The Declaration of Independence was our statement to the world that we will not allow ourselves to be ruled by a tyrant who would do us harm. We must now ask ourselves if we continue to live up to that sentiment. The following represents that which we separated ourselves from.
He has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
- trump refuses to comply with legally issued subpoenas.
- trump is literally individual-1 named in a crime his attorney went to prison for.
He has forbidden his governors to pass laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his assent should be obtained; and when so obtained he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
- Governors DeSantis and Kemp refused to issue mask orders.
He has endeavored to prevent the population of these states; for that purpose obstructing the laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither.
- There are children kept in cages at our border at this very moment.
He has made judges dependent on his will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
- Who exactly paid off Brett Kanavaugh’s baseball tickets and credit cards?
He has affected to render the military independent of and superior to the civil power.
- trump was escorted by a uniformed general as he gassed Americans in Lafayette Park so he could get his picture taken with a book he has not read.
For imposing taxes on us without consent.
- Tariffs are paid by the American consumer.
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury.
- Jeffrey Epstein never made it to trial.
- Barr tried to fire the prosecutor who was investigating Epstein’s accomplice.
He has abdicated government here, by declaring us out of his protection and waging war against us.
- Not only did trump seek and receive foreign help in our elections to win, he is doing it again.
- Over 129,654 Americans have died from the Coronavirus and trump does nothing.
The above is our history. The above is our present. What we did then was to stand up for ourselves. We denounced our treatment seeking better. We demanded a better path forward based on our desires, not that of a tyrant. What will we do now? Are we still seeking better?
What exactly are you celebrating this 4th of July? If you’re celebrating being American, wake up to your duty this Declaration of Independence demands. It demands we fight for freedom for all. It demands we call out and fight against hypocrisy. It demands we be patriots.
Happy 4th of July, happy Independence Day. Just remember what you’re celebrating.
And wear a mask and wash your hands.
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It’s been a while since we’ve used the wayback machine. Let’s see how it holds up on a short trip. We’re going to go on a journey back to a time before trump was president.
Don’t get too excited. It’s to do with aid to Ukraine.
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On July 28, 2016, in Cleveland at the Republican National Committee, the GOP removed a single issue from their party platform. Essentially, it became trump policy to no longer provide aid to Ukraine.
A delegate said it was taken out by trump’s people.
But that’s a bit awkward because the newly minted GOP Nominee eventually ended up telling Robert Mueller he didn’t recall. Strange because trump, has like a great memory. And his uncle was like, a physicist or something.🤷🏼♂️
There will no doubt be a lot said by smarter people than I about this ruling in the GA v trump et al. case, but I would like to offer two important thoughts I hope they don’t miss.
Firstly, please understand the danger. Look at what just happened. The whole country has been on edge awaiting this ruling because it determined whether or not a former president accused of some gangster shit, might get away with it because of some more gangster shit.
This dude is so dangerous to prosecute, a former GOVERNOR declined to be the special prosecutor because of safety concerns. This dude is so dangerous because he has a dangerous crew. I don’t how to lay this out clearly for people to understand so please bear with me as I try.
Have you heard of Project 2025? It’s a ‘Playbook’. You can read the whole “Mandate” for yourself at this link and I encourage you to do so. *Please* know who you’re voting for in November.
First thing to know: There is a Project 2025. This is important to know. It exists. It’s a plan. It’s coming day one of the next conservative presidency. I am not being hyperbolic. If you are seeing this, it will have some impact on your life. It’s designed to.
This is a Heritage Foundation joint. There are roughly 386 ‘contributors’ to Project 2025 and at least 48 of them are Heritage Foundation. That’s 12% of all contributors give or take some bad eyesight, counting, and maths and unknown crossover organizational alignments.
I was thinking about my dad the other day. He’s still here, he’s fine. I was just thinking about him.
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My dad would tell me stories about guys like his dad. Guys like his dad fought in WWII. Guys like my dad, revered those guys.
A wee thread🧵👇🏻
The only reason the tv set growing up didn’t have the History Channel logo burned into it was because occasionally, I’d watch sports. The history channel had documentary after documentary of WWII. My dad likes the air battles. He would talk about “Those Guys”.
“Those Guys,” he’d say, “Those Guys sat in a bubble OUTSIDE the airplane, Joey!’ “Can you believe that? Imagine how cold it must have been!”
He was referring to the tail gunners on the screen.
You guys…I think I’m going to call it a year. I will begin my final thread of 2024 as I mean to end it, and that is conversationally and with gratitude. Thank you for all your continued dedication to self-determination and democracy.
I’m tired.
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This year was more difficult than last year. Things are getting harder. My balance is getting worse and my body is getting stiffer. I’ve had more falls this year than last. Speaking of falls, it seems more leaves fell in the yard this year than last.
The time change this year and its underreported havoc it wreaks on my medication is worse this year than last. I’ve torn my Achilles and my hamstring this year as opposed to no injuries last.
This is a wee thread. I tell you that now because there is no clever preamble, no fun intro to pique your interest. Just a simple request that you know I lack understand on this topic and make no judgments. I share it so those who can make sense of it hopefully do so.
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On December 23rd of 2016, the United Nations adopted UN resolution number 2334. It is here for you to read. Please do so. If you don’t, know the gist is that this UN Security Council resolution stated that Israel’s settlements have no legal validity.
The history of this resolution is one that helps put into context some of what we may be seeing today. At the time, Barack Obama was President and Bibi Netanyahu was Prime Minister of Israel. vox.com/world/2016/12/…