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Clark Kent

@clarkfromearthx.bsky.social

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The Illegal Alien | Populist-Progressive | Basic Human Decency is Free | Free Speech for All or Free Speech for None Former Journalist of the Daily Planet. Currently of Earth. Believing in the better angels of our nature. This message is not fiction.

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Clark Kent @clarkfromearthx.bsky.social · 2d

Feeling the weight of the grim headlines? The escalating rhetoric designed to make you look like a demon to justify the boot?

What if the most powerful weapon we have is a refusal to be demons?

What if the answer is a joke?

Oct 18th. No Kings. Get your costumes ready.

#FrogBloc #RadicalOptimism

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 11h

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Clark Kent @clarkfromearthx.bsky.social · 8h

The logic is simple and beautiful.

If they crack down on a peaceful, ridiculous protest, they look like brutal, humorless fools.

If they do nothing, the joyful protest grows.

This is the dilemma we must create. It drains their propaganda of all its power.

#FrogBloc #MoralAbsolutism

Clark Kent @clarkfromearthx.bsky.social · 9h

The beacon hasn't gone dark. It's been obscured. This article lays out the grim mechanics of how a democracy is dismantled, not in one blow, but through a thousand cuts to its institutions, alliances, & founding ideals.

But a light is only useless if no one carries it.

We will.

#RadicalOptimism

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 15h

America needs a mass social movement—now—to save itself from autocracy, David Brooks argues.

America Needs a Mass Movement—Now

Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.

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Clark Kent @clarkfromearthx.bsky.social · 12h

Change rarely happens in sweeping victory. It happens in the unglamorous work of town councils, school boards, & community centers.

People w sturdy shoes & a heart need to run for local office. To lead, not for power, but to enrich their community.

What local issue concerns you most?

#LocalAction

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 1d

“Gaza has taught the world, and we owe it a lasting debt of honor" - Mahmoud Issa, commander of Al-Qassam Brigades’ Special Unit 101, in his first message to the people of Gaza and the resistance after his release in the prisoner exchange...

Watch his interview and read more in the post below.

“Gaza has taught the world, and we owe it a lasting debt of honor,” said Mahmoud Issa, commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades’ Special Unit 101, in his first message to the people of Gaza and the resistance after his release in the prisoner exchange deal. Issa’s unit had captured Israeli soldier Nissim Toledano in 1992 in an effort to secure the release of Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmad Yassin.
Watch his first interview and read more in the post below.

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Clark Kent @clarkfromearthx.bsky.social · 1d

In the AI debate and our era of class war, I often think of the story of 'John Henry' and his competition against a steam-powered drill.

I keep thinking how we could resist a corpo-fascist state enabled by AI and I keep coming back to the fact these AI are exploitable. I feel we must be savvy.

Clark Kent @clarkfromearthx.bsky.social · 1d

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."

— #AnneFrank

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Clark Kent @clarkfromearthx.bsky.social · 1d

To the 100+ new faces here: welcome. Your presence is a small data point against nihilism. It proves the whisper "why bother?" is a lie.

You don't have to save the world today. Choose one small, good thing and do it deliberately.

This is hard work. This is practice.

#RadicalOptimism #TheGoodFight

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Clark Kent @clarkfromearthx.bsky.social · 1d

A #FrogBloc isn't just a wacky idea. It's a proven tactic: "dilemma action"

In Serbia, activists dressed as toy soldiers when the regime called them terrorists. In Thailand, they danced as ghosts.

It makes repression look ridiculous. It's hard to justify soldiers vs a chicken suit.

#DilemmaAction

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Clark Kent @clarkfromearthx.bsky.social · 1d

Hope is not a feeling we find. It's a discipline we practice. It's choosing to look at a daunting problem and saying, "Where can we start?" not "This is impossible."

The work begins with that single question.

We must set our mind to practicing hope when it is scarce.

#MoralAbsolutism

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Herb Scribner @herbscribner.bsky.social · 5d

Fake Protest Videos Are the Latest AI Slop to Go Viral in MAGA World

Trump supporters are doubling down on AI sadism.

gizmodo.com

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Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 7d

MAGA World! Visited Broadview, Illinois and their Ice Facility 💙🐊

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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 2d

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The Onion @theonion.com · 4d

What To Know About NSPM-7 https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-nspm-7/

Q: How does the order define anti-American?

A: They can’t tell you. That would ruin the surprise.

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Clark Kent @clarkfromearthx.bsky.social · 2d

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Clark Kent @clarkfromearthx.bsky.social · 2d

The most radical thing you can do today is believe that a stranger is capable of goodness. Act on that belief. Hold a door. Listen. Assume the best before assuming the worst.

That small act is a crack in the foundation of cynicism. #RadicalOptimism

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Clark Kent @clarkfromearthx.bsky.social · 3d

Optimism without action is a daydream. Hope is a verb.

Your mission:
1. Check your voter registration.
2. Support one local mutual aid group.
3. Have a compassionate conversation.

Let's get to work. #RadicalOptimism #MoralAbsolutism

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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 3d

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 4d

there's a secret domestic terrorism watchlist if anyone cares
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/senator-wa...

Senator Warns of Trump's Secret Watchlist for Americans

NSPM-7 finally gets Congressional attention

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Clark Kent @clarkfromearthx.bsky.social · 4d

Fascism is, at its core, a failure of empathy. The belief that some people are less than human.

Our mission is to listen. To see the inherent dignity in every single person. That one life, anywhere, matters.

#RadicalOptimism #Humanism

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Clark Kent @clarkfromearthx.bsky.social · 5d

They say "absolute power corrupts absolutely." My power absolved me of the things that truly corrupt: fear, greed, and insecurity.

Your power, your vote, your voice can be rooted in the same moral certainty. Not in domination, but in what is right.

#Humanism #MoralAbsolutism

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Clark Kent @clarkfromearthx.bsky.social · 6d

A hero isn't born from tragedy, but from a choice. I help because I choose to. Because two good people in Kansas taught me it was right.

You have that same power. Your voice, your time, your compassion. Choose to use it.

#MoralAbsolutism #Choice

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 7d

This morning, Congress had the opportunity to ask Attorney General Pam Bondi anything and didn't ask a single question about NSPM-7 👍

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Clark Kent @clarkfromearthx.bsky.social · 7d

Your greatest power isn't strength. It's your perspective as an immigrant.

"I chose this world. I see its beauty & its flaws with clear eyes."

America doesn't need a savior. It needs to remember its own promise. A promise built by immigrants.

#TheAmericanIdeal #Hope