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65d

If you read just one thing today, make sure it's this: "Google is killing the open web" a brilliantly written and researched piece by @oblomov that will get you riled up and eager to defend the #OpenWeb against the incessant attacks by #BigTech:

🔗: https://wok.oblomov.eu/tecnologia/google-killing-open-web/

#LongRead #resist

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66d

#resist #trump #jeffreyepstein #epstein #epsteinfiles #GhislaineMaxwell

Epstein and Maxwell's VICTIMS!
Epstein and Maxwell's VICTIMS!
Epstein and Maxwell's VICTIMS!
Epstein and Maxwell's VICTIMS!
Epstein and Maxwell's VICTIMS!

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64d

"On behalf of the people of Boston, and in solidarity with the cities and communities targeted by this federal administration for our refusal to bow down to unconstitutional threats and unlawful coercion, we affirm our support for each other and for our democracy. Boston will never back down from being a beacon of freedom, and a home for everyone."

Michelle Wu
Mayor of Boston

#resist #nokings #michellewu #Boston #generalstrike #uspol

https://content.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2025/08/Response%20AG%20Bondi.pdf

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56d

The grand jury refused to indict The Sandwich Guy who had been charged with a felony for throwing a sandwich into a group of federal officers in DC!

He's become the symbol of resistance in DC, and here he is, tossing a sandwich and hitting Steven Miller. This is in the Howard University neighborhood.

#FreeDC #DC #WashingtonDC #resist #StreetArt

This image shows street art consisting of multiple connected posters mounted on a concrete wall. The artwork depicts a figure in black (reminiscent of Banksy's style) in a throwing pose on the left side, with the sandwich flying through the air on the middle panel, and hitting a suited figure on the right side (Steven Miller). The posters are mounted on a gray concrete wall above a sidewalk.

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60d

Political systems should be judged not by their intentions or rhetoric, but by their outcomes.

The Democratic Party and the Logic of Controlled Opposition: A Systems Analysis

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kWqjbRm7rRwkVMnQmGzzJ_u2BqbGbfCa/view?usp=sharing

#Dems #Democrats #VoteBlue #DNC #Resist #Indivisible

The Democratic Party and the Logic of Controlled Opposition: A Systems Analysis

h@ual.fi - Institute of Alephic Research
August 2025

Introduction

Political systems should be judged not by their intentions or rhetoric, but by their outcomes. Thinkers from **Robert Michels** to **Sheldon Wolin** have pointed out that democratic forms often mask oligarchic realities. Michels' *Iron Law of Oligarchy* argues that all large organizations, even those with democratic ideals, tend toward concentrated control. Wolin's *Democracy Incorporated* describes the United States as an "inverted totalitarianism," where democratic processes remain but chiefly serve to reinforce elite dominance.

When we examine the Democratic Party through this lens, a pattern emerges. Time and again, grassroots energy has been absorbed, celebrated rhetorically, and then neutralized. Whether with **Bernie Sanders**, the **Sunrise Movement**, or insurgent candidates like **Zohran Mamdani**, **Omar Fateh**, **Keith Ellison**, and through expedited processes such as the **anointment of Kamala Harris in 2024**, the centrist establishment has acted to narrow the boundaries of acceptable politics. This reveals a system whose purpose resembles **controlled opposition**—subtler than authoritarian examples, but more effective precisely because it wears the guise of democracy.

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53d

Punk's Not Dead! (Yet...) #Mohawk #Resist

#SilentSunday #Photography #BloomScrolling #Nature

The top of a dried-up thistle plant bursts open like a punky firework, its head exploding in a burst of colour and energy.

The central part of the flower is a papery, spiky orb in shades of tan and light brown, from which long, sharp, needle-like petals radiate outwards. These petals blend faded greens, purples and blues, some with a metallic sheen.

The background is a beautiful, out-of-focus blur of deep greens and black, dotted with soft, circular highlights of light.

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52d

#Resist #ShitIFind

StanceGrounded
@_SJPeace_

The Holocaust was legal. Slavery was
legal. Segregation was legal.

People who hid Jews in their homes
were criminalized. People who freed
slaves were criminalized. People who
stood up for equality and justice were
criminalized.

Legality is not a guide for morality!

