If you think the Felon in Chief is suppressing the Epstein files to protect other people, you don't know Donald J. Trump. He'd throw his mother under the bus to save his own skin…

I ran into card dealers striking for union recognition out in rural Indiana. Working folks are resisting everywhere. In my latest on Working Class Storytelling, what we all can learn from unions: open.substack.com/pub/workingc...

One of my biggest fears is that there is a giant blue wave in the 2026 congressional elections & the feckless Democrats misuse the opportunity to simply attack Trump, rather than putting forth a positive vision that prioritizes the needs of working families.

Expect more chaos in US cities. 10,000 new ICE agents in tactical gear, poorly trained, mean-spirited and armed to the teeth…what could possibly go wrong?

Big demonstrations are inspirational, but they alone can't overthrow a dictator. That takes mass noncooperation & interventions like strikes, boycotts, tax resistance, occupations, parallel government, etc. to pull down the pillars of support that empower a regime.

“If you tell us that America is already great, don’t be surprised if we reject the premise. More often than not, politicians of both parties do not have a communications problem in rural America; they have a reality problem.” @convergencemag.com convergencemag.com/articles/fro...

Authoritarian (ȯ-thȯr-ə-ˈter-ē-ən) adj. of, relating to, or favoring a concentration of power in a leader or an elite not constitutionally responsible to the people

“Democracy isn’t saved through grand gestures, but through thousands of small acts of courage; through showing up, speaking up, and refusing to turn away from what is happening before our eyes.” @codastory.bsky.social www.codastory.com/rewriting-hi...

“Mass demonstrations…are important ways to demonstrate unity, solidarity, & mass defiance. Yet, it takes more muscular forms of protest & noncooperation, like walkouts, labor strikes, & economic boycotts, to stop autocrats in their tracks.” @justsecurity.org‬ www.justsecurity.org/113995/colle...

“Your opponents are counting on you to remain disorganized, reactive and tactically limited. They’re counting on you to exhaust yourself with symbolic protests that threaten nothing.” @carmitage.bsky.social @baptistnews.com baptistnews.com/article/the-...

“Authoritarianism often takes a precise, technical approach to dismantling democracy. It’s not always about sudden, violent takeovers. Usually, democratic backsliding is a careful process of erosion, where each small step makes the once outrageous appear normal.” www.codastory.com/rewriting-hi...

Spotify is running ads to help ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities. We’re calling on users to stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops streaming fascism: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti...

In the 1970s my middle class family was able to send me to a private university without student loans. My career earned me enough money to buy a house & have a comfortable retirement. Back then the highest earners were taxed at 70%. Today the top tax bracket is 41%. There is a connection.

Looking for some new actions to energize your social justice campaign? This free book suggests more than 346 nonviolent tactics. Download - www.nonviolent-conflict.org/resource/civ... Database - www.tactics.nonviolenceinternational.net @nvintl.bsky.social @civilresistance.bsky.social

Conservatives had a vision for the US & worked for decades to make it come true: outlawing abortion, privatizing education, slashing the federal government, controlling the courts. Their long game plan is finally coming to fruition. What is the Democrat long-term vision? Unknown.

If I were a Democrat, I'd be very embarrassed today. Regardless of the merits of this agreement, it makes them look weak, cowardly, ineffectual, divided, stupid and incompetent. Like the GOP, they see their donors as their constituents. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...

Why did so many working-class people vote for Trump, despite his authoritarian tendencies? Because democracy means nothing to those struggling every day to make ends meet, to find affordable childcare, health care and housing. Dems need to address these issues if they want to preserve democracy.

The Long March Against Fascism Durham, NC November 2, 2025 Organized by @ed4d.bsky.social “Democracy won’t die on our watch!” More videos on my YouTube channel - youtube.com/@fragments8667

Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, was born on this day in 1897. “Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy, rotten system.”

“This battle is a stark reminder that we will continue to be forced to play a rigged game as long as our people don’t build enough power and solidarity to fundamentally change the rules and who is making them.” @convergencemag.com convergencemag.com/articles/in-...

Kerala State ended extreme poverty. Meanwhile, Trump refuses to fund #SNAP. The contrast is shocking. Find out what else is happening in Nonviolence News this week: nonviolencenews.org/2025/11/08/e... #poverty #nonviolence #resist

“The traditional playbook…is part of the machinery that led to this moment. Siembra’s approach works outside those channels, building power through direct action & hyperlocal community building that doesn’t depend on institutions…” @writingthings.bsky.social indyweek.com/news/inside-...

“The difference between movements that change history and those that become footnotes isn’t passion or righteousness. It’s strategic competence. And strategy can be learned.” @carmitage.bsky.social @baptistnews.com baptistnews.com/article/the-...

While protests are the expressions of dissent that the media typically focus on, it is the behind the scenes withdraw of support by individuals and institutions that actually diminishes the power of authoritarians and wannabe dictators.

