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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 8h

Part of me wonders how much of 2024 was people just not being able to vote after ballot access was increased in ‘20, and then greatly suppressed. The DNC needs a better platform but also people just couldn’t vote.

www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

Democrats’ 2024 postmortems keep neglecting the effects of voter suppression

As the party diagnoses its 2024 losses and charts a path to lasting electoral victories, it seems voting rights are being given short shrift.

www.msnbc.com

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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 8h

“Zombies Heroes My Neighbours”

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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 9h

That kind of thing can come later. This is more about getting our friends and family out of MAGA, getting them out of the cult and building a community that supports each other, instead of celebrating people we've known for years getting fired or dragged away.

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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 13h

I mean, all monsters existing at the same time is basically the world of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” so the idea has some merit.

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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 19h

We just rang a very loud bell and told a lot of people that yes, something is wrong. Now we reach out and tell them there’s a community here. We don’t all vote for Trump, but he’s coming for all of us unless we work together.

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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 19h

This might sound silly, but remember one man convinced over 200 Klan members to give up the hood, just by reaching out to be friends. It CAN work.

www.npr.org/2017/08/20/5...

How One Man Convinced 200 Ku Klux Klan Members To Give Up Their Robes

One by one, Daryl Davis has befriended KKK members over the past 30 years. The more they got to know the African-American musician, the more they realized the Klan was not for them.

www.npr.org

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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 19h

(This should only be attempted with someone whom you had a fairly normal relationship with prior to MAGA. Don’t try this with someone abusive; it’s not a replacement for therapy. It’s a call to rebuild a healthy relationship.)

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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 19h

If politics come up, don’t argue or list off facts. It literally makes it worse.
Share stories about how the topic at hand affects you personally. Ask if they’ve been in a similar situation. See if they’ll share how they came to their opinion.

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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 19h

You don’t get seven million people attending protests if it’s just liberals. People are angry, scared, and curious what the non-MAGA world is like.
Don’t talk politics, just get together and hang out, in person. Show them they’re not alone.

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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 19h

Now that #NoKings is officially the biggest peaceful protest in US history, what’s next?
Find someone you had a normal relationship with before 2016 and MAGA, tell them you don’t want politics to get between you, make plans to hang out.
We need to be the lifeline people grab to leave MAGA.
🧵

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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 19h

After rereading “Console Wars” several times I feel like I know him already.

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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 19h

This man’s out here still fighting the 90’s console war like the Japanese soldier on an island everybody forgot to retrieve after WWII.

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50501 South Dakota @50501southdakota.bsky.social · 1d

#SiouxFalls brought the energy today!
Over 3,000 came together; showing our communities won’t stay silent. Every sign, every chant, every step counted…and yes, every inflatable costume too!
#NoKings #NoKingsDay #WeCount #NoKingsCount #50501Movement #Indivisible #50501SouthDakota #SouthDakota

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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 1d

Downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota, home of Senate Leader John Thune. Don’t let anyone tell you we’re not fighting in the red states. #NoKings

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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 1d

My kid was telling me how a lot of the people they went to high school with are still angry over Charlie Kirk’s death. I said they’re probably raised in Republican households, and my kid said “I don’t have a problem with republicans, I have a problem with MAGA.” I’m so proud they get it.

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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 1d

Leaving out beans and toast because she knows it destroys her argument.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

Here are all the accounts to block:

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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 1d

They ignore JD Vance as much as we do, if not more.

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It's The Weekend 😌 @craigweekend.bsky.social · 2d

Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 2d

Don’t show this off too much or you’ll have to be eye-meltingly amazing all the time!

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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 2d

I think your time on Ultimates will become when we got to see an impressive talent become a star, and as a longtime Avengers fan, I’m hoping we see you jump to the main book when Jed runs his also-excellent run. It’s been good times!

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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 2d

If no violence develops, the Trump administration will move on and wait for their next chance. But if a conflict involving No Kings protesters breaks out anywhere in the country, then all bets are off.

The Trump administration is positioning the upcoming No Kings protests as an excuse for crushing dissent

www.mediamatters.org

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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 2d

Cool, where are the Epstein files? I didn't see if they'd been released yet because I've been working. I don't get two weeks off randomly like some people.

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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 3d

Okay I’m excited to hear how you like it, it’s very different from any other Gundam series.

UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 3d

This Saturday at No Kings Day, remember that someone will likely be reading our protest signs to TFG. So on the back of your sign, write RELLIM NEHPETS; this will trigger the incantation that sends his top aide back to his fiery home realm.

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