This text on resistance in Minneapolis reminds me so much of @pluralistic 's book "Little Brother". It shows that groups need not be powerless victims, even when facing evil.
https://skywriter.blue/pages/did:plc:y6vljnnpkl2lsteuzovhd67c/post/3mcyca2l2wk2j
Daily steps to building our #resistance into a #GeneralStrike
In the face of extreme daily brutality the folks of Minnesota have been giving the rest of the US a demonstration of how we resist rising #fascism in the US. Anyone can begin taking action to build their personal and community capacity for resistance today. Depending on your location and context, only some of these will apply. Do what you can, do what makes sense in your current context...
#Democracy #ICE
https://beardystarstuff.net/posts/2026-01-23.html
Beardy Guy Musings
It is immensely disappointing that the European Parliament manages to defend and support former Commissioner #ThierryBreton, a wealthy, privileged old man who's addressbook is full of powerful friends.
While it not even mentions in passing (let alone defends) the cash-strapped #CivilSociety organisations @hateaid and #CCDH who have been attacked by #Trump in exactly the same way but with zero government support.
Politicians surrender to the super rich.
#Democracy
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/16/super-rich-inequality-politicians-extreme-wealth
I present to you: Trump's "Board of Peace" — a long list of representatives of the most oppressive, most corrupt regimes around the world, including the wanted war criminal Vladimir Putin, the journalist killers in Saudi Arabia, and the only truly unfree NATO country, Turkey.
And of course, Hungary's most dedicated Putin sympathizer, Viktor Orbán, just had to be in the club.
Hitler and Stalin just rose from their graves to join the gang.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/01/22/who-is-on-trumps-gaza-board-of-peace.html
@randahl
(Raúl Latorre, president of the lower house of Congress)
"In January, Latorre attended a Brussels meeting of Patriots for Europe, an extreme right grouping of European Parliament members. The following month, he spoke at a CPAC in Washington attended by Trump. And at a CPAC in Budapest several months later, Latorre and Leite condemned the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the EU and “globalists” such as Bill Gates and George Soros."
#EU #Democracy
https://theconversation.com/how-paraguay-became-a-bastion-of-conservatism-in-latin-america-266027
This text on resistance in Minneapolis reminds me so much of @pluralistic 's book "Little Brother". It shows that groups need not be powerless victims, even when facing evil.
https://skywriter.blue/pages/did:plc:y6vljnnpkl2lsteuzovhd67c/post/3mcyca2l2wk2j
It is immensely disappointing that the European Parliament manages to defend and support former Commissioner #ThierryBreton, a wealthy, privileged old man who's addressbook is full of powerful friends.
While it not even mentions in passing (let alone defends) the cash-strapped #CivilSociety organisations @hateaid and #CCDH who have been attacked by #Trump in exactly the same way but with zero government support.
Three books for The Leave X Peer Persuasion Award arrived!
https://leavex.eu/posts/leave-x-peer-persuasion-award/
Tomorrow is time to directly inform the MEPs.
WP:
The abhorrent power of the photograph of a 5-year-old held by ICE
...the use of a boy too young to understand the political game in which he became a pawn... perverse and deeply disturbing...
This is an image of universal moral urgency, akin to a small number of photographs that once upon a time had the power to change our behavior, away from cruelty or indifference and in the direction of basic decency.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/01/22/photo-minnesota-ice/
WP:
The abhorrent power of the photograph of a 5-year-old held by ICE
...the use of a boy too young to understand the political game in which he became a pawn... perverse and deeply disturbing...
This is an image of universal moral urgency, akin to a small number of photographs that once upon a time had the power to change our behavior, away from cruelty or indifference and in the direction of basic decency.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/01/22/photo-minnesota-ice/
Want to know how much the Trump family is grifting? Oversight Dems have you covered.
https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/trump-family-corruption-tracker
RE: https://mastodon.social/@WarnerCrocker/115940829672022950
YES. Read Warner's post. This is something I've also been writing about for a very long time. Until we fully reckon with the historical foundations of the United States we will not be free. Our nation is still bound to #genocide, land theft, #settlercolonialism, slavery and violent international interventions. We cannot pretend otherwise. We cannot ignore the fundamental truths of this nation.
If we want #freedom and #justice, we must start with the #truth.
#democracy #classwar #capitalism
#TedLieu continued: “I demand this committee, this chairman & #Republicans, call an immediate hearing asking why the Department of Justice is refusing to release 99% of the #EpsteinFiles & why the #DOJ is violating the #law right now.”
DOJ said earlier this month that it has released <1% of its Epstein-related files, with >2 million documents still being reviewed.
#law #JackSmith #House #Judiciary #SeditiousConspiracy #Jan6 #insurrection #PoliticalViolence #coup #democracy #Constitution
JFC
#StewartRhodes, the founder of the #FarRight #extremist organization the #OathKeepers, was seen on Capitol Hill on Thursday outside of the hearing room where former special counsel #JackSmith is testifying before the #House #Judiciary Committee.
Rhodes was previously convicted of #SeditiousConspiracy & sentenced to 18 YEARS in #prison for his actions related to the #Jan6, 2021 #insurrection at the US Capitol.
#law #Trump #propaganda #coup #democracy #Constitution
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/jack-smith-trump-house-testimony-01-22-26?post-id=cmkpn5rbf000y3b6p4paq3mgn
Want to know how much the Trump family is grifting? Oversight Dems have you covered.
https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/trump-family-corruption-tracker
“Rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 presidential #election, President #Trump engaged in a #criminal scheme to overturn the results & prevent the lawful transfer of power,” #JackSmith wrote in his prepared statement.
#law #Jan6 #SeditiousConspiracy #insurrection #PoliticalViolence #coup #democracy #Constitution #PeacefulTransitionOfPower
