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Creators of The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook newsletter and podcast
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Democracy as Infrastructure
A Call to Action for Progressive Leaders
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The fight against authoritarianism IS the fight for economic justice, racial equity, gender liberation, and environmental survival.
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"The patrols are mainly a response to changing tactics by authorities who are increasingly targeting immigrants on the streets."
Inside the anti-ICE resistance in NYC:
Inside the anti-ICE resistance in NYC:
They’re the Heat on ICE
Stopping federal agents on Canal Street was just the start: Inside a resistance movement.
nymag.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"The patrols are mainly a response to changing tactics by authorities who are increasingly targeting immigrants on the streets."
Inside the anti-ICE resistance in NYC:
Inside the anti-ICE resistance in NYC:
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"Community food distribution and immigrant rights advocacy groups have organized free grocery deliveries to immigrants [..] in response to the arrival last week of hundreds of federal immigration agents in New Orleans."
#Louisiana #USA #Food #MutualAid #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
#Louisiana #USA #Food #MutualAid #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Community groups organize food deliveries to families affected by immigration raids
Pantries across New Orleans have responded to the arrival of ICE officials by directly distributing food to people in fear of leaving their homes to shop for groceries or go to restaurants.
veritenews.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"Community food distribution and immigrant rights advocacy groups have organized free grocery deliveries to immigrants [..] in response to the arrival last week of hundreds of federal immigration agents in New Orleans."
#Louisiana #USA #Food #MutualAid #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
#Louisiana #USA #Food #MutualAid #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
We've crossed the threshold into competitive authoritarianism. The pattern is clear and follows an authoritarian playbook we’ve seen globally.
But there is hope: with strategic organizing, we can build the resistance that renews democracy. antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/where-we-are
But there is hope: with strategic organizing, we can build the resistance that renews democracy. antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/where-we-are
Where We Are
A Strategic Assessment of Authoritarian Consolidation
antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
We've crossed the threshold into competitive authoritarianism. The pattern is clear and follows an authoritarian playbook we’ve seen globally.
But there is hope: with strategic organizing, we can build the resistance that renews democracy. antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/where-we-are
But there is hope: with strategic organizing, we can build the resistance that renews democracy. antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/where-we-are
Community power is the antidote to authoritarianism. Pulling people toward collective action to defeat authoritarians is key, no matter where we are or where we are coming from. callingsandcourage.com/practical-st...
Practical Steps to Undermine Authoritarianism & Grow Democracy in Your Community
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callingsandcourage.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Community power is the antidote to authoritarianism. Pulling people toward collective action to defeat authoritarians is key, no matter where we are or where we are coming from. callingsandcourage.com/practical-st...
It's vital to continue seizing every moment to build lasting pro-democracy movement power.
December 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It's vital to continue seizing every moment to build lasting pro-democracy movement power.
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“Without fostering hope, it is impossible to sustain the revolution.” In this roundtable, members of EqualHealth’s Campaign Against Racism gathered to discuss resistance in the age of AI & surveillance, planting seeds for radical change, & how to center the agency of children & the legacy of elders.
Fighting the rising tide of fascism requires ‘cracking grief open’
EqualHealth’s Campaign Against Racism discuss strategies for surviving authoritarianism while sustaining the well-being of communities across the global
prismreports.org
December 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
“Without fostering hope, it is impossible to sustain the revolution.” In this roundtable, members of EqualHealth’s Campaign Against Racism gathered to discuss resistance in the age of AI & surveillance, planting seeds for radical change, & how to center the agency of children & the legacy of elders.
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Joy and culture aren’t extras — they’re what sustain this work. From the Harlem Renaissance to today’s movements, music, laughter, and celebration have fueled resilience and connection.
Joy is power: it keeps communities engaged, organizers grounded, and movements alive every single day.
Joy is power: it keeps communities engaged, organizers grounded, and movements alive every single day.
December 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Joy and culture aren’t extras — they’re what sustain this work. From the Harlem Renaissance to today’s movements, music, laughter, and celebration have fueled resilience and connection.
Joy is power: it keeps communities engaged, organizers grounded, and movements alive every single day.
Joy is power: it keeps communities engaged, organizers grounded, and movements alive every single day.
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“If we focus only on fighting back, we lose sight of what we are fighting for. We must invest in the future we want, not just delay the collapse of what no longer serves us.”
@repower.org @forgeorganizing.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/we-s...
@repower.org @forgeorganizing.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/we-s...
