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2026-04-29 17:15 UTC

@Sheril The USA used to be known for + being the oldest democracy + having the best universities + being the land of the free + having freedom of speech Now universities and their scientists are attacked, ICE concentration camps are turning it into the home of the detained, and democracy is being destroyed in slow motion. A little bit ironic is that the guy who pretends to make the country great again is actually destroying what makes it great.

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@meltedcheese@c.im 2026-04-29 17:40

@JochenFromm @Sheril I am personally embarrassed and ashamed for the behavior of the US government, the elected leaders, and the people who put them in charge. I grieve the loss of your esteem and that of the people of other democracies. I am shell-shocked by the damage and loss to our most important and valuable institutions. I’m especially angry at the behavior of large corporations and the ultra-wealthy who have orchestrated what we can only think of as a fascist coup d’état. I am angry at everyone who enables them. We may have been the longest democracy in modern times, but we also did this to ourselves. We didn’t do a good enough job protecting what we achieved. I hope we can reverse the damage, but that is not certain. We are going to need help.

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