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I am upset. People are being hurt. The previous status quo was a compromise accepted only out of fear. But people who hate us beyond reason are stripping away even that.
No more.
Now it's time for us to demand the rights and protection we deserve.
This is not the amount of money you request if you are trying to close the US border.
This is the amount you request if you’re creating an authoritarian army to terrorize the domestic population.
Trump has reportedly urged Congress to authorize $175 billion for border security, more than 10 times what was spent during his first term. Meanwhile, border residents in Texas and Arizona say their basic needs — like safe drinking water and hospital access — aren’t being met. https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-border-security-spending-texas-arizona?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post #News #Immigration #Trump #Border #Texas #Arizona
If you are in the UK please consider signing this petition to get the UK parliament to at least debate making things easier for trans folks.
So, here's a helpful guideline for the media covering the Trump regime:
Whenever any of these guys say "viewpoint diversity" just substitute in your head "hiring nazis."
"How do you ensure viewpoint diversity?" = "When will you hire nazis?"
"We want to protect viewpoint diversity at Columbia/Harvard" = "We want them to hire nazis."
"Under Biden the State Department didn't have viewpoint diversity." = "We're big mad, Biden didn't hire enough nazis."
And so forth.
Write accordingly.
Going on a riot tomorrow?
oh you thought you were going on a protest?
tough. the state decides if it is a protest or a riot based on the powers they wish to use/desire to escalate violence.
be as "peaceful" as you like, it doesn't matter
here's some stuff to do to make it more difficult for the state to persecute you.
get a phone number from this list and consign it to memory (you can cheat and write it on your body)
https://netpol.org/solicitors/criminal-solicitors/
read this guide:
https://greenandblackcross.org/about/
print some bust cards for you and your pals:
https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/advice_information/protest-bust-cards-with-translations/
other great bits of advice:
go and leave in a group
don't tell the general public (such as mastodon) you are going
leave your state surveillance devices at home
don't photograph people's faces
don't publish photos of people's faces
don't boost photos of people's faces when you get back
cover your face, scarf that covers the jawline and a hat for your hairline, not just a face cover thanks
don't forget even though tomorrow is saturday, it's #ShutTheFuckUpFriday all day.
chip in with anything i'm forgetting
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