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Arthur P. Drake
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Activist, Writer, 4 Boxes believer. Just trying to make the world Better. Communistlemon @ protonmail .com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rVTBCtYjoY
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This is extraordinarily dangerous. Tomorrow, the legacy media will ask Republican officials about this. Those officials will lie and obfuscate. And the legacy media will move on.

That is part of the crisis we face.
February 16, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Destroy public education to eliminate critical thinking for the masses.
Eliminate the autonomy of Women to enforce patriarchal hierarchy.
Call any attempt at claiming equality of people DEI, or Woke, or Politically Correct.
Beat that dead horse until it stops spitting out votes.
February 6, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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Elon Musk agrees that “all elections” in America are “rigged” & fake.

It’s an insane position for the world’s richest man & the owner of the world’s most influential political messaging platform to hold.

It’s hard to believe that he believes that. But he IS spreading this insane and dangerous lie.
February 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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I understand there are 1000 burning fires rn, but the Democratic leadership needs to get itself together & organize…

Start by calling the press to tip them off, then send high-level members to Department of Veterans Affairs right now. Before Republicans do anything.

Get ahead of this coup 👏👏
Dem lawmakers… THIS IS WHERE YOU SHOULD BE RIGHT NOW, DEMANDING TO KNOW WHAT’S HAPPENING.

DO. YOUR. JOBS.
Rumors are flying that Musk and his DOGE dickheads have appeared at the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters in DC. They are about to fuck 16 million veterans.
February 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article)
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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The irony of Ben Shapiro calling AOC an "idiot" when he thinks Elon Musk started Tesla.

He did not.

Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning are the actual founders of Tesla.
February 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Goddamn it all. Why are they all so weak and pathetic. THEY DONT CARE ABOUT THE RULES. We cannot play with the old fences up. They are overgrazing the commons and we need to DO SOMETHING.

apnews.com/article/elon...
Elon Musk tightens grip on federal government as Democrats raise alarms
Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump’s blessing.
apnews.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Well fuck. This is a problem.
Joe Kent, the guy Trump is nominating to lead his counterterrorism division, employed Proud Boys and Patriot Front members, met with Nick Fuentes and sat down with a neo-Nazi YouTuber for an interview.
February 4, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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Oligarchy doesn’t even begin to describe what this is
February 4, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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MORE OF THIS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
Now we’re cooking!

Thank you for doing something, @schatz.bsky.social.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
February 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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This.
by freezing all federal grants, trump is fundamentally transforming the relationship between the executive and congress. he is asserting dictatorial authority over federal spending, transforming congress's lawmaking powers into advisory authority. it is a constitutional crisis
January 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This is going to damage many lives for little to no benefit.
Oklahoma bill would punish "those found guilty of producing, distributing or possessing pornography" with up to 10 years in prison.

"According to [Project 2025], people who produce any porn are 'child predators and misogynistic exploiters of women.'"

USA Today article by Saleen Martin
What to know about an Oklahoma senator's efforts to 'restore moral sanity' in his state
Those found guilty of producing, distributing or possessing pornography would face criminal penalties of up to 10 years in prison if SB593 passes.
www.usatoday.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Increasing boldness on everyone’s part here.
January 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
People are going to die and it will be his fault.
This is such a disaster.

America far too important and powerful for the rest of the world to not be affected by this shit show.

But America is also far too interdependent with the rest of the world for this to not also harm the lives and health Americans in myriad ways.
U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.
January 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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This is such a disaster.

America far too important and powerful for the rest of the world to not be affected by this shit show.

But America is also far too interdependent with the rest of the world for this to not also harm the lives and health Americans in myriad ways.
January 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Business' fail and people get new jobs. Governments fail and people die. This too is the appeal to these people.
On the surface, "run the country like a business" is an anodyne phrase; most people just hear "fiscal conservatism."

But ... what is the signal feature of private businesses? They are strictly hierarchical autocracies! Every single one is a mini-dictatorship! That's the deeper appeal of the slogan.
January 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Up to speed on Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City?

Good for you,
now, let's talk about the tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas.

NIH and CDC, where are you?
Oh right, you've been hamstrung by Trump.

www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...
Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded history
Kansas public health officials say the state's ongoing tuberculosis outbreak is the largest since the CDC started reporting TB cases in the 1950s.
www.cjonline.com
January 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
J6 is apparently legitimate protest now while actual protests are Antifa-affiliated terrorist actions.... Cool so were doing things a little out of order but j6 is now the Burning of the Reichstag. For those trying to keep track of relevant parallels.
This bill re-ups a 2020 campaign to claim America was under attack by "Antifa". The release of violent J6ers plays into it - it is government gaslighting about what is legitimate protest vs an illegal attack. The first 3 sponsors of MTG's bill were major Jan 6 promoters: Greene, Biggs, Miller. 2/
January 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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🧵: H.R.26 seeks to designate 'Antifa' as a terrorist organization. Some of the things that they are labeling as 'Antifa' activities include perfectly legal work done by LGBTQ+ activists, such as acting as security for drag events.

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January 26, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Resolutions, theoretically, hold less authority than bills, being more or less a sentiment or an opinion of the body.

That said, it signals a dangerous shift, and with the changing leadership of our nations' homeland security bodies may have a large impact.

We'll keep reporting on what we learn.
It’s actually a Resolution, not a Bill, and I fully admit I don’t understand the difference.
Marjorie Taylor Green is a co author of a bill submitted to the Judiciary Committee to designate Antifa a domestic terrorist organization. Unhinged and dangerous : www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr...
January 26, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Well this is gonna get used to arrest people on terrorism charges for attending any protest that the Feds want. KKK has member rolls, Anti-fa is at best a word people use to describe their ideology.

Im thinking about ANTIFA D-Day.... hmmm. (for those unaware this is the same as D-Day)
Wake-up call: watch for actions aimed at shutting down public protests. That's how you stay in power while doing unpopular things. MTG has submitted a bill that allows DOJ to apply a terrorism enhancement to anyone arrested, even for a misdemeanor, by calling a protest "Antifa-associated". 1/
January 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I'm not a Christian and I know that this is a hilariously wrong view of Jesus' teachings. Does he think that Jesus did not want him to love his Neighbor?
These evangelicals need to get a grip. This is what the bible means by don't take the lords name in vain.
All I said was “Jesus would welcome immigrants with open arms”
January 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Germany has begun investigations into people who posted images of the act. Irrespective of ones stance on free speech, I think the Germans know what these salutes are. Neither Musk or Trump attempt to defend the action and simply allow it to be used by Neo-Nazis as propaganda.
Pritzker: "President Trump ought to be calling that out. If he doesn't agree with Elon Musk, if he doesn't agree with two Sieg Heils at his own rally and backing a party that backs Nazis, then he ought to say so. Why isn't Donald Trump speaking out?
January 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
First they freed the Nazis, and I said Goddamnit motherfucker. Then they freed the Pedos and I said, What? Why? Isn’t that their whole thing?
Donald Trump just pardoned a violent insurrectionist who *also* happens to be a convicted child sex offender. (Imagine if the QAnon freaks who pretend to give a damn about child sex offenses actually gave a damn about them!)
January 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM