"Beware of any Christian movement that acts as though the world is full of enemies to be destroyed rather than full of neighbors to be loved. Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath, but never a source of God's mercy, generosity, or compassion."

This. :€ )

The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased. Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power. Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable. But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless. Remember this.

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP. Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP. The people who need help are not the problem. It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

Even in the movies, scenes of the White House getting blown up by invading aliens or terrorists feel emotionally unsettling. It’s the People’s House after all. So imagine having to witness its destruction in real life…and the culprit is the President.

Whatever you think of the White House as a building or a symbol, the fact is that the image of it being torn apart on a whim two days after 7 million people hit the streets against autocracy is going to make a HUGE amount of people really, really angry, and that's an energy that should be harnessed.

My feelings, exactly.

If Antifa were a real group, you’d be able to buy merch.

This is the other big story people aren't paying attention to but you really need to widen your lens. The broligarchy is coming for all of our milkshakes. fair.org/home/as-elli...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvtN... As Faux Noose kept us distracted, these 'local' news channels pumped out the propaganda. Now you know. :€ {

One group calling for Jimmy Kimmel's ouster is Sinclair media. Even if you don't pay attention to media conglomerates, you probably remember Sinclair for this:

“The FCC decided all by itself that radio and television were the only two parts of American life not protected by the free speech provisions of the first amendment to the constitution.” George Carlin, 1988

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/

Wondering how propaganda is poisoning the minds of Americans? Look no further than S1ncl@1r Media... :€ {

The real issue isn’t left vs right. It’s not white vs black. It’s not citizen vs immigrant. It’s not gay vs straight. The real issue is that a lot of powerful people have a vested interest — and a lot of money invested — in dividing us, and it’s working.

Got to wonder how many rich guys with an Epstein problem REALLY didn’t want a woman in the White House. And went above and beyond to prevent it.

We’re going to go on a rant for a minute, and yes we’re bringing some history with us. Back in 1755, Benjamin Franklin wrote words that still echo today: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”

No One is Above the Law* *Terms and conditions may apply. See DOJ for details.

There is no moral equivalence between bullies and the bullied, between tyranny and democracy, or between brutality and decency. No individual can be free in a society devoid of justice. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.

This. :€ /

Larry Summers: "This is way beyond anything Nixon ever did ... this is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism. Firing statisticians goes with threatening the heads of newspapers, launching assaults on universities, launching assaults on law firms. This is really scary stuff."

10pm and I'm sitting in bed wondering why we haven't shut down everything in this damned country yet to bring fascism to its knees. I feel like too many of us are just saying, "Ride it out and hope we can undo it in the midterms." If that's our collective "strategy", it's a concerning one.

This should be a Five Alarm Fire on every G'ddamned media outlet in the world. I very rarely post a link to someone else's newsletter...as I have my own. This, however...is a MUST see. open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...

More of this, please. TIA :€ )

Hate sounding like them as well, but... No friggin' WAY the vote wasn't rigged. They had 4 years to initiate "Coup, Part 2"... Just wish SOMEONE WOULD do SOMETHING ABOUT IT! Sorry I blew up... :€ {

Every two or four years we fight over the menu, but the oligarchs already own the restaurant. You’ll need to zoom in.

Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large

There’s money for ICE There’s money for concentration camps There’s money for tax cuts for the wealthy Yet there’s no money for healthcare, housing, food assistance, social support, or public broadcasting. There’s no money to help the sick, homeless & starving Suffering is a political choice

So many warning signs, we're immune to them. Yet another blow... one of countless ones... to our democracy. "First they came for the late-night talk show comedians..." :€ {

The exhaustion you feel right now? The heavy sadness that you can’t seem to shake? The sense of dread that hovers over you like a drone? The scalding rage bubbling just beneath the surface? This is all by design. This is these f*ckers’ master plan… johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/these-fcke...

Democracy can weather a lot of damage and unlawful conduct at Trump’s hands, but if he succeeds in taking control of the machinery of elections, it could be a fatal blow. https://trib.al/ko7QQ9p

The rich are killing the country they need to stay rich, like a cancer destroying its host. A system that takes and gives nothing back will break. Whether we get justice or collapse depends on if we act before we, the host, die. Before we all perish, and those parasites die with us.

On balance, I was more comfortable with Fox employees lying about wars than running them.

The United States never has enough money to keep people alive at home but always has enough money to kill people overseas.

I’ll share this every single day like Morgan shows the J6 insurrection video. substack.com/inbox/post/1...

Gawd. He's so insecure they doctored the audio for him. Just imagine what's coming with the unleashing of AI deep fakes. :€ (

I believe he won the election as much as I believe he was shot in the ear. Just wish the goddamn Dems would DO SOMETHING about it. :€ /

Anyone can be ICE. Chilling. :€ /

I think it would be good to get some women in charge of the countries that have nuclear weapons. Women talk to each other. Women can be reasonable. Enough with the macho men and swinging dicks.

“The distance between what is said, and what is known to be true, has become an abyss…The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands - we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest.”

Why do we have illegal immigration to this country? Because the companies want it that way. Ppl in dire straits go where there are jobs and safety. Without a way to make a living, they aren't safe. Companies welcome their labor and silence. This is America.

This part

“it was the final act of a sophisticated intelligence operation ever conducted against the United States. After 130 days inside America's most sensitive systems, the documented Russian operative had completed his mission and was making his escape. What he took with him may have been everything.”

Guys, it's the oligarchs. If you want to blame someone for 2024, blame the oligarchs. Anyone telling you to blame someone else is part of the oligarchy. Dark money has been to blame since citizens united.

The fight for democracy is the fight of our generation. It may not be the battle we wanted, but it is the one we face. The state of our democracy and the future of our country depends on our willingness to take risks, ignore the naysayers, weather setbacks and fight fiercely for democracy.

Yet another WTF in a sea of them. They're "flooding the zone with shit" as promised. Don't capitulate. Resist. ✊🏻 :€ \