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Perifore @seafoamfog.bsky.social · May 17

I worry about the same things as you, but:

1. Non-peaceful actions would be used to justify a more vicious descent into dictatorship
2. Most protesters are unwilling to escalate, so people willing to escalate would be badly outnumbered. He has the military.
3. Collateral damage

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Perifore @seafoamfog.bsky.social · May 17

Our best bet is winning the public. We will lose the public with anything but turning the other cheek.

This mess is decades in the making, and it will take a while to fix.

But democrats really need to get it together, they are weak and need to be replaced through our vote and pressure.

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · May 16

Around 3am, after 13 hours of fighting GOP attacks on Medicaid, AOC stood her ground:

“I will not yield to disrespectful men.”

She spoke directly to the 13.7 million Americans watching:
“I work for you.”

This is what standing up for the people looks like.

#ProtectMedicaid #StandWithAOC #MomSky

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zensoul.bsky.social @zensoul.bsky.social · May 16

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LStewartSC @lstewartsc.bsky.social · May 16

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Perifore @seafoamfog.bsky.social · May 16

Oh, so deploying military force against civilians?!

That never ends well.

NPR @npr.org · May 15

If approved, the move would be the first time Guard troops at the national level have been asked to assist in the removal of migrants in the U.S. without legal status.

DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist in deportations

If approved, the move would be the first time Guard troops at the national level have been asked to assist in the removal of migrants in the U.S. without legal status.

www.npr.org

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Perifore @seafoamfog.bsky.social · May 16

Yes, Trump has declared war on the fundamentals of our society. Our society generally does not believe in use of military force on civilians.

Perifore @seafoamfog.bsky.social · May 16

Have you seen the articles about Democrats trying to prevent the vote from happening? If the DNC lasts through this, I might pull out my hair. We need new leadership

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Brian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social · May 16

We just got a letter from our healthcare company denying coverage for my wife's recent 48 hours in the hospital because they have decided that it was "not medically necessary."

She was in the hospital giving birth.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · May 16

What’s supposed to happen?

If my daughter is out and masked men grab her, claiming they’re ICE, drag her away w/out letting her prove she’s a citizen… w/out calling me, her dad… what is she supposed to do?

Does she not have the right to fight back, as we have taught her, to free herself. Run?
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TheCatMan @bigbrohem.bsky.social · May 15

ugh

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Perifore @seafoamfog.bsky.social · May 16

A good and bad news is that she is a fall man for Donald Trump, and she unlike Donald Trump will probably eventually get justice for her misbehavior.

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Perifore @seafoamfog.bsky.social · May 16

To the supreme court we go?

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Yayger 🐸 @yayger.bsky.social · May 16

The demolition of democracy proceeds apace

JonZoidberg @jonzoidberg.xyz · May 15

Wow. A federal appeals court ruled citizens don't have standing to sue the government for voting rights violations.

Only the department of justice can bring lawsuits defending the Voting Rights Act.

When the DOJ is a criminal organization, we're fucked.

www.cnn.com/2025/05/14/p...

Federal appeals court deals major blow to Voting Rights Act | CNN Politics

A federal appeals court on Wednesday shut down the ability of private individuals to bring Voting Rights Act lawsuits challenging election policies that that allegedly discriminate based on race in se...

www.cnn.com

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Sari Beth Rosenberg @sari.bsky.social · May 15

I’m just a girl staring at my screens waiting for the media to focus on the CURRENT president’s cognitive decline (as well as his DAILY corruption) instead of focusing on the FORMER president’s health.

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Perifore @seafoamfog.bsky.social · May 16

And Republicans want to build similar mines in the Great Lakes of Michigan.

Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · May 16

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation says clean up is underway after up to 400,000 gallons of "process water" spilled at Red Dog Mine, one of the world's largest zinc mines.

Cleanup underway for a spill at the Red Dog Mine

The state reported a spill of up to 400,000 gallons of water used at the large lead and zinc mine in Northern Alaska.

alaskapublic.org

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Perifore @seafoamfog.bsky.social · May 16

Okay, so we are going to vote on impeachment right?

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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · May 15

If you’re born in America, you’re an American.

Pass it on.

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Barchart @barchart.com · May 14

BREAKING 🚨: UnitedHealth

$UNH plunging in after hours after a criminal investigation against the company was announced

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Jesse : 💙💙💙 @journeyled1.bsky.social · May 15

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L Phillips (aka McPuggins) @mcpuggins.bsky.social · May 15

👏 Every time Ann Coulter gets Community Noted, another angel gets its wings.

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Perifore @seafoamfog.bsky.social · May 16

And by Sand, I mean they are tapping the sand to entice the Sandworms of evil, think Dune.

Perifore @seafoamfog.bsky.social · May 16

Absolutely right , it starts with 'a joke' and then suddenly, whoops, we have a dictator.

Might I add to the Democratic party is currently trying to suppress impeachment proceedings that were started by Shri Thanadar. And Republicans have their head in the sand.

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SaveDemocracy123 @savedemocracy123.bsky.social · May 15

This is how Trump manipulates the public - he "floats" unconstitutional "ideas" - like stealing a third term. It's bad enough that this anti-truth, anti-American fascist traitor is LYING HIS ASS OFF about USA elections and his 2020 loss.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · May 15

Believe him.

And saying this in front of the troops makes this particularly un-American.

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