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toomanyrats 3/15/2023 11:59 AM
Hey
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With everything going on in this place
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I want to get the fuck out but I don’t know how
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And bc of that, I wanna raise some hell
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toomanyrats
And bc of that, I wanna raise some hell
Detective Costeau 3/15/2023 1:21 PM
sounds intriguing
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toomanyrats 3/15/2023 1:24 PM
actually now that I think abot it, our government made this place hell
1:24 PM
let's RAZE some hell
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Hello socialists
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alex (he/him) 3/15/2023 3:15 PM
Hello socialists
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ohmygoshali 3/15/2023 3:25 PM
So update: I was actually scheduled next week on Wednesday from 12-5 so as much I would like to help table I probably won’t be able to next week and will likely be late to the meeting that day as well considering this will be the first shift in two weeks and ya girl needs money
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ohmygoshali 3/16/2023 1:27 PM
@everyone if y’all wanna get together tonight! Free movie!
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cocaine bear🥵
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toomanyrats 3/16/2023 3:16 PM
ooo scream 6?
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wait I havent seen 5 yet
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Good news: I've roughly figured out the patterning to make our roses and it doesn't take that much time or yarn
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alex (he/him) 3/16/2023 6:53 PM
Oh hell yeah
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alex (he/him) 3/16/2023 7:33 PM
Neat omg
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toomanyrats 3/16/2023 9:28 PM
can we raise some hell please
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im tired of this shit
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Join ucw
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alex (he/him) 3/16/2023 9:32 PM
Join ucw
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toomanyrats 3/16/2023 9:33 PM
ucw?
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United campus workers 😎
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That's what I get for using acronyms
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toomanyrats 3/16/2023 9:35 PM
oh
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i mean my biggest thing I want to raise hell about is the trans genocide
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i want to get the fuck out of this place
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but i cant afford to
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and therefore
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hellraiser
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More roses! I think we could maybe have safety pins and pin them to jackets? I'll make a few more and show proof of concept later
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YOOOOOOO My mom says she'd be willing to make us patches with her embroidery machine
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Jaybird
YOOOOOOO My mom says she'd be willing to make us patches with her embroidery machine
YOOOO!
3:59 PM
I am going to post a link to the new discord in the old one. Does anyone have any objections?
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alex (he/him) 3/18/2023 4:08 PM
You can send it in the SEA server too if you’d like!
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Here are some button designs I whipped up.
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alex (he/him) 3/18/2023 4:24 PM
Can’t open them on mobile 😩
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Ohh that's an apple sort of program
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Damn. Let me save it as a pdf and re-upload
6:36 PM
That good for everyone?
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I like them but I think a few things could be tweaked so they'd fit better on the buttons
1:54 PM
I'm probably going to make a design/promo channel for us to specifically talk about buttons and flyers and the like
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Found in makerspace. This yall?
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toomanyrats 3/20/2023 7:37 PM
That would be ty
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is the position that TVA=good?
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cause
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ashton
Found in makerspace. This yall?
Yup. I’ve been making them. Those have a few flaws ironed out, like the boarders not being right, digitization, and me having a few extra.
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elle_sum
is the position that TVA=good?
The TVA is Tennessee’s golden child. On par with the USPS in terms of respect, and admiration in spite of being a government agency. A collective works project to help guarantee jobs and wages, exists for the sake providing power for most of the south and being a huge reason for the south being as developed as it is.
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legit. wish they werent a shell of their former self, tho, controlled by petroleum interests and no accountable to the people for their decisions
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alex (he/him) 3/20/2023 10:41 PM
hello gamers. if you have any campus concerns or questions for your sga senators, this event that ive been planing is tomorrow! there will also be free food <3 id love to see you there if youre able to make it!
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elle_sum
legit. wish they werent a shell of their former self, tho, controlled by petroleum interests and no accountable to the people for their decisions
All the more reason it needs good press and leftist support
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they shut down coal powered generators and as a replacement they're planning on building natural gas plants and gas pipes through undeveloped rural areas instead of investing in renewables. i am not going to give that good press.
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 3/22/2023 11:05 AM
When is tabling today
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Tabling today from 10 to 2
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Meeting is at 4:30. Room 221 in the STU. @everyone
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I'll be there next week. Out of town for a debate tournament
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alex (he/him) 3/22/2023 7:37 PM
Hope the tournament goes well!!
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So that's why my classes with Dr. Richey are canceled
10:09 AM
LETS GOO
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time to get to invitations then
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i realized i put this in the notes from the last meeting, but there are members of this discord who weren't there and that thats a bit of an obscure place for an announcement
11:14 AM
the Cornbread Communist, a campus zine dedicated to leftist writings of all students, regardless of inclination, is open for submissions. if you have a thing to say, be it prose or verse, fiction or fact, theory or reflection, words or images, submissions are open. 1400 words for written material, images i dunno, we'll figure it out.
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also if you'd like to peruse the most recent issue, we can get that to you
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Would we be interested in helping the MTSU branch of United Campus Workers table for a petition? The petition is asking the state to fully fund the approved 5% raise for university workers
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I can ofc provide more info if interested
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that sounds like a slam dunk yes, to me
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i agree slam dunk yes indeed
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DucksCantFly 3/27/2023 4:01 PM
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ohmygoshali 3/27/2023 5:55 PM
So if this is true…this is very bad
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i would reserve judgement if i were you
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these are rumors, and i have been told they might be active disinfo. i don't know that for sure either, but be wary of who is saying what (edited)
6:56 PM
either way, the gender of the shooter is absolutely irrelevant
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pretty much every rumor i've seen claims that the shooter was some variant of trans, so i think this is capitalizing on current anti-trans hysteria. i'm in agreement with elle on withholding judgement
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ohmygoshali 3/27/2023 6:59 PM
@everyone making the flyers right now, do we want to provide snacks and water? I can add it to the design
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Send in the wrong chat last time 😂
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Detective Costeau 3/27/2023 7:03 PM
Call me cynical/edgy but maybe the reactionaries got tired of the usual false flag crisis actor bullshit and decided to move onto the current RW talking point.
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Jaybird
pretty much every rumor i've seen claims that the shooter was some variant of trans, so i think this is capitalizing on current anti-trans hysteria. i'm in agreement with elle on withholding judgement
ohmygoshali 3/27/2023 7:22 PM
I just know that republicans will latch onto that narrative if so
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oh. nyt confirmed.
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alex (he/him) 3/27/2023 8:32 PM
Dang
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Detective Costeau
Call me cynical/edgy but maybe the reactionaries got tired of the usual false flag crisis actor bullshit and decided to move onto the current RW talking point.
i definitely had the same thought at first bc that’s what happened with uvalde
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DucksCantFly 3/28/2023 6:29 PM
Anyone interested, there is a demonstration happening tomorrow
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you mean Thursday?
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DucksCantFly 3/28/2023 7:27 PM
I did! lmao Lost all sense of time this week. Yeah, this protest is thursday. There are also protests on friday and saturday to protest the anti-trans legislation being passed
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I'll be at the Thursday anti-gun rally. I'll also be at the meeting today! Super hyped
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Anyone have any profs they think might want to join united campus workers? If so perhaps I could go with you and we talk to them about that
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is there any way we could get involved with UCW even if we don’t work on campus?
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I think so! We're doing some tabling soon, and I think we'll reach out to ydsa. You could also talk to your professors about UCW. I will ask for other ways because socialism 🙂
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maybe you could salt into the workforce 🤯
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howd the meeting go?
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great! we got a lot of good new ideas out for events next semester and scheduled pretty much the rest of the semester (principe, letter writing, elections, and end of semester party)
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that's awesome!
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Officer Down (local hardcore band) is having a release party at my house tmrw. Then we're gonna sing anti police songs together. Would I be allowed to share the flyer here? (edited)
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YOOO isn’t that oscar’s band?
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they go hard fr
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Yes! I live with Jade
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Park at mtsu rose lot and walk (short walk)
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on that note, the philosophy department is also hosting an event tomorrow at 5. a guest speaker will talk on democracy and freedom. open to everyone.
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I may go! Go to both
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im too lazy to do more than screenshot the thing
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@ohmygoshali which tab are the Socialism 101 posters under? I gonna run some more and put them up.
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alex (he/him) 3/30/2023 4:20 PM
#design-promotionals
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 3/30/2023 6:08 PM
That fucker has been indicted
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By the New York Grand Jury
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alex (he/him) 3/30/2023 6:09 PM
YEAHHH
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toomanyrats 3/30/2023 7:13 PM
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HAHAHAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAHHA
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im so fucking happy rn
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alex (he/him) 3/30/2023 8:04 PM
“Indicated”
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i was talking to principe today and he said he would be down to do more lectures next semester as well
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ohmygoshali 3/31/2023 2:17 PM
Pretty sure this isn’t allowed 😂
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Protest in Nashville today postponed
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events all over are being called off because of increased threat levels
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i’m at etsu’s drag show rn
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there’s so many leftist groups tabling here
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their expecting like 900 people it’s in sane
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but trust and believe the jesus army has already pulled up
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alex (he/him) 3/31/2023 5:46 PM
Good to hear how much support there is tho
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bro so many people came their almost over fire code
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they’re*
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alex (he/him) 3/31/2023 6:11 PM
Damn!!!
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now over fire code
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SO BIG
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also i have a flex
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damn man i wanted to go to that so bad!
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@Dug ☭
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also
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anyone interested in goin to their group call on Monday? They're tryna organize a walkout by this wednesday, apr 5th: https://t.co/t34Zgo8PKS
We need more than thoughts and prayers. We demand action from our lawmakers now.
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i would go to it but I got work :/
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ohmygoshali
Pretty sure this isn’t allowed 😂
Why not?
3:34 PM
Surely nothing wrong with that
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would you like it if a tree stapled its message to you?
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I would have other questions if that were to happen but I get it.
3:55 PM
I think it’s ok, but if y’all don’t want me to, I won’t
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Hello fellow socialists. I have been given the go ahead to completely take up UCW tabling. So! I was wondering if yall wanted to talk about maybe some doing some tabling over the raise petition. If we chose to do this I was thinking of sending out a form to UCW members about tabling and have them work the table with us. I ofc would work the table as well if we did it. I would also be able to provide some ucw related materials (edited)
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Also unrelated but I'll see if i can't find some materials I made 2 years ago for ydsa that you may enjoy ad tabling materials
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These are just some ideas I had
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i’m in
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just lmk when you need me dawg
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alex (he/him) 4/3/2023 12:45 PM
Same here!!
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This is why I’m Ashton fanboy #69
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ohmygoshali 4/3/2023 2:52 PM
May or may not be able to table on Wednesday this week. I have a paper due in a week I haven’t started 😅
4:34 PM
that contact info is for other reps, but this is going down like right now
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there's going to be a bunch of people occupying the gallery, being vocally opposed to the move, when it happens. im told they're being told to be prepared for a police escort out
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i think the building is occupied atm, im not sure
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Haha. Nazis keep ripping down my flyers. Oh if only I had a means to print as much as I want! I surely have been bested.
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i have a megaphone if it comes to it
6:55 PM
Yup someone just introduced a resolution to expel the involved dems (edited)
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 4/3/2023 8:15 PM
I’m told a resolution to expel TN State House members @brotherjones_, @Justinjpearson, and @VoteGloriaJ has been filed, but a vote is not expected tonight.
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 4/3/2023 8:48 PM
The resolution will be voted on, on Thursday
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average state gov "Yes to really turn on the fascism or not? Hmm maybe we'll vote on that in a few days"
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alex (he/him) 4/3/2023 9:09 PM
Man.
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Guys please call your reps abt this if you haven’t already!! I called mine today and got voicemail lmao
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I should probs focus on my paper, but anyone want to pull up thursday? I know some good parking places
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alex (he/him) 4/3/2023 11:11 PM
for the house meeting?
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tbh, its going to be hard to match the energy that they got at the capitol today. it would be awesome to get as many people there as possible, i think
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 4/4/2023 11:15 AM
I need an easy elective to take, does anyone have any ideas
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alex (he/him) 4/4/2023 11:16 AM
Does it have to be in any specific college
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 4/4/2023 11:17 AM
No, it’s just like filler electives to reach 120
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wine appreciation
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deadass
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 4/4/2023 11:26 AM
The thing is, I don’t really like wine.
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alex (he/him) 4/4/2023 11:52 AM
Beer appreciation
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Ashton fanboy #69 got you there. Ty takes these classes you should ask them
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religion and society 😛
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I took yoga
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i wanted to suggest yoga, but it's only worth 1 credit hour unfortunately (edited)
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Yeah and it's actually hard (you have to come to class and get sweaty) but it did give me a good yoga background and I still practice
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 4/4/2023 12:31 PM
I’m taking first aid and safety education
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intro to philosophy
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hey if y’all have an insta you should def boost the flyer from the ydsa insta on your story
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Killjoy
wine appreciation
Nah. Sensory analysis of beer is better. Wine gets expensive.
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34 FELONY COUNTS FOR THE DON
6:57 PM
that’s crazy holy shit
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TyTan
Nah. Sensory analysis of beer is better. Wine gets expensive.
i agree, but beer appreciation isn't offered and sensory analysis has a pre-req (edited)
9:31 PM
But that close also combines beer appreciation into tasting and production
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Dude the posters at peck might be a touch excessive
9:32 PM
Hahhahaha
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alex (he/him) 4/4/2023 9:54 PM
I haven’t been to peck, is it a lot? Lmao
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Dug ☭
34 FELONY COUNTS FOR THE DON
alex (he/him) 4/4/2023 9:55 PM
34???????????? Woah
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 4/4/2023 10:07 PM
YESSSS BRANDON JOHNSON WONNN
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ALSO JANET PROTASIEWICZ WON. THE SUPREME COURT IN WISCONSIN HAS FLIPPED FOR THR FIRST TIME IN 15 YEARS. ABORTION WILL BE PROTECTED AND THEY WILL REDRAW THE MAPS
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alex (he/him) 4/4/2023 10:10 PM
YIPPEE!!!!!!!
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 4/4/2023 10:16 PM
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Hey I am now in the Williamson volunteer slack. Was told there's also a 10:45 am protest tomorrow at the state capitol if anyone can make it to that. I can't, unfortunately.
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr
Click to see attachment 🖼️
i was literally gonna send this here damnit ravel
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 4/5/2023 10:05 AM
Ha
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I live on Twitter, I see everything
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ohmygoshali 4/5/2023 11:03 AM
Y’all I fucked up I took my septum ring out and now I can’t find the hole to put it back in 😅
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ohmygoshali 4/5/2023 12:57 PM
Fun fact: Jae drives a stick shift
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So how’s the piercing?
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ohmygoshali 4/5/2023 2:22 PM
RIP they can’t save it
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tragic
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are the college dems gonna be upset if i put a flyer in their groupme
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Dug ☭
are the college dems gonna be upset if i put a flyer in their groupme
ohmygoshali 4/5/2023 4:39 PM
Nah
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pizza acquired
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alex (he/him) 4/5/2023 4:57 PM
Yippee
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Lmk if you need help with transporting them
4:57 PM
I’m outside the meeting room and I have plates :)
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it might be good to have someone standing at the stairs to lead people in
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do we have a qr code we can put on the screen for the discord
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Here we go - this should work
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All of these questions are optional!
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shorturl.at/ARU68
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Heyo!!! Welcome, new folks
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k_forKowalski32 4/5/2023 7:01 PM
How did the meeting go?
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ask the folk who joined the server from 5:45 to 6:15
7:22 PM
hey, y'all!
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@k_forKowalski32 if you wanna listen to the meeting, I'll be uploading an audio recording onto my podcast: www.thekennel.substack.com
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 4/5/2023 7:44 PM
Tennessee Speaker Sexton flat out admitted he cannot prove the three Tennessee members he’s moving to expel incited violence. Blatant censorship. Blatantly anti-democracy. @CSexton25 you’re literally a fascist.
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Damn
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Also I've created a new channel for news and politics specifically #national-news-and-politics
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For the new folks, feel free to poke around and ask questions!!
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I'll make sure next time we have a lecture like this to bring my mics. We could totally get this sounding better.
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Also I've created a new channel for news and politics specifically #national-news-and-politics
Ravel_PirouzniaJr 4/5/2023 8:47 PM
Okay great!!! Yeah I’m on Twitter a lot so I definitely see a lot of stuff before it kinda starts blowing up everywhere
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same here
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Listen to this episode from The Kennel on Spotify. Hey there, friend!Today, April 5th, MTSU philosophy professor Michael Principe gave a lecture and Q&A on socialism, hosted by the university’s Young Democratic Socialists of America.Overall, I’d consider the event an absolute success. We ended up running out of seats in the Student Union 221 cla...
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ohmygoshali 4/5/2023 9:08 PM
@everyone if you aren’t following the Instagram yet, please do!
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I sorry for the schizophrenic woman interrupted today.
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it is what it is. it was off topic, but i at least am committed to bringing about a world where at least some of her experiences don't happen. children being punished for sharing food, for instance, wouldn't be a thing if food wasn't artificially scarce. children being parentified and required to care for their siblings wouldn't be a thing if parents weren't forced to work to provide for them. the worst things, i don't know that they'll ever be eliminated, but i think they'd happen less in a just society where we aren't all petrified and traumatized by being forced to struggle to survive.
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No, that part is good. She kept going tho, I went back to try and get the box because my class got cancelled. As I went in, she was talking to one of the members. During which time, which lasted over an hour, she kept talking about how she wanted to kill her daughter, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia, because she let a man drug her and assault her kids. She then compared herself to Jesus Christ, MLK, Malcom X, and Tupac; said how she wanted to die on the cross. Said some not cool things about the lgbtqia+ community and middle easterners.
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She kept spiraling that entire time and wouldn’t let us go.
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alex (he/him) 4/5/2023 10:22 PM
Ah…
10:22 PM
For the record I think Allie has your box
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alex (he/him)
For the record I think Allie has your box
Dope.
10:32 PM
Yeah. She is not well
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absolutely agree elle
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also if you’re new hi! we’re very glad you’re here and would love to hear some things you hope to see this org do! we’re always open to suggestions
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TyTan
No, that part is good. She kept going tho, I went back to try and get the box because my class got cancelled. As I went in, she was talking to one of the members. During which time, which lasted over an hour, she kept talking about how she wanted to kill her daughter, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia, because she let a man drug her and assault her kids. She then compared herself to Jesus Christ, MLK, Malcom X, and Tupac; said how she wanted to die on the cross. Said some not cool things about the lgbtqia+ community and middle easterners.
Detective Costeau 4/6/2023 8:29 AM
wacky shit happening while i'm in amlit
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this is the difficult part of elevating workers' voices. I think our instinct to elevate a worker's voice in that moment was good, but a little naive. As we learned while she trauma-dumped and revealed serious mental health issues, we can't elevate every worker's voice when trying to fight for socialist causes, and especially when trying to inform newcomers about the 101s of socialism. many working-class citizens are traumatized from personal life experiences and from the systemic abuses of our current capitalist system, resulting in some plagued with serious mental health issues that may not make them great advocates for the cause. it's all about figuring out what workers are mentally strong enough to speak to people about socialist causes, and in this case, we chose poorly, then corrected course as soon as we could. Don't get yourself down about the hijacking @TyTan you and the YDSA still organized an effective event that facilitated engaging discourse on socialism. good work y'all ❤️
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It is glorious to see all of the people showing up today at the capitol. We are seeing class solidarity established before our eyes
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It is ofc a scary time though
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stay safe dawg
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I appreciate but I'm on campus. Watching some live vids tho
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oh damn my b
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did anyone we know end up going?
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alex (he/him) 4/6/2023 4:01 PM
I know some people who went, I don’t think they’re officially in ydsa but one of them has shown interest
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I was gonna go, forgot I had an advising appointment scheduled and a class got moved to 10:00 for a speaker event.
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 4/7/2023 1:54 PM
Kamala Harris is coming to Nashville today on short notice
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alex (he/him) 4/7/2023 2:11 PM
Oh boy
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TyTan
She kept spiraling that entire time and wouldn’t let us go.
toomanyrats 4/7/2023 4:45 PM
I want to know this woman’s youtube
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in all sincerity, MTSU does offer counseling services. i can't speak to its efficacy, but its a place to start if any of y'all need help https://mtsu.edu/counseling/
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this is a petition etsu’s chapter made bc Michael Knowles is coming to speak there so y’all run it up fr
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 4/8/2023 10:12 AM
That’s happening today
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@Jaybird did you catch that lady’s YouTube channel.
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uh not really
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I talked to Ty and some ucw members will be coming to table with us Wednesday (edited)
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The materials I've made: thoughts/ criticism?
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When do we table on Wednesday again?
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12 to 2!
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Okay I'll stop by right at noon. Got class at 12:40
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alex (he/him) 4/9/2023 7:54 PM
Awesome!!
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Thank you 😎😎😎
7:55 PM
@alex (he/him) is a member 😧
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alex (he/him) 4/9/2023 7:56 PM
:)
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just want to let everyone know in true collective fashion i’ve decided to share my birthday with all of you today
11:17 AM
enjoy your new ownership of the means of celebration
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alex (he/him) 4/11/2023 11:17 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!
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Happy birthday all of us!
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k_forKowalski32 4/11/2023 12:06 PM
Happy Birthday
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DucksCantFly 4/11/2023 3:28 PM
https://www.hon.org/opportunity/a0C5a00000nOWyD/mta-mock-disaster-training-exercise Hey guys! A volunteer opportunity for tomorrow morning. I can't attend, so Im passing it along.
The Nashville Office of Emergency Management is partnering with MTA to host a mock disaster training exercise. Volunteers are needed to act as injured passengers on a commuter train when a simulated fire breaks out. Each passenger will be tagged with what might be real injuries in a real situation. Emergency responders will evaluate the scene an...
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oh yeah Dana of the UCW asked me help y'all table tomorrow, i'll be there 12-2 :)
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I'll be like 5 mins late to print materials
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Wait nvm starts at 12
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Or it is at 10 I'm dumb
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ohmygoshali 4/12/2023 11:18 AM
We normally start tabling at 10 but I don’t know where Ty is
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i prob won’t make tabling today
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Dam I missed it
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we table every wednesday so you’ll definitely get more chances
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alex (he/him) 4/12/2023 5:09 PM
Speaking of stuff happening today
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@everyone come to todays meeting at 4:30 in STU 221 to write letters to the Murfreesboro government in support of Boro Pride!!!
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@Coffee you work at the circulation desk at the library right?
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if not there's another Solomon who works at the circulation desk lol
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Wylie
if not there's another Solomon who works at the circulation desk lol
🤣 not me would like to meet him tho hahaha
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Hi I'm Jelly 4/14/2023 5:58 PM
Hey just wanted to ask everyone’s opinion on this
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alex (he/him) 4/14/2023 6:00 PM
i think its stupid
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just fearmongering abt china as per usual plus trying to stifle a platform largely used by young ppl, who the powers at be probably know dont favor them politically
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tiktok isnt a good app imo but ppl should still have the right to use it, and specifically singling out colleges is pretty transparently targeted
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i could see it being a first amendment violation too so im interested to see if this will go to court
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Hi I'm Jelly 4/14/2023 6:05 PM
I’m just surprised it wasn’t just tiktok it’s ANY Chinese app
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alex (he/him) 4/14/2023 6:06 PM
yep
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also i literally just received an email from the university abt it
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alex (he/him)
i could see it being a first amendment violation too so im interested to see if this will go to court
i feel like it definitely will
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oh yeah this will definitely be seen in the courts
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my thoughts on tiktok are complicated (spent like 20 hours on it over break and when i deleted it, i ended up taking up crocheting more which overall just makes me happier), but also banning it is So Not The Move
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but also the RESTRICT act is seeming to gain traction which is essentially the same thing but it would allow the govt to ban it on like any router anywhere
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tho i kinda wonder how many of my friends would be faring better academically if it had been blocked earlier in the semester. but Also. Holy Shit. What The Fuck is the legislature Even Doing
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the sheer gall of states rn to pass laws that are like. blatantly unpopular and also??? Very Likely To Be Unconstitutional?
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i'm also not a fan of the rising sinophobia. i think texas passed a law a bit ago that restricted chinese exchange students from attending their universities?
