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“A SICK DANGEROUS RADICAL LEFT DISASTER”/“radical left scum”/rebel scum
Crim Law Prof, Tribal Court Judge, Santa Fe, NM USA

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I’ve been so unsettled by AG Bondi raging at Congress (and the victims) that what really matters is that the Dow is at $50k.

But I just realized, she gave us the Death Star’s heat vent:

The lawless oligarchy will crumble if the economy stagnates

You know what to do fam

Make justice (for all) necessary again.

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We love you Minnesota.

I wish I could travel back in time and tell a distressed 14-year-old me that I would live to see a resistance movement of 55 year old women spontaneously singing the Purple Rain album and pastors on the street in the same non-violence drilled by MLK in -11 weather.

"That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it's worth fighting for."

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As a Constitional Law professor, I don’t have words for how fucked up this is

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Best sign at today’s protest in Santa Fe (not mine, just wish it was)

A protest sign featuring the text "RENÉE GOOD'S LAST WORDS: 'I'M NOT MAD AT YOU.' HIS FIRST WORDS AFTER SHOOTING HER: 'F*CKING B*TCH.'" The sign has red splatters
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Portrait of innocence

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Your casual reminder that the The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) outlines specific criteria and factors related to Narcissistic Personality Disorder. There are nine criteria and a diagnosis requires as least 5.

A certain leader's recent tweet hits all nine like clarion bells.

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Yes, I will like & re-toot EVERY damn post about or featuring Ahmed Al Almed, the unarmed Muslim man who disarmed one of the Australian mass shooters.

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A tweet from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announces Operation Southern Spear, aimed at addressing narco-terrorism and drug-related issues in the Western Hemisphere, emphasizing the need to protect U.S. homeland security. Below, Rep. Melanie
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@georgetakei@universeodon.com avatar georgetakei , to random

This is the Surrender Caucus:

A CNN article headline reads: “Who are the Democrats voting for the government shutdown deal?” by David Wright, published 8:43 PM CST, Sun Nov 9, 2025. Below the headline are eight photos of Democratic and independent senators in two rows: Top row – Dick Durbin, Jacky Rosen, John Fetterman, Catherine Cortez Masto. Bottom row – Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, Tim Kaine, and Angus King. A caption credits Getty Images/Reuters.
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@georgetakei Sounds about white.

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If you don't actually know people and families who depend on SNAP then maybe you should not broadcast your uninformed thoughts about it.

Just admit you have no idea the amount of struggle one must face to qualify for SNAP for your kids and move on.

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Find your golden hour, friends

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“The term "antifa" is short for anti-fascist;“

EVERYONE. And I mean EVERYONE should be antifa, if not, only “fascist” is left

It’s pretty disgraceful how parties and governments think of classifying it as terrorists

In my eyes those parties and governments are the real terrorists

I am

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I assembled a whimsical costume for protest tomorrow. I am a woman over 50 who will look ridiculous and joyful but also determined.

To quote @josh0

Being afraid to protest is the clearest possible signal that it is necessary to protest.

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So, antifa won the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Santa Fe

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Find the light, friends

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The thing that torques off fascists the most is joy, friends.

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A trick of the light (not a fire) over old Santa Fe.

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The moon is so much more grand in reality than in the photo

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Imagine being so afraid of the Epstein files that you feel the need to deploy the military in dozens of your own cities.

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11 children in North Dakota have gone missing in 17 days.

Almost all tribal or minorities.

Maybe send federal resources here rather than blue cities?

https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/almost-a-dozen-north-dakota-children-teens-have-disappeared-in-17-days

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May you recharge, friends

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May you have solace today, friends

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May you find a moment of peace, friends

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Coding error blamed after parts of Constitution disappear from US website
US restores deleted portions after people noticed the Constitution had shrunk.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/coding-error-blamed-after-parts-of-constitution-disappear-from-us-website/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica oops a fascism slip

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""You know the difference between them and us," he said. "It's that our struggle comes from love, and all they have is hate."

https://apple.news/AfqHY33mbS7uFRm2toQ_8nQ

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I would like to be Chrisjen Avasarala: impeccably-dressed, running things, swearing like a sailor.

But I am Camina Drummer: barely keeping it together, sort of in charge, with a lot of complicated relationships and a strong eyeliner game.

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@evacide I feel this in my bones

@trabern@mas.to avatar trabern , to random

I had posted a quote about fascism here that has been debunked. Thank you to my vigilant friends who called me on it.

This one checks out:
The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerated the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power.
—Franklin D. Roosevelt

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As Umberco Eco reminds us, Fascism is tactics for gaining and holding power, with three pillars: (1) demonization of domestic enemies; (2) preposterous lies; and (3) contempt for democratic institutions.

@AnarchoNinaWrites@jorts.horse avatar AnarchoNinaWrites , to random

Uhh, so I opened the news coverage of Trump's bullshit cracker tantrum today and uhh...

the words you folks on tv are looking for but aren't saying are "profoundly racist."

It is "profoundly racist" for a cracker nazi politician, to question a Black person's Blackness. Like not a little, not "there's some wiggle room here" it's profoundly racist. Like "beat your ass and run you off the block" level-racist.

Hope that helps.

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@AnarchoNinaWrites stands and applauds wildly

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I just want us all to take a moment and reflect that it has been a couple of women that brought you this at great personal cost.

Of all the things that could bring down Trump, it has been a couple of stubborn women he felt entitled to that did it.

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back in my day we called this spyware

New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC Recall uses AI features "to take images of your active screen every few seconds."
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@molly0xfff I feel like William Gibson must be tearing his 3 remaining hairs out

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NY Times: After the 2020 election, as some Trump supporters falsely claimed that Biden had stolen the office, many of them displayed a startling symbol outside their homes, on their cars and in online posts: an upside-down American flag. One of the homes flying an inverted flag during that time was the residence of SCOTUS Justice Alito. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/justice-alito-upside-down-flag.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sU0.dA3q.762sBv-t9c_6&smid=url-share

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@w7voa This is disturbing. Even for someone who litigates at SCOTUS and thus I know every word Alito has written.

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When I was a 17yo kid on the prairie in school in a town w/o stoplights, I wrote a paper on war & was given the chance to go to D.C. I’d never been on an airplane before.

We stood in the spot where Dr. King gave his Dream speech and took turns reading it out.

There is a direct & energized line between that day, the words of a great man, that glimpse of my own efficacy and the unjustness of oppression, and my path first gen through law school and into public service.

It’s not just a day.