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   Mother Bones (_l1vy_@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Feb-2025 04:41:21 JST Mother Bones

   Whew! This thread from Illinois's Governor JB Pritzker: 🔥

   #Via Governor JB Pritzker/ govpritzker.illinois.gov
   Feb 19, 2025, 1:44 PM

   "The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.

   The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.

   It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame."

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     Mother Bones (_l1vy_@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Feb-2025 04:41:18 JST Mother Bones

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     #Via Governor JB Pritzker/ govpritzker.illinois.gov
     Feb 19, 2025, 1:44 PM

     "It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic.

     When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control."

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     Mother Bones (_l1vy_@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Feb-2025 04:41:19 JST Mother Bones

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     #Via Governor JB Pritzker/ govpritzker.illinois.gov
     Feb 19, 2025, 1:44 PM

     "My oath is to the Constitution of our state and of our country.

     We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one.

     I am not speaking up in service to my ambitions — but in deference to my obligations."

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     Steve's Place repeated this.
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     #Via Governor JB Pritzker/ govpritzker.illinois.gov
     Feb 19, 2025, 1:44 PM

     "I'm watching alongside Illinoisans what's happening in our country right now with dread.

     The authoritarian playbook is laid bare: they point to a group of people who don't look like you and tell you to blame them for your problems.

     What comes next?"

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