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Preston MacDougall<p>While <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/UltraMAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UltraMAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a> push <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/AntiMask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiMask</span></a> laws in state, local and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> , many <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ICEnazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICEnazis</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/AmericanGestapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanGestapo</span></a> agents unironically wear *masks* while violating the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a>. 😡 </p><p>That’s because they don’t want their children, neighbors and church congregants to know that they’re deplorable cowards.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> cult and the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TurdReich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TurdReich</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SchmutzStaffel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SchmutzStaffel</span></a>.</p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@HamonWry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>HamonWry</span></a></span> The <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a> in the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/cult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cult</span></a> could've easily been removed after the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/January6th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>January6th</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/FailedCoupAttempt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FailedCoupAttempt</span></a> if voters in the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> understood the concept of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/StrategicVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrategicVoting</span></a> and executed a <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/PrimaryFromTheCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrimaryFromTheCenter</span></a> movement. But <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> standardized test scores in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/MATH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MATH</span></a> are among the lowest in developed countries. And they are lowest in 'red districts' of 'red states'. So here we are...🤷‍♂️ </p><p>High-quality <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> will <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SaveAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveAmerica</span></a>. <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://astrodon.social/@JohnBarentine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>JohnBarentine</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BeLikeCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeLikeCanada</span></a> ⬆️ send the anti-<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> cult members to the dustbin of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> !<br><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ElbowsUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElbowsUp</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/StandUpForScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandUpForScience</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/CdnPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CdnPoli</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TexasObserver</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RankedChoiceVoting</span></a> in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> would 'dethrone' <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a>. But the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TXleg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TXleg</span></a> will never allow it. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/PrimaryFromTheCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrimaryFromTheCenter</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/StrategicVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrategicVoting</span></a> would have the same effect - if people in Texas are smart enough to figure this out. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> intelligently.</p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@SocraticEthics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SocraticEthics</span></a></span> Give credit where credit is due. <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> and his gang of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a> in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> couldn’t have done it without <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> choreographing <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/AmericanCarnage2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanCarnage2</span></a>.0</p>
Preston MacDougall<p>Lisa Anderson is a physician based in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Connecticut</span></a>. She was born in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a>. She received a letter from <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> that read like a letter from the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Gestapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gestapo</span></a>. It read, in part: “Do not attempt to remain in the United States — the federal government will find you.”</p><p>Many other citizens are receiving the same letter, but Congress has no idea how many because <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a> in control have <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/abdicated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abdicated</span></a> their <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Constitutional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitutional</span></a> duty of federal <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a>. <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doctor-homeland-security-leave_n_6801125ee4b0f92ccce15217" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">huffpost.com/entry/doctor-home</span><span class="invisible">land-security-leave_n_6801125ee4b0f92ccce15217</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@petergleick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>petergleick</span></a></span> That's not exactly true. I can hear the knobby knees of every elected <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> politician - at the state and federal level - *knocking* together because of their cowardice.</p><p>They are now a <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> party that is 100% <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a>.</p>
Preston MacDougall<p>What <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ExecutiveOrders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrders</span></a> will <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DonaldTheDeplorable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTheDeplorable</span></a> issue this week without any oversight by <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a> controlling <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> ? 🤔 </p><p>This cartoon by Christian Bloom published in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Norway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Norway</span></a> after the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/2016election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2016election</span></a> was certainly prophetic!</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TrumpTaxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTaxes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWar</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Recession</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@joe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joe</span></a></span> Voters in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/FL1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FL1</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/FL6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FL6</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a> had the opportunity on Tuesday to reflect on the wisdom of voting for the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/AmericanCarnage2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanCarnage2</span></a>.0 and pedophile Matt Gaetz and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/NatSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatSec</span></a> clown Michael Waltz, respectively. And instead of restoring balance to the House of Representatives and restoring ‘checks and balances’ as the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> prescribed, they once again chose <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a>.<br><a href="https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/04/01/florida-election-results-randy-fine-josh-weil-gay-valimont-jimmy-patronis-congress/82743498007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tallahassee.com/story/news/pol</span><span class="invisible">itics/elections/2025/04/01/florida-election-results-randy-fine-josh-weil-gay-valimont-jimmy-patronis-congress/82743498007/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/NeverForget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverForget</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@NCSenateDems" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NCSenateDems</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a> are still <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DoNothingRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DoNothingRepublicans</span></a> when it comes to serving the non-billionaire public.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ConspiracyOfCartographers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ConspiracyOfCartographers</span></a></span> Well, that’s one way to <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/purge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>purge</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Washington</span></a> DC of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a> and the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> crime syndicate. 