Good show Salt Lake City, #Utah! Keep the #activism going. #protest, #resist!
#50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne #UtahPolitics #USPolitics #OpposeFascism #fascism #government #press #handsOff #SLC
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CBC: Conferences relocating to Canada over harsh new U.S. border measures
🗣 LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!!!
❝ Chatbots are made by companies, to serve those companies’ ends… Grok is a reflection of X and xAI, which exist to advance Musk’s worldview and make him money — and it’s thus unsurprising to think that the bot would say things about race in South Africa that largely align with Musk’s political opinions. ❞
"Elon Musk’s Latest Grok Glitch Is A Reminder All Chatbots Are Biased"
https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2025/05/15/groks-south-africa-glitch-is-a-reminder-all-chatbots-are-biased/
This is going to completely disrupt Ventura County's agriculture industry
NEW: "The State of #Texas has long been an experimental project of fascism for this country. Which strategies can they equip themselves with, what strategies are effective in forcing public opinion and forcing local municipalities to do whatever they want?"
Here's the extended interview with San Marcos City council member Amanda Rodriguez as a FREE bonus on my Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/free-bonus-and-130206440
#Palestine #Texas #activism #politics #USpol #news #capitalism #SanMarcos #fascism #GregAbbott
Under the watchful eye of the fascist anti-vaxx regime, covid boosters are going to be restricted to those 65 and over or with “preconditions”.
Everyone needs the right to access Covid vaccines.
It’s not over. It’s still killing and disabling. And the vaccines are an important tool to keep folks out of hospital.
There’s three days left to have your say!
These folk respond to force & mass public outcry, so make your voice heard!
https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FDA-2025-N-1146-0001
#uspoli #fascism #fda #hhs #vaccines #covidisnotover #longcovid
"For those of us who remain horrified by its actions, the White House is hoping we ultimately treat it like we now do mass shootings. That is to say, the administration hopes it becomes so commonplace that we hear about it, shake our heads in resigned hopelessness, and begin to accept it as inevitable."
~ Jay Kuo
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty
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https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-administration-cruelty-goal
The giant #Trump banner at the #USDA is another sign the US is sliding into #autocracy
It may be small & petty, but these changes are part of the erosion of democratic norms, softening people up for potentially more #authoritarian behavior.
#AmericanAutocracy #fascism #tyranny
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-usda-portrait-road-from-to-authoritarianism-rcna207709
ICE shot a journalist in the leg. A journalist.
They’re shooting people who are there to cover the protests as an essential part of the freedom of the press and the right to free speech.
It was apparently a non-lethal round, yet emergency surgery is required.
This regime has already silenced so many journalists.
Kicked them out of the Oval Office and filled it with “friendlies” (ie propagandists).
These are dark times:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/08/la-protests-photographer-hit-by-non-lethal-rounds
do not confuse the silense of fascists with shame.
https://defenseofliberty.social/@MalcolmNance/114547222526283774
there is a reason #fascism tracks all too well with all disordered behaviours of the Dark Tetrad. fascists ―like narcissists, sociopaths, machiavellians and sadists― do not care for shame. on the contrary, they are very aware of their evil doings and enjoy the fact WE know.
short of killing them, the most effective way to neutralize them is to destroy their power bases. IOW it’s the money, stupid.
"MAJOR:🚨SC's conservative majority appears poised to protect Fed Reserve from being fired by pres (if #Trump tried), citing its historical context, but WILL ALLOW PRETTY MUCH EVERY OTHER BOARD DISMISSAL."
-D Stublen
"#SCOTUS allows Trump to fire labor board mems. Apparent 6-3 decision with all liberal justices in dissent. Ct says more harm from denying POTUS right to remove officials than from those officials staying in office."
-J Gerstein
#Fed #Impunity #Fascism #USPol https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25951855-24a966-order/
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RE: https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/116625006536234552
Colbert should turn this into a country-wide tour, raising money for the development of more public access channels and local PBSes.
actually, if there is one thing rich Hollywooders and musical acts should do all across the country ―very loudly and proudly― is raising money for local public access radio & tv; especially college radio stations.
celebrity is social capital needed to re-develop locally what the monopolists destroyed nationally.
you break #fascism by breaking #monopolies
NPR: 'Bring Carol home:' ICE snatches rural Missouri mom at immigration check-in
"...Mayorga, whose legal name is Ming Li Hui, has been detained in jail under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since late April. She’d traveled from Kennett, Missouri, her home for nearly two decades, to St. Louis for what she thought was a routine meeting to renew her employment authorization document.
The document, issued by the federal government, allows her to work legally in the U.S. and is set to expire in January 2026.
Originally from Hong Kong, Mayorga said she was used to the meetings. But when she arrived, things were anything but usual...."
https://www.stlpr.org/law-order/2025-05-24/missouri-kennett-woman-ice-deportation-visa
NO KINGS DAY
“If there’s money for a parade, there’s money for Medicaid!”
14 June 2025
NATIONWIDE
nonviolent protest
BE THERE
#resist #protest #FascistAmeriKKKa #ImpeachTrump #fascism #nazis #tyranny #terrorism #impeach #NoKingsDay
"Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today."
