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Dad to two amazing kids, and two great dogs. A bit of foul language from time to time. Social media newbie. Project Manager. Seattle ex-pat in NorCal. Yankees fan.

  1. I spent time on this because this is the AP story on this, meaning it likely is appearing in 100+ Sunday newspapers this morning. This is how tens of thousands of people are learning “what happened” here when it comes to these three governors’ actions.

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  2. #1 - I don’t care if you’re LGBTQ or Sikh, you feds absolutely stand out like a sore thumb

    #2 - white women have been granted an incredible amount of privilege in dealing with agents of the state and it’s imbued us with a sense of impunity that we absolutely HAVE to weaponize in this moment

    Friendly Mt. Pleasant neighbor greets members of the Big Balls Goon Show loitering this evening, wondering if they knew anything about the ICE sex pests who left their sex toy in the park across the street. #freedc

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  3. “They’re not gonna do that”

    Maybe not? But if I, personally, had to stand in a protest line in front of some weary Guardsmen who needed college tuition or a group of sweaty, corpulent ICE/HSI agents in too-tight plate carriers who signed up specifically to hurt Brown people, I know who I’m choosing

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  4. Maybe, just maybe, this could exacerbate the problem I wrote about here: www.politico.com/news/magazin...

    Eventually Israel could find it has a lot in common with apartheid-era South Africa.

    Opinion | Americans Are Changing Their Views of Israel. That’s a Problem.

    Eventually Israel could find it has a lot in common with apartheid-era South Africa.

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  5. what donald trump wants more than anything is video of american soldiers gunning down american citizens

    This could end up very badly given what we know of Rules on Use of Force (RUF) for Guard in DC. And very different training regimens compared to local police.

    Wall Street Journal reporting:

    "National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C. are preparing to carry weapons in the coming days."

    The shift comes after defense officials said the soldiers deployed to  the capital wouldn’t be armed.

    Exclusive | National Guard Soldiers Prepare to Carry Weapons in Washington, D.C.

    The shift comes after defense officials said the soldiers deployed to the capital wouldn’t be armed.

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  6. U.S. foreign policy is being run by the dumbest motherfuckers alive.

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