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2025 was an historic year of demonstrations where people expressed their outrage at the Trump regime's systematic dismantling of democracy in the US.
I love what some of these defiant and articulate people had to say at those protests.
See the full video at youtu.be/FcOMA9c8K90
I love what some of these defiant and articulate people had to say at those protests.
See the full video at youtu.be/FcOMA9c8K90
PUBLIC SECTOR - local & federal governments wield vast power over people
PRIVATE SECTOR - corporations & commercial interests wield vast power over people
CIVIL SOCIETY - only powerful when people are organized, united & strategic
PRIVATE SECTOR - corporations & commercial interests wield vast power over people
CIVIL SOCIETY - only powerful when people are organized, united & strategic
January 13, 2026 at 6:13 PM
PUBLIC SECTOR - local & federal governments wield vast power over people
PRIVATE SECTOR - corporations & commercial interests wield vast power over people
CIVIL SOCIETY - only powerful when people are organized, united & strategic
PRIVATE SECTOR - corporations & commercial interests wield vast power over people
CIVIL SOCIETY - only powerful when people are organized, united & strategic
“…lying is too small a term to capture the grandiose ambition of the regime’s campaign of systematic deceit. It can be better understood as a concerted attack to rapidly shift what is politically possible by challenging reality itself.”
@giantwhispers.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/winn...
@giantwhispers.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/winn...
Winning the Reality War against Fascism and Ecological Collapse: Lessons from the Right’s Narrative Strategy - The Forge
If the Right has the “Great Replacement,” what’s our equivalent story to win the reality war? This article argues the Left must master the art of narrative warfare to counter MAGA’s assault on reality...
forgeorganizing.org
January 13, 2026 at 5:51 PM
“…lying is too small a term to capture the grandiose ambition of the regime’s campaign of systematic deceit. It can be better understood as a concerted attack to rapidly shift what is politically possible by challenging reality itself.”
@giantwhispers.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/winn...
@giantwhispers.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/winn...
“Activists incorporate humor in their protest strategies for several practical advantages such as fear reduction,…prevention of burn-out,…popularization of the movement to a wider public, and to help avoid harsh repression.”
—Janjira Sombatpoonsiri
—Janjira Sombatpoonsiri
January 12, 2026 at 6:45 PM
“Activists incorporate humor in their protest strategies for several practical advantages such as fear reduction,…prevention of burn-out,…popularization of the movement to a wider public, and to help avoid harsh repression.”
—Janjira Sombatpoonsiri
—Janjira Sombatpoonsiri
“Scholars of resistance have long shown the importance of sarcasm and satire for nourishing defiance in oppressed communities.”
@wagingnonviolence.org
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/meme...
@wagingnonviolence.org
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/meme...
How memes and humor are fueling Gen Z’s global uprisings
From Kenya to Nepal, Gen Z movements sweeping the globe are joyfully defying authoritarianism with memes, stunts and dance videos.
wagingnonviolence.org
January 12, 2026 at 6:04 PM
“Scholars of resistance have long shown the importance of sarcasm and satire for nourishing defiance in oppressed communities.”
@wagingnonviolence.org
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/meme...
@wagingnonviolence.org
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/meme...
History shows military strikes against Iran would strengthen the regime's hand.
Example: the 1999 NATO bombing of Serbia temporarily ended the nascent people power movement to overthrow Milosevic, as Serbs rallied around the government in the face of outside aggression.
www.npr.org/2026/01/12/g...
Example: the 1999 NATO bombing of Serbia temporarily ended the nascent people power movement to overthrow Milosevic, as Serbs rallied around the government in the face of outside aggression.
www.npr.org/2026/01/12/g...
Trump threatens 'strong' military action as Iran protest deaths rise
Hundreds of protesters have been killed in Iran, rights groups say, as President Trump threatened "strong" military action.
www.npr.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM
History shows military strikes against Iran would strengthen the regime's hand.
Example: the 1999 NATO bombing of Serbia temporarily ended the nascent people power movement to overthrow Milosevic, as Serbs rallied around the government in the face of outside aggression.
www.npr.org/2026/01/12/g...
