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  1. #darkmoney #JimHightower #resistauthoritarianism #resistoligarchy

    – stuff a couple of burlap bags with hay and dress your “man” in an old flannel shirt, overalls, and straw hat. But today’s billionaires, corporate elites, and other political megadonors have come up with their own version of this creature – stuff a couple of silk pillows with thousand-dollar bills, dress him in a fine-tailored suit, and – voilá! – they turn a common straw man into a congress man.

    jimhightower.substack.com/p/wh

  2. CW: Occasional Foul Language. Always Political.

    Join HOOV for a 2 hour virtual training on civil resistance & noncooperation. We will cover the authoritarian threat & how to defeat it. We’ll especially focus on countering the all-out assault on our elections & freedom to vote at a scale that matches the severity of the threat.

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    #Coup #Activism #FederalGovernment #USpol #Trump #NoKings #elections #50501Movement #WeAreTheResistance #WeHaveFriendsEverywhere #FDT #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #StopICE #protest #organize

    #civilresistance #noncooperation #votingrights #defenddemocracy #electionsecurity #freedomtovote #resistauthoritarianism #civicengagement #digitaltraining #hoovtraining

  3. #resist #resistauthoritarianism #nonviolence #digger

    Winstanley denounced coercive government (“government by the sword”) and private property (“mine and thine”), and through non-violent direct action sought to create egalitarian communities where everything would be held in common.

    anarchistfederation.net/gerrar

  4. #resist #resistauthoritarianism #resistfascism

    Dept of Homeland Security Twitter/X post from 24 Aug 26.

    My response is:
    Dushlan go bas, Póg mo thóin.
    Defiance until Death, Kiss my arse.

  5. #resist #resistauthoritarianism #resistfascism

    From the TL;DR Report (substack.com/@brentmolnar):

    "For today’s story, let’s take a look at the life of someone who did some amazing things with their time on earth.

    In 1938, the Italian cyclist Gino Bartali won the Tour de France, cementing himself as a national icon. The outbreak of World War II completely derailed his career, stealing what should have been his absolute athletic prime. When the war finally ended, he

  6. #resist #resistauthoritarianism #resistfascism #counterculture

    Nancy Kurshan, cofounder of the theatrical antiwar group the Yippies, discusses her new memoir.
    And how counterculture can revitalize our movements.

    popularresistance.org/the-yipp

  7. #AntiICE Organizing Is Creating #CounterInstitutions Based on Care

    #RapidResponseNetworks and #MutualAid are not charity. They’re #SharedInfrastructure for #CollectiveCare and survival.

    By Rashida James-Saadiya, Truthout
    February 4, 2026

    Excerpt: "Our #resistance must be shaped by what lies ahead: a system sliding toward open #authoritarianism, the normalization of mass violence, and repression that is no longer episodic but continuous. The task now is not to burn brighter or faster, but to build the collective capacity to withstand what’s coming.

    "This past year has made one thing unmistakably clear: This system is designed to wear us — and our movements — down. The most subversive thing we can do is refuse to disappear. Refuse to surrender our ability to imagine liberation. The question now is not how much more we can push ourselves, or how long we can survive in isolation, but whether we can build the capacity to hold on — to care for and protect one another — because everything ahead of us depends on it."

    Full article:
    truthout.org/articles/anti-ice

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/cZdYy

    #USPol #ResistICE #ResistAuthoritarianism #BuildingCommunity #LookOutForEachOther

  8. 🚨‼️THEY ARRESTED DON LEMON. ‼️🚨 Not for a crime. Not for violence. But for journalism. Don Lemon was covering a protest at a Minneapolis church connected to ICE leadership. ✊🏼 Stand up. Speak out. Share this. #FreeDonLemon #DefendThePress #ResistAuthoritarianism #TrumpTyranny

  9. #resistfascism #resistauthoritarianism #fuckice

    Adapted from Arne Sejr’s 10 Commandments for Danes:
    You shall do a bad job for the MAGAS.
    You shall work slowly for the MAGAS.
    You shall destroy everything which may be of benefit to the MAGA.
    You shall delay all transport.
    You shall boycott MAGA films and papers.
    You must not shop at MAGA stores.
    You shall treat traitors for what they are worth.
    You shall protect anyone chased by ICE.

