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· Mar 19
15 Ways You Can Fight for Democracy
Every day, hundreds of family members, friends, and Contrarian readers reach out to ask what they can do to stop Trump and turn the tide against autocracy. We can help
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“Fighting autocracy demands outside-the-box thinking, courage, and … investment. … All you need to do is pick one or two [of these suggestions] that resonate, and go for it. This is how we push back and reclaim power—one action at a time.”
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A couple of years ago I put out a series of warning messages about what I felt was the inevitable & relatively soon collapse of Afghanistan to the Taliban:
www.armytimes.com/opinion/comm...
time.com/5955477/afgh...
www.militarytimes.com/opinion/comm...
jasonstanford.substack.com/p/guam-or-bust
www.armytimes.com/opinion/comm...
time.com/5955477/afgh...
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jasonstanford.substack.com/p/guam-or-bust
We must evacuate our wartime Afghan allies
President Biden must evacuate our Afghan wartime allies to Guam while they await visas, says the author of this commentary.
www.militarytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
A couple of years ago I put out a series of warning messages about what I felt was the inevitable & relatively soon collapse of Afghanistan to the Taliban:
www.armytimes.com/opinion/comm...
time.com/5955477/afgh...
www.militarytimes.com/opinion/comm...
jasonstanford.substack.com/p/guam-or-bust
www.armytimes.com/opinion/comm...
time.com/5955477/afgh...
www.militarytimes.com/opinion/comm...
jasonstanford.substack.com/p/guam-or-bust
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WAPO: “.. ocean-container bookings from China to the U.S. are down by more than 60 percent ..
“.. The consequence will be ‘empty shelves in U.S. stores in a few weeks and covid-like shortages for consumers ..’”
@davidjlynch.bsky.social @jeffstein.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
“.. The consequence will be ‘empty shelves in U.S. stores in a few weeks and covid-like shortages for consumers ..’”
@davidjlynch.bsky.social @jeffstein.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
April 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
WAPO: “.. ocean-container bookings from China to the U.S. are down by more than 60 percent ..
“.. The consequence will be ‘empty shelves in U.S. stores in a few weeks and covid-like shortages for consumers ..’”
@davidjlynch.bsky.social @jeffstein.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
“.. The consequence will be ‘empty shelves in U.S. stores in a few weeks and covid-like shortages for consumers ..’”
@davidjlynch.bsky.social @jeffstein.bsky.social
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BREAKING
Some of the most prestigious universities in the country have formed a private collective to counter the Trump administration’s attacks on research funding and academic independence.
The group’s aim is to avoid the fate of some top law firms, where one deal led to others following suit.
Some of the most prestigious universities in the country have formed a private collective to counter the Trump administration’s attacks on research funding and academic independence.
The group’s aim is to avoid the fate of some top law firms, where one deal led to others following suit.
Exclusive | Elite Universities Form Private Collective to Resist Trump Administration
Separate from the public dissent, a group of school leaders are strategizing behind the scenes about how to respond and push back against the White House.
bit.ly
April 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
BREAKING
Some of the most prestigious universities in the country have formed a private collective to counter the Trump administration’s attacks on research funding and academic independence.
The group’s aim is to avoid the fate of some top law firms, where one deal led to others following suit.
Some of the most prestigious universities in the country have formed a private collective to counter the Trump administration’s attacks on research funding and academic independence.
The group’s aim is to avoid the fate of some top law firms, where one deal led to others following suit.
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Sunday inspiration…
John Lewis never folded. Neither will we. They want our light out. Keep it blazing.
John Lewis never folded. Neither will we. They want our light out. Keep it blazing.
April 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Sunday inspiration…
John Lewis never folded. Neither will we. They want our light out. Keep it blazing.
John Lewis never folded. Neither will we. They want our light out. Keep it blazing.
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www.regulations.gov/document/OPM...
The proposed rule moving “policy influencing” career positions into “Schedule F” and the Excepted Service, removing significant civil
Service protections and returning federal service to a “spoils system,” has been posted for public comment. Click & comment now!
The proposed rule moving “policy influencing” career positions into “Schedule F” and the Excepted Service, removing significant civil
Service protections and returning federal service to a “spoils system,” has been posted for public comment. Click & comment now!
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
April 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
www.regulations.gov/document/OPM...
The proposed rule moving “policy influencing” career positions into “Schedule F” and the Excepted Service, removing significant civil
Service protections and returning federal service to a “spoils system,” has been posted for public comment. Click & comment now!
The proposed rule moving “policy influencing” career positions into “Schedule F” and the Excepted Service, removing significant civil
Service protections and returning federal service to a “spoils system,” has been posted for public comment. Click & comment now!
Independence came first in the founding of our country when we declared independence from a unitary leader. But we must not forget that maintaining independence means acting collectively to uphold shared democratic values including freedom and independence itself.
