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Socialist, here for the cats, working towards "fully automated, luxury gay space communism." "Who invented the human heart, I wonder? Tell me -- then show me the place where he was hanged!" -- The Alexandria Quartet, by Lawrence Durrell

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The image is a comic strip showing two passengers on a bus, each with a different view outside their window. 

- The person on the left looks sad and is gazing out at a rocky, dark cliffside. They are labeled with the democratic symbol, the letter "D" inside a blue circle, with the caption "America is dying."

- The person on the right appears cheerful, viewing a bright and sunny landscape with mountains. They are labeled with the communist symbol, a red hammer and sickle. The same caption, "America is dying," is above this person.

The image is a comic strip showing two passengers on a bus, each with a different view outside their window. - The person on the left looks sad and is gazing out at a rocky, dark cliffside. They are labeled with the democratic symbol, the letter "D" inside a blue circle, with the caption "America is dying." - The person on the right appears cheerful, viewing a bright and sunny landscape with mountains. They are labeled with the communist symbol, a red hammer and sickle. The same caption, "America is dying," is above this person.

07.03.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It feels so demoralizing that for decades Cuba would send their doctors all over the planet to help victims of western imperialism, natural disaster, etc, but now that they need help every nation on earth is silent.

People clapped for a half time show, but nothing has changed. Pure evil is law.

16.02.2026 23:08 πŸ‘ 404 πŸ” 148 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

:)

06.03.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

:)

06.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Word.

06.03.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not so much a joke as future reality:

06.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Read a book about sermons delivered in a Presbyterian church in Charleston, South Carolina during the Civil War.

I could only weep, astounded by the horror of what the sermons were approving and the rationale behind them.

06.03.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HUMAN, stop using the giant environment destroying rape culture theft machine to create meme shit about fascists and stop flooding the skyline with that bullshit!🀬

06.03.2026 13:19 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The Speakeasy Three ft. The Swing Ninjas - When I Get Low, I Get High (Official MV)
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06.03.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So another description of the U.S. government?

05.03.2026 22:57 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kristi Noem won't see your posts in celebration of her literally being the last one on the planet to know she was fired, but her neighbors will.

And there's bluesky over the rainbow bridge, so the puppy she shot will see them too.

05.03.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, if you're feeling like life has passed you by and you're too old to start something new, remember that John Brown was 55 before he killed his first pro-slavery settler in the Kansas Territory. It's never too late to follow your dreams.

04.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 1192 πŸ” 401 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 21

:)

05.03.2026 12:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hmph.

Did you know?

#MalcolmX

05.03.2026 12:19 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Word.

04.03.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Significantly, the effort to starve Cuba into submission has received bipartisan support in Washington, with no effort from Democratic Party leaders to block the strengthened embargo.

04.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

To each their own path to utopia.

As for me, think I'll enjoy gamboling around in Paradise with all my cats past and present. :)

04.03.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s important to believe in equality and dignity of all people and that we all are deserving of housing and healthcare and other basic necessities; whether it’s because you believe we’re created in god’s image or because you believe in inherent value of humanity is immaterial imo

04.03.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Amen. :) I've also wondered if, at the end of life, Bonhoeffer's musings about a "religionless christianity" weren't touching on this point as he considered the selfless acts of the non christians he worked beside in the Underground.

04.03.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

No argument from me on that point.

04.03.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Though I'm tongue in cheek with my comment about Stalin - but who knows? Conservatives used to talk of "muscular Christianity" back in the 1950's.

I've always thought communists and socialist revolutionaries were doing applied Christian faith in a way.

04.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm a looney, but in my true innermost private self, I believe most questions of life are Theology at it's elemental level.

04.03.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Stop dismissing the value of Theology in Revolution.

A good seminary education aided Joseph Stalin to make the decision to "follow Jesus" into banking the way Christ did to the money changers.

Admittedly, Stalin also benefited from shotgun and pistol technology in his "mission outreach" work.

04.03.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cilia Flores: A First Lady in a New York Cell | Common Dreams ​Cilia Flores is one of the most prominent political prisoners in the world, yet most women’s rights organizations have not said a word in her defense.

"Cilia Flores is one of the most prominent political prisoners in the world, yet most women’s rights organizations have not said a word in her defense."
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04.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

... Well, ackshually ... :)

04.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

:)

04.03.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Refusal of orders is the litmus test. Everything else is rationalization or deflection of blame.

04.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a former American Naval Officer who served aboard an aircraft carrier - and - who also reads current news accounts of recent aerial murders of small boats in the Caribbean:

American military officers can rationalize anything - some don't even bother with the rationalization or conscience bits.

04.03.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Folks be posting images and videos like it's instagram, on here, or something. Add alt text. It ain't that hard. Be inclusive. And even if you don't do it for inclusion, then do it for the selfish reason that your posts get to reach a wider audience. It ain't hard work to add alt text. Do better!

04.03.2026 08:54 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0