  10. #resist #resistauthoritarianism #resistfascism #stpaul #mn

    "Minneapolis police said in a statement that they responded to an “officer needs help” call, but confirmed that no one was being assaulted and that no “life-safety conditions” warranted further officer involvement. A spokesperson said Minneapolis police left the scene within 10 minutes. "

    mprnews.org/story/2025/12/15/i

  11. #resist #resistauthoritarianism #resistfascism

    "Let’s be clear about what happened here: these men were not sent to D.C. to defend the country. They were not deployed to respond to a surge in crime. They weren’t called in to keep our nation’s capital city safe. They were stationed on American streets as political props in a fascist’s authoritarian theater—and that made them targets."

    open.substack.com/pub/onoffens

  12. Just Follow Orders Or Obey The Law?

    By Charli Carpenter and Geraldine Santoso, Scheer Post.

    November 22, 2025

    "One of the lawmakers, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, told The New York Times that she had heard from troops currently serving that they were worried about their own liability in actions such as the ones in the Caribbean.

    "This is not the first time Trump has put members of the military in situations whose legality has been questioned. But a large percentage of service members understand their duty to follow the law in such a difficult moment."

    Read more:
    popularresistance.org/just-fol

    #ResistFascism #Constitution #USPol #Resistance #IllegalOrders #DefyTrump #ResistAuthoritarianism

  13. Yikes! Apparently, #Trump is accusing these #Veterans of #sedition!

    #Goodlander is among Democratic lawmakers urging military to reject '#IllegalOrders'

    New Hampshire Public Radio | By Josh Rogers
    Published November 19, 2025

    Excerpt: "New Hampshire Rep. #MaggieGoodlander joined five other Democratic lawmakers with military or intelligence backgrounds in an online video Tuesday to advise members of the U.S. armed forces that they should refuse to carry out 'illegal orders.'

    "The video didn’t identify any specific order or U.S military action as 'illegal,' but the message comes at a time of flaring tension between Democrats and the #Trump administration over the administration’s deployment of the #NationalGuard to patrol American cities and military strikes against #Venezuelan drug cartels that are believed to have killed more than 80 people.

    " 'Right now, the threats to our #Constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home,' the Democrats said as they took turns reading a single statement. 'Our laws are clear: You can refuse illegal orders.'

    " 'Don’t give up the ship,' the message ended.

    "Sen. #ElissaSlotkin of Michigan, a former CIA analyst who served in Iraq, led the messaging effort. It comes on the heels of Sloktin introducing legislation aimed at limiting the president's power to deploy National Guard troops in American cities.

    " 'I’ve joined my colleagues in sending a clear message to our brave women and men in uniform,' Goodlander said in a statement. 'We stand with you at a moment when you have been put in a terrible position by a president and a secretary of defense who are testing the boundaries of the law here at home.”

    "In addition to Goodlander — a former U.S. Naval Reserve intelligence officer — the video features Navy veteran and former astronaut Sen. #MarkKelly of Arizona; Rep. #ChrisDeluzio of Pennsylvania, who also served in the Navy; Rep. #JasonCrow of Colorado, a former Army Ranger; and Rep. #ChrissyHoulahan of Pennsylvania, an Air Force veteran."

    nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-11-19/go

    Trump Suggests Death Penalty for ‘#Seditious’ Democratic Lawmakers Who Condemned ‘Illegal’ Military Orders

    “Each one of these traitors to our Country should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL," the president adds

    by Corbin Bolies
    Thu, November 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM EST

    "President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a half-dozen Democratic lawmakers who issued a video urging military officials to 'refuse illegal orders' should be tried for seditious behavior, a crime he said was 'punishable by death!' "

    #Resistance #USPol #PresidentBoneSpurs #USCivilWar #ResistAuthoritarianism #ResistFascism

  14. #resist #resistauthoritarianism #resistfascism #peace

    "Jeremiah’s words ring across the centuries: “They say ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace.” The prophet’s job, then and now, is to speak the truth loud and clear about what we’re actually witnessing. THIS IS NOT PEACE! These aren’t the actions of a peacemaker. And those of us who believe in genuine peace—costly peace, justice-shaped peace, prophetic peace—must say so, openly and without apology."

    open.substack.com/pub/rwoodley

  15. #Frogs, #Axolotls, and a #Hippo Take #Manhattan to Deflate Trump’s “#Antifa” Slur

    “I tried to get a Portland frog outfit and they were sold out until November!”

    by James West, October 18, 2025

    "A joyous, mocking menagerie of frogs, axolotls, and at least one giant pink hippo made its way down Seventh Avenue in Manhattan on Saturday, alongside thousands of others, in a defiant protest that formed part of the nationwide '#NoKings' rallies."

    motherjones.com/politics/2025/

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/uOXSp

    #NoKings2 #NewYorkCityResists #NYCResists #ResistFascism #ResistAuthoritarianism

  16. So yeah, I attempted to attend the #PortlandME #NoKings2 rally, but I couldn't get anywhere near it (and I'm recovering from a foot injury). Oh well... A lot of my friends were there... GOOD!

    Thousands rally in Portland in nationwide protest against Trump administration policies

    by Allyson Lapierre, WGMESat, October 18th 2025

    Excerpt: "Attendees say this is the largest turnout they have seen at a Portland rally to date.

    " 'I love the crowd, and it feels good to be around people who are working to protect the Constitution of the United States because I love America, and I want our country to be great,' Elizabeth said.

    "Saturday's Portland rally was not the first, and event organizers say it won't be the last."

    Read more:
    wgme.com/news/local/thousands-

    #PortlandME #MaineResists #NoKings2 #ResistFascism #ResistAuthoritarianism

  17. This rally may seem small, but it's a big deal in that part of #Maine!

    #NoKings rally draws nearly 200 in #HoultonME

    by Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli

    HOULTON, Maine — "Spanning from the former Walgreens in Houlton to Dominos, protesters of all ages on Saturday protested the Trump administration as part of the nationwide No Kings day.

    "The Houlton event, with more than double the number of protesters at the first No Kings rally in June, is one of at least 37 that were planned across Maine. Joining the projected 2,600 events spanning the U.S., including such remote locations as Kodiak, Alaska, many in Houlton said they are fighting #authoritarianism together.

    " 'I think America needs to re-learn what it means to be together right now. We are not,' said Gene Barnes of Houlton. 'Right now there is so much division and it’s so divisive.'

    "By midday Saturday, No Kings organizers said that millions of Americans had already joined peaceful demonstrations in over 800 cities and towns, with another nearly 1,900 events planned later in the day across the country as part of the No Kings Day of Peaceful Action.

    "Houlton organizers have been regularly holding rallies in support of the nation’s democracy in the historic downtown near the peace pole. But for Saturday’s event they decided to move to the larger, more visible location on North Street, said Mary Beth DiMarco, who works with a local grassroots group in organizing these events.

    "As protestors waved signs and flags with messages to restore democracy and constitutional freedoms, four lanes of traffic were honking in support.

    "Aviendha Adams, 8, who was leading a freedom chant on a megaphone during the rally, told her mother, Lavinia Lengele, the she is protesting, 'Because I am a girl and I don’t want boys and men bullying me and telling me what to do.'

    "Many in the Houlton crowd were from the area, but people from Connecticut and Nova Scotia also joined the hour-long event.

    " 'I want to make sure all the minority communities know they have a voice and people who are fighting for them,' said Jackson Adams, 16. 'Human rights are for everyone. They didn’t protest at Stonewall for me to quit fighting now.' "

    Read more:
    bangordailynews.com/2025/10/18

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/WzJj6

    #MaineResists #NoKings2 #NoKings #ResistFascism #ResistAuthoritarianism

  18. "Following the release of the graphic novel and its 2005 film adaptation, this design came to represent broad protest, later also becoming a symbol for the online #hacktivist group '#Anonymous' after appearing in web forums, used in Project Chanology, the #Occupy movement, Anonymous for the Voiceless, and other #AntiEstablishment protests around the world. This has led to the mask also being known by the alternate name of the Anonymous mask.

    [...]

    "The British comic book series #VForVendetta, which started in 1982, centers on a #vigilante's efforts to destroy an #authoritarian government in a #dystopian future United Kingdom. When developing the story, illustrator David Lloyd made a handwritten note on the intended #anarchist protagonist, V: 'Why don't we portray him as a resurrected Guy Fawkes, complete with one of those papier-mâché masks, in a cape and a conical hat? He'd look really bizarre and it would give #GuyFawkes the image he's deserved all these years. We shouldn't burn the chap every Nov. 5th but celebrate his attempt to blow up Parliament!' Writer Alan Moore commented that, due to Lloyd's idea, 'All of the various fragments in my head suddenly fell into place, united behind the single image of a Guy Fawkes mask.'

