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T. Lemodas

@fight4peace.bsky.social

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Econ & business nerd. Annoying optimist with a plan. Fighter for peace. Obsessed with learning all the things. Lover of nature and all creatures within. Tell your dog/cat/iguana/bird/friend etc that I say hi. Nerdfighter. Jackal.

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T. Lemodas @fight4peace.bsky.social · Jan 10

In a world of chimps, be a bonobo.

Solitary bonobo image head photo and upper shoulders. Source: vistapoint.net

T. Lemodas @fight4peace.bsky.social · 15h

67,000 number combines Hamas and civilians. Any innocents dead is too many. Facts matter.

T. Lemodas @fight4peace.bsky.social · 19h

No Kings.

Of, by, and for the people.

Middlerage @middlerage.bsky.social · 20h

Trump’s Regime will be busy chasing ANTIFA on 10/18.

LOOK at all these anti- American protests ALL over America! 🥴
#NOKINGS

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DrakenKnight @drakenknight.bsky.social · 1d

T. Lemodas @fight4peace.bsky.social · 20h

Thank you. I’m confused as to how saying “the people” is dehumanizing. People = humans. This type of word policing comes across as gatekeeping to me.

T. Lemodas @fight4peace.bsky.social · 1d

This is one of the many reasons I love the U.S.

Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 1d

I love this image.

T. Lemodas @fight4peace.bsky.social · 2d

Hey @thebulwark.com I love you all for frequently mentioning the No Kings protest on Saturday, October 18th! Thank you for your service to our country!

@timmiller.bsky.social @jvl.bsky.social @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social @samsteindc.bsky.social

T. Lemodas @fight4peace.bsky.social · 3d

Please ID location. Very important information for future nom nom.

T. Lemodas @fight4peace.bsky.social · 3d

I want to have a deep playlist of joyful protest songs to play for No Kings. They can’t take our joy and right to party.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 5d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

T. Lemodas @fight4peace.bsky.social · 5d

That is why I talked about averages and SD from the mean. It isn’t virtue, it is socialization. Not all women, just like not all men. It’s a numbers game, not a sweeping statement on a gender. It is also a way to counter inherent biases that exist in our systems.

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 5d

In Chicago, children were paraded outside in the thick of the night, zip-tied and alone, while ICE rampaged through their homes — all at Trump’s request. He talks about an “enemy from within” but the biggest enemy is him and his lackeys.

We Found the ‘Enemy from Within’

He’s in the White House

contrarian.substack.com

T. Lemodas @fight4peace.bsky.social · 6d

Remember, it didn’t start with gas chambers. Fascism takes root by othering and people complying ahead of time. You have power to make change. Start small.

scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 6d

"Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared."

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

T. Lemodas @fight4peace.bsky.social · 6d

Who is most likely to demonstrate caring and compassion? Those who are at the intersection of many oppressions. They know racism. Sexism. Bigotry and oppression. If not personally, than again on average, more than others. Cheesy? Absolutely. Either way, I actively support women, especially WOC.

T. Lemodas @fight4peace.bsky.social · 6d

On average, I’m all about supporting black women for that reason. It’s a numbers analysis for me. I want to care for the tired, the poor, those yearning to breathe free, the homeless, and others.

T. Lemodas @fight4peace.bsky.social · 6d

anyone thinking all men are toxic. I’m talking about bell curve averages and 1-2 standard deviations from the mean when it comes to behavior stats. Less violence. Less orthodox capitalist behavior. There are always the extremes, so let’s focus on the averages.

T. Lemodas @fight4peace.bsky.social · 6d

Okay. Hear me out on this: the average woman is more likely to be willing to cooperate bc we have been socialized & have been biologically conditioned to have to rely on others due to our uterus’s until the advent of birth control. That does not mean all women are good any more than 🧵

T. Lemodas @fight4peace.bsky.social · 6d

Gentle reminder to get you through the week. *The future is not written AND the U.S. has a healthy culture of working to:

form a more perfect Union,
establish Justice,
insure domestic Tranquility,
provide for the common defence,
promote the general Welfare, and
secure the Blessings of Liberty.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 7d

amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

Raid of church leader’s Florida mansion reveals 57 forced laborers, feds say

The victims, called “armor bearers” by the church, are threatened with damnation if they fail to meet their quotas, federal officials say.

amp.miamiherald.com

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 7d

If what was happening in Chicago was happening in NYC, there would be wall-to-wall cable news coverage

T. Lemodas @fight4peace.bsky.social · 7d

Wow. Way to dismiss bigotry while demonstrating your own. Denying the rise in antisemitism and its impact tells me that you have superficial knowledge of the subject or that you are a bigot.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 9d

Today, Oct.2nd, is the anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by Saudi agents.

T. Lemodas @fight4peace.bsky.social · 9d

Religion is a huge part of culture. Jews have BuJews (Buddhist), food Jews (cultural), and celebrate the seasons cyclically. Our traditions have created cultural norms. Few would put up an open tent in the fall to remember being without shelter during harvest without faith tradition to back it up.

T. Lemodas @fight4peace.bsky.social · 9d

Do people intentionally care for others at the same rate without a community of faith? I volunteer quite often & while there are always a handful of unaffiliated people, faith groups are the foundation of care and community. No one requires belief in god in my faith, we welcome atheists & agnostics.

T. Lemodas @fight4peace.bsky.social · 11d

This is great. My assumptions were quite off in some cases. I miss my urban, queer, and international bubbles from earlier times in my life.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 11d

So, as a bit of a diversion, I made an interactive that shows how different demographic groups voted in recent elections — and lets you test the accuracy of your estimates of how they did. It's more fun than it might sound! www.pbump.net/o/digging-de...

Digging deep on the presidential electorate

After every federal election, Pew Research Center conducts an incredibly useful bit of polling: asking Americans what they did on Election Day and validating that those who reported voting were actual...

T. Lemodas @fight4peace.bsky.social · 11d

Religion is used as a scapegoat. Too many non-religious horrible people exist that contradict the “all” part of your theory. People who insist on conformity & do not allow for questioning or challenging authority is the problem.

Trump isn’t religious & plenty of faiths fight for the marginalized.