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Go Weapons Hot<p>"If you’re part of an organization that builds trust across class, you’re fighting <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpism</span></a>. If you’re a <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrat</span></a> jettisoning insular faculty-lounge <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/progressivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>progressivism</span></a> in favor of a Whig-like working-class abundance agenda, you’re fighting Trumpism. If you are standing up for a moral code of tolerance and pluralism that can hold <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> together, you’re fighting Trumpism."</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/05/trumpism-maga-populism-power-pursuit/682116/?gift=36MUroklPHjSVbIeXUwSvUUKsN7Tq3AuQFYFGWmQYt8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/magazine/archi</span><span class="invisible">ve/2025/05/trumpism-maga-populism-power-pursuit/682116/?gift=36MUroklPHjSVbIeXUwSvUUKsN7Tq3AuQFYFGWmQYt8</span></a></p>
🇺🇦 🇨🇦:nonazis: Cui Bono?<p>What if 2025 echoes 1937 more than we’d like to admit?<br>Economic disparity. Rising authoritarianism. A world on edge.<br>I’ve drawn some hard parallels—uncomfortable, but necessary to confront.<br>History doesn’t repeat exactly… but it often rhymes.</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.many-roads.com/2025/04/03/geopolitical-and-socioeconomic-parallels-between-2025-and-1937/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">many-roads.com/2025/04/03/geop</span><span class="invisible">olitical-and-socioeconomic-parallels-between-2025-and-1937/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HistoryRepeats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryRepeats</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ThenAndNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThenAndNow</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Socioeconomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Socioeconomics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EchoesOfHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EchoesOfHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DemocracyUnderThreat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyUnderThreat</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1937to2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1937to2025</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CriticalThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriticalThinking</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NeverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AltMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AltMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MustRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MustRead</span></a></p>
RevDrMatthewFox<p>Hear, hear - Patrice Mersault's Practical Guide to Resist <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a>: Break the Propaganda Machine. Focus on Local &amp; State Power. Attack MAGA Funding/Influence. Build Coalitions, not Purity Tests. Take Direct Action. Organize &amp; Educate. Prioritize Voting &amp; Electoral Reform. <a href="https://dailymeditationswithmatthewfox.org/2025/04/07/protests-galore-hundreds-of-thousands-turn-out-around-the-country/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dailymeditationswithmatthewfox</span><span class="invisible">.org/2025/04/07/protests-galore-hundreds-of-thousands-turn-out-around-the-country/</span></a></p>
mokomokai<p>&gt;Trump in PANIC as protests ERUPT across America&lt; </p><p><a href="https://dju.social/tags/Trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpism</span></a> <br><a href="https://dju.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <br>2025</p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=6bXMtpxG6Dg&amp;si=7CO64oJzPZDXCDDz" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=6bXMtpxG6D</span><span class="invisible">g&amp;si=7CO64oJzPZDXCDDz</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The full DC Circuit in a 7-4 decision set aside a 3-judge panel's March ruling that paused lower court decisions blocking Trump from removing Gwynne Wilcox from the National <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> Relations Board <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NLRB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NLRB</span></a> &amp; Cathy Harris from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Merit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Merit</span></a> Systems Protection Board <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MSPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSPB</span></a>.</p><p>Monday's decision puts back in place 2 judges' decisions that upheld federal laws barring <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> from removing members of the labor boards at will.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tyranny</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>A federal appeals court blocked <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> from removing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> members from 2 federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> boards on Monday, setting aside its earlier ruling.</p><p>The decision by the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit further complicates a pair of cases that are emerging as key tests of Trump's efforts to bring under his control <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalAgencies</span></a> meant to be <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/independent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independent</span></a> from the White House.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tyranny</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-appeals-court-blocks-trump-removing-democrats-labor-boards-2025-04-07/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/us-appeal</span><span class="invisible">s-court-blocks-trump-removing-democrats-labor-boards-2025-04-07/</span></a></p>
Ray*mond Li*terally<p>To the people who want to pivot to China, I just want to remind you that the reason we are looking to diversify from America is that it is toying with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a>. Why would we want to tip from one authoritarian regime to a more authoritarian one? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> 🇨🇦</p>
OUR COMMON GROUND<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@ruthbenghiat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ruthbenghiat</span></a></span> Ben-Ghiat: "The speed and scale of what's happening in this country doesn't have a parallel even in the early months of the autocrats we know and do not love today ... this is somebody in partnership with Putin."</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/TXH8Mcd0RjM?si=DgqxkRqs33koPYZr" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/TXH8Mcd0RjM?si=DgqxkR</span><span class="invisible">qs33koPYZr</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@KimberlyEAtkins" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KimberlyEAtkins</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FightOliarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FightOliarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a></p>
