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Even Odds

@wingspun.bsky.social

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Truth still matters. Democracy is still worth fighting for. Our children’s lives are still the compass by which all moral decisions are oriented. And when all else fails, trees and art and birds and bikes and bacteria will carry us through. Mt25:34-40

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Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · Feb 12

Here is the playbook for resisting trumpism:
1. State facts.
2. State values. Say when things are wrong.
3. Tie it all back to trump.
4. Remember what their goal is: mass transfer of wealth from working Americans to the elites. From the 99.9% to the 0.1%. Solidifying oligarchy.

Details below.

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 1d

Criticism is not insult.

But elected officials using their platform and position to dehumanize regular Americans is abuse of power. They should be ashamed and apologize to us.

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. This is what is so sickening about Trump culture.

Trump is allowed to speak so meanly and disrespectfully about regular working Americans. And the excuse is that someone said something mean about Trump - and every one of his followers takes that personally against themselves!?

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 1d

They don’t love independent thought but they do love conspiracy theories so ….. 😐

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 1d

🤣

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 1d

America is far bigger than Trump and his minions.

We are so powerful that sometimes people would rather focus on little Trump than all of us with our complexity and depth.

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 1d

More mermaids
Fewer myrmidons

#didntmakeitontoprotestsigns

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 1d

‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country

„Many were also united in saying the administration needed to show basic humanity.“

This. It’s the disrespect and meanness. That’s not disagreement, it’s bullying. We deserve better.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country

www.nytimes.com

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry but I’ve been waiting on my check for defending democracy for years now…. 🤣

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 2d

[Exit King.]

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 2d

This is true and it is also wrong.

Democracy doesn’t need kings or dictators. Love this country‘s form of government and serve the people, or please leave it!

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 2d

This is a bad idea. For so many reasons.

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 2d

But seriously if someone could get the choppers to stop circling over Portland tonight so we could all get a good night’s sleep before the march, that would be great.

The nasty militarization of our American cities is disgusting. We are neither your war zone nor your military training ground.

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 2d

Are you ready for #NoKings people?? Even our skeletons are ready to resist. 😆

Skeleton in a pink kitty hat.

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 7d

So can we say that officially Idaho is now expelled from the United States?

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 7d

When Columbus Day first became a national celebration, it was intended as a celebration of immigrants. It was in defiance of white nationalists.

I don’t think Trump would like the origins of Columbus Day any more than Indigenous Peoples Day - but then, that’s why he dislikes true history.

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 7d

Happy indigenous peoples day!

Let’s make this a nationwide holiday. Also, how about we add a holiday to celebrate immigrants?!

open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

October 12, 2025

On October 9, President Donald J.

open.substack.com

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 8d

This is wild. Portland is absolutely non threatening. We are not even very big. We just want freedom to live in peace!

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 8d

Opposite Day: it’s in the tyrant’s playbook.

If you can get people to agree to accept using words to their opposite meaning, and in opposition to the truths they see with their own eyes, then you are assured of total control. Your word defines truth, not evidence or experience.

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 8d

Trump will use the Insurrection Act, perverting it to protect himself, because autocrats love Opposite Day.

And HE LED AN INSURRECTION against our government. On January 6, 2021.

So of course he will claim others are the real insurrectionists.

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 8d

Of course Trump will invoke the insurrection act. And he will use it against peaceful protestors - he would use it against police officers in cities who simply insist in doing their jobs instead of providing private security for Trump’s thugs.

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 8d

Democracy over dictatorship.

The question now is do you stand for freedom? Or do you support an autocrat dictating life for everyone, however he wishes, based on whatever faulty info he is gorging on?

open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Sunday thought: the big Reveal

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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 10d

The more we use this technology, the more we necessarily turn over not only our data and our privacy but the basic things we need to survive. Meanwhile, reality is totally reshaped by LLMs as increasingly authoritarian media is pumped out as training data. Nothing could be more useful to them.

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 14d

The principle is punishment.

This is no law and order. It is more illegal action by a felon president.

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 14d

Federal agents are antagonizing protestors. They shoved a couple of 80-year-olds to the ground. They are trying to create a situation that justifies their aggression.

Democracies do not have federal troops and military from one state invade another state.

Even Odds @wingspun.bsky.social · 14d

One would think.

There is absolutely no rationale for this invasion. Portland is calm. Just had the annual marathon run through our city streets for crying out loud.

But he wouldn’t wait for an actual incident as pretext for invasion. Abuse of power for its own sake makes for better loyalty tests.