If a writer was writing a novel and they wanted to hamfist some symbolism that showed how evil one side was they would be like "we'll have them kill a few characters whose names represent virtues... Like Pretty... And Good." It's the twilight zone here.

Fucking wake up America. First a poet and now a VA nurse who was intelligent and weapon-trained. They are killing the best of you before the fight even starts.

If you're American and you read a comment telling you all to wake up and do something, and the only thing you can think of is "what do you want us to do?" then just don't comment. You've chosen to be craven. Hide in your hole and stop participating. Let others with conviction talk to each other.

It's funny watching all the pacificists talking about how you shouldn't escalate vis-à-vis defending yourself because that's what ICE and Trump want. Soon the act of protesting peacefully will be seen as instigating, and they'll tell you to stay home so martial law isn't declared. They're losers.

Same. I would really like everyone to understand what they’re doing to our children. These are some of the videos kids were sending to each other recording thugs pounding on children as they got out of Roosevelt High School in south Minneapolis yesterday.

Pro-US Venezuelans: Anything is better than a murderous dictator. Anti-Trump Americans: We can't do anything about him because he'll kill us.

The great American "protest"

It's funny how Americans look at Iranians get gunned down by an oppressive government and say "how brave, how inspiring" but then you ask them to do something about their tyrant and all they can say is "What would you have us do!? We can't do anything!"

Everyone pretending like the national guard attacking teenagers is some shocking or offensive development. We've seen how America reacts to slaughtered children. The military could mow them down with machine guns tomorrow and the biggest reaction would be a Saturday protest the following month.

I can see it already. Americans are just so disconnected from the reality of the situation that has unfolded in their country. There's going to be at least 3 massacres before they stop saying "don't be violent, take it to the courts!" and actually take real action.

Daily gratitude: I'm grateful that for the last few weeks, with all of the shit going on in the world, I haven't had to hear Charlie Kirk's fucking opinion on any of it.

It's insane to watch ICE literally wage a violent war against American citizens, kidnapping them, disappearing them, killing them, and then to go online to see these dirtbag pacifists say "don't respond. Don't resist. They want you to do that." Imagine the privilege you have to say that shit.

In another twist of irony and poetic justice, Charlie Kirk was assassinated by a 'Groyper,' a faction of the alt-right. This was nothing more than a feud between two white gangs, and Charlie's final words just so happen to be "gang violence."

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Things are going to get really bad in the US. There was a full on political assassination two weeks ago and nobody batted an eye. That was the litmus test and Americans failed. There will be more killings.

They're literally wearing red caps. The military is MAGA.

This is part of it. It's intentional. They want these troops sleepless and uncomfortable, irritable and mentally drained. They want them quick to anger and trigger-happy.

Rise up, California. Resist. F**k ICE, they are not welcome here.

Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, has died at 95. He cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape after an explosion crippled the spacecraft as it sped toward the moon. nyti.ms/3Sbusb3

It's a fantastic book - download it - buy it - or just borrow it and read it. The Dust Bowl Triolgy are worth the effort.

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How are American babies being kidnapped and trafficked under purview of the US government and NOBODY is in the streets? What a sick, fucked up culture of people.

Reddit is a god damn nazi harbour. They are removing thousands of anti-authoritarian comments, banning the accounts in the process, and the front page is so quiet from all the news related to the Trump madness.

Insanity

When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it.

All I ask of people who proclaim positive generalisations of what America is or who Americans are is just to offer some evidence. Because if you asked me "who are Americans?" I would say they are hateful, frightened, bigoted and cowardly. And would point to the American government and the american

www.bbc.com/news/article... Don't go down to look at the waves.

Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?" Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."

Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe, vulnerable, and alone. But when we find ourselves surrounded by courageous people and brave institutions, we can more easily find courage inside ourselves. This is the beauty of solidarity.

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

I don't know how people are partying at #Coachella - parties are meant to be a celebration, but what is there to celebrate when your future is falling into darkness before you, your neighbours are being kidnapped, and your economy is collapsing? It's not celebration. It's distraction.

"Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. Modern tyranny is terror management." snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...

So another massive week of Trump destroying democracy, kidnapping innocent people, and sending citizens' social security information to Russia is yet again signed off with some cute little weekend picnics around the country. I'm kind of burnt out from caring about you guys. #protests

I'm getting more and more concerned that the reason we don't see young people coming out to protest and riot is because Gen Z really are conservatives, and everything we're seeing and outraged by is just what they're comfortable with.

The revolution will *only* be televised.

Maybe, for women, it's been fascism all along. When, beginning with the Greeks, men usurped the social order with their Reason and said "Democracy is the way of it now." (only male soldiers were allowed to vote)

I'm guessing the economic shutdown hasn't worked?

For awhile it's seemed an incredulous notion that Russia would have the ability to attack Europe beyond Ukraine given their proven capabilities. Today that notion is less incredulous when you consider the US as a puppet of Russia, and is resigning itself to be an arm of Putin's will.

They are purging the most obvious elements of the military who would resist a fascist takeover. Doesn't seem smart to me to make enemies of the people who have volunteered to DIE for the oaths they took...

You know the economy is bad when hot Latinas are on those little mopeds doing ubereats 😞

So is the #EU going to wait for a hot war with a Russia that has Ukraine's resources and newly enslaved meatwave army AND the US's financial and military backing? OR are they going to enter the war on their own terms against a fatigued & economically fucked Russia whose WW1 equipment is running out?

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Straight dystopian shit.

Incredible leader, thinker, and person

It's been a cynical experience watching as Americans either embrace or ignore the destruction of their democracy, and thus the world's stability, with only a very small minority resisting. Is this all the great, rebellious USA can muster? Nonetheless, I wish you all the rage for tomorrow's march ✊✊

A whole bunch of red state schools are about to use the transgender athlete EO as an excuse to sexually assault minors.

They just fired a 4-star ADMIRAL as head of the coast guard and said it was because she was a DIVERSITY hire! A 4-STAR ADMIRAL! The audacity of these bigoted, limp-dicked motherfuckers.