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Chad Benner
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· Aug 29
Fellow Californians - it’s time we flex our proverbial muscle and counter Texas’ actions.
I’ve already received mailers against it, so make sure people have accurate information and encourage them to vote YES on #Prop50.
Vote November 4th like the country depends on it. Because it might.
I’ve already received mailers against it, so make sure people have accurate information and encourage them to vote YES on #Prop50.
Vote November 4th like the country depends on it. Because it might.
I thought they were all about free speech?
ABC pulls 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' off air 'indefinitely' over Charlie Kirk comments
Jimmy Kimmel suggested that Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, was aligned with President Donald Trump's MAGA movement.
www.cnbc.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I thought they were all about free speech?
From last night’s South Park.
You don’t need context, just enjoy the visuals. And don’t forget the lower-third.
#SouthPark
You don’t need context, just enjoy the visuals. And don’t forget the lower-third.
#SouthPark
September 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
From last night’s South Park.
You don’t need context, just enjoy the visuals. And don’t forget the lower-third.
#SouthPark
You don’t need context, just enjoy the visuals. And don’t forget the lower-third.
#SouthPark
Fellow Californians - it’s time we flex our proverbial muscle and counter Texas’ actions.
I’ve already received mailers against it, so make sure people have accurate information and encourage them to vote YES on #Prop50.
Vote November 4th like the country depends on it. Because it might.
I’ve already received mailers against it, so make sure people have accurate information and encourage them to vote YES on #Prop50.
Vote November 4th like the country depends on it. Because it might.
August 29, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Fellow Californians - it’s time we flex our proverbial muscle and counter Texas’ actions.
I’ve already received mailers against it, so make sure people have accurate information and encourage them to vote YES on #Prop50.
Vote November 4th like the country depends on it. Because it might.
I’ve already received mailers against it, so make sure people have accurate information and encourage them to vote YES on #Prop50.
Vote November 4th like the country depends on it. Because it might.
Good morning America,
June 14th marks two birthdays - one of service, one of self. One sworn to defend the Republic, the other sworn to himself. On this day, we rise not against a date, but a delusional man.
Be peaceful but loud. Do not be intimidated.
#NoKings
June 14th marks two birthdays - one of service, one of self. One sworn to defend the Republic, the other sworn to himself. On this day, we rise not against a date, but a delusional man.
Be peaceful but loud. Do not be intimidated.
#NoKings
June 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Good morning America,
June 14th marks two birthdays - one of service, one of self. One sworn to defend the Republic, the other sworn to himself. On this day, we rise not against a date, but a delusional man.
Be peaceful but loud. Do not be intimidated.
#NoKings
June 14th marks two birthdays - one of service, one of self. One sworn to defend the Republic, the other sworn to himself. On this day, we rise not against a date, but a delusional man.
Be peaceful but loud. Do not be intimidated.
#NoKings
Iranian counterattack incipient.
Good thing we have more combat troops in LA County than we do in Iraq and Syria.
Good thing we have more combat troops in LA County than we do in Iraq and Syria.
Israeli military conducts airstrikes on Iran
Two U.S. officials said there is no U.S. involvement or assistance. The Trump administration has been in talks with Tehran on a possible nuclear deal and argued against such a step.
www.nbcnews.com
June 13, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Iranian counterattack incipient.
Good thing we have more combat troops in LA County than we do in Iraq and Syria.
Good thing we have more combat troops in LA County than we do in Iraq and Syria.
Now they’re asserting that federal troops can DETAIN US citizens “until law enforcement arrives for arrest.”
So soldiers with zero training on the California Penal Code will have detention powers without the ability to even identify what’s illegal.
That earlier Pentagon purge makes sense now.
So soldiers with zero training on the California Penal Code will have detention powers without the ability to even identify what’s illegal.
That earlier Pentagon purge makes sense now.
Commander Says Troops In LA Can 'Temporarily Detain' People
YouTube video by Newsweek
youtube.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Now they’re asserting that federal troops can DETAIN US citizens “until law enforcement arrives for arrest.”
So soldiers with zero training on the California Penal Code will have detention powers without the ability to even identify what’s illegal.
That earlier Pentagon purge makes sense now.
So soldiers with zero training on the California Penal Code will have detention powers without the ability to even identify what’s illegal.
That earlier Pentagon purge makes sense now.
Don’t watch his petty birthday parade, go out and show the authoritarian where power actually lies - with us.
Assemble peaceably and loudly.
And to paraphrase an orange narcissistic asshole, if we don’t fight like hell, we won’t have a country anymore.
Weird. He was right about something.
Assemble peaceably and loudly.
And to paraphrase an orange narcissistic asshole, if we don’t fight like hell, we won’t have a country anymore.