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yeah i remember hearing something along those lines
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ahah, proposed
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alex (he/him) 4/14/2023 11:00 PM
It’s such bullshit
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Anyone here works at the library? Was wondering what the process is like . Just applied here https://library.mtsu.edu/about/student-jobs
Walker Library: About Us: Library Student Assistants
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I do! My advice? Apply for a tech position rather than non tech
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Tech positions get 13/ hr while everyone else (student worker wise) is around minimum wage
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A couple of depts paying 12 tho
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The raise was achieved through solidarity a few years ago (5?) When student workers all signed on telling the former dean they would walk out without a raise
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ashton
I do! My advice? Apply for a tech position rather than non tech
I already picked checked all of the boxes . When do u think I will hear back? Will choose the tech one if given the choice
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Cool! The tech app is a seperate app
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When will you hear back? Next week, next semester, or never 💓💓💓
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Can u send me a link? To the tech app? Thank you :3
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ohmygoshali 4/18/2023 4:22 PM
Unsure if I will make it to tabling tomorrow or not. In the midst of writing my last college paper! ✨
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alex (he/him) 4/18/2023 4:50 PM
Godspeed!!!!!
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Ok Google play godluck and goodspeed
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príncipe emailed me to relay this event on friday to everyone here it seems pretty interesting you guys should def come!
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y'all absolutely should come
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i might be late to tabling tomorrow bc trust and believe i will be in line for those Phoebe tickets but i will be coming
10:24 PM
and i’m bringing a bunch of the engels zines
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I'll be around tabling but I have hella hw
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Hey @ohmygoshali you got the box from last meeting still?
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alex (he/him) 4/19/2023 1:34 PM
We’re having elections today, right?
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Do the people who are running have to be there?
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i don’t think so
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you just won’t be able to sell yourself ig
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alex (he/him) 4/19/2023 2:44 PM
I guess you’d just need to message the chat to let us know you’re running?
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I'll be late today. Debate practice
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ohmygoshali 4/19/2023 8:32 PM
I’m not able to post in announcements but congrats to all our new officers! President: Ty Stallings VP: Dutsch Dorman Secretary: Ethan Schmitt Treasurer: Ravel P. General Officer: Ian (insert last name)
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i have huge news to report
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at the dsa con this last week all the southern college ydsas met up and made an org discord
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david just added me to it i’m working on seeing if i can get more of us permission to it
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its literally like every southeastern state and multiple colleges and shit it’s so cool
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alex (he/him) 4/19/2023 10:13 PM
Nice!!!!!!
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I'm trying to give one of my friends a good definition of socialism and uhh... I kinda don't have one on hand
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Anyone got one that I can give him?
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I usually define it as something like "a poltical theory that suggests workers should have democratic control over their workplaces and industries" then I may add examples of how that could be done like true collective ownership of equipment used or stuff like that
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so in terms of the house party next week def can’t do it on wednesday bc that’s queen phoebe day but we could do it maybe during the weekend
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Going to a spoon concert that Sunday night. It depends when I get scheduled for work if I can make it.
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ohmygoshali 4/20/2023 9:44 PM
Little PSA!
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would we be cool with next friday for le party?
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alex (he/him) 4/20/2023 10:36 PM
I could do that I think
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red but im not very good at folding if someone wants to help with that!
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Thanks to dugboat I just printed the cover on red paper
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LETS GOOO
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no that’s perfect
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mine were kinda haphazardly folded too
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alex (he/him) 4/21/2023 2:56 PM
It’s part of the charm
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Also this work is so good. They really went "ok that's fine now write an extensive and confusing theory work" this book is too good wow
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did you guys see what happened to the borocommunityefforts page on insta
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...no? Did they get suspended or something?
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Oh damn I saw the story
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Christ
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alex (he/him) 4/23/2023 1:02 PM
What happened?
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alex (he/him) 4/23/2023 3:05 PM
Oh wow
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True start more house venues I'll help u
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Just had my interview to be the student rep to the board of trustees!
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I think I did well
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alex (he/him) 4/24/2023 4:10 PM
Hell yeah!!!!
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hey so idk how many of you follow me on ig but i just reposted a post from the new boro community efforts page. The post itself is about a student at MT who reached out to me and the BCE page bc her family cut her off completely because she told them her partner is trans. Which beyond being awful and horrific is especially a poignant issue bc her and her partner move in to a new house in two weeks and they need the deposit money. The post has her cashapp and her gofundme they’re aiming for 667 dollars. If you could go boost tf out of that post ss and post it everywhere that would be great. This is def the kindve mutual aid this group needs to do its best to support to the fullest!
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this is the current flyer i think they’ll be a better one soon but if you feel so inclined it’d be good to get this boosted as much as possible
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Reposted already, but thx for letting folks know in here
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@Dug ☭ what's your insta?
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same as my discord
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 4/25/2023 10:39 AM
Would love for y’all to come out and support!!!
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 4/25/2023 4:47 PM
We’re out here now
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Would come if I could, but I'm workin tonight :/
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Anyone been to the silent dj? Idk if it's worth going to alone lol
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Can't say I have. Sounds fun tho
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There is one tonight at 7pm
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Ugggggggh fuckin work :/
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Free snacks and chick Fila 🤣nice
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ohmygoshali 4/26/2023 11:01 AM
Running a little behind but will be at tabling today!
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I have an exam at 2:20 so I probably wont be able to show up
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YAGPDB.xyz BOT 4/26/2023 11:04 AM
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i won’t be there til 12 i have an oral exam in spanish
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ohmygoshali 4/26/2023 5:34 PM
Where is everyone
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I don't think we r meeting
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we definitely talked abt it but i don’t think we ever confirmed
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i totally thought we were still meeting and i just missed it
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But hey party this Friday at 8!!!
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alex (he/him) 4/26/2023 7:31 PM
Hell yeah!!!
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alex (he/him) 4/27/2023 2:39 PM
I’m probably gonna be late to the party tomorrow but I Will be there
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How long are we thinking it’ll go for?
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ohmygoshali 4/27/2023 5:55 PM
@Dug ☭ if you wanted to we could also invite some of the college dems. It’s up to you since it’s your house 😂
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ohmygoshali 4/27/2023 7:48 PM
Or even lambda people for that matter, like Zofia
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politics is social, make friends and build power
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and just have a good time
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we can def invite people from either we just can’t have too many cars outside bc that’s how the cops got called last time😬
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@everyone if you’re coming can you like this message so ik how many to expect
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Dug ☭
@everyone if you’re coming can you like this message so ik how many to expect
Detective Costeau 4/28/2023 12:25 PM
Where is the party?
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my house the address is 3006 kedzie dr
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Detective Costeau 4/28/2023 12:29 PM
Thanks
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Dug ☭
@everyone if you’re coming can you like this message so ik how many to expect
hard pass srry
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I SAID A THUMBS DOWN NOT A HARD PASS
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wow everyone say boo leah actually
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?????
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i have work
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if someone can wrap their car around a tree and send me a pic i’ll tell my boss i’ve been in an accident and can’t come in
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alex (he/him) 4/28/2023 3:13 PM
Doing that rn
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alex (he/him) 4/28/2023 6:56 PM
epic
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@TyTan WHERE ARE YOU
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bitch you need to go take a shit
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WAIT I FORGOT TO MENTION ITS A HOLIDAY
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it’s mussolini upside down day hope you all celebrated accordingly🫡
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I got home
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alex (he/him) 4/29/2023 2:17 AM
I also got home
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I had an epic time tonight gamers :)
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Dug ☭
bitch you need to go take a shit
alex (he/him) 4/29/2023 2:17 AM
Also what does this mean
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idk it’s what ty said
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I'm home too. Fun time with y'all!
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 4/29/2023 2:21 AM
Just got home as well
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ohmygoshali 4/29/2023 2:32 AM
I’m home!
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alex (he/him) 4/29/2023 2:46 AM
@k_forKowalski32 you home?
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ohmygoshali 4/29/2023 1:15 PM
Stopped by and there’s dogs everywhere!
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I was planning to go to that then went on a bike ride and am far away and smell bad
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k_forKowalski32 4/29/2023 3:13 PM
Yes I’m home. Sorry for worrying y’all
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alex (he/him) 4/29/2023 3:26 PM
No you’re fine!!!! I just wanted to make sure
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happy may day comrades🫡
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Happy may day comrades
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WGA on strike 😳
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The writers guild is so badass
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Apparently over 97% voted for the strike as well. Amazing organization.
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And the writers guild of great Britain has said they won't work on any American projects during the strike. International shit going on
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alex (he/him) 5/2/2023 1:15 PM
Oh yeah I just saw that
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Awesome
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that’s no contract no peace if i’ve ever seen it
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alex (he/him) 5/2/2023 2:28 PM
LMAO
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alex (he/him) 5/3/2023 2:28 PM
Is this server in the mtsu student hub?
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i have no clue
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should it be
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are you talking about our student org info on the website bc that definitely needs an update
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something tells me none of us have access to that email
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but before we were on the re register list so there’s that at least
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alex (he/him) 5/3/2023 3:21 PM
No, the discord student hub
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if we're good w/ me adding it i can do that
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sounds like a move
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bingo bango we're added
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alex (he/him) 5/3/2023 10:00 PM
Nice!!! Thank u jay
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hope everyone’s finals went/ go well
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alex (he/him) 5/4/2023 4:37 PM
Same!!
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ohmygoshali 5/5/2023 12:48 AM
Let me know the dates for the events next semester and I’ll try and come to some! ❤️
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good afternoon
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how is everyone
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trying to adjust to being out of school!
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howre you?
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k_forKowalski32 5/5/2023 5:15 PM
I’m not okay. But I got therapy on Thursday
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@everyone we’re in talks about meeting this week to talk about how we can help lambda to facilitate pride on campus by any means possible! If that’s something you’re interested in be on the lookout for details! for those already back home for the summer we will try and facilitate a zoom in option so if that’s something you would need dm me directly so ik if we need to do it or not!
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 5/5/2023 7:22 PM
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@everyone Hey guys!! sorry about the ping spams ik it’s annoying. But, we would love if everyone in here could go to MyMt and sign up officially in the org that would be great!! It would really help out our engagement and just be good to have all of our information updated
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just go to the org section type in ydsa and hit the join button🫡
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Do we have a link to a lambda discord?
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alex (he/him) 5/12/2023 8:46 PM
There might be an approval process to join, I don’t remember
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Let me check
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alex (he/him) 5/12/2023 9:24 PM
ok, i can send you an invite if you want one! wont post it in a public server though
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Please do!
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so these are the dates for customs tabling
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i’m thinking it’d be great if we could get at least a good bit of these with at least three of us there
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is there anyone who would be willing to volunteer on any specific day?
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alex (he/him) 5/15/2023 12:33 AM
I won’t be available at all this summer 😔
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i’m gonna go ahead and sign up for these days bc those are the ones i’m available
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so if you wanna come on one of these days dm me!
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Sounds good
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@everyone hey guys so obviously pride month is coming up and being a leftist socialist group obviously queer liberation is a fundamental aspect of our mission. That being said we were talking about making regular(weekly possibly?) posts on our instagram commemorating prominent contemporary or historical figures in queer activism or queer figures who are prominent in leftists politics. That being said it feels apt that we would get ideas for figures to choose from everyone. So if anyone comes to mind that you feel encompasses leftism or queer liberation feel free to share!
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toomanyrats 5/20/2023 10:51 PM
maybe im just cynical but what is that gonna do. The people who want us dead aren't gonna change their minds because Marsha P Johnson was a historical figure
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ohmygoshali 5/20/2023 10:53 PM
It doesn’t always have to be an Us vs them mentality. Our content does not necessarily have to be targeted toward the people who disagree with us. We don’t have to always be trying to change peoples minds. They say those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it. Plus, if we do discuss with people who disagree with us, having the historical background knowledge can be essential to back up any claim
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alex (he/him) 5/20/2023 10:57 PM
Yeah it’s important to acknowledge and study our history, and to provide ppl (esp ppl relevant to our cause, in this case being members of the lgbt+ community) with a sense of solidarity and support
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10:58 PM
It’s not all abt owning the libs conservatives
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yeah no i definitely agree right fashies will be fashies at the end of the day but like alex said people need to know that as a socialist org we believe in more than just the economic aspect of liberation and that we understand that there can be no liberation of the working class without the liberation of all oppressed groups. Which fundamentally can’t happen without understanding the struggle of all oppressed groups and those who fought that oppression and actively continue to do so you know?
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the more people understand we’re more than just like horny for bernie sanders the more we can do LARGE scale stuff. Like ETSU’s chapter flipped two red districts blue in their last midterms and canvassed for a city council member running as a socialist and id love to see us have that kindve political power!! But that definitely can’t happen unless we show every mf on this campus that we’re actually about this shit
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alex (he/him) 5/21/2023 12:12 AM
Yeah, and we have to actually make ppl aware of us
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Steady social media presence is a big aspect of that, even if it isn’t all Hard Hitting Content
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also that being said if anyone ever has an idea for a post about a leftist topic or maybe you wanna spit about current events on the ydsa’s main definitely throw that shit in here you know? this is a collaborative org and i think if any of you who haven’t got a chance to be active are looking for that our social presence could be a great way to do that.
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Just went to customs
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I'm free every Tuesday I'd love to table
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If we get freshmen that's r 4 years + of socialism from them awesome
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heck yeah dawg
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our first table is june 1st!!
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toomanyrats 5/25/2023 1:15 AM
Hey
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I want to raise some fucking hell
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We’re never gonna be safe in this place while our government bows down to fucking nazis and cheers as they slaughter us
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I want to break shit
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a campus student organization tied to an electoralist organization isn’t the org you want to go to for that
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I don’t disagree with you. It’s just this place isn’t designed for that, it’s tied to MTSU as well as DSA.
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Also like, having a small group doing illegal things will easily get the government to notice you and shut you down, you need people, a community that will support you and other things
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It’s a whole complicated mess and i’m not going to act like i know it all but it involves actively challenging the states power with peoples power
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peoples power being the very key word there
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which i mean ultimately this is a ydsa group you are correct but it doesn’t have to be in the long run
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me and another ydsa officer at ETSU are trying to put together a group of all the leftist campus organizations in the state and possibly create a new org or just organize the state chapters for big events and stuff like that
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which is exactly how we could as sidney said challenge state power
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but we’d have a lot more work to do as far as engagement on our own campus before that EVER could happen
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UCW is having a committee meeting the sixth
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We were wondering if YDSA could check out a room for us and then you could come too
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The committee is planning a workplace campaign to get biweekly pay for all hourly mtsu workers
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It would be at noon June sixth! If ydsa can't get a room that's ok just figured I'd ask!
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We've been meeting at a library room but the committee has grown too big.
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ohmygoshali 5/28/2023 3:02 PM
@TyTan @Dug ☭ ^^
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If ydsa doesn't get the room I'll still be existing as a member of both and report back on how we can maybe work together more!
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that sounds cool
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how is ucw doing overall? i know you’ve been working with them for a while
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Pretty good generally! Statewide we've won 15 an hr minimum wage increases at three universities. We've also really improved grad worker conditions at UTK. Better pay and Healthcare! Mtsu branch has been growing (recently hit 200 members) and we're excited to take on this campaign! One, we want biweekly pay. But also this is an opportunity to excite membership and build a more dedicated base (edited)
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So we can do more things in the future due to a mobile base
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The stuff at UTK has been helped in a large part by a student club called "progressive student alliance" which is basically their YDSA. I mean it's not affiliated, but its the same idea of a big umbrella leftist student club that we often end up filling the niche for
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@ashton how big of a room?
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We're expecting about 15 or so ucw members!
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i’m there trust and believe
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we’re tabling that day so if anyone wants to do both come hang!
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I'll be doing both 🙂
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hell yeah let’s go
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ashton
The stuff at UTK has been helped in a large part by a student club called "progressive student alliance" which is basically their YDSA. I mean it's not affiliated, but its the same idea of a big umbrella leftist student club that we often end up filling the niche for
do you have a contact with PSA i’ve been trying to contact them for a while
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Yeah I do! I can dm you
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sick thank you!
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alex (he/him) 5/29/2023 6:02 PM
happy birthday @Ravel_PirouzniaJr !!!!!!!!!!!
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 5/29/2023 6:17 PM
Thank you!!!
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WHOA
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY KING
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ohmygoshali 5/30/2023 5:20 PM
New sticker!!
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ohmygoshali 5/31/2023 10:40 PM
Gonna be interning for Heidi Campbell’s mayoral campaign
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alex (he/him) 5/31/2023 10:43 PM
Nice!!
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Way to go ali!!!!
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@everyone we’ll be tabling for customs at the yard party today come hang out if you’re in town!!
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starts around 2🫡
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Omw!!
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REP. BO MITCHELL CAME TO OUR TABLE TODAY
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alex (he/him) 6/1/2023 5:57 PM
WHAT
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WHAT HAPPENED
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What??
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That's cool
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his son signed up
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it was his customs trip
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Bo didn’t really talk to us but his son did
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alex (he/him) 6/1/2023 8:13 PM
That rules
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ohmygoshali 6/2/2023 9:13 PM
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Bernie!!
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alex (he/him) 6/2/2023 9:23 PM
BERNIE!!!!!!!!
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alex (he/him) 6/2/2023 10:08 PM
YOOOOO
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ohmygoshali 6/2/2023 10:15 PM
Oh shit that’s me!!
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It was in a gym so towards the end that entire place smelled like BO
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alex (he/him) 6/2/2023 10:26 PM
Lmao
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alex (he/him) 6/6/2023 5:04 PM
The college democrats made a discord server if any of you are interested, obviously they’re not all socialists and such but the student leadership is really cool and they’ve worked with the YDSA on stuff in the past (edited)
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@everyone just a heads up we’re tabling again tomorrow at 2 on campus!!
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I'll be there
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peep the flags for tabling tomorrow😈
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Shouldn't we have a pride flag too?
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it’s in the mail rn😖
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That's all a good set ofc
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Ah
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but we have the little one for now
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AWESOME
12:19 PM
I'll swing by to take a look on my lunch break 🙂
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SICK
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@everyone so i’m not sure who all saw it but a message was put in the general yesterday by a user with the name “ Desantis 2024.” I would just like to express to everyone that although they did not say anything particularly disparaging or harmful, it has been relayed to me that just the presence of someone displaying support for a fascist like desantis is troubling. So we messaged this individual and basically asked you know is this a bit like are you actually cool and just trying to be funny bc it’s making people uncomfy and they did not respond. To prevent any further discomfort especially considering Desantis’ open anti trans policies and general hate for anyone LGBTQ as well as rampant disdain for immigrants we decided to go ahead and ban them. I wanted to just clarify that so no one new coming in saw that and was worried we just chill with fascists bc obviously as socialists we are anti-fascist in nature. Hope everyone is having a good summer!! Stay safe and solidarity🫡
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damn
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our first infiltrator
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i saw them in the member list a couple of times and assumed they were doing some really bad taste joke in the server since they wouldnt talk (edited)
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alex (he/him) 6/9/2023 6:17 PM
Yeah I wasn’t rlly sure what to think
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see that was the vibe i got too but they would just like thumbs down a bunch of shit so i think it was a troll
6:18 PM
either way rip bozo
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alex (he/him) 6/9/2023 6:23 PM
Rip bozo
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ok another ping incoming
1:30 PM
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
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this is a petition to help an organization we’ve been partnering with called “Murfreesboro Queer Solidarity” solidify with the student government that we need a pride in murfreesboro and that MTSU should host it. Contract negotiations to facilitate that are already in the works but this petition if signed by 50 students could ensure that the sga could pass it as legislation to further the pressure to the campus administrators. But, that being said we’re looking for every signature we can get to double the pressure SO send it to all your orgs all your groupmes whatever run this shit tf up
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just an update petition is at 164!!!
2:59 PM
very exciting much farther to go!
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alex (he/him) 6/11/2023 3:00 PM
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@everyone if you check the link elle put in the news and politics channel you’ll see that some reactionary terf groups are organizing a “Save women sports” rally which is obviously disgusting and transphobic on a surface level BUT on top of that the post linked is from city mayor Shane Mcfarland who is also responsible for declining all BoroPride contracts. That being said we’d like to discuss organizing a counter protest to this event so if you’re able to i was thinking around 8 CDT tn we could discuss logistics and thoughts on it in a voice call. All in the discord are welcome and we would very much love to hear if you’d be interested in helping us counter protest!
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toomanyrats 6/13/2023 7:57 PM
HELL YEAH here we go
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like the message above if you can make the voice call
8:00 PM
it will be in the discord
8:01 PM
or if we need to do another night let me know
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ok so i’m now realizing 8 is a little early so i posted the message at 7 so we’ll do 9 @everyone
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hopping in meeting lounge now!
9:59 PM
meeting room
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I'll be there in a few
10:20 PM
spread this around on your socials!!!
10:22 PM
or just share the post i’m about to make on the ydsa insta
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Great design as well
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did y'all identify what the event actually is?
2:27 PM
so in general it’s a “Save Women’s Sports” conference but the keynote speaker is Riley Gaines the swimmer who lost to Lia Thomas and has been like a terf celebrity ever since
2:27 PM
she’s been on fox and a bunch of other conservative media outlets
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i always love these people
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2:28 PM
5th place?
2:28 PM
you wouldnt have even won
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it’s being put on by three groups Young Women For America (who recently visited israel and took pictures in front of the gaza strip wall which is so gross) The Young Republicans, and The Latinos For Tennessee
2:30 PM
yeah no it’s heavy sore loser vibes
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Great design as well
thank thank you i’ve been watching canva tutorials
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found some good opportunities at roo for group mutual aid efforts we could do. Amnesty international is here and we could def look into starting a campus org with that, as well as a group called the nashville food project which does huge food distribution throughout nash that accepts large volunteers pretty consistently so we could def look into doing a group volunteer thing or doing that regularly and grow more mutual aid efforts from there (edited)
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alex (he/him) 6/16/2023 3:31 PM
That would be awesome!!!
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 6/19/2023 12:41 AM
Did anyone’s power shut off
12:42 AM
Im so confused. I was literally playing games and it like shut off like automatically
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mine did but then immediately came back on
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 6/19/2023 2:40 AM
Aight okay, just making sure I wasn’t crazy
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Yeah mine went off for literally 5 secs mid dwarf fortress
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Fyi it could rain tomorrow, so be prepped for that
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we’re working that out rn
3:35 PM
probably gonna bring canopies
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If that rains out some alt righters but you still pull up that would be badass
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ohmygoshali 6/19/2023 4:30 PM
Btw if y’all haven’t already, I feel like y’all should make a post about Juneteenth. (Also happy Juneteenth to all those who celebrate 🫶🏼)
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i’m working it up rn
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reached out to the holler about tomorrow!! hopefully they show up
7:47 PM
@everyone just a reminder we’re protesting tomorrow!! whether it rains or not we’ll be out there!! come show your support and help us tell the terfs to fuck off
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Dug ☭
@everyone just a reminder we’re protesting tomorrow!! whether it rains or not we’ll be out there!! come show your support and help us tell the terfs to fuck off
i cant drive so i wont be able to come, but lmk if theres anything i can do otherwise!
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avi
i cant drive so i wont be able to come, but lmk if theres anything i can do otherwise!
post it on your socials!!
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murfreesboro holler will be posting our flyer!!!!
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alex (he/him) 6/19/2023 11:39 PM
Nice!!
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ohmygoshali 6/20/2023 12:55 PM
Good luck with the protest tonight!! I would come but I am still in DC for one more day
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so who among those that are going has protest experience?
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i do for sure and quite a few of the community organizers who’ve helped me put it together do as well
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who are these organizers? i didn't know there were folk on the ground locally doing stuff
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oh yeah no my roommate got me in contact with them they’re the ones who organized the protest at city hall back in february
3:59 PM
they all run the Boro Community Efforts instagram if you’re familiar with them
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im not
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they’re not like uber big organizers but they have community reach so i think it’d be good to collab with them on stuff like this in the future
4:01 PM
it’s fairly new they do small mutual aid efforts and such
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can you link it?
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also all that being said me and ravel are getting there today around 4 to set up early in case people still come so if y’all feel like braving the weather and showing up pull up let’s go crazy
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i want y'all to be aware of trolls and antis. there's relatively local guy that shows up to things like this with a camera to do man-on-the-street type interviews and he's just trying to get a rise out of you
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bodittle
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do not engage with people with cameras. at all.
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idk how to link insta accts but here’s a ss
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I'll be there. I've got a therapist appointment and her office is literally less than half a mile down the road lol
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I'm here. Where y'all at?
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running little behind
5:06 PM
i’ll be there in like 20
5:06 PM
ravel is on his way with extra masks
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Bet
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what’s the vibe like
5:07 PM
are they going crazy or are they just inside the venture
5:07 PM
venue
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Nothing of note here yet. I'll keep you posted
5:13 PM
I see like 2 people kinda chilling out by the stage and fountain area. Doesnt look like they're setting anything up tho
5:18 PM
I'm grabbing a burger and beer at burger repub. Does anyone know if their event is taking place outdoors too? It says the fountains at gateway in their video, so I imagine they're planning to use the outdoor area?
