so the government is uses “slaves” the same people who tax dollars pay for their housing and food in prison while kids have to pay for lunch at school? you understand INMATES are used to clean up trash on roads… is that slavery? lmao the ignorance is hilarious
Yeah it actually is. Do you know what a slave is?
slaveslāv/
noun
historicalplural noun:
slaves
1.a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.synonyms:historicalserf, vassal, thrall; More
Inmate labor is slave labor.
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it’s so bizarre that people are still ignorant of this when the 13th amendment was created with the intentional inclusion of a loophole that the government could abuse in order to profit from slave labor: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”
convict lending and Jim Crow laws immediately sprung up to fill the place of what we traditionally think of as slavery, and led to the use of mass incarceration as a way for corporations to profit off of imprisoned (disproportionately black and brown) people and obtain free labor. the labor of incarcerated people has always been and was designed to be slave labor from the very beginning.
There is a documentary called 13thon netflix that goes into detail on all of this, I really recommend it
“No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. Against that power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand. The Centuari learned this lesson once. We will teach it to them again. Though it take a thousand years: We will be free. “
“No,” John said, standing up straight for maybe the first time in his life.
“No?” Landry raised an eyebrow and the screen flickered momentarily as the connection through wormhole fluctuated. “What do mean, ‘no,’ Colonel?”
“I mean I’m not coming. Tell them there was an emergency. Or tell them the truth for all I care. I’m not traveling to another galaxy to shake the tiny hand of a racist, sexist, xenophobic cheeto and pretend to like it.”
“I might be persuaded to go just to see the look on his sorry excuse for a second in command’s face when you introduce me as your husband,” Rodney piped in sarcastically from behind John. “We can tell him all about the gays in space who save his ass every day.”
“Yeah, just tell him we’ve all caught the gay and had to be quarantined so it doesn’t spread to the rest of his precious, totally straight military. Nobody’s ever relieved the stress of living in a combat zone with a little guy on guy hand job exchange,” John drawled.
Landry rubbed his temples.
“I’m afraid I stand with Colonel Sheppard and Dr. McKay on this issue, General,” Woolsey interjected. “This is an IOA expedition after all, and the, er, man’s policies have the potential to be incredibly divisive among our expedition members, many of whom are from the very countries the, er, president–” Woolsey swallowed, as though the word caused bile to rise in his throat–“Has continuously vilified without cause.”
“I see,” said Landry after considering them for a moment. It lasted so long, John was beginning to think the screen was frozen. “Off the record, I can’t say I blame you. To be honest, I’m a little jealous of your current position in another galaxy. On the record, I’m so sorry to hear of Atlantis’ recent outbreak of Athosian Whooping Cough. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.”
Senior White House policy adviser Stephen Miller made the rounds on the Sunday talk shows over the weekend, and his comments about voter fraud have earned him justifiably dim reviews. The Washington Post’s Philip Bump and Fact Checker Glenn Kessler dealt with those claims in depth.
Here’s the key exchange, with “Face the Nation’s” John Dickerson (emphasis added):
DICKERSON: When I talked to Republicans on the Hill, they wonder, what in the White House – what have you all learned from this experience with the executive order?
MILLER: Well, I think that it’s been an important reminder to all Americans that we have a judiciary that has taken far too much power and become, in many cases, a supreme branch of government. One unelected judge in Seattle cannot remake laws for the entire country. I mean this is just crazy, John, the idea that you have a judge in Seattle say that a foreign national living in Libya has an effective right to enter the United States is – is – is beyond anything we’ve ever seen before.
The end result of this, though, is that our opponents, the media and the whole world will soon see as we begin to take further actions, that the powers of the president to protect our country are very substantial and will not be questioned.
“Will not be questioned.” That is an incredible claim to executive authority – and one we can expect to hear plenty more about. Trump has beaten around this bush plenty, yes. But Miller just came out and said it: that the White House doesn’t recognize judges’ authority to review things such as his travel ban.
It might have been excused as a little over-exuberance, except that Miller said similar things in his other Sunday show appearances.
He said on “Meet the Press”: “The bottom line is that a district judge – a district judge in Seattle – cannot make immigration law for the United States, cannot give foreign nationals and foreign countries rights they do not have and cannot prevent the president of the United States from suspending the admission of refugees from Syria.”
And on “Fox News Sunday”: “This is a judicial usurpation of the power. It is a violation of judges’ proper roles in litigating disputes. We will fight it. And we will make sure that we take action to keep from happening in the future what’s happened in the past.”
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Gehayi here. So yeah.Miller, an advisor and speech writer to 45 and one of the co-authors of the Muslim ban (the other being Bannon), just openly declared war on judges’ power to review a president’s actions and declare them unconstitutional. Never mind that this is how federal and state courts work in the U.S.A., and that any state or federal court can challenge the constitutionality of a law. Miller wants an end to judicial review and an end to the judiciary checking the power of 45.
Which would mean ending constitutional democracy as practiced in America.
Just the fact that someone close to the president wants this is appalling.
Now realize that 45–who has never shown that he grasps what the word “NO!” means, and who regards refusal of anything he wants as a horrendous personal affront for which the refuser must be punished–completely agrees.
you don’t have a president, you have a dictator.
