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@chilihouse.bsky.social
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Retired Engineer, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Serious Reader, Independent, Veteran, Photographer, Traveler, UMass, Northeastern, mathematician
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · Sep 3
Trump illegally killing drug dealers, illegally unleashing the national guard and military against citizens, illegally detaining and kidnapping immigrants, threatening to end mail-in voting, and urging gerrymandering.

Folks, what would you call these actions if another leader did them?
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Estel Cooper @estel62.bsky.social · Sep 3
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · Sep 3
Winner, winner, Big Mac dinner!!
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Sep 3
oh this is straightforward white nationalist agitprop
sharonk.bsky.social Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · Sep 2
man. if Eric Schmitt's speech to NatCon isn't a sign of the times, i don't know what is
"America is not a 'universal nation.' ... [American] principles are not abstractions. They are living, breathing things — rooted in a people and embodied in a way of life." Senator Eric Schmitt got a standing ovation at Nat Con DC for saying America as a nation is the property of a distinct ethnic people. Americans are a mix of “the most adventurous, the most courageous, the most curious and innovative” of the English, Scotch-Irish, and continental Europeans, who came as settlers and have spent hundreds of years building, fighting, and dying for "a homeland for themselves and their descendants." "We’re a nation of settlers, explorers, and pioneers — born on the ocean waters that carried the first ships to our shores and forged in the crucible of a wild frontier. Our people tamed a continent, built a civilization from the wilderness, and wrote our nation’s name in history. "Our ancestors were driven here by destiny, possessed by urgent and fiery conviction, by burning belief, devoted to their cause and their God." "The Continental Army soldiers dying of frostbite at Valley Forge, Pilgrims struggling to survive in the hard winter soil of Plymouth, pioneers striking out from Missouri for the wild and dangerous frontier, [and] outnumbered Kentucky settlers, repelling wave after wave of Indian war band attacks from behind their stockade walls, would be astonished to hear that they were only fighting for a 'proposition.' "They believed they were forging a nation — a homeland for themselves and their descendants." "America, in all its glory, is their gift to us, handed down across the generations. "It belongs to us. It’s our birthright, our heritage, our destiny. "If America is everything and everyone, then it is nothing and no one at all."
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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · Sep 2
Lethal force against a civilian vessel in international waters is a war crime if not in self-defense. If not in self-defense, only non-lethal actions, such as warning shots or disabling fire, are allowed.

"Not yielding to pursuers" or "suspected of carrying drugs" doesn't carry a death sentence.
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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · Sep 2
A fascist conference
daveweigel.bsky.social Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · Sep 2
I'm at NatCon this week, where I am trying to listen more than post. But here's a vibey quote from one panel: "Remigration has become the essential political question. We have entered a period in which Winston Churchill maters less to us than Enoch Powell."
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A Dandelion @onedandelion.bsky.social · Sep 3
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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · Sep 3
The American experiment is based on the idea that citizenship is not based on ethnicity. We tried to conflate the two with slavery and the constitution failed as a result. The reconstruction amendments made this principle explicit. This shit is fundamentally anti American and anti patriotic.
sharonk.bsky.social Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · Sep 2
man. if Eric Schmitt's speech to NatCon isn't a sign of the times, i don't know what is
"America is not a 'universal nation.' ... [American] principles are not abstractions. They are living, breathing things — rooted in a people and embodied in a way of life." Senator Eric Schmitt got a standing ovation at Nat Con DC for saying America as a nation is the property of a distinct ethnic people. Americans are a mix of “the most adventurous, the most courageous, the most curious and innovative” of the English, Scotch-Irish, and continental Europeans, who came as settlers and have spent hundreds of years building, fighting, and dying for "a homeland for themselves and their descendants." "We’re a nation of settlers, explorers, and pioneers — born on the ocean waters that carried the first ships to our shores and forged in the crucible of a wild frontier. Our people tamed a continent, built a civilization from the wilderness, and wrote our nation’s name in history. "Our ancestors were driven here by destiny, possessed by urgent and fiery conviction, by burning belief, devoted to their cause and their God." "The Continental Army soldiers dying of frostbite at Valley Forge, Pilgrims struggling to survive in the hard winter soil of Plymouth, pioneers striking out from Missouri for the wild and dangerous frontier, [and] outnumbered Kentucky settlers, repelling wave after wave of Indian war band attacks from behind their stockade walls, would be astonished to hear that they were only fighting for a 'proposition.' "They believed they were forging a nation — a homeland for themselves and their descendants." "America, in all its glory, is their gift to us, handed down across the generations. "It belongs to us. It’s our birthright, our heritage, our destiny. "If America is everything and everyone, then it is nothing and no one at all."
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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · Sep 2
The asymmetry between the parties is reflected perfectly in these bad-faith dust-ups over TV news editing. CBS edited Harris down for time; here, by contrast, edited out a bunch of defamatory nonsense from Noem. Fox edits down Trump to make him sound sane. Etc.

newrepublic.com/article/1998...
MAGA Thug Kristi Noem’s Hateful Attack on CBS Unmasks a Big Trump Scam
The network was right to edit out her lies about Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The rest of the media should do the same.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · Sep 3
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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithPalestine🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · Sep 2
I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️

"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · Sep 2
The threat from the Russians is increasing every day, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said.

