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Travis W. Jacobson

@halingogringo.bsky.social

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Cultural Anthropologist & Professional Tutor exploring the intersection of Language, Learning, & Politics. #langsky #politics Instructional Assistant—Math Lab, Sacramento City College (HaLingoGringo is unaffiliated) https://linktr.ee/HaLingoGringo

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Travis W. Jacobson @halingogringo.bsky.social · Aug 24

The message we must convey is simple: We are not intimidated. We will not stand for this. We maintain our power, the power of The People.

This is how we resist. We dance in the face of tyranny.

We wash ourselves of defeatism & inspire our community to recognize its power, its worth, & its future.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Aug 23

😆 🔥 some beautiful, creative resistance

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 1h

JUST IN: A federal judge has granted the New York Times’ demand for a list of Elon Musk’s security clearances. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Travis W. Jacobson @halingogringo.bsky.social · 3h

This seems important.

Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 4h

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 14h

The First Amendment explicitly guarantees:

-the right of the people peaceably to assemble
-to petition the Government for a redress of grievances
-the free exercise of religion
-freedom of speech

If this priest had also been press, ICE would have violated all five 1A freedoms at once.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 17h

Here’s video of the incident

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Dr. Anna Maria Valdez ( RN) 🩺 @drannamvaldez.bsky.social · 1d

Most people in the US do not understand the severity of the situation we are in. This is not just a rogue president where we can ride it out and vote for someone else in a few years. This is a well planned takeover that has been shaped for decades. Every action creates opportunity for the next.

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Travis W. Jacobson @halingogringo.bsky.social · 13h

Another W for democracy.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

⚡️ NEW: State Rep. Aftyn Behn has won the Democratic Primary in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District Special Election

@aftynbehn.bsky.social

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Danny Lore @weredawgz.blacksky.app · 18h

Folks who tell you that it’s okay to temporarily sacrifice a marginalized group in order to win

Do not care about the marginalized group

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Science and Freedom Alliance - SAFA @safa-science.bsky.social · 1d

“My new book, “Without Precedent: How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled Our Rights,” details the origins and actions of Roberts, whom I believe will go down as the worst chief justice in American history.” - @thelisagraves.bsky.social

How John Roberts Won Over the Bush White House and Remade the Supreme Court

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...

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Travis W. Jacobson @halingogringo.bsky.social · 20h

Fascism (often) results from mediocre white men failing upward without consequence.

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 21h

You don't have to be good at fascism to be good at it unfortunately.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Feb 5

that said: I think the "it's not fascism unless they're good at it" brand of analysis probably isn't the move

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Travis W. Jacobson @halingogringo.bsky.social · 20h

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 20h

Today I realized I went from the birthplace of democracy (Athens) to the birthplace of fascism (Italy). I'm basically America

Travis W. Jacobson @halingogringo.bsky.social · 22h

I love that!

Learning Spanish is a fun journey and I’m glad there are other people you can experience it with!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

COONS: How did you conclude that these strikes on boats in the open ocean are legal?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any legal advice that my department may or may not have issued

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Travis W. Jacobson @halingogringo.bsky.social · 23h

I live about three exits away and the last update I saw was that everyone was alive.

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Travis W. Jacobson @halingogringo.bsky.social · 1d

Medical helicopter crashed just three exits from my house near the UC Davis hospital.

All three occupants are alive as of the latest update.

Travis W. Jacobson @halingogringo.bsky.social · 1d

TFW you’re looking over old notes to write your lessons/lectures, and you find all the arithmetic mistakes you made in them.

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I swear the presentation is accurate, yall! 😆🤣

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

wrote this line yesterday:

"If President Trump were, in other words, trying to instigate some kind of national divorce, it is hard to imagine what he would be doing differently than this."

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 2d

Statement from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.
We must now start calling this what it is: Trump's Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state's military troops.
I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.
The brave men and women who serve in our national guards must not be used as political props. This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."

( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 2d

Jared Kushner is going to the Middle East to negotiate a deal on behalf of the U.S. government days after Kushner announced a $55 billion deal between his private equity fund and the Saudi government

One of the most brazen conflicts in history.

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Travis W. Jacobson @halingogringo.bsky.social · 2d

We could also likely say that his 5 time draft-dodging got at least 5 American teens sent off to never return.

Very on-brand for him.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

He could’ve fought, but he faked bone spurs. So someone else had to go in his place - most likely a working class kid whose daddy couldn’t afford to bribe a doctor. Now he’s talking shit about how it should’ve been fought.

Travis W. Jacobson @halingogringo.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, good. Another Canvas shell. 🥲

Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 2d

Good evening. "Jerry Chen" was a 27-month sociological experiment studying Poster's Madness conducted by Quinnipiac University. We are now complete with our study; thank you for your time.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

“I am living with the deep pain of watching someone I once loved become the face of evil.”

From July 17th: m.facebook.com/share/p/16yL...

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · 2d

What is very hilarious to me is the assumption that Bad Bunny CAN’T speak English instead of the very real reality that he can and simply chooses not to lmaoooooo

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Travis W. Jacobson @halingogringo.bsky.social · 2d

Especially fitting post after KKkaroline refused to answer whether hospitals should let non-citizens go without care/die while looking for care.

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Kayla B @queenofthesouth.bsky.social · 3d

The only reason we don’t have Medicare for all is because “all” included Black people.

Travis W. Jacobson @halingogringo.bsky.social · 2d

I guess smog tests are now irrelevant. 🙃

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 3d

Censorship is the mark of a weak regime.

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 5d

It struck me that if this brilliant young man in front of me had died in the protest, or had been killed by his abusive father, or had perished on the journey it would have been "normal" - national systems would likely not even register his death.

So how dare he travel to safety? Get an education?

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Raeann M. @annmilernowski.bsky.social · 3d

Targeting more than half the population of the US for a political reason is treason. No elected official or a member of his staff has the right to punish the American people for who they vote for. Withholding money for states that voted for Harris is tyranny and must be stopped now.

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