🤷🏻‍♂️ <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p>The <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Hispanic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hispanic</span></a> response by <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> Congressman Adriano Espaillat to the litany of lies in the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SOTU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SOTU</span></a> by <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DonaldTheDeplorable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTheDeplorable</span></a> was met with slander by <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a> calling him an “illegal immigrant” because he overstayed a tourist visa as a child. Within the year, he had a <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/GreenCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenCard</span></a>. <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nrcc-racist-attack-adriano-espaillat_n_67c968d3e4b0bdda614fa535" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">huffpost.com/entry/nrcc-racist</span><span class="invisible">-attack-adriano-espaillat_n_67c968d3e4b0bdda614fa535</span></a></p><p>No mention of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/FirstLady" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstLady</span></a> and former nude model <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/MelaniaKnauss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MelaniaKnauss</span></a> who overstayed her tourist visa. Nor a word about <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> violating his student visa.</p><p>How long before they were legal? 🤔</p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@shoq" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>shoq</span></a></span> I believe all members of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> took this oath: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic”.</p><p>Following ‘decorum’ as the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> is shredded by a <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/POTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POTUS</span></a> collaborating with a sworn enemy of the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> is a violation of that oath by <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DEMOCRATS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEMOCRATS</span></a> - not to mention by long- condemned <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a>.</p>
Preston MacDougall<p>Serious question for <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Libertarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libertarians</span></a> , <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> morons: If the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> was NOT 'great' before <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DonaldTheDeplorable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTheDeplorable</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> (aka 'Special Agent <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Krasnov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Krasnov</span></a> ) wrecked it with <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/AmericanCarnage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanCarnage</span></a> 1.0 and now 2.0, then why did <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/nepobaby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nepobaby</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> immigrate *here* to grow his inherited fortune? Hmm? </p><p>The <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> is waiting for an answer. In the meantime, we will <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> like hell!</p>
Preston MacDougall<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/cult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cult</span></a> leader, convicted felon, adjudicated <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/rapist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rapist</span></a> *and* President of the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> of America, <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DonaldTheDeplorable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTheDeplorable</span></a> bought a Romanian get-out-of-jail card for <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SexTrafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SexTrafficking</span></a> pest <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/AndrewTate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndrewTate</span></a>.</p><p>After being invited to <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a> - and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/MarALago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarALago</span></a> - how long before <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> endorses Tate in the Sunshine State’s race for Governor? </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/WarOnWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarOnWomen</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p>Dolly Parton’s <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ImaginationLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImaginationLibrary</span></a> has helped raise children’s literacy in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Indiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indiana</span></a> from 19th to 6th place in the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a>.</p><p>Children who can read by themselves grow up into adults who can think for themselves, so <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a> in the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/HoosierState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoosierState</span></a> have put <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DollyParton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DollyParton</span></a> on the chopping block! 😡 <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/02/20/dolly-parton-imagination-library-faces-funding-cut/79353559007/?tbref=hp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tennessean.com/story/entertain</span><span class="invisible">ment/music/2025/02/20/dolly-parton-imagination-library-faces-funding-cut/79353559007/?tbref=hp</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DoNotCollaborateWithFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DoNotCollaborateWithFascists</span></a> in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a>.</p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@gsymon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gsymon</span></a></span> Yup.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a> deny. ✅ </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> and true <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a> defend, going back to the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/GreatestGeneration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatestGeneration</span></a> - and before them. ✅ </p><p>A restored <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> will hopefully depose. 🙏 </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DenyDefendDepose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DenyDefendDepose</span></a> ? 🤔 </p><p>“We’re gonna need a bigger <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Luigi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luigi</span></a>.”</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DoNotCollaborateWithFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DoNotCollaborateWithFascists</span></a> in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a>.</p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gutenberg_org</span></a></span> Good news! Especially if the generous donor lives in a red state being mismanaged by <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a>. No documents are safe in the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> where <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BookBanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookBanning</span></a> is spreading like <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a>. <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tennessee</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BookBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookBans</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/education/2025/02/16/book-bans-rise-tennesse-students-weigh-in/77782521007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tennessean.com/story/news/educ</span><span class="invisible">ation/2025/02/16/book-bans-rise-tennesse-students-weigh-in/77782521007/</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@TheBulwark" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TheBulwark</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@thebulwark/the-bulwark-online-d7e6a4qaz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>the-bulwark-online-TheBulwark</span></a></span> In other words, the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> is now the part of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a>. :100a:</p>
Preston MacDougall<p>Question: “What would it cost to name the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Nashville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nashville</span></a> International Airport after <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> ?” <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2025/02/07/nashville-international-airport-renamed-trump/78293871007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tennessean.com/story/money/202</span><span class="invisible">5/02/07/nashville-international-airport-renamed-trump/78293871007/</span></a></p><p>Answer: The soul of the city!</p><p>Fortunately, unlike the extreme <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> to the proposal from <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a> in the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TNleg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TNleg</span></a> , there is strong support to rename the airport after the globally beloved <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DollyParton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DollyParton</span></a>. ✅ </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DoNotCollaborateWithFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DoNotCollaborateWithFascists</span></a> in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a>.</p>