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azphilosopher

@azphilosopher@mastodonapp.uk

Retired and living my dream life in a new home in Spain. Free of the insanity of the US and Christian nationalists. #Musician. Space Enthusiast. #Photographer. Hiker. #Traveler, #Atheist. Too analytical to be anything else.

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luckytran , to random
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When leaders talk about banning masks for safety, they ignore the safety of many diverse communities. People who are higher risk, and Asian people have been attacked for wearing masks. Black and Brown communities are disproportionately targeted by police. Safety means EVERYONE.

azphilosopher ,
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@luckytran The obvious answer is to massively test the law, force cops to arrest people and make challenges in court. It is absurd. Make the law unenforceable.

GottaLaff , to random
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SCOTUS is salivating.

Via Kyle Griffin:

Breaking:

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Civil liberties groups file lawsuit challenging 's new law mandating display of Ten Commandments in classrooms.

azphilosopher ,
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@GottaLaff The irony.....The 10 Commandments is almost never displayed in churches. By the way, there should only be one commandment - Thou shalt not be a dick.

Nonilex , to random
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The ’s sudden turn away from — & acceptance

Americans’ embrace of & acceptance of gay Americans has been one of the steadiest trends in recent political history, w/support for rising from <30% in the mid-1990s to ~70% today.…
But there’s increasing evidence that these gains have halted & even reversed, largely thanks to moving in the opposite direction — in some cases, sharply.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/24/gops-sudden-turn-away-gay-rights-acceptance/

azphilosopher ,
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@Nonilex Gallup is corrupt and the big picture is not being shown. The GOP has been bleeding people so the overall numbers of their members has dropped considerably with the remaining only being the most extreme. The only percentage that counts is the total number of eligible voters and my guess is that number has stayed the same or risen in support of same sex marriage.

wdlindsy , to random
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"Something has changed for me in the Trump era. I struggle more than I once did to wall off a person’s character from their politics when their politics is binding them to an unusually—and I would say undeniably—destructive person. The lies that MAGA world parrots are so manifestly untrue, and the Trump ethic is so manifestly cruel, that they are difficult to set aside."

~ Peter Wehner


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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/06/when-are-trump-supporters-complicit/678704/

azphilosopher ,
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@wdlindsy I quit a band I had joined because one of the members was MAGA with Trump signs all over his house. Was a shame. We were making great music but there are simply people I cannot be around.

GottaLaff , to random
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Women’s reproductive rights, contraception, LGBTQ rights, IVF, now this:

The Christian right is coming for divorce next - Vox

“Conservative commentators and lawmakers are calling for an end to no-fault divorce, arguing that it has harmed men and even destroyed the fabric of society.”
https://apple.news/AZrx9yMTiQiaZJGSvy9X9Tg

azphilosopher ,
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@GottaLaff (snark) Can't we just shoot these people and end this? Hint: It wouldn't work. Would just make them martyrs. However, the oligarchs bankrolling this nonsense would get none of that sympathy. Just a thought for the future.

TonyStark , to random
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Unreal the amount of people now DMing me or private mentioning in a cowardly way that antisemitism is perfectly ok in the right context or “because Netanyahu.” This place is fucked up

azphilosopher ,
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@mastodonmigration @TonyStark Let us separate Antisemitism and Islamophobia from cultural bias. People are allowed to dislike and fight against cultural norms when they are built around racism, misogyny, income inequality, violence, etc. Often attacks on the extremes of cultures and religion are labeled as attacks on everyone within them.

wdlindsy , to random
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"I honestly don’t understand how people who have taken an oath to support the Constitution of the United States can so blatantly lie about what just occurred. How do they justify their lies, to themselves? How do they look themselves in the mirror? Why did they get into politics in the first place?"

~ Robert Reich

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-can-they-look-at-themselves-in

azphilosopher ,
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@wdlindsy There are only 2 logical answers especially with the supporters that are wealthy and powerful outside of politics and could easily go their own way. They either have blackmail hanging over them that could throw them in jail or the GOP is now making death threats of its members and their families.

