• Democracy • Resistance • Safety • Violence • White Supremacy

    No Kings, No Violence: On the Ongoing Misrepresentation of the Left

    Rebecca Solnit

    Meditations in an Emergency

    It’s hard to portray someone dancing in an inflatable frog or chicken costume as a terrorist.

  • Democracy • Disinformation • Executive Power • Fascism • Human Rights • Violence

    Plenary Power: The Final Step in Trump’s American Autocracy

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  • Democracy • Democratic Party • Economy • Elections • Human Rights • Resistance

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    Tom Perkins

    The Guardian

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  • Culture • Democracy • Legal • Resistance • Social Justice and Equity

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    Diane Yentel

    Shelterforce

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  • Environment • Global • Health • Russia • Safety • Threat Management

    Putin’s UnPeaceful Atom

    Karl Grossman and Harvey Wasserman

    Counterpunch

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  • Artificial Intelligence • Cyber Security • Economy • Elections • Financial • Technology

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    Daniel Pinchbeck

    Liminal News

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  • Legal • Press Freedom • Technology

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    Politico

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  • Culture • Resistance • Social Justice and Equity

    No Kings, No Fear: Building the America We Deserve

    Will Robinson

    Will Robinson's Newsletter

    The No Kings marches are a spark. What we do next — how we meet, organize, and protect each other — will determine whether they light a movement that lasts.

  • Disinformation • Europe • Exile • Fascism • Human Rights • Safety • Threat Management • White Supremacy

    Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Death Threats

    Sharon Otterman

    The New York Times (Gift)

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  • Cyber Security • Digital Rights • Press Freedom • Social Media • Surveillance • Threat Management

    Trump’s TikTok Deal Would Further Entrench Big Tech Surveillance

    Jeffrey Chester

    techpolicy.press

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  • Artificial Intelligence • Financial • Journalism • Press Freedom • Social Media • Technology

    Larry Ellison Is a ‘Shadow President’ in Donald Trump’s America

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    Wired

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  • Recommended • Resistance • Safety • Violence

    The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here

    Tom Nichols

    The Atlantic (Gift)

    The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

  • Democracy • Executive Power • Exile • Fascism • Financial • Legal • Resistance • Social Justice and Equity

    The Trump Administration Is Coming for Nonprofits. They’re Getting Ready

    Vittoria Elliott

    Wired

    As the Trump administration threatens them, liberal nonprofits have been quietly preparing to do everything from surrendering 501(c)(3) status to relocating outside the US.

  • Cyber Security • Digital Rights • Fascism • Social Media • Surveillance • Technology • Threat Management

    ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

    Dell Cameron

    Wired

    Documents show that ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

  • Democracy • Economy • Fascism • Legal • Resistance

    We Need to Talk About Soft Secession

    Christopher Armitage

    The Existentialist Republic

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