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@jjfreyd.bsky.social
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Human. Scholar. Activist. Feminist.
https://www.jjfreyd.com/
Years ago my lab group argued that judicial betrayal can be a particularly potent form of institutional betrayal.
dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/articles...
Now I see that judicial courage can be a particularly potent form of institutional courage.
www.institutionalcourage.org
apnews.com/article/new-...
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Judge throws prosecutor out of court and orders leaders of NJâs US Attorneyâs office to testify
A judge threw a government attorney out of a hearing and ordered the three officials in charge of New Jerseyâs U.S. Attorneyâs office to answer his questions under oath.
https://apnews.com/article/new-jersey-justice-department-federal-prosecutors-habba-c6882eeefa9432a349127715f3be7d55
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Courageous judges can create institutional courage. Courageous judges are bolstered by courageous citizens. March 28 No Kings is a good day to save some lives, to demand institutional courage rather than betrayal. Resistance persistence. Gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/h...
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Judge Strikes Down Kennedyâs Vaccine Policies
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/health/childhood-vaccines-lawsuit-kennedy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.T1A.g7Me.EH16Lu8dEo_y&smid=url-share
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Regarding Trump's use of DARVO (Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender) Wong wrote: "Jennifer Freyd . . . who coined DARVO, [and co-author
@sarahharsey.bsky.social
noted] itâs a strategy that Trump and his team have weaponized for years to distort reality."
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
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Donald Trump Keeps Using A Technique Psychologists Associate With Narcissists
It's helped "sustain his political career," one expert said.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-narcissism-darvo-technique-psychologists_l_69b30784e4b0aea6db0c6a3d
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"It was one of the most courageous battles ever fought by American men and women not in uniform. It was led by moms ready to donate their breast milk to strangers and dads ready to drive someone elseâs kids to school . . . " Gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/o...
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Opinion | Why Minnesota Matters More Than Iran for Americaâs Future
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/opinion/columnists/minneapolis-ice-trump-neighbor.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TlA.GdKz.ByqoVmye8EEX&smid=url-share
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"Today letâs choose to spend some time focusing on whatâs good. That is, after all, how we sustain ourselves for the long fight aheadâŠwhich we are absolutely going to win." Thank you
@jesscraven101.bsky.social
for this good-news list.
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Yes! Good things did happen this week!
https://chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extra-315
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Sharing our open-access peer-reviewed research report indicating institutional courage buffers the harm of institutional betrayal. Institutions don't have to be perfect but they need to show some courage.
@alexisadamsclark.bsky.social
,
@monikanlind.bsky.social
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
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On March 6 I gave a presentation - From Betrayal to Courage - to the Association for Women in Psychology (AWP). I talked about research on betrayal trauma, institutional betrayal, DARVO, and institutional courage - and what it might suggest for the current situation.
youtu.be/4QbCjdeOUmU
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AWP 2026 Keynote Address - From Betrayal to Courage by Dr. Jennifer Freyd
YouTube video by Equity & Justice in Integrated Behavioral Health
https://youtu.be/4QbCjdeOUmU
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I am finding this extremely concerning - new reporting from investigative reporter
@sollenbergerrc.bsky.social
Sollenberger has a lot of credibility. He was the first to reveal the hidden victim documents (& deserves a Pulitzer). We must replace institutional betrayal with truth and with courage.
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On Trump Accuser Files, DOJ Establishes Pattern of Obstruction
Over the last two weeks, numerous outlets confirmed my reporting that the Justice Department had withheld records, in defiance of federal law, documenting the FBIâs interactions with a woman who accus...
https://sollenbergerrc.substack.com/p/on-trump-accuser-files-doj-establishes
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What predicts harm from sexual assault? Context matters. 2026 peer-reviewed research: "Contextual Factors Associated with Posttraumatic Stress Among Campus Sexual Assault Survivors" By Alexis Adams-Clark & me
@alexisadamsclark.bsky.social
Link to full text:
dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/articles...
9 days ago
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This is interesting: "Is the era of corporate silence during the Trump administration officially over? Microsoft filed a court brief late on Tuesday supporting Anthropicâs lawsuit against the Pentagon, a momentous decision . . ." Hopeful. Gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/b...
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Microsoft Takes a Stand Against the Trump Administration
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/business/dealbook/microsoft-anthropic-pentagon.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SVA.7qaD.9pngYLrdLEap&smid=url-share
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"Such is the nature of resistanceâit is 90% persistence and 90% resistance." Thank you for your persistence and insightful resistance
@roberthubbell.skystack.xyz
. Your work means a lot. Resistance persistence!
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Chaos reigns as Trump blathers incoherently.