8/22/18, 4:32 PM

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38d

Hope is punk rock.
Science is underground.
Positivity is counterculture.
Kindness is rebellion.
Empathy is radical.
Love is subversive.
Compassion is defiance.
Humanity is resistance.

Fighting back does not take grand gestures, but small moments.

So let your small moments be a revolution.

#poem #positivity #resist #joyousjoyness

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13d

Check out my new post for Resist and Heal, “Non-violence and Video Documentation”

https://open.substack.com/pub/resistandheal/p/non-violence-and-video-documentation?r=4unjx&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=post-publish

#ResistAndHeal #HealOurCulture #NoKings #NoKings2 #resist

A four-panel comic-style illustration promoting peaceful resistance and media documentation.
Top left: Diverse protesters march together holding a sign that reads “DEMOCRACY.”
Top right: A blond person with glasses calmly records with a smartphone.
Bottom left: The same person, seated, raises a hand in peaceful defiance before an armored officer holding a baton.
Bottom right: A close-up of hands filming the confrontation on a phone screen.
Across the bottom, bold text reads “RESIST AND HEAL.” The tone conveys courage, nonviolence, and solidarity.

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9d

#Chicago is choosing #justice over fear, as it has in the past

In 1850, the #FederalGovernment deputized local officials to enforce #slavery. In 2025, it demands cooperation in #deportation. Chicago resisted nearly two centuries ago, & it still is today.

#Resist #Trump #law #immigration #RightToProtest #MilitaryState #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #fascism #terrorism #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #WhiteSupremacy
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/10/13/chicago-fugitive-slave-act-ice-fuentes-immigration-claudia-fegan-linda-rae-murray

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47d

"'Survivors need protection, resources and legal support. If this Congress is serious about justice, then let this moment also affirm your commitment to provide victims with the legal aid they need,' De Georgiou said at a press conference organized by Republican Representatives Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Democrat Ro Khanna of California, who are trying to force a vote on that bill."

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/epstein-victims-urge-us-congress-pass-bill-requiring-release-documents-2025-09-03/

#EpsteinFiles #EpsteinCoverup #epstein #uspol #USPolitics #resist #Resistance #nokings #generalstrike #vote #america #metoo #nojustice_nopeace

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9d

Calling all Fediverse artists, cartoonists & graphic designers. 📣

Would you like to use art as a weapon?

It has come to my attention that the linked #FrogBrigade poster might be #ai art. That would make sense why I couldn't track down the artist. For those and other reasons, I would like to commission a #CreativeCommons version of it or something similar. This would allow anyone interested to print their own posters or stickers.

https://universeodon.com/@SrRochardBunson/115369078034259893

Other things that could be included are:

"No Kings, No Masters, No Fascists"

Amphtifa

3 Amphibian (or Amph) Front Arrows

We can talk on Signal or Matrix & you can choose to remain anonymous or not. After all, it IS happening here.

#Antifa #Antifascist #Poster #AmphFront #FediArt #Cartoonist #NoKings #protest #Resist #ArtFED #ResINT #TTJ

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9d

Just a reminder: Ask about the Epstein list. Every. Single. Day. ‼️
#BlueCrew #Resist #ProudBlue #ResistTrump #TrumpLiesMatter #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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31d

Fred Brown, sand artist re-created Banksy’s censored art on the beach in Scarborough, UK 🇬🇧
Simply amazing!

#Banksy #SandArt #UnitedKingdom #Resist #England #MastoArt #NoCensorship

Sand art on the beach in Scarborough, United Kingdom of Banksy’s lastest censored art depicting a judge with a gavel looming over a smaller figure holding a balloon drawing. Visitors admire the amazing work of art in the sand.

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32d

🇨🇦 👋 40 Ways to Fight the Far-Right: In Canada

This guide offers ideas for people of all backgrounds, identities, and skill levels. While we encourage people to show up in person, there are also many options for people who aren’t able to do that.

Together, these actions present a variety of tactics which raise the cost of participation in far-right movements and, we believe, will keep communities safer.

#Canada #Resist #Extremism
#Community #Cdnpoli #HumanRights #SocialJustice

https://www.antihate.ca/40ways

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30d

On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder is a valuable thing to have by your side in these times of increasing fascism.

