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INBELLA<p>Celebrities flood social media, streets in protest as immigration raids continue <a href="https://www.inbella.com/1093053/celebrities-flood-social-media-streets-in-protest-as-immigration-raids-continue/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inbella.com/1093053/celebritie</span><span class="invisible">s-flood-social-media-streets-in-protest-as-immigration-raids-continue/</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Celebrities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Celebrities</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/CelebritiesNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CelebritiesNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deportation</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/distro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distro</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Hollywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hollywood</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/imds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>imds</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/lifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/NewsUpdate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsUpdate</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/newsbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>newsbreak</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/oovvuu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oovvuu</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PushingBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PushingBack</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/smartnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartnews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TextFirst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TextFirst</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ve</span></a></p>
Arbres<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@knittingknots2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>knittingknots2</span></a></span> Everyone needs to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/read" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>read</span></a> this. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pushingback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pushingback</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tyranny</span></a> </p><p>Decent people are slightly ill from being jerked around by this pack of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychos</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicansAreTerrorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansAreTerrorists</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristiansAreTerrorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChristiansAreTerrorists</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/ehrenreich-barbara/32355/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Barbara Ehrenreich</b></a></p><blockquote>No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-rousing remain the true duty of patriots.</blockquote><p><b>Barbara Ehrenreich</b> (1941-2022) American feminist, journalist, political activist<br>Essay (1988), “Introduction: Family Values,” <i>The Worst Years of Our Lives</i> (1990)</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/ehrenreich-barbara/32355/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/ehrenreich-barbara/3…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=disorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disorder</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dissent</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meme</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=noncompliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noncompliance</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=patriot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>patriot</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=patriotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>patriotism</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=pushingback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pushingback</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=rebellion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rebellion</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>Why are <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> so <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/weak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weak</span></a> in the face of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/attack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>attack</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>? </p><p>In one of the worst weeks for the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/country" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>country</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> took a breather instead of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pushingback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pushingback</span></a> against <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/01/why-are-democrats-so-weak-in-the-face-of-donald-trumps-attack-on-democracy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lgbtqnation.com/2025/01/why-ar</span><span class="invisible">e-democrats-so-weak-in-the-face-of-donald-trumps-attack-on-democracy/</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>Several <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Senators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Rebuke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rebuke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Scapegoating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scapegoating</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/People" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>People</span></a> After <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a>. </p><p>A growing number of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/leaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leaders</span></a> in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> are <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pushingback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pushingback</span></a> on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/narrative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>narrative</span></a> that they must <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sacrifice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sacrifice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rights</span></a> in order to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>win</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Allies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Representation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Representation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/several-democratic-senators-rebuke" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">erininthemorning.com/p/several</span><span class="invisible">-democratic-senators-rebuke</span></a></p>
ryn<p>I’m clinging desperately to the hope that one day, I won’t have to just survive anymore. WE won’t have to just survive. We deserve so much better than this. </p><p>We deserve to live, to grow, and to THRIVE.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonbinary</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/transhate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transhate</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/pushingback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pushingback</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a></p>