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Qortni

@qortni.bsky.social

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Gothic/death metal musician, artist, beekeeper, Bengal mom, traveler, foodie, & friend of crows. Collector of oud oils, books, bones, beads, silks, stories, & shiny objects. When you have more than you need, build longer tables not higher fences.

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Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 10d

Demand your politicians vote to become part of the Rome Statute and ICC so the criminals can be tried at The Hauge.

Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 10d

Oh! Good question - I'm not sure?

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Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 10d

Boy howdy I really miss when politicians used to have a sense of shame.

Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 11d

She calls herself Christian but hospitality was a huge part of the Bible and considered a reflection of God's love. Being unhospitable to a visitor or foreigner was an affront to God, and Jesus very explicit on that.

But then, we know reich-wingers are Christian in name only.

Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 11d

Judge James Gosnell Jr was arrested & suspended for having child sex abuse material following a tip from Nat'l Ctr for Missing & Exploited Children abt financial transactions w/UK distributor of such material. He presided over Dylan Roof's case calling his fam "victims" after he killed 9 Black ppl.

Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks I hate it.

Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 11d

She needs a cape, so she can be SUPER mad.

Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 11d

Tell that to the people ICE is putting in concentration camps and deporting to foreign gulags over a *civil* violation, and not a criminal one.

Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 11d

Liberté, égalité, fraternité

Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 11d

Meanwhile when women stand up to their abusers...

www.cbsnews.com/news/fla-wom...

Fla. woman Marissa Alexander gets 20 years for "warning shot": Did she stand her ground?

The case of Marissa Alexander - 20 years for a domestic violence gun incident - triggers fresh controversy over "stand your ground" law

www.cbsnews.com

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Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 11d

Keep going.

www.cbsnews.com/news/fla-wom...

Fla. woman Marissa Alexander gets 20 years for "warning shot": Did she stand her ground?

The case of Marissa Alexander - 20 years for a domestic violence gun incident - triggers fresh controversy over "stand your ground" law

www.cbsnews.com

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Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 11d

Meanwhile when women try to defend themselves...

www.cbsnews.com/news/fla-wom...

Fla. woman Marissa Alexander gets 20 years for "warning shot": Did she stand her ground?

The case of Marissa Alexander - 20 years for a domestic violence gun incident - triggers fresh controversy over "stand your ground" law

www.cbsnews.com

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Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 11d

The gov't should remain shut down until:

- ICE is defunded
- All of our Congressionally appropriated funds are returned to the programs DOGE stole from
- All of our federal workers are reinstated
- All citizens are issued a new SSN
- The 25th Amendment is formally invoked

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Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 11d

He has been impeached twice. And then he was reelected, maintains a Congressional majority with his own party, and basically owns the SCOTUS.

He will never be impeached by his own party
He will never be removed by his own party

The question is, what are you going to do about it?

Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 11d

The government should NOT be funded until this is DEFUNDED.

Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 11d

I think it's time friends and family start making safe houses. And if you don't have a passport already, get one.

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Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 11d

www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show that ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

www.wired.com

Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 11d

I hope my parents are super happy with who they voted for when I get disappeared.

Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 12d

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

www.wired.com

Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 11d

Things are as bad as they look here. I sincerely hope the government of Canada is discussing allowing US citizens into Canada on extended stays, or to grant emergency citizenship, or refugee status. The US government is threatening violence against its own citizens, and is stoking civil war.

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Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 11d

Maybe if Schumer had half the fight in him that AOC does, and stopped wagging his finger and started rolling up his sleeves, things would be easier for him, too. Schumer voted FOR some of Trump's nominees and expects his constituents to trust him that he's fighting for us.

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Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 12d

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Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 12d

This guy definitely eats paste.

Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 12d

Iseethepedomen

Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 12d

It's fucking wild what lengths people will go to enrich themselves while destroying others. That's their legacy. They'll be filthy rich for a few years until their cellular processes stop, and they can't take any of it with them, and they won't remember it. But we'll remember what they did to us.

Qortni @qortni.bsky.social · 12d

Men in the US could cause it to disband in a few months by joining, organizing, leaking info, freeing those who've been detained without trial, & sabotaging it from the inside. The US loves to portray themselves as a nation founded by rebels. They just don't want to BE one.