@freedcproject.bsky.social is showing us how to fight authoritarianism: plan ahead, lead with values, push institutions, give clear steps and prepare for the long fight.
Read our latest for @wagingnonviolence.org: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/08/free...
Here is a snippet from the @rollingstone.com interview we did! You can read the full article on their website.
#NoKings #NoKingsMovement
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Our founder spoke with @rollingstone.com on building off the widely successful #NoKings movement. He and a collective of activists hosted strategic trainings with 130,000 activists to resist the increasingly dark and dictatorial Trump administration. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
You can join our email list to get thoughtful reflections, tools for the resistance and ways to take actions: choosedemocracy.us/get-updates/
An authoritarian derives a good deal of their power from fear. Trump’s plan is simple: Accumulate power at an unprecedented rate, use fear to dupe, control or silence, & punish those who he doesn’t like.
Read our latest for @wagingnv.bsky.social wagingnonviolence.org/2025/04/if-f...
I got an advance copy and it is so so so so so good. Go buy it. Seriously. As usual, @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social is a balm for the soul.
We couldn't agree more @judith-levine.bsky.social! That's why we started the National Tax Strike, to educate Americans on how to STOP their federal income tax payments now and delay their decision to pay federal income taxes. Time to hold our leaders accountable.
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Strong plug for this organization. Their most recent newsletter covers how we measure progress against authoritarianism, about pacing, about trauma, coup-exhaustion and needing to take time to grieve. Sign up. It’s worth @choosedemocracy.bsky.social
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As legal experts have said, the door is wide open for abuse if the Insurrection Act is invoked by Trump. Brilliant analysis by Daniel Hunter for @wagingnv.bsky.social on what we do if the Act is invoked, including the power of ridicule to build public pressure. wagingnonviolence.org/2025/04/what...
The economic blackout on Feb. 28 was an important first step. But to have a greater impact, future boycotts will require more organizing grounded in real strategy.
Read our analysis on the economic boycotts and what's next:
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/03/econ...
"Even as the onslaught [from Trump and Musk] continues, we have to note the cracks — if only to remind ourselves and each other that the people have the power."✊
We’re seeing the beginnings of mass noncompliance. Read our article for @wagingnv.bsky.social : wagingnonviolence.org/2025/02/we-a...
None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.
They can't eliminate the diversity of this country. It was always here and it always will be here in these places, whether or not the USA itself endures. They can create hierarchy and repression, and we can oppose it by embracing equality and diversity. Si se puede and sic semper tyrannis.
Money is the only thing billionaires understand. We can mess with that. Join the economic blackout on Feb 28. Use your money to force companies to stop doing bad things. Organized Boycotts Work.
Take action and learn more:
bit.ly/boycottcentral
#BuildTheResistance
"It is no exaggeration to say this will kill people—mainly people who are elderly, disabled and/or poor. Society’s most vulnerable sit in the crosshairs of our nation’s wealthiest people who have absolutely everything, but somehow always want more."
On the afternoon of March 4th, prior to President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress, 50501 Massachusetts will hold a rally at the Boston Common to speak the truth about the state of our Union today and the need for nonviolent resistance to protect our democracy. www.mass50501.com
The @altnps.bsky.social asks us all to join in solidarity and fly your American flag upside down - a symbol of distress and extreme emergency. Boosting this signal creates a strong bond across issues and ideology to stand together and resist the coup. Action details > docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
They want us to think we’re alone. We are not. The Resistance is Everywhere.
We created a Resist List, an online hub of the ongoing resistance to the growth of authoritarianism in the United States. Follow @resistlist.bsky.social. choosedemocracy.us/resist-list/
one thing that's worth pointing out about the current wave of constituent fury at Republican town halls: the reason you're primarily seeing those viral moments in ruby red districts is because every Republican whose district is even remotely competitive is actively hiding from their constituents
Resist List They want us to think we’re alone. We are not. The Resistance is Everywhere. Hopescroll through stories of people’s noncooperation against Trump’s coup. Jump to databases of noncooperation or trackers of ligitation and impact. Follow our social media accounts to stay updated.
THE RESIST LIST IS HERE.
Proud my team just started this @resistlist.bsky.social, which will list actions that happened and that are slated to happen.
Lots of folks are asking what they can do to be helpful in this moment. I like the short list of action items that @choosedemocracy.bsky.social lists on their site. Democratic civil society is about being stronger together. Any effective strategy flows from that. choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/
We are living through dark times. The public is being brazenly lied to by the current administration while Trump's billionaire pals refashion government to be of, by and for billionaires.
It is a long road ahead, but we are with you. Take action with us: choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/
I just learned about this today. I'm adding it into my Wednesday routine. There's something comforting and beautiful about many people across the country doing this together.
@thecontrarian.bsky.social @choosedemocracy.bsky.social @meidastouch.com @maddow.msnbc.com @thebulwark.bsky.social
Federal workers are rallying at the HHS HQ today to fight back against DOGE's attacks that are dismantling critical services for millions of Americans.
Photo Credit: @FederalWorkersAgainstDOGE
Join us Friday, Feb 14 at 8am to rally outside the Department of Health and Human Services to stand with federal workers against DOGE as billionaires seek to tear our country down.
Get more details here: actionnetwork.org/forms/defend...
Here’s a doozy of a #recovery slogan for you:
#choosehowtolose
This gorgeous podcast with @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social and @choosedemocracy.bsky.social makes the heretical claim, we are losing. Or even, we have lost. But let’s grieve #together. Let’s lose with love.
#resist
#unshakeablehope
And yes, it is a coup — the coup-o-meter has officially moved. isthisacoup.com
