It’s one thing to tell people “yeah they pointed a gun at my state representative” and entirely another to tell them “they pointed a gun at my state representative and it barely cracked the top three most horrific things they did that day, and it’s been like that more days than not for two months”

2,000 words was not nearly enough space to talk about this issue in the detail it deserves, which is why I'm currently working on a few other projects in this area! But I wanted to take this timely opportunity to point out the significance of Mamdani's refusal to jump on the "lock 'em up" band wagon

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Their activity over the last week has included: car crashes, arrests of citizens, rapid responders and bystanders, four days straight of tear gas attacks on dense residential neighborhoods, real guns and pepper ball dispensers pointed at faces, breaking windows and dragging people from cars

ordinary americans are filming ice agents and trying to save their neighbors. for all the hemming and hawing during 2024 about how democracy was an elite concern, the elites gave up far more quickly than average people.

Why does she specifically love guitar cases so much lol