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72mz

@72mz@mstdn.party

Former R. Now Ind. Believer in democracy and science. Twitter quitter.

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TruthSandwich, to Russia
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Reminder: Our enemy, Russia, wants Trump.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/us/politics/russia-disinformation-election.html

#uspol #russia #trump

72mz,
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@TruthSandwich
Putin's Russia is NOT the enemy of the gop. Democracy is their enemy.

RememberUsAlways, to Amsterdam
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Pro-Palestinian protest in turns violent after student rally halted.
"Police were seen using batons against protesters to prevent them from marching past the nearby Monument on their way to Amsterdam city centre.
When protesters arrived at a central Amsterdam University location, protesters barricaded the narrow canal-facing road in front of the university buildings."




@palestine
@israel

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-police-end-pro-palestinian-demonstration-amsterdam-university-2024-05-07/

72mz,
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@RememberUsAlways @palestine @israel
Violence against protesters is not good, but neither is protesters refusing to obey lawful authorities. When protesters force their way into areas that impact public safety, and won't disperse when told to, police have no choice but to stop them, using force if necessary. Police are not paid to get hurt or killed and when they are in danger from a mob, the force will escalate. Unfortunately, the agitators usually escape injury and someone else gets hurt.

skinnylatte, to random
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People in SF keep telling my Singaporean friends who are moving here to live in Walnut Creek. I mean, I think moving from a 5M person city to an American suburb is a massive massive culture shock

‘You have to get in a car to go everywhere! You commute 2 hours!’ And they can’t understand it. It’s just not our reality in our universe.

I tell them that moving to SF, a big city, is already going to be a culture shock (smallest city they’ve ever seen)

72mz,
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@skinnylatte
It's much dirtier than Singapore

DrALJONES, to random
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Report from the University of Southern California

"17 History Department Faculty Demand Resignation of President, Others, for use of Violence against Campus Community"

"We, the undersigned members of the Department of History unequivocally condemn the university administration for its decision to invite riot police to campus and employ violence against our students and colleagues."

https://www.juancole.com/2024/04/department-resignation-president.html

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72mz,
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@DrALJONES
There are times when police facing a mob of angry people are pelted with bottles, rocks and other items which can inflict serious injury. They wear riot gear for self-protection. How many professors would face that mob dressed in T-shirts and jeans?

GottaLaff, to Arizona
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🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️Via Kyle Griffin:

The GOP just selected state Sen. Jake Hoffman — a fake elector indicted last week for his efforts to overturn President Biden's 2020 win in Arizona — as a national committeeman for the Republican National Committee. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/arizona-gop-taps-fake-elector-rnc-post-rcna149719

72mz,
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@GottaLaff
He's a perfect fit for the fake RNC.

TonyStark, to random
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The right kept their eye on the Supreme Court prize for 50 years. They waited that long to get a majority that would do whatever they wanted. Unfortunately, it paid off.

At least some of the left doesn’t seem to be nearly as focused on the Supreme Court as the right was. These are lifetime appointments and there is no quick fix. We have to wait it out and keep our eye on the prize, like the right did.

Alito reignites fetal rights debate in Idaho abortion case |
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4622500-alito-fetal-rights-idaho-abortion-case/

72mz,
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@TonyStark
McConnell was responsible.

StillIRise1963, to random
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SCOTUS is a JOKE and EMBARRASSMENT. CLOWNS IN ROBES.

72mz,
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@StillIRise1963
It's become a putin style court.

ASegar, to Health
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A long detailed article in the @TexasObserver about the devasting effects of on millions of Texans.

“We are living in a mass disabling event—don’t ignore long COVID.”

"We lifted the stopgap, and we didn’t develop the permanent solutions, and I think that’s really one of the major failures of the pandemic.”

“We must have this national conversation. How are we going to deal with long COVID?”

https://www.texasobserver.org/long-covid-texas-clearing-the-air/

72mz,
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@ASegar @TexasObserver
Texas doesn't care about national conversations. If they did, the problem might not have been as severe.

barney, to syria
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is back in the news.

Remember: In 2019, Trump suddenly withdrew US forces from Syria. He betrayed America's Kurdish allies, who had lost 11,000 soldiers fighting against ISIS. He left our brothers in arms to be beheaded by Erdoğan's jihadists, and he left thousands of ISIS prisoners to escape. "Five years of work—undone."

Why did Trump do it? What did he get in return?

Nothing. He did it because he's Erdoğan's bitch, and Erdoğan told him to.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/chaos-in-syria-isis-detainees-escape-as-the-us-pulls-out

72mz,
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@barney
Do you remember all of the congressional hearings and media outcry about the debacle? Me neither because it didn't happen.

slcw, to FoxNews
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What in the wide world of fuckery is this??? is having their hosts recite prayers as part of their programming. They're supposedly sponsored , paid for by some Christian app. This is just too much. I may have to pack my shit and head up into the mountains to live out my days cut off from the world, and blissfully ignorant of whatever the Christ-folk are doing.

https://www.rawstory.com/fox-friends-jesus-prayer-2667532614

72mz,
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@slcw
Don't watch!

DemocracyMattersALot, to random
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"Once we’ve eliminated the fascists who keep trying to turn back the clock on our progress, we can go about the business of strengthening our democracy. No matter how desperate the schemes Republicans implement in order to help Donald out in November, they still have to face the music: all of us on election day."

— Mary Trump

72mz,
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@DemocracyMattersALot
I have no concerns about the election other than the Russian misinformation, fox news and red state governments restricting voting rights and appointing the people overseeing the election.

cynblogger, to random
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🚨We’ve waited for:
Mueller
Mueller’s Report
Impeachment number 1
Impeachment number 2
Sessions, Barr, Rosen, et al
Garland
Jack Smith
Colorado, SCOTUS
Fani Willis
Cannon
Chutkan
Accountability for Jan6 insurrection
🔘The recognition of Fucko’s dementia & his disqualification…

🔴🔴NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE US!

🔷Our only hope is a MASSIVE VOTER TURNOUT & reasonably fair election.

🔵 ARE YOU DOING YOUR PART?
🔵WE HAVE EIGHT MONTHS TO SAVE DEMOCRACY.

✔️DONATE TO DEMS.
✔️WORK TO GET OUT THE BLUE VOTE.
✔️SPREAD THE TRUTH ABOUT PRES. BIDEN’S SUCCESSES.
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72mz,
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@cynblogger
So far, all have disappointed.

GottaLaff, to random
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“IRS on Thursday unveiled plans to target wealthy "non-filers" with a new round of compliance letters.

Non-filers making between $400,000 and more than $1 million with unfiled federal returns from tax years 2017 to 2021 will receive the initial round of letters.”- CNBC

72mz,
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@GottaLaff
A new round of letters indicates that there was a previous round of letters. How many letters before enforcement begins?

raymondpert, to sweden
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    72mz,
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    @raymondpert
    No-one who favors Russia should be in NATO. it defies the entire purpose of the organization.

    skykiss, (edited ) to Ukraine
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    Johnson needs to explain to the American people why he does not want to let lawmakers vote on a new bill on aid.

    please boost 🙏🏻

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    @skykiss
    He, unfortunately, doesn't answer to the American people. He only answers to the trumpites in his gerrymandered district and a few extremists who were similarly elected and, of course, putin.

    GreenFire, to random
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    I find it odd that Jill Stein supporters deny her connection to Putin so vehemently. It seems a little symptomatic of something unless it's a defensive response.

    Anyways, there is clear evidence that Putin and other authoritarians are sowing disinformation to help split their opposition on the left undeniably.

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    @GreenFire
    She appears every 4 years like a perverted comet.

    RealJournalism, to iowa
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    "The free school is the promoter of that intelligence which is to preserve us as a free nation. If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's, but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition, and ignorance on the other." -- Ulysses Grant, speaking at the annual reunion of the Army of the Tennessee in 1875. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/1/14/2217427/-Ulysses-S-Grant-s-Des-Moines-IA-speech-from-1875-nails-it?pm_campaign=trending&pm_source=sidebar&pm_medium=web

    72mz,
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    @NaturaArtisMagistra @RealJournalism
    Anti-intellectualism and anti-science is boosted by politicians and other leaders who pander to their somewhat uneducated or religious extreme supporters. Their followers are mostly not stupid but are comfortable with their prejudices.

    Jaden3, to random
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    This is the shit we still got to put up with .
    Yall can shout out but we gotta beat down this shit
    We got real enemies wan seen us gon .

    Seen in Houston. What tf 😐 fk dis nazi shit . Yall need to get ready

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    @Jaden3
    Democracy means these jerks have a right to do this. Our response must be to vote against politicians who support it.

    TonyStark, to random
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    Not the biggest fan of HRW these days but even they know Houthis are attacking civilian ships along with commercial vessels.

    Biden can only do so much. But all of our NATO allies transport goods through the lanes. Using our military to stop them is not "expanding the conflict." It is stopping terrorists from killing innocent sailors and civilians and from disrupting the world economy.

    Yemen: Houthis Attack Civilian Ships | Human Rights Watch:
    https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/13/yemen-houthis-attack-civilian-ships

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    @GreenFire @ArenaCops @TonyStark
    trump and his supporters, including key congressmen are putin fans. I'd hardly call them leftists.

    RememberUsAlways, to random
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    If the resigns now, it's unfortunate that his career is overshadowed by an over-zealous corporate media desperate to publicly ruin another black role model for daring public service and having integrity.




    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/defense-secretary-austin-hospital-low-profile-asset-liability-rcna133412

    72mz,
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    @RememberUsAlways
    I don't understand why this is associated with race. He's a member of the president's cabinet and he was AWOL. WTF!. Don't you think his boss has a right to know he's incapacitated. People flipping burgers get fired for not calling in sick.

    RememberUsAlways, to random
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    Is it really as easy as half of the United States wants to be in a ?

    Some sort of spiritual thing?

    72mz,
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    @RememberUsAlways
    It's a religious, racist thing.

    raymondpert, to random
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    @raymondpert
    I guess they've given up on the DC pizza place.

    gratefuldread, to random
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    72mz,
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    @gratefuldread
    The death toll in Gaza is horrible and I'd like to see it stop but this is what Hamas expected and wanted when they brutally killed and did inhuman acts to over 1400 people in Israel and took over 200 hostages. How would any country respond?

    Teri_Kanefield, to random
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    I am still absorbing the enormity of the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling that Trump is ineligible to appear on the ballot.

    It was a long day, so forgive typing errors.

    It seems to me that there was plenty of due process, Colorado law empowered its elections officer to determine qualification, and the elections officer did so.

    I don't believe there has to a finding in criminal court that Trump engaged in insurrection for Section 3 to apply. . .

    1/

    72mz,
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    @Teri_Kanefield
    I'm in favor of trump being banned from running because he fomented an insurrection, but it seems to me that he should be proven guilty, of it, in court.

    StillIRise1963, to random
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    The only way to get where ALL OF US want to go, is through using JOE BIDEN to get to the NEXT STEP. There is NO OTHER WAY. The only other candidate who can win, will make everything you want to see happen merely ACADEMIC. You'll NEVER be able to fight for whatever it is, EVER AGAIN. You won't be able to BE IT, DO IT, TALK ABOUT IT without serious problems. There's NOTHING TO THINK ABOUT.

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    @MHowell @StillIRise1963
    Most before Ds lost the house.

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