March 10, 2026.
https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/chaos-reigns-as-trump-blathers-incoherently
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"Itâs been another bear of a week, so itâs more important than ever to stop and take in the remarkable amount of good news we ALSO had." Thank you for your work
@jesscraven101.bsky.social
Including this week's list:
chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extr...
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Until Trump, "Voice of America broadcast in 49 languages and had more than 360 million weekly listeners around the world, providing news services to foreign countries with limited press freedoms, such as China, Russia and Iran." A federal judge has just voided Trump's mass layoffs. Gift article:
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Judge Voids Mass Layoffs at Voice of America
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/us/politics/judge-kari-lake-voa-layoffs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RlA.pyM7.rM1eb2VlwnFG&smid=url-share
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I am giving a keynote today for AWP's virtual conference. I'll be speaking from fabulous Uruguay - a socially liberal, peaceful, highly democratic, high income and low income-inequality, beautiful nation. Institutional courage is possible - you can see it here.
whova.com/embedded/ses...
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2026 AWP Annual Conference Agenda on Whova
March 6 â 8, 2026
https://whova.com/embedded/session/R-2B8tc7FvvkaG2BUkKZk9r246MiDXAK-pNZmbUGsMY%3D/5108779/?widget=primary
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DARVO and post-trauma symptoms. And the DARVO short form measure. Peer-reviewed published research by Melissa Durland,
@sarahharsey.bsky.social
, and me. Print version (Durland, Harsey, Freyd, 2026) full text here:
dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/articles...
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"The Trump administration has decided to drop its prolonged court fights against four law firms with ties to Democrats, after it had sought and failed to cut out the firmsâ access to the federal government as part of an apparent retribution campaign by President Donald Trump." Courage, persistence.
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Trump administration drops suits against law firms with ties to Democrats and other Trump foes | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has decided to drop its prolonged court fights against four law firms with ties to Democrats, after it had sought and failed to cut out the firmsâ access to the federal govern...
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/02/politics/trump-administration-drops-suits-against-law-firms
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"Of course, itâs anything but happy. Weâre at war, American service members are dying, and all kinds of other heinous things are also happening. But Iâm here with a new all-wins list for you. . ." Resistance persistence.
@jesscraven101.bsky.social
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Yes! Good is still out there! â€ïžâ€ïž
https://chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extra-31
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Monica Lewinsky writing in Vanity Fair on the Epstein files and grooming, discusses betrayal trauma theory, betrayal blindness, and why it can take a long time for a betrayed person to perceive the betrayal.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...
@monicalewinsky.bsky.social
@apdeprince.bsky.social
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This feels big. News about seemingly important missing Epstein files is gaining traction. From a dogged reporter on Substack (thank you
@sollenbergerrc.bsky.social
) to NPR to the NYT and MS NOW. Congressional hearings next? Chris Hayes explains it clearly:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL4d...
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This specific apparent document cover up has been reported over days in multiple posts by independent reporter Sollenberger (
sollenbergerrc.substack.com
). What is very important NOW is that it broke into the mainstream in a top story by NPR.
@sollenbergerrc.bsky.social
www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...
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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump
An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/24/nx-s1-5723968/epstein-files-trump-accusation-maxwell
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In demanding that Netflix fire Susan Rice, Trump has "given Netflix an opportunity to demonstrate exactly the kind of institutional courage Rice was calling for." -
@marcelias.bsky.social
Institutional courage:
www.institutionalcourage.org
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https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/susan-rice-is-right.-now-netflix-must-choose
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"So if youâve spent the week doomscrolling itâs time for you to take a break to bask in the fact that good things are also happening. It matters."
@jesscraven101.bsky.social
has another long list of wins:
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An important and sweeping ruling from Judge Sunshine Sykes in a class action lawsuit that covers migrants nationwide. Courageous judges are bolstered by courageous citizens who refuse to remain silent.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
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US judge throws out immigration board's ruling endorsing Trump mass detention policy
A federal judge threw out on Wednesday an administrative board's decision endorsing the Trump administration's policy of subjecting thousands of people arrested during its immigration crackdown to man...
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-throws-out-immigration-boards-ruling-endorsing-trump-mass-detention-2026-02-19/
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A key step of institutional courage is transparency. "âNew Mexico is acting where the federal government is failing to do so,â" & "The investigation, Romero added, will be a âsurvivor-centered inquiry,â and will respect survivorsâ requests for anonymity."
www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legisla...
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House 'truth commission' on Zorro Ranch vows 'survivor-centered' investigation
"This truth commission will finally fill in the gaps of what we need to know as a public," New Mexico Rep. Andrea Romero said.
