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Micah Sifry ❌👑 @msifry.bsky.social · 1d

40+ years ago, a peace initiative from Egypt triggered a sea change inside Israel, led by the Peace Now movement. My new book recalls that history and offers some lessons for today’s fraught conflict in Israel-Palestine. Details here: open.substack.com/pub/theconne...

Image shows the cover of a new book: When Doves Try: israel's Peace Now Movement 1978-1983--With an Epilogue for the Post-October 7 World. Learn more at micahsifry.com/whendovestry

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 8d

STARRED review in Library Journal for WE WILL RISE AGAIN, the speculative activism anthology edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social, @older.bsky.social and me! Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...

We Will Rise Again

From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...

www.simonandschuster.com

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Richard A. Greyson @greyson-ethos.bsky.social · 8d

“Racism is up,
human rights are down
Peace is shaky,
war items are hot
The House claims all ties
Jobs are down,
money is scarce
And common sense is at an all-time low with heavy trading…”

Gil Scott Heron
“B” Movie

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crazy1689.bsky.social @crazy1689.bsky.social · 12d

go.bsky.app/U8AjoRy

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L.A. Kauffman @lakauffman.bsky.social · 22d

"Resistance doesn't always look like marching in the street or holding rallies ... Sometimes noncooperation looks like regular people stubbornly holding to the existing rules and procedures of a democratic society."

My latest: lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-complia...

On Compliance and Noncompliance

Resistance to authoritarianism isn't always showy, organized, or even public

lakauffman.substack.com

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L.A. Kauffman @lakauffman.bsky.social · 22d

I was interviewed in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance, and Hope, out from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social on December 2nd. You can preorder the collection now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!

A graphic showing the cover of the book WE WILL RISE AGAIN: SPECULATIVE SOTIRES AND ESSAYS ON PROTEST, RESISTANCE, AND HOPE. Next to the graph are the words "In this guide for imagining a better tomorrow, L.A. Kauffman discusses the role of humor, setbacks, aesthetics, and risk taking in political action." Available for pre-order now. Pub date 12.02.25

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L.A. Kauffman @lakauffman.bsky.social · 22d

I was interviewed in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance, and Hope, out from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social on December 2nd. You can preorder the collection now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!

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L.A. Kauffman @lakauffman.bsky.social · 22d

"Resistance doesn't always look like marching in the street or holding rallies ... Sometimes noncooperation looks like regular people stubbornly holding to the existing rules and procedures of a democratic society."

My latest: lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-complia...

On Compliance and Noncompliance

Resistance to authoritarianism isn't always showy, organized, or even public

lakauffman.substack.com

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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 22d

Some good news: for the last four years, I have been quietly working on a new book titled *For the Long Haul: How to Stay in the Fight for a Better World*. I have signed a contract with @akpress.org and they will be co-publishing the book with @btlbooks.com. The book will be out next fall!

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L.A. Kauffman @lakauffman.bsky.social · 22d

Congratulations, Chris! What a timely topic -- I look forward to reading the book

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L.A. Kauffman @lakauffman.bsky.social · 22d

Safety is sexy

Bebe Neuwirth (she/her) @bebeneuwirth.bsky.social · 23d

Whew. (grateful)

Masked white woman in a black baseball cap. There’s a red band aid on her arm where she just received a Covid booster vaccine.

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L.A. Kauffman @lakauffman.bsky.social · 22d

I took a bit of a break from my newsletter this summer, but I'm back with some thoughts on the many forms that cooperation and noncooperation can take, in our era of authoritarian overreach
lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-complia...

On Compliance and Noncompliance

Resistance to authoritarianism isn't always showy, organized, or even public

lakauffman.substack.com

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L.A. Kauffman @lakauffman.bsky.social · 25d

I was interviewed in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance and Hope, out from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social on December 2nd. Could this collection be more timely and needed?

Give this project some love by preordering now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!

We Will Rise Again

From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...

www.simonandschuster.com

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L.A. Kauffman @lakauffman.bsky.social · 25d

I was interviewed in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance and Hope, out from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social on December 2nd. Could this collection be more timely and needed?

Give this project some love by preordering now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!

We Will Rise Again

From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...

www.simonandschuster.com

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · Jun 26

Most of the ideas mentioned in this article—higher minimum wage, free tuition at public colleges, higher taxes on the rich—are not only popular now but were realities in the past, including in NYC, during the booming postwar years, when America was “great.”/1
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/u...

Zohran Mamdani Says He’s a Democratic Socialist. What Does That Mean?

www.nytimes.com

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · Jun 25

Disabled people are being arrested in DC today as they're protesting Medicaid cuts.

Source of this photo, ADAPT www.facebook.com/theRealNatio...

Two photographs of a disabled man with Brown skin and short gray and brown hair on the floor out of his wheelchair. He is being arrested by three armed Capitol Police. In the second picture they have him turned over with cuffs behind his back. The man is wearing a yellow ADAPT t-shirt and khaki pants.

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Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · Jun 25

People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · Jun 25

See that spike? That's the hundreds of people who saw Zohran win and said "huh, maybe I can run for office too." runforwhat.net

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Tom Kimmerer, PhD @tomkimmerer.bsky.social · Jun 24

Escape the Heat, Find Some Shade
We know that shade can help reduce urban heat, but by how much. How valuable is the urban tree canopy? This story at Our Trees shows some temperature measurements in urban conditions on a 90F day. The results are pretty amazing! Read the story, and please subscribe.

Escape the Heat, Find Some Shade

Urban heat stress can be mitigated with the right shade

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Micah Sifry ❌👑 @msifry.bsky.social · Jun 18

New from me: Why the most important #NoKings demos were in small towns; news of an Iranian-Israeli dialogue group's ceasefire petition; and more on updating the Dems dusty old playbook. open.substack.com/pub/theconne...

We Have Friends Everywhere

The Defiance is expanding, even to small rural towns. Plus, the danger of war with Iran and more on the ongoing debate on changing the Democratic playbook.

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Molly Crane-Newman @mollycranenewman.bsky.social · Jun 17

Lander has been released and says he’s fine, minus a missing button

He says he’ll get due process, but the man he was trying to protect will not

“He’s not gonna sleep in his bed tonight,” he said. “So far as I know, he has no lawyer. He has been stripped of his due process rights”

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · Jun 17

Brad has been released and the crowd breaks into a chant of “Free them all.”

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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · Jun 17

Lander is being release now from DHS/ICE custody now.

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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · Jun 17

Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.

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L.A. Kauffman @lakauffman.bsky.social · Jun 17

Corollary: Publishers don't pay to create the index for a nonfiction book, the author pays out of their advance.

Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · Jun 17

Publishers don’t pay for nonfiction books to be fact-checked, the author does out of their advance.

Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · Jun 17

What’s common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?

Not everything you think should be said out loud.

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