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That Green Union Guy @thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social · 31m

www.blackrosefed.org/solidarity-s...

Disorganization is Their Weapon, Solidarity is Our Shield: Committing to Principled Collective Defense

We live in a perilous moment, one when the specter of a new Red Scare looms closer by the day. But we cannot allow state repression, whether threatened or realized, to achieve its intended aim of demo...

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That Green Union Guy @thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social · 44m

www.laborpolitics.com/p/ultra-left...

Ultra-Leftism Won't Help Free Palestine

My interview with Bashir Abu-Manneh & Hoda Mitwally on how US activists can more effectively support Palestinians

www.laborpolitics.com

That Green Union Guy @thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social · 2h

ourmoralmoment.substack.com/p/how-we-win

How We Win

A conversation with Ezra Levin about No Kings Day & how we come together to overcome authoritarianism

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That Green Union Guy @thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social · 2h

www.publicnotice.co/p/bad-bunny-...

Whiny MAGA freaks out over Super Bowl halftime show

Songs in Spanish? In America?

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That Green Union Guy @thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social · 2h

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

There Is No Insurrection

Troops are for national defense, not displays of presidential power.

www.brennancenter.org

That Green Union Guy @thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social · 2h

www.eventbrite.com/e/earths-gre...

EARTH'S GREATEST ENEMY - Bay Area Premiere with Abby Martin Q&A

Join Abby Martin for the Bay Area premiere of her new film on the environmental impact of the US military!

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That Green Union Guy @thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social · 2h

wagingnonviolence.org/2025/10/how-...

How 12-step programs can help build healthier movements

The 12-step method that began with Alcoholics Anonymous is a form of mutual aid that can help movements take better care of each other.

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That Green Union Guy @thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social · 2h

More evidence that Trump / MAGA / the GOP are getting their asses handed to them politically: www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-reckon...

The Reckoning For Trump's Terrible Presidency Has Begun, And It Is Going To Very Painful For Him And The Republican Party

Dems have the upper hand now my friends and we need to keep working as hard as we can. For Republicans are struggling to defend the indefensible....

www.hopiumchronicles.com

That Green Union Guy @thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social · 3h

actionnetwork.org/events/panel...

LIVE PODCAST EVENT: What Everyone Should Know about Resisting State Repression

PANEL: What Everyone Should Know about Resisting State Repression WHERE: First Unitarian Church of Oakland; 685 14th St, Oakland, CA  WHEN: Sunday, October 26th at 7pm; Doors open at 6:30pm Join us...

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That Green Union Guy @thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social · 3h

www.messageboxnews.com/p/reality-ch...

Reality Check: Are Democrats Actually Winning the Government Shutdown? – with Mike Nellis and Dan Pfeiffer

A recording from Dan Pfeiffer and Mike Nellis's live video

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That Green Union Guy @thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social · 3h

indivisible.org/statements/i...

Indivisible on the Anniversary of Oct. 7 & the Ongoing Genocide in Gaza: “We mourn all victims of violence, and demand justice and peace.”

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That Green Union Guy @thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social · 3h

www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-flou...

The Resistance Surges As Six Surgeons General Slam Kennedy, Spanberger Lights Up Virginia, Kimmel Polls Higher Than Trump, and Independent Journalism Rises To Meet The Moment

While Trump’s shutdown backfires, our movement accelerates

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That Green Union Guy @thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social · 3h

ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

China Energy Transition Review 2025 | Ember

China’s surge in renewables and whole-economy electrification is rapidly reshaping energy choices for the rest of the world, creating the conditions for a decline in global fossil fuel use.

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That Green Union Guy @thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social · 3h

ICYMI: www.latimes.com/california/s...

'I thought we got nuked or something.' Massive explosion, fire at Chevron refinery rocks El Segundo

An explosion on Thursday night ignited massive flames at the El Segundo refinery. The fire could be seen for miles.

www.latimes.com

That Green Union Guy @thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social · 4h

zeteo.com/p/israel-kil...

Israel Killed Four of This Book’s Authors, It Was Published in April

The co-editors of the heat-breaking and best-selling new book on Gaza, ‘We Are Not Numbers,’ join Mehdi to discuss Palestinian story-telling, personal loss, and resistance.

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That Green Union Guy @thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social · 4h

ICYMI: zeteo.com/p/bari-weiss...

‘What the F**k?’ CBS News Insiders Prepare for Takeover by Self-Described ‘Zionist Fanatic’

Bari Weiss is expected to be announced as editor-in-chief of CBS News, as employees worry her new role will bring a pro-Israel bias, more censorship, and lower editorial standards.

zeteo.com

That Green Union Guy @thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social · 4h

Always useful: commonslibrary.org/198-methods-...

198 Methods of Nonviolent Action by Gene Sharp

The Commons is an online library for the change makers of the world and for those interested in social change, activism, organising, advocacy and justice.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18h

Spread contagious courage with One Million Rising, our initiative to train a million people in the practice of peaceful non-cooperation. Join tomorrow’s call for exciting updates and new opportunities to defy the Trump takeover in your community: www.mobilize.us/onemillionri...

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STRATEGIC NON-COOPERATION TO FIGHT AUTHORITARIANISM

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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That Green Union Guy @thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social · 4h

tomdispatch.com/alliance-def...

Alliance, Defiance, Noncompliance

On July 17th, I joined a group of Vermonters for a Good Trouble Lives On action in a village near where we were staying that month. Over the past 161 straight days, a small but

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 9h

- Grim that media barons are buying up mainstream media and making them fascism-enabling propaganda engines

- ULTAGRIM that so many of the big-name journalists escaping that fire are voluntarily leaping directly into a completely separate newsletter website trap set by the same fascists