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We spend $750 billion annually on "defense" and the center of American government fell in two hours to the duck dynasty and the guy in the chewbacca bikini
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A week of protests and rebellions in most cities and hundreds of small towns and suburbs has still not gotten the other 3 Minneapolis cops charged.
In order to make power suffer consequences- lose profit- until they meet demands
we have to start strikes/work stoppages.
The US is a police state, a fascist state, a failed state. But, the people will overcome. #BlackLivesMattter
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So I was watching those Beyond Belief Fact or Fiction videos and someone in the comments mentioned how if you put it at .5 speed he sounds like a depressed drunk on the sidewalk trying to get your attention, & so I did, and I've been wheezing badly at this for the last 7 minutes
@dissectpodcast I was inspired by your first season to make this playlist. I thought I knew To Pimp a Butterfly well, but your analysis helped me enjoy it so much more. open.spotify.com/playlist/1r…
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★★★★★ Bought the Storm Trooper from Ground Effect. Check out my review. groundeffect.co.nz/products/… Effect
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White Fragility* Self-Test
Ask yourself the following (16 questions total):
1. Do I feel defensive when a person of color says “white people?”
2. Do I feel angry when people tell me that I benefit from white privilege?
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Update from Waseem Al Sati, the father who was shot multiple times along with his daughter in the New Zealand Mosque terrorist attack.
"Don't forget us from your prayers. And we are all one guys. We always will be."
Retweet ❤️😭
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Mike Hosking wants to nominate a farmer who is concerned about CGT for New Zealander of the year.
Personally I would go for Abdul Aziz who went at a terrorist with nothing but courage and an eftpos machine but hey, tax....
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Damn, guys like Mike Hosking and Duncan Garner love it when people "tell it how it is" eh! ...except when those people are brown, women, poor, Maori, gay, lesbian, trans, queer, non-binary but shit they love it!
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Imagine thinking that the name of your favourite rugby team matters more than showing solidarity to a group of people who were just murdered
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Remembering gospel pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe, born 104 years ago. When asked about music in the 1960s, she said, “Oh, these kids and rock & roll — that is just sped up rhythm & blues. I've been doing that forever.“ In 2018, she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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OK. Gun reform amendment reckons thread. I haven't read anything except the press release and the order here legislation.govt.nz/regulati… so aroha mai if there's some other instrument at play