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  1. They were putting their lives on the line, battling a 9,000 acre forest fire

    And then ICE arrested them

    We’re long past “getting the bad ones out”

    Now we’re at the “I don’t care if they’re keeping us safe, because our racist president says they’ve gotta go” stage of immigration enforcement

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  2. Hello, everyone. Today, thanks to @sbg1.bsky.social and @newyorker.com, I learned a new word.

    The word is:

    "butt-snorkeler."

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  3. Don't get it twisted. Trump is having the National Guard pick up trash to debase them. He hates the military. He is incapable of understanding anyone who would make sacrifices for the greater good. He thinks they are suckers and losers, and he's treating them as such.

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    Something is wrong with a system where 76% of workers say they’re worried to make ends meet, while greedy corporate CEOs make 285x what the median worker does.

    Working people don’t have to accept this. A union contract is how we fight back.

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  5. We’re going to go on a rant for a minute, and yes we’re bringing some history with us. Back in 1755, Benjamin Franklin wrote words that still echo today: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”

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