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philip_cardella

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GenXer studying American and transnational history with a focus on de jure racism in housing and policing through the lens of illiberalism. It's not a cult, it's fascism.

Married to an Engineering prof.

#BlackLivesMatter #TransLivesMatter

He/Him

I hate Trump and every other fascist. I'm voting for Biden.

#SacramentoKings fan way before it was cool.

Warning: If you follow me without interacting I'll likely block you.

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philip_cardella, to random
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PSA to my fellow white people: Number of times a day it's okay to tell POC "Not all white people": zero.

Yes, I'm white. Yes, I've made that mistake before. Yes, I was 100% wrong to. And yes, my white privilege benefits me every single day in ways I'm aware of and ways I've yet to recognize.

DemocracySpot, to random
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Anybody wanna talk about buttermilk biscuits?

philip_cardella,
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@DemocracySpot Keep on Square Dancin?

philip_cardella, to random
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A worthwhile look at the justification for sentencing #Trump to a prison term.

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/donald-trump-jail-sentence-trial-verdict-rcna155323

18+ ai6yr, (edited ) to TeslaMotors
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LA Times tidbit about a certain billionaire originally being an illegal immigrant...."Originally from South Africa, Kimbal said the brothers lacked lawful immigration status when they began the business in the U.S. ..." yet now: Elon Musk "sometimes used his giant microphone to elevate racist conspiracies and spread misinformation about immigration law. " https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-06-03/elon-musk-immigration

philip_cardella,
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@ai6yr what he's in favor of is racial apartheid. His Grandpa immigrated FROM Canada because it was too liberal to move to Apartheid South Africa.

Not every descendant lands on the roots of the trees. This clown did.

philip_cardella, to random
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I think , , , , et al are evil criminals who need to be brought to justice.

I believe they are fascists or at least on friendly terms with fascists. I believe they've broken laws and are a threat to my life and the lives of my children.

I believe the US government may not be equipped to bring them to justice and that too is a crime.

I will never wish violence on them. I will never wish cancer on them.

Because I'm not a fucking fascist.

QasimRashid, to random
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Democrats should introduce legislation in every State & Federal legislature to permanently ban felon disenfranchisement & automatically restore voting rights to all formerly incarcerated citizens—and force GOP to either support it & protect voting rights or block it & ban Trump.

philip_cardella,
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@QasimRashid Trump will be able to vote in November but I agree anyway.

The only reasons one should lose the right to vote are death or citizenship elsewhere.

philip_cardella, to random
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If you're talking about #HushMoney but not #ElectionFraud you're doing it wrong and missing the point entirely. Strategically AND legally.

There's nothing inherently illegal about paying someone to be quiet.

The guy won in 2016 by under 80,000 votes. There's a very real chance the thing he was convicted of was successfully cheating to win.

Honestly, maybe don't use the Republican term "hush money" unless you're trying to carry water for #Trump.

emarktaylor, to nba
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🏀 @nba

Via Freezing Cold Takes 🤖 @OldTakesExposed

philip_cardella,
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@emarktaylor @nba @OldTakesExposed he's a big part of the reason I stopped listening to sports radio. I can't stand him.

skykiss, (edited ) to random
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Update: Florida was one of four states with a lifetime ban, the others being Iowa, Kentucky and Virginia. On November 6, 2018, 65% of Florida voters approved Amendment 4, which automatically restores the voting rights of people convicted of a felony—except murder or sexual offenses—after the completion of their sentences.

#election

philip_cardella,
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@skykiss is that the present law even though this is not a Florida or Federal conviction?

If it is they'll change it.

danielpunkass, to random
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A nation releases its collective breath. Trump guilty on all counts. It's a start. The devastatingly misguided people who continue to support him will now have more to be ashamed about, when and if they ever wake up.

philip_cardella,
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@danielpunkass the problem is there'll be a shocking number of people who genuinely won't know about the verdict.

For us on social media this is inconceivable but it's going to happen.

Honestly, there should be billboards on every Interstate segment in America proclaiming this with a link and qr code to the case record.

philip_cardella, to random
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Seems to me the came back quick.

I'm guessing that's not a good sign for the defense.

GottaLaff, to random
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NEW: THE JURY HAS REACHED A VERDICT IN THE TRUMP TRIAL.

philip_cardella,
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@GottaLaff 🥂

StillIRise1963, to random
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"Texas delegates voted on a 2024 platform at the state’s GOP Convention on Saturday and aim to tally the votes by Wednesday to finalize their platform for the coming year. The proposal called for new legislation to solidify fetal personhood ideology into law, define abortion care as homicide and criminalize in vitro fertilization, first reported by feminist writer Jessica Valenti.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-gop-appears-to-put-death-penalty-for-abortion-patients-on-2024-wish-list_n_665765b4e4b05212274abd0b

philip_cardella,
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@Jonathanglick @StillIRise1963 while I absolutely agree there should be I will be that guy and remind folks that there are millions of people suffering in those states that did not vote fascist and did vote for Dems.

