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Itโs like the Confederates finally took over the government completely
@thefierylotus.bsky.social
Mainstream communication does not want women, particularly white women, responding to racism. It wants racism to be accepted as an immutable given in the fabric of your existence, like evening-time or the common cold. - Audrey Lorde
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Itโs like the Confederates finally took over the government completely
Iโm so exhausted that this will be the big one that ends Trumpโs corruption! The next day will be this is it, & so on! We have been dealing with this sociopathic narcissist for a DECADE and NOBODY is stopping him! All we hear is the repetitive crimes Trump & his goons have committed, still Nothing!
23.10.2025 11:44 โ ๐ 58 ๐ 12 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 2We've seen the mock-ups. That is not "refurbishing", it's demolishing and replacing with a gaudy gold plated eyesore.
23.10.2025 11:19 โ ๐ 126 ๐ 9 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0It's not expected to be completed until Jan 2029. The confidence that he has that he'll be able to enjoy it thereafter tells you everything you need to know about what they're doing today.
23.10.2025 11:47 โ ๐ 238 ๐ 43 ๐ฌ 10 ๐ 1He says he and donors are paying, yet suddenly states the DOJ owes him $250 million..... tax payer money.
23.10.2025 11:36 โ ๐ 95 ๐ 15 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 1A middle finger to erasure.
More of this, please. Now do Black Lives Matter!
Who is helping trump destroy history?
substack.com/@contrarian/...
Johnson: They go before cameras incredibly and just lie to the American people. Over and over. It's a stunning thing to watch
21.10.2025 18:49 โ ๐ 6604 ๐ 1617 ๐ฌ 1828 ๐ 601Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva has still not been sworn in four weeks after her win. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing House Speaker Mike Johnson, citing โtaxation without representation.โ
22.10.2025 11:02 โ ๐ 3818 ๐ 1220 ๐ฌ 110 ๐ 70Thanks @gdad1x7.bsky.social!
22.10.2025 11:50 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Lil Johnson is mentally ill.He thinks that putting this off will somehow,someway stop the release.But,let me make this very clear & I've been right on many predictions..they r REDACTING THE FILES.That takes time. Don't expect much when/if they r released. We NEED THE VICTIMS LISTS. TRUE.UNREDACTED
21.10.2025 22:27 โ ๐ 23 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0IMAGE OF ADELITA GRIJALVA WITH THE WORDS: SWEAR HER IN NOW!
21.10.2025 19:04 โ ๐ 136 ๐ 50 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 4Some of this funding was later reallocated to patrolling tiny shed villages, but a large portion now funds LAPD overtime for sweep enforcement.
Just last week, cops violently raided the Mountain View encampment the morning of a sweep. thelareporter.la/p/lapd-turns...
Chart from Human Right Watch's You Have to Move report that shows 99 to 100% of citations and arrests for charges like sitting on the sidewalk, leaving personal property in public, cannabis regulation, working as a hired driver without a license, drinking in public, and possession of a shopping cart targeted unhoused people.
For context, a federal court found LAPD violated constitutional rights of Skid Row residents by using minor infractions like jaywalking as an excuse to search people and take them to jail.
17.10.2025 23:07 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Visualization of the number of unhoused people vs housed people that LAPD targets with infractions.
Even though nearly 100% of citations that LAPD issues for infractions target unhoused people, according to Human Rights Watchโs 2024 โYou Have to Moveโ report.
17.10.2025 23:02 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0On Wednesday, City Councilโs Housing & Homelessness Committee (chaired by Nithya Raman) agendized LAPD's request for $4.4 million in additional overtime.
If approved, cops will get paid $105.08/hour to target and criminalize unhoused people at encampment raids and near shelters.
Jeffries: "You've got Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH spokesperson would say that the D Party consists of 'terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants'..."
17.10.2025 13:47 โ ๐ 28261 ๐ 9277 ๐ฌ 1582 ๐ 671Federal workers are our family, friends, and neighbors. They are also real life heroes. Curing cancers, keeping planes on safe routes, stopping mass threats to our safety and security, keeping corporations from poisoning our water, protecting our parksโฆ โค๏ธ them back! 2 crises. 1 vote. Open the govโt.
17.10.2025 00:54 โ ๐ 157 ๐ 45 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0All the press reporters have handed in their press badges to the Pentagon, even Fox propaganda News handed in their press badges. The regime is losing control. We the People are fighting back. The regime is going to increase the violence to try to get us back down. Don't stop the resistance.
16.10.2025 02:07 โ ๐ 9341 ๐ 2505 ๐ฌ 252 ๐ 110Johnson: "Grijalva should be working for her constituents right now. I don't know what she's doing. I keep seeing their political stunt videos. She should be in her office. She should be working or in the district for her constituents" (Grijalva is not in fact a Rep. b/c Johnson refuses to seat her)
16.10.2025 22:54 โ ๐ 12203 ๐ 3588 ๐ฌ 2281 ๐ 1032I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.
Pay attention and act!
"Send It On" has been my favorite D'Angelo track since I got my hands on the Voodoo CD back in the winter of 2000. Co-written with Angie Stone, and (IIRC) dedicated to their son. ๐ค
(Much love to Kool and the Gang for gifting us with "Sea of Tranquility" back in the day.)
youtu.be/iugE5tW6i7M?...
Itโs amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part
14.10.2025 13:16 โ ๐ 18725 ๐ 8098 ๐ฌ 481 ๐ 454Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?
MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.