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 (DIR) Post #B5fF9aocxbvkzCVUxM by MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
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       Protests matter.These companies have PEOPLE in them. People who have to tell their dates or in laws where they work. People who have to see protests outside the office window.Denver activists ran #Palantir out of the city and then handed their playbook to the activists in Miami, where Palantir moved.https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/palantir-employees-are-talking-about-companys-descent-into-fascism/
       
 (DIR) Post #B5fF9bTOW2XZ1da3V2 by MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
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       I've been dealing with evil people for a long time, and I used to be on my own with it. What I can tell you, since I'm still here, is they're paper tigers. The are masters of manipulating cowardice and greed, but have no idea how to handle strength. Even the slightest show of courage from people without privilege or weapons scares them shitless-- and it shocks them! Show an evil person courage a thousand times, and they're still shocked the thousand and first. They never learn.They are weak.
       
 (DIR) Post #B5fF9c2UPYc4mU05Ca by MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
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       Most people have at least witnessed the fallout of an abusive relationship and it's the same as when a victim leaves: the abuser is just stunned. How could this happen?They never account for courage because it is not in them.Putin and Co. understand the cowardice and weakness of the US elite, but cannot begin to understand the people who are rising up all over the country. They wouldn't do it, so they didn't think we would.Are they ever in for some unpleasant surprises.
       
 (DIR) Post #B5fF9cUqi7IYCRGjPE by MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
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       Anyway, I gotta go! It's a national day of action against ICE and I've got a bridge to protest on.