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djdubd.bsky.social @djdubd.bsky.social · 1h

Pay attention to which way the Illinois State Police are facing, and what weapons they are carrying. If you do, then you realize that they don't look any different than the ICE officers.

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 19h

Who is Carl Schmitt, the authoritarian political theorist that the New Right and the Neocons are obsessed with?

before being the obsession of
peter thiel and every favourite
podcaster of your incel cousin,
schmitt was the jurist who
came up with the theoretical
legal foundation for the
nazi party's power grab and
subsequent atrocities.
he wrote: "sovereign is he who
decides on the exception." he
believed that constitutional
democracies were facades for
the total power of the execu-
tive, since the legislative was
powerless during exceptional
times.
schmitt also wrote about
the friend-enemy distinction,
which he saw as the basis of
the politic. people are sorted
into groups, either with you or
against you, in a struggle for
survival. big incel vibes, I know.
in his view, liberalism
challenged that "natural order"
by restricting the power of
the executive and by easing
the distinctions with enemy
groups, which he thought led
to social paralysis and
racial decay.

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djdubd.bsky.social @djdubd.bsky.social · 1d

Oof got me.

djdubd.bsky.social @djdubd.bsky.social · 1d

So you just reinforced your own opinion, got it. You piled on with a bunch of other people who tried to create a conspiracy out of whole cloth and this is what is important right now. This is surely productive.

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djdubd.bsky.social @djdubd.bsky.social · 1d

Lots of people on this website would rather complain about other's complaints. These people think of themselves as an "intellectual resistance" that will beat fascism by making sure others stay in line.

The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 1d

Lots of people on this website would rather see a Dem L that they predicted (because they predict nothing else) than a Dem W they didn’t. These people think of themselves as opponents of Republicans.

djdubd.bsky.social @djdubd.bsky.social · 1d

Brain rot

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 1d

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
Also, we proposed a idea how to do a end run on vote by mail. Concept is based on what Trump proposed. When you vote, you check everyone's citizenship as well as voter ID.
In a vote by mail state, you might be able to check citizenship during voter registration. You can send copies of your passport and your birth certificate in.
How in the world are you going to check our voters?
Voter ID, right? Vote by mail. So that creates a problem for Oregon.
But if federal government new requirement is to check both, and if Oregon can comply with the requirements, what would happen to our election result? I'm talking about the entire federal delegation.
For federal elections, we're talking about only federal elections.
COMMON SENSE
Vascluar

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
So entire federal delegation, congressmen and senators could be challenged, could be unseated because you didn't follow federal requirements to elect them. So I said the trade-off is worth it. You know why?
Democrats control two Senate seats out of six congressional seats. We only control one. They control five.
You talk about trade-off, right?
COMMON SENSE
Sanctuany

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Ali Winston @awinston.bsky.social · 1d

The 1488 Project

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 1d

Chicagoans have arrived at Trump Tower, chanting "all power to the people, no human is illegal!"

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djdubd.bsky.social @djdubd.bsky.social · 1d

Gotta start doing these during the week. Disrupt, not plan heavily policed political rallies. That said, I'll be there.

djdubd.bsky.social @djdubd.bsky.social · 1d

Came here to post this, and also to say that it's interesting that Amy has not picked up on the multiple islamophobic acts of defacement that have happened in the last week. But I guess it's not that interesting when you put the above image in context.

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DJ Pigeonkiss @2boy2furious.bsky.social · 1d

If you are willing to throw any marginalized group under the bus to preserve your own comfort? I'm dragging you under the bus with me.

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djdubd.bsky.social @djdubd.bsky.social · 1d

While I agree, it is the way, he should also be standing with the people he is speaking about, sending folks in to defend them, instead all he has done so far has been strong words. He should instruct his police to stop assisting ICE, he should activate the Illinois national guard to defend.

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djdubd.bsky.social @djdubd.bsky.social · 1d

Selling merch would be just about as effective as his words. So yeah might as well get in on that grift.

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djdubd.bsky.social @djdubd.bsky.social · 1d

Why are you giving interviews miles away from where they are "coming for your people"?

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 4d

"What is fascism?"

Throughout history, each iteration of fascism came with its own particularities. Political theorist R. Griffin posits that the one thing they have in common is palingenetic ultranationalism. (Picture : Mussolini giving a speech) Palingenetic ("born again in ancient greek) ultranationalism is a far right narrative that frames the nation as decadent, as having lost its way, as being betrayed by dark elites. To save it, it needs to be destroyed, then reborn. (Picture: Trump giving a speech in front of a MAGA flag) with that goal in mind, an authoritarian power with divisive rhetoric channelsbthe population's anger towards a scapegoat demonized outgroup: migrants, religion, sexual and gender minorities... (picture : three masked ICE agents are handling someone.) Fascism is like a chameleon : it constantly adapts to eras and cultures. It is vital to learn to identify it and call it out. (Picture: a chameleon)

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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 2d

Welcome to the capitalist innovation museum we got

- scam machine
- psychosis inducing machine
- weapons of mass destruction
- button you push that makes the planet hotter
- markets that intentionally starve people
- clothes that fall apart after washing them 1 time
- medicine you can’t afford

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 2d

Holy crap. Trump will make the FCC crucify Jimmy Kimmel for this.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump posts that Sen. Blumenthal “should be allowed to speak no longer”

Sanctimonious Richard “Da Nang Dick” Blumenthal, perhaps the biggest “joke” in the United States Senate, is at it again! “Dick” lied until the midpoint of his political career, convincing everyone, in particular the Fake News Media, that he was a great “War Hero” who lived on the precipice of death in the jungles of Vietnam. He would talk about his life in the military in almost every speech, in particular the death defying dangers he faced in his many years “fight for freedom” while in Vietnam. He stated that “the battles were violent and long, but there was no going back” - And then it happened, Blumenthal was found out to be a FRAUD. The soldiers in his so-called “platoon” came forward and said that they had no idea who this guy was. He was revealed, broke down and admitted, tears flowing from his eyes, that he LIED, a Whopper, one that lasted 20 year. This guy shouldn’t even be in the U.S. Senate. It should be investigated, and Justice should be sought. Right now there is a Congressman sitting in prison for lying about his past during a campaign. Well, those lies were nothing compared to those of Richard “Da Nang Dick” Blumenthal, perhaps the greatest phony in the history of the United States Senate. He should be allowed to speak no longer!

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 2d

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 2d

Tonight a resident posted a picture of racist and Islamaphobic language written on Johnson street that called for @omarfatehmn.com to be deported and wished death upon the Somali community. @doronclark.bsky.social and I showed up right away to get this racist garbage off of our streets

Elliott and doron cleaning up the shared use path on johnson

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2d

Everything they are doing & saying right now is very obviously meant to clear the way for mass repressive violence.

Fact checking is not going to do shit.

Talking about kitchen table issues is not going to do shit.

We need open, unapologetic defiance & conflict.

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djdubd.bsky.social @djdubd.bsky.social · 2d

Please do not cave, there are already rumblings and certain Republicans who want to save their own asses by moving over and voting with the Democrats, they will double cross you the day after you cooperate with them. They will hurt the American people in countless ways, don't cave!

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djdubd.bsky.social @djdubd.bsky.social · 3d

Minnesota DFL would rather fight against their own largest constituency (Minneapolis DFL) than confront Republicans, and would rather partner with GOP donors than to embrace the lifeblood of their success in the state.