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There is an impulse in moments like this to appeal to self-interest. To say: These horrors you are allowing to happen, they will come to your doorstep one day; to repeat the famous phrase about who they came for first and who they'll come for next. But this appeal cannot, in matter of fact, work. If the people well served by a system that condones such butchery ever truly believed the same butchery could one day be inflicted on them, they'd tear the system down tomorrow. And anyway, by the time such a thing happens, the rest of us will already be dead.
No, there is no terrible thing coming for you in some distant future, but know that a terrible thing is happening to you now. You are being asked to kill off a part of you that would otherwise scream in opposition to injustice. You are being asked to dismantle the machinery of a functioning conscience.
Who cares if diplomatic expediency prefers you shrug away the sight of dismembered children? Who cares if great distance from the bloodstained middle allows obliviousness. Forget pity, forget even the dead if you must, but at least fight against the theft of your soul.

There is an impulse in moments like this to appeal to self-interest. To say: These horrors you are allowing to happen, they will come to your doorstep one day; to repeat the famous phrase about who they came for first and who they'll come for next. But this appeal cannot, in matter of fact, work. If the people well served by a system that condones such butchery ever truly believed the same butchery could one day be inflicted on them, they'd tear the system down tomorrow. And anyway, by the time such a thing happens, the rest of us will already be dead. No, there is no terrible thing coming for you in some distant future, but know that a terrible thing is happening to you now. You are being asked to kill off a part of you that would otherwise scream in opposition to injustice. You are being asked to dismantle the machinery of a functioning conscience. Who cares if diplomatic expediency prefers you shrug away the sight of dismembered children? Who cares if great distance from the bloodstained middle allows obliviousness. Forget pity, forget even the dead if you must, but at least fight against the theft of your soul.

One of many moments in Omar El Akkad’s new book, β€œOne Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” that will stop you in your tracks.

29.03.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 11677    πŸ” 4451    πŸ’¬ 136    πŸ“Œ 170

And I’m not that into Amy Coney Barrett.

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Angela Matson (@angela.matson) on Threads This is the security firm that zip tied and dragged the women from a town hall meeting, you all know what to do

www.threads.net/@angela.mats...

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Please follow this boycott schedule as much as you can. It really does make a difference! Share this!

17.02.2025 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

www.instagram.com/reel/DFv3mMY...

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Black Farmers Index

Here’s a great resource to purchase from Black-owned farms in your community (U.S.).

Support your local business.

RESIST AGAINST HATE! EMPOWER COMPASSION!

blackfarmersindex.com/the-index?fb...

04.02.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bravo to you! πŸ‘
Love,
Fellow Resistors

03.02.2025 05:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Please share far and wide

03.02.2025 05:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Enough with the f-ing tech bros. They are a big part of why we are careening into hell.

03.02.2025 05:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Real talk.
Spread this far and wide.
#RESISTTHEHATE

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This. β™₯️

This is what integrity and β€œstanding on business” looks like.

Hate will NOT win.

28.01.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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App - Goods Unite Us Goods Unite Us app is a politically agnostic app that informs consumers about the political spending habits of corporations and brands.

Please download and use the app Goods Unite Us to find businesses that aren’t supporting the regime.

www.goodsuniteus.com/app/

28.01.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🀣

24.01.2025 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 14082    πŸ” 2500    πŸ’¬ 341    πŸ“Œ 90
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Here’s your good deed of the day:

If you know any students in computer science, ask them to create bots to flood this email address below with pure junk email. Let’s break it! Spread the word!

23.01.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I am BEGGING everyone I know to please forward as much JUNK mail to the email address listed below.

Let’s completely foul up this fascist tool.

23.01.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sickening sycophants.

18.01.2025 05:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Share this everywhere. Show what the power of the people really looks like.

12.01.2025 04:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Separated at birth. 🀣

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Judge Illegally Recorded Colleagues In Anne Arundel County: Prosecutor A judge was indicted on a misconduct charge in Anne Arundel County, prosecutors said. He's accused of illegally recording two other judges.

patch.com/maryland/ann...

In case there’s anyone left who doesnt think our justice system is f*d up…

This freak has also been charged with stalking a female judge colleague. And yet he still has his job.

Change better be a β€˜comin’

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β€ŽRadio Garden Live β€ŽRadio Garden allows you to listen to thousands of live radio stations world wide by rotating the globe. Every green dot represents a city or town. Tap on it to tune into the radio stations broadcast...

This is so cool. You can listen to any radio station in the world 🌎 🎢πŸ”₯❀️

apps.apple.com/us/app/radio...

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🎯

06.12.2024 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Sorry but your thoughts and prayers are out of network

05.12.2024 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 17220    πŸ” 2209    πŸ’¬ 279    πŸ“Œ 94

Power of the PATIENT!

05.12.2024 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 485    πŸ” 129    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 6
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This doctor’s letter to United Heathcare for denying nausea medication to a child on chemotherapy.

05.12.2024 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 43222    πŸ” 10025    πŸ’¬ 1160    πŸ“Œ 699

The more I read BlueSky posts, the more I am filled with hope. The tide is turning, folks! FINALLY…people are standing up to corporations, health insurance companies, and other greedy organizations and their cronies. Love and compassion IS winning…despite the fear-mongering. Let’s keep it up! ❀️🌍πŸ”₯

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