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His crackdown on immigrants is assumed to be good for America as long as it causes immigrants more pain than it does us. Same "logic" as Trump is using in Iran.Robert Reich
what happens next is down to every neighbor of conscience-- each of us must find our red line, stand in our truth, and hold the line for democracy✨your weirdo friend✨ (your weirdo friend)
The Defiance Prayer
Please grant me audacity to choose values and goals worth fighting for;
Persistence in the face of failed attempts;
And the wisdom to know the difference between acceptance and giving up.
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Trump wants you isolated, exhausted, and convinced resistance is futile. These practices help you stay operationally steady, strategically grounded, and connected to what matters most.Paul T Shattuck, MSW, PhD (Stay Human - Shape Tomorrow)
"One-pager" and more from Antonia Scatton and the Minnesota Messaging GroupAntonia Scatton (Reframing America)
"One-pager" and more from Antonia Scatton and the Minnesota Messaging GroupAntonia Scatton (Reframing America)
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.cengiz.yar@propublica.org (ProPublica)
How America Quietly Became a Country Where Citizens Get Detained- And the Exact Actions You Must Take Before This Becomes PermanentJack Hopkins (Jack Hopkins Now)
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This came out in mid-April. With everything going on, no one shared it, although we have similar posts from Paul Shattuck and others. As we move forward, understanding the "Authoritarian Harm Complex" is going to become even more important.
What if staying human is one of the most powerful and most unappreciated forms of resistance? Shaping tomorrow and defeating tyranny takes more than big protest events and macro strategies.Paul T Shattuck, MSW, PhD (Progressive Strategy Now)
The Michigan GOP tried its best to be just as cruel as their counterparts in D.C.Distill Social
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How Good People Get Lost Policing Each Other Instead of Power.
What Would Happen Next, Who Would Actually Take Power, and Could Anyone Alive Hold Trump’s Grip on the GOPJack Hopkins (Jack Hopkins Now)
And how his ideas are crawling out of Silicon Valley and right into the bloodstream of American power.Jack Hopkins (Jack Hopkins Now)
Ready to revisit your favorites? While not our local performers, I posted a Substack set of links to YouTube videos of all the songs (except Mechelle's and Alma's) performed at the benefit concert.
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We had a great time last night; thanks again to everyone who performed, came to sing, and helped put this special event together.substack.com
The Unbreakable Mindset for a Nation on the Brink-How to Keep Your Head While Everyone Else Is Losing TheirsJack Hopkins (Jack Hopkins Now)
Grassroots disruption, rolling strikes, and the hard work of defining demandsMary Geddry (Geddry’s Newsletter)
Urgent Calls Needed By Monday on the GOP Budget Bill - We Have a Script for You!Indivisible Greater Grand Rapids
Democracy campaign from Stacy Abrams.
10 Steps to Autocracy
1. Win the Last Fair Election
2. Expand Executive Power
3. Capture the Other Branches
4. Gut the Civil Service
5. Install Loyalists
6. Attack the Media
7. Scapegoat Vulnerable Communities
8. Destroy Support Systems
9. Normalize Violence
10. End Democracy Itself.
10 Steps to Freedom and Power
1. COMMIT to understand what's happening
2. SHARE the facts with others
3. ORGANIZE
4. MOBILIZE
5. LITIGATE
6. DISRUPT...don't be part of their system of disinformation and compliance
7. DENY....refuse to be complicit
8. ENGAGE with public officials
9. ELECT
10. DEMAND better government.
Democracy campaign from Stacy Abrams.
<B>10 Steps to Autocracy</B>
1. Win the Last Fair Election
2. Expand Executive Power
3. Capture the Other Branches
4. Gut the Civil Service
5. Install Loyalists
6. Attack the Media
7. Scapegoat Vulnerable Communities
8. Destroy Support Systems
9. Normalize Violence
10. End Democracy Itself.
<B>10 Steps to Freedom and Power</B>
1. COMMIT to understand what's happening
2. SHARE the facts with others
3. ORGANIZE
4. MOBILIZE
5. LITIGATE
6. DISRUPT...don't be part of their system of disinformation and compliance
7. DENY....refuse to be complicit
8. ENGAGE with public officials
9. ELECT
10. DEMAND better government.
Democracy is Under Attack. Learn the Playbook. Join the Fight. Defend Our Freedom.10 Steps to Freedom & Powe