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Starting to pour out here
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heavy police presence
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@Dug ☭ where u go? Got my jacket now
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it’s all private
5:44 PM
we gotta back out
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@everyone unfortunately our protest today got squashed one by the rain two bc fountains owns everything around us
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 6/20/2023 5:45 PM
Unless we buy tickets
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ravel lets fucking do it
5:45 PM
They’re sold out goddamnit
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Of fucking courseeeee
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 6/20/2023 5:47 PM
Damn
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Y'all wanna meet on voice chat tonight?
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yeah we can talk maybe future demonstrations related
5:59 PM
idk this fucking sucks
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I feel ya. Organizers of that event probably knew what they were doing by having that event in a space surrounded by private property. Most we could've done was setup on a sidewalk near medical center, but the rain kinda made it a moot point since we wouldn't have had enough room to setup a canopy.
6:06 PM
Let's go for an 8:00 call?
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sure
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Dope
6:31 PM
Also just found this on Twitter. What do we think? https://y.dsausa.org/the-activist/why-you-should-attend-red-hot-summer-2023/
YDSA is launching the second edition of its Red Hot Summer program, on the night of Wednesday June 21st. The organizers behind it think that this year's version will be even better.
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anyone looking for a job? Salting commitee at college hunks? Its a good gig but there are some problems we could organize around
6:48 PM
17/hr its not that bad
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alex (he/him) 6/20/2023 7:15 PM
My bf is looking for a job once he moves down, could you maybe send me some info?
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im in the lounge vc
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ok ill assume this isn't happening...
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sorry dawg i got caught up in some other stuff that’s my bad
9:20 PM
we’ll do it another time for sure
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ashton
anyone looking for a job? Salting commitee at college hunks? Its a good gig but there are some problems we could organize around
wait no bc i’m so down
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Nvm this job fucking sucks I'm quitting asap
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alex (he/him) 6/21/2023 11:19 AM
HELP
11:19 AM
Rip Ashton get out of there
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Hey the Marianne volunteer Slack just posted a Google form to apply for having her speak at colleges. There's a part where it asks what we'd like her to speak about. So far I've got "Plans for healthcare, taxes, drug decriminalization and legalization, and strategy for winning the election" Anything else I should add?
12:32 PM
Additionally, it asks "Are there any other school or community events that you think would be beneficial for Marianne to speak at or participate in?" Anything else we can think of?
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well i don’t think she can be apart of any school events bc there’s like some red tape ass rules in terms of president candidates on public campuses. But, i think those topics are good maybe also plans for attacking wealth inequality, combatting laws against the LGBTQ+ community, there’s definitely more but im blanking rn
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Climate! Forgot Abt that one
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ohmygoshali 6/23/2023 1:18 PM
Slay ✨
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ohmygoshali
Slay ✨
Yooooooo
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 6/23/2023 9:27 PM
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ohmygoshali 6/24/2023 9:20 PM
Me arguing with my friend bc he likes RFK Jr 🙃
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alex (he/him) 6/24/2023 9:32 PM
oh that sucks. im sorry for your loss
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ohmygoshali 6/24/2023 9:42 PM
So looks like that friend group just broke up 😂
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ohmygoshali 6/24/2023 9:59 PM
He said he likes Tucker Carlson so 🤷🏻‍♀️
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alex (he/him) 6/24/2023 10:07 PM
NOOO
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Wonder if he took Tucker's advice to go tan his balls
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anyone going to muddy roots and want to make a commune?
12:59 PM
I've got a camp stove. We could have a big pot of soup
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UPDATE ON CITY ORDINANCE ISSUE
2:53 PM
we might be able to petition to repeal but i have to double check on what our time frame is to do so
2:54 PM
but either way we’d have to get at least 15% of the voters in murfreesboro city so we’d have to go crazy on some doorknocking
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Well sounds like we got work to do. Sounds like something we could work with college Dems on?
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oh we’ll need every org for sure
3:22 PM
i gotta double check some clerical things with city halls legal dept and i’ll let y’all know the plan
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@everyone we’re discussing the idea of meeting up tn to talk logistics of possibly disrupting the daily wires filming of an transphobic movie in nashville this week. Who is in the boro and would wanna meet tn?
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 4:36 PM
Fuck yeah
4:36 PM
I get off work at 8
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ok sick so we down to meet at 9 then?
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 4:43 PM
Sure
4:43 PM
Any updates on that flyer? I can spread it around and put it up all over the library
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While I would absolutely love to, I cannot :(
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 4:49 PM
That’s fair
4:49 PM
You can only do as much as you can
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just dmed the flyer to you @toomanyrats
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 4:59 PM
Ashton
4:59 PM
You amazing human
4:59 PM
They closed rsvps
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Lgbt solidarity forever
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 5:04 PM
Well since we can’t sign up and then sabotage it from within, guess we’re organising outside
5:04 PM
Fuck it
5:04 PM
This is already a win
5:04 PM
We’ve got them on the ropes
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We meeting on a call or in person?
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in person
5:09 PM
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5:09 PM
here’s the flyer y’all run it up
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 5:13 PM
Should we put like a pride flag at the top? Just bc there’s some space at the top
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Where are we meeting? Maybe someone could bring some posters and markers? (I can't no money lol)
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 5:14 PM
I don’t know where we meet I’m sorry
5:14 PM
Where do we normally meet
5:18 PM
Spreading the flyer EVERYWHERE
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Violet could you print out a number of flyers to bring tmrw?
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 5:25 PM
Hell yeah
5:25 PM
Dude I’m at work I’m printing lots
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Let's go 😎
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 5:28 PM
How many do you want
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Hard to say tbh
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i was thinking we meet at my house if everyone is comfortable with that
5:57 PM
2642 Apple Cross Ct
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 5:57 PM
Sure sure
5:58 PM
I can be there at 8:15 (edited)
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you mean tomorrow or
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i’ll be there at 8 and my friend from cleveland is in town so we’ll both be there for sure
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 6:03 PM
No I mean tonight
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To plan
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Not 3:15
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8:15
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My bad
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I'll be at ur house
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ok perfect
6:12 PM
anyone in the sever is absolutely invited to come btw
6:12 PM
unless you’re a narc and you’ve infiltrated us
6:12 PM
in that case pls don’t doxx me
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I'll be there
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ok sick
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 6:46 PM
This shits getting OUT there
6:46 PM
Were running this shit
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yeah no the tennessee equality project just posted it
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 6:49 PM
Oh??
6:50 PM
Woah!
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and tn inclusion at that
7:06 PM
this might be big y’all
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 7:08 PM
It’s amazing seeing so many people care about this
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im very proud of yall
7:17 PM
where are these being shared? im not seeing them
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instagram
7:20 PM
i’ll share it on fb too actually that’s not a bad point
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 7:23 PM
I’ve done it mostly on instagram
7:23 PM
And seen it there too
7:23 PM
A tiny bit on twitter seeing if activists will share it so we can get more people to show up
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 7:34 PM
Just noticed
7:34 PM
The shoot is 12 hours
7:35 PM
And they say 15-17 year olds can be hired as long as they’re accompanied by an adult
7:35 PM
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yeah i saw that
7:37 PM
which is fucking wild
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 7:37 PM
Isn’t that illegal?
7:37 PM
Bc child labour laws?
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i was thinking about going but work was in the way
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that’s why the parents are asked to come
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Wszardok
i was thinking about going but work was in the way
toomanyrats 6/27/2023 7:53 PM
All good. Each person only has so much they can do. Even support is still a voice in our favour
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 8:06 PM
What ballpark should I aim for as far as printing goes
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lets go like 150
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 8:08 PM
Okay
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 8:31 PM
I printed somewhere between 150 and 200
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LETS GO
8:38 PM
fair warning to everyone i do have a dog she’ll be up in my room but she’ll probably bark a lil when everyone comes in
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 8:38 PM
Ok
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DOGGO😍
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 9:07 PM
On my way
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Here. Been typing a text to my dad, but walking up now
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toomanyrats 6/27/2023 9:18 PM
Can I park in the driveway
9:18 PM
@Dug ☭
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yes
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 6/27/2023 10:06 PM
I just got here. Don’t know where to park
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 6/27/2023 11:36 PM
🔥WATCH: “Started from the bottom… now we’re here.” Exonerated Central Park 5 member @dr_yusefsalaam won his city council primary, will rep Harlem. (Trump took out an ad calling for the death penalty, insisted they were guilty even after exoneration)
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toomanyrats 6/28/2023 12:04 AM
im fuckin PUMPED
1:39 AM
300 shares is actually crazy
1:39 AM
there’s gonna be hella people there tomorrow dawg i’m so excited
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Hey so that guy from Middle TN DSA sent me some tips for us. (Thanks to us switching over to signal, I relearned his name: Miller.)
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I sent them then deleted them 5 min later. Jumped the gun. He preferred I speak to folks in person about those tips, so I don't think he wanted me to send them outside of Signal...I think he wants to be careful about his ID being known
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infosec is a real concern
1:57 AM
recall our desantis friend
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True true...my bad, shoulda been more careful since we went to signal
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it’s all good we’ll clear it up tomorrow
6:31 AM
Here's some more info. Guards wear black shirts (t-shirts and polos) most of the workers wear yellow, some black with a logo from the movie. Then there's many actors dressed as basketball stars. There's a big non union film crew wearing film gear. They probs won't be going through the front door
6:32 AM
Also this is confirmation filming is still today at the same location
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Ummm y'all google has me coming in at 7:47. Sorry for the lateness, looks like there's some traffic already
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toomanyrats 6/28/2023 7:49 AM
Are we parkinf at the ones they listed?
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toomanyrats 6/28/2023 8:38 AM
Where are our people
8:38 AM
I don’t want to be the only person with a trans flag out here
8:38 AM
Also I forgot a mask are there any backups
8:43 AM
Found the smoking area
8:44 AM
I found where they’re entering from, am I the only one here?
8:45 AM
Private security does indeed have guns
8:47 AM
It’s 15 minutes after we agreed to meet where the fuck is everyone
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Ok they know we're here
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toomanyrats 6/28/2023 9:08 AM
People. Show up if you can
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toomanyrats
It’s 15 minutes after we agreed to meet where the fuck is everyone
EmberSnowVex 6/28/2023 9:24 AM
Oof
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toomanyrats 6/28/2023 11:07 AM
For tomorrow can someone make a “y’all means all” sign
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How'd the test go?
11:36 AM
^rest go?
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GUYS
12:33 PM
MAJOR SUCCESS TODAY
12:34 PM
we have so many people reaching out to us telling us their experiences this is amazing
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Good good
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good work everyone we’re on MULTIPLE news media sites
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Send links!!
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so proud of all of you that came today
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i need to hear how it went
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Imo it went good. As a group and personally i think we all learned a lot. We attempted to disrupt something so that's real shit. As for actual results we did get a few people to leave, and some said they won't be coming back tmrw
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Someone actually left and joined the picket line!
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Dug ☭
good work everyone we’re on MULTIPLE news media sites
toomanyrats 6/28/2023 12:46 PM
FOR REAL??
12:46 PM
Please link
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ohmygoshali 6/28/2023 12:49 PM
So proud of you guys 🫶🏼
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toomanyrats 6/28/2023 12:50 PM
Going back to sleep
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ashton
Someone actually left and joined the picket line!
toomanyrats 6/28/2023 12:50 PM
Was it the nice outfit guy?
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Female presenting individual!
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toomanyrats 6/28/2023 1:01 PM
Ah nice
1:05 PM
HOLY SHIT
1:05 PM
Oh the top part was yesterday oops. Ted Cruz is in today tho
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Ofc that corrupt shill is a part of this
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toomanyrats 6/28/2023 1:23 PM
HAPPENING NOW: A protest @NMAuditorium in NASHVILLE, where extras were unwittingly recruited for a “basketball comedy” movie allegedly backed by folks linked to anti-trans Daily Wire. We’re told Belmont U canceled campus participation saying they didn’t fulfill requirements.
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wait
3:32 PM
that’s probably more appropriate
3:32 PM
but yeah this does absolutely confirm cruz was there
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toomanyrats 6/28/2023 3:32 PM
I’d like to throw something out
3:33 PM
Giving us all access to #message-log means that we can see what messages were changed from and we can see pictures that were deleted for safety purposes
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toomanyrats 6/28/2023 3:43 PM
The video that TN Holler posted about us has 15,000 views
3:43 PM
On twitter
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guys guys
4:21 PM
i have so many narcs who are signed up tomorrow and plan to further disrupt
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toomanyrats 6/28/2023 4:21 PM
Narcs?
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we have insider info now
4:22 PM
like people who are gonna give us info about what’s going inside/ pull another ashton
4:22 PM
bc they are already registered
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YESSSS
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toomanyrats 6/28/2023 4:24 PM
Oh I’m HAPOY
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HAPPU
4:36 PM
Think they'll do it at the same time or at different times?
4:36 PM
They should record it for safety and coolness
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toomanyrats 6/28/2023 4:37 PM
Agreed
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idk yet they’ve just made it clear they plan to disrupt
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Hey heads up: it rains in the boro at 10 tomorrow according to my phone. Time might differ cuz we'll be in Nash, but nonetheless...
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oh are yall going back?
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I mean I don't see why not if we already got a buncha extras planning to disrupt filming. Could be a good way to provide outside support when they run the fuck outta there
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im good with that, i just wanted to know. the longer yall are there, the more likely opposition becomes
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toomanyrats 6/28/2023 5:49 PM
I know
5:57 PM
protip: dont id yourself in any comments section
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toomanyrats 6/28/2023 6:02 PM
UMM EVERYONE???
6:02 PM
The film — shooting at Municipal Auditorium this week — will reportedly depict men posing as girls while competing in a basketball tournament
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6:02 PM
Holy shit
6:04 PM
Well we HAVE to go back tomorrow for sure, now that the Nashville scene said we’d be there
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Shiiiiiit I was scared there was gonna be like transphobic stuff in the comments, everyone seems pretty supportive in the comments!? Unless I missed one?
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toomanyrats 6/28/2023 6:07 PM
In the reddit comments? Yeah they’ve been mostly chill
6:08 PM
Nobody look at it bc it’s a Reddit account I made when I was 13 and it’s embarrassing, but I’m the one who posted that as an attempt to garner more support. And I’ve been keeping an eye on the comments making sure they’re all good
6:12 PM
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 6/28/2023 6:41 PM
Holy shit
6:54 PM
We’re on Nashville HRC’s insta
6:54 PM
“HRC’s is the Human Rights Campaign”
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Should we contact any media for tmrw? Like channel 5?
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toomanyrats 6/28/2023 7:05 PM
Channel 5 WAS there today
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Anyone else coming to the QUILT meeting today?
7:09 PM
Channel 5 is a sex pest to my knowledge
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RHAT WAS TBEM?
8:25 PM
Also whose going tmrw? Yay
8:25 PM
Quilt?
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I will. Any carpool plans? I don't have to work tomorrow, so I can stay the whole time
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i think i've restricted access to the message log
9:26 PM
@ me if anything else needs to be done server-wise for safety
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alex (he/him) 6/28/2023 9:28 PM
You guys are awesome!!!!!!
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Stay safe tomorrow!!!
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toomanyrats 6/29/2023 6:55 AM
I don’t think I can make it today. This is my first protest and I think I’m out of steam
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i think they’re starting at 10 again today
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bc there is nobody out here
9:21 AM
except me and another protester
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yeah we’re not even really picketing anymore we’re just having direct conversations
11:17 AM
it seems to be pretty effective
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Quilt: Queers United in Liberating Tennessee. New project with Middle Tennessee DSA
12:13 PM
someone on the line today showed me this
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...heyyyy y'all I slept through all my fucking alarms. Alarm volume on my phone wasn't turned up for some reason. I'm so so sorry Abt that.
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 6/29/2023 4:04 PM
Marianne Williamson hates that there wasn't more conversation allowed about Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine, that there were risks with the COVID-19 vaccine that we weren't told, and supports people who question vaccine bundling and scheduling in America.
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Yeah what frustrates me Abt this the most is that none of this is under her policy page on COVID and Long COVID Response. We'd have to bring this up with her if we were to do a Q&A
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it’s fucked up that because of how bad joe biden is, that these goofballs such as her and RFK are the perceived alternates to the nominee
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and because of sheer brainrot, people go to them for an alternative
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alex (he/him) 6/29/2023 4:23 PM
are they still the only other candidates?
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for the democrat party?
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alex (he/him) 6/29/2023 4:23 PM
yeah
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i think there are a few more but i don’t even think there’s going to be an actual primary season this time
4:26 PM
and then the people’s party which is associated with jimmy dore and them
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Yeah it's only Marianne and RFK Jr for Democratic party. I wouldn't say people are going to Marianne and RFK out of sheer brainrot, I think they're going to them out of frustration with Biden's tweaks-around-the-edges approach to his administration. Keep in mind, 70% of voters don't want to see Biden run for re election, and 51% of Dem voters didn't want him to run again.
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We've also got cornel west running for the green party, but with ballot access in only 17 states, he's got like a 3% chance of winning lol
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brainrot wasn’t the best word, but to the lack of genuine left leaning/socialist people in the democrat party leads to people going to RFK and Marianne
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alex (he/him) 6/29/2023 4:31 PM
i really wish there were more powerful left-leaning political leadership here
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it’s by design but it’s still frustrating
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Woulda been nice to see Bernie try again, but my god that dude cucked himself immediately to Biden after he announced he was running again
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alex (he/him) 6/29/2023 4:32 PM
like maybe im just not in the know enough but it feels difficult to point to people as like. yeah this is Our Guy. except bernie sanders. which is so frustrating when the right has all these insane fascists that people latch onto. i dont want to be part of a cult of personality thing but i wish there was someone who felt suitable to take them on (edited)
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Woulda been nice to see Bernie try again, but my god that dude cucked himself immediately to Biden after he announced he was running again
alex (he/him) 6/29/2023 4:32 PM
yeah i doubt bernie is gonna run again
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knowing our system, bernie would’ve had a hostile congress and a very hostile supreme court
4:34 PM
just frustrating seeing the same lies repeated for decades
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alex (he/him) 6/29/2023 4:34 PM
definitely
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set photos
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not much to see bc they were trying to catch people taking photos
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Web designer backed by Christian group argued making websites for same-sex couples would violate her first amendment rights
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toomanyrats 6/30/2023 10:05 AM
fycj
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Case was originally brought by coalition of six states arguing Congress should have approved any student loan debt cancellation
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alex (he/him) 6/30/2023 2:01 PM
SAD
2:01 PM
neither of these are rlly surprising though sadly
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ohmygoshali 6/30/2023 4:50 PM
This is why SCOTUS needs term limits but no one wants to talk about that 🙃
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alex (he/him) 6/30/2023 4:50 PM
they really do
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ohmygoshali 6/30/2023 4:57 PM
But everyone is like “that would be so difficult” like important things have always been logistically easy?
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Good news is that the carcass in the white house is gonna put up a fight https://twitter.com/eschmi56/status/1674883425495404545?t=qSW6WcJNVejGlQgpspp-uA&s=19
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alex (he/him) 6/30/2023 5:09 PM
thats good at least
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bad news from the protest coverage
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we did in fact get interviewed by a rw chud today
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one of the extras said we called them “sinners”
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toomanyrats 6/30/2023 5:35 PM
oh?
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ohmygoshali 6/30/2023 5:50 PM
Wtf?
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 6/30/2023 5:53 PM
I fricking knew it too, I was thinking to myself that the 1st guy who interviewed us first looked so familiar
5:53 PM
Its this guy
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alex (he/him) 6/30/2023 6:12 PM
what did you say?
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ohmygoshali 6/30/2023 6:19 PM
That guy looks like a cuck
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Is that bad news?
6:39 PM
I mean it's doesn't sound like a huge thing
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The interviewer took a neutral/"both-sides" approach to the video, so this definitely could've been worse. Any of us know if someone actually was yelling at the old zombie with a bullhorn? Obviously the one with the bullhorn took the correct side in this argument, and I frankly don't trust a damn word coming out of the other person's mouth, but if we know for a fact that didn't happen, we could repost the video and correct the record. It does make us look bad if someone singled out one person in line and started shaming them with the bullhorn.
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i was gonna make a video explaining we didn’t say that on the insta
8:24 PM
personally she was damn near growling at me every time we passed them so not too worried about it
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Sounds good. Lies about our org shouldn't be left uncorrected.
8:39 PM
More I think about it, despite the guy clearly trying to act as if he's simply telling both sides of the story, he kinda even fails to do that cuz he doesn't verify with a second person that a protester was screaming with a bullhorn at the person
8:40 PM
Like if your gonna attempt to tell both sides, make sure that both sides are at least telling accurate info? Lmao
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ohmygoshali 6/30/2023 10:01 PM
Start my paralegal class on August 21st 😎
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i would say don't bother issuing a correction. these kind of people are trolls. don't feed the trolls.
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also i don't have twitter and its asking me to log in to see that. who is it?
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Dutsch already put up a video on the Instagram story. The guy's a random rw troll, so I'm probs fussing too much Abt it, you're right
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elle_sum
also i don't have twitter and its asking me to log in to see that. who is it?
his name is mr chestnuts
2:50 PM
and i have inveritably dogged him on every platform he exists on
2:55 PM
also ik at least one of you has a weather hyper fixation is this storm gonna kill us all or are we chilling
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I have been told that power at the Brentwood jeffersons went out. We are preparing for the same event here
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 7/4/2023 4:41 PM
Is anyone doing anything tonight for the 4th?
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I’m so bored now
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I'm working till 10:30. Depending on how busy we are, I could meet y'all for drinks somewhere at 11
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alex (he/him) 7/4/2023 4:47 PM
working at jeffersons on the fourth? good luck king
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Thx bro
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We've had ppl call for the past two days if we're gonna be open today so it'll be busy af lmao
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oh dude i can i only imagine how hectic that is
8:08 PM
hope the tips are crazy dawg
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Surprisingly, not crazy tonight! None of the trivia night regulars are here, so us servers are competing too lol
8:31 PM
Going for that $25 gift card
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ohmygoshali 7/5/2023 9:11 PM
Twitter is officially over guys 😂
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alex (he/him) 7/5/2023 9:14 PM
What is it this time
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toomanyrats 7/5/2023 9:14 PM
oh?
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Something happen on top of the tweet limit?
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ohmygoshali 7/5/2023 9:36 PM
No they launched this new app that’s basically supposed to be the new Twitter
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alex (he/him) 7/5/2023 9:37 PM
Oh you mean threads?
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ohmygoshali 7/5/2023 9:50 PM
Yeah
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Oh cool! Follow me here: https://www.threads.net/@eschmi56
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Oh? I thought Mastodon was gonna be the Twitter killer
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see i was thinking it was gonna be blue sky bc mastodon has kindve never taken off
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alex (he/him) 7/5/2023 11:44 PM
idk if threads will make it, it sounds like its got the same shitty algorithm shit as instagram
11:44 PM
we'll see tho
11:45 PM
i only joined twitter in the first place bc my friends have it so thats probably what i'll do w. whatever the successor is
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If anyone is wanting a job. Jim Gingritch is paying $20 an hour to canvas or phone bank for his mayoral Campagin in Nashville and they comp you for gas to and from work.
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toomanyrats 7/6/2023 1:26 PM
WOAH
1:26 PM
how do i get the job
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Drop the info @TyTan! I even have experience 😎
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Dug ☭
see i was thinking it was gonna be blue sky bc mastodon has kindve never taken off
Just use truth social
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oh my god genius
6:30 PM
I can also hand off contact info to the campaign manager
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thank u
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toomanyrats 7/6/2023 9:33 PM
please absolutely hand off contact info
9:33 PM
i would be very interested
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is this guy based enough
9:50 PM
im reading his beliefs and they're mid as fuck. Wants tohave private sector deal with homeless crisis. But he doesn't seem that bad otherwise. Like I'm not expecting him to flash an IWW card or anything but
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average buisness major
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average dem business major. not bad!
9:52 PM
woah nash has had four mayors in five years?
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he's an investment firm guy. makes sense with his privatization views
9:54 PM
anyone have opinions on nash mayoral politics?
9:59 PM
good resume stuff tho 😳
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alex (he/him) 7/6/2023 10:34 PM
I know 0 about this topic lmao
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Me neither
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Private sector dealing with homelessness crisis seems like a terrible idea
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ashton
anyone have opinions on nash mayoral politics?
ravel and i talked a little last time i saw him he knows more than i do
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Eschmi56
Private sector dealing with homelessness crisis seems like a terrible idea
private sector dealing with __ problem is a horrible idea would also be an acceptable take
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alex (he/him) 7/7/2023 4:11 AM
literally
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ashton
anyone have opinions on nash mayoral politics?
i know there was that one mayor that had to resign due to that graveyard scandal and then they had to run another election
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Lmao what did he do, defile a grave?
