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Dr. DaShanne Stokes

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Sociologist, writer, speaker, and commentator. I study power and inequality. You may have caught me on TV or radio or read my work. Views mine. Find me at www.dashannestokes.com. Media inquiries: media at dashannestokes dot com.

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 1d

"If I were to remain silent, I'd be guilty of complicity."
--Albert Einstein

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 3h

Yes, Charlie Kirk deserved the Medal of Freedom. His delusional hatred inspired the bigotry, paranoia, and bloodlust of so many. He was such a nice person if you were part of his heteropatriarchal transphobic clique and if your ability to stereotype & scapegoat innocent people was as strong as his.

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 3h

Trump provokes violence. If he gets violence, he then can justify war and bloodshed. He wants to provoke violence becauae then he gets even more revenge, more power, and to remove more opponents. This is clear as day from his words and actions.

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 3h

A lot of Trumpers have hoped for a civil war against Dems for years to justify their desire to kill those they don't like. Trump helped set the stage for that by calling those he doesn't like "the enemy" and "terrorists." Now Trump is trying to start that war through ICE and the National Guard.

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 3h

Love is stronger than hate. Democracy is stronger than fascism. Facts are stronger than fiction. We will prevail!

Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 3h

You vote for a person who incites violence only if you want more violence. He's doing exactly what so many in the GOP want, and it's likely to get worse.

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 3h

Thank you. It wasn't easy, but I keep vigilant. We will overcome!

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 3h

If Trump is a president for peace, why did he repeatedly incite violence to the point that a member of his party and a former supporter both tried to off him?

Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 3h

If they can spend tens of billions of dollars on Netanyahu, Argentina, and Musk contracts, they can protect healthcare.

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 4h

Your reminder that the "peace" president once bragged he could shoot someone and get away with it.

Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 4h

Followers of the "peace" president threatened my life last time he was in office. One told me he hoped we'd descend into a civil war so he could find me on the battlefield and m*rder me. That's the "peace" president and so many in his party.

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 4h

The "peace" president's actions suggest he may be trying to start a civil war.

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 3d

Innocent people wouldn't do everything in their power to hide the Epstein files.

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 4h

Today, the "peace president" gave the Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk, a bigot whose words inspire the kind of hate and hate crimes that cost people's lives.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 7h

Pretending to the world that you are the president of peace while waging war at home is diabolical.

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Attorney Ben Crump @attorneybencrump.bsky.social · 14h

Today would’ve been George Floyd’s 52nd birthday. He should be here celebrating with his family but his life was stolen from them. George's legacy lives on in the global fight for justice. We honor him by continuing to demand dignity for every Black life. Rest in power, George.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 8h

If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 4h

Fascism thrives in obscurity and darkness.

Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 1d

Never be content to sit back and watch as others' rights are trampled upon. Your rights could be next.

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 1d

If you love your country, you must be willing to defend it from fraud, bigotry, and recklessness--even from a president.

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 1d

Shouldn't we all be against fascism? I mean, we fought a world war opposing fascism.

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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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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 1d

"If I were to remain silent, I'd be guilty of complicity."
--Albert Einstein

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 2d

Checking out my war-ravaged neighborhood here in SE Portland this morning. Everyone stay safe out there.

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 1d

Your gentle reminder that when undocumented immigrant white people known as "pilgrims" came to this land and faced death by starvation, people from the Wampanoag tribe took pity and saved their lives.

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day!

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 1d

In case anyone was wondering, “Give us your land or we will bomb you and take it” is not a peace deal; it’s extortion by artillery. A peace deal requires consent.

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