Resistance is Everywhere
Hundreds of stories, one message: resistance is everywhere you look.
Resistance is speaking out
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Why preserving LGBTQ+ history is an act of resistance
To us, preservation is a decision. And it’s a decision to say: This happened. These people were here. Their lives mattered. Their courage changed us. And you do not get to make them disappear.
Resistance is Republican pushback
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The GOP stampede away from Trump is growing — including in pretty red districts
Three of the big ones have come from one relatively small state: Iowa. Reps. Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks joined in a vote to limit Trump’s war powers last week. And on Monday, their colleague Rep. Ashley Hinson, who is the GOP…
Resistance is in the courts
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Judge Rules American Prairie Can Continue Grazing Bison on Federal Land
A federal judge has authorized American Prairie to continue grazing bison on three federal allotments amid ongoing litigation. This decision halts a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rule that threatened to remove 900 bison from these lands…
Resistance is in the courts
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Supreme court rejects Trump’s mail ballot restrictions for midterm elections
Voting rights groups, joined by 23 states and the District of Columbia, sued the administration to stop the proposed rule, arguing that the US constitution provides no authority for the president to issue orders governing the…
Resistance is Republican pushback
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GOP defections from Trump start to pile up: From the Politics Desk
Over the past 36 hours, three GOP candidates in competitive races have called for the Iran war to come to an end, tying it to the economic pressure voters are under. Rep. Ashley Hinson, who is running for Senate in Iowa, called yesterday…
Resistance is in the courts
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States fight Trump’s Medicaid ban on trans youth care
“The federal government does not have the authority to dictate what medically necessary care New York provides to its residents,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James. “This unlawful rule threatens access to health care for…
Resistance is in the courts
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Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton.
“It’s horrible that she’s gone and she was taken from us this way. It’s horrible that she’s not here anymore,” said LaTanya Walker, Tierra Walker’s aunt and the lead plaintiff in the case, in a press conference Wednesday. She added: “I…
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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.
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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.
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