    "Moore also noted, 'how interesting it was that we should have taken up the image right at the point where it was apparently being purged from the annals of English iconography.' "

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawk

    #ResistFascism #ResistAuthoritarianism #UK #USA #USPol #NoKings #NoRulers

  19. ‘#NoKings’ Unveils a Big New #Trump Protest, and the Stakes Couldn’t Be Higher

    A movement leader tells Rolling Stone about the #NoKings2 demonstrations on #October18, and how they can curb Trump’s #overreach

    by Tim Dickinson, September 8, 2025

    "America’s pro-democracy movement is gearing up for what may be its biggest mass-demonstration yet against the increasingly #militaristic Trump administration — which has sent armed troops to occupy the nation’s capital and is threatening to do the same in large cities from Chicago to New Orleans.
    Popular resistance in Trump’s second term has snowballed, in an organic fashion, from a large President’s Day protest in February, through mass demonstrations in April, to the first 'No Kings' protest on Trump’s birthday in June — which drew millions to counter the president’s tin-pot military birthday parade.

    "After a series of smaller summer protests, the movement will be back in the streets and squares and center cities of America, en masse, in October for No Kings 2 — a sequel organizers are expecting to outshine the original, amid revulsion to Trump’s brutal campaign of mass deportation led by masked agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (#ICE), and an increasingly lawless president who claims 'a lot' of Americans would 'like a dictator.'

    "No Kings 2 is being organized by a big tent of grassroots and advocacy organizations. One of the most prominent players is #Indivisible, the activist group that sprang to life in the early days of the first Trump administration, and which now counts 2,500 distributed, local chapters nationwide.

    "Rolling Stone spoke to Indivisible co-founder #EzraLevin last week, in advance of No Kings 2 unveiling on Monday. The protest is planned for October 18 — in the aftermath of an unpredictable showdown over government funding that could lead to a #PartialGovernmentShutdown by the end of the month.

    "Levin says the stakes of the protests have never been more urgent, and that organizers are expecting record numbers of #protesters to raise their voices for democracy and against the threats of #dictatorship."

    Read more:
    rollingstone.com/politics/poli

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/a9WYP

    #USPol #Resistance #ResistFascism #ResistAuthoritarianism #CharacteristicsOfFascism

  20. #resist #acab #resistauthoritarianism #policebrutality #resistfascism

    🚨Police Brutality: In a shocking moment, police at the Ohio-Kentucky border horrifically abuse anti-ICE protesters, with one repeatedly bashing a man at the back of the head. This is Trump's fascist America.

    substack.com/@reallyamerican/n

  21. Hmmmm... Nearly half the states (25 at last count) are part of this lawsuit. What if they all decided to stop paying federal taxes and form their own union?

    #Michigan Joins Lawsuit Over #Trump Administration's #EducationFunding Freeze

    The pause affects more than $170 million in education funding in Michigan, and $6.8 billion nationwide.

    Shannon Antinori, Posted Tue, Jul 15, 2025

    patch.com/michigan/across-mi/m

    #Resistance #ResistAuthoritarianism #ResistIllegalRegime #ResistTrump #NoKings

  22. #ColumbiaUniversity #protester #MahmoudKhalil files $20M claim against #Trump administration

    By JAKE OFFENHARTZ
    Updated 3:47 PM EDT, July 10, 2025

    NEW YORK (AP) — "On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child’s birth in New York.

    "For a moment, the outspoken Palestinian activist found himself uncharacteristically speechless.

    " 'I cannot describe the pain of that night,' Khalil said finally, gazing down as the baby, Deen, cooed in his arms. 'This is something I will never forgive.'

    "Now, weeks after regaining his freedom, Khalil is seeking restitution. On Thursday, his lawyers filed a claim for $20 million in damages against the Trump administration, alleging Khalil was #FalselyImprisoned, maliciously prosecuted and smeared as an #antisemite as the government sought to deport him over his prominent role in campus protests.

    "The filing — a precursor to a lawsuit under the #FederalTortClaimsAct — names the #DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the #USStateDepartment.

    "It comes as the deportation case against Khalil, a 30-year-old recent graduate student at Columbia University, continues to wind its way through the immigration court system."

    apnews.com/article/mahmoud-kha

    #ResistICE #DHS #HomelandInsecurity #ICEKidnapping #ICERaids #USPol #Gestapo #ResistAuthoritarianism #ResistFascism #FreePalestine #FreeSpeech #SpeakUpAgainstGenocide #IsraeliWarCrimes

  23. Lift the Children, Feed the People: A #Solidarity #Fundraiser and Gathering

    #Humanitiarian Relief for #Gaza

    Tuesday, July 8, 2025
    7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

    Novel, Portland
    643 Congress Street
    Portland, ME, 04101
    United States

    "We are raising funds for lifesaving convoys bringing food, water, and medical supplies directly to families in Gaza. The situation is urgent. The need is real. If you're in a position to give, please consider donating to this grassroots effort.

