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NC Senate to hold another vote on new Congressional voting maps
Currently, North Carolina is represented by 10 Republicans and 4 Democrats in Congress.
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Not Cordelia @notcordelia.bsky.social · 2d
Nic and I still need help with this. We've lowered the goal to reflect that right now this GFM is about meeting our current survival needs and not just helping us get the rest of our stuff from the States. Thank you to everyone who has contributed/shared.
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𝕮𝖆𝖕𝖎𝖙𝖆𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖒 𝖎𝖘 𝖆 𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖍 𝕮𝖚𝖑𝖙 @kurtpaints.bsky.social · 1d
a man and a woman are looking at each other and the man is asking " both "
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Before we throw around the 3.5% rule- That number is a result of success, not the recipe. A single day of protest, no matter how massive is rarely enough. Here is what Erica Cheneweth's research actually says it takes: The movement must create durable parallel institutions: Distributed leadership: councils and networks that can't be decapitated by one arrest. Logistics and welfare: Systems of food, mutual aid and legal support for strikers and protesters. Secure communication: independent channels to bypass state propaganda and coordinate. Orchestrate non cooperation: A regime falls when its machinery breaks. General strikes: the ultimate weapon, halting transport, energy, and finance paralyzes the state. Bureaucratic sabotage: civil servants, losing files and slowing orders grinds governance to a halt. Consumer boycotts. Targeted economic pressure on regime cronies. Cultivate defectors: Systematically this is a deliberate strategy Appeal to patriotism: urge security forces to protect the nation, not the ruler Guarantees of safety: public, credible promises of amnesty and a place in the future for defectors Reach their families: assure them their loved ones will be safe and provided for Win the narrative war: A compelling vision: be For something (democracy, justice) not just against the dictator Counter propaganda: de-bunk state lies rapidly and credibly Document everything: record atrocities to undermine regime legitimacy and build international pressure. Build international support: Forge connections with foreign governments, NGOs, and media to apply diplomatic and economic pressure on the regime while legitimizing the movement. All that to say GET ORGANIZED and FOCUS ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE, not the numbers.
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𝕮𝖆𝖕𝖎𝖙𝖆𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖒 𝖎𝖘 𝖆 𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖍 𝕮𝖚𝖑𝖙 @kurtpaints.bsky.social · 2d
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𝕮𝖆𝖕𝖎𝖙𝖆𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖒 𝖎𝖘 𝖆 𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖍 𝕮𝖚𝖑𝖙 @kurtpaints.bsky.social · 2d
The "how" of the 3.5% rule
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#threepointfivepercent
Before we throw around the 3.5% rule- That number is a result of success, not the recipe. A single day of protest, no matter how massive is rarely enough. Here is what Erica Cheneweth's research actually says it takes: The movement must create durable parallel institutions: Distributed leadership: councils and networks that can't be decapitated by one arrest. Logistics and welfare: Systems of food, mutual aid and legal support for strikers and protesters. Secure communication: independent channels to bypass state propaganda and coordinate. Orchestrate non cooperation: A regime falls when its machinery breaks. General strikes: the ultimate weapon, halting transport, energy, and finance paralyzes the state. Bureaucratic sabotage: civil servants, losing files and slowing orders grinds governance to a halt. Consumer boycotts. Targeted economic pressure on regime cronies. Cultivate defectors: Systematically this is a deliberate strategy Appeal to patriotism: urge security forces to protect the nation, not the ruler Guarantees of safety: public, credible promises of amnesty and a place in the future for defectors Reach their families: assure them their loved ones will be safe and provided for Win the narrative war: A compelling vision: be For something (democracy, justice) not just against the dictator Counter propaganda- de-bunk state lies rapidly and credibly Document everything: record atrocities to undermine regime legitimacy and build international pressure. Build international support: Forge connections with foreign governments, NGOs, and media to apply diplomatic and economic pressure on the regime while legitimizing the movement. All that to say GET ORGANIZED and FOCUS ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE, not the numbers.
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𝕮𝖆𝖕𝖎𝖙𝖆𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖒 𝖎𝖘 𝖆 𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖍 𝕮𝖚𝖑𝖙 @kurtpaints.bsky.social · 4d
There's a whole range of protests, some are very safe.
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Nolan Principles Matter. End the #GazaGenocide💔💙 @philildo.bsky.social · 5d
ICYMI: the kerfuffle in the knesset was 2 Israeli politicians speaking out against Israel's genocidal war, speaking up for a Palestinian state
Bravo 👏
#FreePalestine 🍉
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 6d
Name a protest movement, anywhere or at any time, that has achieved its goals without being annoying and obstructive.
People like this enjoy the freedoms our political ancestors gained for them, while attacking the means by which they were achieved.
jackdawg52.bsky.social Jack @jackdawg52.bsky.social · 6d
Nope, you make protest obstructive and annoying you lose the good will of the general population.
When they ring their local member to complain - they dont tell the local member to deal with the issues raised by the protesters, they tell them to deal with the protesters.
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a picture of arnold schwarzenegger with the words come with me if you want to live above him
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Damn, what do you call that? Influencing foreign elections? Bribery? Extortion?
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7d
"a test"? you mean...a violation?
AP: Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire
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I will not let society decide what success looks like. I can define what successful life looks like for me.
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𝕮𝖆𝖕𝖎𝖙𝖆𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖒 𝖎𝖘 𝖆 𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖍 𝕮𝖚𝖑𝖙 @kurtpaints.bsky.social · 8d
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I'm not defined by what I produce.
My worth cannot be measured by my paycheck, my job title, or a list of professional or academic achievements.
I do not need to monetize my hobbies. It is enough to spend time doing something I love.
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Anti capitalist affirmations:
I'm allowed to spend my time creating things even if they are not beautiful.
There's no such thing as a real job.All forms of work are real and valid.
There is nothing that I need to accomplish to be worthy.I am already worthy.
Doing nothing is good for my soul.
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Anti capitalist affirmations: I'm allowed to spend my time creating things even if they are not beautiful. There's no such thing as a real job.All forms of work are real and valid. There is nothing that I need to accomplish to be worthy.I am already worthy. Doing nothing is good for my soul. I'm not defined by what I produce. My worth cannot be measured by my paycheck, my job title, or a list of professional or academic achievements. I do not need to monetize my hobbies. It is enough to spend time doing something I love. I will not let society decide what success looks like. I can define what successful life looks like for me.
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Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 8d
Are you fucking kidding me, CNN

