Resist Every Tyrant, Take Our Power Seriously

Resist Every Tyrant, Take Our Power Seriously

@rettops.bsky.social

Retired, aging hippie. Tired but haven't given up. Fought to get rid of Nixon, re-enlisting to get rid of the Orange Buffoon!

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RESISTANCE The active refusal to comply with oppressive systems, demanding structural change. RESILIENCE The collective capacity to heal, protect each other, and outlast systemic harm. REVOLUTION The collective uprising that dismantles rigged power structures to build an equitable world.

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“We’ll go dancing down the street Kissing ev’ryone we meet When that man is dead and gone” Every time I wake up to the news that today isn’t that day, this old classic comes to mind. It’s a great day to #RESIST!✊🏻💙 #ProudBlue #RESIST youtu.be/XDkhzVw0yBs?...

youtu.beWhen that Man is Dead and Gone (1941) - Protest song against Hitler (Live Take)YouTube video by Lizzy & the Triggermen

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Bluesky isn't a bubble or an echo chamber, it's a garden. You plant some seeds and pull some weeds, you tend to it with care, and you make it into a space that pleases you when you come to sit in it a while. Other people can plant and tend to their own gardens, if they like. This garden is yours.

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Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.

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I defy anyone to explain this on neutral legal principles.

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: The Supreme Court Monday fast-tracked its decision in Louisiana v. Callais — a move that clears the way for Louisiana to move forward with redrawing its congressional map even as an election is already underway. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Oldschoolrailroader@ssiderod.bsky.social

I’m trying to find the ad Kat Abughazaleh just dropped on MSNBC. Holy shit it’s FIRE. It has the song “Going the distance” by Cake. Dem party, take note! These are the folks we want! Fighters for US. No corporate or foreign donations. Grass roots! Fighting for the people! I gotta find the ad!

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This week, Temporary Protected Status for 350K Haitians in the U.S. was set to expire, with no White House plan to renew it. Many warned this would lead to mass roundups of people unable to safely return to Haiti. Today, Judge Reyes blocked it from happening. Her ruling was scathing. 👇

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The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this West Point plaque. It contains these words: “Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.” That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition

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The arguments over whether Trump is already a dictator seem to miss a key point: He thinks he's a dictator and no one is disabusing him of the notion.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: What did you mean when you said you're prepared to send 'more than the National Guard' into American cities? TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want

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Want to see how far right the Republican Party has gone? Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate. They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.

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Replying to @ifindkarma.bsky.social

“Everything we can save is worth saving.” @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

Adam Rifkin 🐼@ifindkarma.bsky.social

‪Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it. — The Talmud, 303

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BOOM 🔥: Judge Immergut issues a second Temporary Restraining Order prohibiting the relocation, federalization, or deployment of ANY NATIONAL GUARD FROM ANY STATE into the state of Oregon.