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We are destroying our own perfectly stable, highly functioning, free society. All because some people are racist, others are bored and misled, and others who already have too much wealth want even more for some reason

Sometimes I just want to scream in anguish and try to explain what's going on in the world, but then i know that anyone who would listen already knows.

the republican party is a criminal conspiracy against the american republic

I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.

If you’re in office—and you don’t call this out—you’re choosing a side.

Silence is compliance.

And “oops, I didn’t notice the dictatorial threat” won’t cut it.

No exaggeration, this is Declaration of Independence-level tyranny. It's indistinguishable from other "injuries and usurpations" listed by Jefferson in the document. Many don't come close to this level of arrogant hostility.

Just finished @jbf1755.bsky.social's Field of Blood this past weekend. And boy, does this story sound familiar.

America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.

Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.

the republican party is a modern day Slave Power and the only way forward for this country is to sweep it into the ash heap of history

We're going to need Nuremberg trials when this is over, yes, and to send a significant number of people currently in the federal government to prison. But we're going to need an unwavering commitment to ostracizing the supporters of it, as well. Never accept them again in polite society.

i think we've bred our politicians to mostly be cowards because they think their job is following polls instead of shaping them, like there has been a profound regression in political leadership over the past few generations, which coincides with the total collapse of Congress as a governing body

It is kind of darkly funny that Donald looked the American people in the eye and said “You know what? You people aren’t even worth the effort of selling the war,” and we looked him right back and said “Yes, you are absolutely right.”

Last call for preorders for BCS Inflection Point. All parts are in the warehouse, and shipping should begin on Monday.

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America's secret police just detained a guy who might be Mayor of New York City and his NYPD escort. We have to abolish ICE. That should be the baseline Democratic Party position.

Beyond the reprehensible and shocking arrest of a US senator, the federal government is admitting that it is using military force to occupy a US city for political reasons.

We live in a dictatorship

Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A.

Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.

not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns

los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates

Ok, I’m no @profpaulpoast.bsky.social but I shall try to do a thread on militaries and protests. Apologies up front to all the brilliant scholars I accidentally leave out - am doing this from memory.
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Fully agree- there's great content in these! Really impressive how they've been able to continuously churn them out.

There are dozens of us! DOZENS

A horrible story but god bless this woman so accurately reading the ICE goons for filth here

"We cannot give everyone a trial," says the president of these United States.

Hats off to Gene and the GMT crew for sharing so openly all that they are going through- it must be the most stressful time for a small business owner and employees. I'm sure it is the same situation across the boardgame industry right now. And really across the broader American economy.

Gene @gmtgames.bsky.social just gave a very clearly stated summary of how tariffs (and the general trade policy chaos) are putting their business at risk. He gives a clear guide for what fans can do to support GMT.

This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.

It’s not about impressing people w/power.

It’s about showing everyday people that there’s a force of resistance.

That they’re not alone.

And that sense of shared purpose is the soul of resistance.

Dictators want people to feel isolated & hopeless & alone.

And that’s a lie.
Protests prove it so.

Spectacular view of 100,000 people attending the #HandsOff march in NYC