Weird. He was right about something.
No Kings
On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...
www.nokings.org
June 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Don’t watch his petty birthday parade, go out and show the authoritarian where power actually lies - with us.
Assemble peaceably and loudly.
And to paraphrase an orange narcissistic asshole, if we don’t fight like hell, we won’t have a country anymore.
Weird. He was right about something.
Assemble peaceably and loudly.
And to paraphrase an orange narcissistic asshole, if we don’t fight like hell, we won’t have a country anymore.
Weird. He was right about something.
Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, personally donated $1M to his inauguration, I assume in hopes of avoiding tariff hits. That’s proved to be a great investment, Tim.
Guess what? You can’t appease madmen. Stop trying. Fight him on everything, everywhere.
Guess what? You can’t appease madmen. Stop trying. Fight him on everything, everywhere.
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on Apple as his trade war intensifies
President Donald Trump is threatening a 50% tax on all imports from the European Union as well as a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are made in America.
apnews.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, personally donated $1M to his inauguration, I assume in hopes of avoiding tariff hits. That’s proved to be a great investment, Tim.
Guess what? You can’t appease madmen. Stop trying. Fight him on everything, everywhere.
Guess what? You can’t appease madmen. Stop trying. Fight him on everything, everywhere.
This fire season is off to a bang, and it’s only mid-May. If you live in any of the yellow states above and deal with wildfire threat, check out Watch Duty. It’s an indispensable tool with both free and paid memberships.
www.watchduty.org
www.watchduty.org
May 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This fire season is off to a bang, and it’s only mid-May. If you live in any of the yellow states above and deal with wildfire threat, check out Watch Duty. It’s an indispensable tool with both free and paid memberships.
www.watchduty.org
www.watchduty.org
Today is the 80th anniversary of VE
Day, the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany.
We take for granted that the outcome of that war was not known in the moment, just as we do not know the outcome of the fight for democracy in this moment.
I hope good prevails now as it did then.
#VEDay
Day, the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany.
We take for granted that the outcome of that war was not known in the moment, just as we do not know the outcome of the fight for democracy in this moment.
I hope good prevails now as it did then.
#VEDay
May 8, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Today is the 80th anniversary of VE
Day, the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany.
We take for granted that the outcome of that war was not known in the moment, just as we do not know the outcome of the fight for democracy in this moment.
I hope good prevails now as it did then.
#VEDay
Day, the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany.
We take for granted that the outcome of that war was not known in the moment, just as we do not know the outcome of the fight for democracy in this moment.
I hope good prevails now as it did then.
#VEDay
Small plane crash in Grass Valley, CA on Idaho-Maryland Road at Whispering Pines Road. FAA and NTSB have been notified and radio traffic appears to indicate one fatality. Traffic in and around the area affected.
#grassvalley #planecrash
#grassvalley #planecrash
Plane crashes in Grass Valley near Nevada County Airport
A plane crashed Thursday morning in the Grass Valley area, officials said.
www.kcra.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Small plane crash in Grass Valley, CA on Idaho-Maryland Road at Whispering Pines Road. FAA and NTSB have been notified and radio traffic appears to indicate one fatality. Traffic in and around the area affected.
#grassvalley #planecrash
#grassvalley #planecrash
Thank you! I wish I could take the credit, but saw it on a sticker somehwere.
Gotta love using ICAO to get a point across.
Gotta love using ICAO to get a point across.
April 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Thank you! I wish I could take the credit, but saw it on a sticker somehwere.
Gotta love using ICAO to get a point across.
Gotta love using ICAO to get a point across.
Ninety-two years ago today, the Gestapo, Nazi Germany’s secret police, was formed under the leadership of Hermann Göring. They were responsible for the disappearing, incarceration, and death of countless people across the homeland and occupied territories.
History doesn’t repeat, it rhymes.
History doesn’t repeat, it rhymes.
Gestapo - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
April 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Ninety-two years ago today, the Gestapo, Nazi Germany’s secret police, was formed under the leadership of Hermann Göring. They were responsible for the disappearing, incarceration, and death of countless people across the homeland and occupied territories.
History doesn’t repeat, it rhymes.
History doesn’t repeat, it rhymes.
What did that southern debutant do now?
Congrats on the 4 years of sobriety, BTW.
Congrats on the 4 years of sobriety, BTW.
April 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
What did that southern debutant do now?
Congrats on the 4 years of sobriety, BTW.
Congrats on the 4 years of sobriety, BTW.
Yet another Rubicon crossed.
Judges are not low hanging fruit - they’re part of an entire branch of our government. The fact that they feel emboldened to do this should send a shiver down everyone’s spine that’s read a book on Europe in the early 20th century.