We Say We Want to Save Democracy. So Why Aren’t We Funding the People Who Can? - The Forge
A protest can spark momentum, but only infrastructure sustains it. If we want a multiracial democracy that lasts, we have to fund the organizers, trainers, and educators building it every day. Philant...
forgeorganizing.org
December 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“If we focus only on fighting back, we lose sight of what we are fighting for. We must invest in the future we want, not just delay the collapse of what no longer serves us.”
@repower.org @forgeorganizing.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/we-s...
@repower.org @forgeorganizing.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/we-s...
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
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Rep Grijalva's responsibility is to ask questions and stand up for the community — not be punished for it, let alone pepper-sprayed by ICE. When violence replaces due process, it puts everyone’s basic rights at risk. Accountability is a must. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Rep. Adelita Grijalva says she was 'sprayed in the face' during ICE confrontation
Grijalva said that she identified herself as a member of Congress and saw "people directly sprayed," including press and members of her staff.
www.nbcnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Rep Grijalva's responsibility is to ask questions and stand up for the community — not be punished for it, let alone pepper-sprayed by ICE. When violence replaces due process, it puts everyone’s basic rights at risk. Accountability is a must. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
A manufactured so called drug war that authorizes security forces to indiscriminately kill people is straight out of the Duterte Model of authoritarianism. truthout.org/articles/tru...
Trump’s Illegal Boat Strikes Recall Duterte’s “Drug War” Mass Killings
Former Philippine President Duterte awaits trial in the ICC for using the pretext of a drug war for his murder campaign.
truthout.org
December 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A manufactured so called drug war that authorizes security forces to indiscriminately kill people is straight out of the Duterte Model of authoritarianism. truthout.org/articles/tru...
Veterans. Business owners. Shareholders. Cattle ranchers. Catholic Bishops. Bankers.
When people in pillars of support for authoritarianism withdraw their support, authoritarians fail. www.justsecurity.org/125639/us-ab...
When people in pillars of support for authoritarianism withdraw their support, authoritarians fail. www.justsecurity.org/125639/us-ab...
When Loyalties Shift: Americans’ Growing Noncooperation with Federal Abuses of Power
Americans' refusals to accept apparent abuses of power by the federal government indicate that the political winds may be starting to shift.
www.justsecurity.org
December 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Veterans. Business owners. Shareholders. Cattle ranchers. Catholic Bishops. Bankers.
When people in pillars of support for authoritarianism withdraw their support, authoritarians fail. www.justsecurity.org/125639/us-ab...
When people in pillars of support for authoritarianism withdraw their support, authoritarians fail. www.justsecurity.org/125639/us-ab...
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BREAKING: SCOTUS is set to decide the future of Trump’s executive order, which attempts to rob birthright citizenship from tens of thousands of children. Should the Court side with Trump, it will put countless newborns at risk for deportation & fundamentally threaten the future of our communities.
Birthright citizenship on the line. Supreme Court to decide – AsAmNews
Supreme Court takes up Trump’s birthright citizenship case. 14th Amendment precedent from Wong Kim Ark could shape the outcome.
asamnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
BREAKING: SCOTUS is set to decide the future of Trump’s executive order, which attempts to rob birthright citizenship from tens of thousands of children. Should the Court side with Trump, it will put countless newborns at risk for deportation & fundamentally threaten the future of our communities.
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DC friends: Stop by the Kennedy Center today to show your support for a fun, safe, and ICE-free World Cup. Kick a soccer ball and have some cocoa! :)
December 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
DC friends: Stop by the Kennedy Center today to show your support for a fun, safe, and ICE-free World Cup. Kick a soccer ball and have some cocoa! :)
Taiwan’s democracy is thriving. Not despite threats, but because they’ve built something remarkable: a whole-of-society defense system run by citizens, not soldiers.
antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/taiwans-de...
antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/taiwans-de...
Taiwan’s Democracy Defense Playbook
Taiwan is a democracy of 23 million people living 100 miles from a global authoritarian superpower that claims to own them.
antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Taiwan’s democracy is thriving. Not despite threats, but because they’ve built something remarkable: a whole-of-society defense system run by citizens, not soldiers.
antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/taiwans-de...
antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/taiwans-de...
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New resource⚡️ Block it! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It.
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
November 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
New resource⚡️ Block it! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It.
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
Authoritarian movements are organized, well-funded, and relentless.
We're building a community of 100 donors (and counting) who refuse to let freedom continue to slip away without a fight.
