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But today — today we got a reason to exhale. Just for a moment, to breathe and be grateful. #Breathe #StayVigilant

It’s exhausting to live in constant uncertainty about rights that should never be in question. #LGBTQRights

I still feel like we’re sliding backward in a lot of ways, but this moment was a small, bright spot — a reminder that progress, while fragile, can hold. #ProgressNotPerfection

For a while, it felt like we were teetering on the edge of a massive backslide — one that could have completely upended my life and the lives of so many others. #LoveIsLove

Today’s Supreme Court decision not to revisit #MarriageEquality brought an unexpected wave of relief. 🌈

🎃👻 A look back at our Halloween costumes through the years — from superheroes and skeletons to sea gods and Care Bears! 💀✨
It’s become one of our favorite traditions every October. 🌈💕

#Halloween #CouplesCostume #GayCouple #LoveIsLove #SpookySeason #CostumeGoals #HalloweenTradition

History does not give certainty, but it does give patterns. For minorities, the safest time to act is before it feels urgent. By the time it is obvious, it is usually too late. It is best to stay vigilant and do what is best for you.

#FascismWarning #StayVigilant

The U.S. nationally is still in Stage 1 likely. Rights exist on paper, though under pressure. Some groups in certain states already feel pieces of Stage 2 through targeted laws.

#MinorityVoices #Authoritarianism

1️⃣ Erosion of democracy – life feels “normal.”
2️⃣ Legal discrimination – this is the tipping point.
3️⃣ State violence – borders close, options shrink.
4️⃣ Camps & war – by then it is too late.

#Democracy #LearnFromHistory

I’ve had friends, especially in minority groups, ask me: “If a country is sliding toward fascism, when do you leave?”

History shows patterns.

#HistoryMatters #StayVigilant

The truth is we may have already gone too far to correct the course. What’s left is a country deliberately weakened. An America that is no longer first but an America Last.
#AmericaLast

Piece by piece, the foundation of progress has been dismantled. When we pit scientists against tradespeople, or teachers against builders, we all lose. A strong America needed every part working together.
#DefendTruth

Into that vacuum steps Trump. This week it’s the false claim that Tylenol in pregnancy causes autism. But that’s just one example of a larger pattern: climate science erased, public health rewritten, protections gutted, schools defunded.
#StopMisinformation

At the same time, our society too often looked down on blue-collar jobs and trades — the very work that keeps daily life running. That resentment made it easier for politicians to pit “common sense” against science, turning education into arrogance and ignorance into strength.
#RespectAllWork

What’s happening now didn’t happen overnight. It’s the result of a long game. For decades, science has been devalued, vilified, and defunded — leaving millions ready to distrust evidence and experts when it matters most.
#ScienceMatters

Fuck off Disney….from a former and still recovering cast member 🖕🖕🖕🖕

Ideas can feel ancient when they’re not. And they can shape our world, even when their roots are shaky. It’s always worth asking: where did this come from, and does it hold up?
#SeekTruth

Is this a fringe belief? Not really. About 30–50% of US Protestants believe in some version of the Rapture. That’s 42–70 million people.
#NotSoFringe

Another issue: Rapture belief can discourage action. If you think you’ll be rescued soon, why fight injustice or care for the world? But real faith asks us to show up, not check out.
#FaithInAction

Verses used to support it are often pulled out of context. Example: Matthew 24 says “one taken, one left.” Sounds Rapture-y, right? But just before that, Jesus compares it to Noah, where those taken were judged, not saved.
#BiblicalContext

From there, it spread through revivals, prophecy conferences, and eventually pop culture (think Left Behind). But it’s not something early Christians taught, and it’s not in historical doctrine.
#ChristianityExplored

The modern Rapture concept started in the 1800s with a preacher named John Nelson Darby. After a serious head injury, he claimed to receive new revelations. His ideas were rejected by big churches so he brought them to small ones in the US.
#ReligiousHistory

The Rapture is trending again so let’s talk about it. A lot of us were taught it was biblical fact. But it’s not in the Bible, and it’s actually a pretty recent idea.
#TheRapture

I researched every attempt to stop fascism in history. The success rate is 0%. Once they win elections, it's already too late.

I’m not looking for “they’re not authoritarian” responses. History and definitions matter here. The question isn’t whether the threat exists, it’s what we do about it.
👉 cmarmitage.substack.com/p/i-research...
#Authoritarianism

These are extreme options, but if the window for prevention is gone, then the real question is: which (if any) could actually work, and at what cost?
#HardChoices

4. International Intervention – inviting outside pressure, monitoring, and support.
#GlobalSolidarity

3. Secession – serious consideration of breaking away.
#Secession

2. Selective Compliance / “Irish Democracy” – mass noncooperation that overwhelms enforcement.
#CivilDisobedience

1. Blue State Coalition – states coordinating and refusing federal control.
#Resistance

That history is sobering. But what struck me most was his look at what comes after prevention fails. He lays out four possible responses.
#Democracy