Paul CantrellMar 16, 2025

The Trump administration has twice in the past week illegally disappeared people ••in open defiance of a court ordering them to stop••.

If you were still somehow waiting for them to cross a bright line — if somehow what’s already happened wasn’t enough — this is your bright line.

#uspol
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/16/deportation-alleged-gang-members-el-salvador

US deports 250 alleged gang members to El Salvador despite court ruling to halt flights

Trump invoked 1798 law previously used to detain Japanese Americans in second world war to justify deportations

The Guardian
Show threadPaul CantrellMar 16, 2025

If Congress doesn’t have the power of the purse and the courts don’t have the power of law, then our system of checks and balances crumbles and the US constitution is finished.

Either the administration faces immediate and overwhelming resistance to this, or democracy in the US is over.

#uspol

Show threadPaul Cantrell

There are mass protests in Serbia right now.

There are mass protests in South Korea right now.

And yes, there are mass protests in the US right now, getting larger and larger by the week. You don’t hear much about it — the press is sheepish about covering it — but it •is• happening.

Time to show up. Over and over.

#uspol
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-02-02/thousands-of-protesters-rally-in-downtown-los-angeles-against-trump-deportation-policies

Thousands rally in L.A., shut down 101 to protest Trump deportations

Draped in Mexican and Salvadoran flags, roughly 1,000 demonstrators gathered near City Hall shortly before noon, blocking traffic at Spring and Temple streets.

Los Angeles Times
Mar 16, 2025 at 7:48pmWeb
Show threadPaul CantrellMar 16, 2025
“Stay angry, little democracy. You will need all your anger now.”
Show threadDavid SmithMar 16, 2025
@inthehands ❤️ Mrs Whatsit
Show threadNickSep 29, 2025
@inthehands Hi Paul. I stumbled on one of your posts here and your name seemed familiar, it was a music association so I googled it. It would seem you are one of my fellow Minnesotans:-) I'm 73 and can't remember s...t but you must have given my ears a real treat.
Show threadPaul CantrellSep 29, 2025
@coffeemug
Well, nice to know my name is rattling around somewhere out there! The music connection might be Keys Please? The New Ruckus / ACF Tuesday Salon? Something with Zeitgeist or Carei Thomas or Todd Harper…?
Show threadNickSep 29, 2025
@inthehands Todd Harper, wow. I made his acquaintance through the SGI organization years ago, I'll have to give him a call and see if he's still using all 88😂. Ok you're shaking the rust off, I'll check your other mentions later...
Show threadPaul CantrellSep 29, 2025
@coffeemug Carei and Todd are both SGI, and several other folks I know too! Not surprising if you crossed my path through that good crowd.
Show threadPaul CantrellSep 29, 2025
@coffeemug (And yes, Todd is very much still playing!)
Show threadNickSep 29, 2025
@inthehands Yes that had to be it! I left him a text msg, will see what comes of that. From Todd's website:
Chordal Turtle #4 performed by Paul Cantrell, piano. 🙂
Show threadPaul CantrellSep 29, 2025
@coffeemug
There you go! I’ve recorded a lot of Todd’s stuff, including this album: https://innig.net/music/albums/river/ and several here: https://innig.net/music/albums/keysplease-earlyyears/
The River Inside of Trees – Albums – Music – innig.net

Show threadcognitively accessible math20h ago
@inthehands @coffeemug COOL Mastodon just reached a critical mass :) :)
Show threadPigletFeb 1
@inthehands somehow, we just keep getting angrier.
Show threadSmoljaguarMar 16, 2025
@inthehands there were 300k people protesting in belgrade, south korea is between "tens of thousands" and a million.
50501 claim to have 72,000 protestors *nationwide* (other protests were only in the capital city) in a country >6x more populous than south korea
Show threadPaul CantrellMar 16, 2025
@Smoljaguar
Yup, we're just figuring this out. A lot of folks in the US aren’t used to having to show up. Thus the exhortation to practice doing just that, over and over.
Show threadHoward Chu @ SymasMar 16, 2025
@inthehands tbh I couldn't tell the difference btw the 101 being shutdown or just weekday rush hour.