Resistance is Everywhere
Hundreds of stories, one message: resistance is everywhere you look.
Resistance is standing up for your rights
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Major TV networks decline White House pool duties
The nation’s major television networks are declining to participate in White House pool duties moving forward in response to the Trump administration’s decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO from the White House, Fox News Washington…
Resistance is protests
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Pro-democracy protest photos
Pro-democracy protesters showed up recently all over the country: Bethlehem, NY; Berthoud, CO; El Cerrito, CA; Bend, Oregon; Reno, NV; West Los Angeles, CA; Sister Bay, WI; Sarasota, FL; Yorktown, NY; Oakland, CA; Annandale, VA; San Jose,…
Resistance is making art
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New mural celebrating LGBTQ+ history unveiled in Jacksonville’s 5 Points neighborhood
“I wanted to have a lot of people across the diverse spectrum of humanity represented so that other people could see themselves in the mural and in the rainbow, which is what it represents,” Thurston said. “What we’re standing in front of…
Resistance is states taking action
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Kentucky Gov. Beshear announces state investment to erase $250 million in medical debt
Beshear said that letters will start going out to the first 46,000 Kentuckians who will have more than $100 million in medical debt erased. He said that more than 130,000 would eventually have their debts wiped out. People cannot sign up…
Resistance is in the courts
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CNN, Politico and MS NOW sue the Trump administration over ban on White House coverage
In response to President Donald Trump’s ban on certain media outlets from covering the White House, the Trump administration is now facing a lawsuit as well as a refusal by other TV networks to provide TV pool coverage of the president’s…
Resistance is in the courts
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Judge issues final ruling against ICE immigration court arrest policy in Manhattan
New York Civil Liberties Union lawyer Amy Belsher, who represented the plaintiffs, called the ruling “an enormous win for every noncitizen seeking to safely attend their immigration court proceedings.” “For too long, we watched masked,…
Resistance is in the courts
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Federal judge blocks Trump's latest attempt to end birthright citizenship
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to limit birthright citizenship, granting a preliminary injunction against an executive order that the administration said would target “birth tourism.” U.S. District…
About this site
"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." — Edith Wharton
There are so many people who are doing so much to make things better in our country and our world.
You can make things better too.
I'm building this site to highlight the things I want to share with my friends about all the good things people are doing - and some of the things we can do to make things better for ourselves, our families and friends, and our neighbors.
On every block in every town, people are taking time to protect their parks, support their schools, and build their communities in thousands of ways.
You can help. Light a candle. Spread the light.
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