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stosh machek

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-believes everyone should have a manifesto, maybe even 2! -booted off every Meta platform! -uncomfortably squinting in the brite lite of your optimism! -thanx for likes, pls share

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stosh machek @stoshm.bsky.social · Feb 2

please READ THIS NOW

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Feb 2

Sometimes self-government just means elections. And sometimes it means recognizing the deeper dignity and meaning of what it means to be a people. That means speaking up, standing out, and protesting. We can only be free together.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

The Logic of Destruction

And how to resist it

snyder.substack.com

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 12h

It feels like the political overton window has shifted far to the Right because the wealth class controls our media and owns our politicians.

Meanwhile, the vast, vast majority of people belong to what would now be portrayed as “the extreme Left.”

It’s a perception game and narrative control.

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 22h

This looks like America under Trump.

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stosh machek @stoshm.bsky.social · 21h

the framing of 'Radical Democrats' seems important here given the administration's constant use of the word as a slur

stosh machek @stoshm.bsky.social · 1d

its what i needed when i needed it

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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 1d

The biggest challenge is convincing people that things could be different and that their actions matter.

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stosh machek @stoshm.bsky.social · 1d

got out of the city
got out of my head
didnt touch grass, but
touched the earth & the sky
& it was good

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Rachel Wagner @drrachelwagner.bsky.social · 6d

If “Antifa” is code for “anyone who doesn’t support Christian nationalism” then it is also code for “demonic forces.” Because they literally see this as an apocalyptic battle of good versus evil. That’s why violence, murder, and arrest of children is AOK for them. And they won’t stop.

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 5d

Framing it as Trump simply going after his political enemies is misleading because to a fascist every other living person is their political enemy.

You’re his political enemy. You just haven’t been identified yet.

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stosh machek @stoshm.bsky.social · 5d

dont want DJT to get the Nobel Peace Prize, but i dont want go to war w/ Norway either

stosh machek @stoshm.bsky.social · 5d

beginning to think that the reason M.Johnson won't swear in that newly elected Dem rep, (who would cast the vote to get the Epstein files released) is bc his boss is insisting that some dirt on her be found or manufactured

stosh machek @stoshm.bsky.social · 5d

uncanny

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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 5d

Let nothing be called natural in an age of bloody confusion, ordered disorder, planned caprice, and dehumanised humanity, lest all things be held unalterable!

- Brecht

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 6d

If you’re talking about the Midterms or the 2028 Presidential Election you’ve lost the plot at this point.

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 5d

The fascist invasion of Americas blue cities is legal, resistance to that fascist war is illegal.

The law was never going to save us from fascism it was always going to be fully retooled to maintain,grow and build fascists power. Not curtail it.

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: Federal judge issues a TRO in the Northern District of Illinois (including Chicago and the Broadview ICE facility), providing protections for protesters and journalists covering the protests.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Some of the key elements:

1. It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless
Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.
Defendants may order a Journalist to change location to avoid disrupting law enforcement,
' President Trump, one of the named Defendants, is not included in this Order.
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as long as the Journalist has an objectively reasonable time to comply and an objectively
reasonable opportunity to report and observe;

b. Issuing a crowd dispersal order requiring any person to leave a public place
that they lawfully have a right to be, unless dispersal is justified by exigent circumstances as defined by Department of Homeland Security Use of Force Policy (updated Feb. 6,
2023), Sections III.F and XII.E;
С.
For purposes of this Order, a crowd dispersal order is a lawful command
given by a Federal Agent for all persons to leave a designated area when three or more persons are committing acts of disorderly conduct that are likely to cause substantial harm in the immediate vicinity;
d. Using riot control weapons including kinetic impact projectiles (KIPs), Compressed Air Launchers (e.g., PIS and FN303), Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Spray, CS gas, CN gas, or other chemical irritants, 40 mm Munitions Launchers, less-lethal shotguns,
Less-Lethal Specialty Impact-Chemical Munitions (LLSI-CM), Controlled Noise and Light Distraction Devices (CNLDDs), Electronic Control Weapons (ECWs) - on members of the press, protesters, or religious practitioners who are not posing an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer or others;

To facilitate the Defendants' identification of Journalists protected under
this Order, the following are examples of indicia of being a Journalist: visual identification as a member of the press, such as by carrying a professional press pass, badge or credentials; wearing distinctive clothing or patches that identify the wearer as a member of the press; or carrying professional gear such as professional photographic or videography
equipment. Other indicia of being a Journalist under this Order include that the person is standing off to the side of a protest, not engaging in chanting, sign holding, shouting slogans, or otherwise protesting, and documenting protest activities, although these are not
requirements. These indicia are illustrative, and a person need not exhibit every indicium
to be considered a Journalist under this Order. Defendants shall not be liable for unintentional violations of this Order in the case of an individual who does not wear a press pass, badge, or other official press credential, professional gear, or distinctive clothing that identifies the person as a member of the press.

It is further ORDERED that all Federal Agents, excepting those who do not wear a
uniform or other distinguishing clothing or equipment in the regular performance of their official
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duties or are engaged in undercover operations in the regular performance of their official duties, must have visible identification (for which a unique recognizable alphanumeric identifier sequence
will suffice) affixed to their uniforms or helmets and prominently displayed, including when
wearing riot gear.

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stosh machek @stoshm.bsky.social · 5d

yeah, that should be happening
..but, you know, ratings & revenue are at stake here
..also even when Senators in Oversight Committees ask this administration hard questions, they get treated like obnoxious pre-school children

stosh machek @stoshm.bsky.social · 6d

quick glance at headlines:

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stosh machek @stoshm.bsky.social · 6d

overall she was not either w/ the contempt she deserves, nor w/ the contempt she had for the proceedings

stosh machek @stoshm.bsky.social · 6d

& the cultists dont question
& the insiders snicker
& the immigrants shudder
& the billionaires yawn

stosh machek @stoshm.bsky.social · 6d

they just lie
about everything
all the time
& the cultists dont question
& the insiders snicker
& the immigrants shudder
& the billionaires yawn

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Wilhelmus Janus @wilhelmusjanus.bsky.social · 6d

Overton just called.

He wants his window back.

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stosh machek @stoshm.bsky.social · 6d

in my Silenus era, telling humans that itd've been better for them had they never been born at all, but since they didnt get a choice, the next best thing is for them to die as soon as possible

stosh machek @stoshm.bsky.social · 6d

Miller expressed regret for his use of the term,
as now he would have to teach DJT how to say it & what it means

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