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Want to come to The Onion office and talk about the best book I read this year with the author? We're hosting @juliaangwin.com and @fieldsmeyer.com on Wednesday night at The Onion office. There will be cheap beer and wine. The book is about fighting back right now, when it's a little dangerous.

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Perhaps you may find it amusing to watch me fight with Scott Galloway about whether we should preserve anonymity online. Spoiler alert: I am on the side of preserving our shreds of anonymity. www.instagram.com/p/Da3ChCDDkQw/

Pinch me! On Courage hits the New York Times hardcover nonfiction bestseller list for a second week!

Chicago friends! Let’s celebrate the importance of comedy in fighting authoritarianism. @bencollins.bsky.social will interview me and @fieldsmeyer.com about our book On Courage. Come join us on July 22 at 7 pm at the Onion HQ. RSVP here www.eventbrite.com/e/on-courage...

Resistance looks like this. It’s not just showing up to protest marches. It’s also forcing institutions to suffer consequences for complying with a regime’s lawlessness and corruption. Every bit of sand in the gears makes a difference.

Chicago friends! Let’s celebrate the importance of comedy in fighting authoritarianism. @bencollins.bsky.social will interview me and @fieldsmeyer.com about our book On Courage. Come join us on July 22 at 7 pm at the Onion HQ. RSVP here www.eventbrite.com/e/on-courage...

Science friends! Join @fieldsmeyer.com and I tomorrow for a discussion of our new book On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear. secure.ucs.org/a/2026-7-14-...

Atlanta friends -- @fieldsmeyer.com and I will be at the Carter Center this week talking about On Courage. Come join us! www.cartercenter.org/events/on-co...

Today with @juliaangwin.com, @fieldsmeyer.com, and @hcrichardson.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/NgpJUas...

Can’t wait for this conversation with @hcrichardson.bsky.social tomorrow!!

Holy shit! On Courage debuted at #12 on the @nytimes.com bestseller list! I am again verklempt.

On Courage book tour has begun!! Dates and locations below. I’ll also share links prior to each event, but wanted to list the whole schedule for anyone interested.

It’s such a treat to be interviewed by someone who has closely read the book and engaged with it. And a delight to draw a crowd — I still remember one bookstore event for my first book where only one person showed up 😢 Thank you @portersqbooks.bsky.social!

Such a great night at @portersqbooks.bsky.social!! What a wonderful way to kick off our book tour. Thank you to Samantha Power for a great discussion.

Dissidents aren't superheroes. They're ordinary people who refuse to look away, says @juliaangwin.com. Her new book “On Courage,” co-authored with Ami Fields-Meyer, is a practical guide for defending democracy-- and it's more doable than you think. #ConnectwithJacob

What we’re reading: “On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear” by @juliaangwin.com and @fieldsmeyer.com. Their book is a roadmap to political courage with practical steps for anyone who wants to take collective action to save our multiracial democracy. Learn more about it ⬇️

I really loved this @juliaangwin.com. The AI industry's investment in authoritarianism is so clear: their algorithms censor what we see, disappearing records & events they don't want us to see. Doublespeak and surveillance are at the core of the totalitarianism in Orwell's 1984.

You might know @juliaangwin.com as a @nytopinion.nytimes.com writer, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, coauthor of recent book & viral @newyorker.com essay on being a dissident. But did you know she has a math degree, is the kid of a math prof, and is using math & science to save journalism?

Check out our latest episode with @juliaangwin.com in on why journalism should work more like a mathematical proof than a pile of quotes, her latest book "On Courage," and why she may be a mathematical dissident. breakingmath.substack.com/p/can-math-s...

WCI is honored to host a virtual conversation on July 21 with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist @juliaangwin.com & former White House senior policy advisor @fieldsmeyer.com, authors of the recently released book, ON COURAGE: How to be a Dissident in an Age of Fear. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

On July 14, join me and @ucs.org for a critical conversation on the new book, "On Courage: How to be a Dissident in an Age of Fear", with authors, @juliaangwin.com and @fieldsmeyer.com for the second national call of our Science Rising Initiative. RSVP to join us: act.ucsusa.org/Courage

Despite its billions of users and earning billions of dollars, Meta is dying. Check out the new Factually! episode with @juliaangwin.com wherever you get podcasts! » Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f... » Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0fK8WJw... » YouTube: youtu.be/5LtLatsJFlk

Some people ask why I moved from covering Big Tech to writing a book on fighting authoritarianism. But imho they are the same story. Power seeks to align with power. And both authoritarians and big tech seek to control the narratives we see, so that we don't see them amassing power.

If I could offer just one piece of advice to everyone who objects to the corruption, roundups, attacks on the Constitution but isn’t sure where to start fighting back, it would be this: Find a political home. Lesson 5 in our series: How to Save the Free World ON COURAGE: wherever books are sold 🔗

NEW 🧵: My essay today in @thebulwark.com exploring one of of the most surprising findings from reporting ON COURAGE: the posture many dissidents took toward people not yet on their side. Dissidents repeatedly told me they regretted not granting people the space to shift their politics without shame

The vast majority of the world's population live under some form of authoritarianism. We here in the U.S. are not immune. Honored to be featured in ON COURAGE; it's a timely, important work that provides a plan of action to combat the rapidly rising tide of American authoritarianism.

