The Patriot Act was never necessary. The CIA and the FBI had a perfect record for 50 years and one incident isn’t enough to destroy the constitution in perpetuity.
Remember when we discussed how the PATRIOT Act would jeopardize habeus corpus and destroy our fourth, fifth, and sixth amendment rights. Well let’s refresh your memory. We’re fucked.
The New Colossus, by Emma Lazarus
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46550/the-new-colossus
Corey Doctorow on the enshittification of Google and the awesomeness of Kagi. Just brilliant summation.
https://pluralistic.net/2024/04/04/teach-me-how-to-shruggie/#kagi #kagi #search #bestinclass
Attention friends, allies, and family… https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/6297813a4ccb2e346a76700013ed99b8f591a2948bf92f4bc97728f386de4b93/272fda5f6c6f42a8e50a9e59ea983ef49b0205720de5bd0b13363943ee70d753.webp
As a former xtian and a committed Humanist I can’t think of a more accurate description of the current situation in the so-called Conservative movement.
America is a melting pot, and I wouldn’t change it.
My family came here from somewhere else.
I use Openvibe for Bluesky, Mastodon, amd Nostr. I can see your response no problem.
A great article on how bsky is interrelated to open ideas. The possibilities are endless. tr.ee/O3P0ZI
So does anybody know if the cinematic version of this movie is available anywhere to stream? Criterion has one for sale, but it’s the 270 minute cut that is entirely too long. #filmsky https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/6297813a4ccb2e346a76700013ed99b8f591a2948bf92f4bc97728f386de4b93/100df3adae0363399c8524d331fb3af25836505c4c5fe6cc8cb95c7dc11b3b4c.webp
Woke: a term to describe a heightened awareness of social and racial injustices.
#proudtobewoke