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Of course! How could I have not seen that the profile BOOTS, responding to a call to activism by posting a pic of a black military BOOT crushing a woman's head to the street was relishing the thought of more protesters having their heads crushed under more BOOTS

When your response to someone encouraging local activism to support potentially the most critical protest in US history is to put up a picture of a woman's head being crushed by a black boot, you're indistinguishable from trolls and fascists who want that image too become reality

Oh yes, I have my fair share of autocorrect messing things up on this app

3/ Maybe you're referring to some other thread, but I stand by my assessment of Boots being rude.

2/ Looking over Boots profile does not make Boots look any better. As someone in Portland close enough to the ICE building that Blackhawk helicopters fly over my house, Boots demeaning protests further makes them look bad

1/ This is the thread where I encounters Boots. Ann had been speaking positively of protesters in Portland and Seattle, then Boots came in with a mild insult. Ann mentioned Boots previous, significant insults, and Boots got even worse.
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From the front lines of the Portland War Zone.

On the thread you encountered her, all I saw was you being rude

I've never had blinds that did a that great job of keeping out light, and in some of my old apartments they used these cheap vinyl blinds that were useless for keeping out light.
It's much nicer for me to have an extra hour of light after work (e.g. taking my kids to the park after daycare)

Are we certain that's Portland police and not ICE?

Permanent DST would be better. I really don't want 4am sunrises in summer and 4pm sun down in winter.

The image is an X post by user Joshua Reed Eakle from 20 hours ago, stating: "The end of due process for immigrants is the end of due process for citizens. Few understand this." The post includes a profile picture and a verified badge.

I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.

The image is an X post by Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis ) from 19 hours ago, stating: "So let me get this straight: a Blackhawk helicopter and dozens of masked, armed federal agents roll up on a Chicago apartment building, cuff everyone—including kids—and then run checks for warrants and immigration status? What the hell is going on in this country? How is that not fascism?" The post includes a verified badge.

Narrator: This is fascism.

More messaging like this please

Abolish ICE.

Pass it on.

💯

How about permanent DST?

Yeah, my jaw hit the floor with that

Not entirely clear. He was part of or instigated a fight with protesters at Portland's ICE building.
Side note: the Portland Police are actually doing great and documenting ICE brutality. They're managing the protests well too. If they were like this 365 days a year they'd be beloved

Lessons from a Red Scare The American people are capable of turning the tide against repression.

New in PN: Lessons from a Red Scare

"As Emma Goldman hoped, and Louis Post later demonstrated, the American people are capable of turning the tide against repression — even if that effort feels hopeless in the moment."

I've been making the same statement to white senators on BlueSky, and while not in relation to Marshall earning his seat on the court, I've made the same calls to my senators (Wyden and Merkely)

I'd known about the disparity but the difference in non college options had never occurred to me

A good reason to move to Android

"Our abstract appeals to democracy didn't work in the harried 2024 campaign, so there is no point talking about it now that people are experiencing authoritarian rule."

Dem leadership needs to get involved in building on and leading the grass roots movements against Trump.
Take the No Kings protests. Despite millions of people protesting against Trump, Democratic leadership doing nothing to harness the energy. Smart leadership would step up to that energy and lead

One thing that comes through awfully clearly in these ICE videos is how many of these goons gravitated toward the job because being able to assault people with impunity is a big thrill for them.

No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

I'm sorry, what is your problem with me? Did my calling out an old white praising Marshall while being passive as MAGA dismantles his legacy spike your outrage?
I'm going out for www.nokings.org and have encouraged my rep, Janelle Bynum, to get involved. Or is action like that beneath you

Read my part 2 about my anger that they aren't building an opposition movement.
And do you think it doesn't break my heart that my demographic is so F-ed up in its voting habits?

2/ Why isn't Dem leadership actually building and leading the opposition to implement Reconstruction 3.0 when we take power? Why weren't they talking with Indivisible about having No Kings 2.0 to coincide with the budget shut down?