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Resistance is Everywhere

Hundreds of stories, one message: resistance is everywhere you look.

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…

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,…

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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…

Community bankers have been especially vocal. They have said allowing crypto companies to offer these types of incentives would have posed a direct threat to their business and led them to lose customers. Rebeca Romero Rainey, president…

“Equality is not a dream; it is a decision,” he said, citing progress at the UN as proof that entrenched power structures can change.

Resistance is protests

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Pro-democracy protest photos

Pro-democracy protesters showed up recently all over the country: Chandler, AZ; Tucson, AZ; Baltimore, MD; Hartford, CT; Pasadena, CA; Portland, OR; Lexington, MA; Hingham, MA; Hunterdon County, NJ; Memphis, TN; West Stockbridge, MA;…

A coalition of blue states has come together to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging its plan to strip federal funds from gender-affirming care for minors. The lawsuit alleges that the administration is overstepping…

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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.

You can help. Light a candle. Spread the light.

 


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