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Days later, Gotabaya fled the country and resigned. A people-powered, decentralized uprising forced an autocrat to step down.
August 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Days later, Gotabaya fled the country and resigned. A people-powered, decentralized uprising forced an autocrat to step down.
In July 2022, protesters stormed and peacefully occupied the President’s House, PM’s office, and state TV HQ. They swam in Gota’s pool and livestreamed from his couch. The illusion of control shattered.
August 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
In July 2022, protesters stormed and peacefully occupied the President’s House, PM’s office, and state TV HQ. They swam in Gota’s pool and livestreamed from his couch. The illusion of control shattered.
The repression came fast. Police fired tear gas into crowds. Military shot live rounds. Protest leaders were abducted and beaten. Multiple states of emergency were declared—but the streets held strong.
August 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The repression came fast. Police fired tear gas into crowds. Military shot live rounds. Protest leaders were abducted and beaten. Multiple states of emergency were declared—but the streets held strong.
The repression came fast. Police fired tear gas into crowds. Military shot live rounds. Protest leaders were abducted and beaten. Multiple states of emergency were declared—but the streets held strong.
August 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The repression came fast. Police fired tear gas into crowds. Military shot live rounds. Protest leaders were abducted and beaten. Multiple states of emergency were declared—but the streets held strong.
Their demand was clear: the Rajapaksas must go. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the president, stood accused of authoritarianism, corruption, and sinking the country in debt for vanity projects and IMF handouts.
August 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Their demand was clear: the Rajapaksas must go. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the president, stood accused of authoritarianism, corruption, and sinking the country in debt for vanity projects and IMF handouts.
Their demand was clear: the Rajapaksas must go. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the president, stood accused of authoritarianism, corruption, and sinking the country in debt for vanity projects and IMF handouts.
August 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Their demand was clear: the Rajapaksas must go. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the president, stood accused of authoritarianism, corruption, and sinking the country in debt for vanity projects and IMF handouts.
Protesters occupied Galle Face Green, the capital’s seaside park, and turned it into a 24/7 protest and care village. Free kitchens. First aid tents. Libraries. Art zones. They weren’t just protesting—they were building a visionary future.
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August 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Protesters occupied Galle Face Green, the capital’s seaside park, and turned it into a 24/7 protest and care village. Free kitchens. First aid tents. Libraries. Art zones. They weren’t just protesting—they were building a visionary future.
www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/ga...
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Resistance started small—candlelight vigils, handwritten signs. But the Aragalaya (“struggle”) exploded into a mass, decentralized uprising. Students, teachers, unions, monks, and artists all took the streets.
www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2022...
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August 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Resistance started small—candlelight vigils, handwritten signs. But the Aragalaya (“struggle”) exploded into a mass, decentralized uprising. Students, teachers, unions, monks, and artists all took the streets.
www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2022...
www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2022...
Political scientist Erica Chenoweth studied 300+ movements from 1900–2006.
Their findings? When ~3.5% of the population participates in a nonviolent uprising, the success rate of resistance is extremely high. From their study…
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Their findings? When ~3.5% of the population participates in a nonviolent uprising, the success rate of resistance is extremely high. From their study…
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
May 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Political scientist Erica Chenoweth studied 300+ movements from 1900–2006.
Their findings? When ~3.5% of the population participates in a nonviolent uprising, the success rate of resistance is extremely high. From their study…
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Their findings? When ~3.5% of the population participates in a nonviolent uprising, the success rate of resistance is extremely high. From their study…
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Why is Senator Van Hollen’s trip to El Salvador so important? What does research show about this kind of leadership? A thread on TAKING UP SPACE:
April 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Why is Senator Van Hollen’s trip to El Salvador so important? What does research show about this kind of leadership? A thread on TAKING UP SPACE:
Time will tell if American judges take similar paths to prevent the basic erosion of our government and institutions.
April 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Time will tell if American judges take similar paths to prevent the basic erosion of our government and institutions.
Judges also found new methods for engaging with regular people about the importance of an independent judiciary. As one judge put it:
www.theguardian.com/world/2021/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2021/s...
April 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Judges also found new methods for engaging with regular people about the importance of an independent judiciary. As one judge put it:
www.theguardian.com/world/2021/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2021/s...
Nevertheless, attacks on the judiciary continued, and so did new tactics of resistance. In another demonstration, 15,000 judges donned their robes and marched through Warsaw in solidarity against attacks on judicial independence.
www.reuters.com/article/worl...
www.reuters.com/article/worl...
April 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Nevertheless, attacks on the judiciary continued, and so did new tactics of resistance. In another demonstration, 15,000 judges donned their robes and marched through Warsaw in solidarity against attacks on judicial independence.
www.reuters.com/article/worl...
www.reuters.com/article/worl...
In one such protest, ~17,000 people formed a candlelit human chain around Poland’s Supreme Court to protest the power grab by the government. In a powerful show of solidarity, Supreme Court judges joined activists to thank them for their support.
www.reuters.com/news/picture...
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April 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
In one such protest, ~17,000 people formed a candlelit human chain around Poland’s Supreme Court to protest the power grab by the government. In a powerful show of solidarity, Supreme Court judges joined activists to thank them for their support.
www.reuters.com/news/picture...
www.reuters.com/news/picture...
In Poland, <10 years ago, when a right-wing, authoritarian government threatened judicial independence, judges took unprecedented action to respond assertively and publicly. Their resistance proved critical in the fall of the authoritarian government and the victory of a democratic opposition.
April 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
In Poland, <10 years ago, when a right-wing, authoritarian government threatened judicial independence, judges took unprecedented action to respond assertively and publicly. Their resistance proved critical in the fall of the authoritarian government and the victory of a democratic opposition.
Research: when judicial systems are targeted by a demagogue grabbing power, solidarity between judges and ordinary citizens has helped prevent autocracy from dismantling basic freedoms. A thread on polish judicial resistance 2015-2023:
April 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Research: when judicial systems are targeted by a demagogue grabbing power, solidarity between judges and ordinary citizens has helped prevent autocracy from dismantling basic freedoms. A thread on polish judicial resistance 2015-2023:
NEW: Trump and Musk are breaking the law with HHS cuts! We found the section of US code that says that only Congress can cancel or re-organize the office of minority health they callously shut down.
Thanks to our Federal worker friends who tracked this down !
Thanks to our Federal worker friends who tracked this down !
April 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
NEW: Trump and Musk are breaking the law with HHS cuts! We found the section of US code that says that only Congress can cancel or re-organize the office of minority health they callously shut down.
Thanks to our Federal worker friends who tracked this down !
Thanks to our Federal worker friends who tracked this down !
Research: why is Cory Booker’s record 24+ hour speech so important? A 🧵 on what history tells us about his brave protest to slow things down.
April 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Research: why is Cory Booker’s record 24+ hour speech so important? A 🧵 on what history tells us about his brave protest to slow things down.
Breaking: @corybooker.com HAS GIVEN THE LONGEST SPEECH IN SENATE HISTORY. He is protesting Trump/Musk corrupt attack on Medicaid.
This is the way, we will not comply.
This is the way, we will not comply.
April 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Breaking: @corybooker.com HAS GIVEN THE LONGEST SPEECH IN SENATE HISTORY. He is protesting Trump/Musk corrupt attack on Medicaid.
This is the way, we will not comply.
This is the way, we will not comply.
We are organizing parties everywhere on Wednesday 3/19 to build people power and unity. Sign up to host one in your town!
March 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We are organizing parties everywhere on Wednesday 3/19 to build people power and unity. Sign up to host one in your town!