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@atrupar All this time I’ve been wondering why the too-dark makeup. I just realized he’s been emulating a brown skin tone to even up with Harris. He’s truly sick.
Many don’t realize that the first people Hitler sent to his concentration camps weren’t everyday Jewish citizens, but his political opponents. So, when Trump rants about retribution, locking up his opponents, and giving them “very long sentences,” I can’t help but take him seriously… because history teaches us that is what fascist dictators do during their “Day One” period to consolidate their power. (After all, if you’re hellbent on staying in power but aren’t likely to win the next election, you can’t have your political opponents running around free.)
To keep fascism out of our lives, vote for democracy!
‼️ BREAKING: There are more than 75,000 people on the National Mall to watch Kamala Harris deliver her closing remarks.
This is incredible and truly historic.
We have the momentum. We’re going to win.
#VoteEarly#VoteBlue
If you're upset at the Washington Post and LA Times being controlled by billionaires, consider following independent journalists. Legacy media has been on the downswing for a while now, and there are really amazing people stepping in and doing the work themselves.
A list:
This is what made Marilynne Robinson different from every other writer I ever studied with and why she had the deepest influence
(from @parisreview interview)
🇵🇸🇧🇦What a soulful and thought-provoking review by Hisham Awartan of Semezdin Mehmedinovic's "Sarajevo Blues." Where victims of genocide recognize the patterns, expectations, and each other, even from afar.
"In order to continue in the midst of a genocide, living is morphed to