Example: the 1999 NATO bombing of Serbia temporarily ended the nascent people power movement to overthrow Milosevic, as Serbs rallied around the government in the face of outside aggression.
www.npr.org/2026/01/12/g...
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“‘People should know there are steps they can take to uphold democracy’ said Erica Chenoweth. This is a core tenet of civil-resistance theory, also known as people power—that citizens, working in concert, have more agency than they are led to believe.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
January 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
“‘People should know there are steps they can take to uphold democracy’ said Erica Chenoweth. This is a core tenet of civil-resistance theory, also known as people power—that citizens, working in concert, have more agency than they are led to believe.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Rally for #ReneeGood
Saturday saw a huge crowd show up in Durham, NC for a march and rally against #ICE.
@ed4d.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @democracyoutloud.bsky.social @durhamdems.bsky.social
Saturday saw a huge crowd show up in Durham, NC for a march and rally against #ICE.
@ed4d.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @democracyoutloud.bsky.social @durhamdems.bsky.social
January 11, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Rally for #ReneeGood
Saturday saw a huge crowd show up in Durham, NC for a march and rally against #ICE.
@ed4d.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @democracyoutloud.bsky.social @durhamdems.bsky.social
Saturday saw a huge crowd show up in Durham, NC for a march and rally against #ICE.
@ed4d.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @democracyoutloud.bsky.social @durhamdems.bsky.social
When an autocrat falls, all we usually see on the media are the highly visible mass demonstrations.
But the real damage is done away from the cameras, as unions, businesses, agencies, security forces and other institutions withdraw their support & destroy the dictator's power.
But the real damage is done away from the cameras, as unions, businesses, agencies, security forces and other institutions withdraw their support & destroy the dictator's power.
January 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
When an autocrat falls, all we usually see on the media are the highly visible mass demonstrations.
But the real damage is done away from the cameras, as unions, businesses, agencies, security forces and other institutions withdraw their support & destroy the dictator's power.
But the real damage is done away from the cameras, as unions, businesses, agencies, security forces and other institutions withdraw their support & destroy the dictator's power.
“Sometimes a breakdown can be the beginning of a kind of breakthrough, a way of living in advance through a trauma that prepares you for a future of radical transformation.”
—Cherríe Moraga
—Cherríe Moraga
January 11, 2026 at 6:40 PM
“Sometimes a breakdown can be the beginning of a kind of breakthrough, a way of living in advance through a trauma that prepares you for a future of radical transformation.”
—Cherríe Moraga
—Cherríe Moraga
January 11, 2026 at 6:29 PM
“What happened to Nour is now a familiar pattern for Palestinians and their allies online: Peaceful posts about Gaza are quietly buried, flagged or erased. At the same time, dehumanizing content about Palestinians is allowed to circulate freely.”
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/pale...
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/pale...
How the pro-Palestine movement is outsmarting the algorithms
In response to systematic censorship by social media, Palestinians and their allies have built a playbook of tactics to beat the algorithm.
wagingnonviolence.org
January 10, 2026 at 7:11 PM
“What happened to Nour is now a familiar pattern for Palestinians and their allies online: Peaceful posts about Gaza are quietly buried, flagged or erased. At the same time, dehumanizing content about Palestinians is allowed to circulate freely.”
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/pale...
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/pale...
“In anti-authoritarian movements of the 20th century, economic noncooperation—more so than protest alone—was the coordinated activity that split elites & made way for democratic breakthroughs.”
#noncooperation
@wagingnonviolence.org @chenoweth.bsky.social
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/03/resi...
#noncooperation
@wagingnonviolence.org @chenoweth.bsky.social
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/03/resi...
Resistance is alive and well in the United States
Protests of Trump may not look like the mass marches in 2017, but they're far more numerous and frequent — and also becoming more strategic.
wagingnonviolence.org
January 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
“In anti-authoritarian movements of the 20th century, economic noncooperation—more so than protest alone—was the coordinated activity that split elites & made way for democratic breakthroughs.”
#noncooperation
@wagingnonviolence.org @chenoweth.bsky.social
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/03/resi...
#noncooperation
@wagingnonviolence.org @chenoweth.bsky.social
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/03/resi...
