Today's post is full of the regular links but I am going to do some light sorting by state when I can. I want you to be so inspired by all the surprising places that are planning No Kings protests that you decide to attend one yourself. The
Here's another semi-regular round-up of the news that shows people are standing up and fighting back. If you'd like more regular posts, check out Chop Wood, Carry Water, a daily digest of actions and news. Jess Craven reports that there are currently 2500 protests
Hi folks. It's been a little more challenging to find "good" news of people and organizations fighting back against the Trump administration this week because he's absolutely flooding the zone with crazy authoritarian shit. But please don't despair! People are fighting back.
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A Road Map For Democratic Reform In the United States of America The Problem Just as many of the solutions of our democracy originate in the Constitution, a lot of the problems in this country are also rooted in our founding document. The current reading Second Amendment contributes to our
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I wrote the following essay in April 2023. Two and a half years later, my caseload is still as robust as it was before the pandemic, with slightly more in-person cases than before. I still won't fly for a hearing, and I do get selected for cases
Pocatello and Idaho Falls to join national ‘No Kings’ day of action in mid-October Protesters Disrupt Carr’s First FCC Meeting Since Kimmel Suspension Protests begin over National Guard deployment request to New Orleans Gallego denounces Trump’s call to use US cities as ‘training grounds for our military’
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Democratic anger at their own party fuels 2026 primaries Democratic Report Says Disorder at DOGE Jeopardized Americans’ Data Wall Street Journal asks judge to make Trump pay up for filing 'meritless' lawsuit over 'proven true' story about Jeffrey Epstein birthday letter UN General Assembly Trump Protest
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State Lawmakers Are Getting Arrested at Detention Centers and Yelling at Masked ICE Agents. Good. Unions Sue Trump Administration Over Union Busting at Voice of America, USAGM 3 members of federal control board in Puerto Rico sue Trump and others for illegal firings Film and TV writers — and Michael Eisner
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Dear Friends: I appreciate that the title of this newsletter is a little obtuse. I explained it my first post this way: The name of this newsletter, The Octopus and The Ant, is taken from my two tattoos, which are, well, you can probably guess. The Octopus, to Aristotle, was