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Resisting dictatorship is the disciplined thing to do (e.g. Aristogeiton and Harmodios).

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Themistocles Wall @themistocleswall.bsky.social · Jan 19

those are the best damn wars to win

in 1776 a few small colonies w/no army or navy took on the greatest empire in history

in 1939 the US army was smaller than Romania’s

let’s roll👇🏼

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · Jan 17

Over 50% of nonviolent movements to overthrow governments are successful within one year of their peak.

The key is to engage over 3.5% of the country, a cross-section of society—clergy, kids, grandmas, teachers) using DIVERSE & CREATIVE tactics, with women in leadership.

We can do this.

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On Organizing

time to level up / an early draft of a playbook

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 4d

A federal judge ruled that a Trump loyalist has been unlawfully serving as Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada since her interim appointment expired in July, and suspended her from further supervising cases or attorneys.

Federal Judge Rules Sigal Chattah Unlawfully Served as Nevada’s U.S. Attorney

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 3h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 33m

"On Wednesday, Mr. Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, rode the full route of the M57, a crosstown bus that traverses Midtown Manhattan and is one of the city’s slowest, to remind New Yorkers that he wanted to speed up their commutes."

Mamdani Rides Slow Bus to ‘Fast and Free’ Buses Event

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Themistocles Wall @themistocleswall.bsky.social · 30m

we all need to prep to fight this coming 40-seat House gerrymander👇🏼

bc it’s the whole ball game

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Themistocles Wall @themistocleswall.bsky.social · 32m

this is the ball game right here👇🏼

once taney-roberts SCROTUS invalidates VRA👇🏼

jim crow gop gets 40-seat House gerrymander👇🏼

D’s must prep to fight now

Blue states must w/hold fed $’s til gop obeys constitution

# @fairfightaction.bsky.social

@blackvotersmatterfund.org

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 4h

🚨🚨 political violence alert!!! 👇👇👇

Unearthed audio of Virginia GOP candidate Winsome Earle-Sears on abortion:

"Murder is murder, and one day it's gonna be your turn"

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Black Voters Matter Fund @blackvotersmatterfund.org · 5h

✊🏾 Black voters built democracy. We won’t let them tear it down. Stand with us and demand the Court keep its hands off our vote.

Sign the petition now to defend the Voting Rights Act →

Our Voices, Our Power: Protect Voting Rights Now

I signed a petition with Black Voters Matter demanding the U.S. Supreme Court defend Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the shield against racial discrimination in voting! Add your name and make your...

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Black Voters Matter Fund @blackvotersmatterfund.org · 5h

The attack on Section 2 is part of a decades-long GOP strategy to dismantle the Voting Rights Act and lock in power. From Shelby County v. Holder to Brnovich v. DNC, the far-right Court has chipped away at protections for voters of color.

This case could be the final blow.

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Black Voters Matter Fund @blackvotersmatterfund.org · 5h

The Supreme Court will rehear Louisiana v. Callais on Oct 15—a case that could reshape voting rights nationwide. At stake is Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the core protection that stops racial discrimination in redistricting. If it falls, one party could control Congress for a generation. 🧵

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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · 3h

On October 15, the Supreme Court will rehear Louisiana v. Callais could allow Republicans to draw 27 new safe GOP U.S. House seats. Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act has been the cornerstone of fair representation in America. It stops politicians from rigging maps to silence voters of color.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 39m

War is peace!

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 42m

🚨BREAKING: A right-wing group with a long track record of pushing for voter roll purges, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reinterpret a federal law designed to expand voting access as a mandate for aggressive voter removals. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Right-Wing Group Asks SCOTUS to Turn Pro-Voting Law Into Tool for Voter Purges

Read more here.

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 39m

Resist - peacefully.
Trump wants to incite violence so he can invoke the insurrection act . Dont give it to him. Take videos.
Midterms are coming. Vote OUT the cowards & sycophants in Senate & Congress. Back ppl who have courage & will support our Constitution.
RESIST - while we still can

cowards.vote

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Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social · 39m

Masked ICE agents are running around the streets, storming buildings and indiscriminately pointing guns at people.

But if you look scared when you see an ICE officer that's suspicious.

Watch this clip. This cannot stand.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2h

Greg Bovino Admits: You Can Be Detained for Gripping Your Steering Wheel Too Tight

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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 38m

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 2d

During a shutdown, the federal government can deploy troops to invade US cities but can’t send WIC funds to states to feed infants and children. Speaks volumes about how the rules around shutdowns systematically serve GOP priorities while harming everyone else.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1d

Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi to Blumenthal: "You lied. How dare you? I'm a career prosecutor. Don't you ever challenge my integrity. Do not question my ability to be fair and impartial."

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 1h

This is why Dems’ legalistic framing—like at Bondi’s hearings—can feel so inadequate. “Show me the statute” is a trap when SCOTUS can rewrite law. More effective opposition comes through the language of morality and documented harm—not legal claims that can be swept away with a 6-3 vote.

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Themistocles Wall @themistocleswall.bsky.social · 39m

if john taney-roberts gets his way, we may face a 40-seat jim crow GOP gerrymander in the house in 2026👇🏼

Senate already 1 party minority rule

better start yelling & screaming about this

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 47m

White House policy is increasingly driven by (and aimed at) an increasingly small echo chamber of terminally online right wingers, which includes far too many of the administration’s own top officials. No one else can make sense of what they’re talking about much of the time.

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 51m

Notable about today’s WH roundtable on Antifa, IMO: not just one outside law enforcement/public safety official brought in for it. Bondi, Patel for administration, but no police chief, state Public Safety Secy, sheriff, etc. Just a dozen right-wing “journalists”. …

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Themistocles Wall @themistocleswall.bsky.social · 41m

“uneasiness” = 60% disapprove in multiple recent polls👇🏼

stop slinging bullshit about donny you cowards

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White House Watchdog @whitehousewatchdog.bsky.social · 1h

Kennedy's decision to overhaul the vaccine advisory committee and policies faces opposition from 82% of staffers.

Hill staffers oppose RFK Jr. vaccine policy changes

Kennedy's decision to overhaul the vaccine advisory committee and policies faces opposition from 82% of staffers.

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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 1h

No, the Constitution does not allow the president to unilaterally blow suspected drug smugglers to smithereens

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The Constitution does not allow the president to unilaterally blow suspected drug smugglers to smithereens

If the Trump administration wants to use military power, it should seek authorization from Congress, says Sen. Rand Paul.

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tweety @bluskypolitics.bsky.social · 1h

📌 Mark Kelly & Ruben Gallego
confront Mike Johnson ‼️⤵️🐥

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1h

Almost 55,000 children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates

Study shows clear link between Israeli restrictions on aid entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children Almost 55,000 children in Gaza are estimated to be acutely malnourished, far more than have so far been identified as victims of the potentially lethal condition, a study published in the Lancet, the respected international medical periodical, has revealed. The study, published on Wednesday, and led by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa), offers a month-by-month breakdown through much of the two-year conflict, and shows for the first time a clear link between Israeli restrictions on supplies entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children. Continue reading...

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 1h

It’s similar to January 6 where they’ve known all along what they really, really want to do, because it’s
an object of fantasy in their political fever dream, and they’re trying to work themselves towards doing it, but if they actually do it they’ll break the world in ways they can’t control

Baconfat @mwelsh1977.bsky.social · 1h

OK let’s pretend for a minute. The fact that Stephen Miller thinks a small defenseless boat on open water and Chicago are the same is pretty funny.

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