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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
5h ago“When a country celebrates its founding but skips the harder chapters, what do we lose and what do we protect?”
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Happy Juneteenth 💞
Today is Juneteenth in the U.S.! It's a holiday we've celebrated in Texas for a long time, and it became a federal holiday in 2021. For those unfamiliar with the history: During the U.S.... - annabeth...
I’m on the same page with basically all of this. RFK, Tulsi, and Musk are all old-school Democrats, and in my opinion it’s the Amber co-opted version of liberal ideals that demonizes them.... I don't say much about myself online as a rule. I feel like I'm in a predatory panopticon, and play it close the vest. I think about dying on hills. It's a saying, but I try to think about the brutal reality of deciding that to hold a particular hill in a battle was important... Should Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund pay abortion clinic protesters?
No, I don't think so. I believe certainly there are people who did have their civil rights violated by getting arrested for protesting peacefully, however I think this is more of a case to bring against that specific town, police force, and clinic.... When does corrective policy become its own injustice?: Procedural fairness
The kitchen table at 11 p.m. We know that student. Sat across from him going over practice problems for the fourth hour. Watched him build a transcript admissions brochures use as examples, then open a waitlist letter containing the word "holistic" as though it were an... There Are No Sectarians In Trenches: A United Front is Built Through Action
In the streets, everyone faces the same risks—tear gas, rubber bullets, and confusion—regardless of politics. Legal observers, medics, journalists, DJs, chant leaders, and participants all need preparation, situational awareness, and mutual support.... All my mind thinks about is Trump will do anything to win which means take away rights from people like me. I think it’s probably dark on both sides but I want my rights. So I vote. I don’t think it’s unethical to vote but it hurts my feelings.... I just found out something that will probably increase the sobriety. Here it is from wikipedia: Although this date commemorates enslaved people learning of their freedom under the Emancipation Proclamation, this only applied to former Confederate states....