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NO KINGS Macomb · No Kings **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan — it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. ...

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YouTube video by Openmic Productions I Can't Give Up Now - Oufadafada & DJ 8 Milli

This song feels more relevant now than ever, but it also carries a universal thread that could be woven into any difficult moment in life.

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Unwelcome Trump for 100 Disastrous Days · Michigan LCV Join 50501, Macomb Defenders Rising, Friends of Bernie Sanders, We the People Dissent, Michigan LCV, MI United Action, North Macomb Dems, 10th District Democratic Party for a PEACEFUL RALLY to show ho...

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FBI arrests Wisconsin judge and accuses her of obstructing immigration officials Hannah Dugan apprehended in courthouse where she works after agency says she helped man evade authorities

It becomes that much easier to turn things into a fascist state as this current kakistocratic regime seeks to silence dissenting voices through intimidation tactics vs continuing to resist fascism, oligarchies, and authoritarianism.
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YouTube video by The Lincoln Project The Tipping Point

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The real reason we're in a national emergency Trump is creating national emergencies to gain more power. In the process, he’s subjecting millions to real harm.

The real reason we're in a national emergency
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‘It reminds you of a fascist state’: Smithsonian Institution braces for Trump rewrite of US history Normally staid historians sound alarm at authoritarian grasping for control of the premier US museum complex

More ugliness from the pumpkin spice palpatine. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Bogeymen and Trojan Horses How to identify and call out Trump and Musk’s fascist tactics

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McCarthyism stalked my family. Its paranoia contains a lesson for Trump’s second term | Richard Sennett Trump’s eerily familiar evocations of the ‘enemy within’ may be harder to shake off than the man who targeted my parents, says Richard Sennett, chair of the London Centre for the Humanities

Sleep is as always fleeting, but I woke with a thought in my head on the strong possibility of disturbing correlatives in between McCarthyism and Trumpism.
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YouTube video by Randy Rainbow Defy Democracy - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody

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Steve Bannon joins the 'Nazi salute' controversy after Elon Musk. Has 'Nazism officially taken over the GOP'? Steve Bannon, at CPAC, made a gesture compared to a Nazi salute while urging Trump to become 'President for life.' Controversy over similar actions by Elon Musk and former NFL punter Chris Kluwe criti...

The gloves are apparently off and we see the true heart of the MAGA movement in our government.
Steve Bannon joins the 'Nazi salute' controversy after Elon Musk. Has 'Nazism officially taken over the GOP'? - The Economic Times m.economictimes.com/magazines/pa...

For fans of Groundhog Day. It apparently is also a musical. ci.ovationtix.com/35435/produc...

This new material made from crop waste could rewrite the rules for solar power. Here’s how It sounds like something out of science fiction. A new material made from waste that captures the sun’s ultraviolet rays and converts them into renewable energy.

Pun intended in saying food for thought. www.weforum.org/stories/2022...

Airbnb’s co-founder is joining Elon Musk’s DOGE Gebbia, a close friend of Musk, has praised DOGE’s work and defended it against criticisms on social media

Big surprise there.. Another billionaire allegedly dipping their fingers in the D.O.G.E honey pot. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Blustery and brisk walk home on winter morning, but the golden sun rising on the snowy cocoon covering the ground made the short walk worth it.

Even the coldest and longest of nights can be brightened by a bit of hope peeking through the trees

Admittedly, it makes me nervous & socially uncomfortable to further thrust myself into making my voice heard in protest against Musk & his Musketeers, but not saying or doing anything at all would be foolish & further contribute to the dismantling of everything from immigrant/LGBTQ/ women's rights.

All these mounds of snow are making me miss the childhood days of making snow forts and sitting inside them with a flickering candle.

Vote to have your state join Canada! So, we heard a rumor that someone’s planning to annex Canada, eh? Well, two can play at that game! Why add a 51st state, when you can join Canada, eh?

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Anything and anyone can serve as a throne when you're Queen this regal and stately.

It definitely feels weird to be starting out someplace new, but maybe it is time to start somewhere new vs staying complacent and doing or saying nothing at all. Hate does not have a home in my heart and thoughts against anyone from the LGBTQ and immigrant communities and never will.

So this is my new home for who knows how long, but I suspect it will be likely a permanent thing with my increased disgust and distrust of anything related to the rotten pumpkin patch in the current weed-filled garden of politics and corruption in other social media outlets.