I'm in Florida. We have more people who voted Democrat than most states have people.

But there absolutely should be targeted boycotts. Florida fascists destroyed most of the economy that's not tourism. Boycott the tourism maybe one industry at a time. As a suggestion.

philip_cardella,
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@Jonathanglick @StillIRise1963 frankly, the cruise ship industry is one of the biggest threats to the environment. And it's essential to the economy here.

Boycott that. And absolutely no conferences here.

StillIRise1963, to random
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I didn’t know Florida’s orange trees were all fucked up by disease and that they were barely producing oranges.

philip_cardella,
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@StillIRise1963 yup. Florida's ag, especially in the South, is all but gone so far as I can tell.

philip_cardella,
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@StillIRise1963 basically, Miami and Las Vegas are two major cities in the United States that best I can tell could under no circumstances sustain themselves. At least Miami has plenty of fresh water.

philip_cardella, to random
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's trial was long and boring.

I don't care that he fell asleep. I don't care that he wears diapers. I don't care that he stumbles sometimes.

What I care about is he's openly fascist. Or, for the clowns that don't understand how dangerous fascism is and prefer their own agenda to reality: he incites violence and is a lifelong unrepentant sexist and racist. A court found he raped a woman. He's charged with stealing nuclear secrets.

This is why he's unfit to lead.

philip_cardella, to random
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Y'all be surprised to learn that former sportsball player turned Republican politician is a dumpster fire inside a tire fire at the bottom of a toxic waste dump.

https://news.yahoo.com/news/why-hell-former-baseball-star-094000704.html

GottaLaff, to legal
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Btw, I am reading live posts of the but unable to post for you (sorry). Prosecution is killing it.

FYI: Via Kyle Griffin:

Judge Merchan tells the jury that Trump lawyer Todd Blanche's comment was "improper, and you must disregard it."

"If there is a verdict of guilty, it will be up to me to impose a sentence." He adds: A "prison sentence is not required in the event of a guilty verdict."

philip_cardella,
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@GottaLaff I'm not convinced Blanche is as terrible as people think because he's working for a very guilty very awful client.

But good Lord how did he think that'd end?

My understanding is odds are a guilty verdict would NOT lead to a prison sentence for this trial.

Now the judge is telling them the lawyer lied to them and that they can convict and not worry about if he's going to prison. Judge would say that anyway but good grief.

philip_cardella, to random
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I never liked but fuck cancer. Nobody deserves to die that way and that young.

philip_cardella, to random
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The constant low level on here is nauseating.

I know I've only recently started to recognize it and I apologize to my Jewish brothers, sisters and family here.

philip_cardella, to religion
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Though I'm a practicing I welcome any religious or non religious person who loves humanity and wants to do good for all of it. While my dad was very sick last week that he passed we welcomed people from protestant, Catholic, Muslim, Jewish and Hindu traditions to pray with us and they did.

Not out of desperation but out of solidarity in love.

We welcomed thoughts of atheists as well and were grateful for their solidarity in love for my dad.

philip_cardella,
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I'm so grateful for everyone who prayed in love or who offered love without any religious belief or as atheists that I'll block anyone who mocks another religious belief.

You can have reasons for disagreeing with any religion or supporting any religion or for being atheist or not being atheist. A sensible conversation is fine in fact warranted, even passionate ones.

But mocking people for their beliefs or non beliefs?

Block.

TonyStark, to random
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Millions of Americans live within one mile of an abandoned coal mine or an orphaned oil and gas well. These sites are environmental hazards that pollute backyards and community spaces.

Interior announced a nearly $55M investment in ND and WV to plug wells, address hazards, and create good-paying jobs.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $55 Million from the Investing in America Agenda to Clean Up Legacy Pollution in North Dakota and West Virginia |
https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-nearly-55-million-investing-america-agenda

philip_cardella,
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@TonyStark one mile?!

Weird connected fact, Everglades National Park was initially owned by the company that became Exxon Mobile*. There's a famous look out tower near a borrow hole that has a seven mile road going out to it.

The road was built to find oil. They did. It was shit oil. They gave up and tried to sell it. Marjory Stoneman Douglas and others convinced Congress to buy it and make it a National Park.

It's the lower 48's fourth largest and one of a few so designated for wild life.

Lana, to random
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Trans dinosaurs is literally the plot of the original Jurassic Park.

philip_cardella,
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@Lana from the people who brought you "when did RATM get political?" comes "NOW they've got trans dinosaurs in the movie whose big quote is 'nature will find a way'"!

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