I may never have loved Simon Marks more. #lbc
'A grotesque spectacle' | Simon Marks reacts as Trump orders public execution
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My current dream double bill: The Brett Domino Trio opening for Angine De Poitrine. Please make this happen. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Ah, the unexpected joys of Bluesky: The spouse just blurted out “Both God and Satan have written me back.”
“We are not at war with Americans, and my porch is not a war zone… every one of the thousands of *armed National Guard members* who continue to patrol our streets, our grocery stores, our Metro stations need to leave immediately before they hurt anyone else.”
Decorated Veteran Assaulted by National Guard Troops in D.C. Files Legal Claim to Challenge Abuse - ACLU of DC
Filed by the ACLU of D.C. and law firm Levy Firestone and Muse, LLP, this claim is one of 53 filed by the ACLU and its affiliates across 17 states under the Federal Tort Claims Act that seek justice f...
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Need a shot of hope? Rachel Maddow’s interview with the authors of “On Courage” gave me one I didn’t know I needed. Julia Angwin: what we’re all doing right now is “textbook what you want to see in a resistance.” Go listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PQC...
Aaaand spotted this shirt for sale yesterday. @in-otter-news.bsky.social, does Steve take a small, medium or large?
Donald, On this 80th anniversary of the date that you were inflicted upon this world, I have two heartfelt, celebratory words for you: memento mori.
Let him eat cake! Birthday greetings for President Trump as he turns 80 – from Greta Thunberg, Piers Morgan and more — Guardian US
The 47th has his 80th this weekend – a milestone that surely shouldn’t go unmarked. Artists, activists, writers and thinkers send their messages to the man of the hour (even if they’re unlikely to get...
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Major flight hazard, going out of business sale, and a desperate signal for rescue all in one!
From the washingtondc community on Reddit: WDYT…A flight hazard?
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@nytimes.com, @washingtonpost.com you wanna cover this? “Organizers and speakers…denied the accusations of racism that hang over the movement. ‘I don’t consider myself a hateful person…I don’t go around spitting on people of color because they’re in my country. I just don’t think they belong here.’”
AfD, Vox mingle with ex-US Border Patrol chief, white nationalist leader at ‘remigration summit’
Gregory Bovino and Jared Taylor flew in to support activists once deemed too toxic even by European far-right parties.
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Re: the quip that TrumpVance are playing checkers when everyone else is playing chess: Trump’s playing *pigeon chess*. “Arguing with idiots is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how good you are, the bird is going to shit on the board and strut around like it won anyway.” - Shannon Adler
Greetings all! Having eschewed The Other Platform all these years, I am launching myself into the lovely blue sky today and boosting your resistance numbers.