I mean I understand that the realisation of this fact is one of slowly mounting horror. But you best believe it now, it saves time
Now is an excellent time to look at your history books and start thinking about what comes next. Try the 1930s as a start.
This weekend is going to be warmer than most. I mean, if you hypothetically wanted to cross, this would be the hypothetical weekend to hypothetically cross.
Also, you should, if this is your hypothetical plan(I’m sure no one is actually planning this. Just theorizing. It’s a fun thought exercise), hypothetically dress in layers. It’s still cold, after all.
Hypothetically, wool and down are the best materials to wear. Hypothetically, you should also have sturdy, warm boots. Ski pants help, too. Make sure your hypothetical journey include mitts and gloves. Scarves and hats, too, you want to expose as little skin to the elements as possible if the weather turns nasty, or if you get delayed and have to cross next week, or something.
Following this thought exercise, you should have a compass. Stay walking North.
Theoretically it might be best to keep walking, in this game, until you reach a road, then keep going until you reach a town or city. Give your imaginary city a name, like, say, Brandon, or Winnipeg!
Have fun rp-ing, dudes, and stay safe!
Also, hypothetically, you might want to stay away from small towns right next to the border. Just for now.
Your characters lose health points for not taking the following:
-water
-food
You lose a life if you cross creeks and rivers at any point except bridges(of any kind) because if we’re going by this years weather, the ice might not be able to hold your weight.
You have to go back to the start if you cross in Saskatchewan, they have no legal aid for refugee seekers.
Speaking purely in terms of hypotheticals of course, if you’re planning on braving the snowy prairie, a pair of snowshoes or cross-country skis could make the journey far less arduous than it would be on foot, particularly if you, for whatever hypothetical reason, feel inclined to stay away from roads.
Also, hypothetically speaking, if you’re considering snowshoes/skis, but you find yourself lacking the skill level required to use either implement, consider a really really good sturdy pair of boots as mentioned above. Preferably a pair that are higher than and snug around your ankles.
Hypothetically speaking, if you run across a hypothetical frozen lake or hypothetical frozen river, do take care not to set foot on the ice if at all possible and consider other alternate hypothetical routes, since you can’t be sure if the ice will be sturdy enough to take your weight.
Speaking of hypothetical ice, watch out for black ice and walk carefully. If you’re hypothetically not able to maybe get your hands on a hypothetical jacket, I think stuffing newspaper should be a somewhat okay alternative? ?? Or at least try to get some nice thermal underwear (long johns or something of the like) to prevent against the cold. All of this in the purely hypothetical sense of course, not because anyone would ACTUALLY do this.
hypothetically speaking, a good strategy once in canada would be to seek out a sanctuary city where you will be protected from prosecution for violating federal immigration laws, and will be able to access municipal services regardless of status. there are currently only four sanctuary cities in canada: toronto ontario, hamilton ontario, london ontario, and vancouver BC. several other cities are discussing proposals to become sanctuary cities, including montreal, ottawa, winnipeg, regina, and saskatoon.
in the hypothetical event that you happen to hypothetically cross the border and end up in a sanctuary city, you should keep in mind that regardless of the law, the police are not your friends, and cannot be trusted to follow these directives. police in hamilton and toronto have refused to confirm that they will adhere to sanctuary city laws, and may very well assist federal law enforcement with deportations. these police forces are also infamous for discriminatory carding practices and racist violence. stay safe…..hypothetically
Isn’t something similar to this what caused the Watergate scandal?
Yep. 4.5 minutes of erased tape caught Woodward and Bernstein’s attention.
Kiddos, @sailorzeo is exactly on point. If you haven’t learned about Richard Nixon and the Watergate Hotel in school (or even if you have–God knows my school mentioned it but hardly explained it), here are some things you’ll want to look up.
Movie: All The President’s Men
Bob Woodward
Carl Bernstein
Watergate tapes
Deep Throat (USE CAUTION I strongly suggest using a search term like “deep throat watergate” or “deep throat presidential leak” and if your parents have a web tracker on your computer, tell them you’re researching Watergate BEFORE you look this up)
If your parents or your grandparents were around for Nixon’s presidency, you may wish to talk to them, too.
Mhairi Black MP was being interviewed and the interviewer laughingly said “well, if it’s at Balmoral, it’s out of the way so less protesters” and this was her response:
THIS IS WHY EVERYBODY NEEDS TO STOP TALKING ABOUT THE BOWL GREEN THING! It doesn’t MATTER that you’re talking about it to mock it, every time those three words appear together it becomes a little more true.
STOP REPEATING THE LIES. Just state the true facts, over and over
This is tricky on tumblr and facebook, because when you add a reply with the truth, your followers end up seeing the wrong stuff first, and what’s at the start of a post is going to stick in the brain more than what’s at the end. Every time you’re commenting to correct your idiot uncle on facebook, all your friends are seeing the garbage articles he shared.
Consider carefully if giving something more exposure is really worth correcting it (especially if you have a lot of followers). Maybe it would be better to make a new post with only the truth, perhaps tagging the people who (re)posted the original thing
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