“Nonviolence is not only a moral stance for the Serbian student movement, it is a deliberate strategy to maintain legitimacy & broaden appeal.” @jodemocracy.bsky.social www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...

Every act of radical imagination is a blow against repressive power. That's why dictators try to crush dreams, kill creativity and insist there is no alternative. Imagination is power. Dare to dream.

Protests are spreading to counties Trump won handily in 2024. Here's the data. @chenoweth.bsky.social @djpressman.bsky.social wagingnonviolence.org/2025/10/resi...

“Rather than seeing a regime as having the power to do whatever it wants, the pillars of support approach sees a regime’s power as being held up by institutions, organizations and groups…” @wagingnonviolence.org‬ wagingnonviolence.org/2025/08/free...

“Defections are one of the most powerful ways to erode authoritarian control. They send a signal: the regime’s grip depends on our consent—and that consent is slipping.” @wagingnonviolence.org wagingnonviolence.org/2025/10/what...

For Mamdani voters, the fight has just begun. Every billionaire & Republican in the country will do everything in their power to make sure he fails. Democratic Socialism is a threat that cannot be seen as viable.

“The Squirrels exemplify the growing gulf between the capitalist pursuit & the need to restore Earth. They speak to a truth many have already realized: There cannot be endless economic growth on a planet with finite resources.” @wagingnonviolence.org wagingnonviolence.org/cnv/2025/08/...

After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party’s supermajority in the Mississippi Senate. Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections. buff.ly/nTvLlFI

The shift in Connecticut tonight is seismic. Possibly unprecedented. Loads of towns flipped from Republican to Democratic control. A partial list: Ansonia Bethany Branford Bristol Brooklyn East Granby Ellington Enfield Farmington Milford New Britain New Fairfield Norwich Plymouth Rocky Hill

The first step toward a more just world is to dream. Martin Luther King understood that it is VISION that keeps our campaigns energized when the going gets tough.

Some people see voting as a moral choice. This is a mistake. Many people think of voting as a strategy—vote & done. Also a mistake. Voting is simply one tactic in the larger struggle. Engaging with & coercing elected officials after the vote is where real power lies.

“Noncooperation is people refusing to participate in their own oppression. It’s students declining to repeat loyalty pledges, artists refusing government commissions, tech workers refusing to build surveillance tools.” @wagingnonviolence.org wagingnonviolence.org/2025/10/what...

Anti-Trump protests are great, but nobody ever won a game just playing defense. We need to articulate a VISION of what should replace the Trump shitshow. Don't expect the feckless Democrats to do it for us.

Crises can disrupt dominant narratives and force people to reevaluate everything—their values, their social institutions, their government. We can quell our anxiety by envisioning a more equitable and democratic society—and working to achieve it. Resist yes, but also build.

The Long March Against Fascism Yesterday @ed4d.bsky.social staged a silent procession in downtown Durham, NC. Holding black and white signs, folks marched over two miles around the city to proclaim: “Democracy won’t die on our watch!”

One day the people at this party will reflect on the great shame of being there. Their wealth comes from the work of the 99.9%, many of whom have nothing to eat.

Something's wrong when so many hard-working families depend on the government for food assistance while billionaires get richer and corporate profits soar.

“When our lives are bleak & we place our hopes in a change of government, we put our own tasks in the hands of a paternal authority; we delude ourselves, accepting the mythology of deputizing others to do our work for us.” —G. Konrád Forget the Democrats—WE are the change agents.

“All rulers—even the most oppressive—rely on the cooperation of the people. Through fear, apathy or consent, they maintain power. But when people refuse to cooperate, when they disobey, that’s when authoritarian systems begin to crack.” www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

“The path from democracy to autocracy isn’t marked by tanks in the streets but by the slow erosion of norms, the replacement of competence with loyalty, and the methodical exploitation of institutional vulnerabilities.” www.codastory.com/rewriting-hi...

Constantly fighting AGAINST something can be exhausting and demoralizing. But fighting FOR something can be joyful and liberating. Having a VISION of a better world can keep us engaged and energized.

“Working people are smart, and we know this country isn’t working for the vast majority of us.” @convergencemag.com convergencemag.com/articles/fro...

This crisis begs the question: why are so many people reliant on food aid from the government? Isn't this just a form of welfare for businesses who refuse to pay their workers a living wage?

Dunno how to break it to you but we're not going to vote our way to democracy. We're also not suing our way there. As absolutely vital as both of these things are, they're necessary but not sufficient. We need people to get to their bones that we are in extraordinary times & break out of habits.

When they take away our right to vote AND our right to protest, will we be powerless against an authoritarian government? No. We will always have power as long as we choose to use it… www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Chicago ICE Raids By The Numbers https://theonion.com/chicago-ice-raids-by-the-numbers/