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Cake day: July 9th, 2023

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  • Sandra voted for President Trump three times, believing enforcement would focus on people with criminal records — not individuals like her husband.

    . . . Since his release, Abdellatif has been required to attend ICE check-ins and live under electronic monitoring. He cannot return to work.

    In addition to the $15,000 bond, the couple estimates they have spent about $50,000 in legal fees to date, draining savings built over decades. They have launched a GoFundMe [link removed because fuck that] to help cover ongoing costs.

    “We just want to be treated like people with rights,” Sandra said. “Not as problems to be managed.”

    TL;DR: Learned nothing, will continue to vote cult til they die.









  • what would be needed to change the status quo.

    One of the following:

    • widespread media literacy
    • competent understanding of technology
    • a gun

    I’ve recently accepted that the vast majority of people who use technology daily will never question or understand how it works, but will act as if it is indispensable, omniscient, and impenetrable.