Gary B. Larson, aka Garbl
@garbl.bsky.social
Writer and photographer, musician and nature lover, husband and father, liberal/progressive activist, peace advocate, nonprofit volunteer. Retired in Port Townsend, Washington.
🟦 Spotlight: Governance and Democracy
Where to find the guardrails
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February 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
✍️ If It Looks Like Terror, Functions Like Terror, and Reshapes Lives Through Fear
Then, What?
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Then, What?
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✍️ If It Looks Like Terror, Functions Like Terror, and Reshapes Lives Through Fear
Then, what?
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February 6, 2026 at 8:17 PM
✍️ If It Looks Like Terror, Functions Like Terror, and Reshapes Lives Through Fear
Then, What?
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Then, What?
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The Tragic End of the New START Treaty
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The Tragic End of the New START Treaty
The Expiry of this Nuclear Arms Control Pact Is a Loss for the World, America, and Me
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February 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The Tragic End of the New START Treaty
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The two reflexes that are breaking the left
Values keep movements honest, while a material approach gets results, and there’s a time and place for both.
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Values keep movements honest, while a material approach gets results, and there’s a time and place for both.
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The two reflexes that are breaking the left
Values keep movements honest, while a material approach gets results, and there’s a time and place for both.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
The two reflexes that are breaking the left
Values keep movements honest, while a material approach gets results, and there’s a time and place for both.
wagingnonviolence.org/2026/01/two-...
Values keep movements honest, while a material approach gets results, and there’s a time and place for both.
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🟫 Book Bans, Education, and Access to Ideas
A practical resource on frequently challenged books — and how students, educators, and communities can respond
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A practical resource on frequently challenged books — and how students, educators, and communities can respond
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🟫 Book Bans, Education, and Access to Ideas
A practical resource on frequently challenged books — and how students, educators, and communities can respond
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February 4, 2026 at 6:28 PM
🟫 Book Bans, Education, and Access to Ideas
A practical resource on frequently challenged books — and how students, educators, and communities can respond
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A practical resource on frequently challenged books — and how students, educators, and communities can respond
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Could Trump Really “Take Over” the Midterm Elections?
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Could Trump Really “Take Over” the Midterm Elections?
The short answer is no, but he will try. Here’s his strategy.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Could Trump Really “Take Over” the Midterm Elections?
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Gaza: A Ceasefire in Name Only
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Gaza: A Ceasefire in Name Only
The language of ceasefire has been repurposed in Gaza: It no longer describes a pause in violence but rather a mechanism for managing it.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Gaza: A Ceasefire in Name Only
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American Democracy Will Not Die in Darkness
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American Democracy Will Not Die in Darkness
Which means that it might — might — survive
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February 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM
American Democracy Will Not Die in Darkness
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✍️ When Leaders Don’t Slow Things Down — or Say ‘Stop’
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✍️ When Leaders Don’t Slow Things Down — or Say ‘Stop’
How groupthink undermines oversight — from Washington, D.C., to our communities
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February 2, 2026 at 6:12 PM
✍️ When Leaders Don’t Slow Things Down — or Say ‘Stop’
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📢 The Complete Guide to the No Kings Day of Action - March 28, 2026
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📢 The Complete Guide to the No Kings Day of Action - March 28, 2026
Fascism rises when people stay silent. Join the movement for democracy—organize, speak out, and build people-powered resistance before it’s too late.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
📢 The Complete Guide to the No Kings Day of Action - March 28, 2026
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FACE Act & Press Freedom: What Newsrooms Need to Know Now
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Don Lemon arrested: A newsroom guide to the FACE Act
What the DOJ’s new "conspiracy" theory means for your reporters and how to assess legal risk before covering the next protest.
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January 30, 2026 at 11:08 PM
FACE Act & Press Freedom: What Newsrooms Need to Know Now
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FPF statement on outrageous arrest of Don Lemon freedom.press/issues/fpf-s... ➡️ Follow @freedom.press for more.
FPF statement on outrageous arrest of Don Lemon
If the Trump administration thinks it can bully journalists into submission, it is wrong
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January 30, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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Trump administraiton planning to cheat in the coming elections.
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Trump Administration Has Sued More than 20 States for Refusing to Turn Over Voter Files
The Justice Department’s attempts to collect sensitive voter information are part of a plan to interfere with elections.
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January 29, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Trump administraiton planning to cheat in the coming elections.