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/house-truth-commission-on-zorro-ranch-vows-survivor-centered-investigation/article_10ff0c4d-dafc-4333-87c5-09eb442b0c68.html
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Courageous resistance can come in so many different forms. Each person has something to offer the collective effort. Here we see quiet and steady work with an understanding that knowledge (
www.trumpactiontracker.info
) is power:
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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The Mathematician Lifting the Lid on Trumpâs âAttacksâ
The scientist behind the Trump Action Tracker uses skills in data collection to look for patterns in the presidentâs seemingly âscattergunâ approach.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/research/2026/02/19/mathematician-lifting-lid-trumps-attacks
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"The judge said the governmentâs claim to have the power to erase and alter historical accounts at the countryâs monuments echoed George Orwellâs dystopian novel â1984.â" Gift article:
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Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Displays About Slavery at Washingtonâs House
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/us/politics/presidents-house-philadelphia-washington-slavery-injunction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M1A.F4NI.-E7_dGGYSu9c&smid=url-share
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This is a fabulous list of good things this week! Pro-democracy movement has so much momentum. We must not be complacent but we definitely should honor the successes. Thank you
@jesscraven101.bsky.social
Resistance persistence.
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https://chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extra-215
about 1 month ago
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Thank you
@byjacobward.bsky.social
for this short video about DARVO and its relevance to current events. Research summaries and more analyses here:
www.jjfreyd.com/darvo
youtube.com/shorts/gW-ze...
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Check out Dr Jennifer Freyd and her Center for Institutional Courage to learn how to defend yourself
YouTube video by Jacob Ward | The Rip Current
https://youtube.com/shorts/gW-ze9-AUb8?si=PQH-uRHes-OymkMv
about 1 month ago
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Pam Bondi's use of DARVO was called out in social media. Good because research indicates education about DARVO reduces its power:
www.jjfreyd.com/darvo
The press? So far I am aware of a mention on Feb 10 NYT's "The Daily" and in HuffPo (
www.huffpost.com/entry/pam-bo...
). Knowledge is power.
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Experts Watched Pam Bondi's Viral Hearing Clip On Repeat. They All Saw The Same Thing.
A now-viral clip shows Pam Bondi pointing, name-calling during her House Judiciary Committee hearing.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pam-bondi-attorney-general-viral-hearing-body-experts_l_698cb8cae4b04325c3fe87ba
about 1 month ago
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"How could Jeffrey Epsteinâs vicious crimes, his elite network, and . . . watching [ICE] tear families apart, detain children, and cause preventable deathsâall while government officials deny, deflect, and attack criticsânot break something in us?"
@sorayachemaly.bsky.social
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The Emotional Toll of Living With Institutional Betrayal - Dame Magazine
What happens to us when institutions protect power instead of people? From Epstein to ICE, institutional betrayal is inflicting trauma and moral injury.
https://www.damemagazine.com/2026/02/12/institutional-betrayal-emotional-political-toll/amp/
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Lana Lawrence
about 1 month ago
If you truly want to understand Bondiâs testimony strategy before congress, look no further than DARVO!
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We know something about the impact of DARVO - and who is likely to use it:
www.jjfreyd.com/darvo
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@mjcasper.bsky.social
and I published this in The Hill in September before the Epstein Files Transparency Act and it is still true, still pressing? "To date, the governmentâs response to the Epstein survivors has been one of massive institutional betrayal."
thehill.com/opinion/whit...
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https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5503575-epstein-files-release-survivors/
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Ordinary Americans, federal judges, activists, and millions of caring people are upholding the constitution. Terrible stuff happens, yes, but the resistance works more often than it fails. Help it grow. Courage, compassion, decency. Resistance persistence!
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Judges may have found a way to bypass 5th Circuit ruling upholding Trumpâs mass detention policy
Two Texas judges, who are bound by the circuitâs ruling, outlined a legal rationale allowing them to continue granting immigrantsâ release.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/texas-immigration-detention-rulings-00774124
about 1 month ago
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Federal prosecutors tried to secure an indictment against six members of congress who had reminded members of the military that they were obligated to refuse illegal orders. Yesterday ordinary American citizens on a grand jury refused to go along with this retaliatory prosecution. Gift article:
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Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/us/politics/trump-democrats-illegal-orders-pirro.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LVA.wG98.QjlqEvGjBxxQ&smid=url-share
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Things are much worse and much better. Worse: the regime's cruelty. Better: powerful growing resistance. What's our future? It could go either way. What we do will determine which way. Need a boost? Here are 62 good-news stories from past week compiled by
@jesscraven101.bsky.social
. Persist!
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Did yesterday's rebuke of Trump (regarding terrible racist post) from power-holders reflect that this post was particularly horrifying or was it indication of a major tide shift - or both? The rebukes were good news but now we need congressional action. Our resistance persistence matters so much.
