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🔥 FIRE WITH FIRE 🔥 Change begins with the individual. Today is the day! (Re)postings of resistance; how we stay focused and engaged; how we build community; how we remain hopeful. 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸 We’re in this together!

created November 15, 2024

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Profile picture Johnny D. I know, I don't know. (@listentwice.bsky.social) reposted

*** Here are just a few websites to organize events Mobilize: join.mobilize.us NationBuilder: nationbuilder.com NGP VAN: www.ngpvan.com Bonterra Organizing: www.bonterratech.com Eventdex: www.eventdex.com and just few ideas in the image

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30/8/2025, 4:40:35 PM | 88 62 | View on Bluesky | view

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The seeds of Trump’s destruction have already been sown. But none of this argues for complacency. We must continue to fight — demonstrate, phone your reps and senators, boycott corporations and organizations that cave in to tyranny, protect the vulnerable, make good trouble. @rbreich.bsky.social

31/8/2025, 4:32:17 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Do one thing that gives you hope. Because hope is an action, a muscle that we need to exercise, in order to keep going and working for the country we want, not the country we have. @hoosiervictory.bsky.social @freedomoverfascism.bsky.social

31/8/2025, 4:25:10 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Join Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias and political historian Heather Cox Richardson for a members-only live podcast to explore the urgent challenges facing democracy today, and how history helps us understand the path forward. @hcrichardson.bsky.social @democracydocket.com

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Fight back against gerrymandering in Missouri!

30/8/2025, 6:37:10 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is how you fight back.

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30/8/2025, 6:34:02 PM | 63 12 | View on Bluesky | view

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Get the details you need to come together and find a Labor Day event near you. #WorkersOverBillionaires

30/8/2025, 5:27:13 AM | 10 6 | View on Bluesky | view

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They demonstrated, for those of us who believe in free and fair elections — and in democracy itself — that there are moments when we can’t wait around for somebody else to do something. @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social @madva.bsky.social

30/8/2025, 5:08:24 AM | 6 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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Be the change!

30/8/2025, 4:36:01 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Monday’s the big day, folks! “Workers Over Billionaires” protests are happening across the country.

30/8/2025, 4:33:02 AM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

29/8/2025, 10:40:11 PM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

29/8/2025, 10:39:14 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

29/8/2025, 10:38:53 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

29/8/2025, 10:38:07 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

29/8/2025, 10:37:42 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

29/8/2025, 10:37:12 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

29/8/2025, 10:36:24 PM | 4 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

29/8/2025, 10:36:00 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

29/8/2025, 10:34:53 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

29/8/2025, 10:34:28 PM | 3 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Time to pass the torch to a new generation of Democrats. LFG IOWA!

29/8/2025, 10:31:39 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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LFG IOWA!

29/8/2025, 10:29:51 PM | 34 5 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump wants to walk and talk like a dictator. So dictate. Order the Department of Justice to release the Epstein files. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles @jimacosta.bsky.social

28/8/2025, 3:56:59 PM | 17 6 | View on Bluesky | view

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Congress returns on Tuesday. It’s critical that they return to a riled up electorate, angry constituents, & people demanding an end to Trump’s agenda of sabotage, plunder and betrayal. Here are 4 things to contact your Senators and Reps about every day in September. @simonwdc.bsky.social

28/8/2025, 3:48:01 PM | 7 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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So, what do we do? Change begins with the individual. If you've been waiting to attend a protest, speak out at a town hall, post a flag in your window, or join an action group, this is your sign. No more burying our heads. Today is the day. @authorkstarling.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social

27/8/2025, 5:32:25 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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There’s still a way to stop this. Five ways you can help stop a nationwide occupation. @raders.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social

27/8/2025, 5:23:48 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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What we can do: Here are a few resources on how to respond to these developments as they pertain to the National Guard. @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social

27/8/2025, 5:19:03 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The win by Drey is no fluke. She did this not by pulling to the center, but by remaining unapologetically socially progressive and establishing the kind of combative stance the Democratic base has been demanding from its leaders. THIS is how we win back our country. @nycjayjay.bsky.social

27/8/2025, 5:13:00 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Be inspired. We can beat them. One seat at a time.

