Resistance is Everywhere
Hundreds of stories, one message: resistance is everywhere you look.
Resistance is protests
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Pro-democracy protest photos
Pro-democracy protesters showed up recently all over the country: Bend, OR; Tillamook, OR; Wellesley, MA; Portland, ME; Sarasota, FL; Park City, UT; Tolland, CT; West Los Angeles, CA; Durham, NC; Eugene, OR; Lafayette, CA; Corte Madera, CA…
Resistance is in the courts
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Appeals Court Rejects Bid to Restore Trump Name to Kennedy Center
“Today’s ruling again affirms that this administration’s efforts to rename the Kennedy Center were unlawful,” Beatty said in a statement Wednesday. “His name no longer desecrates this sacred memorial, which belongs to the American people…
Resistance is public pressure
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Meta Suspends Instagram AI Image Feature After Days of Backlash
However, the feature was met with near immediate backlash over its “opt-out” policy, which required users above 18 with public accounts to disable the feature in order for their images to be excluded from the image generator. CAA, whose…
Resistance is in the courts
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Victory for New York Voters: Federal Court Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Seeking Private Voter Data
NEW YORK — On Friday, in a victory for voters, a federal judge dismissed the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit seeking New York state’s complete voter file, which contains voters’ driver’s license numbers, partial Social Security…
Resistance is local laws
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Southern California clean-heat rule survives key legal challenge
“It was a big win for folks who breathe air in Southern California,” Candice Youngblood, a senior attorney for Earthjustice, which intervened to defend the rule in court, said by phone. “The court fully understood how important…
Resistance is community organizations
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Judge halts roundup of wild horses in Arizona
The wild horse organization obtained a temporary restraining order in April preventing federal agencies and third-party ranchers from removing the horses through July 15. The organization contends the horses are protected under the 1971…
Resistance is protests
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Pro-democracy protest photos
Pro-democracy protesters showed up recently all over the country: Hinesburg, VT; New York, NY; Louisville, CO; West Los Angeles, CA; Newton, MA; Beverly, MA; Arlington, VA; Burlington, MA; Pasadena, CA; Albany, NY; Hopewell, NJ; Burlington…
Resistance is faith leaders
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Holy No: Rabbis Take a Stand Against Conversion Therapy | Instinct Magazine
In a sweeping and unprecedented declaration, Orthodox rabbis issued a clear ban against gay conversion therapy, calling it harmful, ineffective, and rooted in a false belief that same-sex attraction is a disorder. The statement, published…
Resistance is protecting each other
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Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers give 10k to Equality Kansas
The Las Culturistas podcast hosts, while receiving the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 2026 GLAAD Media Awards, announced they were donating $10,000 to Equality Kansas in response to the state's recent and immediate revocation of…
Resistance is refusing immoral demands
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Tennessee library director refuses to remove 190 children’s books
Rutherford County Library System Director Luanne James said she won’t comply with a directive to relocate more than 190 children’s books from the kids section to the adult section. The library board voted earlier this week to relocate the…
Resistance is community organizations
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Easton preschoolers learn diversity, inclusion
Easton-area preschoolers are getting a unique opportunity to learn about diversity and inclusion through a program that aims to foster understanding and empathy from a young age. Raising Multicultural Kids is partnering with the Easton…
Resistance is local pushback
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Kentucky farm family rejects anonymous $26M data center offer
A Northern Kentucky farm family’s recent decision to reject a $26 million land offer is putting a spotlight on a growing national tension: the collision between farmland preservation and the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence…
Resistance is elected officials
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Mamdani Administration Unveils First-of-its-Kind Insurance Program to Reduce Operating Cost of Housing Across New York City
As New York City faces an unprecedented housing crisis, the Mamdani administration is using every tool at its disposal to drive down the cost of housing. The skyrocketing cost of insurance has hit affordable and rent-stabilized housing…
Resistance is public pressure
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New Tennessee law requires data centers to pay for their own electricity infrastructure
A new law signed by Gov. Bill Lee signed new legislation aims to protect utility ratepayers’ pockets when new data centers come to town. The law, sponsored by Sen. Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) and Rep. Ed Butler (R-Rickman), requires data…
Resistance is state laws
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Governor Spanberger Signs Momnibus Bills to Improve Maternal Healthcare, Support Virginia Mothers
“No mother should have to fear dying during or after childbirth, and no family should have to endure the pain of losing a mother to an avoidable death. Today, we are taking decisive action to make sure more women across Virginia can get…
Resistance is in the courts
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Immigrant detainees sue over 'horrific' conditions at Texas ICE facility
Four detainees at the largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in the U.S. filed a federal lawsuit on Saturday alleging human rights abuses, "horrific" conditions and "severe medical neglect" at the facility. The…
Resistance is in Botswana
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Historic Step: Botswana Officially Removes Same-Sex Ban from Law
LEGABIBO said that while the amendment does not erase the harm of the past, “it creates space for healing, inclusion, and continued progress toward full equality.” The LGBTQ community continues to push for broader legal recognition in…
Resistance is standing up for your rights
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Massachusetts teen graduates high school one year after being detained by ICE, hopes to "make a change in the world"
Marcelo Gomes da Silva walked across the stage to receive his diploma from Milford High School on Sunday with an enormous sense of gratitude. "Definitely an important day and an amazing day in my life," he smiled. It was exactly one year…
Resistance is local pushback
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Denver approves one-year pause on new data centers | Rocky Mountain PBS
Denver City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a one-year ban on new data centers. Monday’s vote followed a lengthy public comment. Council members Paul Kashmann and Darrell Watson co-sponsored the measure, which aims…
Resistance is elected officials
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Lawmakers pass bill to shield abortion information from digital medical records
The first measure, House Bill 5295, is an initiative from the governor’s office and would create the Reproductive Health Privacy Act. It would require the separation of information about abortion services or diagnoses of gender dysphoria…
October 17 - Vote Early Day
Join in a national day of voter participation on October 17 - join your neighbors in helping eligible voters understand their options and make a voting plan.
- Check your voter registration
- Make a plan to vote early
- Help your friends and neighbors make a plan to vote early
Other things you can do:
- Connect with Indivisible - join a local group or take action on your own or with friends
- Use 5calls to call your legislators about whatever matters most to you
- Check out Mobilize to find protests, postcard-writing parties, virtual events, and volunteer opportunities.
Now is a great time to take action.
Take Action
You can make a difference.
It's okay to start small.
- Connect with Indivisible. They have groups all over the country and actions you can take on your own or with others.
- Use 5calls to call your legislators about whatever matters most to you.
- Check out Mobilize to find protests, postcard-writing parties, virtual events, and volunteer opportunities.
Action is the antidote to fear and despair.
Even doing small things - learning more about how we can strengthen our democracy, sharing what you know with others, making a phone call - can make a difference.
Right now is a great time to take action.