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What does it mean for a government to be fascist?
What is an oligarchy?
How can ordinary citizens protect themselves against the harms of fascism and oligarchies?
What are the individual-level economic harms that can happen from fascism and an oligarchy?
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
What is an oligarchy?
How can ordinary citizens protect themselves against the harms of fascism and oligarchies?
What are the individual-level economic harms that can happen from fascism and an oligarchy?
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
FAQs
Question: What does it mean for a government to be fascist? Answer: For a government to become fascist, it means it adopts an authoritarian, ultranationalist, and dictatorial system that suppresses o...
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February 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
What does it mean for a government to be fascist?
What is an oligarchy?
How can ordinary citizens protect themselves against the harms of fascism and oligarchies?
What are the individual-level economic harms that can happen from fascism and an oligarchy?
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
What is an oligarchy?
How can ordinary citizens protect themselves against the harms of fascism and oligarchies?
What are the individual-level economic harms that can happen from fascism and an oligarchy?
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Subject: Firing of Inspector Generals
Action: Call Senators on IG Caucus
These must be phone calls, since their email forms will not accept submissions if you you don’t live in their state.
Action: Call Senators on IG Caucus
These must be phone calls, since their email forms will not accept submissions if you you don’t live in their state.
February 3, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Subject: Firing of Inspector Generals
Action: Call Senators on IG Caucus
These must be phone calls, since their email forms will not accept submissions if you you don’t live in their state.
Action: Call Senators on IG Caucus
These must be phone calls, since their email forms will not accept submissions if you you don’t live in their state.
Call/write your Senators:
Subject: Urgent: Stand Firm Against Trump’s Dangerous Appointees
As your constituent, I urge you to oppose Trump’s extremist cabinet picks.
Subject: Urgent: Stand Firm Against Trump’s Dangerous Appointees
As your constituent, I urge you to oppose Trump’s extremist cabinet picks.
February 3, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Call/write your Senators:
Subject: Urgent: Stand Firm Against Trump’s Dangerous Appointees
As your constituent, I urge you to oppose Trump’s extremist cabinet picks.
Subject: Urgent: Stand Firm Against Trump’s Dangerous Appointees
As your constituent, I urge you to oppose Trump’s extremist cabinet picks.
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February 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"This is for Democratic leadership and Democrats in power. I don't know what you're doing if you're acting like things are normal."
youtube.com/shorts/zBYoY...
youtube.com/shorts/zBYoY...
What The F***?!
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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February 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"This is for Democratic leadership and Democrats in power. I don't know what you're doing if you're acting like things are normal."
youtube.com/shorts/zBYoY...
youtube.com/shorts/zBYoY...
URGENT: Stop Elon Musk’s DOGE Team from Stealing Our Financial Data!
Elon Musk and his DOGE team have gained access to the U.S. Treasury’s payment system—the system that handles all payments from the federal government. This includes Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, tax refunds, and more.
Elon Musk and his DOGE team have gained access to the U.S. Treasury’s payment system—the system that handles all payments from the federal government. This includes Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, tax refunds, and more.
February 3, 2025 at 2:16 AM
URGENT: Stop Elon Musk’s DOGE Team from Stealing Our Financial Data!
Elon Musk and his DOGE team have gained access to the U.S. Treasury’s payment system—the system that handles all payments from the federal government. This includes Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, tax refunds, and more.
Elon Musk and his DOGE team have gained access to the U.S. Treasury’s payment system—the system that handles all payments from the federal government. This includes Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, tax refunds, and more.
''Americans fought back and Donald Trump backed off." - Sen. Chuck Schumer
www.startribune.com/trump-white-...
www.startribune.com/trump-white-...
Trump White House rescinds memo freezing federal grants after widespread confusion
President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded an memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the coun...
www.startribune.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
''Americans fought back and Donald Trump backed off." - Sen. Chuck Schumer
www.startribune.com/trump-white-...
www.startribune.com/trump-white-...
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Let's talk about how to report on right-wingers without amplifying their hateful rhetoric. Far-right extremists count on YOU to spread their messages for them. Here's a thread of resources.
1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
The Oxygen of Amplification
New Data & Society report recommends editorial “better practices” for reporting on online bigots and manipulators; interviews journalists on accidental amplification of extreme agendas
datasociety.net
November 20, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Let's talk about how to report on right-wingers without amplifying their hateful rhetoric. Far-right extremists count on YOU to spread their messages for them. Here's a thread of resources.
1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
"DO SOMETHING." - Michelle Obama
What you can do:
indivisible.org/take-action-...
Complaining without action changes nothing — be the one to help change it.
What you can do:
indivisible.org/take-action-...
Complaining without action changes nothing — be the one to help change it.
