lot of hope right now in the museum sector.

I’ve heard rumor the faculty union at University of Missouri in Columbia unanimously voted to demand the university stop complying with ICE.
#resist

🌹 57 years ago today, my mother was crying in the kitchen. Next to her was a newspaper.

🌹 Martin Luther King and been shot.

🌹 I was but a lad grabbing for a lunch bag before school, but I knew of King.

🌹 My mother's eyes told me I could never know enough about this great man.

🌹 Celebrate him.

I just saw someone call Chappell Roan a “Temu Lady Gaga” and I’m absolutely dying 🤣😂

Donold is now classifying protests at Tesla dealerships as ‘domestic terrorism.’

Protest at a Tesla dealership and you get arrested as a terrorist.

But attack the Capitol and you get a pardon.

Always wondered how the Star Wars Emperor could start with a battle-hardened army and end up with an "entire legion of his best troops" being beaten to death by teddybears with sticks.

Then Hegseth ended up as US Defence Sec. And now yeah that makes sense.

Did they hire a toddler to write this letter? Those are the most poorly constructed sentences I have read since my kid was in grade school.

The fascist base: “Ed Martin speaks reel good. He’s gone figur out what that lib threatening our lort for.”

Joseph McCarthy was a fairly terrible person. But I have never in my life wanted to resurrect someone so bad and set them loose on their target - Russians and their assets.

Totally qualified. Like for realz tho. #doomed

Trump has formally denounced the Constitution through this action. There is no ambiguity in the language of the document.

This IS fascism. /2

The ONLY branch given the authority to define what the law is in the Constitution is the Judicial Branch. This branch includes the Supreme Court & all federal courts.
The executive order released today naming him as the only authority of law in the United States is a violation of the Constitution. 🧵

@richardengel.bsky.social posted this on Twitter in 2019 - it bears reposting now. At this point, politicians calling themselves a Republican are already on the treadmill.

Yes, there’s a lot of things on it I really like - when I remember to check in with it/use it! Agree that the breathing exercises are really nice and helpful.

I gave up on the NYTimes a month ago and canceled my subscription - guess they needed to Find Out, too - the back peddle is tasteless. Larger Media needs to own up with a “Sorry we f’d up cause we were scared” if it still wants to be relevant.

ADHD therapist suggested I give the FINCHcare app a try. Super cute! Until the novelty wore off after a week and the adhd was like “Ha! Nice try.”