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🟫 Spotlight: Youth Civic Engagement & Student Activism
Especially relevant now, this guide points to trusted organizations that help students and young people engage responsibly and effectively,
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Especially relevant now, this guide points to trusted organizations that help students and young people engage responsibly and effectively,
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🟫 Spotlight: Youth Civic Engagement & Student Activism
I first shared this resource last summer.
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January 29, 2026 at 6:48 PM
🟫 Spotlight: Youth Civic Engagement & Student Activism
Especially relevant now, this guide points to trusted organizations that help students and young people engage responsibly and effectively,
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Especially relevant now, this guide points to trusted organizations that help students and young people engage responsibly and effectively,
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Americans will destroy MAGA
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Americans will destroy MAGA
We are living through a season of government terror, abuse, atrocities, corruption and lies unprecedented in American history.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Americans will destroy MAGA
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Video Analyses at Odds with DHS Statements on Minneapolis Shooting www.factcheck.org/2026/01/vide...
Video Analyses at Odds with DHS Statements on Minneapolis Shooting - FactCheck.org
The Department of Homeland Security hasn’t provided evidence for some statements administration officials made within hours of the Jan. 24 fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers...
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January 27, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Video Analyses at Odds with DHS Statements on Minneapolis Shooting www.factcheck.org/2026/01/vide...
PolitiFact - Fact-check: Trump officials’ statements about Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting by Border Patrol agents www.politifact.com/article/2026...
Fact-check: Trump officials’ Alex Pretti claims vs. video
Many questions remain about the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Here’s how Trump officials’ explanations about the incident conflict with available information.
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January 27, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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Alex Pretti Was a Good Man at a Time of Great Evil
The 37-year-old ICU nurse was killed helping another ICE victim. We must honor his sacrifice.
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The 37-year-old ICU nurse was killed helping another ICE victim. We must honor his sacrifice.
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Alex Pretti Was a Good Man at a Time of Great Evil
The 37-year-old ICU nurse was killed helping another ICE victim. We must honor his sacrifice.
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January 27, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Alex Pretti Was a Good Man at a Time of Great Evil
The 37-year-old ICU nurse was killed helping another ICE victim. We must honor his sacrifice.
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The 37-year-old ICU nurse was killed helping another ICE victim. We must honor his sacrifice.
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Your government kills people and tries to cover it up
Journalists shouldn’t trust official accounts when they know the officials are liars
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Journalists shouldn’t trust official accounts when they know the officials are liars
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Your government kills people and tries to cover it up
Journalists shouldn’t trust official accounts when they know the officials are liars
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January 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Your government kills people and tries to cover it up
Journalists shouldn’t trust official accounts when they know the officials are liars
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Journalists shouldn’t trust official accounts when they know the officials are liars
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🟦 Executive Overreach & Abuse of Power
A ranked guide to organizations resisting authoritarianism and defending democratic norms.
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A ranked guide to organizations resisting authoritarianism and defending democratic norms.
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🟦 Executive Overreach & Abuse of Power
A ranked guide to organizations resisting authoritarianism and defending democratic norms.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:05 PM
🟦 Executive Overreach & Abuse of Power
A ranked guide to organizations resisting authoritarianism and defending democratic norms.
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A ranked guide to organizations resisting authoritarianism and defending democratic norms.
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✍️ Pressure Is a Civic Duty — And Not Just on Election Day
Yelling at the TV may feel like engagement. It isn’t.
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Yelling at the TV may feel like engagement. It isn’t.
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✍️ Pressure Is a Civic Duty — And Not Just on Election Day
Yelling at the TV may feel like engagement. It isn’t.
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January 25, 2026 at 8:00 PM
✍️ Pressure Is a Civic Duty — And Not Just on Election Day
Yelling at the TV may feel like engagement. It isn’t.
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Yelling at the TV may feel like engagement. It isn’t.
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✍️ Immigration Rights Are Democracy Rights
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✍️ Immigration Rights Are Democracy Rights
Why due process, the rule of law, and advocacy matter now
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January 23, 2026 at 8:25 PM
✍️ Immigration Rights Are Democracy Rights
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A Speech for the History Books.
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A Speech for the History Books.
And for the here and now. A memorable discourse on America's place in the world, by the leader of a US neighbor and former friend.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:35 PM
A Speech for the History Books.
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Opinion | Local Newspapers Are Closing. Local News Is Surviving.
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January 21, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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