joelies
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Post by joelies on May 25, 2018 10:18:02 GMT -6
OMG this ICE stuff is just nauseating. How do we treat other humans like this??
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Post by daffodilsandcoffee on May 25, 2018 10:18:49 GMT -6
I included the stats about my community because everyone here is shocked that it could happen here. I’m not. I’ve been part of active shooter drills for the last twelve years. Im just sad. And weary.
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Post by cakewench on May 25, 2018 10:22:10 GMT -6
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Post by cakewench on May 25, 2018 10:25:58 GMT -6
Thought some local folks would like this -
DC/WMATA claims Uber/Lyft/rideshare has cost them customers. This chart shows when ridesharing services started in other major cities, and their overall transit ridership.
Hey WMATA - it's not Uber's fault.
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blurnette989
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Post by blurnette989 on May 25, 2018 10:26:58 GMT -6
The ICE stuff doesn't surprise me at all. When I worked family defense in the Bronx you'd have clients come in to court crying having no idea where their kids were because CPS removed them and until the initial court date there is zero contact and parents have no info. Lots of people assume this is fine because neglect and abuse, but so often neglect is poverty and those people really love their kids. We aren't a country that values families. We do lot value black or brown lives. We do not value poor lives. We show it time and time again.
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jkjacq
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Post by jkjacq on May 25, 2018 10:28:39 GMT -6
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Post by enchanted on May 25, 2018 10:30:10 GMT -6
School shooting close to me at a middle school. One teacher injured and one student, both transported to major area hospitals and no word on their conditions. Suspect is in custody. So far, no fatalities. So this one won’t be national news probably. And then the news reported a threat was called in for the high school, where all the middle schoolers were evacuated to. My community is a very wealthy and our county always makes the best place to live list. I’m just weary. And have definitely decided that I am NOT going back into the classroom once my babies are in school. Last night I was terrified of SIDS while holding my one month old. Now I’m reminded that the fear doesn’t go away. My four year old starts school next year (2019). The fear is just beginning. This is not helping my PPA. I'm sorry. Hugs! I have people in that area. No one at that particular school, but in that area. It can and will happen anywhere.
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byjove
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Post by byjove on May 25, 2018 10:43:28 GMT -6
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byjove
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Post by byjove on May 25, 2018 11:05:20 GMT -6
Thought some local folks would like this - DC/WMATA claims Uber/Lyft/rideshare has cost them customers. This chart shows when ridesharing services started in other major cities, and their overall transit ridership. Hey WMATA - it's not Uber's fault. LOL @ WMATA
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Post by ladybrienne on May 25, 2018 11:10:07 GMT -6
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Post by cakewench on May 25, 2018 12:36:13 GMT -6
Disgusting, but hardly surprising:
Trump makes up racist things about Hispanics during an Oval Office meeting, Miller and Kush laugh.
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fatpony
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Post by fatpony on May 25, 2018 13:24:22 GMT -6
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Bookshelves
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Post by Bookshelves on May 25, 2018 13:45:49 GMT -6
(( daffodilsandcoffee)) I'm just so enraged and heartbroken. CAN WE FUCKING FIX THIS ALREADY? Do FUCKING ANYTHING beyond "thoughts and prayers"?
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Post by cakewench on May 25, 2018 13:46:16 GMT -6
Facebook seems to think white supremacy, nationalism, and separatism are different things. It allows people to promote the last two, but not the first:
*wanders off to find headdesk!Piggy gif*
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Post by crimsonandclover on May 25, 2018 13:52:51 GMT -6
cakewench, "We allow to call for the creation of white ethno-states (Eg. "The US should be a white-only nation")" ?!?!?! How is that not white supremacy?
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Post by enchanted on May 25, 2018 14:38:25 GMT -6
Um, no, FB. I moderate/manage several groups on FB for different ballroom organizations and if any of those statements were promoted, people would be banned. End of story. What the fuck?
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Post by enchanted on May 25, 2018 14:39:04 GMT -6
The local to me March for Our Lives page said this was the 23rd school shooting this wmyear where someone was injured or killed.
