MassiveCivilResistance
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May all beings be free, safe and protected, and know peace and joy! We need to wake up and rise up for the wellbeing of all living beings and act from the wisdom of inter-being to dislodge the fascist capture of the US government.
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a statue of a buddha is sitting on top of a hill looking at the sunset .
ALT: a statue of a buddha is sitting on top of a hill looking at the sunset .
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Part of a joint statement by Martin Luther King, Jr., and my teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, May 31, 1966.
"The enemies of those struggling for freedom and democracy are not man. They are discrimination, dictatorship, greed, hatred and violence, which lie within the heart of man".
"The enemies of those struggling for freedom and democracy are not man. They are discrimination, dictatorship, greed, hatred and violence, which lie within the heart of man".
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ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
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Lot of echoes in this piece about a raid in Arizona. A slumlord overseeing a decrepit building. The feds do a military style raid of the entire building, saying they are tracking terrorists but sweeping up everyone. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Enemies of the State
How the Trump Administration declared war on Venezuelan migrants in the U.S.
www.newyorker.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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DHS repeatedly said that an aggressive apartment raid in Chicago last fall was prompted by intel on a gang takeover.
New documents show the real story behind the raid was to target alleged squatters — with the landlord's blessing.
New documents show the real story behind the raid was to target alleged squatters — with the landlord's blessing.
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
www.propublica.org
February 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
DHS repeatedly said that an aggressive apartment raid in Chicago last fall was prompted by intel on a gang takeover.
New documents show the real story behind the raid was to target alleged squatters — with the landlord's blessing.
New documents show the real story behind the raid was to target alleged squatters — with the landlord's blessing.
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on the balance i think partisan gerrymandering is bad but the only way it ends is if democrats weaponize it against republicans everywhere they can. wiping out republican lawmakers in blue states might bring the GOP to the table to end the practice.
February 7, 2026 at 2:35 PM
on the balance i think partisan gerrymandering is bad but the only way it ends is if democrats weaponize it against republicans everywhere they can. wiping out republican lawmakers in blue states might bring the GOP to the table to end the practice.
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“there is a huge multifaith resistance taking shape, especially against Trump’s immigrant purge.
And you probably never heard of it.”
www.editorialboard.com/donald-trump...
And you probably never heard of it.”
www.editorialboard.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump is trying to crush a religious uprising against him
You might not know that thanks to the media.
www.editorialboard.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:41 PM
“there is a huge multifaith resistance taking shape, especially against Trump’s immigrant purge.
And you probably never heard of it.”
www.editorialboard.com/donald-trump...
And you probably never heard of it.”
www.editorialboard.com/donald-trump...
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also, when you undermine the rule of law, it's much easier to steal
The legacy of populist parties is rich in stories of embezzlement and graft, because their leaders have a strong drive for self-enrichment and little interest in actual governance. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform-run Kent council accused of fabricating £40m net zero savings
Exclusive: Disclosures show figures cited by council leader rested on unfunded ideas listed briefly in budget papers
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:47 PM
also, when you undermine the rule of law, it's much easier to steal
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These federal buildings have cells designed to hold a few people for a brief period; like a holding cell at a police station. Supposed to be 12 hours max, usually less.
People are being held in them for 7-10 days, jammed in like sardines. It’s a nightmare.
People are being held in them for 7-10 days, jammed in like sardines. It’s a nightmare.
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:55 PM
These federal buildings have cells designed to hold a few people for a brief period; like a holding cell at a police station. Supposed to be 12 hours max, usually less.
People are being held in them for 7-10 days, jammed in like sardines. It’s a nightmare.
People are being held in them for 7-10 days, jammed in like sardines. It’s a nightmare.
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Members of the American Indian Movement and the Many Shields Warrior Society are patrolling the streets of Minneapolis.
Indigenous-Led Collectives Are Keeping Minnesotan Communities Safe From ICE
Members of the American Indian Movement and the Many Shields Warrior Society are patrolling the streets of Minneapolis.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Members of the American Indian Movement and the Many Shields Warrior Society are patrolling the streets of Minneapolis.