SPQR<p>Baiting Democrats into a defence of fancy colleges would further pigeonhole them as the party of the wealthy and credentialed. The failure of university presidents to speak up for one another—with such honourable exceptions as Mr Eisgruber—is making each more vulnerable.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpism</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/04/03/donald-trump-is-attacking-what-made-american-universities-great" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">economist.com/united-states/20</span><span class="invisible">25/04/03/donald-trump-is-attacking-what-made-american-universities-great</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Trump’s Third Term Talk Defies Constitution and Tests Democracy <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/898186/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/898186/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> #2021 <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a>(TheoryAndPhilosophy) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a>(TheoryAndPhilosophy) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldJ</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FourteenthAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourteenthAmendment</span></a>(USConstitution) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PollsAndPublicOpinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PollsAndPublicOpinion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PresidentialElectionOf2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentialElectionOf2020</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PresidentialPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentialPower</span></a>(US) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StormingOfTheUSCapitol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StormingOfTheUSCapitol</span></a>(Jan <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment</span></a></p>
solomon42069<p>Growing up in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1990s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1990s</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a>, I can't help but see some weird parallels here in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> today...</p><p>- Loss of individual liberty<br>- Widespread government <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a><br>- Dumb and negligent <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a><br>- Obsession with private school<br>- Prudish religious culture<br>- Public feel helpless to change<br>- <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> by default<br>- <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wealth</span></a> determines your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worth</span></a> as a person<br>- Massive and growing wealth inequality</p><p>What happened here in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oz</span></a>? We used to be the lucky country.</p><p>Now we're just a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mess</span></a>.</p>
CRMunoz<p>After a forced tech break, DemocraTrend returns—louder, sharper, and more committed than ever to dissecting the authoritarian creep in our politics and culture.<br>📅 New deep dives on Wednesdays<br>🗣️ Dispatches on Thursdays<br>First post drops 4/9: <br>Join the fight for democracy:<br>🔗 <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/carlosrmunoz/p/were-back-lets-get-loud" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/carlosrm</span><span class="invisible">unoz/p/were-back-lets-get-loud</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PopCulturePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PopCulturePolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SubstackWriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SubstackWriters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraTrend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraTrend</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"This is what democracy looks like."</p><p>~ Elliot Kirschner</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a><br>/14</p><p><a href="https://elliotkirschner.substack.com/p/this-is-what-democracy-looks-like" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">elliotkirschner.substack.com/p</span><span class="invisible">/this-is-what-democracy-looks-like</span></a></p>
Nate<p>20 rules to resist fascism <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <br><a href="https://youtu.be/cXR5HLodsT8?si=IZfH3hZbLmhv85ZI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/cXR5HLodsT8?si=IZfH3h</span><span class="invisible">ZbLmhv85ZI</span></a></p>
Warren Currie 🦠🦐<p>I missed this coming out a week ago, but the words of historian Timothy Snyder, who is fleeing Yale for the University of Toronto, spoken by John Lithgow, is a treasure and a must watch for everyone.</p><p>Twenty Lessons on Tyranny.</p><p><a href="https://snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-lessons-read-by-john-lithgow" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-l</span><span class="invisible">essons-read-by-john-lithgow</span></a><br><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"A massive decentralized movement like this -- everywhere all at once, with everybody pitching in -- is extremely difficult for any regime, even the most autocratic, to derail. There are too many leaders, coordinating in too many different ways, for a movement like this to be easily neutralized."</p><p>~ L.A. Kauffman</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a><br>/14</p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lakauffman.bsky.social/post/3lm4eurv33l2i" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/lakauffman.bs</span><span class="invisible">ky.social/post/3lm4eurv33l2i</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"I scanned dozens of newspapers from around the U.S. &amp; world. On average, international newspapers cover the widespread protests against Trump/Musk and for democracy much more prominently on their covers than those in the U.S.</p><p>This isn’t due to deadlines, protests were daytime in the U.S."</p><p>~ Kat O'Brien</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a><br>/13</p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lavidagata.bsky.social/post/3lm5kyyngus2j" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/lavidagata.bs</span><span class="invisible">ky.social/post/3lm5kyyngus2j</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"If one of us stands up, they can pick that person off. If ten or a hundred or a thousand, they can pick those people off. And they're picking off people--immigrants, dissidents--to make an example of them. But if ten million people stand up, they cannot stop us all. And today we are millions."</p><p>~ Rebecca Solnit</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <br>/12</p><p><a href="https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/millions-stood-up-april-5-hands-off-day-of-action/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">meditationsinanemergency.com/m</span><span class="invisible">illions-stood-up-april-5-hands-off-day-of-action/</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"People appeared in all 50 states by their tens of thousands. This was no ordinary series of rallies. This was people expressing raw anger and a fury with a situation that is spiraling out of control."</p><p>~ Mark Mansour</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <br>/11</p><p><a href="https://mmansour.substack.com/p/what-happened-yesterday" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mmansour.substack.com/p/what-h</span><span class="invisible">appened-yesterday</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Think about what this means. If you’re Donald Trump (along with Steve Bannon and Stephen Miller), and you’re considering defying the courts, 'disappearing' political opponents, or even invoking the Insurrection Act and declaring martial law, you now know that there is an active, fired-up, massive resistance ready to meet your actions."</p><p>~ Jay Kuo</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <br>/10</p><p><a href="https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-the-sunday-after" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">statuskuo.substack.com/p/thoug</span><span class="invisible">hts-on-the-sunday-after</span></a></p>