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Fidelis To Justice

@FidelisToJusti1

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1/ Fellow resisters, up to January 20, 2025, events are going to test us. Let's stay calm, always act with courageous integrity, and remain persistently vigilant. We should not overreact with irrational exuberance to good news until our democracy (Cont)
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2/ is secured. Likewise, we should not reflexively assume the worst with every setback. Jack Smith's case from what we know is strong. And judge Aileen Cannon being assigned to it might actually work to our country's advantage. It's not so easy to "fix" a strong case like (Cont)

3/ Smith has with the whole world watching. Meanwhile, Trump/Putin Republicans won't be able to whine about the DC venue or an Obama appointed judge. Either way, we must NOT sit back and wait for multiple prosecutions to save us. Rather, we must continue to resist GOP (Cont)

4/oppression against POC, LGTBQ folks, women, and their ongoing assault on decency and incitement to violence. They will try to intimidate us from canvassing and mobilizing voters with violence and their guns. That's scary. Never forget our vets we're also scared when they (Cont)

5/ sacrificed themselves to defend our freedom. Hell, members of the French Resistance were scared in Vichy France. Civil Rights activists were also scared and endured beatings in the 50s and 60s. If they could act with courageous integrity, we can stay strong and resist (Cont)

6/ depraved treasonous child marriage supporting MAGA assclowns. At stake is preserving America's journey to becoming a more perfect union as a diverse multicultural society. Our cause is just and a global community of folks committed to democracy are also depending on us (Cont)

7/ not to fail. Indeed, our cause is to f**k**g important to fail. So stay strong and with patience and persistence continue to engage friends, family, and neighbors in Red and Blue America. We must all be force multipliers for democracy. Merely voting and waiting on (Cont)

8/ Jack Smith to save us isn't enough.

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