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Legal writer and author of Flight of Fools, a satirical fantasy novel about escapism.

"Once more, let me remind you what fascism is. I need not wear a brown shirt or a green shirt.
Fascism begins the moment a ruling class, fearing the people may use their political democracy to gain economic democracy, begins to destroy political democracy in order to retain its power of exploitation and special privilege."

- Tommy Douglas,
#Canadian politician
#fascism #democracy #cdnpoli

Just pulled 2 ticks off this guy. April 7 and tick season in the Adirondacks has begun! #dogsofmastodon

[Edit: 3 ticks. Missed the last one but the Simparica got it]

If NPR is “State Media” because it’s 1% US funded then why isn’t Elon’s Twitter account “Saudi State Media” when it’s 4.5% funded?

Let's be very clear. If it was Hillary getting locked up, the #MAGA cult would be celebrating in the streets.

Calling me "indecent" or "insensitive" for celebrating the #TrumpArrest falls on deaf ears. F their feelings

Today was a very, very good day for democracy and the rule of law. With a non-Republican majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, we'll likely see their hyper-gerrymandered maps thrown out, killing a GOP supermajority in a state that has a roughly 50/50 partisan split https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-liberals-win-majority-rcna77190
Wisconsin Supreme Court Election: Liberals win majority after 15 years

The victory of Janet Protasiewicz over conservative Dan Kelly will allow the court's new liberal majority to determine the future of key issues like abortion rights.

NBC News

Here's to living in a first world country, where no one is above the law

#trumpindictment
#TrumpArrest
#arrestmas

Nutmeg and I watching a 4-time Razzie Award nominee heading to court for his arraignment @darth #DogsOfMastodon #TrumpIndictment
My ducks are back!

This week, the Missouri House voted 2 defund the state's public library system. The cuts came in response to a lawsuit challenging SB 775, a Missouri law banning sexually explicit material in school libraries & threatening librarians found in violation of the policy w jail time

I did a deep dive into the law and how it is permanently affecting the lives & work of librarians statewide. Some are considering leaving the field. Others are working in fear and isolation.

"What do you do when you think you could go to jail?" a librarian asked me. She is now leaving the profession

https://www.codastory.com/rewriting-history/missouri-libraries-book-ban/

Missouri librarians are risking jail time – for doing their jobs

Missouri librarians fear prosecution under Senate Bill 775, a new law ordering jail time for distributing “sexually explicit material” to minors.

Coda Story
The #trumpindictment means that at least 12 of the members of the grand jury, which can have 16 to 23 people on it, think that there's reasonable cause to believe that the suspect committed a crime