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The MAGA People

Via Mario Pawlowski on X/Twitter:

“I live in a small #MAGA town. I know MAGA people. I drink with them. I talk to them. I study them. They’re not the loud Twitter yappers, at least most of them. They’re quieter. Slower. But the delusion runs deep, just bottled up in passive smiles and soft voices. A few weeks ago, one of them tried to convert me at a bar. He knew I wasn’t into the Trump cult, but he started soft. Calm voice. Friendly tone...

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From Coach Pāṇini on Mastodon.world (link to the post/article)

It Matters. I Care.

When we throw up our hands and say none of it matters, we're doing the fascists’ work for them. They don't need to hide their corruption if they can convince us it's pointless to look. They don't need to silence truth-tellers if we've already decided truth is meaningless.

From Molly White Article: It Matters. I Care.

Let’s Be Clear: The Rioting In LA Is By The Cops, Not The Protestors

Techdirt article

I already wrote about the GOP’s bloodthirsty desire to use the military on Americans. They manufactured a nonsense “crisis” by over-aggressively sending in ICE agents to grab people off the streets, leading to protests, which were focused on provoking protestors into violence, which would then be used to justify an even more violent crackdown.

From mvario on Mastodon.social Article: Let’s Be Clear: The Rioting In LA Is By The Cops, Not The Protestors

Repost from Castenada's Market in Windsor, California

A neighbourhood market speaking out and reaching out.

From Sarah Stierch on sfba.social (link to the post/article)

LAPD Blocking and Shooting LA pedestrian (Video)

LAPD shoot US woman with a rubber bullet for trying to get into her home, they were blocking her entrance and there was no protest in sight. “Holy fuck — They literally just shot her point blank… I live here…”

Link to Bluesky post by Anonymous. Original video by @labyrinthlore on TikTok