He said that the latest Russian missile technology makes it possible for the missile to fly from the "frontline" countries, such as the Baltic states, to Western European countries in 5-10 minutes.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Sep 1
France preparing for war with Russia, has ordered doctors and hospitals to ready themselves for an influx of wounded and casualties, they have only until May 2026 to get ready, must be able to treat hundreds if not thousands per day. Also urges citizens prepare emergency survival kits.
French doctor treating patient. emergency survival kit
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LynnZ 🦋 @zizij.bsky.social · Aug 30
All Heil, dear leader 🤮
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Sophie Nercessian @bettyparciparla.bsky.social · Aug 29
À chaque tuerie, je pense à ce texte… 💔
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Sep 2
#RFKJr wants to take away #COVID #vaccines (and then move on to #childhood #preventable #diseases). You can see it in the works now. Write to your member of #Congress now. This makes it easy to do so. @defendpublichealth.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/letters/writ...
Write members of Congress - Will COVID-19 vaccines be available this fall?
It is clear that HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is on a dangerous and fast-moving path to make COVID-19 vaccines totally unavailable here in the U.S. With COVID-19 cases on the rise in many parts of the US an...
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · Sep 2
Today, we met and heard the stories of the victims of Jeffrey Epstein. What they revealed is not only the trauma of hundreds of young women, but a cover-up of epic proportions involving the wealthy, the well-connected, and even our own government.

We will follow every thread until there is justice.
Rep. Stansbury: We won't stop until the victims of Epstein get justice
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · Aug 21
Cartoonist: Lectrr
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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · Sep 3
The dirty little secret is there has been zero American casualties and thus the public doesn’t care and won’t punish Trump politically
wesleymorgan.bsky.social Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · Sep 3
So far during the second Trump administration, this puts the US military at:

—1,000+ air strikes in Yemen (in March-April)
—65+ air strikes in Somalia
—5 air strikes and 2 JSOC ground raids in Syria
—1 night of B-2 strikes on 3 sites in Iran
—1 air strike in Iraq
—1 air strike in the Caribbean
wesleymorgan.bsky.social Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · Sep 2
Rubio’s tweet announcing a US military strike somewhere in the Caribbean…if I’m not mistaken, first combat action by SOUTHCOM since the Clinton administration called off the invasion of Haiti three decades ago.
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Tabatha Spooky🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · Sep 3
It’s not just that the President of the United States posted a video of eleven people being murdered in international waters it’s that the President of the United States ordered the murder of eleven people in international waters so he could post a video of it.
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kinamalie🦋 @kinamalie.bsky.social · Sep 2
Watch for spotters (they will call in after a certain count 6-10 human captures to their team) at Car Washes, Home Depots, even schools. Schools should have "stranger-danger" protocol in place for all front offices. No entry without warrant and school district atty better be involved.
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🌹Weegie 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · Sep 1
The WAPO published a leaked document outlining a plan to forcibly displace all 2 million residents of Gaza and place the territory under U.S. trusteeship for "at least" 10 years. In other words, ethnic cleansing, a "final solution" done IN OUR NAMES...Y'all think real carefully about that.
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · Sep 3
Obvs, Nazi.

But the historical inconsistencies are boggling. "Built" appears 12 times. "Our people."

Who does the think built the transcontinental railroad and the railroads of the South?

The Chinese, the [not Scotch-] Irish, Black men and Black women too.
sharonk.bsky.social Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · Sep 2
man. if Eric Schmitt's speech to NatCon isn't a sign of the times, i don't know what is
"America is not a 'universal nation.' ... [American] principles are not abstractions. They are living, breathing things — rooted in a people and embodied in a way of life." Senator Eric Schmitt got a standing ovation at Nat Con DC for saying America as a nation is the property of a distinct ethnic people. Americans are a mix of “the most adventurous, the most courageous, the most curious and innovative” of the English, Scotch-Irish, and continental Europeans, who came as settlers and have spent hundreds of years building, fighting, and dying for "a homeland for themselves and their descendants." "We’re a nation of settlers, explorers, and pioneers — born on the ocean waters that carried the first ships to our shores and forged in the crucible of a wild frontier. Our people tamed a continent, built a civilization from the wilderness, and wrote our nation’s name in history. "Our ancestors were driven here by destiny, possessed by urgent and fiery conviction, by burning belief, devoted to their cause and their God." "The Continental Army soldiers dying of frostbite at Valley Forge, Pilgrims struggling to survive in the hard winter soil of Plymouth, pioneers striking out from Missouri for the wild and dangerous frontier, [and] outnumbered Kentucky settlers, repelling wave after wave of Indian war band attacks from behind their stockade walls, would be astonished to hear that they were only fighting for a 'proposition.' "They believed they were forging a nation — a homeland for themselves and their descendants." "America, in all its glory, is their gift to us, handed down across the generations. "It belongs to us. It’s our birthright, our heritage, our destiny. "If America is everything and everyone, then it is nothing and no one at all."
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chilihouse.bsky.social @chilihouse.bsky.social · Sep 3
Good for them, to be brave and stand up to those who want this issue to go away.
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