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she fucked a dude at a graveyard
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alex (he/him) 7/7/2023 4:15 AM
"graveyard scandal" is an intriguing SHE WHAT
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HUH
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Footage shows Megan Barry's SUV entering Nashville city cemetery on several occasions during her affair with Sgt Rob Forrest before heading to the back of the site.
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alex (he/him) 7/7/2023 4:16 AM
thats fucking crazy dude
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this would also lead to john cooper winning 2019
4:19 AM
which is only known for
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???
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I've been struggling for nearly 15 min now to type a response lmao not what I was expecting
4:27 AM
Or it feels like 15 min, guess it was only like 5-10 min
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i’ve been having to deal with my cat deciding it’s time to attack my fingers while i’m attempting to go back to sleep
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guess i’ll be up for a moment
4:30 AM
anyways my only real opinion is that apparently the elections are nonpartisan so i’d imagine you’d generally get pro-business standard liberals running for the position in nashville
4:33 AM
i recall heidi campbell is also running for it
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Yo if Heidi Campbell is running, I'd be willing to bet she's the better pick. Lemme check
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//also just opened the app to share this lovely news🙃// https://wapo.st/3D7PMGE
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Heidi Campbell is running
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 7/7/2023 9:24 AM
I’m liking Freddie O’Connell
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Today, you’ll see our 1st ad on TV. Our ad talks about the kind of Nashville we want to build with more child care options, an effective transit system, and more housing that working families can afford. This campaign is built by individual donors like you https://t.co/bKknHvKJmx
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He’s currently on the Nashville City Council and was the only candidate to vote against the new stadium being built
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Building a Nashville that works for Nashvillians. Join us now to keep building our movement.
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He's good.
9:30 AM
I'm not super engaged with Nashville politics. All I know is I'd vote for Olivia Hill for city council (edited)
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@ashton the better picks imo would be Sharon Hurt, Heidi Campbell, Freddie O’Connell, and Jim Gingritch more or less in that order. Everyone else is actively bad or fails to address something.
9:34 AM
But also Jim pays me $20 an hour so…
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toomanyrats 7/7/2023 9:34 AM
I want $20 an hour
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That’s double what I make
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Also if you are phone banking, I won’t turn you in if you are advocating for someone else 😉
9:36 AM
Meredith from the MTSU Democrats is also working the as deputy field director.
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If anyone is interested please just dm me your phone and preferred email
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Gingrich is the capitalist, right?
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Fiscally conservative democrat.
10:59 AM
Better than Matt Wiltshire.
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Matt comes from money
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see i keep seeing gingrich and i’m thinking newt so
11:22 AM
but 20 dollars does sound super sick
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he was the COO of AllianceBernstein, an investment firm. he's campaigning on his business acumen. as far as I can tell, his pitch is "I was good at being a capitalist, so I'll be good at being mayor."
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yes that is my take a well
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His take isn’t less spending, he just wants people to have something to show for like infrastructure and public transport. Also $20 an hour is just great
12:09 PM
Ashton, Ethan. Care to hand off contact info
12:10 PM
There is also a sign on bonus that I am happy to split with y’all for coming on
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toomanyrats 7/7/2023 12:32 PM
Did you get mine as well
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@toomanyrats already handed yours off.
12:40 PM
Just making sure Ashton and Ethan are down for it
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toomanyrats 7/7/2023 12:41 PM
Thanks
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Sure! I'll dm you 🙂
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@Eschmi56
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Just handed yours off Ashton
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Got the gig thanks to ty!
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Hey @TyTan dm-ed you my contact info....this wasn't just one position that was open, right?
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No. There are multiple positions open (edited)
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ohmygoshali 7/7/2023 5:25 PM
Tbh I really think O’Connell is gonna win the election but that’s just my pov
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I totally would but I already canvassed for Campbell FOR FREE (and basically losing money bc I was driving back and fourth to Nash 3 times a week) and I don’t wanna burn any bridges or cause any beef there
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Yeah well Gingrich is paying because he has a ton of money and no one likes him
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Better than Wiltshire at least.
7:08 PM
And there is a chance of a run off
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Yes better than wiltshire for sure
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ashton
Yeah well Gingrich is paying because he has a ton of money and no one likes him
toomanyrats 7/8/2023 2:22 AM
Yeah so I realised
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Fuck Gingrich
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Yeah fuck him. But also money
10:28 AM
He isn’t likely to win so… might as well take the cash and run
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toomanyrats 7/8/2023 10:29 AM
Idk it feels kinda…
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RUN THE JEWELS👉🤛
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toomanyrats 7/8/2023 10:29 AM
Directly promoting someone who wants to raise funding for more cops
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Not a stance we personally hold, nor does the DSA. This is strictly business.
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I mean, you can also tell people, "look, he's wrong on this, but he does get it right on these other things"
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There is a conversation that goes, “Is it alright to take a capitalist’s money if you are a socialist?” And the other responds,”Yes, take their money the today, and tomorrow, kill them.”
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I don't think he's that bad after a bit of research. I don't feel bad about it
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Politics is often a messy game, but we make due and Jim could be bullied left imo
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Plus I can take what I learn canvassing into union organizing conversations
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He’s a nice older man. He just became a proud grand dad.
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toomanyrats 7/8/2023 11:34 AM
Yeah fuck it. They asked if I had time to call and I said sure just let me know when, but I haven’t heard back
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TyTan
Yeah fuck him. But also money
and the daily wire paid $200 for one day on camera
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toomanyrats 7/8/2023 3:08 PM
That’s what I’m saying
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But do what you have to do obviously
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yeah, this isn't literally the same as the film situation. this guy doesn't seem to be such pure evil. but i waned to point out the parallel.
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part of the evil of capitalism is that we're coerced by our need for money into laboring for people who work against our interests
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i think this is a case of figuring out where your personal boundary is when it comes to US politics and where you decide to jump in and draw a line. but also i feel as if there's a lot of ideological purity in leftist spaces in a political world wherein holding out for every facet of our ideals means that we'll be holding out forever
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obviously don't work for the guy if you're uncomfortable with doing so. and it's important to be cognizant of the decision that you're making and the sphere that you're entering. but also this is the situation that we have on hand
3:17 PM
acab obviously. but keep food on your table
3:17 PM
keep a roof over your head. build experience so you can contribute to the causes you have your heart in
3:18 PM
anyway just popping in to give my two cents 😛 keep me updated if there's anything server maintenance side that i can do to help out. my life is currently Kinda Falling to Pieces so i am going to hop offline again! good luck, be safe
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alex (he/him) 7/8/2023 3:20 PM
Take care jay!!!! Let us know if we can help w anything
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Yeah, if you are uncomfortable with taking the job, then don’t take it. I’m flat out broke, so I need that money.
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Also, my job mostly has me polling.
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at the very least if enough of y’all are taking it salting is always an option
3:59 PM
but it also is likely a very transitory job so it could be a risky run
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Also there is a bit of a difference between Daily Wire and Jim, as Daily Wire is literally all Nazis and everyone working on the campaign is some flavor of leftist
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I agree with the message about Capitalism using coercion, but the severity is far lesser. But that is my personal sense of pragmatism.
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well i think elles point was at the end of the day you’re still working against your own self interest you know? true doing daily wire dirty work is much worse but liberals will always side with fascists before they side with us so it’s a fair conversation to be had. But i’ll add as everyone has bc it’s definitely important to stipulate doing what you have to survive is key at the end of the day and i don’t think anyone should feel guilty taking the job but at the very least be cautious of what you’re being asked to do and espouse and don’t be afraid to make your dissent clear and your voice heard if the need ever arose
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BUT ALSO
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be sure to make good connections with those you meet on the job. For yourself for one but also we have a good amount of connection with people in nash after this last protest and could use even more of that if we ever need to organize up there again! having a few contacts in the nash politics scene could really aid us if we do more stuff up there
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my point was 'i need money so im ok with doing this shitty thing' is easy to generalize and can excuse a lot. i don't like Gingrich and i wouldn't do the job, but im also not hurting for money and already have political experience and contacts, so i have that privilege
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alex (he/him)
Take care jay!!!! Let us know if we can help w anything
we have contacts with the campus workers union, yeah? if i could get a hookup, that'd be great. im about to be hired as a desk assistant (finally)
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Oh cool what building?
4:52 PM
I'm in the United campus workers
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also irt to daily wire vs jim gingrich, i think it's important to think about impact? like being an extra for a transphobic film lends visual support and the impacts are much further lasting than canvassing for gingrich. i might compare it to being a scab vs working for just a shitty company?
4:57 PM
i think my home building will be monohan, but the rest of the summer will be more flexible
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and then i'll also be working for the mtsu costume shop during the fall!
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I think I’m gonna be dorming at Monohan in the fall so high five Jay
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Jaybird
and then i'll also be working for the mtsu costume shop during the fall!
alex (he/him) 7/8/2023 5:23 PM
Oh congrats!! What does that entail?
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stitch work, mainly!!! and small detail work
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when i volunteered with them, i ended up helping sort items and bedazzle costumes
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alex (he/him) 7/8/2023 5:31 PM
That’s awesome!! I hope you like working there
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Dude a costume shop sounds dope af (edited)
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Anyone 21+ free to meet up here tonight? I'll be going since I'll be up in Nash at that time anyway
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alex (he/him) 7/11/2023 12:43 AM
im moving this weekend so i'll probably be too busy, sorry!
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the 14th is next Monday, right?
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Friday
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 7/11/2023 12:07 PM
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this seems interesting🫣
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alex (he/him) 7/11/2023 4:45 PM
Supporter housing available? That’s pretty cool
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the original post is from one of the lead organizers at ETSU YDSA
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 7/14/2023 11:38 AM
Bills are out for Fall 2023
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Reminder that if you are on for drinking today, Middle Tennessee DSA is holding an event at Mickey’s Tavern today at 6:30 in Nashville
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i wish I could be there but I have stuff to do here and am already super tired
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alex (he/him) 7/14/2023 3:09 PM
Yeah I’m also busy 😔
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TyTan
Reminder that if you are on for drinking today, Middle Tennessee DSA is holding an event at Mickey’s Tavern today at 6:30 in Nashville
Ravel_PirouzniaJr 7/14/2023 3:45 PM
Are you going?
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ohmygoshali 7/14/2023 4:14 PM
Y’all see this mf in the MTSU 2023 story?
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr
Are you going?
Yup. Our chapters first round is on me
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Can't respond I've already gotten suspended from the MTSU story once
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Djjdjd
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ashton
Can't respond I've already gotten suspended from the MTSU story once
ohmygoshali 7/14/2023 4:21 PM
I love that though 😂
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wooooowwwwww there are only two genders, how fucking brilliant and original. God the brainrot of transphobes is astounding
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 7/14/2023 4:42 PM
Watch Mike Pence get smacked in the head by a water balloon!
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alex (he/him) 7/14/2023 4:42 PM
There are only two genders: fuck around and find out
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 7/14/2023 4:42 PM
He got domed
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alex (he/him) 7/14/2023 4:42 PM
LMAO?
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr
He got domed
toomanyrats 7/14/2023 4:43 PM
Excuse me??
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 7/14/2023 4:44 PM
Water balloons
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Should have clarified
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Let's fucking go
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Lmao too bad it wasn't filled with paint
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Someone get that kid a medal
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TyTan
Yup. Our chapters first round is on me
Ravel_PirouzniaJr 7/14/2023 7:31 PM
Check your DM’s
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@alex (he/him) did you know the fac advisor for SEA started a murfreesboro DSA chapter?
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it’s not active anymore but i found it and messaged him and told him he could absolutely get involved with us if he felt so inclined
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ohmygoshali 7/15/2023 7:38 PM
When Gloria Johnson comes to the Dickson County Dems meeting ‼️
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ohmygoshali 7/15/2023 7:47 PM
They got her a bunch of stuff from local businesses including a tote bag that says “Small Business Babe✨”
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@alex (he/him) did you know the fac advisor for SEA started a murfreesboro DSA chapter?
alex (he/him) 7/15/2023 10:55 PM
Dr aber started the Murfreesboro dsa????? I had no idea. Based
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They got her a bunch of stuff from local businesses including a tote bag that says “Small Business Babe✨”
alex (he/him) 7/15/2023 10:55 PM
Good for her!!!!!
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I ALMOST FORGOT GUYS
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today is a huge huge holiday
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July 19, 1979 the FLSN ousted US backed dictator Somoza
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so this wednesday we celebrate the nicaraguan revolution and NEXT WEDNESDAY
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CUBA😈
11:35 PM
i will be getting drunk in celebration 🫡
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alex (he/him) 7/19/2023 11:35 PM
Hell yeah king
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tabling today again at 2! y’all pull up
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inside yard party is atrocious
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i’m tabling next to the rotc table bro😰
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alex (he/him) 7/20/2023 3:22 PM
That’s so tragic
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LETS GOOOO
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alex (he/him) 7/20/2023 6:13 PM
YEAHHHHHH
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HOLY SHIT
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I've never been so proud to be part of the cwa
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 7/21/2023 8:17 PM
Oppenheimer looking based af
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Robert to be exact
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 7/21/2023 10:53 PM
Okay that movie was actually pretty good. I’m a history nerd so I like that aspect of it but Oppenheimer was freaking based
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Bet bet I'm hyped for tomorrow
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 7/21/2023 10:57 PM
Cillian Murphy is such a great actor
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His performance in peaky blinders was partly responsible for my pan-awakening
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 7/21/2023 11:22 PM
He’s such a serious man and uses it to his advantage, and it absolutely makes his characters better
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 7/22/2023 7:54 PM
OMG AOC is on with HASAN right now
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alex (he/him) 7/22/2023 8:27 PM
Goddamn
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Yeah I heard she was gonna stop by. I saw Marianne's interview with him. Not bad.
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Oh lmao I just saw ravel's link
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 7/22/2023 11:31 PM
Haha
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There are some paid canvassing opportunities now for Freddie O’Connell and some for the metro council. For those already involved, reach out to Ben.
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Freddie is the main progressive running and is leading in the polls so if you like a better candidate than Gingritch, now is the time.
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Also Gingritch bowed out of the race
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freddie actually seems like the best candidate anyways so
2:56 PM
bros campaign ads go crazy
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His name also goes hard af (edited)
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It's happening?!
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yes it is
11:51 PM
the petition wasn’t necessarily to bring it back that was being coordinated by the faculty over lamba which were originally under the impression it was to bring it back but it was a miscommunication. The petition was largely symbolic
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Huh, well that's good news!
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alex (he/him) 7/24/2023 11:54 PM
awesome!!
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Got in trouble. Apparently I can't list my landlord as a dependent on my taxes :/
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alex (he/him) 7/26/2023 11:18 AM
I wouldn’t even think to try that
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Ayo, did Mitch McConnell actually have a stroke at the podium?
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alex (he/him) 7/26/2023 6:41 PM
Omg??
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I hope this is real
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alex (he/him) 7/26/2023 6:44 PM
The fucking turtle lmao
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 7/26/2023 6:50 PM
Yeah he most did have a stroke
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 7/26/2023 7:01 PM
Like I did writing this comment
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toomanyrats 8/1/2023 6:18 PM
I fucking KNEW FIRE was a right wing org. I could sense something was off about them
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alex (he/him) 8/1/2023 6:30 PM
What happened?
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toomanyrats 8/1/2023 9:01 PM
I just got right wing vibes so I looked into it and turns out most of their funding comes from libertarian or conservative groups
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Yeah I had to listen to a speech at a debate tournament from a competitor about free speech. He handed out pamphlets from FIRE. Had a snake oil salesman vibe about him, but the dude ended up taking first place in that category LMAO
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Watch now (17 min) | I prepped this piece for competition in the Persuasive Speaking category of the Individual Event sections at IPDA tournaments this year.
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I have a scheme
1:12 PM
I'm about to get more info rn. But basically you know the new ordiance giving City manager Craig Tendall, mayor McFarland, and the chief pig of the police oversight over what is "obscene"
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Well that applies to books at the public library, and some churches are organizing a banning campaign
1:13 PM
So someone on the inside said that they'd like for people to check out YA and lgbt books for a couple months to keep them off the shelves while it dies down
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Sounds silly but the source says it's a grand idea. My idea is for me to go and get a book banning form, copy it, and submit paper requests to ban every single non lgbt book in the library
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As in we request they ban every single book and they'll be too overwhelmed to sort out fake responses asking to ban "birds of Tennessee" or some shit
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And waste the time of the three man fascist brigade
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Sounds like a good idea, but that'd also be a lot of paperwork for us to fill out, unless we get a lot of people to join in the effort. Not saying no to the idea, but we would have to get our friends and other groups on board too, right? Alternatively, maybe we could submit a bunch of requests to ban copies of the Bible and other christianity-related books since it's churches that are organizing the lgbt-book-ban effort? There are some incredibly graphic scenes in the Bible alone.
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Good points! I go to the unitarian universalist fellowship of Murfreesboro, and a few members said they'd like to do this. If I suggested it we could do it as an after service activity lol
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Also one of our members said he'd look into writing a script to fill them out digitally
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I am 100% submitting a request to remove the Bible even if we don't do this I agree djdn
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I'll check out the form tmrw, but it was described to me as pretty simple to fill out
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Ooooo ok that all sounds good. We could probs get young Dems to help us out with this too, right?
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guerilla library protection i fucking love it
3:05 PM
wait what if we make up a book that doesn’t exist and just flood the requests with it lmao
3:06 PM
it’s like the goats 1 2 and 4 thing
3:07 PM
either way i’m gonna run over there now and look for stuff we could mass report like any anti communist stuff i.e. the black book, anything by mark levin all the staples
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One other thought: would the 3 man fascist brigade be crazy enough to just approve all the book bans in retaliation to our flood of ban requests? They might just say, "well, we don't have the time to look at these individually, so we'll just approve all the bans."
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well that would be objectively funny i fear
3:18 PM
and obviously wouldn’t last like i don’t think we’re gonna be risking advocating for book banning here the point is to show them how dumb it is to begin with by threatening their partisan control of it
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Alright fair points. Im down. I can meet you over there and stay till like 3:45. Working at 4🙃
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i’m just gonna be there for like ten minutes or so probably i got some errand to run before work
3:25 PM
oh speaking of someone stole my debit card and bought a gold chain off etsy with it which i’ve gotta deal with today 😖
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If they ban every single book this will be the Murfreesboro event of the year
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3:27 PM
We would be on the map
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Lmao yeah. Highly doubt they'd be nuts enough to do that, but I don't wanna underestimate fascist ambitions either. tell ya what, I'll just head up there tomorrow. I'm off tomorrow and I wanna enjoy some Metroid prime before I go suffer at work today
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but the main takeaway here everyone should get a library card it’s completely free and sick af
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alex (he/him) 8/7/2023 2:07 PM
on the topic of the library stuff: a group of people, including dr. aber of statewide organizing for community empowerment (and SEA's faculty sponsor), is meeting tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the dapper owl to discuss what to do about the library board. i wont be able to attend since i wont be in town yet but i figured some of you might be interested!!
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@ashton @Dug ☭ @Eschmi56 pinging you guys in particular since you were involved in the convo yesterday
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Thanks but I'll be in knox 😦
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alex (he/him) 8/7/2023 2:16 PM
rip
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oh i’m there
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@alex (he/him) do you know if this is an open invite thing? if so i’m gonna see if the BCE folks can attend too as they were pretty invested in the petition effort
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Working at 10 tomorrow. Wish I could be there :/
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alex (he/him) 8/7/2023 11:19 PM
Dang I’m sorry to hear that
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@alex (he/him) do you know if this is an open invite thing? if so i’m gonna see if the BCE folks can attend too as they were pretty invested in the petition effort
alex (he/him) 8/7/2023 11:19 PM
I can’t imagine it’d be problem if they came!!
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YOOOOO
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Ugh working that night :/
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man jefferson’s is evil
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Yuh
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alex (he/him) 8/8/2023 3:06 PM
Oh hell yeah count me in
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 8/10/2023 6:41 PM
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🤝 NNOC joins people’s movements around the world working together to collect 1 million signatures to take Cuba #OffTheList. The people of the world stand with Cuba! Cuba is not a terrorist state! Learn more and sign today: https://t.co/yJg8DPuo6r
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so not only is the NNOC(National Netowork On Cuba) doing a petition to take Cuba off the State Sponsors Of Terrorism list that you can sign BUT they’re also making petition forms that you can print and send in to them. So I think it’d be cool for us to start having those with us at tabling and maybe doing some signing drives around campus this semester
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alex (he/him) 8/11/2023 3:46 PM
Anyone else planning on going to the all ages drag show tonight?
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My bf and I are going, and I’m also wondering if there’s any indication that the fascists in our area might show up to cause trouble
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from what i’ve seen it’s gonna be a relatively small event
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i have to go back to cleveland so i unfortunately cannot:(
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but if there are antis take pictures we’ll put them bois on blast
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 8/12/2023 1:13 PM
Tornado warning in Murfreesboro
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Y’all be safe
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Oh shoot
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I have to drive into Mboro for job training
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alex (he/him) 8/12/2023 1:16 PM
stay safe guys!!
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 8/12/2023 1:19 PM
The warning should be over at 12:30
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Most of the rotation is to the north of us, but it’s still hitting pieces of Rutherford county
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Cannon, De Kalb, Rutherford, Wilson county
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Until 1 o’clock now
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 8/12/2023 1:36 PM
It’s all East of I-65
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alex (he/him) 8/12/2023 1:39 PM
Thanks for the update!!
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alex (he/him) 8/12/2023 4:09 PM
is the rec center open?
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or is it closed until classes start
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i recommend getting rid of that crazyleggggs person before they start talking, @toomanyrats remember the last time he was in a mtsu server?
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toomanyrats 8/13/2023 9:52 AM
Oh fuck he’s here?
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Hey fuckface! Get “freshman girls are wild in bed” ass out of here you fucking Grad student. (edited)
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toomanyrats 8/13/2023 9:54 AM
I’ve just made it my mission to be like, wherever he is I will shut him down
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@Jaybird
10:54 AM
oh yeah he’s gotta go fr fr
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toomanyrats 8/13/2023 10:57 AM
You’ve also heard the story?
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funnily enough, i have him blocked
12:30 PM
i think bc uh. he was messaging me?
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toomanyrats 8/13/2023 1:05 PM
Yeah
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alex (he/him) 8/13/2023 1:20 PM
😟
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WHOA
1:45 PM
so this is like a repeat offender
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toomanyrats 8/13/2023 1:51 PM
Oh for sure
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Why do you think the person cited me
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I’ve made it my job to kick this fucker
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That was how I became a tabletop mod
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I’ll drop the full story in a second
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he’s been entering mtsu discords since the hub was launched
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some nursing student/grad?
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he’s also a predator he likes to message peoples dms
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toomanyrats 8/13/2023 4:04 PM
I’ve got you. Trigger warning sexual harassment He’s a nursing program grad student who works as a trauma nurse in a Tristar medical centre in Nashville. He has been observed repeatedly (and I mean a LOT) sexually harassing freshman girls and nonbinary people, some of which he acknowledged he knew were minors. Basically if you’re barely 18 or younger and have tits, he wants to fuck you. Because “I have a thing for freshman girls, they’re freaky in bed.” And he also has a thing for lesbians.
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alex (he/him) 8/13/2023 4:20 PM
oh that sucks
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thats really awful
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i'll be on the lookout, thanks for letting us know
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yeah he found me on a nursing server!
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alex (he/him) 8/13/2023 4:47 PM
oh god
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@everyone Hi everyone! a lot of big stuff coming up this semester which we’ll def do a big message on soon BUT i thought i’d update everyone on our new logo! We have a fellow comrade who’s helping us design one and they unfortunately can’t get a digital image until ETSU’s semester starts but they sent me a sketch today of what it’ll roughly look like
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the hope was to model it after the guerrillero heroico if you’re familiar
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EmberSnowVex 8/19/2023 3:21 PM
Noice
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 8/19/2023 3:22 PM
Sick, I can’t wait see it digitized
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Gotta tattoo this on my chest
3:28 PM
Comrade Pegasus
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no fr when it’s digitized i’m gonna get it tatted
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Is that lighting or someone else
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it’s lightning
9:07 PM
i just sent them middle tn dsa’s logo lightning and then the picture of che and was like put them bitches together
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Who tryna pull up
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alex (he/him) 8/20/2023 4:39 PM
At 5?
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Switching minors. Was split between religious studies and philosophy. Chose philosophy I wanna take Marxism with principe so bad
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He teaches it next semester I think. Also it's his last year he's retiring!
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Whaaaat?? ...do I have to be a philosophy minor to take the class?