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If you’re one of those “I hate Ezra Klein” folks because he fucked up after Kirk and it became fashionably contagious on here then to broadly hate him (which I think I a mistake), you’re missing out because the latest episode with Tim Wu and Cory Doctorow is so good.
February 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
If you’re one of those “I hate Ezra Klein” folks because he fucked up after Kirk and it became fashionably contagious on here then to broadly hate him (which I think I a mistake), you’re missing out because the latest episode with Tim Wu and Cory Doctorow is so good.
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Useful, clarifying examination of Trumpism from @nilsgilman.bsky.social, focusing on its foundational elements of "extractive" capitalism, white nationalism, "the systematic dismantling of labor protections," abuses of power, self dealing, and corruption:
nilsgilman.substack.com/p/the-execut...
nilsgilman.substack.com/p/the-execut...
The Executive Fetish
Why Moyn and Goldsmith's Roosevelt-Trump analogy fails
nilsgilman.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Useful, clarifying examination of Trumpism from @nilsgilman.bsky.social, focusing on its foundational elements of "extractive" capitalism, white nationalism, "the systematic dismantling of labor protections," abuses of power, self dealing, and corruption:
nilsgilman.substack.com/p/the-execut...
nilsgilman.substack.com/p/the-execut...
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Pope Leo has accepted the resignation of Denver Archbishop Samuel Aquila and appointed Colorado Springs Archbishop James Golka as the next Archbishop of Denver. www.denvercatholic.org/pope-leo-xiv...
February 7, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Pope Leo has accepted the resignation of Denver Archbishop Samuel Aquila and appointed Colorado Springs Archbishop James Golka as the next Archbishop of Denver. www.denvercatholic.org/pope-leo-xiv...
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Stinging dissent from Judge Dana Douglass (Obama appointee) who chillingly sums up the consequences. Over 2 million people including those who have resided in the country can be held without bond hearings. The court’s reading means “the border is everywhere.”
February 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Stinging dissent from Judge Dana Douglass (Obama appointee) who chillingly sums up the consequences. Over 2 million people including those who have resided in the country can be held without bond hearings. The court’s reading means “the border is everywhere.”
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Devastating decision from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals last night endorsing the Trump Bureau of Immigration Appeals 2025 ruling that undocumented immigrants “apprehended anywhere in the United States are ineligible for release on bond, regardless of how long they have resided in the U.S.”
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Devastating decision from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals last night endorsing the Trump Bureau of Immigration Appeals 2025 ruling that undocumented immigrants “apprehended anywhere in the United States are ineligible for release on bond, regardless of how long they have resided in the U.S.”
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The public deserves a clear explanation for the FBI’s unprecedented raid of Fulton County’s election offices. And we should all demand an end to the Trump administration’s campaign to interfere with elections.
bit.ly/45KDIKw
bit.ly/45KDIKw
Trump Administration Escalates Election Meddling by Seizing 2020 Voting Records in Georgia
All who care about election integrity should demand answers about the FBI’s unprecedented raid of Fulton County election offices.
www.brennancenter.org
February 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The public deserves a clear explanation for the FBI’s unprecedented raid of Fulton County’s election offices. And we should all demand an end to the Trump administration’s campaign to interfere with elections.
bit.ly/45KDIKw
bit.ly/45KDIKw
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When you hear of a billionaire losing money on a pricey hobby or side business — whether it's a race horse or a newspaper — remember that those losses can actually create huge write-offs that let the ultrarich get away with paying little or no income tax.
(Published 2021)
(Published 2021)
When You’re a Billionaire, Your Hobbies Can Slash Your Tax Bill
Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels. The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income ...
www.propublica.org
February 7, 2026 at 4:00 AM
When you hear of a billionaire losing money on a pricey hobby or side business — whether it's a race horse or a newspaper — remember that those losses can actually create huge write-offs that let the ultrarich get away with paying little or no income tax.
(Published 2021)
(Published 2021)
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There is a laundry list of things 20 GOP Senators & 5 Reps could sign onto tomorrow if they suddenly now have genuine concerns for equal & fair representation in 🇺🇸 government. That they will support exactly zero of these, while complaining about VA/CA & trying to suppress more votes, is the tell.
