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OUR COMMON GROUND<a href="https://mstdn.social/@ruthbenghiat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ruthbenghiat</a> Ben-Ghiat: "The speed and scale of what's happening in this country doesn't have a parallel even in the early months of the autocrats we know and do not love today ... this is somebody in partnership with Putin."<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXH8Mcd0RjM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXH8Mcd0RjM</a><a href="https://newsie.social/@KimberlyEAtkins" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@KimberlyEAtkins</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FightOliarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FightOliarchy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a>

SPQRBaiting Democrats into a defence of fancy colleges would further pigeonhole them as the party of the wealthy and credentialed. The failure of university presidents to speak up for one another—with such honourable exceptions as Mr Eisgruber—is making each more vulnerable. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#universities</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trumpism</a> <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/04/03/donald-trump-is-attacking-what-made-american-universities-great" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/04/03/donald-trump-is-attacking-what-made-american-universities-great</a>

Bytes EuropeTrump’s Third Term Talk Defies Constitution and Tests Democracy <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/898186/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.byteseu.com/898186/</a> #2021 <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Authoritarianism</a>(TheoryAndPhilosophy) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democracy</a>(TheoryAndPhilosophy) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DonaldJ</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FourteenthAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FourteenthAmendment</a>(USConstitution) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PollsAndPublicOpinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PollsAndPublicOpinion</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PresidentialElectionOf2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PresidentialElectionOf2020</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PresidentialPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PresidentialPower</a>(US) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepublicanParty</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StormingOfTheUSCapitol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StormingOfTheUSCapitol</a>(Jan <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment</a>

solomon42069Growing up in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1990s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1990s</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Philippines</a>, I can't help but see some weird parallels here in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Australia</a> today...- Loss of individual liberty - Widespread government <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#corruption</a> - Dumb and negligent <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#corporations</a> - Obsession with private school - Prudish religious culture - Public feel helpless to change - <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Authoritarianism</a> by default - <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wealth</a> determines your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worth</a> as a person - Massive and growing wealth inequalityWhat happened here in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oz</a>? We used to be the lucky country.Now we're just a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mess</a>.

William Lindsey :toad:"This is what democracy looks like."~ Elliot Kirschner<a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protests</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resistance</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solidarity</a> /14<a href="https://elliotkirschner.substack.com/p/this-is-what-democracy-looks-like" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://elliotkirschner.substack.com/p/this-is-what-democracy-looks-like</a>

Warren Currie 🦠🦐I missed this coming out a week ago, but the words of historian Timothy Snyder, who is fleeing Yale for the University of Toronto, spoken by John Lithgow, is a treasure and a must watch for everyone.Twenty Lessons on Tyranny.<a href="https://snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-lessons-read-by-john-lithgow" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-lessons-read-by-john-lithgow</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"A massive decentralized movement like this -- everywhere all at once, with everybody pitching in -- is extremely difficult for any regime, even the most autocratic, to derail. There are too many leaders, coordinating in too many different ways, for a movement like this to be easily neutralized."~ L.A. Kauffman<a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protests</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resistance</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solidarity</a> /14<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lakauffman.bsky.social/post/3lm4eurv33l2i" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/lakauffman.bsky.social/post/3lm4eurv33l2i</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"I scanned dozens of newspapers from around the U.S. & world. On average, international newspapers cover the widespread protests against Trump/Musk and for democracy much more prominently on their covers than those in the U.S.This isn’t due to deadlines, protests were daytime in the U.S."~ Kat O'Brien<a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protests</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resistance</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solidarity</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a> /13<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lavidagata.bsky.social/post/3lm5kyyngus2j" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/lavidagata.bsky.social/post/3lm5kyyngus2j</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"If one of us stands up, they can pick that person off. If ten or a hundred or a thousand, they can pick those people off. And they're picking off people--immigrants, dissidents--to make an example of them. But if ten million people stand up, they cannot stop us all. And today we are millions."~ Rebecca Solnit<a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protests</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resistance</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solidarity</a> /12<a href="https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/millions-stood-up-april-5-hands-off-day-of-action/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/millions-stood-up-april-5-hands-off-day-of-action/</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"People appeared in all 50 states by their tens of thousands. This was no ordinary series of rallies. This was people expressing raw anger and a fury with a situation that is spiraling out of control."~ Mark Mansour<a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protests</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resistance</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solidarity</a> /11<a href="https://mmansour.substack.com/p/what-happened-yesterday" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mmansour.substack.com/p/what-happened-yesterday</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"Think about what this means. If you’re Donald Trump (along with Steve Bannon and Stephen Miller), and you’re considering defying the courts, 'disappearing' political opponents, or even invoking the Insurrection Act and declaring martial law, you now know that there is an active, fired-up, massive resistance ready to meet your actions."~ Jay Kuo<a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protests</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resistance</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solidarity</a> /10<a href="https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-the-sunday-after" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-the-sunday-after</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"No mention of the protests on the cover of the NY Times (NO MENTION!), below the fold on WaPo, nothing on MSNBC.com. CNN shows protesting Houthis but not protesting Americans. So, those of us with platforms and those of us with friends or family need to be spreading the word."~ Stephanie G. WilsonTo say I expected corporate media to behave this way would be an understatement.<a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protests</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resistance</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solidarity</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a> /9<a href="https://www.freedomoverfascism.us/p/lexington-represents" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.freedomoverfascism.us/p/lexington-represents</a>

GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥbecause WE THE PEOPLE ARE NOT FCUKING AROUNDWE THE PEOPLE MEAN BUSINESSNext nationwide protest is 19 AprilNonviolent action.most important: BE THERE FOR ALL OF US.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protest</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RESIST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RESIST</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationwideProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationwideProtest</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FascistAmeriKKKa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FascistAmeriKKKa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nazis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://www.fiftyfifty.one/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.fiftyfifty.one/</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"As Senator Booker said:'The power of the people is greater than the people in power.' …The events were peaceful, spirited, inspiring and where literally everywhere."~ Simon Rosenberg See the selection of good photos here of protests from all sorts of places across the US.<a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protests</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resistance</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solidarity</a> /8

William Lindsey :toad:"Corporate news tried to suppress it and downplay the size and scope of the protests. They couldn’t do it."<a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protests</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resistance</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solidarity</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a> /7<a href="https://www.meidasplus.com/p/sunday-message-from-meidas-founder" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.meidasplus.com/p/sunday-message-from-meidas-founder</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"The sheer numbers are important. But especially because of increasingly constrained media (NYT has no coverage of the protest on its front page, but at least the story on seven random people is no longer there), it will be key for this event to lead to further localized organizing.If you protested, share your story!"~ Marcy Wheeler<a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protests</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resistance</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solidarity</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a> /6<a href="https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/04/06/hands-off-open-thread/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/04/06/hands-off-open-thread/</a>

William Lindsey :toad:Susan Niemann, Ron Filipkowski, and Robert B. Hubbell offer a sampling of some zingy signs from yesterday's protests. Choosing just one from the selection strikes me as akin to being asked to select just one flavor in an ice cream parlor with 100 marvelous choices.<a href="https://adchick.substack.com/p/creative-pissed-off-people" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://adchick.substack.com/p/creative-pissed-off-people</a><a href="https://www.meidasplus.com/p/top-15-signs-at-hands-off-protests" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.meidasplus.com/p/top-15-signs-at-hands-off-protests</a><a href="https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/its-happening" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/its-happening</a><a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protests</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resistance</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solidarity</a> /5

William Lindsey :toad:"If Donald Trump thinks we’re going back quietly, he’s wrong. ...Courage is contagious. Marching provides encouragement for people who aren’t in the thick of things in Washington or New York. Big protests, little protests, it’s all part of the great cacophony of democracy and a reminder that we still have rights and power, if we are willing to exercise them."~ Joyce Vance<a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protests</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resistance</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solidarity</a> /4<a href="https://joycevance.substack.com/p/hands-off" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://joycevance.substack.com/p/hands-off</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"But it also creates more space for politicians, for journalists—for all those stuck in a defensive crouch, terrified both that Trump will come for them and them alone, and that Trump’s election victory makes him the authentic voice of the people."<a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protests</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resistance</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solidarity</a> /3

William Lindsey :toad:"This is where solidarity comes in. The state can target a few people, and maybe even a lot of people. But if resistance is sufficiently sweeping and prevalent, it becomes exponentially harder to target everyone. Dissent creates more space for dissent. That means it creates more space for protestors."~ Noah Berlatsky<a href="https://toad.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protests</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resistance</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solidarity</a> /2<a href="https://www.everythingishorrible.net/p/yes-protests-matter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.everythingishorrible.net/p/yes-protests-matter</a>

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