Resistance is Everywhere
Hundreds of stories, one message: resistance is everywhere you look.
Resistance is in the courts
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Federal judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit against Washtenaw County's sanctuary policies
A federal judge in the Eastern District of Michigan on Friday dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Washtenaw County’s “sanctuary policies” were illegal. In her opinion, Judge F. Kay Behm stated that “neither the federal government nor the…
Resistance is elected officials
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California AG Rob Bonta cancels Paramount settlement meeting, citing 'lack of good faith'
California Attorney General Rob Bonta canceled a meeting with Paramount Skydance on Monday, saying the company demonstrated a “lack of good faith” in early settlement talks around its planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Resistance is in the courts
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Judge refuses to dismiss Steve Bannon's contempt conviction case
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department’s request to erase Trump ally Steve Bannon’s criminal conviction for refusing to testify before the congressional committee that investigated a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the…
Resistance is states taking action
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Washington State wildlife overpass celebrates major victory: 10,000 crossings and no roadkill
“Want a success story? In July, we recorded the 10,000th successful crossing on our I-90 Snoqualmie Pass wildlife overcrossing,” WSDOT shared in a social media post. “Between that overcrossing and our 11 undercrossings on Snoqualmie Pass,…
Resistance is standing up for your rights
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Karen Attiah Fought the Washington Post and Won
In the aftermath of Kirk’s killing, “we saw a coordinated effort to chill any speech critical of his legacy,” Viktoya Vilk, senior director for digital safety and free expression at PEN America, wrote in a statement to Mother Jones. More…
Resistance is speaking out
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A New Tree-Sit Movement to Block Trump’s Border Wall
For nearly a month, the key force standing in the way of Trump’s border wall project in southeast Arizona has been a person sitting in a 200-year-old tree. More precisely, at every moment since late July, one person — although not always…
Resistance is public pressure
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Inola hits pause on smelter after weighing resident pushback, Trump support
Many Inola residents said they were disillusioned with the Trump administration’s characterization of the smelter. It doesn’t match what the company behind the smelter put in its February application for an air quality permit from the…
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"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.
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