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I guess anyone can take it! You may have to pay differently if it's not related to your major or minor
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PRESIDIUM TIME!!!
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Whaaaat?? ...do I have to be a philosophy minor to take the class?
can't speak for the man, but i get the feeling if you just wanted to go and attend he'd be cool with it. ask first
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Maybe we could cause a large, troublesome ruckuss at the library meeting to make them think twice about doing it again. We do have a little ruckus making experience
11:27 AM
Thoughts? This is a perfect zap opportunity (annoying them into stopping or working less effectively)
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11:28 AM
It's the 28th if you forget
11:29 AM
Perhaps we could have some picketers and some inside people?
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alex (he/him) 8/23/2023 11:30 AM
how far off is eagleville? it might be best to carpool
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Like exactly 30 mins from mtsu. I bet that was on purpose!
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You know how maybe some of us (me included) were a tad too aggressive at the movie picket? This is an opportunity for that
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Throwing out ideas here
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A zap is a form of political direct action that came into use in the 1970s in the United States. Popularized by the early gay liberation group Gay Activists Alliance, a zap was a raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity while calling the attention of both gays and straights to issues of gay rights. Although...
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Also could start off the semester with a hit!
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sooooo i need to make a flyer is what you’re saying
12:21 PM
no this is good i think i don’t know if i could come but i’ll make the flyer and see about getting it on our socials
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Perhaps we should meet to plan and see the feasibility first
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i’m down if y’all meet on campus sometime this week i’m currently doing band camp so my hours to do so are very limited but im down either way
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or we could do a voice call
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Hoo boy, thought I was gonna be happy with having new neighbors, but they've got hella facist shit all over their car lmao
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alex (he/him) 8/23/2023 8:16 PM
Oh that sucks
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Yeaaah
8:28 PM
Luckily though, I probably don't have to interact with them much
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Lmao Vivek is flat out stealing some of Marianne's rhetoric, kinda interesting
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alex (he/him) 8/23/2023 9:17 PM
Oh really? Like what?
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The car metaphor she always uses, specifically
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Shiiiit Vivek just advocated for increasing use of nuclear energy Sorry if I sound like Im liking him, I don't, but that genuinely surprised me
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Update: I shouldn't be surprised. My friend Jay tells me that Vivek has a nuclear energy firm LMAO
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Ok I'm done, can't handle the stupidity. Think I lost a few brain cells
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Hoo boy, thought I was gonna be happy with having new neighbors, but they've got hella facist shit all over their car lmao
no this is real there’s some car in my neighborhood with a big ass qanon sticker this town is so unserious
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been talking back and forth with georgia tech’s ydsa about some stuff going on at GSU with their university police removing the YDSA there after they set up tabling
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we’re making deep connections y’all
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alex (he/him) 8/24/2023 11:30 PM
This is so epic
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Dutsch you are the KING of networking
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yeah except when it’s in person then i get nervy🤭
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guys guys people actually want the trump mugshot shirts
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should we do it?🤭
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Absolutely
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We should probs have some kind of text under the pic on the shirt, right? So people don't take it the wrong way?
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Maybe something like "Now do every post-WWII president for their war crimes"?
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nah nah i think a rip bozo would suffice
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it has to be succinct
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Yeah that's better. Succinctness is not my forte
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lmao me either
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@everyone a music venue is putting on a watch party tomorrow to benefit RCDP don’t share this anywhere it’s gotta stay on the low but if you’re interested im sure it’ll be a fun one!
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@everyone HAPPY FIRST DAY!!! We have A LOT planned for this semester meaning we have much to do and get ready for! This wednesday is our planning meeting in the Student Union at 430 at our usual spot( which i can’t remember what room number it is rn but i’ll get back to you lmao) Then next wednesday is our general interest meeting!! hope to see y’all wednesday
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STU room 221
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I gazed into my crystal ball and turns out going to the first ydsa meeting is the first step to total class liberation. I'm not sure why though
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@ashton
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Anyone going? It's good lots of people have come
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Dug ☭
@ashton
whats the board meeting over
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they’re deliberating the first books they want to remove from the library
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it’s like four right ashton?
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why tf are they removing books from the PUBLIC library
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4:18 PM
i hate this state
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so bad
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Dm me your email if interested
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Possible change of plans on tomorrow’s meeting. We’re having some issues with our normal room reservation so we might instead have the meeting in the library in room 477D
11:25 PM
i will do an all ping tomorrow once i’ve confirmed the situation
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@everyone todays meeting will in fact be in the library study room 477D. But just so everyone’s aware this won’t be a normal meeting we’re just meeting to make sure our semester schedule is all in order next wednesday will be where we get the ball rolling so don’t feel obligated to come tn!
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At what time will it be?
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normally it’s 430-530 but the college dems are meeting at 5 and quite a few members are in both so we didn’t wanna overlap
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Gotcha, alrighty
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ive got a meeting at 4:30 so i wont be able to attend
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ill try to catch yall if i can
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all good next week will be a better on anyway!
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Where are the college dems meeting?
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Jaybird
Where are the college dems meeting?
The Dems meet on the 6th at 5 in STU 210 - I might have said things a bit confusingly when I relayed things to YDSA soz
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alex (he/him) 8/30/2023 4:25 PM
Oh shit I just realized I won’t be able to make it next Tuesday
4:25 PM
I’m gonna be out of town that evening
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I'll probably be a bit late to the meeting as I had planned for a 4:30 meeting, but I hope to show up
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YAGPDB.xyz BOT 8/30/2023 4:43 PM
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Shiiiit, I was gonna make it to the meeting, but apparently my parking permit is expired
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Hey is Ashton in the server
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Here I am
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Okay
5:49 PM
I just tested positive for COVID
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Thanks for letting me know! I'll tell the others
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Alright thank you
5:55 PM
How long were you at the booth anyway you think?
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Gay people can't get covid btw
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7:31 PM
Also if you were around me don't worry I tested negative (Elizabeth and I hung out last week)
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ashton
Gay people can't get covid btw
many are saying this is true
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does anyone know how i could get the newest copies of the cornbread communist?
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i have a physical one from forever ago but i assume there’s a website or sum
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Dug ☭
does anyone know how i could get the newest copies of the cornbread communist?
they have a discord server you can find on the university discord hub! i don't have a direct link unfortunately though
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there's nothing happening with CC
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oh damn that sucks
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Dug ☭
many are saying this is true
Damn i guess I'm not gay then
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Anyone want to table in front of library with ucw?
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We'd love some students as they have more tabling rights!!
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Also check out policy 100 and 103. Petitioning policies are really lax
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ohmygoshali 8/31/2023 4:47 PM
I hope y’all are having a good first week! When y’all get the chance I’d love to have a schedule of what y’all are doing this year so I can see if I can come to some!
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HERE IT IS YALL!!
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it’s already up on the instagram so y’all go boost it fr fr
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alex (he/him) 8/31/2023 5:13 PM
YIPPEE
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AWESOME
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hell yeah
5:52 PM
I'll be out of quarantine by that yayy
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Hey @ashton can you send a link to that ucw petition?
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ashton probably won’t answer for a min he’s at muddy roots rn
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ohmygoshali 9/4/2023 2:13 PM
This sounds so cute!
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alex (he/him) 9/4/2023 7:47 PM
Oh that’s an awesome idea
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I'll table for a bit after class
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pls tell me why the campus printer literally just threatened me to stop printing so much
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alex (he/him) 9/5/2023 10:38 AM
Yeah it does that
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hey y'all, probs should've thought to ask this sooner, but I am interviewing Aftyn Behn tomorrow on my podcast! she is running for TN house district 51 and has been endorsed by the mid tn dsa. i have my own questions, but if you can think of any questions you want answered, let me know and I'll pass em on to her
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Dug ☭
pls tell me why the campus printer literally just threatened me to stop printing so much
Yeah don't worry about it
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@everyone i just emailed everyone who put their name down during the org fair totaling 43 NEW COMRADES!!!
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 9/6/2023 1:14 AM
Yuhhh
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welcome to you all hope to see you tomorrow!!
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toomanyrats 9/6/2023 1:14 AM
DAMN
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nice
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i wont be there
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however
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did you guys hear the guy who wrote the gods not dead book is gonna be on campus?
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i did see that
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they were advertising it today at the fair
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Himbo_Rodin 9/6/2023 7:51 AM
Meeting today at 4 yeah?
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yes!
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ohmygoshali
This sounds so cute!
808sandbathroombreaks 9/6/2023 9:29 AM
damn, my home town ydsa doin that 😭
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Hey @ashton can you send a link to that ucw petition?
Just saw this 🙂 I was indeed at muddy roots. Will send some info about this shortly
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Hey! Here's the link to the petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/mtsu-biweekly
MTSU’s monthly pay structure is antiquated and burdensome. By only paying employees once per month, MTSU is reaping minor benefits in their payroll department at the cost of hundreds of employees’ financial security. This system uses uneven monthly pay periods that create a feast or famine environment for employees, with paychecks varying by as ...
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So the membership of the United Campus Workers has decided to campaign to get biweekly pay for all hourly workers! Please sign. It's going very well
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Be mindful on selecting undergrad Worker or student (whatever applies to you). I'll also bring some materials to the meeting
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alex (he/him) 9/6/2023 3:39 PM
Awesome!!!
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Meeting soon!!!
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@everyone MEETING STARTING SOON
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alex (he/him) 9/6/2023 4:59 PM
We’ll be a few minutes late!!
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Murfreesboro city council meeting. Public comment "canceled" I'm not sure why
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Well they shouldn't have built a public building if they didn't want public comments
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@everyone WELCOME NEW COMRADES!!! This is dutsch it was so exciting meeting you all today! make sure you do all the server roles and everything so you can see all the chats etc. Next week we’re gonna hold a vote on our schedule so we can aptly apply our values and run organization as directly democratically as possible. We’ll also be holding a lecture on Medicare 4 ALL and why the current healthcare system in America fucking sucks. We would LOVE to see you all again!!
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 9/6/2023 8:00 PM
Also I’m very active in the news and politics section, so if anything is going down politically wise in the state or country, I definitely will probably post in there. Same for breaking news
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Interview with Aftyn Behn on my podcast (video version): https://open.substack.com/pub/thekennel/p/aftyn-behn-for-tennessee-house-district?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=b7p88 If any of y'all are from District 51, get out and vote for Aftyn! If you know someone from District 51, tell em to get to the polls!
Watch now (45 mins) | Aftyn Behn runs a grassroots campaign for Tennessee House District 51 as a Democratic candidate, rejecting donations from corporate PACs.
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🐺🐺🐺 go big dog
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If anyone wants more ucw qr codes reach out! Last night we got a TON of signatures. Seems like comrade @alex (he/him) got a bunch himself
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alex (he/him) 9/7/2023 1:40 PM
>:)
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ohmygoshali 9/7/2023 8:55 PM
Miss you guys 🫶🏼
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Hey I'm gonna drop a few links over a couple messages. This first one is a sign up form to volunteer at the American democracy project's voter registration booth: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NUClKQhusB65lpnRazREs7Bl14Jj2_NHAg3DPTrfW74/edit#gid=14408765
Tab1.MTSU ADP Voter Registration tabling Fall 2023 MTSU Voter Registration Sign-up Fall 2023,4 PEOPLE MIN. NEEDED FOR EVERY TABLING HOUR!! Person 1: Name, Email, Cell,Person 2: Name, Email, Cell,Person3: Name, Email, Cell,Person 4: Name, Email, Cell Week 3,Mon. Sept. 11,8:30a set-up,Victoria Gri...
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(again, they're non-partisan and could get in trouble if you start spouting off your based political views, so be aware)
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Second: if you want to help out Aftyn before the election on the 14th, you can phonebank virtually for her anytime from 9 AM - 8 PM: https://www.openvpb.com/vpb_bycode/912885F-207031 You can canvass for her in Nash Saturday (https://secure.ngpvan.com/7ADUe1kjxkmfj5GWPDefSQ2) or Sunday (https://secure.ngpvan.com/meAM-3arZkWI3lEWWQqRAQ2). If you got a few bucks you wanna drop, you can donate to her here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/aftynbehnscampaign
Now, she’s asking you to show up and elect her to the Tennessee State House.
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our new logo should be finalized by tonight!!
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my manager did not use "trickle down" to refer to "safety hazards I incurred" at my workplace
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that did not happen at all
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btw the safety hazards I supposedly caused was because I disassembled the containers as my manager told me but then everyone else realized that reassembling them before closing wasn't going to happen
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so basically, timeline is: manager shows me how to disassemble containers, I disassemble containers fully to comply with their direction, MOD sees this and says I don't have to fully take them apart every time, send me to do something else, MODs decide that they can't assemble the containers in time to close because they take a long time to put back together next day my manager makes pretty blatant threats towards me because she got pissy she had to reassemble containers and called it a "safety hazard" while being intentionally vague as to what the "safety hazard" was because she didn't want to admit she was just being petty
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I love Aramark
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what gets me about all of this is that the supposed safety violation that I was threatened with a write up for happened while I wasn't even doing that task and the MODs had taken over
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which, btw, I don't blame the MODs for, they're student workers too
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my manager's just a turd
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alex (he/him) 9/8/2023 11:08 PM
That sucks ass, I’m sorry :/
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Fuck your manager
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alex (he/him)
Fuck your manager
I'd rather not
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luckily I have multiple potential paid internships with organizations like Advocates for Youth and small positions in Planned Parenthood as well as my PGM pay, so if I get the Planned Parenthood calling position I'll do some numbers and probably quit
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food service is such a nightmare to work in for so many reasons
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like I'm on full tuition so I essentially just need to make the money to cover my leisure expenses and my meal plan which is ~ $2k a semester (edited)
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alex (he/him) 9/8/2023 11:14 PM
Yeah I hope all that works out!!
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also idk if y'all know anything about Aramark's payment system and can help me out
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but I appear to be short about 2:50 worth of pay for this past week
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$34
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which isn't a lot but it's arousing my suspicions
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this is with liberal interpretations of my clock in times and break lengths
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I'm not working almost an hour per day for free
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WHOA WHOA WHOA
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no no this is definitely something we can look into and see if there’s an initiative we could start
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at the very least educate people on campus abt
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BUT in other news
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@everyone the new logo is finished🤭
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That’s gas!!!!!
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Elizabeth
also idk if y'all know anything about Aramark's payment system and can help me out
but no we should definitely talk about this dm me and we can talk aramark issues and what our options are for sure
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I need a button with that shit on it like, yesterday
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That's so fucking baller
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alex (he/him) 9/9/2023 1:07 AM
Yeah it looks awesome
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Yell-0
I need a button with that shit on it like, yesterday
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i think you’re onto something here
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Ayo??
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Yes I'd literally eat a button with that on it
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Speaking of UCW stuff. Does anyone have any profs they think may be interested in the union? Or staff like RAs
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alex (he/him) 9/9/2023 2:01 PM
Maybe professor asthana? He’s pretty based
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YDSA Clemson has a similar issue with one of their building on campus being named after a white supremacist figure and i reached out to them about doing a joint social media venture around the issues
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THE NETWORKING CONTINUES
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alex (he/him) 9/9/2023 2:58 PM
Nice!!!!!
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Is anyone here an RA I have a question
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I can ask my RA
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she's a definite progressive
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I was jusr wondering if RAs got paid by the hour for desk duties on top of their stipend
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i would hope so??
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Lomania 💦 9/11/2023 12:18 PM
We gotta get this chic fe le more workers
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Can that be a goal of our worker union thing
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If we get Aramark to pay more and have better benefits and schedule better sure
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Lomania 💦 9/11/2023 12:56 PM
I just feel bad for them
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As a dude with like 5+ years of restaurant experience it seems like hell
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Aramark is a private company so you could even become recognized and form a contract and stuff
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Would be cool
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I sincerely doubt Aramark would allow a union
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They're a notoriously terrible company
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i mean isn’t the idea is to use UCW to negotiate with aramark
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i don’t recall but hasn’t that been happening
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Currently there's nothing going on with UCW and Aramark. As a UCW member myself I think they should reach out to a food workers union who has experience with the glories of private sector organizing
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Since they have advantages over us southern public university workers
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Unite Here! has an office in Knoxville I've reached out before
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@everyone for any of those who are free don’t forget tonight the election commission is meeting and mtsu students plan to pressure them to put a polling place on campus!! show up in mtsu clothes!!!
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@everyone just so we’re clear this is not the city hall meeting!! if you go they’re only looking for presence. This is not the forum for aggressive dissent. We need to be apolitical, respectful, and fall in line for what the dems and ADP need to get this polling place!
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@everyone for any of those who are free don’t forget tonight the election commission is meeting and mtsu students plan to pressure them to put a polling place on campus!! show up in mtsu clothes!!!
what tome is this
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time
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im begging you guys to give more detail when you announce stuff like this cuz im only in this discord and honestly its not incredibly helpful (especially for trying to shore up people) to announce an event going on but not what time, what building, what address, etc
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no flame its just a lil confusing
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also voting very much is political 😭 but yeah i know what we meant
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i feel like this is very bipartisan anyway
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maybe we could use an events channel or something
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that’s my bad i was writing a late ass paper when i made the announcement😢
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it started at 5 it’s at the election commission building on the square
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i will be sure as will other officers to be more specific from here on out with any announcements
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ah
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alex (he/him) 9/11/2023 8:31 PM
The election commissioners didn’t do ANYTHING at that meeting bro
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Next meeting is early November and I think the plan is to show up to that one too
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More info will come as it gets closer but we def wanna have more ppl speak
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oh we’re there for sure
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@everyone tabling in the stu is unfortunately cancelled today
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There’s no meeting today?
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no no there is a meeting just no tabling
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meeting in 224 is still on
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sorry i should ve put both announcements in the same channel
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For those attending to plan the City Council meeting tonight at 6, the meeting has been cancelled.
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The County Commissioner's meeting discussing the waste facility being constructed on Joe B Jackson Pkwy however is still happening at 6 pm on the 2nd floor of the County Courthouse
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alex (he/him) 9/14/2023 6:00 PM
thanks for the update!
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dude that’s two in a row???
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does anyone know if that’s common or is this like weird i’m not familiar with city council protocols
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Same. A little bit ticked off cuz wgns radio said they were gonna discuss the stadium proposal at the meeting tonight, but it actually happened this morning at the airport, and I was gonna write an article on it🙃
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Might still write it, idk. Found the relevant documents in the agenda for the meeting this morning
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maybe i’ll tweet at mcfarland and ask
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he’s got twitter blue so ik he looks at those @‘s
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alex (he/him) 9/14/2023 11:06 PM
Lmao
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Labor notes article about supporting the strike- with stories of how simple things like bringing Donuts raises morale
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September 14: This article has been updated to identify the plants where workers will strike on day one. The Auto Workers (UAW) strike, which the union is dubbing the "Stand Up Strike," could be a turning point for the U.S. labor movement—and all of us across the movement can lend a hand to help the strikers win. Cross-union solidarity can turn ...
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Also includes a map of all worksites. 1 is nearby
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Tonight!!
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I'd be there if I didn't have my honors college transfer fellow ceremony, but y'all should go if you can!!
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yeah same i have to play at this stupid pep rally i am so pissed
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weird question how do I get into article writing here at MTSU? What options exist? I already write for Connect which is boro-based but are there other opportunities?
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eschmi talking about their article on the city council meeting reminded me
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@Elizabeth yeah you can write for MTSU sidelines if that sounds like fun to you. It's the school's student newspaper. Tbh, I'm only writing for them because it's a good way to get some news writing experience. I'm not a huge fan of how their editors will make their own changes to articles and publish them without getting your approval of the article, but it may just be a standard operating procedure of the newspaper business (that should absolutely change). I'm also not thrilled with how they've not included me on the production of their podcast, despite me asserting many times that I'd like to help them out on it. In either case, you can get some experience with MTSU Sidelines, or if youre looking for something with more of a political slant, let us know...we brought up the idea in #other-clubs about starting a zine since cornbread communist is defunct.
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I wouldn't mind helping out with that
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I have some training in zines
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OH OH OH
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sounds like a good candidate for our social outreach committee👀👀
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For sure
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I've done some similar stuff in the past and am looking for ways to get involved so I'd definitely be interested
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ohmygoshali 9/18/2023 6:01 PM
Bro wtf is going on in the C/o 2025 snap story
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Context pls lol
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Elizabeth
weird question how do I get into article writing here at MTSU? What options exist? I already write for Connect which is boro-based but are there other opportunities?
hi! sorry, i just joined the discord and saw the previous messages. elizabeth, if you wish to talk more about sidelines, i'd love to talk to you about it! i'm actually the assistant news editor of mtsu sidelines, but i certainly understand if that's not something you're interested in. in relation to the editors making changes to articles, that's kind of our jobs as editors, but i promise we don't make any big changes unless they're absolutely necessary. for the most part, it's just small grammar things or rewording a sentence or two. i can't speak on the podcast because i don't work in it, but from my understanding they're not taking a lot of new people to work on it right now except for the people that started it. it's definitely not as scary or cutthroat as it sounded, and you're welcome to dm me if you want to know anything. most importantly, you do get paid for writing for us, $15 an article
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sorry for jumping on that but i just wanted to clear some things up as an editor
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Sidney
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ohmygoshali 9/18/2023 6:42 PM
This guy posted a transphobic video and everyone’s agreeing with him I’m like how did we get here wtf
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What does C/o stand for?
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class of
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sounds like a good candidate for our social outreach committee👀👀
If this becomes a thing, I’d love to get involved. I was the graphic designer for the CBC and could probably bring those skills over
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it most definitely is a thing!!
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we’ll def talk about it wednesday🫡
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Lyon hall just has a 12:00 AM fire drill 😭
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I’m so sleepy
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alex (he/him) 9/19/2023 7:35 AM
Sad…
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k_forKowalski32 9/19/2023 12:20 PM
We had our fire drill in Beasley last week. It was like around 10pm
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We need your help. We at Clemson University are incensed and appaled at the removal of the menstrual (MENSTRUAL, NOT FEMININE) products from the university over the last few days from administration. That's why we're calling on you to fight for this. In your school, in your university, in your business, you can advocate for menstrual produc...
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ydsa clemson put this in the big ydsa discord today and i think it might be an initiative we should look into
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ydsa clemson put this in the big ydsa discord today and i think it might be an initiative we should look into
I've been collecting the baskets around campus, we plan on refilling and distributing around campus
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We being the Planned Parenthood Gen Action
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JAC has the products ready
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wait that’s sick af
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Elizabeth
I've been collecting the baskets around campus, we plan on refilling and distributing around campus
can you find out if we as an org could help with that in anyway?
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bc i’m sure some people in here would be down to devote time/ we could do a product drive or fundraiser for supplies
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can you find out if we as an org could help with that in anyway?
We're still getting our feet on the ground, waiting on reregistration to clear
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But I'll definitely keep yall updated when we get meeting times and all that fun stuff down
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Registration ends September 23, THIS SATURDAY. If you or someone you know are passionate about organizing, if you’ve been thinking about helping movements you care about gain traction and just don’t know how to start, this is for you. It’s an 8 week training starting October 1st, student led and organized. Please sign up and show up, not only for yourself and your comrades, but for your community, WORLDWIDE.
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if anyone else is going please let me know I'd need a ride :(
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unless it's online?
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Yeah where is it located?
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They're supposed to send it to you once you've registered
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^the address
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okay so if I register can someone take me?
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Yeah, I gotchu
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sweet thx
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Could ydsa book another room for ucw?
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ashton
Could ydsa book another room for ucw?
text ty directly they can definitely help with that
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Thank you
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toomanyrats 9/20/2023 12:25 PM
Hey the anti-choicers are set up outside the stu
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Anyone wanna go like
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Idk
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Make a scene?
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Don't start anything with them tbh. If they're the group from last year, they will be recording you and this will contribute to their narrative
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toomanyrats 9/20/2023 12:28 PM
But it was so fun last year
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We got them to leave
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And we made them fuck off
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Oh is it that one little stand???
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Genuinely just set up an impromptu booth distributing condoms and offering a safe space
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toomanyrats 9/20/2023 12:33 PM
Idk if it’s the same group but it certainly sounds like them
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ive never messed with them but i like messing with neckbeard guy
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the homophobic preacher
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it's a different group
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it's tpusa
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he can get RILED up
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toomanyrats 9/20/2023 12:34 PM
ITS TURNING POINT?!?
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the group last year was from columbus ohio
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Its a group called students for life, but i think tpusa helps them
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imma go check it out
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they have many shared members
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They are probs tabling together idl
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maybe at least offer some discomfort bc fuck that dude
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toomanyrats 9/20/2023 12:35 PM
Now I HAVE to go because my personal mission is to bully all instances of tpusa
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make sure you rile them more than they rile you!
