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They/She 🏳️‍⚧️. Buddhist, lover not a fighter, perpetually tired, historian in training, and professional nerd. Loves birds, science fiction, religious studies and poetry!

  1. So, a whole lot of DC— e.g. Rhode Island Ave— is very non-white, with a large immigrant population, so please understand what you're asking of people when you suggest they assert their rights to gun-toting cops and feds.

    It's White-presenting ppl (cis dudes especially) to the front for a while

    I’m very curious what the point of the ID check was and why Real ID wasn’t sufficient. People often think Real ID is proof of citizenship but it’s not. Non-citizens like permanent residents can get a Real ID. Was that the purpose of the check? Did the person have their passport or passport card too?

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  2. Chattel slavery was so bad that when we tell you how bad it in fact was most of y'all shut down and tell us we're making it up and pass laws against us ever telling you how bad it was again because your brains literally cannot handle how bad it in fact was.

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  3. This would make it much easier to traffic people out of the US with no records.

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