You can check out any time you like but you can never leave. The GOP is a mob.

wdlindsy , to random
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"It’s neither surprising nor disappointing that Haley has aligned herself with Trump after inveighing so fiercely against his utter unfitness for office. His rivals always do."

~ David Frum

#NikkiHaley #sellout #Republicans #Trump #CultofPersonality

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/05/nikki-haley-trump-endorse/678461/

azphilosopher ,
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@wdlindsy Either the blackmail or the threats of physical violence have come. There are wealthy and powerful people who grovel at his feet that could have secure lives without aligning with him and yet they do. The GOP is a mob.

azphilosopher ,
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@wdlindsy My point is about the GOP government officials that have such vast wealth and personal power that they do not need the job. They could quit politics and live their lives in abject luxury. That any of them would continue to support Trump means one of 2 things. He has dark blackmail secrets on them that would land them in jail or he is threatening them or their families physically

azphilosopher ,
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@wdlindsy Yeah for some but wealthy career politicians? Sorry but their ideology is about personal power and wealth. They don't worship Trump or the cult. Most lie about their religion. Lots are closeted gay or spousal abusers. What they share though is a history of corruption much of it criminal enough to get them prosecuted and Trump has the black book.

wdlindsy , to random
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"Now it turns out that a flag representing the idea that the 2020 election was stolen, that the people should engage in armed revolution against tyranny, and that the United States should be a nation based in Christian theology has been flying over the home of Justice Alito, who is supposed to be defending the United States Constitution impartially."

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#insurrection #whiteChristianNationalism #Alito #SupremeCourt #corruption
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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-22-2024-ac2

azphilosopher ,
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@wdlindsy Er, last I looked, you don't have near the numbers in Congress to impeach a pro-GOP Supreme Court justice so what good is this diatribe? It sounds the same as someone saying "Well I oughta........". Here's what needs to be said over and over. The Supreme Court is broken and the only way to fix it is to elect enough Democrats to pad the court so let's get to inspiring voters.

azphilosopher ,
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@wdlindsy The vast majority of the users on the Fediverse already know of the abuses so you just want them to be angrier and frustrated? My point is instead of ramping up the outrage, direct the energy to getting people to the polls and voting for Democrats. It's the only solution short of shooting SC justices which would lead to civil war. Outrage leads to the latter.

GottaLaff , to random
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👀👀👀Via Kyle Griffin:

New: Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse are requesting a meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts to discuss "the Supreme Court's worsening ethics crisis" and have sent a letter imploring Roberts to "take appropriate steps" to ensure Samuel recuses himself from 2020 election and Jan. 6 cases.

azphilosopher ,
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@GottaLaff Hasn't everyone figured out yet that Roberts is in on it all?

flexghost , (edited ) to random
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** IT’S HERE! FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC THREAD ON **

Tonight’s theme is:

✨🏅☄️ TOP SHELF! 🎀🏆✨󠁯󠀭

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🎵 Post FULL ALBUMS that are a 10/10 all the way through along with what you’re drinking. 🎶
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  1. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
  2. Genesis - Selling England By The Pound
  3. Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid
  4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

(Multiple submissions welcome)

Oban 14

Post often • share • make some friends

azphilosopher ,
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@mastodonmigration @flexghost Sorry but I guess I was just never "cool" enough to get Lou Reed.

rbreich , to random
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A "Stop the Steal" flag reportedly flew at the home of Justice Samuel Alito, just days after Jan 6.

Alito not being forced to recuse from Trump's immunity case and upcoming Jan 6 cases tells you everything you need to know about the new SCOTUS code of "ethics."

It's a sham.

azphilosopher ,
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@rbreich What good is all this shit being thrown at the obviously corrupt Supreme Court? Do you believe you can shame them to do the right thing? THEY HAVE ABSOLUTE POWER and cannot be legally held accountable. The only solution is to elect enough Democrats to boost the number on the court. That should be our only cause.

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