27/8/2025, 5:00:56 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Be inspired. We can beat them. One seat at a time.

27/8/2025, 4:59:47 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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We are bigger, stronger, more powerful, and more durable than any “task force” of troops that Trump can send to cities across the U.S. Raising alarm is appropriate. Fighting back through peaceful and lawful means is better. Stay strong! @rbhubbell.bsky.social

26/8/2025, 4:21:07 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If nothing else brings him down, the economy surely will. @rbreich.bsky.social

26/8/2025, 4:13:59 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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You hold the key. You hold the power. You hold the authority if you choose to exercise it. And in this moment, we must exercise our power together. We must show the power of the people to fight back against the Trump regime. @meidastouch.com

26/8/2025, 4:10:55 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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We are finally seeing Democratic leaders begin to understand the existential moment we are in and fight back like our lives depend on it. @meidastouch.com

26/8/2025, 4:08:59 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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#FireWithFire

24/8/2025, 10:46:32 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“We need to stand up, all of us at this moment with more fortitude. Meet this moment, not for ourselves, but for each other, for this country.” @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @governor.ca.gov

23/8/2025, 4:54:57 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is so important… Sharon has been tracking license plates on cars driven by ICE agents, and she’s finding they don’t match the vehicles. In other words, ICE is using secret, illegal tactics—just like we suspected. REMINDER: the DMV is not a federal agency. @governor.ca.gov 🧵

22/8/2025, 4:55:43 PM | 23574 11583 | View on Bluesky | view

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#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

21/8/2025, 5:40:26 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Enough of the bullshit already. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles @meidastouch.com

21/8/2025, 2:55:03 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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If Stephen Miller and JD Vance want to believe that the older Americans who form the backbone of the resistance can be ignored, let them. It is a mistake they will live to regret. @rbhubbell.bsky.social

21/8/2025, 2:52:11 PM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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In defense of Miller and Vance, their remarks may have been scripted, and may have sounded less harsh in the original German.

21/8/2025, 2:49:22 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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In defense of Miller and Vance, their remarks may have been scripted, and may have sounded less harsh in the original German.

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#FireWithFire

21/8/2025, 5:47:51 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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#FireWithFire. We’ll be there.

21/8/2025, 5:46:24 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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#FireWithFire

21/8/2025, 5:43:51 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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#FireWithFire

21/8/2025, 5:43:07 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Stevie sounds more than a little afraid of us old white hippies. And he should be. We got rid of one terrible president and we are fucking hell gonna get rid of trump.

21/8/2025, 12:22:43 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Anna Gifty (@itsafronomics.bsky.social) reposted

Black women are being used as test subjects for the limits of abuse of power. I want people to not ignore this since this always happens and then when the abuse arrives at people's doorstep, they're surprised. CALL IT OUT NOW.

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#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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It’s crickets because it’s not news. We’ve been watching this slow motion train wreck for years.

19/8/2025, 7:07:00 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The most powerful weapon in the world is an ordinary citizen who refuses to give up. @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social

18/8/2025, 4:31:23 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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16/8/2025, 7:41:14 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Release the Epstein Files!

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#firewithfire

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#firewithfire

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This is a break the glass moment for our democracy, for our nation. #firewithfire @hcrichardson.bsky.social

15/8/2025, 6:03:52 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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We are now at a crossroads where Democrats understand we cannot sit back and let democracy be unraveled. #firewithfire @joycewhitevance.bsky.social

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#firewithfire

15/8/2025, 5:36:38 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Gavin Newsom’s words and actions stand as a challenge to us. We are facing extraordinary challenges that demand extraordinary responses.

