There’s another shooting in Minneapolis this morning involving ICE.
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@humanhorseshoes @knowattitude @inthehands
“There remains a vast gulf between Trump’s authoritarian aspirations on the one hand and the realities of a complex modern state and society on the other. Obscuring that distinction is an act of defeatism that only serves the regime.”
Thomas Zimmer (@tzimmer_history@mastodon.social)
I am taking down the paywall for this one, as I believe it remains relevant as a reflection on the limits of the authoritarian assault – and the need to push back against the idea that America is inevitably and irresistibly marching towards a Trump dictatorship. This week’s piece: https://steady.page/en/democracyamericana/posts/a565b0ad-62e5-4f07-9e9b-2522407dae4b
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
@Red_Shirt_no2 @humanhorseshoes @knowattitude @tzimmer_history
That. In the descent into authoritarianism, we are still very much in the “consolidating power” phase — and that phase can still fail. In fact, it looks a lot less successful now than it did 6 months ago.
Also, this:
Paul Cantrell (@inthehands@hachyderm.io)
Attached: 2 images @susankayequinn@wandering.shop Reminds me of this passage from Rebecca Solnit on doomerism: ❝I don’t know why so many people seem to think it’s their job to spread discouragement, but it seems to be a muddle about the relationship between facts and feelings. I keep saying I respect despair as an emotion, but not as an analysis.…Feelings deserve full respect as feelings, but all they inform you about is you.❞ Longer excerpt in the screenshots; full article here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/26/we-cant-afford-to-be-climate-doomers
Hachyderm.io (hachyderm.io)
Despair is an emotion, not an analysis.
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@inthehands
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Saw two different groups of protestors out in the cold on the way back from buying toilet paper
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My wife and her dad both knew Alex Pretti from the VA Hospital where he was a nurse. “Gentle and such a good listener.” -
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My wife and her dad both knew Alex Pretti from the VA Hospital where he was a nurse. “Gentle and such a good listener.” -
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My wife and her dad both knew Alex Pretti from the VA Hospital where he was a nurse. “Gentle and such a good listener.” -
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My wife and her dad both knew Alex Pretti from the VA Hospital where he was a nurse. “Gentle and such a good listener.”@inthehands I’m so sorry, this is so horrible
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My wife and her dad both knew Alex Pretti from the VA Hospital where he was a nurse. “Gentle and such a good listener.”@inthehands I'm so sorry.
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My wife and her dad both knew Alex Pretti from the VA Hospital where he was a nurse. “Gentle and such a good listener.” -
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My wife and her dad both knew Alex Pretti from the VA Hospital where he was a nurse. “Gentle and such a good listener.”@inthehands Thank you for sharing this.
Obviously I don't trust a word of the official narrative, but the official narrative always trashes what the family has to say about the victim, so it's nice (and also heartbreaking) to hear what people who don't have any incentive to misrepresent, whatsoever, have to say about the departed.
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Thank you, Alex, for taking care of my father in law in his time of crisis. We remember you. We remember what you did for him, for all of us.
@inthehands Fuck… I am so so sorry.
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What every US citizen can simply do NOW
we #US citizens need to immediately demand
our #Congress impeach and convict Trump asap,
or be #primaried by those who will
write/phone/email/scream outside their officesfind those candidates https://www.citizensimpeachment.com/
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representativecontact your congressional representatives asap (before
the primaries) to demand the return of our country, that
they immediately impeach Trump! and Spread the word!I do not think you are going to defeat murdering masked thugs with legal procedures.
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Thank you, Alex, for taking care of my father in law in his time of crisis. We remember you. We remember what you did for him, for all of us.
@inthehands oh man, that is heartbreaking. Don't have words.
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Thank you, Alex, for taking care of my father in law in his time of crisis. We remember you. We remember what you did for him, for all of us.
@inthehands I'm so sorry..
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My wife and her dad both knew Alex Pretti from the VA Hospital where he was a nurse. “Gentle and such a good listener.”@inthehands 🫂
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My wife and her dad both knew Alex Pretti from the VA Hospital where he was a nurse. “Gentle and such a good listener.”I'm so sorry Paul. For everything.
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️ Twin Cities residents️Citywide vigil, on every block
7:00pm tonight
There is no central gathering location, to prevent further ICE / DHS targeting. Vigil location is wherever you are.
Please contact your nearby neighbors now and spread the word. We want the whole city showing up. This has to end.
Women's March (and probably others) are calling on all of us to go outside (with a candle) at 7:00 pm Central Time (UTC-6) [and I would add, or as close as you can] to #SupportMinneapolis. Take photos, share on social media. Let's grow our resistance. #IceOut #NoIce #ReneeGood #AlexPretti #ShutDownIce
That's about 45 minutes from when I'm making this post.