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We Are Living Through Moral Collapse. How Democrats Can Strike Back
Moral deregulation and moral collapse can inspire a new democratic politics that leads with values of justice, solidarity, equity, and accountability
open.substack.com
April 21, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Independence came first in the founding of our country when we declared independence from a unitary leader. But we must not forget that maintaining independence means acting collectively to uphold shared democratic values including freedom and independence itself.
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
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From @timkmak.bsky.social, on conflicts of interest: Steve Witkoff's Russian-linked business partner
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Scoop: Trump envoy’s conflict of interest: a Russia-linked business partner
Steve Witkoff, Trump's Special Envoy, has a serious and unreported conflict of interest in Russia-Ukraine negotiations: his relationship with Ukraine-sanctioned businessman Len Blavatnik.
open.substack.com
April 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
From @timkmak.bsky.social, on conflicts of interest: Steve Witkoff's Russian-linked business partner
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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
snyder.substack.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
DOGE getting audited… by GAO.
Efforts to gut the executive branch agencies fail to account for Congress’ watchdog group and the accountability of a balanced system buttressed by separation of powers.
Efforts to gut the executive branch agencies fail to account for Congress’ watchdog group and the accountability of a balanced system buttressed by separation of powers.
archive.is
April 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
DOGE getting audited… by GAO.
Efforts to gut the executive branch agencies fail to account for Congress’ watchdog group and the accountability of a balanced system buttressed by separation of powers.
Efforts to gut the executive branch agencies fail to account for Congress’ watchdog group and the accountability of a balanced system buttressed by separation of powers.
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Lesson 13: "Practice corporeal politics... Put your body in unfamiliar places with unfamiliar people. Make new friends and march with them."
***There will be chances to practice corporeal politics all over the USA on April 5th.***
Find yours here: handsoff2025.com
***There will be chances to practice corporeal politics all over the USA on April 5th.***
Find yours here: handsoff2025.com
Here is my best guidance for action, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons more than eight years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
snyder.substack.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Lesson 13: "Practice corporeal politics... Put your body in unfamiliar places with unfamiliar people. Make new friends and march with them."
***There will be chances to practice corporeal politics all over the USA on April 5th.***
Find yours here: handsoff2025.com
***There will be chances to practice corporeal politics all over the USA on April 5th.***
Find yours here: handsoff2025.com
www.pbs.org/video/suppor...
A gentle man from the Heartland shows that American power means generosity, kindness, and action when the world needs it.
A gentle man from the Heartland shows that American power means generosity, kindness, and action when the world needs it.
Support Line: America and the Track to Ukraine
A Ukrainian student and a Michigan farmer, united in support of Ukraine's freedom.
www.pbs.org
April 3, 2025 at 2:43 AM
www.pbs.org/video/suppor...
A gentle man from the Heartland shows that American power means generosity, kindness, and action when the world needs it.
A gentle man from the Heartland shows that American power means generosity, kindness, and action when the world needs it.
This story reports information shared by four people who have been personally added to Signal chats establish by Walz.
“. . . they were in or have direct knowledge of at least 20 such chats . . .[and] saw instances of sensitive information being discussed.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
“. . . they were in or have direct knowledge of at least 20 such chats . . .[and] saw instances of sensitive information being discussed.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Waltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal group chats for crises across the world
It’s a more extensive use of the app than previously reported and sheds new light on how commonly the Trump administration’s national security team relies on Signal.
www.politico.com
April 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This story reports information shared by four people who have been personally added to Signal chats establish by Walz.
“. . . they were in or have direct knowledge of at least 20 such chats . . .[and] saw instances of sensitive information being discussed.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
“. . . they were in or have direct knowledge of at least 20 such chats . . .[and] saw instances of sensitive information being discussed.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
“If universities think they can work behind the scenes and make friends, they're simply confused about the nature of the conflict. Yale … like other leading universities, needs to take the lead, take a leadership role with and collectively work with other universities loudly to protect democracy.”
NPR's A Martinez asks Yale University philosophy professor Jason Stanley, an expert on fascism, about his decision to leave the U.S. and accept a position teaching American studies in Canada.
Why this Yale professor is fleeing America
NPR's A Martinez asks Yale University philosophy professor Jason Stanley, an expert on fascism, about his decision to leave the U.S. and accept a position teaching American studies in Canada.
www.npr.org
April 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
“If universities think they can work behind the scenes and make friends, they're simply confused about the nature of the conflict. Yale … like other leading universities, needs to take the lead, take a leadership role with and collectively work with other universities loudly to protect democracy.”
www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
An independent organization, separate from the executive branch, with legislative branch charter and private funding, hijacked and gifted to a group of adolescents masking as fraud fighters. Autocracy begins here.
An independent organization, separate from the executive branch, with legislative branch charter and private funding, hijacked and gifted to a group of adolescents masking as fraud fighters. Autocracy begins here.
DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show
The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost.
www.wired.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:52 AM
www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
An independent organization, separate from the executive branch, with legislative branch charter and private funding, hijacked and gifted to a group of adolescents masking as fraud fighters. Autocracy begins here.
An independent organization, separate from the executive branch, with legislative branch charter and private funding, hijacked and gifted to a group of adolescents masking as fraud fighters. Autocracy begins here.
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
In the end it will come down to each one of us how we portray our future as a society.
In the end it will come down to each one of us how we portray our future as a society.
How to Save a Democracy
Americans can learn from opponents of authoritarianism elsewhere.
www.foreignaffairs.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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In the end it will come down to each one of us how we portray our future as a society.
In the end it will come down to each one of us how we portray our future as a society.
www.foreignaffairs.com/europe/europ...
As the Transatlantic alliance unravels, proliferation risks mount. Are we safer?
As the Transatlantic alliance unravels, proliferation risks mount. Are we safer?
Europe’s Nuclear Trilemma
The difficult and dangerous options for post-American deterrence.
www.foreignaffairs.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
www.foreignaffairs.com/europe/europ...
As the Transatlantic alliance unravels, proliferation risks mount. Are we safer?
As the Transatlantic alliance unravels, proliferation risks mount. Are we safer?
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Pew polling shows that most Americans claim they are closely tracking what the Trump administration is doing; more detailed polling shows they know much less about what Trump is doing than the average Canadian or European. www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
Most Americans Say They Are Tuned In to News About the Trump Administration
Far fewer are hearing about the administration’s relationship with the media than was the case early in President Donald Trump’s first term. Pew Research Center.
www.pewresearch.org
March 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Pew polling shows that most Americans claim they are closely tracking what the Trump administration is doing; more detailed polling shows they know much less about what Trump is doing than the average Canadian or European. www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
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Just in NIH grants, It looks like beautiful Iowa City, home of the U of Iowa, will lose $71m in funding. That's almost $1k per resident. And that's before all the other cuts to SSA, FDA, etc.
Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !
Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !
SCiMaP
scienceimpacts.org
March 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Just in NIH grants, It looks like beautiful Iowa City, home of the U of Iowa, will lose $71m in funding. That's almost $1k per resident. And that's before all the other cuts to SSA, FDA, etc.
Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !
Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !
The real story here is that cutting workers who ensure compliance with laws—including those governing taxes—costs rather than saves money.
www.mlive.com/news/2025/03...
www.mlive.com/news/2025/03...
Trump’s IRS cuts may cost $500 billion in lost tax revenue as taxpayers exploit system
Cuts to IRS staffing and taxpayer behavior are contributing factors in the anticipated revenue decline.
www.mlive.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The real story here is that cutting workers who ensure compliance with laws—including those governing taxes—costs rather than saves money.
www.mlive.com/news/2025/03...
www.mlive.com/news/2025/03...
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/03/...
Selective enforcement of the law. Individualized pardon and patronage for fealty. True hallmarks of autocracy. NOT American.
Selective enforcement of the law. Individualized pardon and patronage for fealty. True hallmarks of autocracy. NOT American.
Trump pardons Nikola founder Trevor Milton in securities fraud case
Milton, who compared his prosecution by the Justice Department to its criminal cases against President Trump, said he had been "railroaded" in the fraud case.
www.cnbc.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/03/...
Selective enforcement of the law. Individualized pardon and patronage for fealty. True hallmarks of autocracy. NOT American.
Selective enforcement of the law. Individualized pardon and patronage for fealty. True hallmarks of autocracy. NOT American.
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Look at this.
Trevor Milton of Nikola, $NKLA, was pardoned of securities fraud.
But Brad Bondi, a lawyer for Milton, is the brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi.
And Milton and his wife donated $1.8 million to a Trump fundraising committee, per WSJ
Trevor Milton of Nikola, $NKLA, was pardoned of securities fraud.
But Brad Bondi, a lawyer for Milton, is the brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi.
And Milton and his wife donated $1.8 million to a Trump fundraising committee, per WSJ
March 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Look at this.
Trevor Milton of Nikola, $NKLA, was pardoned of securities fraud.
But Brad Bondi, a lawyer for Milton, is the brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi.
And Milton and his wife donated $1.8 million to a Trump fundraising committee, per WSJ
Trevor Milton of Nikola, $NKLA, was pardoned of securities fraud.
But Brad Bondi, a lawyer for Milton, is the brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi.
And Milton and his wife donated $1.8 million to a Trump fundraising committee, per WSJ
In a just society, rule of law is not selective. Nor is it selective which laws are enforced.
Chris Murphy: "There has to be criminal investigations as well here. If the criminal code doesn't apply to powerful people, if it only applies to people without power, then we don't have rule of law in this country."
March 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
In a just society, rule of law is not selective. Nor is it selective which laws are enforced.
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Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.
Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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March 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.
Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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