When is enough ENOUGH?

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻@longtimehistory.bsky.social · 3mo ago

ICE violently detain yet another U.S. citizen—refuse to even look at his ID. 3 agents tackle man and injure his face—drag him away to unmarked car. "He's not even an immigrant!" witness yell. "He's from here!" "Why y'all kidnapping him for?" Brooklyn, New York.

The future Pope Leo XIV during karaoke in 2017.

ICE insists that it needs to spend $1 billion dollars detaining people inside Delaney Hall to protect Americans from "murderers, rapists, and pedophiles." The data tell a different story. austinkocher.substack.com/p/delaney-ha...

Delaney Hall Detention Center: A Data Profile

ICE insists that it needs to spend $1 billion dollars detaining people inside Delaney Hall to protect Americans from "murderers, rapists, and pedophiles." The data tell a different story.

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Mike ter Maat: “We’ve reached the point where “temporary emergency powers” just… never go away. Different crisis, same playbook. Funny how the government always remembers the powers it gains— and forgets the part where it’s supposed to give them back.”

Libertarian Party: “The Libertarian National Committee calls for the immediate release of Izzy Aly and other political captives. We condemn the inhumane, unjustifiable actions of ICE and the DHS, and call again for their abolition.”

“As artificial intelligence and robotics relentlessly advance, the automation of the bulk of human labor will ultimately be inevitable.” - Martin Ford

Entry-level workers see the real damage of inflation and high taxes every single day. You work hard but watch your paycheque shrink before you can even spend it. You deserve to keep what you earn and build your life on your own terms. Let's bring back real opportunity. #cdnpoli #libertarian #canada

Who Will Take Care of the People? Real Community, Not Government Control #cdnpoli #libertarian #politics youtube.com/shorts/sAEgx...

Who Will Take Care of the People? Real Community, Not Government Control #cdnpoli #libertarian

YouTube video by Derek Elliott, Libertarian

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When government downsizes, people panic and ask "who will take care of us?" But real community is voluntary. It is built by neighbours choosing to help neighbours, not by distant bureaucrats. Watch on how we build REAL safety nets: www.youtube.com/shorts/sAEgx... #cdnpoli #libertarian

In a party statement published on social media, newly elected chair Evan McMahon called the vote to disaffiliate “the unfortunate culmination of years of behavior in violation of the Libertarian Party’s platform.” #nhpolitics

Libertarian National Committee Votes to Disaffiliate New Hampshire Affiliate

The Libertarian National Committee has voted to disaffiliate the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, making one of the newly seated committee’s first acts a break with an affiliate that had become a s...

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Evan McMahon is the 24th Chair of the Libertarian National Committee and presided over the first meeting of the newly elected LNC yesterday afternoon in Grand Rapids. Mr. McMahon also served as campaign manager in the 2018 special election for Phoenix Mayor after @repgregstanton.bsky.social quit.

Trump's tariffs have not only failed in their central aim—to bring manufacturing jobs back to America—they've also hurt Americans across a range of economic sectors, including agriculture.

Trump's trade war caused a $15 billion decline in U.S. farm sales to China

A new analysis finds that American farmers lost $15 billion worth of agricultural exports to China last year.

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Leaked documents reveal BusPatrol’s plan to equip tens of thousands of school buses with license plate readers and share the data with law enforcement.

Leaked plans show school buses could become roaming surveillance vehicles

The documents reveal BusPatrol’s plan to equip tens of thousands of school buses with license plate readers and share the data with law enforcement.

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There is seemingly nothing Donald Trump or his family could do that would spark denunciations from the GOP.

Republicans shrug at Trump's outrageous corruption

Any self-styled advocate for limited government should be furious about Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund, but few Republicans are willing to denounce it.

