what do y'all think -- is bluesky safe from censorship?

exploring migrating here from threads -- fellow activists, what are you up to? my main project right now is developing strategy for the resistance movement.

curious what others are doing.

In January 2021, Trump told Pence to overturn the presidential election results and declare Trump the winner. But Pence did the right thing and blocked the coup.

Fast-forward to 2029, repeat that scenario, but replace Pence with Vance. What do you think Vance would do in that situation?

(1/2) There are great books out that address how to do activism effectively, written by experienced activists and activism researchers. We don’t have to be left wondering what in the world to do.

- Civil Resistance by Erica Chenoweth
- This is an Uprising by Engler
- How We Win by George Lakey

I recently spoke with someone at church who was losing hope that we could win against authoritarianism. Here are a couple things that help me keep hope:

Time I’ve spent today doomscrolling the latest horrors of fascism: 0 minutes
Time I’ve spent today working towards removing Trump: 7 hours

You don't have to crush your soul with a bunch of hellish details about what 45 is up to, to work on getting rid of him.

MAGA flooded the zone, putting 15 different issues at stake for liberals to worry about, thus splitting our attention, overwhelming us, and spreading our efforts thin. But there is one root issue underneath all of them:

One of my close friends has blocked political news from his life since election day. He said there’s hardly any chance he could have a significant impact on the situation. But I don't think about it that way. I’m not ...

Something that’s surprised me about Trump’s 2nd term: I had expected more of the political disagreements to be about the facts. And yes, it’s an important factor. But our disagreements seem more moral in nature and less factual than I had expected.

So this is America now:
* legal American residents kidnapped by gov agents for speaking an opinion different than the administration’s or for any reason at all —
* are denied any formal accusation, attorney, or trial
* and are shipped off to a foreign prison ...

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If we Americans don’t want our country to become a Russian satellite, then we need to be strategic and relentless in our activism. Forget the Democratic Party politicians. They’re a distraction.