“We have got the facts on our side, but if facts were enough to win a reality war, we’d have already won. We need to translate our analysis into bigger, more compelling narratives that can build mass support for positive system change.”
@giantwhispers.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/winn...
@giantwhispers.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/winn...
Winning the Reality War against Fascism and Ecological Collapse: Lessons from the Right’s Narrative Strategy - The Forge
If the Right has the “Great Replacement,” what’s our equivalent story to win the reality war? This article argues the Left must master the art of narrative warfare to counter MAGA’s assault on reality...
forgeorganizing.org
January 9, 2026 at 6:04 PM
“We have got the facts on our side, but if facts were enough to win a reality war, we’d have already won. We need to translate our analysis into bigger, more compelling narratives that can build mass support for positive system change.”
@giantwhispers.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/winn...
@giantwhispers.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/winn...
Despicable corporate conduct:
“My neighbor, who works at Food Lion, keeps getting sent home so she doesn’t cross the hours threshold where the company would have to pay her benefits, only to be called in for an hour-long shift after the clock resets.”
substack.com/home/post/p-...
“My neighbor, who works at Food Lion, keeps getting sent home so she doesn’t cross the hours threshold where the company would have to pay her benefits, only to be called in for an hour-long shift after the clock resets.”
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Heaven bless the retail worker.
Overworked, everywhere, and never fully seen.
substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Despicable corporate conduct:
“My neighbor, who works at Food Lion, keeps getting sent home so she doesn’t cross the hours threshold where the company would have to pay her benefits, only to be called in for an hour-long shift after the clock resets.”
substack.com/home/post/p-...
“My neighbor, who works at Food Lion, keeps getting sent home so she doesn’t cross the hours threshold where the company would have to pay her benefits, only to be called in for an hour-long shift after the clock resets.”
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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If you want to go deep on the theory and strategy, this resource on how to make political violence backfire is informative and practical. static1.squarespace.com/static/666b7...
January 9, 2026 at 1:54 PM
If you want to go deep on the theory and strategy, this resource on how to make political violence backfire is informative and practical. static1.squarespace.com/static/666b7...
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Picture this (fictional): an Amazon worker strike from data centers to distribution hubs. That’s a Future Screenshot—an artifact from a possible future.
Free C4AA workshop Wed Jan 21, 12pm ET. Limited seats + short app: hubs.li/Q03-5JmC0
#FuturesThinking #ArtisticActivism
Free C4AA workshop Wed Jan 21, 12pm ET. Limited seats + short app: hubs.li/Q03-5JmC0
#FuturesThinking #ArtisticActivism
January 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Picture this (fictional): an Amazon worker strike from data centers to distribution hubs. That’s a Future Screenshot—an artifact from a possible future.
Free C4AA workshop Wed Jan 21, 12pm ET. Limited seats + short app: hubs.li/Q03-5JmC0
#FuturesThinking #ArtisticActivism
Free C4AA workshop Wed Jan 21, 12pm ET. Limited seats + short app: hubs.li/Q03-5JmC0
#FuturesThinking #ArtisticActivism
“The Right has long understood that, since narrative is how we humans create shared belief, it is itself a form of power and a critical arena of contestation.”
@giantwhispers.bsky.social @forgeorganizing.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/winn...
@giantwhispers.bsky.social @forgeorganizing.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/winn...
Winning the Reality War against Fascism and Ecological Collapse: Lessons from the Right’s Narrative Strategy - The Forge
If the Right has the “Great Replacement,” what’s our equivalent story to win the reality war? This article argues the Left must master the art of narrative warfare to counter MAGA’s assault on reality...
forgeorganizing.org
January 8, 2026 at 7:07 PM
“The Right has long understood that, since narrative is how we humans create shared belief, it is itself a form of power and a critical arena of contestation.”
@giantwhispers.bsky.social @forgeorganizing.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/winn...
@giantwhispers.bsky.social @forgeorganizing.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/winn...
Greenlanders need to be studying up on their civilian-based defense skills so they can make their territory ungovernable should a foreign enemy try to take over. Nonviolent national defense is a viable alternative to military resistance.
More books about CBD here: www.aeinstein.org/digital-libr...