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âFâ Donald Trumpâ: Hakeem Jeffries blasts the presidentâs racist Truth Social video post
âThis disgusting video posted by the so-called president was done intentionally. Fâ Donald Trump and his vile, racist and malignant behavior,â said the House minority leader.
https://www.ms.now/news/hakeem-jeffries-donald-trump-racist-video-obamas
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Some things to learn from this interview.
@jenrubin.bsky.social
contrarian.substack.com/p/how-to-fig...
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How to Fight Trumpâs War to Rig The Election, with Leader Hakeem Jeffries
Democrats Fight Back: Prop 50, ICE Reform, Epstein & More
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/how-to-fight-trumps-war-to-rig-the
about 1 month ago
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"In a scathing, 83-page ruling, Judge Reyes said that the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, did not have the authority . . . Judge Reyes said the administration was motivated, at least in part, by racial animus . . .and ran afoul of the law." Courage. Gift:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks End of Protection for Haitians in U.S.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/haitians-temporary-protected-status-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JlA.9QjM.dayg7nQzVj6E&smid=url-share
about 1 month ago
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The image here is of a poster I have on my front door. You can download and print this poster (and many others) at this site:
www.greatforallcid.com/neighborhood...
Community. Courage. Resistance persistence.
about 2 months ago
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"Itâs been another brutal week, but boy did we have some notable wins nonetheless! From massive electoral over-performances in Texas to court wins in Minneapolis to more examples of defiance and resistance from . . ."
@jesscraven101.bsky.social
Read the inspiring list:
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https://chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extra-21
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On Friday U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly provided "the latest blow to a wide-ranging executive order on elections"
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
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Judge blocks additional citizenship provisions in latest setback to Trump's election executive order
A federal judge has blocked certain federal agencies from requesting citizenship status when distributing voter registration forms
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/judge-blocks-additional-citizenship-provisions-latest-setback-trumps-129723512
about 2 months ago
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"Minneapolis has shown the country and the world what courageous, organized, and morally righteous defense of democracy looks like."
@jenrubin.bsky.social
That and so much more heartening resistance persistence from many segments is growing, growing.
contrarian.substack.com/p/undaunted-...
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Undaunted
On the ground in Minneapolis, but also in churches and courtrooms.
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/undaunted-960
about 2 months ago
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The growing list of courageous artists taking a stand fills me with joy, much as does the music of Philip Glass. Courage matters. Resistance persistence matters.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
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All the Kennedy Center cancellations since Trumpâs name was added
Composer Philip Glass, soprano RenĂ©e Fleming, banjoist BĂ©la Fleck, âWickedâ composer Stephen Schwartz and other artists have backed out of events.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/01/05/kennedy-center-cancellations-name-change/
about 2 months ago
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DARVO Alert: After Rep Omar is attacked, Trump tells ABC news: "She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her" Research shows DARVO (Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim & Offender) is toxic but that education about DARVO helps reduce its power:
www.jjfreyd.com/darvo
abcnews.go.com/Politics/man...
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Omar says Trump's 'hateful rhetoric' causes threats against her to 'skyrocket'
During a town hall Tuesday, a man charged the podium where Rep. Ilhan Omar was giving remarks, appeared to squirt a liquid at her and was then tackled to the ground.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/man-charges-rep-ilhan-omar-town-hall/story?id=129618409
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"The tremendous efforts by the people of Minnesota â with the backing of Americans across the nation â achieved a significant victory over the last 48 hours. Trump backed down . . ."
@roberthubbell.skystack.xyz
Courage, caring, resistance persistence.
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A victory by the people of Minnesota and a tactical retreat by Trump. Do not relent!
January 27, 2026
https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/a-victory-by-the-people-of-minnesota
about 2 months ago
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DARVO from the government is known as institutional DARVO, which is a kind of institutional betrayal. From many many research studies we know that institutional betrayal is associated with harm.
www.institutionalcourage.org/tracking-res...
I explain here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eea...
about 2 months ago
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"I offer you this list as a balm for your troubled soul. Things are terrible, but good things are still happening. Hang on to them as you would a life preserver in troubled waters." Thank you
@jesscraven101.bsky.social
. Resistance persistence, everyone. What we do now matters so very much.
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https://chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extra-125
about 2 months ago
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The second killing by ICE of a civilian in Minnesota is terribly upsetting. And the subsequent DARVOing by the government is predictable and horrifying. Our research indicates that educating people about DARVO reduces its power to manipulate. Here I explain:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eea...
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The people of Minnesota are courageously and peacefully and compassionately modeling for us what we all need to do to bring an end to the tyranny and cruelty and dysfunction. Gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
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Demonstrators Flood Minneapolis Streets as Hundreds of Businesses Close to Protest ICE
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/minnesota-businesses-protest-ice.html?unlocked_article_code=1.G1A.MNeC.Ck4UVb8ClKRv&smid=url-share
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