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My home; the pale blue dot commune: Earth. Wretched refuse yearning to breathe feminist freedom fighter. Illinois Indivisible social justice blue worrier. Persister for universal self determination. Resister for Pax Americana, and against united abnormies.

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · Nov 13

Two paths diverged in the woods and America took the psychopath.

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 9h

Corrupt politicians privatized prisons, with personal interests in their stock.
Slave labor is still legal in prisons.
This immigration scam is a get rich scheme.

[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 9h

They are deporting legal residents.
They are violently abusing citizens.
The are no where near the border.
Citizens are illegally being sent to third party destinations.

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 16h

ICEstapo

[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 17h

We speak with the acclaimed filmmakers Raoul Peck and Alex Gibney about their latest documentary, "Orwell: 2+2=5," which explores the life and career of George Orwell and why his political writing remains relevant today.

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"Orwell: 2+2=5": Raoul Peck & Alex Gibney on New Documentary, Authoritarianism, Trump & More

YouTube video by Democracy Now!

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 18h

Cory Doctorow book "Enshittification," coined in 2022 to describe how online platforms like FB degrade over time as cos seek to max profit at the expense of their users, shorthand for describing a pervasive sense of dropping standards across various aspects of modern life.

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"Enshittification": Cory Doctorow on Why Big Tech Sucks, Keeps Getting Worse & What to Do About It

YouTube video by Democracy Now!

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 19h

Where the group Indivisible gets its name.

[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 19h

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all".

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 20h

By creating the fictitious "enemy" called Antifa, which is an abbreviation of anti fascists.

Because every accusation is an admission of guilt. The Rump administration just inadvertently declared themselves fascists.

A new makeover for authoritarians; just letting their creep flags fly.

[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 21h

Who is responsible for the creation of Hamas?
What were those funders trying to do by creating Hamas?
Did they succeed in their long term goals?

[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 22h

71.5% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions. Trump isn't going after the “worst of the worst.” As Trump's regime terrorizes communities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of his major donors are private prison corporations.

Robert Reich

[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 23h

The right wing protests for corruption in government.

The left wing protests against corruption in government.

[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 1d

Rump's few coup big plan; Make being American illegal. Make being fascist legal.

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 1d

Rump has dementia

[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 1d

Rump is terrorizing Americans. Rump's goon squad with his criminality, violence, etc.

[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 1d

The name Indivisible was taken from the addition to the pledge of allegiance post civil war.

It was a commentary on the violent right wing hate, slander, and other tactics being used to create division, by evoking past defeated enemies' ideals, in our country.

[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

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Stephanie Lulay @slulay2.bsky.social · 1d

NEWS: Today, a judge banned federal agents from using riot control weapons against reporters in Chicago.

It comes after 4 of our journalists were tear-gassed and shot w/ pepper-spray bullets and our nonprofit newsroom @blockclubchi.bsky.social and others sued.

This judgement protects us all:

Judge Rules Feds Can't Pepper-Spray, Tear-Gas Journalists After Block Club Chicago And Others Sue

Block Club and news organizations sued the federal government for its actions against journalists outside the Broadview ICE detention facility. Four of our journalists have been shot with pepper-spray...

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 1d

That no one is dealing with a very ill demented man, but clearly using him for their own nefarious profit is elder abuse. It is abuse to the country to allow this to continue.

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Kerry Reid (she/her) @kerryreid.bsky.social · 1d

NO LIES DETECTED

screenshot of a post reading "Kash Patel: 1 in 5 Chicagoans is in a gang. Reality: 1 in 5 Chicagoans is in an improv troupe."

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Dressed like known rapists,
ICE, sent to states by a rapist with fingers,
that may be from states that are part of a rapist with fingers friendly protection racket,
expect to go about their "business" in states that are not tolerant of rapists with fingers,
without a shadow of a citizens' watch?

[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 2d

The homegrown terrorist Reich wing has ushered in an era of polically targeting people with mainstream, pro American, pluralist, liberal, progressive political beliefs to be imprisoned on trumped up charges. To be rounded up by right wing gangs, violent criminals infiltrated into the federal gov.

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 2d

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The Real Reason Trump Wants To Invade Chicago and Portland

YouTube video by Robert Reich

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 2d

Demetia Don's, with malignant narcissism, a pathological liar, and propensity to break the law, including rape with fingers. His daily caretakers are white nationalists, "Christian" nationalists, and oligarch reps. and plundering profiteer pirates?