    "One way of resisting the cruelty and chaos of the genocide in Gaza is to gather, attempt to process what’s happening, and raise a boatload of money to send to The Center for Freedom and Justice, a Palestinian non-profit that is coordinating food convoys into Gaza. Please join your neighbors, friends, and partners at Novel for an evening of expression, reflection, and activism, featuring short readings by writers and community leaders, as well as a number of raffles. Our goal is simple: to raise as much money as we can to send to the people who need it most.

    "There will be music, art, books, and donated items for raffle from your favorite Maine vendors (#PaperTiger, #BreadAndFriends, Waterstruck, Washington Baths, original art by James Foley and Jamie Hogan, and much more!) —all in support of humanitarian relief for Gaza. It will be a space for grief, for action, for love, and for hope. Spoken words by #LilyKing, #ZahirJanmohamed, #KarenOrtiz, #RebeccaTurkewitz, #ChelseaConaboy, #OnneshaRoychoudhuri, #ArisaWhite and more!

    "Please come if you can. Please give if you can. And if you can’t do either, please help us spread the word.

    "Because silence isn’t neutrality. And small acts, when joined together, can become lifelines.

    "We all do better when we all do better."

    RSVP and FMI:
    novelmaine.com/event-details/l

    #FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine #ResistAuthoritarianism
    #ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
    #BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights #Palestine #NoWar
    #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong

  24. Meanwhile, in the #UK... #CriminalizingDissent and protests against #Genocide!

    Police issue warning over #PalestineAction protests after group proscribed as terrorist organisation

    Demonstrators expressing support for Palestine Action could be jailed for 14 years

    by Archie Mitchell
    Saturday 05 July 2025 11:52 BST

    "The police have warned protesters against demonstrating in favour of Palestine Action after it was proscribed as a terrorist group by the government.

    "#Protesters are planning to gather in #ParliamentSquare on Saturday holding signs supporting Palestine Action, according to campaign group #DefendOurJuries.

    "In a letter to Yvette Cooper, protesters said: 'We do not wish to go to prison or to be branded with a terrorism conviction. But we refuse to be cowed into silence by your order.'

    "But, ahead of the planned demonstration, the Metropolitan Police said the proscription means expressing support for the group is now a criminal offence in the UK."

    Read more:
    independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli

    #ACAB #SilencingDissent #UKPoliceState #FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #FreePalestine #ResistAuthoritarianism
    #ResistFascism #UKPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
    #BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #Palestine #NoWar
    #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong

  25. #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights

    "We are a group of people from #Maine and beyond who stand in solidarity with the #Palestinian people and seek to amplify their movement of liberation from occupation and #apartheid."

    Recurring Standouts & Mini-Rallies

    #BangorME
    Wednesday - 12PM Noon
    6 State St (Kenduskeag Bridge)

    #BelfastME
    Sunday - 12PM Noon
    Post Office Square

    #BlueHillME
    Saturday - 12PM Noon
    Blue Hill Town Hall

    #BrunswickME
    Thursday - 12PM Noon
    Maine St (at Tontine Mall)

    #BrunswickME
    Friday - 5PM
    Maine Street (by Walgreens)

    #BucksportME
    Saturday - 12:30PM
    Bucksport-Verona Bridge

    #CamdenME
    Friday - 5PM
    Camden Village Green

    #DoverFoxcroftME
    Saturday - 9AM
    Main Street Bridge

    #EllsworthME
    Sunday - 12PM Noon
    Union River Bridge

    #FarmingtonME
    Saturday - 11AM
    Post Office

    #HoultonME
    Friday - 1PM
    Peace Pole

    #NewcastleME
    Thursday - 3PM
    Veterans Park

    #PortlandME
    Saturday - 12PM Noon
    Post Office Park

    #RocklandME
    2nd + 4th Thursdays - 3PM
    Main St & Park St

    #SacoME
    First Friday, Monthly - 2:30PM
    General Dynamics

    #WatervilleME
    Monday - 11:30AM
    Main St & Temple St

    mvprights.org/events#block-a15

    #FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists
    #MaineEvents #FreePalestine
    #MaineVoicesForPeace #ResistAuthoritarianism
    #ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
    #BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #MaineCoalitionForPalestine #MaineVoicesForPeace #PeaceActionMaine #MaineDSA #JVP
    #Palestine #NoWar #PeaceWorks
    #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong

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