I study authoritarianism for a living, so I do not say this lightly: America isn't facing an authoritarian future. America is living an authoritarian present.
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The military exists to protect our republic, not the political ambitions of the President. Deploying military personnel to Los Angeles threatens the safety of both civilians and service members, and it undermines the democratic principles we swore to defend.
As a veteran, I believe I have a lifelong responsibility to maintain the oath to support and defend the Constitution I took at the beginning of my military career.
Were I still on active duty and ordered to suppress peaceful protesters on American soil, I hope I would have the courage to follow my training as a commissioned officer in the United States Army and disobey this unlawful order.
@chrissyfarr If you're lucky enough to work from home...then fold laundry while you're on calls. Nothing wrong with knocking out chores while you listen, might even leave you feeling productive after events that typically leave you exhausted
@chrissyfarr@joshuapliu But if you don't do the pilot, you don't get access to enough patients to begin the decade-long road to FDA approval...healthcare wants pain killers with assigned billing codes, and I don't know another way ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
An organization calling themselves "Freedom of Russia Legion" published a video on their Telegram channel.
"The time has come to put an end to the Kremlin dictatorship! Be brave and have no fear because we are coming home! Russia will be free!" They said after criticizing Putin's regime.
Like most native Californians, I object to rain in both practice and principle, but following the weekly drought maps has been undeniably therapeutic: https://t.co/KweELvfVjx