Resistance is Everywhere
Hundreds of stories, one message: resistance is everywhere you look.
Resistance is working
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The anti-ICE resistance is working
By the time “Operation Metro Surge” hit Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota, residents were primed to fight back. From houses and stores, in cars and on bicycles, people of every age, race and political stripe dogged ICE wherever it went. The…
Resistance is in the courts
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Judge rules IRS broke law by disclosing taxpayer info 42,695 times
Her finding was based off a declaration filed earlier this month by Dottie Romo, IRS’ chief risk and control officer, which revealed that the IRS had provided DHS with information on 47,000 of the 1.28 million people that ICE requested —…
Resistance is professional organizations
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Stand Up for Science hosts a May Day Rally online
The May Day Rally organized by Stand Up for Science is a call to action, a show of solidarity, and a rallying point for the scientists, public servants, health workers, labor organizers, and advocates on the front lines of the fight. The…
Resistance is working
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Trump pulls Casey Means' nomination as surgeon general, names Nicole Saphier as replacement
Washington — President Trump on Thursday said he is nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier to be the next U.S. surgeon general, replacing his nomination of Casey Means, whose bid had stalled in the Senate for months. The president…
Resistance is in the courts
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Nonprofit sues the federal government over plans to paint Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue
A nonprofit is suing the National Park Service, the Department of the Interior and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum over the decision to resurface the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Washington, D.C.'s National Mall, and to paint the…
Resistance is making art
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Forget the Billionaires: The ‘Working People’s Met Gala’ is the Only Event That Matters Today
The “Ball Without Billionaires” fashion show on May 4 flips the 2026 Met Gala theme—“Fashion is Art”—into a counter-declaration: “Labor is Art,” centering workers as models styled by emerging designers while reclaiming power and culture…
Resistance is volunteering
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‘Things were going dark left and right’: the race to save US government datasets before they’re deleted
André is part of a group of “data rescuers” who have banded together during Trump’s second term. They have been quietly racing to save hundreds of critical government datasets before they are no longer available. Now known as the Data…
Resistance is in the courts
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‘Failed experiment in human suffering’: Alligator Alcatraz immigration jail to close
Attorney Paul Schwiep, who represents the groups, said the legal fight would continue even if the camp closed. “While it is welcome news that people will no longer be inhumanely confined at this facility, the damage caused by this reckless…
Resistance is local pushback
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Why red states are pushing back on Trump administration’s request for voter data
As of 1 April, the Department of Justice has sued 30 states and the District of Columbia for failing to turn over full copies of their voter registration lists. The push has hit repeated roadblocks, including legal defeats in California,…
Resistance is veterans
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At a veteran-led protest on Capitol Hill, grief and dismay reverberate over Iran war
Under the rotunda in the Cannon building, veterans — young, old, some with visible disabilities and all wearing military jackets— held a flag-folding ceremony to honor the American troops who have died in the current conflict. They also…
Resistance is calling for change
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The Chief Justice and His Wife Took $20 Million From Firms He Rules On. I'm Filing for His Disbarment Today.
The DC Bar accepts disciplinary complaints from any member of the public against any of its admitted attorneys. John G. Roberts Jr. is admitted to the DC Bar, and I am filing a complaint against him today, after this article goes live. The…
Resistance is local pushback
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Fulton County fights Department of Justice push for 2020 election worker information
On Monday, Fulton County’s lawyers moved to block the Justice Department’s request, arguing in a 27-page motion that the subpoena was intended “to target, harass, and punish the President’s perceived political opponents,” and could make…
Resistance is unions
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Google DeepMind workers in UK vote to unionize amid deal with US military
DeepMind’s UK workers voted to unionize in April. One of the workers said they were particularly driven by reports that Google was close to reaching a deal with the defense department and pointed to the US’s “capricious Iran war” and the…
Resistance is calling for change
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‘My ambition is to change the country,’ AOC says when asked about seeking higher office in 2028
Ocasio-Cortez said that instead of aiming for higher office, “I get to wake up every day and say, ‘How am I going to meet the moment?’ “And conditions change radically all the time. So I make my response less to an attachment to some…
Resistance is investigations
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U.S. Law Enforcement Escalates Use of Three Crowd-Control Weapons Against Immigration Protesters, Resulting in Severe Health Harms and No Accountability: PHR Visual Investigation
U.S. law enforcement agencies increasingly deployed three crowd-control weapons in dangerous ways to crack down on immigration protests over the past year, according to a new visual investigation by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR).
Resistance is state laws
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Voting rights advocates vow to ‘relocate’ fight after supreme court gutting
State-level voting rights acts were put forth in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi. That is not unintentional, said Anneshia Hardy, executive director of Alabama Values, before the decision. “If section 2 gets weakened, you’re going to…
Resistance is protests
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Pro-democracy protest photos
Pro-democracy protesters showed up recently all over the country: Paramus, NJ ; Louisville/Superior CO; Enfield, NH; Englewood, FL; Randolph, MA; Bend, OR; Yorktown Hts., NY; Brewster, NY; Vancouver, WA; Borrego Springs, CA; Raleigh, NC;…
Resistance is in the courts
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Judges in a Trump stronghold condemn ICE tactics
Federal judges in one of the Trumpiest states in the country have suddenly become a firewall against President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda. District court judges in West Virginia describe rampant lawlessness by masked ICE agents…
Resistance is standing up for your rights
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Fema employees who criticized Trump cuts reinstated after months on leave
McIlreath said she was paying close attention to what changes the council proposes and was undeterred by what happened to her and her colleagues. She said: “Until Fema capabilities are restored and disaster survivors are served I’m going…
Resistance is protests
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Pro-democracy protest photos
Pro-democracy protesters showed up recently in Arlington, VA; Billerica, MA; Providence, RI; Pasadena, CA; Key Biscayne, FL; Raleigh, NC; Iowa City, IA; Los Angeles, CA - as well as FOX news headquarters; and William J. Barber Jr. led a…
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.