15/8/2025, 5:35:20 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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What would a strategy to derail Trumpism look like if the Democrats were bold and united? @rbreich.bsky.social

15/8/2025, 5:23:45 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sherrod Brown—an undaunted, unafraid, and unapologetic fighter for working people—will be running in Ohio as a proven advocate against MAGA greed and corruption. @contrariannews.org

15/8/2025, 5:14:58 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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For all the liberal skepticism of money-focused, capitalist life in America, it can be necessary to advance equality by redeeming capitalism itself. @arimelber.bsky.social

15/8/2025, 5:04:40 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Find an event this Saturday, August 16, to protest Trump’s effort to rig electoral maps and steal the 2026 election. Trump’s map takeover is starting in Texas, but it won’t stop there. We’re fighting back nationwide with a day of action this weekend.

13/8/2025, 3:39:38 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This does not feel like a hopeful time—quite the contrary. But the fact that you keep trudging—especially now, when so many have opted to tune out completely—is the most hopeful thing imagineable. It is also the main reason we may survive this and move on to better times. @jesscraven101.bsky.social

13/8/2025, 3:36:21 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Although Trump remains a clear and present danger to democracy, the tone of media coverage and political reaction is beginning to shift. @rbhubbell.bsky.social

13/8/2025, 3:30:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Big name companies making donations to anti-reproductive rights legal campaigns: DoorDash: $125,000 Amazon: $125,000 Target: $125,000 CVS: $125,000 Zillow: $25,000 Airbnb: $25,000 Grubhub: $25,000 Coachella: $100,000

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Profile picture Justin Jest (@justinjest.bsky.social) reposted

Texas Republicans have set up a TIP LINE to rat out Texas Democrats. PLEASE... I beg you - DO NOT FLOOD THIS NUMBER with tips on UFO or Bigfoot sightings and PLEASE DON'T, for the sake of decency, ask if Donald Trump is on the list. The number you wouldn't want to call is: 1-866-786-5972

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#ReleaseTheEpsteineFiles

12/8/2025, 4:48:25 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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In between Waco and Temple,TX

Why Won't They RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES
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Profile picture Judd Legum (@juddlegum.bsky.social) reposted

Looking forward to the federal takeover of Tusla, Oklahoma's police department. More in tomorrow's Popular Information. popular.info/subscribe

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Profile picture Rebecca Solnit (@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social) reposted

Hey I found a Fox News host defending violent crime in Washington D.C. Named Pete Hegseth. Story from January 7, 2021.

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Agee. That “person” has 2 followers. They are just trying to stir the pot. It’s hard not to respond to such idiotic comments, but it’s best not to amplify them. Don’t respond.

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We remember. #ReleaseTheEPSTEINfiles

10/8/2025, 10:03:38 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture 🌸Norma Jeen🌸 (@normajeen.bsky.social) reposted

🌸Here is my 9th THANK YOU Starter Pack!🎉🎊 There are many people below 5,000 followers in this SP who are looking to connect with others!🌸 Please 🎯 the... ✅️"FOLLOW ALL" then ✅️REPOST so we can help each other out!🥳 #BlueCrew💙 #strongertogether💪 go.bsky.app/4iUrMNt

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In times like these, knowledge truly is power. To resist what Trump is doing, you need to know what’s at stake. It’s our duty to witness it, to share what we learn with others, to resist, to refuse to give up. Every small step we take counts. Don’t give up. @joycewhitevance.bsky.social

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It is a serious moment, but Trump’s takeover of the Justice Department is not inevitable. Understanding what an investigation should look like and precisely how dangerous this one is puts us on the path to effective resistance, which is what it’s going to take. @joycewhitevance.bsky.social

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Profile picture Andrew Weinstein (@andrewjweinstein.com) reposted

Nope, still not distracted. Release the Epstein files.

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Profile picture Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted

I will say it again. No one is covering the GOP's redistricting scheme as closely, with as much context and analysis as Democracy Docket. Its team of 20 works around the clock to provide you independent pro-democracy news and information. Support their work by signing up today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

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Yep

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This is how it’s done. @texasdemocrats.bsky.social

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The top 10 percent of earners now drive about half of spending, according to Moody’s Analytics, up from 36 percent three decades ago. The rich get richer.

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The Justice Department released a memo stating that Mr. Epstein had “harmed over 1,000 victims.” Release the Epstein files.

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