James Wilson

Civil engineer crashes status quo: Lack of research, flawed assumptions fuel roadside carnage • Kansas Reflector A Colorado engineer calls into question assumptions built into traffic infrastructure that unnecessarily threatens bicyclists and pedestrians.

Civil engineer crashes status quo: Lack of research, flawed assumptions fuel roadside carnage | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

The No Kings rally in Wichita Kansas.

The No Kings rally in Wichita Kansas.

Wichita! #NoKings

/3 Worry that we're descending into totalitarianism, that we're shedding the rule of law, and that we're abandoning every American value and norm. Worry that America is showing its ass.

Worry that it's your moral obligation to stand up, even in a small way, to be counted.

/2 Don't worry that your sign looks bad. Don't worry that you're too old or too young or too affluent or too poor or the wrong education or wrong profession.

Don't worry about the handful of sneering gatekeepers and protest-aesthetic snobs.

Don't worry about sneering Trumpers.

It also feels like an IMPORTANT one. This is a key time to push back and make a statement that normal people DO NOT SUPPORT the racism, bigotry, violence, and lawlessness of this authoritarian administration. A huge, peaceful turnout on 10/18 will send a huge message.

I thought these were the "stand your ground" guys, not the "if a homeless guy comes up to my car to squeegee the windows, I cut out a hole in my driver's seat where I can swiftly and fearfully void my bowels, and then I use the ejector seat button I put in to get the fuck out of there" guys.

““The DHS report repeatedly conflates basic protest, organizing, and journalism with terroristic violence, thereby justifying ever more authoritarian measures by law enforcement,””

"The masks frequently worn by agents make ICE seem like the type of secret police that operates in authoritarian regimes. But they are apparently meant to keep the police secret."

A screenshot of a post previously from Greenpeace. It’s a photo of a blue fence with black writing on top. The writing says: ‘If you ever feel heavy because you care deeply about injustice, suffering and ecological destruction. Remember that’s trillion dollar propaganda machine was built to make you numb and it didn’t work on you. ‘

I needed to read this today. Thought someone else might need it too.

the lesson of this isn't that tucker carlson is actually good but that you should ask these people basic factual questions instead of bullshit about politics

The streets seemed to be packed for at least four blocks at #NoKings in Wichita today. I hope someone posts aerial shots -- I'd love to see just how many people were there.

Still from The Watchmen, with a line of cops using masks t cover their faces.

ICE agents wearing masks

A masked ICE agent, wearing a balaclava

Another masked ICE agent, wearing a balaclava

One of these photos is how HBO's The Watchmen depicted a fascist police force back in 2018

The others are real photos of the ICE agents who are rounding people up and disappearing them in Boston, Denver, L.A., and elsewhere

A CNN news notification : The convicted killer crab walked between two walls and pushed through the newly installed razor wire to break out of prison, authorities say

*crab-walked

You can stop asking where the mass opposition is. It's everywhere. People poured out to protest not only what Trump has done—and what they fear he will do next.

The message is: crowd large.

Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.

Events like this puncture that delusion.

I've been reposting some of them but if you need a mood boost, check out the posts under the #handsoff hashtag. spending so much time online I sometimes worry people in the real world don't know what's going on — but they absolutely, unequivocally do. you're not alone. we're not alone.

Please use ALT text on your protest photos.

Disabled people are left out of non-disabled activism. Accommodations are not made. Intersectionality does not apply. We aren’t invited to participate. We have to fight for ourselves.

Leaving ALT off your images leaves disabled people out yet again.

Good. This isn't rhetoric or hyperbole: On the current trajectory there is simply no way the United States survives a full Trump term as any kind of recognizable liberal democracy. Thinking about how to beat him in 2028 is a waste of time; it will be too late by then.

Hands Off protest in Wichita, Kansas.

Great turnout for #handsoff in Wichita!

Hands Off! Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...

I'll be curious as to how this goes. Recommendations are already going out for personal protection and proper responses to agitators. I suspect we'll get some angry pushback from passers-by, but I'll bet a BUNCH of folks will show solidarity.

People are pissed.

handsoff2025.com

No, the Democratic Party isn't losing because it's Too Woke:

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Cenk is still doing a 20-minute very Kasparian takedown of me to their 6 million subscribers. Anyway I've got a fraction of that, making a fraction of the money... alas the Frantifa is strong. Holler at your girl: www.youtube.com/franifio

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Yes, Biden Spent Millions on Transgender Animal Experiments Last night, President Donald J. Trump highlighted many of the egregious examples of waste, fraud, and abuse funded by American taxpayers, including $8

These are not "transgender mice"

These are mouse models used to determine the effects of certain medications on health. You know, the thing even those opposed to transgender healthcare often state we should be doing.

www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

America, just in case you thought Friday went well here’s how the London Times saw it …..

Ok also AOC and Elon Musk are not in a “tit-for-tat feud.” AOC is a duly elected member of Congress who operates under an oath to our constitution and Elon Musk is an unelected Nazi billionaire whose wealth makes him think he’s above the law and empowered to illegally torch our government.

Not gonna lie I did kinda expect our Democratic politicians to have something like a plan to counter the 920-page detailed fascist blueprint that was published in April 2023

Important to note he did this the last time he was president.

fuck’s sake you’re gonna make me say it again

IF YOU

DEADNAME AND MISGENDER

A TRANS PERSON YOU DON’T LIKE
(even a gas station hot dog like Caitlyn Jenner)

YOU ARE SHOWING EVERY TRANS PERSON YOUR SUPPORT OF US IS CONDITIONAL ON YOUR APPROVAL OF US

fuckin’ knock it off ya dinguses

I really hope at some point the rightwing victimhood thing rings hollow because we’re at the point now where they have the Supreme Court, 99.9% of billionaires, the house, the senate, the presidency, and they’re going “you know who is oppressing us now? The deaf”