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toomanyrats 9/20/2023 12:36 PM
Oh of course
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don’t stay long be quick and concise so they don’t record you
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toomanyrats 9/20/2023 12:37 PM
Or o could wear a mask
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My allergies are kinda acting up anyways
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good idea
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alex (he/him) 9/20/2023 12:38 PM
Be careful guys!!
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they took pictures of me at the org fair so they definitely might try
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toomanyrats 9/20/2023 12:38 PM
They did?
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Where’d they post them
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Hear me out, I get a body cam too
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they didn’t as far as ik but they had a guy videoing me
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or at least videod me from afar then went to their table
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toomanyrats 9/20/2023 12:41 PM
Question: why the fuck are they even here. Abortion is already illegal in all cases, what are they demonstrating against?
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alex (he/him) 9/20/2023 12:42 PM
They just want attention
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I personally don’t think we should give it to them tbh
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toomanyrats 9/20/2023 12:44 PM
Oh I just had a beautiful idea
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Does anyone have a big Bluetooth speaker
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I’m gonna play circus music
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i think that’s gonna open you up to unnecessary danger lowkey
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i think you’re better off if doing anything just doing it in passing
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I'm just ignoring them
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If I could I would countertable but I don't have the resources rn
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toomanyrats 9/20/2023 12:54 PM
Countertabling would be pointless
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Think about it
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It would show people that they aren't alone
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toomanyrats 9/20/2023 12:54 PM
Abortion is already illegal
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Yeah I mean their table is pointless but I don't think their ideas should be allowed to dominate
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toomanyrats 9/20/2023 12:56 PM
Yeah
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Ugh
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I’m mad they’re even here
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I wish there was a way to make them ashamed to show their faces
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I want to go over there and just pick apart all the inaccuracies
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But I don't want to even get close to them
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i went by called them lame and told them i thought they were being unreasonably antagonistic by even just being there then left
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one of them doesn’t even go here
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he just works for a think tank
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That's gross
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and he was the one with the body cam
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which wasn’t on but still it’s lame
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I'm going to talk to Dr. Wipfli today hopefully we can do something to eventually push back
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All of this "Christian pro life TP" stuff is starting to irritate me and I wish we could do more to bring kindness to people's lives
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toomanyrats 9/20/2023 1:08 PM
You’re better than I am, I just want to embarrass them (edited)
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i'm going to see if i can have a reporter on standby in case something does happen
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well i mean they do have a right to organize on campus so there’s not much that could be done besides preventing them from using the gore demonstrative
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which they didn’t have today thankfully
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It would show people that they aren't alone
alex (he/him) 9/20/2023 1:19 PM
I think this sentiment is what’s most important
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Protesting tpusa’s most overtly harmful club activities at the very least shows people that far right extremists don’t represent everyone here and there are people who support those targeted by tpusa’s rhetoric
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But it’s hard to really organize smth meaningful when it’s impromptu like this
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I'm hoping to eventually get together enough people in MTGA that we can have an impromptu call to action and I can bring out a table
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Which speaking of once I get my logos together I will set up the MTGA discord server
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alex (he/him) 9/20/2023 2:31 PM
remind me what mtga stands for?
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MTSU Gen Action
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@everyone Meeting tonight at 4 in student union room 224!
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we’ll be discussing committee positions and other quick things
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Abortion is already illegal
a lot of pro life and religious rhetoric isnt just about abortion, though. theyre not just there because theyre campaigning for abortion, but because they need to maintain an active anti-sex rhetoric: no sex education, and especially none that parents cant control, and especially none that actually discusses sex - let alone safe sex - or preventative measures that arent abstinence, and nothing about different types of sex, masturbation, or sexual orientations (from being asexual to being pansexual), or sexual abuse and consent. (edited)
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fucked it up
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typo fixed
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Dug ☭
@everyone Meeting tonight at 4 in student union room 224!
I'll be there!!!!
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also though because pro-life goals (when it comes to abortion) is a full nation-wide ban, not just a local city/state ban (edited)
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its not about the progress theyve made, but the progress they need to make
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pro life ideology inevitably leans itself towards a conservative view of the family as a whole
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they want a return to the middle ages when much younger women and girls were married off to much older men
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especially since this system benefits capitalism by providing them with a "domestic supply of infants" that then become impoverished, desperate laborers
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its a whole mess
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conservatives are pretty good at not giving up on something halfway through
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unlike american liberals are
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it's because they have a basis on which to work
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the core ideology of conservatism is a return to past ideals
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liberalism is harder to keep together because it involves building a new future
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a much harder process for sure but well worth the effort
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better to build a future we can all be proud of than to drown in a past we are all ashamed of except for the elite
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thats an incredibly optimistic take on it
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American liberals are also much more steeped in conservative society as a whole so in terms of political leaning they're more right than left
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America has a lot of demons in its closet that they've never dealt with and therefore we suffer because we avoid coming to terms with our past
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and we are brought up within these leftover systems, that are still being propped up by the elite to create individuals who are subliminally changed
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hence why we're so susceptible to fearmongering
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Elizabeth
America has a lot of demons in its closet that they've never dealt with and therefore we suffer because we avoid coming to terms with our past
this is a very generous way to frame it
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youre anthropomorphizing too much
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this kind of narrative frames american oppression as something its decided to avoid, much like someone might avoid a traumatic memory or unwanted thought, but america and its systems dont avoid this at all. it encourages some citizens to avoid it but not everyone can, or does. like, who is “we” in this sentence?
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"we" being the general populace, "them" being the elite that are responsible for the systems' persistence
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the key element of its oppression is its exploitation of these traumas, as opposed to an obtuse ignorance to it
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Elizabeth
the core ideology of conservatism is a return to past ideals
it’s not past ideals because they don’t truly know the past and how it was back then, instead it’s a mythology of the past, the one parent working and being a breadwinner, the mom being the core of the family, none of those things were true and are instead forced onto people
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and a general populace is too broad of a category for this
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Sidney
it’s not past ideals because they don’t truly know the past and how it was back then, instead it’s a mythology of the past, the one parent working and being a breadwinner, the mom being the core of the family, none of those things were true and are instead forced onto people
it is absolutely past ideals, just not in the way they like to frame it
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Sidney
it’s not past ideals because they don’t truly know the past and how it was back then, instead it’s a mythology of the past, the one parent working and being a breadwinner, the mom being the core of the family, none of those things were true and are instead forced onto people
i would say its definitely a romanticization of past societal ideals
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fascism is built upon the idea of the "false return", a return to a previous world that seems to be a utopia (for the privileged)
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like, when conservatives say “the 50s/60s etc wad when america used to be great!” they also implicitly mean the racism and sexism that carries with it
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this kind of narrative frames american oppression as something its decided to avoid, much like someone might avoid a traumatic memory or unwanted thought, but america and its systems dont avoid this at all. it encourages some citizens to avoid it but not everyone can, or does. like, who is “we” in this sentence?
there’s been times when the general populace has been in lock and step with the upper class in the country
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when I say past ideals I tend to refer to the 1920s in terms of their "scientific" outlook
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since truly I believe that the 1920s was the closest America has ever been to true fascism
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Sidney
there’s been times when the general populace has been in lock and step with the upper class in the country
but the general populace does not and cannot account for every american, nor can it substitute a general address. youve got to leave space for people who witness and experience that exploitation and oppression under american systems
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yeah, i mean there’s plenty of subclasses and they all generally follow their interests in a similar way
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it's obviously a lot more complicated than I make it out to be I'm just trying to convey my viewpoint in a way appropriate for this medium
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like petit boojs are historically very easily led into fascism
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sidebar but i wont make it to todays meeting
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i have a reception at 5
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Elizabeth
it's obviously a lot more complicated than I make it out to be I'm just trying to convey my viewpoint in a way appropriate for this medium
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me ^
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but i get what youre getting at
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no flame
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yeah I know
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did anyone pass by the tpusa stand then btw
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these kinds of discussions are important and healthy
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anakarina
did anyone pass by the tpusa stand then btw
I briefly passed by but then my anxiety flared up lol
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well
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strength in numbers
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no point in debating them
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yeah its a waste of time
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in the future I'd like to have the opportunity to counter table as MTGA just to be there for people but we still need to figure out how to access all our resources lol
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Elizabeth
since truly I believe that the 1920s was the closest America has ever been to true fascism
i don’t like to characterize one period as distinctly more fascist or less fascist considering that this is a settler colonial empire that we live in that decides when or when not to turn the oppression faucet on or to collaborate a group into the overarching structure
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arguably so is being a public nuisance but that is somewhat more productive than trying to debate those schmucks
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Sidney
i don’t like to characterize one period as distinctly more fascist or less fascist considering that this is a settler colonial empire that we live in that decides when or when not to turn the oppression faucet on or to collaborate a group into the overarching structure
fair enough I just really hate the 20s and 30s
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the nazis modeled some of their policies to what the usa did with the natives for example
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yeah that’s completely fair
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Sidney
the nazis modeled some of their policies to what the usa did with the natives for example
as well as with the "race state" we created in the South to oppress African-Americans
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Sidney
i don’t like to characterize one period as distinctly more fascist or less fascist considering that this is a settler colonial empire that we live in that decides when or when not to turn the oppression faucet on or to collaborate a group into the overarching structure
thats what i was just thinking too
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and the founder of the Eugenics Record Office was in kahoots with the Third Reich and helped inform their policies that led to the Final Solution
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but its important to highlight when fascism peaks in american history to analyze what kind of conditions and societal atmosphere breeds that sentiment en masse
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(Charles Davenport)
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Elizabeth
in the future I'd like to have the opportunity to counter table as MTGA just to be there for people but we still need to figure out how to access all our resources lol
What's mtga?
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MTSU Gen Action
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Ohhhh ok gotcha
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The charter of Planned Parenthood on campus
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ewwww
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wait
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misread
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LMFAO
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lol
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my brain is not working today
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it's okay mine neither
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did you say countertabling or tabling for them?
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tabling for MTGA, countertabling against Students for Life
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ahh
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ewwww #flop
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prolifers #flop
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Elizabeth
fair enough I just really hate the 20s and 30s
i do agree with you on the 20s this was considered the nadir of race relations as well as the time of the first red scare
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yep
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id love to countertable or just fuck with people but most of my classes are around the afternoon unfortunately
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Schenck v United States 😤
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wednesdays and fridays i usually finish early though
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I'm composing an unfiction based in the mid 1930s about a eugenics program so I've had to dive back into that era to relearn a bunch of stuff
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my mom had me learn about the American eugenics program a lot
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whats unfiction
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we talked about it in our case study of the Third Reich, American history, and our evolution class lol
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whats unfiction
basically like false documents and videos that are meant to be from an "alternate timeline" or something along those lines
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kinda along the lines of analog horror
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sounds neato
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it's meant to be a dive into the way that people can be easily manipulated by racist ideas if they're phrased in the right way; it's also a look into Abrahamic religion (edited)
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Lomania 💦 9/20/2023 5:02 PM
Hello
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hello!
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alex (he/him) 9/20/2023 5:05 PM
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Hey idk if any of you are familiar with newspaper terminology, but what if we call the forest last name committee the spotlight committee? It sounds like that group is gonna be running the head against whatever big issues will be prioritized in a semester, which is similar to what spotlight groups are
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I LOVE THAT
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Speaking of
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Creative Committee: (Social Media/Zine
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Spotlight Committee
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Public Outreach Committee
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like whichever is the committee you’re interested in being in charge of!!!
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reminder anyone can help with any issue this is specifically just if you would like to lead these issues!
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Eden (like the garden) 9/20/2023 8:17 PM
when are we going to start to form the committees?
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Dug ☭
like whichever is the committee you’re interested in being in charge of!!!
would love if there was like a description or form for this maybe
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i’ll make one here in a sec i just got off work
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Creative Committee: This would entail heading our social media acct, making all flyers for events, our zine that we’ve discussed in the works would also be within this Campus Accountability: The general idea i had here was for us to have a medium to make sure MTSU is treating its students fairly whether that be through policy or keeping facilities up to date, as well as being in charge of response to any other organizations that make harmful decisions or statements to the campus at large Public Outreach Committee: This would be generally our committee for setting up and brainstorming open forum events we plan. Today in the meeting this spanned everywhere from mutual aid efforts and informational lectures, to even possible knowledge training (the example given today was stop the bleed training) Spotlight Committee: This is our committee devoted to our large issue campaigns each semester. It would revolve issues each semester but this semester this would generally be our Forrest hall demonstration/ public comment and our initiative to start a tenant union in the Boro Political Education Committee: This committee will be tasked with picking curriculum for our Socialist Night School and leading the discussion on whatever texts we choose to read as a group, additionally any other analysis, political case studies etc. would be facilitated through this group.
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would you guys want me to make channels for each committee so you can discuss/ post plans and updates in there for everyone?
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would you guys want me to make channels for each committee so you can discuss/ post plans and updates in there for everyone?
Sure!
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Found this on the 2nd floor library men's bathroom. Was this us? If so, good work getting the word out!
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Also, ik we're all pretty aware about this by now, but check out my interview with @ashton on The Kennel! He talks about the UCW's bi-weekly pay fight. Video: https://open.substack.com/pub/thekennel/p/ashton-beatty-secretary-of-the-middle?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=b7p88 Audio: https://spotify.link/UUrKFWsfiDb
Watch now (23 mins) | Ashton stops by to spill the tea on the MTSU United Campus Workers' fight for bi-weekly pay.
Listen to this episode from The Kennel on Spotify. Hey friends,Summer may be over, but Middle Tennessee State University still swelters in that HOT LABOR SUMMER HEAT!MTSU workers currently receive paychecks at an abnormally slow and uneven pace, sometimes having to wait as long as 45 days for compensation. The United Campus Workers at MTSU (Comm...
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Finally fulfilling my love of podcasts ❤️
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Eden (like the garden) 9/22/2023 9:30 AM
For anyone interested. The cpusa just sent me this email.about marxist school this week. Here's the link
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for anyone interested in long-term, consistent volunteering opportunity (or not long term): https://www.shiphelp.org/volunteers I've recently been volunteering for SHIP (state health insurance assistance program), which is a government-funded program for the purpose of providing free/unbiased/personalized information on Medicare. SHIP is part of GNRC (greater nashville regional council), which also offers other volunteering opportunities. SHIP is pretty small, and counseling/events is largely staffed by volunteers (not great, but like what can you do if you don't have much funding), and they need all the help they can get. It's a good way to learn about Medicare from the inside. They take you through training, and you can get certified to be a medicare counselor. There are many ways to volunteer: data entry, tabling at events, or one-on-one counseling for elderly/whoever requests medicare information. It's a good way to help out the community and perhaps prevent fraud. The medicare counseling coordinator also seems very open to hearing volunteer opinions and creative ways volunteers can contribute, like researching medicare history.
Volunteering for SHIP offers a chance to give back to your community, develop new skills and build on existing experience and knowledge.
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GNRC includes counties Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson, and Wilson.
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@everyone I’ve been informed there’s a sit in being organized in protest of the TPUSA event tomorrow at the library
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it would be VERY huge if some of y’all could be there!! I unfortunately will be stuck in the parade while the events happening but if you can attend please pull up!!
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here’s the flyer if you haven’t seen it yet
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toomanyrats 9/22/2023 11:14 PM
There’s a what happening at the library
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Is it in the mtsu one
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No the murfreesboro city hall one
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toomanyrats 9/22/2023 11:14 PM
Okay
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Damn why must I be in Nashville
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I’d love to see the looks on their fucking faces
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Hannah Faulkner is the individual who organized the Detransitioner rally back in february
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Is there more info on this? I'd love to go.
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Let me send what theo sent me
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i'll go but i'd like to get this more organized if its possible
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@lwc05 if you go could we coordinate phone # or something like that
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Coordinate YDSA-wise?
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not to go on a pointless tangent but like this caption just makes me want to laugh. "Guys theres porn in our public library!!!" good there should be more and it should be very nasty queer porn just the most awful vile shit you can imagine and it should be publically funded and archived by our tax dollars idgaf
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Coordinate YDSA-wise?
ig so
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though its so last minute i wouldnt know the best way to go about it
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Well, its being organised by RC Dem Women, with the understanding that we'll just be observers.
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oh i see
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so there will be people there
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ok thats fine
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also does anyone know if this hannah faulkner is related to bebe faulkner per chance
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I’m vending a festival today otherwise I’d be there 😦
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I would go but I just got out of bed lol
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everyone that’s going please be safe and keep us updated!!
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something came up for me so im busy but did anyone end up going ?
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the cop city protest printout was taken down from the bulletin board if anyone saw
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@everyone we’re tabling tomorrow in the stu from 10-2!!
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@everyone we’re tabling tomorrow in the stu from 10-2!!
I’ve never been to any YDSA tables before, what does it entail?
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 9/26/2023 5:35 PM
It’s just kind of another way to recruit new people and allows us to have a presence on campus. We have had discussions in the past with people who don’t like us. Sometimes we hand out literature as well
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the cop city protest printout was taken down from the bulletin board if anyone saw
We’ll be back with more
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@everyone COME HANG OUT ITS TABLE TIME!!
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when ethan gets here we’ll have free buttons and stuff from dsa national🤭🤭🤭
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Eden (like the garden) 9/27/2023 11:05 AM
Can yall save one👉👈
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absolutely!
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Yall will be there until 1 right m
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I plan on coming by
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that’s the aim rn but me and ethan have class around 1230
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if someone could come and watch the table and be willing to talk to new people/ invite them to tonight’s meeting between 1230 and 2 that’d be uber helpful
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Eden (like the garden) 9/27/2023 11:39 AM
I won't be there for the meeting today unfortunately.
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that’s the aim rn but me and ethan have class around 1230
I'm tabling with Ethan atm.
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LETS GO
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if someone could come and watch the table and be willing to talk to new people/ invite them to tonight’s meeting between 1230 and 2 that’d be uber helpful
I wouldn't mind
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I get out of class at like 11:15 I think?
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LETS GOO
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sick sick sick i’m about to head there now and ethan and i will be there till like 1230
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i have been in exam hell for the past week
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todays my last exam for this bout
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i was gonna go home but i can swing by and table
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@Dug ☭
12:36 PM
where are yall
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in the student union lobby
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kk
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im right in front of the library so im close
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The guys at the table next to us with the food drive wanted to know if we'd like to speak at one of their events.
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I gave them the discord link, and told them we'd be in touch.
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alex (he/him) 9/27/2023 2:18 PM
What org were they from?
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I believe Alpha Tau Omega
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@Dug ☭ Is that table cloth ours?
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no it’s is not
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just the flags and banner
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@everyone meeting tonight from 4-5 in student union room 224!!
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i’ve already got the room open so if you wanna come hang go ahead
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Ooh, I’m already in the STU, might head up there
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I'm unfortunately not gonna be able to make it today. Feeling a bit under the weather atm
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alex (he/him) 9/27/2023 3:59 PM
hope you feel better soon!
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alex (he/him) 9/27/2023 4:43 PM
Establish a Polling Place on Campus for Murfreesboro, TN
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🚨Tell Bond Companies — the Beverly Hills slumlords who own Mosaic Apartments — to take care of their property!🚨 On 9/12, members of the Mosaic Warriors tenant union peacefully delivered a petition addressed to the ownership at Mosaic Apartments representing the demands of residents from nearly 60 units at the complex. In response, mgmt threaten...
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Saw this in another gc, but basically plans for CC here in Nash
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Our September General Meeting is at 6:00 PM at Glencliff United Methodist Church. Remote link and online registration at bit.ly/rungeneral0923 (Registration is not needed to attend. This is just so we know whose attending online.) Friends, Family and neighbors are welcomed. #RUN #rentersunionnashville #nashville #nashvilletennessee #renters...
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IF ANYONE COUOD MAKE IT TO THIS THAT WOULD BE AMAZING
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i had no clue it was happening otherwise i would have talked about it at the meeting holy shit
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Saw this in another gc, but basically plans for CC here in Nash
i had no clue they broke ground on it today
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i just saw the tnholler talking about it
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we HAVE to do a meeting on that for sure bc that’s horrifying how quick that sparked out of nowhere
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Lomania 💦 9/27/2023 11:59 PM
when is the night school thing
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thursday oct.12 is our first scheduled meeting currently
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Fuck this. We need to start spreading the word. I’m gonna try to print flyers today if anyones interested.
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oh man
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this is from the link you sent yesterday
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six story office for DOC is fucking crazy
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plus as far as i can tell this is bigger and more expensive than the one in atl correct
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bc atl is 90 million and the number i’ve seen for this one is 415 million
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Student Solidarity Network is training this Sunday. If you signed up, hit me up and we can start a gc.
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Plus 800 acres or more? Unbelievable.
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i’m gonna start googling the site itself and see what all is around it and where it is etc
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Contacting contractors and sub contractors might be the best bet now before things get out of hand. Where are they breaking ground?
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i believe from a tweet i saw yesterday it’s in davidson county?? bc they invited a bunch of representatives except the one who represents where it’s at bc he’s a dem i think?? idk maybe that was a different issue but i’m pretty sure that’s this one
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it’s also crazy bc all the dems are spinning this as tennessee republicans denied federal education funding and then started plans to build this why do they hate our kids and not tennessee republicans are training our police for urban warfare and spending 415 million dollars to do it
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Student Solidarity Network is training this Sunday. If you signed up, hit me up and we can start a gc.
When and where is it going to be?
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Is there an information page? If it was posted here I must’ve missed it
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When and where is it going to be?
They’re on Instagram @studentsolidaritynetwork, but the sign up deadline was this past Saturday. You could try the QR code and see.
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^ tnstudentsolidaritynetwork
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It’s in Nashville this Sunday 5-8pm
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Oh I won’t be able to go then, rip
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I’ll bring back notes for the group. In the meantime stay vigilant yall. Things will probably heat up in the coming weeks.
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@Fennelseed ik you said something about flyers i think it might be a good idea to have a big meeting next wednesday about MALETA and next steps
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itll always be cops > literally anyone else
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so maybe we could start advertising our meeting next week with flyers around campus and getting powerpoints and stuff ready
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I agree @Dug ☭ , those are great ideas. Do you mean make flyers specifically for our meeting about CC? I may flyer a few places today as an individual and not w YSDA but I’m down to help create a flyer.
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ok yeah no that’s fine too i just didn’t know what you meant
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i’ll put stuff in the creative comm about flyers for next week and stuff
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Sounds good I’ll be happy to help
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I'm working on a flyer for cop city as we speak
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I'll share the result
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Who's the contracter working on this?
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i think we’ll have to do some sleuthing
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i think we’ll have to do some sleuthing
I have the phone number for the woman who awarded the contract, but I can't find the company.
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they just have the full pdf on google but idk if any of that is the contractor we’re looking for
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but nontheless those are consultants and engineers on the project so
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Should I put their info on the flyer?
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no no not yet
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lets make sure we know our stuff before we make accusations
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This is what I have so far
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Idk if you'd have room but maybe a blurb about or link to what the comrades in ATL are doing about it. Could inspire the reader
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I could try to squeeze in a QR code
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I'm working on a flyer for cop city as we speak
Please do!
12:27 PM
Excellent job so far just saw this^^
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OH THE LOGO ON THE BOTTOM
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liam you’re a pro oh my god
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Dug ☭
liam you’re a pro oh my god
What should I put as the call the action?
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Advertise our meetings? Contact the local state reps?
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i think both could work but definitely our meeting next wednesday
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Anything I should put down? Maybe a QR code to show the work of comrades in Atlanta?
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Link to the Stop cop city solidarity websites if you can—theyre in #meeting-notes
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I might make a Google Doc with contact info for all the Rutherford County reps plus links to solidarity websites and make a QR code for that
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Good ideas!
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It is done.
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Epic.
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i’ll post it on the insta in a sec im driving back from nash rn
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alex (he/him) 9/28/2023 1:46 PM
Look at that turnover time!! You guys rule!!
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Members could also go around campus passing them around to strangers, classmates, mtsu workers etc? Approaching strangers tip: don't ask them if they have a sec just show them "excuse me sir here's some info about blank" and if they're interested they'll stay if not they'll just leave (edited)
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Members could also go around campus passing them around to strangers, classmates, mtsu workers etc? Approaching strangers tip: don't ask them if they have a sec just show them "excuse me sir here's some info about blank" and if they're interested they'll stay if not they'll just leave (edited)
Yeah, that one guy always asking people if he could ask them a question just kind of sent me the wrong way
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"do you have a minute to talk about Karl Marx?"
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33 copies hot off the press. Come by if you want some for yourselves (outside of YDSA)
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with the unveiling of the local cop city project, how do our efforts to organize against both it and the ongoing ATL project interact?
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with the unveiling of the local cop city project, how do our efforts to organize against both it and the ongoing ATL project interact?