This is the absolute tippity top of propaganda about this genocide

Biden and Trump both supplied the weapons Israel needed for their genocide.

Biden helped Israel sell 12 oil licenses for land they didn’t have before 10/7.

They’re both evil fucks
When Biden visited Israel, wounds were fresh and tension was mounting. Two years later, Trump arrives with prospect of peace | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s brief visit to Israel this week to preside over the Gaza truce he helped broker will nonetheless be a valedictory one, and a moment he’s been envisioning for months.
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𝕮𝖆𝖕𝖎𝖙𝖆𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖒 𝖎𝖘 𝖆 𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖍 𝕮𝖚𝖑𝖙 @kurtpaints.bsky.social · 8d
This very topic has been covered extensively in Capital
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peterknagge.bsky.social @peterknagge.bsky.social · 9d
🇺🇲 media is a farce
She's a 🇺🇲 funded puppet extreme right-wing Zionist w a written endorsement from the Trump Admin who wants 🇮🇱 to illegally invade oil-rich Venezuela for 🇺🇲 oligarchy

The Nobel Peace Prize is literally being used for warmongering human rights violating 🇺🇲 colonial imperialist fascism
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Malaclypse the Middle @malaclypse.bsky.social · 10d
The people who work this work schedule want for you to never be able to retire.
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10d
What a work schedule. The Republican speaker of the House grinds hard
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𝕮𝖆𝖕𝖎𝖙𝖆𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖒 𝖎𝖘 𝖆 𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖍 𝕮𝖚𝖑𝖙 @kurtpaints.bsky.social · 10d
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𝕮𝖆𝖕𝖎𝖙𝖆𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖒 𝖎𝖘 𝖆 𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖍 𝕮𝖚𝖑𝖙 @kurtpaints.bsky.social · 11d
What's the message? Maria Corina is a trump supporter, she supports the attacks he has done recently on Venezuelan citizens in their boats, she wants trump to invade venezuela so they can privatize the oil reserves.
The award is an endorsement of American imperialism.