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🌎 As the world turns 🌎

Where to begin? It has been a year. January has been dragging along, this turn to fascism and authoritarian regime in the US is depressing. Although now I know how it happened that the Nazis came into power.

The common people are powerless against the powerful and the rest of the common people who support and cheer them on. You can’t do anything against Chad and Jane who salivate at the despair of others and think the orange man and Elon Musk are the best thing since sliced bread. Worst of all you can’t do anything about ignorance, about the ones who don’t vote or focus on a single issue and don’t see the whole picture.

In all the constant stream of bad news, although I must say I’m limiting mine a bit. I don’t read every news article, but enough to stay on top of things. You know me, I believe in being an informed citizen. I abhor complete ignorance. In all of this negative stream, this social media post was tragically comforting:

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January 30, 2025
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