Farzi Davis
farzidavis.bsky.social
Farzi Davis
@farzidavis.bsky.social
Actor||Writer
Theatre Arts/Class of 2011 CSULB
Liberal Arts/Class of 2009 LAHC
🎥 Movies: shattered, Subrosa, & The Painter by award winning director, Jahanshah Vafaeisefat
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I've done some public speaking in my day. Taking the stage for the Brookdale Park #NoKings rally with @lizzylady.bsky.social was one of the most memorable events I've been part of. Thanks for inviting us @montclairdems.bsky.social!
June 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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I talked to Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Julie Cohen ("RBG") about her weekly New Jersey protests against Trump. She'll be a speaker at a No Kings protest Saturday

This spring, Cohen resigned from a journalism awards jury at Columbia www.nj.com/entertainmen... @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social
One of N.J.'s most passionate anti-Trump protesters is an Oscar-nominated director
'Civil liberties are in jeopardy in a way that they haven’t been for my whole lifetime,' says Julie Cohen, who organizes a weekly local protest.
www.nj.com
June 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.
June 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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I worked with Terry Moran for 4 years in the 1990s at Court TV and American Lawyer Media.
One of this most thoughtful, intelligent, well informed people I have met in my entire life.
#IStandWithTerry.
June 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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"As in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the LAW ought to be KING."
-Thomas Paine, 1776
In NJ? Join us in Brookdale Park Bloomfield/Montclair
I'll be there. Heck, I'll even be speaking!
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS Montclair NJ · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Join the Montclair Dems, BluewaveNJ and a dozen local grassroots groups as gather as a community to say No Kings. We were 8,000+ strong for Hands O...
www.mobilize.us
May 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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June 14.
Skip the Parade of Horribles.
Join a protest.
Or start your own:
NoKings.org
May 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Praying for those in Canada in the path of this perilous fire.
And all of us who will soon be in the path of the smoke.
With everything we are fearing, don’t forget Climate Change. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Canada wildfires: thousands in Manitoba ordered to evacuate as state of emergency declared
There are more than 130 active wildfires across the country, half of which are considered out of control
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Harvard stands up, fights back -- a model for other institutions persecuted by the Trump regime: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/u...
Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Move to Bar International Students
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Authoritarianism 101 from Trump.
There is a clear path to fight this.
It lies in COLLECTIVE ACTION.
HARVARD: keep up the fight.
OTHER UNIVERSITIES: Stand with Harvard.
ALL OF US: Don't donate (in my case speak on panels etc) to institutions that are not standing up.
Breaking News: The Trump administration halted Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, a major escalation in its battle with the school.
Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Keep an eye on the Trump regime's likely persecution of Politico's German corporate owner. Support journalism the provides a check on abuses of power. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-whit...
Trump White House Sharpens Its Knives for Politico’s Owner
An article about Donald Trump Jr. has sent MAGA world into a tizzy.
www.thebulwark.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Respectfully (sort of) I think Rep. Issa AND the Times are asking the wrong question here. It’s not about fed judges setting policy. It’s about judges intervening when TRUMP has taken it upon himself to mandate policies that the Constitution says the President may NOT implement alone.
May 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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I know there’s a lot going on, but please don’t let it slip by unremarked upon that Tulsi Gabbard - who is a G-d damn Russian asset - is seizing control of the President’s Daily Briefing.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/u...
Gabbard Seeks to Consolidate Her Control of President’s Daily Brief
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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If you're a member of a professional association that asks for your input, I don't think it's a time for steering clear of politics.
May 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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EXPRESSION, AND EVERYTHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME AS A FILMMAKER, CITIZEN, AND HUMAN. I'D LOVE TO SEE THE ACADEMY STAND UP FOR DIVERSITY INITIATIVES, FOR LGBTQ+ RIGHTS, AND FOR OUR MANY MEMBERS IN THE US WHO ARE NOT CITIZENS AND WHO ARE NOW IN JEOPARDY IF THEY CHOOSE TO PROTEST. THANKS.
May 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Just completed member survey for the motion picture Academy, of which I'm a proud member. The final question: What are some things the Academy could do to enhance your experience as a member?
My answer: FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE AUTHORITARIAN REGIME TAKING OVER OUR COUNTRY, THREATENING, ART, FREE
a woman holding an oscar statue with the words thank you behind her
ALT: a woman holding an oscar statue with the words thank you behind her
media.tenor.com
May 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Literally this.
May 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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NY Times says "The Fight Against Trump is Not a Movement."
WE BEG TO DIFFER.
@lizzylady.bsky.social and I will be doing a Zoom tonight 7:00 pm for @montclairdems.bsky.social's "Democracy University"
about hyperlocal, hyperfun, protest organizing.
JOIN US. Link in comments.
May 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Fed Judge Geoffrey Crawford, who just released Mohsen Mahdawi: "Mr. Mahdawi has made substantial claims that his detention was in retaliation for his protected speech."
Mahdawi: "For anybody doubting justice, this is a light of hope, a hope and faith in the justice system in America."
April 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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This essential piece by @adriennelaf.bsky.social is grounded in the essential work of @mariaressa.bsky.social in the Phillipines. I'm thrilled to see that A Thousand Cuts, the documentary about Ressa by my friend Ramona Diaz is available free from Frontline. Link in comments below.
"Today, RIGHT NOW, you have the most power you'll ever have in the current fight against authoritarianism in America."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Ticking Clock on American Freedom
It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.
www.theatlantic.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Into putting your $$ where your mouth is?
Put all these Marriott brands on your Yup list.
April 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Hey NJ: JOIN US TODAY.
3 -4 pm
Corner of Bloomfield Ave & Church Street.
Montclair.
We’ll bring the posters, empanadas & friendship bracelets. You bring yourself and some friends.
March 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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4 of the 9 jurors on the duPont-Columbia Journalism panel, myself included, have now resigned.
In this piece in @thewrap.com some perspective on the dangers of Hollywood capitulation. Remember McCarthyism?

www.thewrap.com/julie-cohen-...
Oscar-Nominated Documentarian Julie Cohen Resigns from Columbia Program Over Trump Capitulation
Julie Cohen, the Oscar-nominated co-director of RGB, has resigned from a Columbia program following the school's capitulation to Trump.
www.thewrap.com
March 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM