Looking to connect with independent/progressive journalists? Here are 2 Bluesky lists to check out: 📌 Independent & Progressive Outlets: bsky.app/profile/did:... 📌 Journalists & Producers: bsky.app/profile/did:... This ties into our latest blog post: www.lightboxcollaborative.com/2025/04/15/i...

6 ways to work with independent media: 1️⃣ Join Bluesky ✅ & connect with journalists 2️⃣ Look to local outlets 3️⃣ Ask your network: who do they trust? 4️⃣ See who your favs follow – expand your reach 5️⃣ Offer helpful resources 6️⃣ Amplify their work: share, comment, engage! 🔗 Link to blog post in comments.

"Our sector has always played a vital role in holding this country to its ideals. We are powerful, and that’s why we’re getting attacked-because they’re afraid of us.This moment calls for us to do something even bigger... that is to save democracy itself." Powerful words @nonprofitaf.bsky.social

I tell these stories because I think we are all on edge, watching the atrocities and outrages of the Trump Administration, and feeling that something more than the current protests must happen, something decisive, something transformative. I tell them because....

Legacy media's influence is fading—and independent journalists are building something better. In our latest blog post, LightBox collaborator @jannazinzi.bsky.social shows us how we can build with progressive media—like right here on Bluesky. Plus, 6 tips for getting your stories placed.

I continue to find the writing of @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social to be both on point & a balm in this moment of great crisis. In this essay she explores how to invite in unlikely allies without falling into the 2 traps of the sell out "mushy middle" or the perfectionism of "maximalism". Worth your time.

There's a term for this: Wikipedia: "Extraordinary rendition is a euphemism for state-sponsored kidnapping in another jurisdiction and transfer to a third state. The phrase usually refers to a United States-led program used during the War on Terror,[1]...

Have you seen this illustration (and the accompanying study) that's been making the rounds? Key takeaway is he right-wing has narrative dominance. What do you think?

“The right-wing theft and misappropriation of the language of antisemitism has emptied it entirely of concern for Jewish safety and turned it inside out so the fascists and antisemites can use as a shield for their own violent agenda." Thank you @edgeofsports.bsky.social for this important piece.

“Today’s Christian nationalist sees Judaism not as a faith or culture but as a political marker. Step on the wrong side, and these Christian Zionists—a group that outnumbers Zionist Jews—will nullify your Judaism.” By Dave Zirin @edgeofsports.bsky.org www.thenation.com/article/poli...

There’s a new silent majority — and they need to be activated  via @wagingnv.bsky.social wagingnonviolence.org/2025/03/ther...

NEW: As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, our analysis found that this expanding media ecosystem is overwhelmingly right-leaning.

Thanks @dianeyentel.bsky.social and National Council of Nonprofits for these resources to help nonprofits navigate the impact of the administration's actions: - Chart on Executive Orders impacting nonprofits: lnkd.in/e4KZNkKF - What to do if your grant or contract is canceled: lnkd.in/dn-G8D-C

Refuse to comply.

Israel has announced that they will block all aid into Gaza until their demands for the next ceasefire phase are met. Do what we want, or thousands of children will starve to death. That’s what they’re saying here. There is no clearer war crime that exists.

We’re seeing the beginnings of mass noncompliance. More please. Thanks for this @wagingnv.bsky.social

Typical messaging formula: 🔹 75% lay out the threat 🔹 20% name a solution 🔹 5% call to action But this can reinforce opponents’ messaging, overwhelm & demotivate. What if we invert this and lead with solutions? Show communities organizing & winning? Great insights from @narrativepower.bsky.social

Must-read for communicators: @andrebanks.bsky.social explains why the left is stuck using outdated strategies while the right dominates modern info warfare. TLDR (but really read it!) It’s not just messaging—it’s about distribution, narrative infrastructure & showing up where people actually are.

Love this list!

"Solidarity and a refusal to practice 'anticipatory obedience' are essential. If parents, students and educators together refuse these policies, the policies will become unenforceable..." — @lewispants.bsky.social

I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner

Part of the chaos of this moment comes from a press failing to call illegal what's illegal, to identify when these are powers not granted to the feds. And part from people cooperating with illegal orders.

Fantastic video/transcript of the conversation between the indispensable @anandwrites.bsky.social and @anatosaurus.bsky.social 'So what do we say? We say: “This is a government of the bullies for the billionaires.” He is coming for your freedom. He is coming for your privacy.'

Good for these federal workers, concerned about the sabotage of a functioning, safe park, for us and for nature. www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...

How the Overton Window Explains Normalizing Extremism Right Before Our Eyes open.substack.com/pub/emilyiny...

‘You Can’t Let This Happen,’ Says Fundraising Email From Sitting U.S. Congressperson

In which there are many reasons to obey and one not to. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...

We are stronger than we think. Yes! @wagingnv.bsky.social has been on fire lately with their calls to action & lessons we can learn from movements that have come before us wagingnonviolence.org/2025/02/we-a...

A good time to remember: No democracy movement has ever failed when it was able to mobilize at least 3.5% (JUST 3.5 percent!) of the population to protest over a sustained period.

Great article on WHY protesting matters! "Public action moves public opinion...[and] public action yields better public policy. Campaigns of civil resistance that involve a threshold of 3.5% of the population of a country consistently topple autocratic regimes." Thank you @anatosaurus.bsky.social!

Daily we're treated to news reporting that X% of Americans approve on Y when we know that public opinion has no correlation to public policy. What people think (that they think) doesn't determine what happens. What people do does. (Gift link!) www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

MORE OF THIS ALL DAY EVERY DAY Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized power over the financial payments systems of the Treasury, but you don't control the money of the American people. The US Congress does that...we don't have a fourth branch of government called 'Elon Musk.'"

Y'all are reading @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social's new newsletter, yeah? Week 1: Executive Order Week, Week 2:Coup Week, and Week 3:PUSHBACK. "My greatest fear...is that people and politicians wouldn't stand up to oppose it. And here we are. We need so much more, but I am encouraged by this start."

What is a Legal Coup? A constitutional crisis, how democracy dies, and what you can do TODAY from @emilyinyourphone.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/emilyiny...

Some action items for today!

"The logic of all coups...is to gain quick dramatic successes that deter and demoralize and create the impression of inevitability. Nothing is inevitable. Do not be alone and do not be dismayed. Find someone who is doing something you admire and join them.” open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Have had this bookmarked since the election--worth re/reading! 10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-t...

Call it by its name: A coup. open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

"Trump and his cronies do not care about Jewish safety—in fact, they and the white nationalists who support them are themselves the greatest threat to American Jews," said one campaigner.

🌟 [NEW BLOG POST] Introducing the Rapid Resistance Planner! This resource is here to help you amplify frontline voices and stay mission-focused as the incoming administration rolls out planned attacks. Check it out:

We need to break the billionaires’ grip on our democracy — and that starts with loosening their hold over local media.

DEFEND NONPROFITS & DEMOCRACY Toolkit to Stop the Nonprofit-Killer Bill (HR 9495 / S4136) from @rustystahl.bsky.social, Fund the People #hr9495 #s4136 docs.google.com/document/u/0...

We're about to release our new tool, the Rapid Response and Resistance Planner! This tool helps communicators streamline their rapid response strategy and amplify frontline voices against the incoming administration’s attacks. Sign up to get it here: www.lightboxcollaborative.com/get-updates/

you have a right to this! I did this when I got a denial for a CT scan and I found out that the person they employed to deny the claim was a pediatrician who was not qualified to assess the necessity of a CT scan.

How many deaths did this CEO cause thru the years turning down real life threatening claims for his company's bottom line?