Software PM, Father of 2 beautiful girls, Proud Democrat turning GA blue & fighting for a better America for all under the Biden-Harris administration.
I've shared a few covers of Christmas songs, for anyone who might want to have a listen. Acoustic guitar and (amateur) vocals. 🎄
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@StephenKing I too have done all of these things, and I'm a millennial. 🤔
I also have used dot-matrix printers that had the paper continously fed with those little tear-away strips on the sides, 5.25 & 3.5 in floppy disks, & balanced my checkbook w/ the little ledger from the bank.
@ChiefTeef8 What they don't seem to grasp is that so many people not voting b/c of their way of thinking - "both sides are the same", "lesser evil", purity tests, and general lack of understanding of how government actually works; is exactly what has us here now. They let Republicans win.
Those in power don't care about people, the constitution, or human decency. All they care about are bottom lines & keeping the machine grinding. Shut it down. Tomorrow, January 30th.
No work, no school, no shopping.
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#NationalShutdown
The Ten Club is closed Friday, January 30 as we stand with the people of Minnesota to protest the actions of ICE and murders of Alex Pretti, Renee Good, Sliverio Villegas González, and Keith Porter Jr.
For more information on how to participate in the National Shutdown, visit: https://t.co/nTbCOJAlcD
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
Alex and tens of thousands of Minnesotans have boldly defended their neighbors against the murderous occupation of an American city by the federal government. I am enraged and heartbroken for Alex, his family, Minneapolis, and America.
@maybiknowitall@tify330 Only a party w/ majority control in both chambers can do those things. Nothing will convince GOP reps & Senators to join Dems on such legislation.
Therefore, like it or not, there's nothing congress can do until after midterms & ONLY if people support & vote for Dems en masse.
@ColeSandick No, they won't. They will be baffled by the large number of vocal leftist activists who were presented with two polar options in 2024 - democracy versus fascism, and chose to spend their energy persuading people to NOT vote for the Democrat, landing us in the situation we're in.
What would be the point of trading a system that prioritizes the safety of white men while harming everyone else for a system that prioritizes the safety of Muslim men while harming everyone else?
@heyernold@josecanyousee Yeah, everybody who ignored or ridiculed those warning that things would be far worse under Trump 2.0 & wouldn't do the bare minimum by voting for the only & far better alternative. Especially those who voted for Trump or actively worked against Biden/Harris. Idiots, all of them.
@SenMullin@DHSgov Reminiscent of the Stanford Prison Experiment. They were all just fellow students, but those assigned the role.of "guards" quickly became cruel & abused their power.
These ICE goons are falling in same psychological trap, no matter whose friend or neighbor they may be/were.
I'm a former defense attorney and currently a civil liberties attorney with no political dog in this fight. I watched the video at least 10 times from different angles and at different speeds and waited to offer an opinion, which I still reserve the right to change if additional information changes the calculus.
It is very clear that the officers instigated the confrontation. The woman initially tried to wave them past her.
ICE officers have no authority to search a US citizen or arrest her (unless there's probable cause to believe she's harboring undocumented individuals, not a contention here). A woman surrounded by masked, armed men who have no law enforcement authority over her has every right to try to escape. Video shows her steering wheel is turned to the right, clearly an attempt to leave WITHOUT hitting anyone and steer clear of the officer standing towards the front of her car. That officer had time to step to the side, which is where he was when he shot her.
Even a real police officer would not have the right to shoot at her for trying to flee. This is well-established in the case law; deadly force may not be used simply to prevent someone from getting away. Given that the ICE officers had no law enforcement authority to begin with, AND the video footage shows she was trying to escape a perceived threat, not to kill anyone, the crime is all the more inexcusable.
I'm praying for the victim's family, especially her children. I'm also praying for all the conservatives who are so unprincipled and lost they're excusing this terrible crime, and gloating over a death that will leave three young children motherless, because of the victim's politics.
NEW: In a recent email, @KamalaHarris is urging support for a joint initiative between @ossoff’s Senate campaign and her Fight for the People PAC.
Jon Ossoff is the only Democratic senator running for re-election in a Trump-won state.
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