@georgetakei
The 'land of the free' has turned into the 'land of the few' - the speed surprises me too, but I saw WHAT was coming during the election campaign.

#resist #fascism

@georgetakei
This was actually the best article so far I have read on the subject.

"..and he needs to create an emergency in order to justify an iron rule...
.. Next up is a swing at the Insurrection Act to put military forces to use against his domestic enemies....

.., put down the “riots” could become his permanent way of ruling through military force instead of by the consent of the governed.
#resist #fascism

@georgetakei
Worth reading!
"...we would have identified Trump much sooner, not as some political clown with no hope of being elected, but rather as a dangerous would-be fascist."
#resist #fascism

@georgetakei

Also he's factually wrong.

He HAS hurt many people!

People are *starving to death* RIGHT NOW because of his #DOGE activities. A generation of #HIV survivors will be dying in a few months to years because he took away their medications. It is likely some of us will die of cancer in the future because he has crippled major research programs, etc. etc.

That said, I do not condone any violence against people or property. That only gives the power back to the oppressors! #Resist, #boycott, bear witness... #VOTE!

#ElonMusk is the worst! Oops, actually he comes in second after the #OrangeMan himself. 👎

@georgetakei
I wrote both my senators about this and also my congress rep.

I encourage every US citizen to do the same.

I'm under no illusion that writing letters or making calls is the solution. And I'm not sure how much it will help. But we have to make our voices heard somehow and I'm unable to go to any protests in person.

#USPol#Immigration#Coup#Resist#Protest

@jens Public shaming does work, however, as shown by Hazel Bryan's ' #evolution ' after she was photographed exuding hate for her fellow #American citizens based on the color of their skin.

"All hate begins as self-hate." - Dalai Lama

#Resist

@georgetakei The assault on research and education, our health and well being continues! We must #resist and #fightback! Sign the open Declaration To #DefendResearch Against US Gov Censorship! Sign now! Share everywhere! inyurl.com/3bwuc38f

If you know of or are involved with an organization that helps people in a way that the #TrumpAdministration doesn't approve of, and the org is worried about continuing to do their work while protecting their employees, volunteers, and clients, I am happy to meet for free with the org to work through with them what their threat model is and how they can improve their security posture. They can reach out to me on Signal at jik.87. Please for reach.
#politics#USPol #resist

@georgetakei#Resist #DespotDonald

@georgetakei I'm with you! #resist 🖖

“There is a tendency to think that what we see in the present moment we will continue to see. We forget how often in this century we have been astonished by the sudden crumbling of institutions, by extraordinary changes in people's thoughts, by unexpected eruptions of rebellion against tyrannies, by the quick collapse of systems of power that seemed invincible.

To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.

What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places—and there are so many—where people behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction.
And if we do act, in however small a way, we don't have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.”

— Howard Zinn

#Hope#HowardZinn#Resist#History