• Democracy • Disinformation • Human Rights • Violence

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

    Thom Hartmann

    The Hartmann Report

    How the Insurrection Act could become the 21st-century Enabling Act, with six justices and the GOP standing by…

    Published On: 10/10/2025

  • Human Rights • Safety • Threat Management • White Supremacy

    Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Death Threats

    Sharon Otterman

    The New York Times (Gift)

    Mark Bray was teaching courses on anti-fascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. He left the country Thursday night.

    Published On: 10/08/2025

  • Democracy • Legal • Recommended

    The Insurrection Act Explained

    Joseph Nunn

    Brennan Center for Justice

    The law, which lets the president deploy the military domestically and use it for civilian law enforcement, is dangerously vague and in urgent need of reform.

    Published On: 10/07/2025

  • 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.

    Published On: 10/07/2025

  • Global • Safety • Threat Management

    Putin’s UnPeaceful Atom

    Karl Grossman and Harvey Wasserman

    Counterpunch

    The Ukraine war has underscored yet another “Peaceful Atom” pitfall known for decades—the threat of a rogue nation turning atomic reactors into weapons of apocalyptic mass terror...

    Published On: 10/06/2025

  • Democracy • Threat Management • Violence

    Trump’s Plan To invoke the Insurrection Act

    Robert Reich

    Robert Reich Substack

    The direction we’re going is either martial law or civil war.

    Published On: 10/06/2025

  • Artificial Intelligence • Democracy • Surveillance

    Trump Used AI to Scan U.S. Generals’ Faces for Loyalty — and to Root Out Whistleblowers

    Lev Parnas

    Lev Remembers

    Today, our country is facing a test that cannot be ignored. Donald Trump has weaponized fear, division, and hate. He thrives on vengeance, not forgiveness. He demands loyalty not to the Constitution, not to the people, but to himself.

    Published On: 10/03/2025

  • Democracy • Human Rights • Violence

    Lawless police-state raid of Chicago apartment building demands more attention

    Dan Froomkin

    Press Watch

    A massive civil rights violation right in front of our eyes -- if we don't avert them

    Published On: 10/03/2025

  • Democracy • Economy • Legal • Resistance

    We Need to Talk About Soft Secession

    Christopher Armitage

    The Existentialist Republic

    Is it legal? Is it possible? And can we afford to wait and find out?

    Published On: 10/03/2025

  • Artificial Intelligence • Social Media • Surveillance

    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.

    Published On: 10/03/2025

  • Democracy • Exile • Legal • Resistance

    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.

    Published On: 10/02/2025

  • Legal • Press Freedom • Technology

    The speech wars come for Wikipedia

    Aaron Mak

    Politico

    It’s Wikipedia’s turn in the “free speech” washing machine.

    Published On: 10/02/2025

  • Democracy • Economy • Legal • Resistance

    Workers Sue Vought for Threatening to Use Shutdown to Fire Them

    Whitney Curry Wimbush

    The American Prospect

    Multiple labor unions sued the OMB director for abusing his position and pushing an extremist Project 2025 agenda.

    Published On: 09/30/2025

  • Global • Human Rights • Resistance

    From the Gaza Flotilla: “I’m Here Because My Jewish Heritage Demands It”

    David Adler

    The Nation

    I hope that fellow Jews will join me in redefining their approach to atonement and move toward courageous action to put an end to this horrific genocide.

    Published On: 09/30/2025

  • Disinformation • Legal • Resistance • Threat Management

    Rubber Glue Fascism

    Jeff Sharlet

    Scenes from a Slow Civil War

    A close reading of "NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7: Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence"

    Published On: 09/26/2025

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  • 09/01/2025

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  • 08/29/2025

    Gavin Newsom on Why He’ll Keep Trolling Trump

    "It’s humiliating, it’s embarrassing. So this is a mirror, and it’s a mirror not just to Trump himself, but to these networks. These are the chatbots for the administration. And it’s not just Fox, it’s One America News, it’s Newsmax, and it’s all the folks in the right-wing media."

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    Why Are Silicon Valley’s Utopians Prepping for Collapse?

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  • 08/06/2025

    Hostile Takeover

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  • 07/31/2025

    The Inside Story of Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin

    A new crypto mining company is flexing the Trump name and connections to get ahead.