So far the Atlanta protesters have been fairly successful, so we should implement similar struggles. Some people have suggested contacting contractors and telling them how much we do not want this facility built, public image is everything to them. On the side, we can keep informing the public and organizing counter efforts. It’s super important we learn from the Atlanta people, both when it comes to what works, what doesn’t, and what to watch out for
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So ucw update. We will be delivering the petition soon. If McPhee says no or refuses to meet with us we have several other tactics in mind. I can't play our hand publicly, but later on it would be useful to have a student auxiliary for doing zaps 🤯
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So if that interests anyone. Essentially a student's voice is more important to admin than a worker because YOU pay the bills and mcphee's huge paycheck
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On the topic of the TN Historical Commission's meeting in Bum Fuck Egypt, would we want to plan on taking a small group there? It'd be good for publicity, and could make for a few social media posts.
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to clarify those that would wanna go that would entail not only riding over with us for a few hours but we’d have to leave like 3 am to get there in time bc it’s so early in the day
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Would you be carpooling?
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It's a little over 4 hours to get there, and the meeting is at 8 am Central Time, so 3 am would be a good time to leave in case we have to stop.
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Helsing
Would you be carpooling?
Yes, I volunteered to take my car. I have a brand new Volkswagen Jetta, so we could travel the whole distance without refueling.
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i would definitely be interested in going and i’m sure @Ravel_PirouzniaJr would too if he can
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how many can your car fit liam
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bc i could definitely drive too if we have a lot go with us but i’d definitely have to refuel a couple times on the way
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What day is it
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I can seat up to 3 more people in my car.
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Elizabeth
What day is it
Oct 20
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Uuugh I wish I could go but I have a debate tournament at Cleveland. Might be able to zoom in for the meeting tho. What time is it again?
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8 am CST/9 am EST
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Hmmm could be tough. Very likely the tournament will start then or be in motion
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Dug ☭
i would definitely be interested in going and i’m sure @Ravel_PirouzniaJr would too if he can
Ravel_PirouzniaJr 9/30/2023 5:35 PM
Oh yeah most definitely
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Yeah I can't cuz class
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Whatever you do, please don't go to this link and submit fake applications: https://t.co/UKaUNRnGOh Unless....
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Ladies and gentlemen, we got 'em.
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Lmao I got mine in just in time
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💀 I just did mine half a second ago
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Name: Ligma Balls Phone Number: (696) 696-9696 Email: ligmaballs69@gmail.com File upload for optional resume: picture of Scabby Additional Info: "Why don't you listen to your workers' demands instead of hiring a bunch of scabs?"
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i’m about to go put a few of our cop city flyers up around campus!!
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Dug ☭
i’m about to go put a few of our cop city flyers up around campus!!
Nice!!
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Hey so I've heard this said multiple times by multiple people and I just want to clarify before we fully launch the renaming initiative for FH
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Nathan Bedford Forrest was not the founder of the KKK
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9:46 AM
He was the first Grand Wizard but the KKK had been around for years until his involvement
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no you are correct that is my mistake BUT nontheless just as much of an issue
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The KKK absolutely did revere him and put him up as their leader
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And violence only increased under his leadership
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Oh, Welp I slightly misinformed the justice school, but thanks for the correction
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But yea might be best to focus on his grand wizardship
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It's all good it's a common misconception
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that reminds me. why tf did they choose to call it "grand wizard" ?? 🤡
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9:53 AM
thinking about it, i am now wondering about the whole occult bs they set up
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wasnt the second in command called a cyclops or something lmao
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Their organization has always been but particularly at its founding a cult
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Dug ☭
wasnt the second in command called a cyclops or something lmao
Yes
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They literally named themselves the "circle clan"
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huh interesting
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alex (he/him) 10/2/2023 11:42 AM
As I understand it he wasn’t the founder but he transformed it into what it is today, or at least took major steps towards that
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Without him the kkk would be significantly different and probably less noteworthy
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no yeah that was mine as well although admittedly i did think he was a founding member
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alex (he/him)
Without him the kkk would be significantly different and probably less noteworthy
eh this is like the “what if you killed baby hitler” question
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there were so many hitler-lites in the nazi party that’s why there was a party purge on the night of the long knives
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what i’m saying is that even if he didn’t exist, someone would take his place as there were plenty of people that shared that idea
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well the point alex had in saying that is he was that figure and is still recognized in that capacity by neo-confederates and shouldn’t be recognized on MTSU’s campus
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yeah i agree
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Dug ☭
well the point alex had in saying that is he was that figure and is still recognized in that capacity by neo-confederates and shouldn’t be recognized on MTSU’s campus
alex (he/him) 10/2/2023 12:35 PM
Yeah Dutsch put it into words better than me lmao
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The MTSU YDSA is considering hosting a Zoom Q&A with Marianne Williamson in STU 224 about her campaign for U.S. President. Williamson is portrayed as a rather controversial and unserious candidate in mainstream news outlets, due to her questionable comments on vaccines and rumored ill-treatment of her staff. At the same time, independent left-l...
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@everyone Here’s a google form for the Marianne event vote we pushed back! We’ve got MUCH to discuss this week and weeks after so it’d much easier to facilitate a vote in here than at our regular meeting. Additionally ethan needs a vote count to send to Marianne’s team if we decide not to have her so he can still interview her for his podcast
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blice
that reminds me. why tf did they choose to call it "grand wizard" ?? 🤡
Late to the party but to my understanding originally the idea was like “spooky ghosts” and stuff like that, a purposefully “ironic”/facetious title since the clan was (and always has been) an org created to terrorize and intimidate black people, immigrants, Catholics, etc. Reminiscent of groypers and other seemingly “ironic” right wing groups.
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ohh ok yeah that makes sense
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i assumed it had to do with intimidation
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The Knights of the Flaming Circle was a militant organization founded in 1923 to fight the anti-Catholic Ku Klux Klan. They were part of an opposition that included politicians, labor leaders and immigrant groups. Membership was open to anyone who opposed the KKK and was "not a Protestant". They had significant support amongst various ethnic gro...
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it could make for an interesting informative pamphlet to hand out in front of forrest hall 👀
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Just found out about these guys tho haha
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blice
it could make for an interesting informative pamphlet to hand out in front of forrest hall 👀
Oh definitely, the clans history would be a good focus. That way people could make the connection between the two
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yes definitely! the history seems deeply intriguing too, so it would draw and retain attention
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i think it might be good to do analytic pamphlets of right wing hate groups in general
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6:26 PM
like most people know the KKK and the PBs are well known bc of Jan 6. but like Patriot Front is weirdly active in Nashville and nobody knows who they are
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not to mention Senator Haggerty’s nephew is an active member
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ohmygoshali 10/3/2023 5:54 PM
(This person is in fact Jewish)
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@everyone I have Forrest Hall updates!!
6:07 PM
As it stands current ETSU YDSA has agreed to join us in person at the THC meeting
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that is granted the commission allows us to put the issue on the agenda
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but all that’s in the works currently!!
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As far as logistics go about us going, when do we plan to make T-Shirts and plans and all that?
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additionally there is a possibility that I have arranged housing for us the night before totally free of charge for those who wish to attend!
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but that is very tentative and could definitely change
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As far as logistics go about us going, when do we plan to make T-Shirts and plans and all that?
i’m reaching out to an individual who makes shirts at MTSU currently. If need be considering time constraints we may have to settle for shirts only for those going to the meeting and get everyone else shirts at a later date
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I'm going to rerecord that video and possibly have it up by tomorrow, so that we can get the message out as soon as possible. This time, I'm just doing it from home.
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/3/2023 11:53 PM
Jesus what happened to Chris Matthews
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Drkmatter Oct 15th
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Lomania 💦 10/4/2023 10:59 AM
Where are y’all tabling rn
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i was just about to go set up the table in the stu
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Lomania 💦 10/4/2023 11:00 AM
I’ll come say hi after my class
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actually tabling won’t start until 11:20 today @everyone
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had some unforeseen class conflict stuff
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Lomania 💦 10/4/2023 11:04 AM
Class conflicts
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Mm a story as old as time
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i cant tell if this is a callout or a marx reference but either way you are correct lmao
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Pinheadlarry4425 10/4/2023 11:08 AM
Lol that's pretty funny
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/4/2023 11:26 AM
Boo Tomato Tomato
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ITS CATCHING ON
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students for life table is back
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same place same student/think tank employee combo
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wait last time they tabled was on a wednesday too wasnt it?
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/4/2023 11:33 AM
Oooh I’m coming soon
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This is my jam
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can you do me a favor and confirm who the blonde guy works for?
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i’d like to research more
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i’ll stop by
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The abortion dudes are on campus again
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Oh wait Dutsch already said that nvm
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actually tabling won’t start until 11:20 today @everyone
dutsch are you still going to be tabling? I have a book
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I was just walking by as I read the messages and looked around like a horror movie and there they were
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I'll be back down to table in a bit I'm going to talk to Dr. Wipfli rq
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blice
dutsch are you still going to be tabling? I have a book
YES WERE HERE NOW!!
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could anyone table from 1230 to 2 again??🤭
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Lomania 💦 10/4/2023 1:24 PM
The pro lifers are active
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They called me rude cause me and the homies were calling them virgins
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doing the lords work🫡
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Lomania 💦
They called me rude cause me and the homies were calling them virgins
arent they supposed to be virgins until marriage tho?
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Sticker
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/4/2023 2:20 PM
Did y’all feel the 5G
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Does anyone feel like eating human flesh 😂
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it started when that ol 5g came through
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@everyone Meeting in 224 soon! Today we’re talking cop city, organizing, some local news stuff, etc! Come down!
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Lomania 💦 10/4/2023 4:58 PM
Need some socialism rn just spent like so much $$$ and the word market
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Plz
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brother you need to seize the bag before you can seize the means of production
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sorry i couldn’t make the meeting today y’all i hope it went well!!!
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Check out todays meeting notes for more info on our SCC brainstorming session!
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And also, #scc-nashville-comm for more local SCC efforts here in Nash
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anyone seen this? from Middle TN DSA
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What is the organization tabling outside the honors college
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alex (he/him) 10/5/2023 1:51 PM
What are they tabling about?
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they had like a dont tread on me sign or something
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they're tabling where SFL was yesterday but they didn't have the stand up presentation
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that’s TPUSA then
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alex (he/him) 10/5/2023 2:56 PM
Sad trombone
11:05 AM
Are we doing anything for Boro Pride
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boro pride is back on?
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alex (he/him) 10/6/2023 11:40 AM
Yeah it’s at tennessee miller coliseum
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We could probably get a table, I know we did a couple of years ago
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when is it?
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alex (he/him) 10/6/2023 11:45 AM
October 28
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Idk the exact hours
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oh nice
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alex (he/him)
October 28
I think it's from noon until like 8 or 9
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i unfortunately have yet again another required band of blue thing BUT we can still pay for a table if anyone would be willing to volunteer for tabling that day
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we could do a rotating schedule
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and i’ll just pay the table fee and we’ll figure out all that stuff later bc rn we don’t have an agency acct
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Well I know that I'll probably be there (edited)
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i could probs go
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My.
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Life.
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I just realised that on ALL of our socials, I spelled "struggle" without the L.
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I updated the YT thumbnail, but as for the Instagram, fml (edited)
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aaww lmao, well i didn't notice it anyway when i was looking through mtsu socials (edited)
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GUYS
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Ohhhh hell yeah
4:35 PM
We're not getting those t shirts by then, are we?
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oh no definitely not
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Well we def gotta make signs. Should we all have signs coordinated to advocate for a single issue (like Forrest hall) or just make whatever we want?
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Eschmi56
We're not getting those t shirts by then, are we?
Maybe we could improvise and all wear red
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Anyone know of a history professor here who's pro-palestine and could explain the history behind Israel's abuses?
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I can send some resources
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When is this?
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Oh I see that date is small lol
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Y'all.
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Are we going to elect a treasurer sometime?
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well it hasnt been convenient to do so just because of the current issues at hand but the plan was to ahve that vote next meeting
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so remember when we were telling everyone that last semester this org consisted of about 4 or 5 people
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we currently have 107 members in our discord!
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guys we haven’t even STARTED our big stuff and we’re already growing so strong
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so proud 🥲
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coda/ankouv 10/8/2023 6:41 PM
speen
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coda/ankouv 10/9/2023 8:10 AM
despairDust
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OMG GUYS ITS LEIF ERICKSON DAY
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Eden (like the garden) 10/9/2023 12:47 PM
Yo does anyone have a good place/job that pays decent(at least 15) and has a decent schedule for school?
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Willing to do anything just need to have a decent check and workable schedule
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I work at fedex and its decent
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i mean its manual labor which sucks but its 18.50 an hour and 20 hours a week with weekly paychecks so its not terrible
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Eden (like the garden) 10/9/2023 1:08 PM
can you do more than 20? and what are the hours/shifts?
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/9/2023 1:16 PM
I work at Ascension Saint Thomas and work as a PCT, pay is about $15, but stipulation is 12 hr shifts
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And part time is two shifts so 24 hrs a week which the week is Sunday-Saturday
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Eden (like the garden) 10/9/2023 1:25 PM
im looking for near 40 hours
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you can pick up as many as you need
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so you could do 40 but 20 is guaranteed
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Eden (like the garden) 10/9/2023 1:44 PM
big bet. imma apply after class then
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/9/2023 2:45 PM
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I'm going to this, wondering if anyone else was interested
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DUDE i wanted to go so bad but i have work😖
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Well I heard it was going to be recorded and stuff
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oh sick let’s fucking go
6:08 PM
my ass will be seated watching that after work
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i’m not sure if we had enough time to organize for it lowkey
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oh but speaking of
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@everyone Students for environmental action tailgates at every home game does a big recycling tailgate they’re alway looking for help so if y’all are free today you should pull up! (edited)
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if we got together before the game, like say at 3, 4, or 5, we could buy some posterboards and write out "Free Palestine"
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see no bc i thinking about that but lowkey they probably won’t let you in with that
10:36 AM
i imagine they’re gonna be looking to make sure we don’t do anything bc it’s tv
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BUT if i wasnt stuck with band stuff i’d be down to do it regardless so maybe it’s still a move
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Create anagrams in Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian (bokmål and nynorsk), Spanish and Swedish.
10:38 AM
make an anagram for "Free Palestine" and say it says that
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you could maybe get away with From the River to the Sea
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I've got my test show at the radio station 4-5, so it's gonna be a maybe for my attendance...I've also gotta get caught up on some homework for my honors class :/
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We might be able to get away with the posters if we say write "Hamas Sucks. Free Palestine." I think that distinction makes it clear we're not advocating for violence and therefore cant be denied the right to bring in the posters
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well bringing them in would ultimately have nothing to do with advocation for violence and more so just political assertions in general i imagine
10:46 AM
but also that couldn’t hurt
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well bringing them in would ultimately have nothing to do with advocation for violence and more so just political assertions in general i imagine
Nah you're right, but that's the reason they'd probably give to deny us from showing the poster. First amendment doesn't protect advocating for violence
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And they'd interpret it as such without the distinction
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well in that case there’s no risk
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you’d literally have to say an actionable threat for it to involve that
10:49 AM
even if you had a sign that says “i uncritically support Hamas” that’s political speech it wouldn’t even matter
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So how about "From the River to the Sea" with the flag of Palestine?
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i think that’s good!
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also, on an unrelated note, has anyone seen Hamas Mickey the Mouse from like 2009?
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HUH??
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i am tired of parking being ass on game days
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dude i’m tired of weekday game days
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the only reason we do it is bc CUSA got an espn contract
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so as always with the MTSU administration it’s about money for athletics
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We might be able to get away with the posters if we say write "Hamas Sucks. Free Palestine." I think that distinction makes it clear we're not advocating for violence and therefore cant be denied the right to bring in the posters
i mean like, if someone brings up hamas to a flag that says free Palestine, they’re clearly not there for a good faith discussion
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but then again people are really riled up by this and the possible escalation that could occur this week
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So do we have anyone who for sure could come to the game tonight? I think that making signs would get a discussion going by the viewers at home and at the game.
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No such thing as bad publicity. 🤷‍♂️
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i can’t come with y’all bc like i said i’ll be with the band but if anyone comes i’ll come hang with y’all for a bit during one of my breaks!
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We might be able to get away with the posters if we say write "Hamas Sucks. Free Palestine." I think that distinction makes it clear we're not advocating for violence and therefore cant be denied the right to bring in the posters
controversial opinion but im not really interested in campaigning for a free palestine by making concessions about the use of violence like this and reducing down something so complex to a catchy slogan is ridiculous. what more needs to be said than just "Free Palestine"?
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im free to come tonight if we're interested in doing something though
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i mean like, if someone brings up hamas to a flag that says free Palestine, they’re clearly not there for a good faith discussion
exactly this
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i would agree i think ethan was just trying to find a way for us to prevent getting kicked out by the university
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assuming anyone is even there to have a rational conversation, you couldnt really invoke hamas's actions without also weighing all of israel's warcrimes
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idt we have to denounce hamas per se but i see what youre saying
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NOT THAT i am endorsing terrorism
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or war
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etc
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honestly if we cant get in the door with free palestine i doubt 100% we'll get in there with "uhh free palestine but not those terrorist guys" because its not like thats gonna make much a difference when a lot of people are equating a free palestine with violent terrorism right now
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but either way i think its worth the effort
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no that’s a fair fair point
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this is just. hard
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well that’s the thing it’s not an issue most americans are in anyway educated about
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so most people see what happened last saturday and think wow how unprovoked which is just an INSANE take
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were ppl wanting to protest like outside the stadium or inside ?
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well the idea came from the student org event
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this
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feels like the easiest course of action would be any protest during tailgating time
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if theyre doing that idk im not very wellversed in sports
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well if we we’re actually protesting we would need much more planning
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pulling up at tailgate time with this little planning feels like a huge security risk
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the intention was just to flash the signs on tv i think
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alright guys we gotta bring in one letter at a time with
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LMAOOO
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wooow
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these anagrams fucking suck
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FELINE REPEATS!
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and we all gotta dress up like catgirls
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im down
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Catgirls For Palestine 😭😭
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I motion to change the name of this org to "Catgirls for Palestine"
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12:49 PM
Speaking of Palestine, the plan is to write a statement at the meeting tomorrow, correct?
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Yes! I also have a video planned for us to watch on the history of israeli settler colonization of palestine
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this is absurd
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why are there 6 red buses on one side of campus
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Ffs
1:27 PM
Why is it always the shit organizations tabling outside the honors college
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who is it this time
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It's not even like I can hide they're just stating directly at me
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Some kind of "there are only two sexes" organization
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"Real women stand with Riley"
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that’s TP then
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Of course it is
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i’m gonna go ask them about their connections to project 2025
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if their off campus consultant is there (edited)
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Better you than me
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I'm not getting close to them because I'm not getting hate crimed
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/10/2023 1:31 PM
Dang it, I’m not on campus
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Can't believe they let an honest to goodness hate group on campus. Realized this when they invited Ann Coulter to campus
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Yep
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Because "WE HAVE TO LISTEM TO BOTH SODES YOU GIYSSSS"
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But like
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I feel like that poses a legitimate safety risk
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How many people they usually have table anyway
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one student and an outside consultant
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or it’s the TPUSA president and his girlfriend
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who is the vice i believe
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Jeez they have to have organizers
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Oh yeah idk
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dawg there’s two that go to every college campus TPUSA in tennessee
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i sleuthed them and found one of their personal social medias but the one that comes here i can’t find
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toilet paper USA :(
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dude
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their table is literally a net where they’re asking if people think biological men are stronger than biological women and you throw a bean bag and they measure the speed of your throw with a speed gun
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alex (he/him) 10/10/2023 2:14 PM
Cis men, it’s time to put on a grand display of weakness
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Joke, I am not engaging with them lmao
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like in its head that’s such a bad faith assessment to begin with
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but surprisingly they have more than two people there this time
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alex (he/him) 10/10/2023 2:36 PM
Damn
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@everyone if you’d like something cool to go look at around the stu that’s not lame ass Toilet Paper USA there’s two people handing out free plant based Reign energy drinks by the College of Ed
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That sounds lit
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toomanyrats 10/10/2023 2:47 PM
What does tp have set up this time
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toomanyrats
What does tp have set up this time
"There are only 2 sexes"
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Dug ☭
their table is literally a net where they’re asking if people think biological men are stronger than biological women and you throw a bean bag and they measure the speed of your throw with a speed gun
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i tried to talk to their paid consultant guy but he kept getting on a phone call before i could call him out
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im so confused, like what do they think about intersex people?
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ope reign people just left
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I berated them to give me merch one time and asked for a Che Guevara sticker that said commies are clowns because it looked easy to deface and they didn’t even know who I was talking about lmao
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LMAOOOOO
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Also, I just got done with my philosophical analysis of Karl Marx, so if anyone wants to buy posterboards for the game, I'm free
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I berated them to give me merch one time and asked for a Che Guevara sticker that said commies are clowns because it looked easy to deface and they didn’t even know who I was talking about lmao
that’s bc all their messaging and merch comes straight from the heritage foundation who barely have any understanding of who Che was beyond “ Cuba bad Revolution= murder”
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He’s the shirt guy
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alex (he/him) 10/10/2023 2:51 PM
That’s so funny to me
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Imagine putting a guy on your merch and you don’t even know who he is
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I think they just googled “communist”
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/10/2023 2:53 PM
Also, just figuring out that Elephants can do handstands
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no way
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/10/2023 2:55 PM
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#noway
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also like
2:59 PM
sports is inherently unfair
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it's literally pitting the most powerful people on planet earth against each other
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the like 1.2% uncertain advantage in running that trans women possess is statistically irrelevant when you consider the vast array of massive biological advantages that other people possess
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like
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the one guy who literally didn't produce lactic acid and therefore couldn't get sore??
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Not to interrupt dunking on tpusa but where the college of education
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I need an energy drink
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it’s by the stu but they left i think
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Fuckkkk
3:04 PM
So sad
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lwc05
"There are only 2 sexes"
😭😭😭😭 the science building is a less than a fifteen minute walk they cant be serious
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3:13 PM
LMFAOOOOO
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I might go over there and hassle them
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im so confused, like what do they think about intersex people?
to them intersex people are pretty nonexistent tbh
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bringing up intersex people is gonna get you a “whuh?” but intersex people to them are irrelevant because “its so rare!1!!1!11!!1!1”
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i guess its like intersex people are the exceptions to the rule, and because theyre not always visible (to conservatives), then they dont necessarily matter. these people dont evolve past the explanation of XX and XY in 8th grade biology
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lwc05
"There are only 2 sexes"
I saw that and wanted to scream dude
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but yeah theres only 2 sexes guys. the one i have with your mom and the one i have with your dad handsometroll
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Slav
I saw that and wanted to scream dude
Sometimes I wish I would've gone back to Chicago for college
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its never too late to get out
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anakarina
to them intersex people are pretty nonexistent tbh
All identities are valid and valued❤️❤️. Fuck haters
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lwc05
Sometimes I wish I would've gone back to Chicago for college
I bet. Sorry for the few ignorant crazies here 😭
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ermmm but but muh high school biology!1!1!1!1!2
3:31 PM
get these people an ipad on wikipedia
3:31 PM
sheesh
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toomanyrats 10/10/2023 3:33 PM
So hear me out
3:33 PM
We go hand out pronoun pins?
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Slav
All identities are valid and valued❤️❤️. Fuck haters
toomanyrats 10/10/2023 3:34 PM
See intersex isn’t even like an identity thing it’s just a biological fact and that’s the most fucking embarrassing part of their shit. Like if “there’s only two genders” then we know they’re wrong but at least they’re arguing an archaic concept anyways. But sexes???
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So I just walked by the Honors college
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Toilet Paper stand is gone
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toomanyrats
See intersex isn’t even like an identity thing it’s just a biological fact and that’s the most fucking embarrassing part of their shit. Like if “there’s only two genders” then we know they’re wrong but at least they’re arguing an archaic concept anyways. But sexes???
It's not even the Y chromosome that initiates male sex development, its the SRY gene which is located on the chromosome that is responsible for "the initiation of male sex determination in therian mammals (placentals and marsupials)" (edited)
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Sex-determining region Y protein (SRY), or testis-determining factor (TDF), is a DNA-binding protein (also known as gene-regulatory protein/transcription factor) encoded by the SRY gene that is responsible for the initiation of male sex determination in therian mammals (placental mammals and marsupials). SRY is an intronless sex-determining gene...
