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Aaron Epperson

@tacojolly.bsky.social

Writer, social services worker, and Oregonian. For Christ. Against nationalism. Anti-ICE. Union Member | #SEIU www.thelectern.net Signal: tacojolly.503

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The United States is built on a system of radical dehumanization and oppressive individualism that requires human sacrifice.

The worship of death is the open secret of my country. Because the death of many allows a few to be free.

02.03.2026 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

4. the people it aims to affect.

That’s a thesis statement and that means I should get to writing.

02.03.2026 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

3. The answer is a new system built on systems I call Radical Peace and Centered Humanity. Radical Peace can be thought of as continuous and proactive support and development of human centered infrastructure and governance. Centered Humanity as a decision making process that works to humanize

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2. might does not make right. The interconnectedness of the globe means that cooperation and collaboration are the only options to solve problems. The problem is that doesn’t pay rich people or corporations. It does not flatter power. It does not grant prestige.

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1. The whole system is broken and everyone wants to pretend it’s still the post WWII era with a prosperous US economy and a working nation-state system.

It’s all gone. The global rise of nationalism, especially in the US, is in part motivated because of an understanding that

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02.03.2026 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Code Tetris into the app and make a secret way to find it.

02.03.2026 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was going to reply with something witty but all of this is so disgusting I can’t do it.

I don’t even think morals comes to mind for most people anymore when it comes to politics and culture wars.

01.03.2026 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is morally bankrupt

01.03.2026 04:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The regime in Iran is totalitarian and has murdered protestors. That's 100% true and there needs to be support for Iranian's looking to liberate their country. But the honest truth is an American military campaign isn't going to help the common Iranian get any closer to living in a free country.

28.02.2026 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Late on a Saturday is to sidestep an immidiate public outcry. This administration is full of warmongering liars who've embraced US imperialism with and urgent hunger. They're demolishing the world stage and trying to overthrow international peace for cashouts.

28.02.2026 08:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I filed for bankruptcy at 22 because I had misdiagnosed anxiety and panic attacks and no insurance.

Absolutely insane that a 22 year old is in that position.

20.02.2026 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If democrats don’t attempt to enforce the SCOTUS’s #tariff ruling there needs to consequences at the ballot box across the board. Dem leadership particularly has rolled over again and again. Now that they have an actual ruling from the top court there’s even less excuse for them to be passive.

20.02.2026 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2. Where have we head that before? Accusing victims of using vehicles as weapons in so many cases seems fishy. DHS has made this claim so many times it’s almost like DHS officials in the field are being told to use that to justify violence even when it’s not true.

18.02.2026 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1. Another DHS murder of a US citizen that went unnoticed because reporting didn’t uncover their involvement at the time.

It accuses the victim, a 23 year old named #RubinMartinez, of attempting to use his vehicle as a weapon.

18.02.2026 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I never saw that. That’s horrible

18.02.2026 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Me, listening to #Sublime because they offer some some refuge from the current world.

🎢 Lovin’ is what I got…

18.02.2026 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The fact that this was basically blown over and ignored by the wider media is absolutely insane. This was a political assassination of elected officials and the country hasn’t so much as made a whimper.

17.02.2026 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 209    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

I just want you all to know…

When this decade is done. After this horrible eruption of Neo-fascism is put down. When the forces of liberty and hope come to dominate our future horizons, we need to really talk about how much a banger the Tarzan soundtrack is.

14.02.2026 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump officials meet to discuss healthcare policy:

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Trump managed to turn Republicans against the NFL, beer, cops, and now guns.

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I gave a copy of #Charlotte’sWeb to a seven year old and was just sent a video of her sobbing because she got to the part where the farmer plans to kill Wilbur. Apparently I’m wrecking bed time as we speak.

😩 that’s my bad. The end of the book is going to be a nuclear meltdown.

27.01.2026 05:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He’ll sadly just be replaced by another lackey willing to break the law for fascism. I don’t trust this administration to change their tactics in the long run.

27.01.2026 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Christianity is a community focused religion. The over broad focus on individually in America has bled too deeply into the faith here. It’s allowed people to ignore or misunderstand large parts of a Christian life.

26.01.2026 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s insane for government officials to post this in a country with the first amendment. Abysmal attempt at suppressing free speech. It also shows how afraid they are.

26.01.2026 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Greg #Bovino lecturing people about making choices is wild. Blaming everything on the people responding to the illegal actions of a corrupt administration is also a choice. The choice of an immoral lackey.

25.01.2026 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In that case it becomes a question of nonviolence. Serious nonviolence is is creating an active conflict with the unjust while refusing to dehumanize them. By definition it becomes a strategy using creativity and justice rather than violence. I think it’s the best strategy to use as Christians.

25.01.2026 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Our main duty is ensuring all people are respected and cared for in the way Christ taught. That means treating them as truly human and protecting their dignity and life. When a state attacks people and dehumanizes them then even living out the most basic teachings of Christ will look like revolution

25.01.2026 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Execution for civil resistance. That’s what we all saw. Not another thing to fight over in the culture war. Not something political fights can explain.

Execution.

24.01.2026 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position,

Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.

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