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Physics Guy @physicsglitch.bsky.social · 11h

I think the Wisdom literature is the hardest to translate because they started drawing on a growing international body of philosophical writings related to wisdom that makes the context and terms harder to pin down.

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Physics Guy @physicsglitch.bsky.social · 5d

Props to @katmabu.bsky.social for speaking today and fighting for justice for all.

Truth in the foreground, fascist snipers in the background protecting ICE Barbie and allowing her to violate the 4th Amendment at will.

We need more people at Broadview!

Physics Guy @physicsglitch.bsky.social · 6d

I'll be there tomorrow!

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 6d

ICE agents have been abducting our neighbors, brutalizing protesters, and operating with impunity. Tomorrow I will be speaking alongside other local leaders at 1930 Beach St in Broadview, IL. Tell your elected officials to take a stand alongside us.

Physics Guy @physicsglitch.bsky.social · 6d

It is only a matter of time before the Gen Z protests hit America. Starting to see the first One Piece flags at protests in Chicago. Africa and Asia are ablaze.

@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social, @thebulwark.com, @jvl.bsky.social - I'd love for someone on your team to get ahead of this story.

From Madagascar to Morocco: Gen Z protests shake Africa

Gen Z-led protests in two diverse African countries highlight frustration over years of poor governance. Fueled by social media, these youth movements are demanding accountability.

www.opb.org

Physics Guy @physicsglitch.bsky.social · 7d

People don't understand the Ivy League right wing nihilism at the heart of this admin. Vance, Hegseth, Miller are all book smart, but they never fit in at Yale, Princeton or Duke. It produces extreme vindictiveness from character defects arising out of deep insecurities. They lack real wisdom

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Physics Guy @physicsglitch.bsky.social · 8d

Great march tonight. Good energy, it is all prep for a massive #NoKingsDay tell you friends, spread the word. Chicago is showing how not to bend the knee to Tyranny.

@chicago-cata.bsky.social #Chicago #NoKings @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social

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Physics Guy @physicsglitch.bsky.social · 9d

We won's stop showing up in the streets!

Coalition Against the Trump Agenda @chicago-cata.bsky.social · 9d

CHICAGO SAYS: NO ICE, NO TROOPS!

TOMORROW at 5 pm! Michigan Ave and Wacker Drive.

CATA protest flyer:
Emergency protest!
Chicago says No Ice! No Troops!
Wacker and Michigan
Tues, September 30 at 5 pm

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9d

In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?

If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?

Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.

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Physics Guy @physicsglitch.bsky.social · 9d

Same. I drafted Malik and Tyreek and George Kittle on IR too.

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Physics Guy @physicsglitch.bsky.social · 9d

Is there a way to give to Democratic candidates without going through ActBlue? I loathe all their manipulative tricks to get you to donate more. The entire organization makes my skin crawl, but I still want to support good candidates.

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 11d

US Magistrate Judge Vaala trying to untangle Lindsey Halligan's first adventure in indicting someone:

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 10d

ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

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Physics Guy @physicsglitch.bsky.social · 10d

We need far more journalists like @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social that look at so many swaths of America that the mainstream completely misses.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10d

While he doesn’t think that ideology represents everyone in the opposing party, there is “a little base of it, in the Republican party, . . . of white nationalism.”

This Tejano Music Star Could Upend Gerrymandering in South Texas

The son of a migrant farmworker, he can hit a bullseye from a mile out with a long-range rifle—and he’s getting Democrats’ hopes up.

www.thebulwark.com

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Physics Guy @physicsglitch.bsky.social · 12d

They can't even fire Jimmy Kimmel so I doubt a military purge is going to happen next week. Do I think they might try a Bolsanaro type coup? Absolutely. But right now? Very doubtful. We must be vigilante, but lets not allow that vigilance to over-inflate the power of these buffoons.

Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 13d

No really, it all changes next week. The Trump Regime is making its move.

Physics Guy @physicsglitch.bsky.social · 13d

I am too.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 13d

Opinion | I'm a Republican Senator. If I don't let Donald Trump use the Department of Justice to frivolously prosecute his personal enemies, I'll be primaried by someone who will let Donald Trump use the Department of Justice to frivolously prosecute his personal enemies.

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Physics Guy @physicsglitch.bsky.social · 14d

I don't think they could even define what parsing means.

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Physics Guy @physicsglitch.bsky.social · 15d

Why even give this guy a platform? It gives him a legitimacy he doesn't deserve.

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Physics Guy @physicsglitch.bsky.social · 15d

I feel like for Bluesky to grow we need less politics at the top and more variety in science, culture, etc., but I enjoy the smaller yet much more engaged user base.

Physics Guy @physicsglitch.bsky.social · 16d

When they said 170 Billion for ICE, I felt a silver lining was that so much of that money would be wasted. Better spent in corruption than ripping children from their parents. But it is not surprising.

Physics Guy @physicsglitch.bsky.social · 16d

As someone who works in Healthcare, I don't think people realize how much chaos, increased costs, and confusion the H1B Exec Order will cause.

Much like Immigration, I thought the H1B needed reform, but this is not the solution. Trump will just turn it into another extortion scheme for bribes.

Physics Guy @physicsglitch.bsky.social · 16d

This is true, however, to the counterpoint I would add most people underestimate how small a base Trump needs to maintain his grip on power. Orban's Fidesz polls at similar Trump numbers.

Raw popularity/unpopularity doesn't matter as much as coalitions and networks of power.

A lot of people just don’t realize how unpopular Trump is

The backlash to ABC/Disney canceling Kimmel shows why it's important for businesses and the public to understand that two-thirds of Americans are not Trump voters

www.gelliottmorris.com

Physics Guy @physicsglitch.bsky.social · 16d

It was an unfounded rumor. I think they tried this before just to create confusion so less people would go out there.

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Physics Guy @physicsglitch.bsky.social · 16d

Let's get a quarter million in the streets. Chicago can do it!

50501 Chicago @50501chicago.bsky.social · 17d

Get ready. Everyone is needed in the streets.
@50501movement.bsky.social
@indivisiblechicago.bsky.social
@chicago-cata.bsky.social

Image of lion statue from Chicago Art Institute stomping on a crown. Flyer says “no thrones. no crowns. no Kings. 50501 Chicago.”

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50501 Chicago @50501chicago.bsky.social · 17d

Get ready. Everyone is needed in the streets.
@50501movement.bsky.social
@indivisiblechicago.bsky.social
@chicago-cata.bsky.social

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