Yes! On Courage is the one that Rachel Maddow narrated the audio book for despite the fact that recording makes her feel "totally pancaked"! We are so honored. Hope you enjoy it!

Been reading On Courage. It should be required reading for Dems: “This basic arithmetic problem means sometimes living with contradictions, even embracing them.” Politics isn’t about finding people who agree w/you on everything. It’s finding enough people to push the jeep out of the mud together.

A few years ago, I was in trouble. I was very scared and didn't know what to do. I waited three days in the dark by myself, and then picked up the phone. Lithub has published this story, an excerpt from On Courage by @juliaangwin.com and @fieldsmeyer.com here: lithub.com/what-to-do-w...

One of the most beautiful chapters in our book, ON COURAGE, is this one -- excerpted in @lithub.com.web.brid.gy -- about how @catthekin.checkmyads.org overcame her fear. Long story short: You don't have to feel courageous to be courageous! lithub.com/what-to-do-w...

Sister @susanfrancois.bsky.social regularly films video updates on TikTok and Insta from the Delaney Hall ICE detention center. The work of fighting authoritarianism starts with documenting its cruelty and lawlessness. Thank you for bearing witness, Sister Susan!

It's launch day for ON COURAGE! Maddow: “INVALUABLE. A CLASSIC OF OUR TIME.” In the dark early days of Trump II, @juliaangwin.com and I were interviewing dissidents on 5 continents, learning what Americans could do to save our republic. Where books are sold: www.harpercollins.com/products/on-...

Most activists you think are superhuman actually trained as carefully as a firefighter – or anyone else doing a risky job. Lesson 4: Resistance takes practice, discipline, and preparation. The latest in our series: “How to Save the Free World” with @juliaangwin.com ON COURAGE is out tomorrow.

NEW—'On Courage' is a new book out tomorrow by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist @juliaangwin.com and Harvard Kennedy School senior fellow @fieldsmeyer.com about the many ways regular people have dissented against autocracy. Read this EXCLUSIVE excerpt about a former HUD lawyer challenging Trump:

NEWS: @maddow.bsky.social is the narrator for the audio version of ON COURAGE, my new book with @juliaangwin.com "It will give you concrete ideas of what you can do right now to help your country. It will make you feel more equipped for whatever is coming next. I couldn’t recommend it more highly.”

Major Fourth Amendment win. Geofence queries are searches violating a reasonable expectation of privacy and requiring a warrant. Huge implications that digital Is different for the Fourth Amendment. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

I still can’t believe that @maddow.bsky.social loved our book enough to narrate the audio book and to devote a 45 minutes segment to it. I am verklempt. youtu.be/6PQCw1Bf83o?...

Lesson #3: Fear is cheap to produce. In our new video series, "How to Save the Free World," @juliaangwin.com and I are sharing the top lessons we learned reporting on 100+ global dissidents. Follow along here – and pre-order ON COURAGE, which is out Tuesday: www.harpercollins.com/products/on-...

Lesson #2: You are the watchful eyes of history. In our series: How to Save the Free World, @fieldsmeyer.com and I are sharing the lessons we learned reporting on 100+ global dissidents. Follow along here and please pre-order On Courage!

Book on how to fight authoritarianism launches next week! We are sharing the lessons in this video series 👇

@jelaniya.bsky.social is one of America's sharpest chroniclers of race, power, and democracy. His work – always in conversation with history – has shaped national conversations about the fragility of US democracy, and what's possible if we get it right. Honored to share his words about ON COURAGE.

Joined the great @joycewhitevance.bsky.social for a wide-ranging interview about our new book ON COURAGE. We talked the “dark magic of authoritarianism,” and the surprising lessons we learned from 100+ dissidents on how to fight back. Pre-order ON COURAGE: www.harpercollins.com/products/on-...

📆Heads-up for folks in D.C.! @openmarkets.bsky.social is hosting its 2026 flagship event on Wed 24, featuring California's AG @robbonta.bsky.social in conversation with @juliaangwin.com in the morning that day. The speakers line-up overall is just great 💪 www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

Thank you @joycevance.bsky.social for sharing what @fieldsmeyer.com and I learned from interviewing dissidents around the world. (Apologies- it is a pay-walled post) joycevance.substack.com/p/five-quest...

Thrilled to be a part of this next week! It’s high time we start imagining a better future. Sign up for the livestream 👇

California @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov has taken on Amazon, Google, & Nexstar, & scrutinized major media consolidation. His core argument: the information crisis isn't a content problem. It's a power problem. 💡 We'll hear from him firsthand on June 24th in conversation with @juliaangwin.com .

It really is this simple. You can’t wait for the authoritarian to come for you.