#Tag
"Who had "Glitter bombing the gestapo" on their bingo card?"
🙃
#Meme #Memes #ICE #Gestapo #Trump #GOP #Fascism #Authoritarianism #Resist #Resistance #Protest #Protesters #US #USA #UnitedStates #America
"For the rest of the world to escape dictators' demands, they will have to accelerate their independence from #American tech – not just #Russian gas. A post-American internet starts with abandoning the laws that give US companies – and therefore Trump – a veto over how your technology works."
- @pluralistic
https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/20/post-american-internet/#huawei-with-american-characteristics
#Tech #Technology #Privacy #Economy #Dictator #Trump #Corruption #Authoritarianism #Fascism #Politics #Law #World #USA #UnitedStates #America #US
"Who had "Glitter bombing the gestapo" on their bingo card?"
🙃
#Meme #Memes #ICE #Gestapo #Trump #GOP #Fascism #Authoritarianism #Resist #Resistance #Protest #Protesters #US #USA #UnitedStates #America
"For the rest of the world to escape dictators' demands, they will have to accelerate their independence from #American tech – not just #Russian gas. A post-American internet starts with abandoning the laws that give US companies – and therefore Trump – a veto over how your technology works."
- @pluralistic
https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/20/post-american-internet/#huawei-with-american-characteristics
#Tech #Technology #Privacy #Economy #Dictator #Trump #Corruption #Authoritarianism #Fascism #Politics #Law #World #USA #UnitedStates #America #US
The mayor of #Chicago has called for a #GeneralStrike.
This is big news!
Yes, he's a #liberal, but if organized properly, this could be huge!
https://www.blackenterprise.com/brandon-johnson-calls-for-unity-in-general-strike-against-trump/
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Vote #Election #DemocraticParty #DNC #RepublicanParty #GOP #DonaldTrump #Trump #JDVance #Vance #JoeBiden #Biden #KamalaHarris #Harris #TimWalz #Walz #Democracy #US #USA #ElonMusk #Musk #Fascism #Fascist #BernieSanders #Sanders #AOC #FraudSquad #Progressive #Workers
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Faithslayer202/115418567779833797
#America has needed a #generalstrike for a long long time. The #labor movement in this country doesn't know its own power yet because as a country we have been afraid. We are getting to the point where there's nothing to lose so strike! They are taking your money anyhow might as well make them work..
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Vote #Election #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #Trump #JoeBiden #Biden #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democracy #USA #Musk #Fascism #Fascist
The mayor of #Chicago has called for a #GeneralStrike.
This is big news!
Yes, he's a #liberal, but if organized properly, this could be huge!
https://www.blackenterprise.com/brandon-johnson-calls-for-unity-in-general-strike-against-trump/
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Vote #Election #DemocraticParty #DNC #RepublicanParty #GOP #DonaldTrump #Trump #JDVance #Vance #JoeBiden #Biden #KamalaHarris #Harris #TimWalz #Walz #Democracy #US #USA #ElonMusk #Musk #Fascism #Fascist #BernieSanders #Sanders #AOC #FraudSquad #Progressive #Workers
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Faithslayer202/115418567779833797
#America has needed a #generalstrike for a long long time. The #labor movement in this country doesn't know its own power yet because as a country we have been afraid. We are getting to the point where there's nothing to lose so strike! They are taking your money anyhow might as well make them work..
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Vote #Election #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #Trump #JoeBiden #Biden #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democracy #USA #Musk #Fascism #Fascist
📸🇺🇸Photos and signs from the #NoKings Rally in Boston.
The revolution started here—and it never left. No kings since 1776🗽
📣 🇺🇸 True patriots choose democracy over authoritarianism. Country over party. Humanity over hate.
#Boston #Democracy #freedom #photography #Patriotism #history #freedomofspeech #usa #america
📸🇺🇸Photos and signs from the #NoKings Rally in Boston.
The revolution started here—and it never left. No kings since 1776🗽
📣 🇺🇸 True patriots choose democracy over authoritarianism. Country over party. Humanity over hate.