Each chapter begins with a short bit of advice as it's title, followed by a sentence or two on it's potential importance. The rest of the chapter provides concrete historical examples.

Each chapter is short, and the book is only 126 pages. Possibly the most valuable thing that you could ever read.

I'm going to be posting the first page of each chapter, because of how important I think it is to share these ideas. Please boost if you feel them useful.

#bookstodon #resist

The book cover of On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder. Sub title is Twenty Lessons From The Twentieth Century.

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The first page of chapter one. The title is Do not obey in advance.

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5d

When Nazi Germany invaded Denmark in 1940, 17-year-old Arne Sejr secretly distributed a short pamphlet called "Ten Commandments for Danes." It inspired countless acts of defiance and led thousands of ordinary people to save 99% of their Jewish friends and neighbors by helping them to safety in Sweden.

Given the modern parallels to the past and inspired by Arne Sejr, a group of artists and organizers created "Ten Commandments of Defiance."

#NoKings #freedom #democracy #resist #protest

Reads: "Ten Commandments of Defiance
You Shall
1 Defy tyranny through acts of nonviolent defiance each day
2 Protect education
3 Slow down, obstruct and destroy the machine of fascism
4 Safeguard free speech, independent media and protect journalists
5 Defend free and fair elections
6 Take to the streets
7 Demand courage from leaders
8 Support and organize unions
9 Create subversive art and random acts of joy
10 Protect anyone targeted by this administration
To learn how, scan here"
QR code bottom right corner

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5d

Get out on the streets this #saturday. We need your presence at a #NoKings rally.

#resist

Everyone who is
afraid to join a
No Kings or other
protests needs to
understand this;
you're afraid of
the wrong thing.
You should be afraid
of what will happen
if we all stay home.
threads.com/@caroline467792

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20d

Trump claims that Portland is full of dangerous criminals and is a threat to the nation.

He’s sending 200 National Guard troops and militarizing the city.

How are these “dangerous” people fighting back?

They’re organizing an emergency naked bike ride.

That’s right… the country is under threat from naked bike riders.

I love you Portland. Stay weird.

#uspol #fascism #resist #portland

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4d

I will not obey in advance
I will not obey JD Vance
I will not obey or make nice
With sons-of-bitches who work for ICE

#NoKings #Resist

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18d

No Kings Protest: 18 October, 2025. Find an event near you: https://www.nokings.org/?SQF_SOURCE=indivisible#map

#uspol #nokings #protest #resist

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6d

A bee, an eagle, and a unicorn/pegasus walk in front of the ICE Field Office in #Phoenix…

I am loving how #OperationInflation is taking off at #RhRR events in #Phoenix!

Https://rhrr.us

#resist #NoKings #protest #FuckICE

Inflatable costumes of a bee, an eagle, and a unicorn/pegasus on the sidewalk in Phoenix.

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17d

#Resist
Edited for today #Sunday 5th Oct 2025
FIRST THEY CAME
By Martin Niemöller
First they came for the migrants
And we did not speak out
There they came for the refugees
And we did not speak out
Then they came for the Muslims
And I did not speak out
Because I am not a Muslim
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me.
AND
'The greatest commandment is to love each other' 💖 🕊️

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4d

#NoKings #Protest #Resist #Resistance #Alt

Protest Sign for No Kings 2.0

(Picture of King George III)
WE fought against a king in 1775

(Photo of Hitler)
We fought against a dictator in 1945

(Photo of Trump)
We will fight whatever the fuck this is in 2025

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15d

To all of the brave folks out there, fighting injustice. Those who call themselves antifascists, and those who don’t even know that they are. Those at the protests. Those in the flotillas. Those harassing ICE in the streets. All of you…

I just wanted to say you’re fucking rad. Thank you for fighting the good fight and getting in good trouble.

Cry, grieve, and have moments of despair. But don’t give up. Don’t lose hope.

✊🏻

#Resist #Antifascism #Resistance #Rebellion #Hope #Solidarity

Photo of me in front a bookshelf inside a house. I’m holding up my hands in the shape of a heart and looking into the camera with an expressionless face. I’m wearing a knit hat, sea foam green glasses, and a black Sea Shepherd t-shirt. I have a long beard and have two full tattoo sleeves.

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