Robin Lee
@proudcommiebastard.bsky.social
They/them
Out, loud and queer af
Anarcho-communist
Free Palestine
Out, loud and queer af
Anarcho-communist
Free Palestine
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The Insurrection Act would empower the president, with few legal limitations, to deploy U.S. military and federalized National Guard troops inside the country.
What Should We Do If Trump Invokes the Insurrection Act?
Three strategies for public pressure in response are refusal, resistance and ridicule.
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April 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Insurrection Act would empower the president, with few legal limitations, to deploy U.S. military and federalized National Guard troops inside the country.
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The Department of Education is threatening to pull state funding if officials don’t out trans kids to their parents.
Trump Administration Is Investigating CA Privacy Protections for Trans Students
The Department of Education is threatening to pull state funding if officials don’t out trans kids to their parents.
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March 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Department of Education is threatening to pull state funding if officials don’t out trans kids to their parents.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi disbanded an FBI task force investigating foreign influence operations, including those targeting U.S. elections. Additionally, she restricted enforcement actions against individuals who fail to disclose lobbying on behalf of foreign governments.
February 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi disbanded an FBI task force investigating foreign influence operations, including those targeting U.S. elections. Additionally, she restricted enforcement actions against individuals who fail to disclose lobbying on behalf of foreign governments.
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Billionaire owners saw the NFL’s cumulative franchise values rise 1,108 percent between 2020 and 2023 alone.
truthout.org/articles/on-...
truthout.org/articles/on-...
On Super Bowl Sunday, Remember Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Subsidize the NFL
NFL owners opened up 20 new stadiums with the help of $4.7 billion in taxpayer funds between 1997 and 2015.
truthout.org
February 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Billionaire owners saw the NFL’s cumulative franchise values rise 1,108 percent between 2020 and 2023 alone.
truthout.org/articles/on-...
truthout.org/articles/on-...
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on my twitter wall - this guy celebrating weaponizing of consumer devices - i guess its antisemitic to say it is wrong to put a bomb in pager devices
February 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
on my twitter wall - this guy celebrating weaponizing of consumer devices - i guess its antisemitic to say it is wrong to put a bomb in pager devices
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Chicago teachers, community members, and some elected officials participated in “walk-in” actions at more than 100 Chicago public schools. Participants rallied to show support for undocumented, queer, trans and other marginalized students.
Here’s How Chicago Educators Are Defending Their Students From Trump’s Attacks
They’ve created resources that may be helpful to other teachers who are developing sanctuary plans to protect students.
buff.ly
February 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Chicago teachers, community members, and some elected officials participated in “walk-in” actions at more than 100 Chicago public schools. Participants rallied to show support for undocumented, queer, trans and other marginalized students.
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You know the question would you go back in time and kill Hitler?
Well... You might not have to time travel
Well... You might not have to time travel
February 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
You know the question would you go back in time and kill Hitler?
Well... You might not have to time travel
Well... You might not have to time travel
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"Netzarim is not a corridor; it is a large land grab carried out through the killing of Palestinian people and the destruction of their homes... it was and continues to be another way of terrorising the people of Gaza."
— #AJOpinion by Hala Al-Khatib ⤵️
— #AJOpinion by Hala Al-Khatib ⤵️
The ‘Netzarim Corridor’ is not a corridor, it is a nightmare
Israel’s large land grab in the middle of Gaza has been a source of endless terror for those of us living near it.
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February 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
"Netzarim is not a corridor; it is a large land grab carried out through the killing of Palestinian people and the destruction of their homes... it was and continues to be another way of terrorising the people of Gaza."
— #AJOpinion by Hala Al-Khatib ⤵️
— #AJOpinion by Hala Al-Khatib ⤵️
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America is just the Nazis that won
February 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
America is just the Nazis that won
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Members of Elon Musk’s secretive team, tasked with reviewing federal agencies for potential cuts, are refusing to reveal their full names to civil servants. Musk’s representatives declined to provide their surnames and refused to answer any questions.
February 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Members of Elon Musk’s secretive team, tasked with reviewing federal agencies for potential cuts, are refusing to reveal their full names to civil servants. Musk’s representatives declined to provide their surnames and refused to answer any questions.
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“Actually it’s good that a bunch of teenagers are unilaterally firing thousands of government employees because they have ChatGPT”
i can’t get over how unfathomably stupid the average SF venture capitalist is
i can’t get over how unfathomably stupid the average SF venture capitalist is
February 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
“Actually it’s good that a bunch of teenagers are unilaterally firing thousands of government employees because they have ChatGPT”
i can’t get over how unfathomably stupid the average SF venture capitalist is
i can’t get over how unfathomably stupid the average SF venture capitalist is
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"you have committed a crime"
February 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"you have committed a crime"
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Normal people: You should ban child torture
Labour Party: Well, we met some people from the How to Torture Your Child Discord and they said a ban would actually be *more* harmful
Centrists: Truly this is a complex issue 🤔 There are no easy answers 😞
Labour Party: Well, we met some people from the How to Torture Your Child Discord and they said a ban would actually be *more* harmful
Centrists: Truly this is a complex issue 🤔 There are no easy answers 😞
February 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Normal people: You should ban child torture
Labour Party: Well, we met some people from the How to Torture Your Child Discord and they said a ban would actually be *more* harmful
Centrists: Truly this is a complex issue 🤔 There are no easy answers 😞
Labour Party: Well, we met some people from the How to Torture Your Child Discord and they said a ban would actually be *more* harmful
Centrists: Truly this is a complex issue 🤔 There are no easy answers 😞
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Authorities in Gaza have updated the death toll from Israel’s war on the enclave to 61,709, having added thousands who are missing and now presumed dead.
🔗: aje.io/hwozl0
🔗: aje.io/hwozl0
February 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Authorities in Gaza have updated the death toll from Israel’s war on the enclave to 61,709, having added thousands who are missing and now presumed dead.
🔗: aje.io/hwozl0
🔗: aje.io/hwozl0
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god this is just the twitter takeover with the whole government
February 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
god this is just the twitter takeover with the whole government
Anti-ICE protesters in California have shut down the 101 freeway in Los Angeles marching towards City Hall.
February 4, 2025 at 12:33 AM
The U.S. attorney in Washington warned that his office would pursue charges against ‘anyone who impedes’ Elon Musk or his staff.
February 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Israeli forces conducted an unprecedented escalation in the West Bank over the weekend by detonating 20 apartment buildings in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank. The move constituted the largest single demolition operation in the West Bank since 1967.
Israel Escalates Its West Bank Assault, Conducting Largest Demolition in Years
Israel detonated 20 apartment buildings in Jenin as part of an offensive that has displaced over 20,000 Palestinians.
buff.ly
February 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Israeli forces conducted an unprecedented escalation in the West Bank over the weekend by detonating 20 apartment buildings in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank. The move constituted the largest single demolition operation in the West Bank since 1967.
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As part of his next proposed state budget, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is planning to give tax breaks to residents who purchase guns and firearm accessories during the first half of the summer.
Ron DeSantis Proposes “Gun Sales Tax Holiday” as Part of Next Florida State Budget
The “holiday” would take place during a time of year when mass shootings and gun violence are at their highest.
buff.ly
February 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
As part of his next proposed state budget, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is planning to give tax breaks to residents who purchase guns and firearm accessories during the first half of the summer.
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honestly think some of the hesitation here is that no one wants to sound like a crank. i was talking at an event last night and even i felt like a crank while i was speaking!
What if there were a coup, the US government fell to a drug-addled oligarch who seized control of our money, secrets, and levers of power, and Corporate media did not report on it?
February 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
honestly think some of the hesitation here is that no one wants to sound like a crank. i was talking at an event last night and even i felt like a crank while i was speaking!