More books about CBD here: www.aeinstein.org/digital-libr...
January 8, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Greenlanders need to be studying up on their civilian-based defense skills so they can make their territory ungovernable should a foreign enemy try to take over. Nonviolent national defense is a viable alternative to military resistance.
More books about CBD here: www.aeinstein.org/digital-libr...
More books about CBD here: www.aeinstein.org/digital-libr...
2025 was an historic year of demonstrations where people expressed their outrage at the Trump regime's systematic dismantling of democracy in the US.
I love what some of these defiant and articulate people had to say at those protests.
See the full video at youtu.be/FcOMA9c8K90
I love what some of these defiant and articulate people had to say at those protests.
See the full video at youtu.be/FcOMA9c8K90
January 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
2025 was an historic year of demonstrations where people expressed their outrage at the Trump regime's systematic dismantling of democracy in the US.
I love what some of these defiant and articulate people had to say at those protests.
See the full video at youtu.be/FcOMA9c8K90
I love what some of these defiant and articulate people had to say at those protests.
See the full video at youtu.be/FcOMA9c8K90
10,000 new ICE & Border Patrol agents in tactical gear, poorly trained, mean-spirited and armed to the teeth…what could possibly go wrong?
January 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM
10,000 new ICE & Border Patrol agents in tactical gear, poorly trained, mean-spirited and armed to the teeth…what could possibly go wrong?
“Authoritarian power in particular rests on totalizing control. Therefore, humorous songs, stunts, parodies, cartoons and posters can be covert forms of resistance, making it acceptable to discuss taboo topics in civic spaces.”
@wagingnonviolence.org
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/meme...
@wagingnonviolence.org
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/meme...
How memes and humor are fueling Gen Z’s global uprisings
From Kenya to Nepal, Gen Z movements sweeping the globe are joyfully defying authoritarianism with memes, stunts and dance videos.
wagingnonviolence.org
January 7, 2026 at 6:32 PM
“Authoritarian power in particular rests on totalizing control. Therefore, humorous songs, stunts, parodies, cartoons and posters can be covert forms of resistance, making it acceptable to discuss taboo topics in civic spaces.”
@wagingnonviolence.org
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/meme...
@wagingnonviolence.org
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/meme...
As brutal as Maduro was, Venezuelans must understand there are no saviors. "Liberation" through outside forces never ends well. The US regime couldn’t care less about the Venezuelan people.
Democracy only has a chance when the people overthrow their dictator using their own collective power.
Democracy only has a chance when the people overthrow their dictator using their own collective power.
January 7, 2026 at 6:10 PM
As brutal as Maduro was, Venezuelans must understand there are no saviors. "Liberation" through outside forces never ends well. The US regime couldn’t care less about the Venezuelan people.
Democracy only has a chance when the people overthrow their dictator using their own collective power.
Democracy only has a chance when the people overthrow their dictator using their own collective power.
2025 was a year of demonstrations where people expressed their creativity and outrage through their protest signs—some funny or profound, others subtle & nuanced, but all inspiring us toward even more resistance in 2026.
More civil resistance videos on my YouTube channel:
youtube.com/@fragments8667
More civil resistance videos on my YouTube channel:
youtube.com/@fragments8667
January 7, 2026 at 5:48 PM
2025 was a year of demonstrations where people expressed their creativity and outrage through their protest signs—some funny or profound, others subtle & nuanced, but all inspiring us toward even more resistance in 2026.
More civil resistance videos on my YouTube channel:
youtube.com/@fragments8667
More civil resistance videos on my YouTube channel:
youtube.com/@fragments8667
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Rural North Carolina is in very serious trouble. The rural economy in our state has been in a permanent recession for 15 years; schools are crumbling, hospitals are closing, roads are falling apart.
Why does our state legislature ignore rural communities? 🌾
Why does our state legislature ignore rural communities? 🌾
January 7, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Rural North Carolina is in very serious trouble. The rural economy in our state has been in a permanent recession for 15 years; schools are crumbling, hospitals are closing, roads are falling apart.
Why does our state legislature ignore rural communities? 🌾
Why does our state legislature ignore rural communities? 🌾