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Bell Riots The Bell Riots were a pivotal series of events on Earth that took place in September 2024. Started in San Francisco's Sanctuary District A, they were named after protest leader Gabriel Bell. One of th...

Here, have a Star Trek Wiki page about the fictional version: memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Bell_Ri...

This is how we get to the Bell Riots.

Damn, this is actually happening.

(Yes, this is a #StarTrek reference, and the writers were only one year and 748 miles off. Watch DS9 Past Tense, Parts 1 & 2.)

#Resist #Homelessness #ImpeachTrump #Utah

DHS says stop filming out crimes or else

Since there have been too many documented instances of ICE murdering people in the street or illegally grabbing or beating US citizens the Trump regime has an innovative solution; you can no longer film ICE and fuck your first amendment, buddy.

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

This is the playbook, folks.

If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.

Do not be quiet in this moment.

TAKE ACTION AGAINST DISNEY-ABC STOP BENDING TO THE ADMIN DISNEY-ABC STOP BENDING TO AUTHORITARIAN PRESSURE. ACTION RESOURCE LIST WE HAVE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE On September 17th, Disney-ABC yanked Jimmy Kimmel Live off the air—just hours after the FCC Chair Bre...

Here’s all the ways you can take action against Disney, ABC, Sinclair, and Nexstar for silencing Jimmy Kimmel and attacking free speech.

Share WIDELY.
#BOYCOTTDISNEYABC

Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert are our canaries in the coal mine. MAGA wants free speech only for those who say the right things.

Don't give up. Speaking out is now more important than ever. The #FirstAmendment should count for all Americans.

#Kimmel #FreeSpeech #JimmyKimmelLive

Facts

Everyone should be held to the same standards.

Alien statue from Season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

The #StarTrek Strange New Worlds season finale was the most #DoctorWho ish episode of Trek ever, and it was beautiful. I don't mind a timey-wimey episode on occasion, especially if it's done well.

While we're "celebrating" the legacy of Charlie Kirk, let's not forget how he spread and elevated Russian propaganda.

#CharlieKirk #Russia #Propaganda #FDT

Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.

The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.

Charlie Kirk: “It’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment”

RIP Charlie Kirk. May all who mourn find solace in knowing that he believed gun deaths were “worth it,” “prudent,” and “rational.”

Some wholesome Trek content to start the week right #startrek #tng #voyager #ds9

Us earlier today: *listening to Weird Al*

Weird Al: *breakdown part of White and Nerdy*

My 7-year-old son (in all seriousness): "How does he know us so well?"

#WeirdAl #ThingsMySonSays

Persephone and her beloved bone.

What is happening in DC is an abuse of federal authority based on a manufactured crisis. Violent crime for 2024 in DC is down 35% from 2023, the lowest it’s been in 30+ years.

#FreeDC

The Sin of Denying Someone's Joy How Anti-Marriage Equality Christians Rebel Against Jesus

Christians who oppose marriage equality (or LGBTQ rights of any kind) are ignoring Jesus’ command to love their neighbors as themselves.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-sin-of...

#KimDavis
#SupremeCourt
#MarriageEquality

I hope this scares you. It terrifies me.

#FDT #Resist #Smithsonian

saadia_m o Oh so he DID have the ability to call in the National Guard on Jan 6

That's... basically where we are now.

The rally in D.C. to protest the Trump regime’s attempted takeover of the city has begun.

Follow @freedcproject.bsky.social and learn more at bit.ly/free-dc-our-home.

One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...

This Wednesday! Virtual event, join from anywhere.

mobilize.us/s/is6WsR #FDT #Resist

I saw a #Waymo self-driving car for the first time this past weekend. It was stuck at the bottom of an uphill road. Apparently, the grade was too steep for it to proceed.

Sounds about right.

If you haven't been keeping up with the comedy world this past week, then fix that. Check out what South Park, Daily Show, and Late Show are up to.

I caught up last night. Wonderful stuff.

We are a nation under duress. People are being taken from their homes, from grocery stores, from safe places. People with no prior criminal history. People who have active cases for citizenship or asylum.

Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com