#politics When you have to check the URL 3X just to make sure you aren't reading a parody article https://www.reuters.com/world/us/muslims-who-voted-trump-upset-by-his-pro-israel-cabinet-picks-2024-11-15/

Just in case anyone is obtuse enough to be 'both-sides'-ing or treating this whole business as if it's even vaguely normal, here's T****'s nominee to lead the most powerful military in world history in all his neo-Christofascist glory.

#ThisIsNotADrill

#politics There are five key areas that authoritarians want to control when they attempt to decapitate a democratic state, authoritarian expert and author Timothy Snyder writes: health, law, administration, defense and intelligence.
And in each of these arenas, the goal is to consolidate power, create chaos — and yes, even death. Authoritarians with power over these areas, Snyder says, “can make America impossible to sustain.” https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/11/is-trump-trying-to-kill-us-authoritarian-expert-says-yes.html

It’s still going to require boots on the ground and an authoritarian, vengeful, cruel, “boots on the ground operation”.

Every single interaction of such a force should be recorded and shared.

Turdmp and his orcs need to understand the public PR disaster every single show of authoritarian cruelty will add up too.

There’s a lot that can be done to put sand in the gears of this BS on so many levels by every day people.

🤔

Thought: Undocumented immigrants are pretty quiet about their status and aren’t going to be volunteering to be put in a fuxking camp and then deported.

So how’re they going to be found (other than raids of employment places that hire them of course).

Will ICE officers, border, regular police, be tasked, be given the power to ask random people for their fuxking papers?
Will people be expected to rat them out?
Will they be considered accessories if they DON’T?
Or if they hide assist them?

🤔

I am already reading pious and sincere-sounding statements from Democrats about "working across the aisle" with Republicans.
They have no idea how utterly naive and unworldly they sound.
They can have all the working dinners with GOP elected reps that they like, but it will only take one sentence from a Trump minion for the GOP guys to vote No and fuck them over.
They are already acting like the victims in an abusive relationship.

@LnzyHou

https://graphics.wsj.com/infectious-diseases-and-vaccines/

@TheAbbotTrithemius A friend of mine adopted a baby from Guatemala. He’s now 25 years old and just voted for Trump in the last election. He doesn’t have a birth certificate. He’s a naturalized citizen, but he is exactly the kind of person Trump said he wants to come after. He’s in the system so finding him is easy.

Save this for your anti-vax family members and acquaintances.
#Vaccines work.

After my public FB rant and meltdown of a week ago, one of my besties reached out to ask me to go to a winery today. Guess I haven't alienated every one.
And for the ones I have, "May the bridges I burn, light the way! 🔥

It's no mandate but that doesn't matter. MAGA will do all that we hate whether you want it or not.

The fncknuckles (Musk and Ramaswamy) who are going on about slashing and burning the VA, who never served a minute, are going to have a hot fight on their hands.

After 10 days of reflection, I've decided that, as a veteran, this is my new mission. It's something I can compartmentalize, wrap my hands around, and truly make a difference. From A. Lincoln, at the establishment of the VA:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vwSRqaZGsPw

Cooler temps for a day or two. What to make?

Betty White will be getting her own postage stamp nest year. #USPS #Stamps https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2024/1115-usps-provides-sneak-peek-at-2025-stamps.htm

Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing

#Cosomusic

https://youtu.be/0fAQhSRLQnM

Rainbow - Since You Been Gone

#Cosomusic

https://youtu.be/ArgrxNFlZCI