#Boston #Democracy #freedom #photography #Patriotism #history #freedomofspeech #usa #america
I appreciate the rationale behind encouraging humor and whimsy at #NoKings protests tomorrow. Nobody wants to give Trump regime or counter-protesters any excuse for going violent. But I will still be bringing my anger, my disgust, and my horror at the regime and all those who have enabled it and are continuing to enable it. As a woman, I am especially put off by demands that I make my wholly warranted fury more palatable by cloaking it in humor.
Hello
@heidilifeldman
'more deadly than your most strenuous flus
¿May I stoke your fury #ItsAirborne\ #Thankyou
@lolgop T|Y
https://mastodon.social/@lolgop@journa.host/115390086235312199
#BuryTheDeadAtMaralago
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/02/22/trump-legacy-bury-half-million-covid-dead-mar-a-lago-column/4535394001/ #BeyondFraming // #MoreFromThom || #HiddenHistory
_|https://www.thomhartmann.com/covid-19
¿/ #OnTyranny
2/2 Reflection on #citizenship:
I do not treat the concept of “ #democracy" lightly. I was born into the aftermath of centuries of totalitarian oppression that ended suddenly, leaving the nascent Ukrainian state of the late 90s and early 2000s floundering in the turbulent whirlpool of hopes and fears felt by millions of people who were finally allowed to ponder: how to build a free democratic state in the place of Soviet and imperial ruins?
I was taught the words "democracy", "citizen", "freedom", "voting", “liberty" (and more) by people who, less than two decades prior, weren't allowed to leave the borders of their country. I was told about self-determination by people whose political choices were ridiculed, punished, and eviscerated form most of their lives. The duty of governing ourselves felt to us ephemeral - a nice fantasy, akin to a fairytale or a utopia from fictional works.
And then I saw those same people fight with their bodies and souls once the previously unfathomable democracy was threatened. Protests in 2004, then again in 2014, then the unthinkable war against foreign invasion in 2022. Democracy no longer felt abstract or silly. It became as tangible as saying "I love you".
I write of Ukraine as I reflect on becoming a citizen of another country because the history and values of my adopted United States feel as real as the skin on my legs, the significance of its legacy lays as heavy as the weight of my waist-long hair, and the desire to uphold the freedoms of its Constitution burns my throat as harshly as dehydration after a long day in the sun.
People have asked me why I even want to join this country, when the present moment is shrouded in impenetrable darkness. And I answer: because I've felt the warmth of a newly lit fire of freedom breaking through shadows that for centuries looked like solid walls. I have seen kindness, and solidarity heal the fear and hate of oppression. I've seen liberty emerge from nothing but the human soul.
I am not a religious person, but I have faith. Faith in the ideals at the foundation of the American project. Faint but powerful recognition that "we the people" now includes me.
I love #America. And I hope to keep loving my home for the rest of my life.
I became a US citizen yesterday!
4 years in the making, a dream for much longer than that. I was fortunate to have one of the fastest routes to citizenship and to have mostly experienced a very smooth process with lovely immigration agents who processed my cases with respect and dignity.
I spent the last 9 months living in fear, watching immigrants get demonized and even permanent residency (green cards) to be treated as “a privilege” to be revoked at whim.
I've been quiet, afraid to say anything in public that could be misinterpreted or used against me.
I've repeatedly said goodbye to my city, I've cried walking my favorite streets, bracing for the worst as top officials bragged about getting rid of immigrants and "cleaning up" the country as if we were filth.
Now, I intend to find ways to use my citizenship for the greater good and to be civically engaged in ways not available to people here on visas and green cards, affected but forced to suffer in silence. I am looking forward to discovering what that will look like for me.
#USA #citizenship #immigration #immigrants
1/2 (A mini-thread)
2/2 Reflection on #citizenship:
I do not treat the concept of “ #democracy" lightly. I was born into the aftermath of centuries of totalitarian oppression that ended suddenly, leaving the nascent Ukrainian state of the late 90s and early 2000s floundering in the turbulent whirlpool of hopes and fears felt by millions of people who were finally allowed to ponder: how to build a free democratic state in the place of Soviet and imperial ruins?