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toomanyrats 10/10/2023 3:41 PM
Exactly
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also like basic biological facts show that sex determination is very finicky anyways
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toomanyrats 10/10/2023 3:41 PM
To say there’s only 2 sexes is so much easier to disprove than genders. Since gender is such an archaic concept that you just go back and forth with them since they’re all too stupid to understand the concept of gender
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amphibians and reptiles use other factors like temperature while birds use a whole different set of chromosomes
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toomanyrats 10/10/2023 3:41 PM
But sexes?
3:42 PM
Very blatantly biologically relevant and easy to attain information
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Sidney
amphibians and reptiles use other factors like temperature while birds use a whole different set of chromosomes
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"basic biology" yeah and im a biologist are you ready for advanced biology
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tbh having to debate on biological lines for trans people to have the right to exist is bad, trans people shouldnt have to have the science to support them in order to have rights
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Yes very true, the argument that toilet paper USA is trying to make isn't so much about scientific fact as it is about "moral" beliefs
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toomanyrats
See intersex isn’t even like an identity thing it’s just a biological fact and that’s the most fucking embarrassing part of their shit. Like if “there’s only two genders” then we know they’re wrong but at least they’re arguing an archaic concept anyways. But sexes???
trueeeee
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Speaking of tpusa
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i said id bw ae to come but i got something with trio SSS so im tied up </3 sorry about that
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be able to*
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Sidney
It's not even the Y chromosome that initiates male sex development, its the SRY gene which is located on the chromosome that is responsible for "the initiation of male sex determination in therian mammals (placentals and marsupials)" (edited)
thank you for bringing this up i didnt get a chance to say but yeah it’s literally the presence of the Sry gene on the Y chromosome which determines sex
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Sex is universal amongst most eukaryotes, yet a remarkable diversity of sex determining mechanisms exists. We review our current understanding of how and why sex determination evolves in animals and plants.Sexual reproduction is an ancient feature of ...
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the amount of times that sex differentiation has evolved in eukaryotes is absurd
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i think in vertebrates alone there is easily like 100 separate times it has evolved and changed
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Yeah I'm behind on hmwk so I can't make it either. Hope everything goes well tho!
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Speaking of the org. They've been talking about how they're excited to "rile the other side up" with these tablings so maybe it's best to not bother
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7:13 PM
Thats just my perspective. But when I go and give people a hard time i think "what's the objective" and "will this contribute to our (class or personal) success"
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yeah my main response is just going to be to countertable
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like
7:17 PM
table somewhere vaguely nearby
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alex (he/him) 10/10/2023 7:23 PM
yeah i think the best response to them is just to ramp up our own publicity so that people know these hateful beliefs arent the norm here and theres a welcoming space for people who are opposed to hateful rhetoric
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Speaking of the org. They've been talking about how they're excited to "rile the other side up" with these tablings so maybe it's best to not bother
do they have a tabling schedule you could snag
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One sec...
7:40 PM
All org events are on here
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alex (he/him)
yeah i think the best response to them is just to ramp up our own publicity so that people know these hateful beliefs arent the norm here and theres a welcoming space for people who are opposed to hateful rhetoric
exactly
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the knights of columbus are running the concessions at the football game lmao
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huh??
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toomanyrats
We go hand out pronoun pins?
I like this idea a lot actually
7:54 PM
I’m gonna see how to go about bulk ordering button pins
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/10/2023 8:49 PM
Knights of Columbus, it’s a Catholic thing
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Y tho?
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it’s a fundraiser thing
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/10/2023 8:50 PM
They do alot of things
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they’re also a political group
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not inherently but
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Yes, ik they would sell Tootsie rolls at church growing up
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kind of like a italian-american pride in christopher columbus thing
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/10/2023 8:52 PM
It’s like Catholic fraternity
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Are they just like running a stand or are they running all the concessions?
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it’s one concession stand i think
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Ohhh that makes more sense
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I thought u were saying they were like running ALL the stands
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/10/2023 8:52 PM
It’s a adult thing
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@Ravel_PirouzniaJr I know what KoC are, I was raised catholic. Confused about the extent of their presence there (edited)
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/10/2023 8:55 PM
They do a lot of charity work and stuff like that
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Omg SAME
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i know gaza has been an open air prison for decades but it’s a weird feeling witnessing a genocide actively occur and our leaders are basically cheering it on
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people are cheering this on and that’s where we are in society to this day
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alex (he/him) 10/11/2023 11:49 AM
Fucking maddening
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is anyone in the stu that could come watch the table while i’m in band?
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if not i’m just gonna close it up
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Sidney
i know gaza has been an open air prison for decades but it’s a weird feeling witnessing a genocide actively occur and our leaders are basically cheering it on
YES, This is exactly how I feel.
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Like even talking about this with my family over the phone felt dystopian nervous_sweat
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@everyone little late getting the room today but it’s about to be open!!
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/11/2023 4:37 PM
Boo Tomato Tomato
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i won a cup
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@everyone we mentioned not meeting next week so committees could meet but never clarified the plan so i’m gonna do a poll in here. React to the emoji that corresponds with your opinion 🌹: Let’s meet next wednesday 🍅: Boo no meeting lets not meet next wednesday
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/12/2023 2:32 PM
Crab
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ravel hates democracy
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/12/2023 2:35 PM
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RAVEL VOTED TWICE
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STOP THE FUCKING STEAL (edited)
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/12/2023 2:36 PM
I win you lose
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Are we still thinking about having a Halloween party?
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8:03 PM
It could be great for breaking the ice, idk about any of you but I still only know a few people here
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Im down, but we need to start planning asap. Who'd be willing to host? I don't think I'd have enough room at my place
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Dug ☭
@everyone we mentioned not meeting next week so committees could meet but never clarified the plan so i’m gonna do a poll in here. React to the emoji that corresponds with your opinion 🌹: Let’s meet next wednesday 🍅: Boo no meeting lets not meet next wednesday
Ok what if we have half meeting and half committee meeting 🤔
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i wouldn’t be opposed that sounds cool actually
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/12/2023 11:22 PM
Still Crab
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Have a great friday and fall break 😄
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did we ever draft a Palestine statement?
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That's a question for @Dug ☭
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i’m working on one i can send to be edited in just taking a history exam rn
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God speed🫡
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Ik we’ve put it off like three or four times but i promise we’ll get it out
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if anyone wants to also draft one so we can kinda piece all the good parts together collectively that would be cool!!
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Eden (like the garden) 10/14/2023 4:22 PM
saaw this and fuck the power of her words
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she’s so fucking cool
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i met her when i was there in june shes so badass
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Y'all, the rally was WILD
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so many people showed up
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How did it go?
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Eschmi56
Im down, but we need to start planning asap. Who'd be willing to host? I don't think I'd have enough room at my place
Also yes we def need to
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Raise your hand if you’re willing or know a place to host pinguhuh pinguhuh pinguhuh
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unfortunately we don’t have a place to have it at rn but i’m down we just have to find someone down to host
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Eschmi56
so many people showed up
do you have pictures?
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Many
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oh let’s go
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Couple vids too. Since this might turn into a sidelines article, I don't think I can share em yet
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understood
9:15 PM
can’t wait to see the article!
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@everyone so i have a POSSIBLE and TENTATIVE plan to pull off the spooky scary socialists party but it’s very very tentative so no guarantees that being said if i did who would be down to come? as if rn if it even can happen it would be on the 28th around 10ish React: with a 👍 if you could come
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Would we be allowed to invite people?
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People who are a part of the cause obvs
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that all depends on how many people would wanna come so for rn let’s hold off
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i’m just asking so i can get a realistic number to propose to my roommates
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Eden (like the garden) 10/16/2023 8:16 PM
Is this 10pm? Becuase that's when I get off work on sat
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yes it would be 10 pm
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alex (he/him) 10/16/2023 8:59 PM
Are you thinking of a day yet? I know I can’t do the day before Boro Pride
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it would be the night of
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alex (he/him) 10/16/2023 9:00 PM
Ok very sexy
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Eden (like the garden) 10/16/2023 11:08 PM
Bet bet
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Check your emails!!
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@everyone Because we are no longer attending the meeting this friday we can focus on getting everyone a shirt as soon as possible!! That being said the designer is fully ready he just needs me to get him shirts SO i’m gonna out shirt sizes down here below and just react to which one you need. i’ll get an expected estimate for each shirt before the end of the day i’d be surprised if it’s more than 15 per shirt and that’s the highest end of estimates but i also don’t know for sure yet so don’t quote me on that. If you’d rather dm me what size you need that is also entirely ok!! Small: 🌹 Medium: 🖤 Large: 🇻🇳 Xtra Large:🇨🇺 XXL: ❤️ XXXL: 🤍
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i wish the emoji flag selection was a little more expansive but alas i made due😖
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Eden (like the garden) 10/17/2023 7:16 PM
Do you have a pic of the design
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so wanted to clarify: we are meeting this week? If so, I won't be able to attend. I gtg to debate practice since I'm heading out to my first tournament this weekend. i'll try to make it to our creative committee meeting afterwards, but I might miss, depending on when we end
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Eden (like the garden)
Do you have a pic of the design
it’ll essentially be like most other dsa shirts but with this logo
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Eschmi56
so wanted to clarify: we are meeting this week? If so, I won't be able to attend. I gtg to debate practice since I'm heading out to my first tournament this weekend. i'll try to make it to our creative committee meeting afterwards, but I might miss, depending on when we end
yes but it won’t be like uber pertinent stuff just brainstorming so it’s all good
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Are we allowed to hand out food when we are tabling?
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More specially cupcakes
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mmmmmm i think so?
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Thinking about baking some red and black frosting commiecakes
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i’d have to check out the rulebook i think it’s fine?? as long it definitely has no peanuts or whatever
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that’d be sick af
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I’ll need time for it, but def lmk what the rulebook says
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We are only allowed to do one bake sale a semester. I remember them stressing that at Presidium
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well i think he was saying just to give them out
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which shouldn’t be an issue
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I also may not be able to make it, I’ve been falling behind on my capstone unfortunately::/
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Eschmi56
We are only allowed to do one bake sale a semester. I remember them stressing that at Presidium
lmao what
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they didn’t stop us when we did a bake sale to donate proceeds to ukraine
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well yeah we can do a bake sale but we’re only specifically allowed one a semester for some reason
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we didn’t ask them for it it was kinda unprompted between two of us
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Dutsch moment
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alex (he/him) 10/18/2023 6:03 PM
scary image
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@everyone so sorry i didn’t have anything planned today guys that’s my b hope everyone had fun tho!🫡
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Pinheadlarry4425 10/18/2023 6:17 PM
Is this what socialism has devolved into?
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alex (he/him) 10/18/2023 6:19 PM
Yes
6:22 PM
this is socialism
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alex (he/him) 10/18/2023 6:43 PM
Also true
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Omg kitty
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Dug ☭
@everyone so sorry i didn’t have anything planned today guys that’s my b hope everyone had fun tho!🫡
its ok I hope it didn't seem like I was leaving out of boredom I really wanted to hear more of the pink floyd infodump but I had to go to my deep values calling zoom 😭
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Are people carpooling to the event on Sunday?
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What's the event on Sunday?
8:05 PM
Oh wait the Palestine rally in Nashville?
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Yeah
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Oh yeah I was thinking I would like to go but I'll most likely be driving from my mom's house in Brentwood
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Helsing are you local to mboro? (edited)
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Yeah
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I haven’t decided if I’m going yet I’m just curious
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blice
Helsing are you local to mboro? (edited)
Thanks lol
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Lol yeah np
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It would be cool to carpool tho bc I am traumatized by driving and trying to find parking in Nashville
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GUYS I CAN DRIVE
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YDSA CARPOOL TO THE PROTEST LETS FUCKING GO
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alex (he/him) 10/19/2023 12:12 AM
YIPPEE
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Anyone seen the TPUSA thing outside the COE?
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i was just about to say in here somebody just texted me they were on campus
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i’ve heard they have their bernie sign
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the “socialism suck” one
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It looks like they're having some sort of fall picnic
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alex (he/him) 10/19/2023 2:43 PM
Most miserable picnic ever
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LMAOOO????
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alex (he/him) 10/19/2023 3:49 PM
I’m having a hard time deciphering this one
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i believe it says “dutch is 🔥🥵💦🤤
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I SHOULD NOTE it’s actually spelled dutsch
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alex (he/him) 10/19/2023 4:13 PM
I don’t believe you
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wait which part
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alex (he/him) 10/19/2023 4:14 PM
Oh I was just joking about your name not being spelled Dutsch lmao
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LMAOOO
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no it unfortunately is
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explaining to people that ‘tsch’ makes a chuh sound has been the bane of my existence for 20 years
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alex (he/him) 10/19/2023 4:16 PM
thats tragic
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what does your name actually mean?
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well it was originally supposed to be deutsch like the german word but my dad was scared people would call me douche so they dropped the e
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but i think it means little german boy lmaooo
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alex (he/him) 10/19/2023 4:39 PM
Dutsch when he goes into the weed cave…
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Dug ☭
but i think it means little german boy lmaooo
Oh lmao
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So you got German ancestry?
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yeah my grandma has dual citizenship
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I seee
5:03 PM
Congrats, your ancestors were Germanic barbarians lol
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LETS GOOO
5:09 PM
german barbarians toppled rome right?
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the franks or whatever
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ya they were a factor making rome unstable
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genetically predisposed to empire destabilization
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the american imperial machine has NO CHANCE
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SNS was super fun, if you weren’t able to make it tonight you should totally come to the meeting next week
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There will be snacks
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SNS WAS A MAJOR SUCCESS
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so glad we got it off the ground finally hope everyone that came had fun!!
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and as austin said there will be snacks 🫡
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there will definitely be snacks. 🫡
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Here's a podcast I made from the October 14 protest. This is not my usual podcast upload, as I submitted this for NPR's Student Podcast Challenge, which stipulated that I had to create it for the sole purpose of the challenge (meaning no Kennel upload 😔). Had to post it to soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/Hcirf
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wth is this
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The bars? Anti skating hardware
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@everyone The Students For Environmental Action are facilitating a petition to raise the funding the school uses to make campus more sustainable and are actually super close to the necessary signatures. I’ll paste the message their president put in the discord and link the petition below!! For those who don't know the SCF is a fee paid every spring and fall semester by students that is then allocated by a committee made up of four students and a faculty representative towards projects to help make campus more sustainable. This includes things like water bottle refill stations, tree plantings, switching old lights to LEDs, recycling, and so much more! The fee hasn't been increased since its inception in 2006, and the $12 increase will allow so much more to help campus reduce greenhouse emitions, mitigate the effects of climate change, and create a more welcoming environment for students. I really hope you all decide to sign https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhgeD_22aIx6EGlHDN2VHpmbykvKLbUJ7jqjz9dHp0-dVIqg/viewform (edited)
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ashton
The bars? Anti skating hardware
outside the COE it’s literally insane how many if those little metal things they have just to keep people from skating over there
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like that’s really the main concern not like updating half of our buildings😖
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Eden (like the garden) 10/20/2023 3:28 PM
Coe?
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college of education
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Eden (like the garden) 10/20/2023 5:42 PM
Gotcha
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@everyone I finally have full control over our mymt acct!! So i believe that means OUR REGISTRATION ISSUES MIGHT BE OVER!!! That being said it’d be super cool if you all went on mymt and requested to join so our membership list is up to date i’ll try and put a link below on how to do it
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Discover unique opportunities at myMT! Find and attend events, browse and join organizations, and showcase your involvement.
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click on this search up our org and request to join!! i’ll probably accept all your requests after work tn
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Has everyone got a chance to put their shirt sizes down? i’m probably gonna order all the shirts soon so i can give it to the guy
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write a letter to your legislators!
4:22 AM
i feel kinda goofy sending a letter to marsha blackburn lol
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ohmygoshali 10/21/2023 4:20 PM
Anyone going to rocky horror tonight? I’m coming back to Mboro for the weekend specifically for this 😂
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@everyone everyone going to the rally in nash today who wanted to ride with me react to this so ik how many people are coming. I think it’d be easiest for us to meet on campus around 3 ish and we’ll leave from there
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Dug ☭
@everyone everyone going to the rally in nash today who wanted to ride with me react to this so ik how many people are coming. I think it’d be easiest for us to meet on campus around 3 ish and we’ll leave from there
My Keffiyeh didn't come in on time. 😦 (edited)
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it seems like neither did mine😖 (edited)
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Dug ☭
it seems like neither did mine😖 (edited)
Idk what to wear
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solely for security purposes i would suggest non distinctive clothing
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Dug ☭
solely for security purposes i would suggest non distinctive clothing
Do you want to make some posts for the socials while we're there?
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we could def take some pictures and stuff yeah!
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where’s a spot everyone is cool with meeting today
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Dug ☭
where’s a spot everyone is cool with meeting today
How about the Rutherford Lot?
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Pinheadlarry4425 10/22/2023 3:16 PM
Where is Rutherford lot again?
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across from greek row
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Pinheadlarry4425 10/22/2023 3:27 PM
Yeah I see it thank you
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I'm omw
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also heading my way i’m gonna grab a box of masks on my way
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I'm parked by the guy playing his drums
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/22/2023 4:32 PM
Stay Safe. Have a plan to gtfo if anything pops off
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Does anyone know the website that they announce the protests on?
10:57 PM
Someone had mentioned it yesterday, and I want to share it with one of our Instagram followers
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i have no clue @lwc05 i would message tn4palestine see if they know of any word about another demonstration
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If y'all want some ramblings about politics and bangin' tunes to supplement your day, I'll be premiering my talk/DJ show "The Unnatural State of Affairs" on WMTS 88.3 FM today, 4-6 PM. You can listen online here: https://www.wmts.org/ Here's a link to my intro to get a feel for the vibes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AQZmfUGqoSCZgWKDy_u4YT4Egxq-7zaG/view?usp=drivesdk (I think you'll like the song I chose for the intro @ashton )
We are the Noise You Can Trust! WMTS 88.3 is a student run college radio at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN.
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thats sick! ill be tuned in at work tonight for it
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/24/2023 12:39 PM
@everyone
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wtf???
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/24/2023 12:40 PM
Stay away from Medical Center Parkway for now
12:41 PM
12:41 PM
That area
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/24/2023 12:49 PM
Saying that the area is cleared but that area is still blocked off @everyone
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Yep its bad. I live right next to the avenue and was 30 mins late to class
12:50 PM
I heard the sirens around 7:30 and I drove past around 11 and they were still there
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jesus christ
12:50 PM
thanks for the heads up
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alex (he/him) 10/24/2023 12:54 PM
Take care yall!!
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jesus i used to live off medical center parkway too
12:55 PM
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Yeah it was right at thomspon lane/med center intersection. Whole thing blocked off I could only turn right towards old fort😭😭
1:14 PM
All good🙇🏻‍♀️
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Imagine being that guy
1:16 PM
Reminds me of this band who released stickers with their name which resulted in bikes being blown up by bomb squads: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Bike_Is_a_Pipe_Bomb
This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb was a folk punk band from Pensacola, Florida, United States. Their first recording was released in 1997 on Ghostmeat Records. Their later releases have been on Plan It X Records and No Idea Records, but now appear on their own label Plan-It X South. This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb initially started as a new wave band, with fol...
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imagine walking out to a billion officers around your car over your door bumpers
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LMAOOOO
1:32 PM
dude ik it had to be something dumb holy shit that’s funny
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Clunker drivers rise up
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Pinheadlarry4425 10/24/2023 1:53 PM
Why did bro make it look like a bomb tho
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yeah the wires coming out of it is crazy
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Eden (like the garden) 10/24/2023 2:03 PM
Lol yeah the news here. Right infront of the Jimmy johns
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grimple
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My husband tried ordering from First Watch this morning and we kept wondering why the delivery drivers kept cancelling
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omg i would have been so upset
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/24/2023 6:17 PM
What is going on in the STU
6:22 PM
Found out it’s “Boys and Girls Club” and then some sports event
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/24/2023 6:37 PM
Nvm it’s just Boys and Girls club with over 900 people
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/25/2023 1:33 PM
Students for Life is out
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alex (he/him) 10/25/2023 1:34 PM
Sad
1:34 PM
I hope they change as people
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tabling was a goddamn roller coaster today
1:38 PM
we had our first adversary of the semester and she was someone’s mom lets go!!
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Oh dear
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anytime i started to make a point she’d change the subject it was so aggravating
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1:39 PM
and it ALWAYS went back to china
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Oh man I'm curious what she thought about china
1:40 PM
That's wild tho
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she didn’t really say anything about china itself she just kept bringing it up as a bad example but with no reasons as to why
1:47 PM
she also kept touching my manifesto
1:48 PM
but either way it doesn’t matter we got more members today so idc🤭
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Dug ☭
we had our first adversary of the semester and she was someone’s mom lets go!!
“i can’t let my child go to these communist schools anymore!!!” (edited)
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Dug ☭
we had our first adversary of the semester and she was someone’s mom lets go!!
alex (he/him) 10/25/2023 2:18 PM
Honestly surprised we made it this far without one
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no that’s real
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Oh man I'm curious what she thought about china
i will say she was like “who’s your personal favorite example if a successful socialist country, china im assuming?” and i said no and her immediate response was “ oh so then Canada then?”
2:20 PM
deadass i almost exploded
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Wtf lmao yeah idk what I would say at that point
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alex (he/him) 10/25/2023 2:25 PM
NOT CANADA
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i will say she was like “who’s your personal favorite example if a successful socialist country, china im assuming?” and i said no and her immediate response was “ oh so then Canada then?”
should’ve exploded her brain with “the usa”
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2:26 PM
if we’re going to be wrong, i’ll be even more wrong
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INTERSTATE = COMMIE
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alex (he/him) 10/25/2023 2:45 PM
LMAO
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Might be a little late today, biking from the other side of town 😵💫😵💫
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@everyone Room is open for todays meeting!
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Lomania 💦 10/25/2023 4:27 PM
im in Ohio
4:28 PM
have a blessed meeting
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LUKAS IS GETTING THE GULAG
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alex (he/him) 10/25/2023 4:47 PM
I’m probably gonna be late but I will be there 🙏
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Can't come I'm working in the makerpsace. Come say hi thougha
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ashton
Can't come I'm working in the makerpsace. Come say hi thougha
I'll prolly drop by later to make more buttons lol
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alr I'll need someone going from boro pride to the party to pick me up :ashameddoge:
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Also there's a ton of free food and games in the makerspace rn
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ashton
Also there's a ton of free food and games in the makerspace rn
Will it still be there later
6:05 PM
I'm on call
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Till 7!
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alex (he/him) 10/25/2023 6:17 PM
If anyone needs carpooling to the party (esp if ur going to BoroPride first) lmk 🙏 I can take up to 3 ppl
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this is actually horrific
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alex (he/him) 10/25/2023 6:28 PM
You look like a fetus there ngl
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FETUS
6:29 PM
further proof i can’t be big pharma actually
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alex (he/him) 10/25/2023 6:30 PM
True
6:30 PM
The Dutsch hating club really fumbled this one smh
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Also if anyone needs/wants I don’t drink and can take 4 other people
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@everyone The creative committee has reached the consensus that we change the org name to TPUSA (The People's United Socialist Army).
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/25/2023 6:39 PM
DUTSCH HATE CLUB STARTS IN AN HOUR
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lwc05
@everyone The creative committee has reached the consensus that we change the org name to TPUSA (The People's United Socialist Army).
Lmao ig we have a militia now
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/25/2023 6:39 PM
RM 224
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One dude with a pickaxe
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We table across from turning point
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr
DUTSCH HATE CLUB STARTS IN AN HOUR
You are evil
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lwc05
@everyone The creative committee has reached the consensus that we change the org name to TPUSA (The People's United Socialist Army).
I support this
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Eden (like the garden) 10/25/2023 6:49 PM
If anyone is OK will showing up a bit late to the party. I can take peeps. Car technically seat 4 additional peeps but I've gotten about 7 in it "comforably" once. Just @ me
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GUYS guess who just got cut 3 and a half hours early in their shift🫣
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Sick af
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lwc05
@everyone The creative committee has reached the consensus that we change the org name to TPUSA (The People's United Socialist Army).
This is a stroke of genius
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i love this tho. dutsch looks like a newborn baby with a beard
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IM GETTING FLAMED WTF
8:38 PM
nooooo you look adorable
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/25/2023 8:38 PM
You coming to the meeting Dutsch, it started like an hr ago
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We're going til 11. Lot of grievances to air
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yall wtf is dutsch hate club lol
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/25/2023 8:40 PM
Leading the cause to overthrow the system of government, the tyranny can go on longer
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blice
yall wtf is dutsch hate club lol
counter revolutionary behavior
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just so y’all know you’re ALL getting the gulag
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/25/2023 8:41 PM
We’re all going to the Gulag, Warzone style
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NO REDEPLOY THIS TIME
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/25/2023 8:42 PM
All we have is rocks and a stick
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