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Woman, progressive, musician, educator in a rural CA County. The U.S. govt has been hijacked by an authoitarian, facsist regime. Protest, vote, protect your neighbors, stand up to fascists. 🇲🇽 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇨🇦

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drwhofan1.bsky.social @drwhofan1.bsky.social · 10d

This article from Counter punch perfectly incapsulates all that the Trump regime is doing.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/29/d...

Domestic Terrorism and Spectacularized Violence in Trump’s Warfare State

Trump’s authoritarian obsession with violence and punishment is evident in his relentless drive to criminalize dissent and weaponize the state against what he calls “enemies of the people.” He has dem...

www.counterpunch.org

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 3h

F is for fascism. We need to start talking about the disintegration of the rule of law south of the border as the imposition of a modern gangster style fascism.

charlieangus.substack.com/p/f-is-for-f...

F Is for Fascism

CBC called the other day for an interview about the apparent rise in swearing in politics.

charlieangus.substack.com

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drwhofan1.bsky.social @drwhofan1.bsky.social · 2h

Terrible that a musician (or anyone) was arrested. Here's a clarinet joke. What's the similarity between a sneeze and a clarinet solo? You know it's coming but you can't do anything to stop it.

drwhofan1.bsky.social @drwhofan1.bsky.social · 13h

This is how it's done.

drwhofan1.bsky.social @drwhofan1.bsky.social · 13h

Oh my god. Lol. There's just so much to look at here. Priceless.

drwhofan1.bsky.social @drwhofan1.bsky.social · 13h

If this is not military occupation in the US, I don't know what is.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 15h

ICE's escalating violence and use of excessive force are wreaking havoc and making cities less safe.

Armed, masked federal agents shouldn't be menacing our communities.

Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent

Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.

www.npr.org

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drwhofan1.bsky.social @drwhofan1.bsky.social · 15h

Sounding like New Orleans now.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: President Obama comes out in favor of Prop 50 in California.

California, help protect democracy and return your ballots today!

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drwhofan1.bsky.social @drwhofan1.bsky.social · 1d

It does not sound like you wrote that post. "Super bad."

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drwhofan1.bsky.social @drwhofan1.bsky.social · 1d

Next week's lesson will be on a wondrous and mystical box called a "Rolodex."

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drwhofan1.bsky.social @drwhofan1.bsky.social · 1d

Hopefully Macron dug his fingernails into Trump's black and blue flesh on the back of his rotting hand.

drwhofan1.bsky.social @drwhofan1.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, back then our human brains were large enough to hold entire 7 digit numbers (several of them) in our long and short term memories. It was nothing short of magical, but we were not called witches or wizards.

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drwhofan1.bsky.social @drwhofan1.bsky.social · 1d

Lord, don't MAKE me agree with MJT.

drwhofan1.bsky.social @drwhofan1.bsky.social · 1d

So glad to see this news.
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drwhofan1.bsky.social @drwhofan1.bsky.social · 1d

We need to stop giving Millionaires/ Billionaires space to believe they call the shots in our cities bc they donate or inject $ into our economy thru their massive businesses. Benioff is not an elected official nor a resident of SF. He bailed on SF during covid. abc7news.com/post/salesfo...

Benioff appears to back off calls to send National Guard to SF, but sparks response from Musk

After calling for President Trump to send the National Guard into San Francisco, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff seems to now be taking a softer approach. However, his comments launched several responses ...

abc7news.com

drwhofan1.bsky.social @drwhofan1.bsky.social · 1d

Hmm. What was going in in 2009? Oh, that's right, a major Recession.

drwhofan1.bsky.social @drwhofan1.bsky.social · 1d

Whoa. Even Newsmax.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 2d

The amazing thing about the SNL sketch last night was not that Ashley Padilla wore a scarf nearly identical to mine. It’s that I trust Amy Poehler as AG more than Pam Bondi.

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drwhofan1.bsky.social @drwhofan1.bsky.social · 2d

It's in F# Major.

drwhofan1.bsky.social @drwhofan1.bsky.social · 2d

Portland pullin out all the stops.

drwhofan1.bsky.social @drwhofan1.bsky.social · 2d

WTF's up with those colored lights on their helmets? And MAGA's are gettin off on this sick shit.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2d

My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."

They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.

Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.

organizingmythoughts.org

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 2d

"While your proposal to increase the bed availability in your shelter from 80 to 140 by purchasing accessory dwelling units was a surprisingly resourceful plan, the budget and governance committees have identified pickleball as the issue that voters care about most."

Thank You for Submitting Your Homeless Shelter Application, but We’ve Decided to Use City Funds for Thirty-Five New Pickleball Courts Instead

Thank you for submitting your grant application for a homelessness shelter expansion. We received many competitive proposals, including yours. With...

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drwhofan1.bsky.social @drwhofan1.bsky.social · 2d

Why are stations even letting these liars come on to their program and lie at all? It's pointless. He gets in 6 sound bites before she can put in 1 rebuttle or fact.

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