@Readergirl

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trying my best; UU, yogi, reader, EdD

Mike Pence referring to a “gaggle of crackpot lawyers” is rude, unprofessional, dehumanizing, and unbecoming a presidential candidate.

The preferred terminology is “The Federalist Society.”

Not that it (or anything at all) will change wingnut minds, but slavery is the very definition of human trafficking, and I can’t understand how these lunatics can be so wound up over that, and yet pretend not to see it when it comes to slavery.

I mean, say the words “human trafficking” to a MAGA wingnut, and they lose their minds. Say “slavery,” and they’re all “there were good masters, though.”

Quoting @DrJackBrown: https://mstdn.social/@DrJackBrown/110759761398995784 #retoot

Dr. Jack Brown :verified: (@[email protected])

“Come on — adults know what slavery really involved. It involved rape. It involved torture. It involved taking a baby from their mother. It involved some of the worst examples of depriving people of humanity in our world. How is it that anyone could suggest that in the midst of these atrocities, that there was any benefit to being subjected to this level of dehumanization?” Vice President Kamala Harris

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every day I understand a little more why "may you live in interesting times" is considered a curse

I can still like you very much, while I tell you why helping Jack Dorsey realize his libertarian-cum-fascist #Bluesky brain worm dreams is a very bad choice for my country. And the planet & public health & the climate & everyone I love.

Jack Dorsey dreamed up Bluesky because he doesn’t want to ban Nazis & insurrectionists & climate deniers, but to personally profit from their online recruitment efforts, he hand-picked its CEO, & he wants this man to be President:

https://www.msnbc.com/mehdi-on-msnbc/watch/-kids-died-the-story-of-rfk-jr-anti-vaxxers-and-a-measles-outbreak-mehdi-s-deep-dive-187033157936

'Kids died.' The story of RFK Jr., anti-vaxxers, and a measles outbreak: Mehdi’s deep dive

Don’t call RFK Jr. a “political maverick” or “vaccine skeptic.” As Mehdi notes, his anti-vaccine effort has real-life consequences. For proof, just look at the 2019 measles outbreak in Samoa, where dozens of children died thanks to a steep drop in vaccinations. Mehdi’s deep dive looks at the deadly cost of the anti-vaccine movement Kennedy has boosted. 

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This Go Fund Me is to support an incredible young woman, who our family loves deeply - and who has been through so much.

I hope you will donate, or amplify and spread the word. She deserves all the support in the world.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/helping-avery-get-through-university?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

Audience cheers after "Moms for Liberty" co-founder Tiffany Justice noted that a member had quoted Hitler in a newsletter.

"I stand with that mom," she bragged to applause.

This is what #Christofascism looks like: https://www.mediamatters.org/moms-liberty/inside-moms-libertys-summit-big-money-and-even-bigger-conspiracy-theories

Inside Moms for Liberty’s summit: Big money and even bigger conspiracy theories

Manufacturing terror to mobilize parents and take over your kids’ school

Media Matters for America
Today's song choice inspired by how Josh Hawley's dumbassery is an act meant to increase social media engagement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atJfF2ID_rM
Xinxin - Feeling Dumb

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This #FourthofJuly weekend, stop using #nationalism and #patriotism as synonyms.

🇺🇸Patriotism encompasses devotion to the country as a whole – including all the people who live within it.

🇺🇸Nationalism refers to devotion to only one group or people over others.
https://theconversation.com/what-is-the-difference-between-nationalism-and-patriotism-208170

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A 1950 poster shows Superman – a refugee from another planet and a character created by two Jewish immigrants to the U.S. – teaching this lesson to school kids. #USPolitics #American #4thOfJuly

What is the difference between nationalism and patriotism?

Nationalism and patriotism are sometimes treated as synonyms, but they have very different meanings.

The Conversation

So.

Yesterday, @ABC tweeted a headline that declared that Moms for Liberty were “fighting back.”

MANY people asked:fighting against what? It was an example of both sides-ism and normalization par excellence.

After lots of people objected, they removed it.

NEVER forget that your voice matters. And that the voice of the people can have real power.

#politics #media

I liked the Indy movie, I’m sure the discourse around it is very stupid but it entertained me enough. The cinematography was my only quibble; it was a very dark movie (visually, not tonally) and that seems off for the franchise. It’s weird to be in the target audience for nostalgia bait. I’m so used to everything having been made for boomers.