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Therapist Working With Chewbacca On Alternative Coping Mechanisms Besides Pulling People's Arms Out Of Socket https://babylonbee.com/news/therapist-working-with-chewbacca-on-alternative-coping-mechanisms-besides-pulling-peoples-arms-out-of-socket/?utm_source=fediverse

Therapist Working With Chewbacca On Alternative Coping Mechanisms Besides Pulling People's Arms Out Of Socket

KASHYYYK — A therapist working with famed Star Wars icon Chewbacca told his colleagues this week that he was trying to teach the Wookiee how to deal with his anger issues in more constructive ways that don't involve ripping people's arms off. Dr. Aris Thorne, a licensed galactic psychotherapist, confirmed on Friday that he had begun intensive cognitive behavioral therapy with Chewbacca to address the Wookiee's well-known anger issues. Thorne admitted that the therapy intensified after a routine game of holochess resulted in an Imperial IT technician losing both arms.

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“A free society does not require the government to sanitize life of risk. It requires truthful information, personal responsibility, and legal accountability for fraud or concealment.” Dr. Singer on why the answer to cannabis risks isn't a new prohibition — it's honesty. https://ow.ly/w31W50Z5ltp

The third-party doctrine has gutted the Fourth Amendment in the digital age, letting the government collect your data without ever getting a warrant. Nick Anthony and Naomi Brockwell discuss a new bill that would change that and what you can do to protect yourself today. https://ow.ly/saFA50Z5kbK

When cities charge their property owners huge fees to change how their property is used, it's not just bad policy -- it's unconstitutional. Cato’s Thomas A. Berry, Dan Greenberg, and Kimberly Coleman argue “cash-for-permits” demands can cross the Fifth Amendment line. https://ow.ly/at0350Z5BlC

“A king was ruling his realm, and then there was an unexpected situation that arose…” Read Free for free here:

Short story #32. Free, from Chased Away:

A king was ruling his realm, and then there was an unexpected situation that arose.

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Chickens don't want to be eaten. Chickens don't want to be eaten. Chickens don't want to be eaten. Chickens don't want to be eaten. Chickens don't want to be eaten. Chickens don't want to be eaten.

"Animal testing, including vivisection, only tests the ability of the human being to be inhuman.” - Shenita Etwaroo

Eating prawns is weird.

Eating fish is NOT healthy, it’s the main source of dietary methylmercury, a substance linked to: 🏥 Blindness 🏥 Cardiovascular disease 🏥 Deafness 🏥 Foetal brain damage 🏥 Problems with motor skills, language, & attention spans

PETA scientists’ Research Modernization NOW offers a common-sense strategy to end experiments on animals and transition to effective, human-relevant. Sign our petition to urge lawmakers to sponsor legislation to enact Research Modernization NOW: www.peta.vg/47kq

PETA Scientists’ Plan for Research Modernization NOW

Experiments on animals are cruel—and they don’t help humans. PETA proposes a new roadmap to revamp laboratory research.

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​PETA’s short film exposing the horrors of animal testing is officially award-winning🏆🎉  Inhuman won two Gold awards at the Telly Awards in Social Video for Social Impact and Not-for-Profit! Congrats to the team behind it for refusing to let animals suffering in labs remain hidden.

Ordering a live animal to be killed in front of you isn’t a flex. It’s making the conscious choice to end a life. The most disturbing part is how casually it's treated.

Ibiza Fashion Festival is BANNING wool, mohair, angora, cashmere, & alpaca from its runways! Love how it is taking a stand against animal abuse, because animals aren't fabrics.   We can’t wait to see innovation flourish on this compassionate catwalk 🫶

After being born 10 weeks early, Archie is finally home and full of life🏡 🙌

Baby with disability born before UK abortion limit for babies with disabilities now thriving

Archie Burns was born ten weeks early in August. This is below the abortion limit for disabled babies in the UK. He is now three months old and thriving.

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From conception to old age, it’s all me - just different stages 👶🏃🧓

🚨A reminder that if assisted suicide is legalised, the state would itself be giving lethal drugs to aid people to end their lives. Campaigners are currently trying to persuade an MP to bring back the assisted suicide Bill - these sinister attempts must now come to an end.