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IBM, Apple, Disney, etc. Those are some big advertising accounts to lose.
#republican assholes#elongated muskrat#republican hypocrisy#republican family values#republican values#traitor#racist#antisemite#bigot#un-American#oligarch
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If ive learned anything this election season, it's that Americans didn't pay attention in high school government and have no fucking clue how little power the president has compared to, ya know, the rest of the government.
Like, yeah he can do things. But hes not a dictator. Famously, he has to ask permission to do things. And so does congress. That's like the whole point of the government?
And for fucks sake, the FBI doesn't anwser to the president, its not his personal police force. They anwser to the Department of Justice, which yes, is within the executive branch, but not under his direct control. They anwser to the Attorney General, actually.
The president is much more of a figurehead for a conglomerate of elected ans appointed figures than God in the United States of America.
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[Ted Littleford]
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When Florida governor Ron DeSantis last March signed the law commonly called the “Don’t Say Gay” law, he justified it by its title: the “Parental Rights in Education” law. It restricted the ability of schoolteachers to mention sexual orientation or gender identity through grade 3, and opponents noted that its vagueness would lead teachers to self-censor.
Under the guise of protecting children, DeSantis echoed authoritarians like Hungary’s Victor Orbán and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, who claim that democracy’s principle that all people are equal—including sexual minorities—proves that democracy is incompatible with traditional religious values. Promising to take away LGBTQ Americans’ rights offered a way to consolidate a following to undermine democracy.
DeSantis sought to shore up his position by mandating a whitewashed version of a mythic past. At his request, in March the Florida legislature approved a law banning public schools or private businesses from teaching people to feel guilty for historical events in which members of their race behaved poorly, the Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees (Stop WOKE) Act.
In July the Florida legislature passed a law mandating that the books in Florida’s public school cannot be pornographic and must be suited to “student needs”; a state media specialist would be responsible for approving classroom materials. An older law makes distributing obscene or pornographic materials to minors a felony that could lead to up to 5 years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Unsure what books are acceptable and worried about penalties, school officials in at least two counties, Manatee and Duval, directed teachers to remove books from their classrooms or cover them until they can be reviewed.
In January, DeSantis set out to remake the New College of Florida, a public institution known for its progressive values and inclusion of LGBTQ students, into an activist Christian school. He replaced six of the college’s thirteen trustees with far-right allies and forced out the college president in favor of a political ally, giving him a salary of $699,000, more than double what his predecessor made.
On February 28, right-wing activist Christopher Rufo, the man behind the furor over Critical Race Theory and one of DeSantis’s appointees to the New School board, tweeted: “We will be shutting down low-performing, ideologically-captured academic departments and hiring new faculty. The student body will be recomposed over time: some current students will self-select out, others will graduate; we’ll recruit new students who are mission-aligned.”
Then, this Tuesday, the board voted to abolish diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the school. DeSantis has promised to defund all DEI programs at public colleges and universities in Florida.
The attempt to take over schools and reject the equality that lies at the foundation of liberal democracy is now moving toward the more general tenets of authoritarianism. This week, one Republican state senator proposed a bill that would require bloggers who write about DeSantis, his Cabinet officers, or members of the Florida legislature, to register with the state; another proposed outlawing the Democratic Party.
DeSantis and those like him are trying to falsify our history. They claim that the Founders established a nation based on traditional hierarchies, one in which traditional Christian rules were paramount. They insist that their increasingly draconian laws to privilege people like themselves are simply reestablishing our past values.
But that’s just wrong. Our Founders quite deliberately rejected traditional values and instead established a nation on the principle of equality. “We hold these truths to be self-evident,” they wrote, “that all men are created equal.” And when faced with the attempt of lawmakers in another era to reject that principle and make some men better than others, Abraham Lincoln called it out for what it was. “I should like to know,” he said, “if taking this old Declaration of Independence, which declares that all men are equal upon principle, and making exceptions to it, where will it stop?”
To accept DeSantis’s version of our history would be a perversion of our past and our principles.
But it is not unimaginable.
The troops did not leave the South in 1877.
[Heather Cox Richardson:: Letters from an American March 2, 2023]
#DeSantis#Heather Cox Richardsoon#Florida#un-american#un-democratic#fascism#Florida Colleges and Universities
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From Justin Baragona on Twitter.
Fox News just can’t understand why so many people find MAGA semi-fascism repulsive and un-American.
It’s not just that Democrats had an anti-MAGA message; it wouldn’t have worked if it didn’t genuinely resonate with the American people.
#fox news#maga#semi-fascism#donald trump#un-american#election 2022#midterm elections#gop stumble#justin baragona
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we have to stop letting the usa have such control/influence over international politics
#edit: i know its not just the us that has veto power and i know how the un and international politics work#i know un veto isnt the be all end all of american hegemony#this was just a reaction to hearing that the us vetoed a ceasefire for the 3rd time thats it
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Just as a reminder as I've just noticed myself - arab.org has more pages to support on
In case you're unfamiliar with how this site works, it confirms ad revenue via your clicks, which allows them to donate money to various funds
These go to:
Children -> UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund)
Fight Poverty -> UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)
Environment -> Greenpeace MENA (Middle East and North Africa)
Palestine -> UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency [for Palestine Refugees in the Near East])
Refugees -> UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)
Women -> UN Women
Do more with your daily clicks! You can help each one once per individual (perhaps per IP address?) per day, letting you help out with six things at once?
US-specific advice for helping Palestine below cut.
Side note I'm keeping beneath the cut since it's relevant to US folks only: if you're really determined to help Palestine, vote for Dr. Cornel West, Ph.D. for President of the United States.