Via Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/fightforaunion.bsky.social/post/3lqxwdph6f22c
Apparently the White House is assessing ways to “persuade” women ti have more children.
I can save them a ton of time and energy:
Universal healthcare
Universal basic income
Childcare & paid time off
Education
clean air & water
Affordable housing
Legalized abortion
Address climate change
Stop Being Fascists
It’s really not that hard.
#uspol #fascism #birthrate #pregnancy #abortion #MyBodyMyChoice
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700 Marines are being sent to LA to try and stop those who are fighting to protect their immigrant friends and neighbours.
Two journalists have already been shot with “less lethal” ammunition, one of whom required emergency surgery.
They’re shooting at the press.
They seem to want this situation to escalate and they want to silence the brave reporters trying to do their jobs.
Don’t let them. Keep speaking out. Amplify posts from those who are on the ground sharing what’s happening .
Speak up against atrocities. Don’t look away.
#ice #abolishice #uspol #la #fascism #immigration #losangeles
Walter Funk’s postwar testimony confirms Hitler’s early financial ties to Ruhr industrialists Emil Kirdorf and Fritz Thyssen exposing how corporate collusion with fascism was systemic in nature.
Kirdorf chaired Deutsche Bank’s committee and hosted 300+ industrialists at his 1927 birthday. Thyssen, Europe’s steel magnate, funneled industry funds to the NSDAP. Both leveraged the Bergbauverein to bankroll Hitler, with Kirdorf controlling its treasury.
I'm kind of sick of endless #superhero movies and endless reboots
But I can totally get behind this:
"#JamesGunn Says ‘#Superman’ Is About an ‘#Immigrant That Came From Other Places’ and How We’ve ‘Lost’ the Value of ‘Basic Human Kindness’: ‘Yes, it’s About #Politics’"
So much can be mined from the golden age of comic books which had its roots in fighting #fascism in #WWII
And the silver age and the #civilRights struggle (#XMen)
#PopCulture is a tool to fight #MAGA
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Did you know it’s not just two journalists who’ve been shot while covering the LA anti-ICE protests?
It’s many more. They appear to be targeting the press. Trying to silence them. Dissuade them from reporting on what is one of the most important issues America is facing.
Does the country want to submit to a fascist authoritarian?
Or do they want to fight back?
LA has chosen to fight back. And journalists are showing up to cover it. As they should.
Adam Rose is keeping a running tally on a thread on Bluesky. Highly recommend checking it out.
here’s some of the injured:
Ryanne Mena, shot with pepper balls
Sean Becker-Carmitchel, hit multiple times
Anthony Cabassa hit in face with chemical munition
Ryanne and Sean were hit again the next day, with a tear gas cannister
No name has been given but reports of someone from KTLA being hit with less lethal ammo and going to urgent care
Lauren Tomasi hit with less lethal ammo
Nick Stern shot with less lethal ammo and requires emergency surgery
These people were clearly identifying themselves as members of the press
They were there to do their jobs
And at least in the case of Lauren Tomasi, there’s video evidence which appears to show an officer taking clear aim and firing directly at her
Say their names.
Speak up.
The public need to know the risks the press are taking just to attempt to bring truth to the masses.
The Regime have been attempting to silence, sue and throttle the press since day one.
We shouldn’t tolerate any direct attacks on them.
#ice #abolishice #uspol #fascism #journalism #la #losangeles #resist
KUTV: Hundreds march through downtown Salt Lake to protest against ICE raids, deportations
Updated Thu, June 12th 2025 at 9:35 PM
"...SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Hundreds of protestors gathered in downtown Salt Lake at Washington Square Park to stand in solidarity with anti-ICE protestors in Los Angeles...."
Cynthia Olivera is a Canadian who’s been living in the US since she was 10 years old.
She’s now in ICE custody, after being grabbed at her green card interview.
The 45 year old wife and mother of 3 has been moved between detention facilities while her husband begs ICE to let her get on a plane to Canada.
They’re willing to pay. She’s willing to leave. But she can’t escape.
This is why we call them concentration camps.
There’s no due process. Some people go in and never come out.
Also worth noting her husband voted for Trump because he supported his mass deportation plans.
He didn’t think it would impact people “like them”. Only “others”.
This is why we fight for the rights of everyone.
We aren’t safe until everyone is safe.
Univ of UT student C Dias Goncalves, 19 yrs old, gets pulled over for driving too close to a truck & is now💔in an #ICE #detention camp. She’s been in the US since she was 7.
She was born in Brazil & came to UT as a kid with her parents.
For 2 days, the family didn’t know what happened, until she was able to call Sat. Parents: originally had a 6-mo tourist visa *overstayed.
“It wasn’t her fault."
Not a criminal, not a danger to her comm...
#Immigrants #Fascism #USPol https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2025/06/12/university-utah-student-being-held/
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"We witnessed something today only seen in dictatorial regimes. California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla exercised his First Amendment rights and fulfilled his constitutional obligations to ask a question of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem while in his home state. He was viciously manhandled, thrown to the ground, and handcuffed. This is fascism."
~ Jennifer Rubin
#Trump #authoritarianism #fascism #violence #FreeSpeech #AlexPadilla #California
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