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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 57 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Things that the mainstream media missed

Trump and kegsbreath declaring war on American civilians

Kegsbreath encouraging and endorsing violent and humiliating war crimes to be committed against American civilians. Particularly disturbing when this was recorded so lower level soldiers know they can get away with it no matter what their commanders say because it’s coming from the White House

Trump using the shutdown to gut agencies with the project 2025 architect Russ Vought

The flotilla getting intercepted

The general strike in Italy Friday

The pro Palestine protests all over Europe

American mainstream media is completely compromised

[–] markovs_gun@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Just wondering where you found out about all of these things if the "mainstream media" isn't reporting on them. I read about all of these on the front page for the New York Times online version, which is about as mainstream as it gets. I saw you linked a Reuters article as well- hardly an underground news 'zine lmao.

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

You just need to identify where the edges are and step outside of your own bubble into the sort of echo chamber they exist in. Not that they deliberately avoid making it easy.

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 23 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

No, the media is complicit.

[–] PixeIOrange@lemmy.world 23 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Drain the swamp, hang the pedos!

[–] selkiesidhe@sh.itjust.works 16 points 6 days ago

Media is complicit. They don't want the fascists to revoke their licenses or lose their gov pay outs. They think in the long run kowtowing to bullies is going to end well for them.

Dumbfuck spineless losers are helping drag our country to shit.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

When are we going to start a general strike?

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

In 3 years maybe

I wish I was kidding, that's the big American unions' plans.

https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/general-strike-2028-unions-labor-movement/

There's also this one that needs 11 million more signatures to start.

https://generalstrikeus.com/

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Optimistic to think unions will be allowed in 3 years.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah Union leaders in the US are domesticated

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Totally agree as a lot of the most powerful unions are white male supremisist organizations. I also think McCarthyism damaged unions in a way that they never recovered from and put them on the defensive of constantly having to prove they weren’t communists. There’s still some great unions out there. I don’t know how to achieve widespread solidarity I just think it would be a very effective strategy in this situation where the executive branch is wanting to start a violent campaign against the American people to squash dissent. In this situation a powerful peaceful protest is essential

[–] Ashenlux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 6 days ago (3 children)

So any news on a country wide strike yet? At this point, we need to drag this machine to a halt. It will be devastating I'm sure, but so will this regime if we don't stop it soon.

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[–] TheObviousSolution@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Then states should do their own power grab and remain functioning when their own federal government isn't.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

More inter-state organization between the sane states, like the replacement health committee thing

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Where are the meek? It's time for the meek to appear. C'mon already.

[–] Sektor@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

They just need to scroll to the bottom of reddit or whatever, and when they're done you better watch out.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You know, something the Heritage Foundation doesn't realize is that we are much more like Korea in our ability to resist.

Not like Hong Kong. And the people in Hong Kong were pretty damn good at resisting the white shirts before China said "fuck you guys" and just took over.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Korea stopped this before it got to this point

[–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The crazy thing is theyre just throwing a fit. They don't even need dem votes to get things working again.

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

They do, they need 60 votes.

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 6 days ago

shut down is a good thing

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