Katxena
@katxena.bsky.social
Artist, ex-blogger, and saddened by -- flails around and gestures wildly. Trying to stay connected.
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The chaos is the point -- it's to distract us from the real threat.
There Is a Strategy Behind the Chaos
The drama over federal-grant spending this week isn’t mere disorganization; it’s part of a broader effort to remake the government from the inside.
www.theatlantic.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:12 AM
The chaos is the point -- it's to distract us from the real threat.
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What if fascism is just bad and your moral obligation to fight it is not in any way diminished or altered by what The Left did or didn't do?
January 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
What if fascism is just bad and your moral obligation to fight it is not in any way diminished or altered by what The Left did or didn't do?
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We've now reached the stage where MAGA Christians think empathy is bad and violently assaulting the police is good.
I'm not sure where we go from here.
I'm not sure where we go from here.
January 23, 2025 at 2:49 AM
We've now reached the stage where MAGA Christians think empathy is bad and violently assaulting the police is good.
I'm not sure where we go from here.
I'm not sure where we go from here.
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If only more people had even a tenth of the courage that Rev. Budde shows here.
Sadly, Trump will probably try to have her thrown in jail now.
Sadly, Trump will probably try to have her thrown in jail now.
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
If only more people had even a tenth of the courage that Rev. Budde shows here.
Sadly, Trump will probably try to have her thrown in jail now.
Sadly, Trump will probably try to have her thrown in jail now.
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This is at the National Cathedral in DC. That's Trump and co. right there in the front. Rev. Budde said this right to his goddam face.
If you're in a position of power and privilege, are opposed to what's happening, and get given a literal podium from which to speak?
This is how you fucking do it.
If you're in a position of power and privilege, are opposed to what's happening, and get given a literal podium from which to speak?
This is how you fucking do it.
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This is at the National Cathedral in DC. That's Trump and co. right there in the front. Rev. Budde said this right to his goddam face.
If you're in a position of power and privilege, are opposed to what's happening, and get given a literal podium from which to speak?
This is how you fucking do it.
If you're in a position of power and privilege, are opposed to what's happening, and get given a literal podium from which to speak?
This is how you fucking do it.
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Even George Orwell and Umberto Eco felt that adding “Giving an actual fascist salute” to their respective checklists of what constitutes fascism was a bit too on the nose.
January 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Even George Orwell and Umberto Eco felt that adding “Giving an actual fascist salute” to their respective checklists of what constitutes fascism was a bit too on the nose.