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silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•Trump officials reverse guidance exempting farms, hotels from immigration raids24·17 hours agoMy impression is that this comes down to internal politics within the crime family, with there being some disagreement over the relative importance of hate and prosperity.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•The Tyrant Test | A leader who uses military force to suppress his political opposition ought to lose the right to govern.6·2 days agoThe only pattern that can work is to elect only Democrats in the mid-term so he can be ousted via impeachment
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions, rebuking Trump | Our unofficial estimate is that around 4-6 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.2·2 days agoThe ones I was with had voted early, and were out canvassing. The kids were under 18.
That said, a lot of people are sufficiently disconnected from the news that they didn’t get how much worse Trump would be this time.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions, rebuking Trump | Our unofficial estimate is that around 4-6 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.25·2 days agoThe movement is getting larger and louder each cycle. Protests like this dont bring down the government directly, but are demonstration that a movement has support
From what I could tell, only few were outside the US. This was largely Americans, in the US, objecting to Republicanism
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions, rebuking Trump | Our unofficial estimate is that around 4-6 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.5·3 days agoLots of kids joined their parents at the one I was at. These were by design peaceful events. Cops and haters did things at a few, but that was it
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto California@lemmy.world•This Oakland Block Tried to Quit Fossil Fuels. Here’s What They Learned1·4 days agoRealistically it will take a few cycles of learning by doing and electricity that’s cheap relative to methane
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•Gov. Abbott deploys over 5,000 Texas National Guard troops ahead of planned 'No Kings' protests7·4 days agoThere is no need; the point is to create a riot so as to provide an excuse for a broader crackdown
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•Gov. Abbott deploys over 5,000 Texas National Guard troops ahead of planned 'No Kings' protests4·4 days agoThey’re worried that people might get organized enough to vote them out
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•Despite Trump’s claim, no policy change underway for migrant farmworkers3·5 days agoI don’t treat his words has having any specific meaning; more indicating that his attention is on a topic
silence7@slrpnk.netto California@lemmy.world•Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles. The US Senator for California was handcuffed and pushed facedown on the floor16·5 days agoThe key thing is that Noem had just announced her intent to use military force to remove California’s elected officials
We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto California@lemmy.world•Guard Soldiers Deployed in Trump's LA Crackdown Aren't Getting Paid Yet251·6 days agoNot going to prison for failing to show up
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•The GOP’s New Medicaid Denialism | Unable to defend their health-care cuts on the merits, congressional Republicans have pivoted to magical thinking.7·14 days agoThe 25th amendment might help if half the cabinet wasn’t on drugs
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•The GOP’s New Medicaid Denialism | Unable to defend their health-care cuts on the merits, congressional Republicans have pivoted to magical thinking.10·14 days agoThat would be true if people posting here were representative. They’re not. Most people dont follow the news, and gerrymandered districts mean it’ll take a lot to change things.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•70 Percent of Trump’s Cabinet Tied to Project 2025 Groups | More than 50 high-level Trump administration officials have links to groups behind the Heritage Foundation-backed plan12·15 days agoIts a very detailed plan for the Trump administration to follow to implement their vision of fascism. And yes, it is public
You should spend some time talking to Unitarian Universalists.