- DC/PR/USVI statehood
- Enlarging the House
- MMDs
- New VRA
- Totally revamping SCOTUS: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
- Automatic universal voter registration
- Rewriting the "national emergency" laws: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
- Subordinating the Senate: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Etc.
- Enlarging the House
- MMDs
- New VRA
- Totally revamping SCOTUS: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
- Automatic universal voter registration
- Rewriting
- Subordinating the Senate: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Etc.
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Again, the needs to be & all the committees & commissions that want to Do A Popularism & focus on Kitchen Table Issues are engaged in a category mistake about What Democrats Must Do the next time they ever have power.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Again, the
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February 7, 2026 at 3:48 AM
There is a laundry list of things 20 GOP Senators & 5 Reps could sign onto tomorrow if they suddenly now have genuine concerns for equal & fair representation in 🇺🇸 government. That they will support exactly zero of these, while complaining about VA/CA & trying to suppress more votes, is the tell.
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More big job cuts in journalism
Why should you care about the AJC, despite its numerous recent failures in journalism?
1. The FBI just raided the Fulton County elections office to help Trump rehash his "Stop the Steal" myth
2. The city is hosting the World Cup semis
3. All statewide row offices are up for reelection in November
1. The FBI just raided the Fulton County elections office to help Trump rehash his "Stop the Steal" myth
2. The city is hosting the World Cup semis
3. All statewide row offices are up for reelection in November
Police body cam footage shows confusion at FBI raid of Fulton elections office
Body camera footage obtained by the AJC indicates issues with the search warrant slowed the FBI, even as agents came prepared to take 2020 ballots by force.
www.ajc.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:44 AM
More big job cuts in journalism
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Block parties are actually really common in the upper Midwest! Love how rooted these protest practices are in longstanding civic practices.
Minneapolis residents are trying a new tactic to slow and deter federal agents from entering city neighborhoods. Called filter blockades, they’re pop-up block parties in the middle of city streets, and they’ve already earned the ire of Trump border czar Tom Homan (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Neighbors: Blockades are pop-up parties that also slow down ICE agents
Organizers are trying a new tactic to slow and deter federal agents from entering city neighborhoods: pop-up block parties in the middle of city streets. Tom Homan, the Trump administration border cza...
www.mprnews.org
February 7, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Block parties are actually really common in the upper Midwest! Love how rooted these protest practices are in longstanding civic practices.
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👇🎯 Today in "neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party"
NBC editing out the booing of JD Vance is a disgrace. It’s an international event. Americans have the right to know what the world is saying. NBC has bowed down to Trump.
February 7, 2026 at 6:04 AM
👇🎯 Today in "neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party"
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I’ve struggled my whole life to discern the difference between being right vs. effective. Over the past decade, the U.S. has been on a slow burn to fascism. The best description I’ve seen of America’s...
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February 7, 2026 at 6:37 AM
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Well that's sure to start a rebellion...
Acive duty military are being ordered to buy a ticket to Melania and watch it, whether they want to, or not. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mil...
Military Pressured to See ‘Melania’ Against Their Will
A military group has evidence of troops being ordered into theater—the movie theater.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Well that's sure to start a rebellion...
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I cannot sufficiently underline how despicable it is that the IOC has required Haitian Olympic athletes to remove an image representing the leader of the Haitian Revolution (against SLAVERY) from their uniforms.
February 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I cannot sufficiently underline how despicable it is that the IOC has required Haitian Olympic athletes to remove an image representing the leader of the Haitian Revolution (against SLAVERY) from their uniforms.
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If versions of the uniforms are available for public purchase, hopefully this means Streisand Effecting to big sales and wider knowledge of the Haitian Revolution
I cannot sufficiently underline how despicable it is that the IOC has required Haitian Olympic athletes to remove an image representing the leader of the Haitian Revolution (against SLAVERY) from their uniforms.
February 6, 2026 at 11:56 PM
If versions of the uniforms are available for public purchase, hopefully this means Streisand Effecting to big sales and wider knowledge of the Haitian Revolution
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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social documented the Trump/ Russia connection years ago.
February 5, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social documented the Trump/ Russia connection years ago.