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Last night I went to a candlelight #vigil for blah blah #Trump shit in a gazebo in a small town park. I live in a #smallTown (~20K people). There were 30-50 in attendance. I'm 55 and was one of the younger people. There were songs and brief speeches. Talk of how we will vote like crazy next time, etc. It was over in 40 minutes (remember: old people).

I couldn't stop thinking that the League of Women Voters (the organizing body) was hopelessly on the back foot. These people, many of whom I know and protested with during Trump 1, seem to be under the impression we merely have an awful president.

I was crying as I left. I hope I'm wrong, but I couldn't stop thinking

  1. Trump keeps making batshit/hateful "pronouncements" via #ExecutiveOrders, #twitter, and #TruthSocial.

  2. Many/most of those represent violations of law/ #constitution and always arrogation of powers that are legally held by #Congress or #SCOTUS.

  3. Nobody is stopping him.

  4. What do you call a system of government where one asshole says whatever shit comes to his mind or makes him wealthier or makes him more powerful, and he always gets what he wants?

I was crying as I left. I hope I'm wrong, but I think we're in a #dictatorship, now. I think we have a chance to save ourselves from this as a long-term situation, but who is going to do that? Not the #Republicans, who are desperate to kiss Trump's ass harder than each other. And not the #Democrats, if all we do is have 40-minute candlelight vigils in out-of-the-way parks where nobody will be inconvenienced or even have to be aware of what we're doing.

#protest#uspol#ineffective
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Esther Alder 🇺🇦
As an atheist, I rarely find myself inside churches, but for some reason, I love their aesthetics from the outside. And while I’m not big fun of the church as an institution, especially in the U.S., where it meddles in politics, tries to regulate my body, dictate who I can love, and control what my kids learn in school, I still enjoy small-town churches. They add a certain charm to these towns, like a piece of history that somehow makes the place feel more complete

1st photo: elan 7e | Fuji 400 | White Bear Lake, MN
2nd photo: Pentax KX | Fuji 400 | Scandia, MN

#Minnesota #mnastodon #MN #film #analog #analogue #atheist #atheism #Midwest #SmallTown #InTheMiddleOfNowhere #photo #PhotoOfTheDay #Photography
A church with a mix of stone and dark siding stands on a small hill at a street corner. The building features tall arched windows and a square tower with a flat roof. A green lamppost stands near the entrance, which has red wooden doors. The surrounding grass is dry, and the sky is soft blue with wispy clouds
A red brick church with Gothic-style architecture is partially obscured by a leafless birch tree in the foreground. A sign in front of the church reads “Elim Lutheran Church” and displays a biblical quote. The church has arched windows and a steep roof, with patches of snow visible on the ground. The background features a mix of blue sky and clouds.
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Larry Braun

2nd Street Bike Lane

A bike lane runs through a city street, marked with a green path and bike symbols. Flanked by tall buildings and parked cars, the street is clear under a bright, blue sky.

La Crosse, Wisconsin

Great River Road

#LaCrosseWI #VisitLaCrosse #GreatRiverRoad #SmallTown #TravelPhotography #Travel #roadTrip #photography #BikeLane #streetphotography #streetscene
#photooftheday #fediverse #fediart

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2nd Street Bike Lane
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