I was taught the words "democracy", "citizen", "freedom", "voting", “liberty" (and more) by people who, less than two decades prior, weren't allowed to leave the borders of their country. I was told about self-determination by people whose political choices were ridiculed, punished, and eviscerated form most of their lives. The duty of governing ourselves felt to us ephemeral - a nice fantasy, akin to a fairytale or a utopia from fictional works.
And then I saw those same people fight with their bodies and souls once the previously unfathomable democracy was threatened. Protests in 2004, then again in 2014, then the unthinkable war against foreign invasion in 2022. Democracy no longer felt abstract or silly. It became as tangible as saying "I love you".
I write of Ukraine as I reflect on becoming a citizen of another country because the history and values of my adopted United States feel as real as the skin on my legs, the significance of its legacy lays as heavy as the weight of my waist-long hair, and the desire to uphold the freedoms of its Constitution burns my throat as harshly as dehydration after a long day in the sun.
People have asked me why I even want to join this country, when the present moment is shrouded in impenetrable darkness. And I answer: because I've felt the warmth of a newly lit fire of freedom breaking through shadows that for centuries looked like solid walls. I have seen kindness, and solidarity heal the fear and hate of oppression. I've seen liberty emerge from nothing but the human soul.
I am not a religious person, but I have faith. Faith in the ideals at the foundation of the American project. Faint but powerful recognition that "we the people" now includes me.
I love #America. And I hope to keep loving my home for the rest of my life.
🙏🏽On this last day of Hispanic Heritage Month , I'm deeply reflecting on gratitude.
🇩🇴🇺🇸As a first-generation Dominican American and the adult child of immigrants, I honor the sacrifices of those who came before me and the opportunities that helped root my family here.
➡️ My Message to the Youth:
You are the future, and the future starts now.✨
📚Don't just watch—lead. Don't just hope—advocate. We're here to support you every step of the way toward your dreams.
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🌎When we embrace our diverse histories and celebrate our differences, we strengthen this country. That's not opinion—it's fact
A Call to All Americans:
📣During these challenging times. Let’s commit to peaceful, collective action.
🇺🇸Let’s raise our voices and build a nation where liberty and justice truly prevail for all.
🗽Our shared humanity is the foundation. We are stronger together.
#latinos #hispanic #Dominican #boston #america #genz #leadership #immigrants #unity #maldenma
While the Government shutdown drags on, Tangerine Hitler’s Gestapo ICE agents will continue to be paid and see funding.
The more you know.
#ice #gestapo #trump #republicans #MAGA #democrats #america #governmentshutdown #republicanshutdown #news
While the Government shutdown drags on, Tangerine Hitler’s Gestapo ICE agents will continue to be paid and see funding.
The more you know.
#ice #gestapo #trump #republicans #MAGA #democrats #america #governmentshutdown #republicanshutdown #news
⭐️Meet the rockstars from my SPARTA Strength Class at the Milano Senior Center in Melrose, MA!
🎯Here, age (65-95!), background, or ability don’t define us. We don’t just lift weights—we lift each other.
ALL are welcome, ALL are an inspiration. This is what true strength looks like.💪🏾
#healthequity #seniorfitness #aging #teamwork #accessibility #fitness #melrosema #inspiration #community #America #Disability #friendship #northshorema #groupfitness #healthyaging #photography
Occasionally I run Americans saying into " #America was a colony too" in way as if that gives them some form solidarity with colonized around the world?
It's so ignorant on so many levels. Moreover, For #NativeAmericans, the transition from " #British" to "American" subjects was, arguably worse and led to a even more horrific new phase in #genocidal #colonialism, as one of the drivers of the #American revolution was a desire to further expand and colonize the #west.
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and humanity.
That’s not neutrality. That’s complicity.
👉🏽But acknowledging harm isn’t enough. If you see it, name it. If you name it, own it.
✅That’s what responsibility looks like. That’s what patriotism demands.
🇺🇸 To those who stand against authoritarianism and hate, who fight for equality, and who champion peaceful protest and civil discourse: You are the true patriots. You inspire us all.
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📣 And finally, I’d like to share wise words from Frederick Douglass (1818–1895), African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman:
🗣️ “I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.”
#democracy #freedom #quote #fascism #history #racism #civilrights #america #immigration #equality #unity
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