But more people are also seeing how stupid our immigration laws are as well. Including in red states where they’re unlikely to admit it to anyone but friends. Progress is being made.

There’s a trend - line we should pay attention to as well. More Americans sign on to Abolish ICE every day. Every poll, the percentage in favor of it’s abolition get higher.

Now, whether or not they want to simply replicate those functions elsewhere is a fight we’ll have to have.

I suggested my husband read The Stars Are Legion and afterwards he was like ‘What did you do to me?!’ Can’t wait to let him know there’s another coming.

You say ‘can’t even get a general strike going’ as if it’s the first thing we would expect to see people do. I think we’re closer than a lot of people realize, but we’re not there yet. People have to start somewhere. And yes, things are very dark, but let’s not make it worse.

I don’t think I can roll my eyes any harder. What a waste of energy. Literally. I assume he flew down there and then required a car to drive so he used some amount of fuel to do a stunt.

Don’t let them tell you No.

The solution is to give the kids stuff to do - not make them more susceptible to the prison industrial complex. This won’t just affect kids, either. It means that cops can just break up a protest whenever they want to by declaring a curfew.

It’s enough to make a person believe in some pretty epic conspiracy theories - as well as a bunch of mundane ones.

It’s prudent to remember that those weapons were turned on Americans who shouldn’t have been there.

I have my guess. Though I welcome being surprised.

Mel just listed sacrifices… like, come on. I’m generally harping on people who just crow ‘General Strike Now!’ without putting in any work. But that’s not what’s happening here.

The best part of speed bumps on our street is that cops can’t come flying through any more.