Resistance is Everywhere
Hundreds of stories, one message: resistance is everywhere you look.
Resistance is states taking action
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Newsom orders California agencies to develop new AI safety plans after rejecting tougher law
California under Newsom has enacted several first-in-the-nation laws to curb the potentially existential risks of AI. In 2025 he signed Senate Bill 53, which requires large AI model developers to publish frameworks on how they manage…
Resistance is state laws
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Healey signs Freedom to Read Law keeping book bans out of Massachusetts schools and libraries
“Books open doors for students to explore new ideas, deepen their understanding of the world and develop the critical thinking skills they need to succeed,” said Education Secretary Steve Zrike. “Our schools should encourage that curiosity…
Resistance is in the courts
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California sheriff broke election law by seizing ballots, state Supreme Court rules
The justices ruled unanimously that Bianco must return the ballots to the county’s top election administrator and “refrain from further handling” them. In a second ruling, the court also held that Bianco broke the law when he ignored…
Resistance is states taking action
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Spanberger Pushes New Data Center Guardrails in Virginia
“We are in a place where day by day community members are demanding action,” said Spanberger, who was joined by representatives from conservation groups. “As localities continue to have the option of choosing to reject or accept…
Resistance is states taking action
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New York Attorney General Letitia James files suit against Polymarket
James suit claims that Polymarket's prediction market is an illegal, unlicensed gambling operation that exposes New Yorkers -- including those under the legal gambling age of 21 -- to serious personal and financial risk. State law…
Resistance is helping each other
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As ICE closes in, Ohio churches line up families to care for Haitian kids left behind
Among pro-immigrant organizers, faith leaders and volunteers, active Signal and WhatsApp chats have become part of the new normal as they respond to evolving ICE tactics. Springfield Neighbors United, a local nonprofit that, though not…
Resistance is protecting each other
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A First Nation is making itself a safe haven from Alberta’s trans youth care ban
On September 9 of this year, during a public gathering for the 150-year anniversary of Treaty 6 — an agreement signed between several First Nations and the British Crown in 1876 that legally recognized the sovereignty of Indigenous…
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