January 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
"DO SOMETHING." - Michelle Obama
What you can do:
indivisible.org/take-action-...
Complaining without action changes nothing — be the one to help change it.
What you can do:
indivisible.org/take-action-...
Complaining without action changes nothing — be the one to help change it.
Calls and emails work. This is what the other side is doing:
"Republican senators are pleading with them to make the phones stop ringing after an initiative in support of Mr. Hegseth that generated nearly 31,000 calls, emails and social-media posts."
"Republican senators are pleading with them to make the phones stop ringing after an initiative in support of Mr. Hegseth that generated nearly 31,000 calls, emails and social-media posts."
January 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Calls and emails work. This is what the other side is doing:
"Republican senators are pleading with them to make the phones stop ringing after an initiative in support of Mr. Hegseth that generated nearly 31,000 calls, emails and social-media posts."
"Republican senators are pleading with them to make the phones stop ringing after an initiative in support of Mr. Hegseth that generated nearly 31,000 calls, emails and social-media posts."
Lessons from countries that fell into autocracies -- resistance strategies that work
robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-will...
robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-will...
Trump will overplay his hand. Be ready for when he does.
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
January 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Lessons from countries that fell into autocracies -- resistance strategies that work
robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-will...
robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-will...
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January 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
This is why your local representative matters and why pressuring them matters, whether they are blue or red.
They do not always vote blue or red. Writing and calling them could be the influential difference in a razor-thin vote.
They do not always vote blue or red. Writing and calling them could be the influential difference in a razor-thin vote.
December 27, 2024 at 2:59 PM
This is why your local representative matters and why pressuring them matters, whether they are blue or red.
They do not always vote blue or red. Writing and calling them could be the influential difference in a razor-thin vote.
They do not always vote blue or red. Writing and calling them could be the influential difference in a razor-thin vote.
Common myths about writing to reps:
MYTH 1: "My voice won’t make a difference."
FACT: Reps rely on constituent feedback to gauge public opinion. Even a small number of messages can influence their priorities, especially on less publicized issues. Your voice contributes to collective action.
MYTH 1: "My voice won’t make a difference."
FACT: Reps rely on constituent feedback to gauge public opinion. Even a small number of messages can influence their priorities, especially on less publicized issues. Your voice contributes to collective action.
December 23, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Common myths about writing to reps:
MYTH 1: "My voice won’t make a difference."
FACT: Reps rely on constituent feedback to gauge public opinion. Even a small number of messages can influence their priorities, especially on less publicized issues. Your voice contributes to collective action.
MYTH 1: "My voice won’t make a difference."
FACT: Reps rely on constituent feedback to gauge public opinion. Even a small number of messages can influence their priorities, especially on less publicized issues. Your voice contributes to collective action.
COPY AND PASTE
Contact your Congress Member, www.house.gov/representati...
Subject: Restore Key Provisions for Consumer Protection
Please address critical issues left unresolved in the recent funding deal, essential for consumer protection. I urge you to push for legislation to address:
Contact your Congress Member, www.house.gov/representati...
Subject: Restore Key Provisions for Consumer Protection
Please address critical issues left unresolved in the recent funding deal, essential for consumer protection. I urge you to push for legislation to address:
December 23, 2024 at 4:16 PM
COPY AND PASTE
Contact your Congress Member, www.house.gov/representati...
Subject: Restore Key Provisions for Consumer Protection
Please address critical issues left unresolved in the recent funding deal, essential for consumer protection. I urge you to push for legislation to address:
Contact your Congress Member, www.house.gov/representati...
Subject: Restore Key Provisions for Consumer Protection
Please address critical issues left unresolved in the recent funding deal, essential for consumer protection. I urge you to push for legislation to address:
WE ALL HAVE A ROLE
Everyone has a role to play, and our efforts matter. Fascists want us to feel powerless, but we are not.
Here are the four main categories of how to understand our roles going forward.
Which of the different roles are you most interested in?
More info: tinyurl.com/55j99ybk
Everyone has a role to play, and our efforts matter. Fascists want us to feel powerless, but we are not.
Here are the four main categories of how to understand our roles going forward.
Which of the different roles are you most interested in?
More info: tinyurl.com/55j99ybk
December 20, 2024 at 2:36 PM
WE ALL HAVE A ROLE
Everyone has a role to play, and our efforts matter. Fascists want us to feel powerless, but we are not.
Here are the four main categories of how to understand our roles going forward.
Which of the different roles are you most interested in?
More info: tinyurl.com/55j99ybk
Everyone has a role to play, and our efforts matter. Fascists want us to feel powerless, but we are not.
Here are the four main categories of how to understand our roles going forward.
Which of the different roles are you most interested in?
More info: tinyurl.com/55j99ybk