Judges are not low hanging fruit - they’re part of an entire branch of our government. The fact that they feel emboldened to do this should send a shiver down everyone’s spine that’s read a book on Europe in the early 20th century.
FBI director says a judge accused of helping someone evade immigration agents has been arrested
FBI Director Kash Patel says a Wisconsin county judge accused of helping a man avoid immigration enforcement has been arrested.
apnews.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Yet another Rubicon crossed.
Judges are not low hanging fruit - they’re part of an entire branch of our government. The fact that they feel emboldened to do this should send a shiver down everyone’s spine that’s read a book on Europe in the early 20th century.
Judges are not low hanging fruit - they’re part of an entire branch of our government. The fact that they feel emboldened to do this should send a shiver down everyone’s spine that’s read a book on Europe in the early 20th century.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky was once Russia’s richest man—until he crossed Putin. Arrested, assets seized, a decade in prison.
A reminder to billionaires cozying up to the regime: authoritarian leaders use you until you’re a threat. Then they crush you. Wealth can protect you for a time. Then it can’t.
A reminder to billionaires cozying up to the regime: authoritarian leaders use you until you’re a threat. Then they crush you. Wealth can protect you for a time. Then it can’t.
April 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Mikhail Khodorkovsky was once Russia’s richest man—until he crossed Putin. Arrested, assets seized, a decade in prison.
A reminder to billionaires cozying up to the regime: authoritarian leaders use you until you’re a threat. Then they crush you. Wealth can protect you for a time. Then it can’t.
A reminder to billionaires cozying up to the regime: authoritarian leaders use you until you’re a threat. Then they crush you. Wealth can protect you for a time. Then it can’t.
Lots going on tomorrow. Here’s a handy spreadsheet with map of all events taking place across the country.
The Protest List
docs.google.com
April 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Lots going on tomorrow. Here’s a handy spreadsheet with map of all events taking place across the country.
Understanding Accusations in a Mirror is crucial. It's not some fringe theory-it's a red flag of authoritarianism. We've seen this tactic before. We know where it leads.
The question is, what do we do to stop it?
The question is, what do we do to stop it?
April 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Understanding Accusations in a Mirror is crucial. It's not some fringe theory-it's a red flag of authoritarianism. We've seen this tactic before. We know where it leads.
The question is, what do we do to stop it?
The question is, what do we do to stop it?
It's not just projection-it's strategy. By accusing others of their own abuses, they deflect, confuse, and rally their base with a false sense of persecution. It's classic "mirror" propaganda. And it's dangerous.
April 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It's not just projection-it's strategy. By accusing others of their own abuses, they deflect, confuse, and rally their base with a false sense of persecution. It's classic "mirror" propaganda. And it's dangerous.
Today, we're seeing this again-blatantly-from Mango Mussolini and his allies. They accuse people of things they themselves are openly perpetrating. He accused Biden of doing it, and is now openly doing it himself.
April 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Today, we're seeing this again-blatantly-from Mango Mussolini and his allies. They accuse people of things they themselves are openly perpetrating. He accused Biden of doing it, and is now openly doing it himself.
"Accusations in a Mirror" has appeared across history: Nazi Germany, Rwanda, the Yugoslav Wars. Always the same script: claim your enemies are guilty of the atrocities you intend to commit. Sow fear. Justify repression or violence.
April 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"Accusations in a Mirror" has appeared across history: Nazi Germany, Rwanda, the Yugoslav Wars. Always the same script: claim your enemies are guilty of the atrocities you intend to commit. Sow fear. Justify repression or violence.
The goal: create moral justification for violence. If "they're going to kill us," then "we have to kill them first." It flips the narrative, paints the aggressor as the victim, and the real victims as a threat. And it works terrifyingly well.
April 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The goal: create moral justification for violence. If "they're going to kill us," then "we have to kill them first." It flips the narrative, paints the aggressor as the victim, and the real victims as a threat. And it works terrifyingly well.
There's a propaganda tactic called Accusations in a Mirror. It's exactly what it sounds like: accusing your opponents of doing exactly what you're doing. It's not just hypocrisy-it's a deliberate weapon to confuse, divide, and incite.
April 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
There's a propaganda tactic called Accusations in a Mirror. It's exactly what it sounds like: accusing your opponents of doing exactly what you're doing. It's not just hypocrisy-it's a deliberate weapon to confuse, divide, and incite.
Understanding Accusations in a Mirror is crucial. It’s not some fringe theory—it’s a red flag of authoritarianism. We’ve seen this tactic before. We know where it leads. Naming it is the first step in breaking the spell.
April 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Understanding Accusations in a Mirror is crucial. It’s not some fringe theory—it’s a red flag of authoritarianism. We’ve seen this tactic before. We know where it leads. Naming it is the first step in breaking the spell.