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Meredith

@meredithcodes.bsky.social

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“We are the superhero…all of us together.” — Hank Green - indivisible.org - fiftyfifty.one - womensmarch.com - tiny.cc/ACLU-protestor-rights - U.S. Congress: 202-224-3121 Thumbnail: “RELEASE THE FILES” Banner: graffiti art, “DISOBEY”

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 18h

If there is no actual organization called Antifa - and there isn’t, because if there was, you could join and become a member, but you can’t - then anyone can be declared to be a member of Antifa, because how can you prove otherwise? 1/3

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John Brownell @johnbrownell.bsky.social · 2h

Can States have "Truth in Media" laws that would apply to print, broadcast and Internet media that earns money by selling "news" content in their state?

Any lawyers wanna answer that?

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Meredith @meredithcodes.bsky.social · 3h

And they’re overwhelmed. It’s part of the overall strategy of “flood the zone” + lawfare. Read more.

Meredith @meredithcodes.bsky.social · 3h

Oh, sweetie…it happens all the time

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The Stainless Steel Wererat @steelwererat.bsky.social · 11h

For all the people who said they were American citizens and weren't worried because they'd just show their ID and be on their way.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Pritzker: "He said he was going after the worst of the worst. It's not going after the worst of the worst when you're just literally stopping children who happen to be brown & asking them for papers as if they're gonna have proof they're a citizen. Pull out your phones and film everything you see"

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Meredith @meredithcodes.bsky.social · 13h

I had to look this up. For anyone who’s interested, it’s a roll-up dish rack that they unroll over the sink to for an extra workspace/trivet. Now I can sleep.

Meredith @meredithcodes.bsky.social · 13h

Sorry I’m not there to make these for you, dove:

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Everyday Pancakes | The Bittman Project

It’s amazing how quickly you can whip up this batter, and you can keep it refrigerated for a couple of days before making the pancakes. You can also mix the dry ingredients to store indefinitely (this...

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Writer/Artist#StopFemicide 🇨🇦 @writerartisteh.bsky.social · 14h

Not reacting to increasing fascism in the US (and Germany, once) was the reason that fascism was able to take over. Canada, take the lesson.

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Meredith @meredithcodes.bsky.social · 14h

Spectacular shot!

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21h

This administration is flooding the zone so furiously that people have largely lost track of the lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, the gov’t shutdown, the economy, failed release of the Epstein files & so much else. It’s a tactic of would-be strongmen.

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Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 1d

I love living in a city full of immigrants and tons and tons of people who are not at all like me and not like each other. It makes us all better and it makes our city better. I know I’m preaching to the choir by saying this on the lib app but I sometimes just get so overwhelmed by how special it is

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 23h

I see a lot of people saying that a person charged with a crime deserves the chance to prove their innocence.

Please stop doing this because you have it backwards and this is really important.

It is ALWAYS the government's burden to prove a person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 23h

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 1d

I don't understand why I see things so differently. I see a health insurance industry that thinks it's entitled to charge people 1/3rd of their income for healthcare. That industry shouldn't be "fixed." It should be burned to the ground and its ashes pissed on.

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 2d

there is no need to take tactical social movement advice from former fbi agents posting on social media

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Meredith @meredithcodes.bsky.social · 1d

Not insane; discerning!

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Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 1d

Will probably never get over the fact that a few powerful white dudes had such limited tolerance for occasional pangs of discomfort brought on by the occasional social consequences of their constantly saying and doing racist stuff, that they decided to end democracy. Absolutely wild.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

The subhed here is a master class in corporate journalism rewarding malfeasance via semantics

Bondi didn't valiantly fend something off, she refused to answer legitimate questions before Congress because the answers would be horrifying and politically inconvenient

And that's a profile in cowardice

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Meredith @meredithcodes.bsky.social · 1d

“We’ll add it in post.”

Meredith @meredithcodes.bsky.social · 1d

Is that what the kids are calling it, these days?

Meredith @meredithcodes.bsky.social · 1d

Oh look. Fear mongering. How…novel.

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Meredith @meredithcodes.bsky.social · 1d

It’s because he’s willing to sacrifice a vulnerable group to placate fascists.
When has appeasement ever been effective? We need leaders who will stand strong for *all* their constituents.

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Meredith @meredithcodes.bsky.social · 1d

That isn’t Christianity. God admonishes his followers to leave vengeance to Him.
See,
- Deuteronomy 32:35
- Romans 12:17-19