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mb3
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Post by mb3 on May 25, 2018 15:17:17 GMT -6
School shooting close to me at a middle school. One teacher injured and one student, both transported to major area hospitals and no word on their conditions. Suspect is in custody. So far, no fatalities. So this one won’t be national news probably. And then the news reported a threat was called in for the high school, where all the middle schoolers were evacuated to. My community is a very wealthy and our county always makes the best place to live list. I’m just weary. And have definitely decided that I am NOT going back into the classroom once my babies are in school. Last night I was terrified of SIDS while holding my one month old. Now I’m reminded that the fear doesn’t go away. My four year old starts school next year (2019). The fear is just beginning. This is not helping my PPA. Just sending some love and empathy. PPA is a bitch and this stuff doesn’t make it any easier to tolerate.
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Post by hawkeye2015 on May 25, 2018 17:15:11 GMT -6
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Post by honeylemon on May 25, 2018 18:11:35 GMT -6
PDQ but my parents live there as missionaries and my dad has been posting all the anti choice propaganda and lies for weeks leading up to this. Talking about the “rights of unborn babies” being taken away. It’s been infuriating. I’m so relieved it seems to have been repealed.
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Post by doublestuf on May 25, 2018 18:29:29 GMT -6
This is horrible. I always wondered how Germany went down that path, how people could do and/or ignore such horrible things... and it’s happening right in front of us. Also this, apparently ICE has lost over 1400 kids: AND rumor has it Trump canceled the talks because he wanted to beat KJU to the punch. Because of course he did. Chris Hayes is doing a segment on it now. I'm forcing myself to watch but it is sickening. Apparently a 53 week old baby was taken from his/her mom last week. I need karma to be an actual real thing that happens because there are not words for how evil the people in this administration are, and I want them to feel the pain they are inflicting on other people x100. Fucking Kelly using family separation as a "deterrent." How, how can you hate other people so much? Yeah, party of family values. I'm choosing to believe there is a special place in Hell for them.
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Post by Uncaripswife on May 25, 2018 19:19:41 GMT -6
This is horrible. I always wondered how Germany went down that path, how people could do and/or ignore such horrible things... and it’s happening right in front of us. Also this, apparently ICE has lost over 1400 kids: AND rumor has it Trump canceled the talks because he wanted to beat KJU to the punch. Because of course he did. Chris Hayes is doing a segment on it now. I'm forcing myself to watch but it is sickening. Apparently a 53 week old baby was taken from his/her mom last week. I need karma to be an actual real thing that happens because there are not words for how evil the people in this administration are, and I want them to feel the pain they are inflicting on other people x100. Fucking Kelly using family separation as a "deterrent." How, how can you hate other people so much? Yeah, party of family values. I'm choosing to believe there is a special place in Hell for them. I am in a white hot rage about this. This is so low. So unacceptable. So immoral.
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Post by doublestuf on May 25, 2018 19:29:16 GMT -6
Uncaripswife I wonder if it's even making the news besides cable news? I'm not sure many would care anyways.
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Post by Uncaripswife on May 25, 2018 19:40:25 GMT -6
Uncaripswife I wonder if it's even making the news besides cable news? I'm not sure many would care anyways. Probably not. It's almost certainly not on Fox. I'm going to call my senators and congressman.
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mb3
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Post by mb3 on May 26, 2018 7:22:29 GMT -6
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dc2london
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Post by dc2london on May 26, 2018 7:25:57 GMT -6
I need the Christian political army to stand up and say something about this horror happening on the southern border. If you're so concerned about protecting babies, WELL. ::gestures broadly::
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Ls2012
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Post by Ls2012 on May 26, 2018 7:48:28 GMT -6
I need the Christian political army to stand up and say something about this horror happening on the southern border. If you're so concerned about protecting babies, WELL. ::gestures broadly:: Because they're not "American" babies, dc2london. Duh. (I can't even say that with heavy sarcasm without feeling the urge to vomit. How do they live with themselves?)
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Post by cakewench on May 26, 2018 8:06:23 GMT -6
ICE has become Trump’s gestapo. Trump idolizes Arpaio, who kept Tent City going for twenty years. We are heading down a terrible path, and people are cheering.
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fatpony
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Post by fatpony on May 26, 2018 8:16:32 GMT -6
Fuck this.
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athn64
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Post by athn64 on May 26, 2018 8:20:09 GMT -6
As if he's not completely culpable.
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