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Snoop and Tom Brady: say no to hate

Kendrick: actually

Obergefell v Hodges might be going back to the supreme court. Trump voters sold this country down a river based on lies and hatred, we're so far past forgiveness.

I really dislike the chiefs

Back on the grind tomorrow

Hi, I’m God.

I had nothing to do with saving that guy’s life or making him president.

How to know if you’re living in a dictatorship We're already seeing signs of creeping fascism, and it could get much worse.

NEW from veteran journalist and author of COURIER's Stop the Presses newsletter @markjacob.bsky.social:

"There won’t be a group text message to notify us if a dictatorship descends and democracy dies. So here are some signs to watch for."

All I'm gonna say today, y'all should look up the quote from Diderot about when men will be free.

Sometimes you just gotta read some LOTR and have a drink

I'm not financially secure by any stretch of the imagination, and it would be almost impossible for me to immigrate to Canada. I'm gonna try my best if it comes to that however as the alternative is fascist dictatorship.

Sadly yeah, that's generally how it goes. The best option is stay far enough away from population centers that you don't have to worry about political violence as much and try to be as self sufficient as possible.

Damn they really pulled the old "can't complain about crowd sizes if we limit the venue capacity"

Again, really depends on personal definitions. I don't necessarily count them, but I can see where people would consider that as state owned media.

Yes, I'm pointing out characteristics of authoritarian regimes, and China is ruled by one of them.

Yeah that's another big one, I can definitely see this happening in the summer when protests pick up.

It really depends on individual situations, especially in the case of minorities and LGBTQ+ people. My personal red line is the jailing of journalists and state ownership of media. I can say for sure though if martial law is declared, it's too late to leave the country.

I don't want to leave either, but there comes a time when home is no longer safe, and knowing when it's time to go can save lives.

I'm also an American, but I've studied fascism and the rise of fascist regimes for a while, the best advice I can give is pick a red line and know when to run. Everybody has different tolerance levels, just pick a point that if crossed by the government, you get out of the country.

For the next 4 years we gotta let news anchors and reporters smoke on air, shit is about to get real

somebody decided to start the year by dying an upsettingly portentous death

All international disputes will be henceforth settled via boxing match between the leaders of the respective countries. The ICC will provide the judges.