Be part of the 100: bit.ly/22CIgive
2026 starts with the choices we make today!
We're building a community of 100 donors (and counting) who refuse to let freedom continue to slip away without a fight.
Be part of the 100: bit.ly/22CIgive
2026 starts with the choices we make today!
December 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Authoritarian movements are organized, well-funded, and relentless.
We're building a community of 100 donors (and counting) who refuse to let freedom continue to slip away without a fight.
Be part of the 100: bit.ly/22CIgive
2026 starts with the choices we make today!
We're building a community of 100 donors (and counting) who refuse to let freedom continue to slip away without a fight.
Be part of the 100: bit.ly/22CIgive
2026 starts with the choices we make today!
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RESOURCE: Want to help build a movement against fascism?
Noncooperation 101 with the Freedom Trainers
This Thursday 12/4 at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...?
Noncooperation 101 with the Freedom Trainers
This Thursday 12/4 at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...?
December 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
RESOURCE: Want to help build a movement against fascism?
Noncooperation 101 with the Freedom Trainers
This Thursday 12/4 at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...?
Noncooperation 101 with the Freedom Trainers
This Thursday 12/4 at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...?
This Giving Tuesday, we need you.
2026 will be a decisive year in the fight against authoritarianism. Every donation to 22CI powers our research, analysis, and programming.
Our goal: 100 donors, $15,000 raised, countless impacts made.
Will you be one of the 100?
Support our work: bit.ly/22CIgive
2026 will be a decisive year in the fight against authoritarianism. Every donation to 22CI powers our research, analysis, and programming.
Our goal: 100 donors, $15,000 raised, countless impacts made.
Will you be one of the 100?
Support our work: bit.ly/22CIgive
December 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This Giving Tuesday, we need you.
2026 will be a decisive year in the fight against authoritarianism. Every donation to 22CI powers our research, analysis, and programming.
Our goal: 100 donors, $15,000 raised, countless impacts made.
Will you be one of the 100?
Support our work: bit.ly/22CIgive
2026 will be a decisive year in the fight against authoritarianism. Every donation to 22CI powers our research, analysis, and programming.
Our goal: 100 donors, $15,000 raised, countless impacts made.
Will you be one of the 100?
Support our work: bit.ly/22CIgive
We have to build broad coalitions *and* maintain clear democratic vision. antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/building-e...
Building Effective Democratic Coalitions
A Strategic Guide
antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
We have to build broad coalitions *and* maintain clear democratic vision. antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/building-e...
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Trump doesn't care that his deployment of the National Guard is dangerous — but the governors deploying these Guard members should.
We're calling on Governors Ivey, Kemp, Landry, Reeves, DeWine, Lee, and Morrisey to recall their Guard members from DC. Email all seven: bit.ly/seven-governors
We're calling on Governors Ivey, Kemp, Landry, Reeves, DeWine, Lee, and Morrisey to recall their Guard members from DC. Email all seven: bit.ly/seven-governors
November 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Trump doesn't care that his deployment of the National Guard is dangerous — but the governors deploying these Guard members should.
We're calling on Governors Ivey, Kemp, Landry, Reeves, DeWine, Lee, and Morrisey to recall their Guard members from DC. Email all seven: bit.ly/seven-governors
We're calling on Governors Ivey, Kemp, Landry, Reeves, DeWine, Lee, and Morrisey to recall their Guard members from DC. Email all seven: bit.ly/seven-governors
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People are actively building a more democratic and inclusive economy. Thanks to BRED in Baltimore, cooperative businesses are being established and supported, providing empowering and dignified jobs to working people.
There is an alternative to the status quo. It's called economic democracy.
There is an alternative to the status quo. It's called economic democracy.
BRED: Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy
A worker-led intervention to catalyze a more cooperative economy in Baltimore and beyond.
baltimoreroundtable.org
November 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
People are actively building a more democratic and inclusive economy. Thanks to BRED in Baltimore, cooperative businesses are being established and supported, providing empowering and dignified jobs to working people.
There is an alternative to the status quo. It's called economic democracy.
There is an alternative to the status quo. It's called economic democracy.
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Last Thursday, Speaker Destin Hall told a reporter “ICE and CBP have a difficult job… we just ask that they come back.” We just didn’t know he meant Thanksgiving week.
November 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Last Thursday, Speaker Destin Hall told a reporter “ICE and CBP have a difficult job… we just ask that they come back.” We just didn’t know he meant Thanksgiving week.