He's the most openly vocal about a free Palestine and is the only candidate who has demonstrably shown he is the most committed and prepared to immediately cease US support to Israel.
Joe Biden isn't going to cave if he gets re-elected. We all know that. Voting third party is a lot less risky than you've been taught - the two party system can replace one or both parties with new parties if they lose public favour.
We have both the people and the ability to unseat the Democratic party and install Socialism, and between Socialism and Republicans, Socialism is going to lock in place immediately and become the dominant political force in America.
Cornel West's Platform
Cornel West's Volunteer Events
Cornel West's Ballot Access Tracker and Ballot Access Plans
Tumblr thread I have of Primary/Caucus polling dates in the US (includes US territories)
Not on your Primary/Caucus ballot? Write-in, "Cornel West," on your ballot, or urge your Caucus representatives to do the same.
In a state where it's difficult for Independent candidates to get ballot access? Dr. Cornel West, Ph.D. thought ahead and has created a new party for those states called the Justice for All Party.
(Addendum: Claudia de la Cruz is not a viable alternative. The Party for Socialism and Liberation has a Conservative 5th Column and has frequent issues with discrimination.)
Free Palestine. Vote for Cornel West.
#palestine#gaza#free palestine#free gaza#good news#arab.org#world news#world politics#global news#global politics#us news#us politics#american news#american politics#cornel west#un#united nations
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If u can't donate please please click the button for free once a day. U can do it multiple times a day too by using different devices and browsers. I have it bookmarked and set a reminder everyday.
#free palestine#free gaza#palestine#gaza#gaza under attack#israel#ceasefire now#fuck israel#tel aviv#united nations#arab.org#un#american politics#human rights#humanitarian aid#israel is a terrorist state#israeli war crimes
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This is one of the easiest things you can do to support Palestine and show US officials that we do not accept our tax dollars being used to fund genocide of the Palestinian people. You don’t have to talk on the phone, you don’t have to open your wallet, you don’t even have to write a letter, because they have AI that writes it for you. It takes all of five minutes. Send the text.
#free palestine#fuck the us gov and fuck joe biden#politics#I have been keeping this account mostly fandom and not politics bc I have other accounts better suited to that content#but this is so simple and necessary for US constituents to make their voices heard#the US was the ONLY veto on a UN proposal for ceasefire#im almost always ashamed to be American but especially right now
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i don’t know why but these captions are SENDING ME
#The whitehouse 🏠#2 Irish Lads in The White House ☘️☘️#i think it’s like. the unseriousness#the finger pointing to the building#the inherent un-american air of nonchalance in the literal white house#inspirational really
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this is what would happen if manuel ever came out to dante probably like 10 mins later
#he would mass text the whole school american shows style#no but let's get serious for a sec in tags#the show has a massive problem with outing throughout both seasons#but i am glad they kinda acknowledged that with simone telling mimmo it isn't right#and that he wanted to be the one to tell him so hopefully this will get touched on in the next episode#it is borderline horrific and irresponsible to show outing queer people as something not as serious idgaf if it's a rai show or whatever#not to mention how badly treated simone is by ofc ernesto and the other boys who beat him up but also dante#who is more concerned abt ernesto than his own son srsly wtf was that knee tap hug your child???#ugh he is seriously one of my least favorite characters even if he is an entertaining character#rant = over#un professore#un professore 2#dante balestra#simone balestra#manuel ferro#simone x manuel#simuel#un prof
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Just like every chilean says this days: I AM BEGGING YOU TO GO WATCH MELODY NOSURNAME'S VIDEO THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST WELL DONE ANALISIS AND REVIEWS I HAVE SEEN ABOUT 31 MINUTOS AND ON ENGLISH MIND YOU
This show shaped at least 3 generations of chilean and latinoamerican kids, it may have not aged well in some aspects but god it is by far one of the funniest and well written things that have come out out of Chile. Give it a watch if you can (also I'm sure if there's the demand for it maybe the YouTube channel updates the subtitles for season 4)
#31 minutos#Melody Nosurname you officially are una chilena honoraria#all of Chile grants you empanadas pisco y su mote con huesillo durante un asaito#ghost writes smth#I should make 31 minutos yaoi fana-#*gets shot on sight#okay but I find it funny that americans dont usually know that they can download subtitles??#not a bad thing just didn't know that wasn't general knowledge over there#Youtube
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Dollarization is so funny. “Yeah our currency is too fucked up to function, we’re just gonna use theirs now.”
#clearly the US dollar is too important to be managed by one country#American monetary policy should be placed in the hands of the UN
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^^^ Superman needs to pay a visit to Mar-a-Lago.
Ron DeSantis and the scandal-plagued Moms for Liberty would probably denounce that 1950s DC Comics Superman cartoon as "woke".
Liberal to moderate Americans should not be squeamish about using the term un-American. For too long the enemies of democracy and human rights in the United States have used it to demonize their political opponents.
We should be the ones to define what it means to be American. Fairness, equality, charity, civility, and opposition to tyrannical dictators are traits which a majority of Americans would agree on.
The MAGA Republican Party has supported voter suppression, bigotry, race-baiting, income inequality, and overseas dictators committing genocide. They are unquestionably un-American and even anti-American. Pointing this out is a no-brainer.
We can't keep the country on the right track without using the right language. As the Trump cult continues to move further from mainstream values we should be robust about pointing out how un-American they've become.
#republicans#maga#maga republicans#the un-american gop#the far right#donald trump#trump is un-american#superman#dc comics#election 2024
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This should be the top headline everywhere.
#republican assholes#traitor trump#crooked donald#traitor#resist#Trump is un-American#Putin owns Trump#Russia owns republicans#nato and Trump
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