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It's worth highlighting a passage from a recent blog post by @davidbrin.bsky.social: davidbrin.blogspot.com/2025/11/will...
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"Among the travesties that led to the worst episode (so far) -- the 1860s 'Civil War' - was the Fugitive Slave Act, supported by the John Roberts of the 1850s - Roger Taney, cursed be his name and memory and honor. After which, bands of often-masked irregular southern cavalry began rampaging and raiding across northern states, smashing into homes and workplaces, snatching neighbors and ignoring victims who waved documents proving they were free persons, and not 'illegals.' Sound familiar? Has anyone else made the parallel with today's monstrous ICE depredations? Because those slave-catcher raids had deeper effects than merely a run for the Canadian border. They radicalized northerners, who would never have voted for Lincoln had they not been fiercely offended by such nasty aggression and oppression in their own villages and counties."
November 3, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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Do not misunderstand: The things you are witnessing in this country are not warning signs. They are boasts. The Trump Administration has no intention of abiding by the law.

Photo: Chicago, October 18, 2025.
#protests #resist #chicago #nokings #authoritarianism #originalphotography #brucesharp
A sign held by a protestor reads: "Authoritarianism isn't coming. It's here." Taken at the No Kings Protest in Chicago, October 18, 2025.
October 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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"If America hasn't broken your heart, you don't love her enough." Chicago, April 5, 2025.

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A young woman holds a sign with a quote from Cory Booker: "If America hasn't broken your heart, you don't love her enough." Taken at the Hands Off Protest in Chicago, Daley Plaza, April 5, 2025
October 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM