Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the OP posting headlines to show pushback, none of that matters. Trump is destroying the government and consolidating power so quickly it will be impossible to stop this democratic backsliding. We are at phase 5 out of 6. People need the wake up and DO SOMETHING.

What you ask? Learn about non-cooperation tactics because protesting is not enough.

Attend a Free DC orientation either in person or online. You do not need to be a DC resident. It’s just a good explainer of what is the authoritarian playbook, what phase we are in in the backsliding, hint phase 5 out of six! And what actions we can take. There’s a lot of touchy-feely/progressive/pronouns language, ignore that if you don’t like that. But the meat of it is very, very good.
https://freedcproject.org/event-list

I was going to report your post, but decided to respond. You are acting like a counter resister. Saying none of these Trump losses matter. But you’re wrong. They do. It’s all well and good to promote your organization but HTH do you think anyone will show up when you say “it’s impossible to stop this backslide?” That doesn’t motivate people.

I started this thread to protest people like you. There is hope. It won’t be easy, but there are cracks in the armor. By compiling these people should realize that all is not lost and there’s a better chance they will keep up the fighting spirit and get active.

I find it disheartening that you would tell me my resistance work doesn’t matter.

OP I in no way was trying to offend you, but I think it’s really important that we are dealing with reality. I am not a member of FREE DC. I went to an orientation last night. They gave a good presentation of and laid out steps of democratic backsliding to authoritarianism. They commented that when they gave the presentation in February, we were on step two, we are now on step five.

Trump is consolidating power at a rapid pace, and the “wins” that you are pointing to might make us feel good, but they aren’t doing anything. We must do more. Look at the Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday.

I am no way trying to dissuade people from having any hope but we all need to do more. I was trying to give people tangible things they can do besides reading headlines that make you feel good.

So you go to a single meeting of one organization and suddenly you're an expert in resistance movements?!?!

Have you even read this thread? You say "it's important that we are dealing with reality" and yet, every single thing posted here is REALITY.

For you to say these are "headlines that make you feel good" is incredibly insulting to all the prosecutors, attorney generals, and governors who have brought cases against this administration. It's insulting to all the colleges and organizations who have stood up and joined amicus briefs. It's insulting to the Republicans who helped a Democrat avoid censure or are finally starting to speak out. It's insulting to all the journalists and news outlets who have posted articles critical of this administration (go Newsweek!).

You don't have to agree with me that it's helpful to record how this administration is screwing up and hurting the very people who voted for him. It may very well influence an independent voter to vote against Republicans given the scope of their destruction, which is easy to read in these digests and also provides sources.

You're also blatantly wrong that protests don't matter to bring down authoritarian regimes. Protests were effective, along with other resistance efforts, in Chile (1980s), Serbia (2000), and Tunisia/Arab Spring (2010). It's insulting to the tens of thousands who have been protesting in every state in the country to say their voices don't matter.

Here are two research papers on protests, what works and what does not. The second one just came out and says: "Lower income classes join economic protests that dictators more often accommodate, but higher income classes join political protests that dictators tend to repress."

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01436597.2025.2462250?mi=42qnvu#abstract
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01436597.2025.2462250?mi=42qnvu#abstract

Further, humor has been widely effective as a tool against authoritarian regimes because they create "dilemma actions," which puts these regimes in lose/lose situations. It's an act of subversion when protestors bring a baby Trump blimp and have massive bald, fat Vance signs on the sides of trucks. We need to be even more creative.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/humour-can-be-powerful-and-non-violent-tactic-protesting-against-authoritarian-regimes-it

Finally, stop with the doom and gloom because, as I already stated, for most people that's overwhelming and not motivating. Your browbeating is not helping anyone. If you don't like this thread, see yourself out.

I didn't say protesting didn't matter, but it's the floor, not the ceiling. And I'm not gloom and doom. But it's really frustrating to see institutions like Big Law and higher ed cave to Trump. To see our elected "leaders" still not have a plan. The meeting I cited wasn't my first; I've been in this space for a while. I was just reflecting on the speed of destruction. You cannot say with a straight face that Americans, our institutions are holding, or that there is any real resistance.

You’re insufferable. And that’s exactly what you said. You didn’t read anything I wrote and you continue to demean everyone resisted or spoke out and thus made the headlines in this thread.

Please see yourself out of here and start your own with your own thread on how to school everyone in resistance.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the OP posting headlines to show pushback, none of that matters. Trump is destroying the government and consolidating power so quickly it will be impossible to stop this democratic backsliding. We are at phase 5 out of 6. People need the wake up and DO SOMETHING.

What you ask? Learn about non-cooperation tactics because protesting is not enough.

Attend a Free DC orientation either in person or online. You do not need to be a DC resident. It’s just a good explainer of what is the authoritarian playbook, what phase we are in in the backsliding, hint phase 5 out of six! And what actions we can take. There’s a lot of touchy-feely/progressive/pronouns language, ignore that if you don’t like that. But the meat of it is very, very good.
https://freedcproject.org/event-list

I was going to report your post, but decided to respond. You are acting like a counter resister. Saying none of these Trump losses matter. But you’re wrong. They do. It’s all well and good to promote your organization but HTH do you think anyone will show up when you say “it’s impossible to stop this backslide?” That doesn’t motivate people.

I started this thread to protest people like you. There is hope. It won’t be easy, but there are cracks in the armor. By compiling these people should realize that all is not lost and there’s a better chance they will keep up the fighting spirit and get active.

I find it disheartening that you would tell me my resistance work doesn’t matter.

OP I in no way was trying to offend you, but I think it’s really important that we are dealing with reality. I am not a member of FREE DC. I went to an orientation last night. They gave a good presentation of and laid out steps of democratic backsliding to authoritarianism. They commented that when they gave the presentation in February, we were on step two, we are now on step five.

Trump is consolidating power at a rapid pace, and the “wins” that you are pointing to might make us feel good, but they aren’t doing anything. We must do more. Look at the Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday.

I am no way trying to dissuade people from having any hope but we all need to do more. I was trying to give people tangible things they can do besides reading headlines that make you feel good.

So you go to a single meeting of one organization and suddenly you're an expert in resistance movements?!?!

Have you even read this thread? You say "it's important that we are dealing with reality" and yet, every single thing posted here is REALITY.

For you to say these are "headlines that make you feel good" is incredibly insulting to all the prosecutors, attorney generals, and governors who have brought cases against this administration. It's insulting to all the colleges and organizations who have stood up and joined amicus briefs. It's insulting to the Republicans who helped a Democrat avoid censure or are finally starting to speak out. It's insulting to all the journalists and news outlets who have posted articles critical of this administration (go Newsweek!).

You don't have to agree with me that it's helpful to record how this administration is screwing up and hurting the very people who voted for him. It may very well influence an independent voter to vote against Republicans given the scope of their destruction, which is easy to read in these digests and also provides sources.

You're also blatantly wrong that protests don't matter to bring down authoritarian regimes. Protests were effective, along with other resistance efforts, in Chile (1980s), Serbia (2000), and Tunisia/Arab Spring (2010). It's insulting to the tens of thousands who have been protesting in every state in the country to say their voices don't matter.

Here are two research papers on protests, what works and what does not. The second one just came out and says: "Lower income classes join economic protests that dictators more often accommodate, but higher income classes join political protests that dictators tend to repress."

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01436597.2025.2462250?mi=42qnvu#abstract
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01436597.2025.2462250?mi=42qnvu#abstract

Further, humor has been widely effective as a tool against authoritarian regimes because they create "dilemma actions," which puts these regimes in lose/lose situations. It's an act of subversion when protestors bring a baby Trump blimp and have massive bald, fat Vance signs on the sides of trucks. We need to be even more creative.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/humour-can-be-powerful-and-non-violent-tactic-protesting-against-authoritarian-regimes-it

Finally, stop with the doom and gloom because, as I already stated, for most people that's overwhelming and not motivating. Your browbeating is not helping anyone. If you don't like this thread, see yourself out.

I didn't say protesting didn't matter, but it's the floor, not the ceiling. And I'm not gloom and doom. But it's really frustrating to see institutions like Big Law and higher ed cave to Trump. To see our elected "leaders" still not have a plan. The meeting I cited wasn't my first; I've been in this space for a while. I was just reflecting on the speed of destruction. You cannot say with a straight face that Americans, our institutions are holding, or that there is any real resistance.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the OP posting headlines to show pushback, none of that matters. Trump is destroying the government and consolidating power so quickly it will be impossible to stop this democratic backsliding. We are at phase 5 out of 6. People need the wake up and DO SOMETHING.

What you ask? Learn about non-cooperation tactics because protesting is not enough.

Attend a Free DC orientation either in person or online. You do not need to be a DC resident. It’s just a good explainer of what is the authoritarian playbook, what phase we are in in the backsliding, hint phase 5 out of six! And what actions we can take. There’s a lot of touchy-feely/progressive/pronouns language, ignore that if you don’t like that. But the meat of it is very, very good.
https://freedcproject.org/event-list

I was going to report your post, but decided to respond. You are acting like a counter resister. Saying none of these Trump losses matter. But you’re wrong. They do. It’s all well and good to promote your organization but HTH do you think anyone will show up when you say “it’s impossible to stop this backslide?” That doesn’t motivate people.

I started this thread to protest people like you. There is hope. It won’t be easy, but there are cracks in the armor. By compiling these people should realize that all is not lost and there’s a better chance they will keep up the fighting spirit and get active.

I find it disheartening that you would tell me my resistance work doesn’t matter.

OP I in no way was trying to offend you, but I think it’s really important that we are dealing with reality. I am not a member of FREE DC. I went to an orientation last night. They gave a good presentation of and laid out steps of democratic backsliding to authoritarianism. They commented that when they gave the presentation in February, we were on step two, we are now on step five.

Trump is consolidating power at a rapid pace, and the “wins” that you are pointing to might make us feel good, but they aren’t doing anything. We must do more. Look at the Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday.

I am no way trying to dissuade people from having any hope but we all need to do more. I was trying to give people tangible things they can do besides reading headlines that make you feel good.

There is no way out of Trump becoming the king of the US by 2026.

Prepare now. If you don't you are foolish.

Actually there are multiple ways out. Think about it.
And ominously telling people to “prepare now” without suggesting what such preparations might look like is the opposite of being helpful.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah but then Trump always ask SCOTUS for an emergency hearing. And they always seem to take up his request and side with him. So all this seems like “temporary wins.”

Understood, but I try to focus on the losses. Trump wouldn't make it to the Supreme Court if he'd won in lower courts. It's a loss. That's the way to ultimate defeat. He wants us to get bogged down by his wins (and chaos!), so we'll give up. That's why I look for and post the losses.

The shadow docket is infuriating and while he's been granted most of his emergency applications, it hasn't been 100%:

High volume of requests: During Trump's second term (beginning January 2025), his administration has filed a very high number of emergency applications. In the first 20 weeks, his administration filed 19 such requests, compared to 8 filed over 16 years by the Bush and Obama administrations combined.


High rate of approval, but not guaranteed: While the Supreme Court has granted a majority of these emergency requests, it has also rejected some. As of September 4, 2025, during his second term, the court granted 17 of 23 emergency requests from his administration, rejected two, and resolved others without a decision.

I love your optimism. It’s hard for me to join you. For example, a judge recently ruled that Trump illegally deployed the national guard to California. But he is ignoring it and proceeding with sending the guard to Chicago or something worse. He tweeted “Chicago is about to find out why it’s called the Department of War.” To me this screams sending in marines or army and of course, ICE. WTF. How do we win against this? I don’t trust members of the military to defy orders to attack American citizens. They will absolutely follow orders because some want to do this. And others are afraid.

He’s been threatening to send national guard to Chicago for nearly two weeks and still hasn’t. Don’t obey in advance.

Anything to get people to stop talking about Jeff Epstein and their (Donny and Jeff's) penchant for the young...

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the OP posting headlines to show pushback, none of that matters. Trump is destroying the government and consolidating power so quickly it will be impossible to stop this democratic backsliding. We are at phase 5 out of 6. People need the wake up and DO SOMETHING.

What you ask? Learn about non-cooperation tactics because protesting is not enough.

Attend a Free DC orientation either in person or online. You do not need to be a DC resident. It’s just a good explainer of what is the authoritarian playbook, what phase we are in in the backsliding, hint phase 5 out of six! And what actions we can take. There’s a lot of touchy-feely/progressive/pronouns language, ignore that if you don’t like that. But the meat of it is very, very good.
https://freedcproject.org/event-list

I was going to report your post, but decided to respond. You are acting like a counter resister. Saying none of these Trump losses matter. But you’re wrong. They do. It’s all well and good to promote your organization but HTH do you think anyone will show up when you say “it’s impossible to stop this backslide?” That doesn’t motivate people.

I started this thread to protest people like you. There is hope. It won’t be easy, but there are cracks in the armor. By compiling these people should realize that all is not lost and there’s a better chance they will keep up the fighting spirit and get active.

I find it disheartening that you would tell me my resistance work doesn’t matter.

OP I in no way was trying to offend you, but I think it’s really important that we are dealing with reality. I am not a member of FREE DC. I went to an orientation last night. They gave a good presentation of and laid out steps of democratic backsliding to authoritarianism. They commented that when they gave the presentation in February, we were on step two, we are now on step five.

Trump is consolidating power at a rapid pace, and the “wins” that you are pointing to might make us feel good, but they aren’t doing anything. We must do more. Look at the Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday.

I am no way trying to dissuade people from having any hope but we all need to do more. I was trying to give people tangible things they can do besides reading headlines that make you feel good.

There is no way out of Trump becoming the king of the US by 2026.

Prepare now. If you don't you are foolish.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the OP posting headlines to show pushback, none of that matters. Trump is destroying the government and consolidating power so quickly it will be impossible to stop this democratic backsliding. We are at phase 5 out of 6. People need the wake up and DO SOMETHING.

What you ask? Learn about non-cooperation tactics because protesting is not enough.

Attend a Free DC orientation either in person or online. You do not need to be a DC resident. It’s just a good explainer of what is the authoritarian playbook, what phase we are in in the backsliding, hint phase 5 out of six! And what actions we can take. There’s a lot of touchy-feely/progressive/pronouns language, ignore that if you don’t like that. But the meat of it is very, very good.
https://freedcproject.org/event-list

I was going to report your post, but decided to respond. You are acting like a counter resister. Saying none of these Trump losses matter. But you’re wrong. They do. It’s all well and good to promote your organization but HTH do you think anyone will show up when you say “it’s impossible to stop this backslide?” That doesn’t motivate people.

I started this thread to protest people like you. There is hope. It won’t be easy, but there are cracks in the armor. By compiling these people should realize that all is not lost and there’s a better chance they will keep up the fighting spirit and get active.

I find it disheartening that you would tell me my resistance work doesn’t matter.

OP I in no way was trying to offend you, but I think it’s really important that we are dealing with reality. I am not a member of FREE DC. I went to an orientation last night. They gave a good presentation of and laid out steps of democratic backsliding to authoritarianism. They commented that when they gave the presentation in February, we were on step two, we are now on step five.

Trump is consolidating power at a rapid pace, and the “wins” that you are pointing to might make us feel good, but they aren’t doing anything. We must do more. Look at the Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday.

I am no way trying to dissuade people from having any hope but we all need to do more. I was trying to give people tangible things they can do besides reading headlines that make you feel good.

So you go to a single meeting of one organization and suddenly you're an expert in resistance movements?!?!

Have you even read this thread? You say "it's important that we are dealing with reality" and yet, every single thing posted here is REALITY.

For you to say these are "headlines that make you feel good" is incredibly insulting to all the prosecutors, attorney generals, and governors who have brought cases against this administration. It's insulting to all the colleges and organizations who have stood up and joined amicus briefs. It's insulting to the Republicans who helped a Democrat avoid censure or are finally starting to speak out. It's insulting to all the journalists and news outlets who have posted articles critical of this administration (go Newsweek!).

You don't have to agree with me that it's helpful to record how this administration is screwing up and hurting the very people who voted for him. It may very well influence an independent voter to vote against Republicans given the scope of their destruction, which is easy to read in these digests and also provides sources.

You're also blatantly wrong that protests don't matter to bring down authoritarian regimes. Protests were effective, along with other resistance efforts, in Chile (1980s), Serbia (2000), and Tunisia/Arab Spring (2010). It's insulting to the tens of thousands who have been protesting in every state in the country to say their voices don't matter.

Here are two research papers on protests, what works and what does not. The second one just came out and says: "Lower income classes join economic protests that dictators more often accommodate, but higher income classes join political protests that dictators tend to repress."

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01436597.2025.2462250?mi=42qnvu#abstract
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01436597.2025.2462250?mi=42qnvu#abstract

Further, humor has been widely effective as a tool against authoritarian regimes because they create "dilemma actions," which puts these regimes in lose/lose situations. It's an act of subversion when protestors bring a baby Trump blimp and have massive bald, fat Vance signs on the sides of trucks. We need to be even more creative.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/humour-can-be-powerful-and-non-violent-tactic-protesting-against-authoritarian-regimes-it

Finally, stop with the doom and gloom because, as I already stated, for most people that's overwhelming and not motivating. Your browbeating is not helping anyone. If you don't like this thread, see yourself out.

"doom and gloom"

In November of 2026 there will be no elecitons you don't consider that "doom and gloom"

Cleta Mitchell has already told you what they are going to do.

We are about to lose the US and all freedom to the dumbest dictatorship on the planet. Hell in the Universe.

Oops, sorry. Here's the link for the new research paper on protests: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11127-025-01316-y

I also missed a lot of groups you insulted: experts and associations coming out in large groups against this administration, whistleblowers, and on.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the OP posting headlines to show pushback, none of that matters. Trump is destroying the government and consolidating power so quickly it will be impossible to stop this democratic backsliding. We are at phase 5 out of 6. People need the wake up and DO SOMETHING.

What you ask? Learn about non-cooperation tactics because protesting is not enough.

Attend a Free DC orientation either in person or online. You do not need to be a DC resident. It’s just a good explainer of what is the authoritarian playbook, what phase we are in in the backsliding, hint phase 5 out of six! And what actions we can take. There’s a lot of touchy-feely/progressive/pronouns language, ignore that if you don’t like that. But the meat of it is very, very good.
https://freedcproject.org/event-list

I was going to report your post, but decided to respond. You are acting like a counter resister. Saying none of these Trump losses matter. But you’re wrong. They do. It’s all well and good to promote your organization but HTH do you think anyone will show up when you say “it’s impossible to stop this backslide?” That doesn’t motivate people.

I started this thread to protest people like you. There is hope. It won’t be easy, but there are cracks in the armor. By compiling these people should realize that all is not lost and there’s a better chance they will keep up the fighting spirit and get active.

I find it disheartening that you would tell me my resistance work doesn’t matter.

OP I in no way was trying to offend you, but I think it’s really important that we are dealing with reality. I am not a member of FREE DC. I went to an orientation last night. They gave a good presentation of and laid out steps of democratic backsliding to authoritarianism. They commented that when they gave the presentation in February, we were on step two, we are now on step five.

Trump is consolidating power at a rapid pace, and the “wins” that you are pointing to might make us feel good, but they aren’t doing anything. We must do more. Look at the Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday.

I am no way trying to dissuade people from having any hope but we all need to do more. I was trying to give people tangible things they can do besides reading headlines that make you feel good.

So you go to a single meeting of one organization and suddenly you're an expert in resistance movements?!?!

Have you even read this thread? You say "it's important that we are dealing with reality" and yet, every single thing posted here is REALITY.

For you to say these are "headlines that make you feel good" is incredibly insulting to all the prosecutors, attorney generals, and governors who have brought cases against this administration. It's insulting to all the colleges and organizations who have stood up and joined amicus briefs. It's insulting to the Republicans who helped a Democrat avoid censure or are finally starting to speak out. It's insulting to all the journalists and news outlets who have posted articles critical of this administration (go Newsweek!).

You don't have to agree with me that it's helpful to record how this administration is screwing up and hurting the very people who voted for him. It may very well influence an independent voter to vote against Republicans given the scope of their destruction, which is easy to read in these digests and also provides sources.

You're also blatantly wrong that protests don't matter to bring down authoritarian regimes. Protests were effective, along with other resistance efforts, in Chile (1980s), Serbia (2000), and Tunisia/Arab Spring (2010). It's insulting to the tens of thousands who have been protesting in every state in the country to say their voices don't matter.

Here are two research papers on protests, what works and what does not. The second one just came out and says: "Lower income classes join economic protests that dictators more often accommodate, but higher income classes join political protests that dictators tend to repress."

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01436597.2025.2462250?mi=42qnvu#abstract
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01436597.2025.2462250?mi=42qnvu#abstract

Further, humor has been widely effective as a tool against authoritarian regimes because they create "dilemma actions," which puts these regimes in lose/lose situations. It's an act of subversion when protestors bring a baby Trump blimp and have massive bald, fat Vance signs on the sides of trucks. We need to be even more creative.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/humour-can-be-powerful-and-non-violent-tactic-protesting-against-authoritarian-regimes-it

Finally, stop with the doom and gloom because, as I already stated, for most people that's overwhelming and not motivating. Your browbeating is not helping anyone. If you don't like this thread, see yourself out.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the OP posting headlines to show pushback, none of that matters. Trump is destroying the government and consolidating power so quickly it will be impossible to stop this democratic backsliding. We are at phase 5 out of 6. People need the wake up and DO SOMETHING.

What you ask? Learn about non-cooperation tactics because protesting is not enough.

Attend a Free DC orientation either in person or online. You do not need to be a DC resident. It’s just a good explainer of what is the authoritarian playbook, what phase we are in in the backsliding, hint phase 5 out of six! And what actions we can take. There’s a lot of touchy-feely/progressive/pronouns language, ignore that if you don’t like that. But the meat of it is very, very good.
https://freedcproject.org/event-list

I was going to report your post, but decided to respond. You are acting like a counter resister. Saying none of these Trump losses matter. But you’re wrong. They do. It’s all well and good to promote your organization but HTH do you think anyone will show up when you say “it’s impossible to stop this backslide?” That doesn’t motivate people.

I started this thread to protest people like you. There is hope. It won’t be easy, but there are cracks in the armor. By compiling these people should realize that all is not lost and there’s a better chance they will keep up the fighting spirit and get active.

I find it disheartening that you would tell me my resistance work doesn’t matter.

OP I in no way was trying to offend you, but I think it’s really important that we are dealing with reality. I am not a member of FREE DC. I went to an orientation last night. They gave a good presentation of and laid out steps of democratic backsliding to authoritarianism. They commented that when they gave the presentation in February, we were on step two, we are now on step five.

Trump is consolidating power at a rapid pace, and the “wins” that you are pointing to might make us feel good, but they aren’t doing anything. We must do more. Look at the Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday.

I am no way trying to dissuade people from having any hope but we all need to do more. I was trying to give people tangible things they can do besides reading headlines that make you feel good.

Anonymous wrote:To the OP posting headlines to show pushback, none of that matters. Trump is destroying the government and consolidating power so quickly it will be impossible to stop this democratic backsliding. We are at phase 5 out of 6. People need the wake up and DO SOMETHING.

What you ask? Learn about non-cooperation tactics because protesting is not enough.

Attend a Free DC orientation either in person or online. You do not need to be a DC resident. It’s just a good explainer of what is the authoritarian playbook, what phase we are in in the backsliding, hint phase 5 out of six! And what actions we can take. There’s a lot of touchy-feely/progressive/pronouns language, ignore that if you don’t like that. But the meat of it is very, very good.
https://freedcproject.org/event-list

I was going to report your post, but decided to respond. You are acting like a counter resister. Saying none of these Trump losses matter. But you’re wrong. They do. It’s all well and good to promote your organization but HTH do you think anyone will show up when you say “it’s impossible to stop this backslide?” That doesn’t motivate people.

I started this thread to protest people like you. There is hope. It won’t be easy, but there are cracks in the armor. By compiling these people should realize that all is not lost and there’s a better chance they will keep up the fighting spirit and get active.

I find it disheartening that you would tell me my resistance work doesn’t matter.

To the OP posting headlines to show pushback, none of that matters. Trump is destroying the government and consolidating power so quickly it will be impossible to stop this democratic backsliding. We are at phase 5 out of 6. People need the wake up and DO SOMETHING.

What you ask? Learn about non-cooperation tactics because protesting is not enough.

Attend a Free DC orientation either in person or online. You do not need to be a DC resident. It’s just a good explainer of what is the authoritarian playbook, what phase we are in in the backsliding, hint phase 5 out of six! And what actions we can take. There’s a lot of touchy-feely/progressive/pronouns language, ignore that if you don’t like that. But the meat of it is very, very good.
https://freedcproject.org/event-list

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Epstein survivors stand with Reps. Massie and Khanna to push for bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act.
“A bipartisan set of House lawmakers has appealed to their colleagues to support a discharge petition that could force a House vote requiring the Department of Justice to release its Epstein files.”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-epstein-survivors-stand-with-reps-massie-and-khanna-to-push-for-epstein-files-transparency-act


Jeffrey Epstein’s Victim Shares Convicted Pedophile's 'Brag' About Trump.
“He bragged about his powerful friends, including our current president, Donald Trump," Davies said. "It was his biggest brag, actually," she added. Davies said that she had also been "taken on a trip to Africa with former president Bill Clinton and other notable figures."
https://www.newsweek.com/jeffrey-epstein-victims-files-release-press-live-updates-2123814


More Than 1,000 Current and Former HHS Staff Call on RFK Jr to Resign.
https://www.newsweek.com/rfk-jr-hhs-cdc-robert-kennedy-resign-2123789


Trump's Tariffs Driving Up Prices at Nearly Half of Small Businesses—Report.
“Economic uncertainty coupled with diminished returns on wide-ranging marketing efforts are stifling growth and not leading to desired revenue goals, a new survey of thousands of small businesses around the world shows, as nearly half of respondents said they have raised prices in response to U.S. President Trump’s tariffs.”
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-tariffs-economy-small-business-costs-2123422


Trump's Immigration Policies Could Lead to First Ever Population Decline.
“America could be on the verge of the first population decline in its 250-year history, as a result of a falling birth rate and President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.”
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-immigration-policies-population-decline-2123879


Donald Trump's Immigration Approval Rating Falls To Second-Term Low: Poll.
“According to polling by Morning Consult, Trump's net approval rating on the policy area is + 4 percentage points, the lowest the pollsters have measured since he retook office in January. This means that during his second term, his approval rating for this theme has dropped by 7 percentage points.”
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-approval-rating-immigration-2123731


China parades its military might, and its friends, in a defiant display for the U.S.
“Xi was joined by leaders from Russia, North Korea, and Iran in a display of unity against the West by what has come to be called the “Axis of Upheaval.”
They are all central players in Russian President Putin’s war on Ukraine, which show no signs of ending despite President Trump’s push for peace.”
https://apple.news/ARDhd3-H3Q4KonNyIllyhEA


Confirmed: America is in a serious jobs slump.
“Employment gains were so weak in the July jobs report that President Donald Trump fired the head of the bureau charged with collecting the data, baselessly claiming it was rigged. But fresh figures out Wednesday show that those meager job totals weren’t an anomaly: For the first time in more than four years, there are fewer open jobs than there are job seekers.”
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/economy/us-jolts-job-openings-layoffs-july


Levi's Issues Warning Over 'Rising Anti-Americanism'.
“The iconic denim brand Levi Strauss has warned that growing international backlash against President Trump could negatively affect its sales and those of other U.S. companies. In a recent filing with the United Kingdom's national business registry, the California-based company noted the risk of "rising anti-Americanism as a consequence of the Trump tariffs and governmental policies." Levi's warned that this could increasingly push consumers in the U.K. away from American goods and toward non-American alternatives.”
https://www.newsweek.com/levi-jeans-warning-trump-anti-americanism-2123721


McDonald's CEO Issues Economy Warning As People Skip Breakfast.
“The CEO of McDonald’s has warned that customers are increasingly skipping breakfast when dining at the fast-food chain, interpreted as a signal of the growing pressures faced by cash-strapped Americans in 2025. In an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, Chris Kempczinski said that lower- and middle-income consumers "are under a lot of pressure in our industry. Traffic for lower income consumers is down double digits," he said.”
https://www.newsweek.com/mcdonalds-economic-warning-customers-skipping-breakfast-2123642


Economic concerns drive second-biggest fall in Florida consumer index.
“Floridians’ views on current economic conditions turned more negative. Opinions of personal financial situations now compared with a year ago posted the steepest drop this month, falling 4.6 points from 76.3 to 71.7. Similarly, opinions on whether now is a good time to buy a major household item, such as a car or appliance, declined 3.5 points from 78.5 to 75.”
https://news.ufl.edu/2025/09/august-csi/


Judge: Planned Parenthood clinics can remain Medicaid providers while lawsuit continues.
“A federal judge ruled Friday against the Trump administration’s efforts to strip Medicaid funds from primarily Planned Parenthood-affiliated abortion providers.”
https://jcpost.com/posts/c89a94d8-2b4a-4718-8b92-bd28fd5a0790


ConocoPhillips Is Latest U.S. Oil Producer to Announce Major Layoffs.
“President Trump wants “energy dominance,” but U.S. drillers keep shedding workers. ConocoPhillips became the latest major oil company to announce layoffs Wednesday. The Houston-based crude producer said it would cut up to a quarter of its workforce, or about 3,250 employees.”
https://apple.news/AoW39LUCnT866ASEWn2H5Gw


New Jersey Democrat avoids House censure with help of five Republicans.
“Five Republicans voted with Democrats to stop a vote to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., following her indictment earlier this year after an altercation with law enforcement during a visit to an immigration facility.
Republican Reps. Don Bacon and Mike Flood of Nebraska, John Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mike Turner of Ohio and David Valdado of California voted with Democrats to prevent a vote to censure McIver and remove her from her spot on the House Homeland Security Committee.”
https://apple.news/AwxpzZbhoRkigjOAeRRUQuQ

Now is the time democrats.  Buckle up. We have to pass amnesty for 17,000,000 immigrants. We owe them this.  It will never happen again!!!

Screw the deficit or budgets.   Screw the US middle class.  Focus on helping immigrants !!!!!

The bill will not flood our cities with immigrants. It will not upset the ethnic mix of our society. It will not relax the standards of admission.”
—Ted Kennedy, 1965 Immigration Bill (Hart-Celler)

“This amnesty will give citizenship to only 1.1 to 1.3 million illegal aliens. We will secure the borders henceforth. We will never again bring forward another amnesty bill like this.”
— Ted Kennedy on the 1986 Simpson-Mazzoli Bill

Trump's strategy in a nutshell. But go on, flood the zone with more nonsense...

This is rich coming from the tax-and-spend political party.

There won't be any amnesty for illegal aliens. Even of Democrats regain control of Congress and the White House (good luck with that), Republicans will borrow the "lawfare" page from the Democrat playbook and have it blocked. Even pushing for amnesty at this point is a losing political strategy.

Grandpa called and wants his stereotype back. Aside from Bush I, Republicans have exploded the deficit in every Republican admin of my adult life and Democrats always bring it down. Every single time.

This is true. You can’t argue with facts. Well idiots can. Trump’s massive tax cuts for the 1% and the out of control spending on buffoonery ideas only to have them halted by the courts as illegal will have the country in big financial trouble at the end of Trump’s four years. We will need a democratic president to fix it.

The birthday card is so revolting. Trump is so revolting. Anyone who voted for him... how could you?

A few more for today...

Donald Trump Suffers Major Court Loss in E. Jean Carroll Judgment.
“A federal appeals court has upheld a jury's decision ordering President Donald Trump to pay $83.3 million to writer E. Jean Carroll for defaming her through repeated social media attacks after she accused him of sexual assault.
In a ruling issued Monday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Trump's attempt to overturn the verdict, stating that the jury's award was "fair and reasonable."
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-e-jean-carroll-court-case-defamation-2126406


Work across at least 22 Korean projects in the US halted after raid.
“The $4.3 billion joint venture battery facility, among the largest projects in Georgia and is expected to create 8,500 jobs, was scheduled for completion later this year to supply battery cells to Hyundai’s nearby EV factory, Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America LLC (HMGMA).
Construction work on the site was suspended following the raid.

The incident has thrown Korea’s flagship investment projects in the US into disarray.
Sources said at least 22 other factory sites involving Korean business groups, in autos, shipbuilding, steel and electrical equipment, have been nearly halted.”
https://www.kedglobal.com/business-politics/newsView/ked202509080002


WSJ Editorial Board Opines on the Georgia Raid.
“The sweeping ICE operation in Georgia Thursday that rounded up some 475 illegal workers at a showcase development project is intended as a warning to employers nationwide. It also illustrates the America First contradiction of demanding foreign investment in the U.S. while shrinking the available workforce.”
AND
“But If President Trump wants a smaller U.S. population, he is going to get a weaker labor market and economy for Americans.
How about asking Congress to create more legal ways to enter and work in the U.S.?”
https://apple.news/ALuD7N9T-TCOA0efzDEvwAw


Lumber Prices Are Flashing a Warning Sign for the U.S. Economy
“Wood prices are sliding and mills are cutting back because of uncertainty over tariffs and a building slump.”
https://apple.news/ArkvDbSogT5KCIosOuMujfA


Trump booed at US Open—match delayed by security measures, after USTA asks journalists to refrain from showing demonstrations against the President.
https://www.newsweek.com/president-trump-booed-us-open-match-delayed-2126039


Trump's tariffs were supposed to revive U.S. manufacturing. They're wrecking it.
“US factory activity shrank in August for a sixth straight month, driven by a pullback in production that shows manufacturing remains bogged down by higher import duties."
…
In its story on the ISM survey, Reuters reported, "Some makers of transportation equipment said conditions were worse than the 2007-09 recession, adding 'there is absolutely no activity' and 'this is 100 percent attributable to current tariff policy and the uncertainty it has created.'"
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-tariffs-economy-manufacturing-ism-rcna228790


House Democrats release Trump’s lewd birthday letter to Epstein.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/08/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-wonderful-secret/86046973007/

Thousands protest for a 'Free DC' on the fourth week of federal control in Washington.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna229566

…and church bells ring in support of protestors.
https://www.threads.com/@amay.a100/post/DOROTDujT65?xmt=AQF0L04mx6edOaAf_I5muXicJy5pxGbdfRMj9UPT9hpSSA&slof=1


Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against ICE and President Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.
https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/chicago-protest-photos-ab99f57029057aa9919be802f85876c2


Donald Trump's Approval Rating Falls to Lowest Point With Richest Americans.
“According to polling by The Economist/YouGov, Trump's net approval rating among Americans with a yearly income of more than $100,000 was at -16 percentage points, down from -10 recorded in July.”
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-approval-rating-rich-americans-2124431


TACO Trump signs order offering some tariff exemptions to countries with US trade deals.
“His latest order identifies more than 45 categories for zero import tariffs from "aligned partners" who clinch framework pacts to cut Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs and duties imposed under the Section 232 national security statute.
Friday's order brings U.S. tariffs in line with its commitments in existing framework deals, including those with allies such as Japan and the European Union.
The exemptions for countries with U.S. trade deals are set to begin at 12:01 a.m. EDT/0401 GMT on Monday, it said.”
https://www.reuters.com/business/trump-signs-order-offering-some-tariff-exemptions-countries-with-us-trade-deals-2025-09-05/


GOP senators signal to Trump that Kennedy is on thin ice.
“GOP senators have stopped short of calling on Kennedy to resign and haven’t yet said they regret voting for him in February, but they want him to back off efforts to change vaccine policy recommendations without sound scientific backing as the administration faces a growing public backlash.”
https://apple.news/Af0gX3hJySQaaHFkkJ2cloA


People can’t get COVID vaccines as cases surge. Anger is building against Trump.
https://apple.news/AHTgCaoipSnqgjgkMZ6dIdw


Pentagon officials fume over Trump's Department of War rebrand.
“Many expressed frustration, anger and downright confusion at the effort, which could cost billions of dollars for a cosmetic change that would do little to tackle the military’s most pressing challenges — such as countering a more aggressive alliance of authoritarian nations.”
https://apple.news/ACQ1vQQWYQKe-HQq8YpKvtA


FEMA Employees File Whistleblower Complaints—'Won't Be Silenced'.
“Several employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have filed whistleblower complaints after being put on administrative leave shortly after signing a public letter of dissent last week.”
https://www.newsweek.com/fema-employee-whistleblower-complaint-2124403


Major US Brands Sound Alarm Over Rising Anti-American Sentiment.
“A number of companies, including many of the country's most quintessentially American brands, have warned that growing anti-Americanism as a result of President Trump’s tariffs could end up hurting their success overseas.”
https://www.newsweek.com/us-bands-warn-anti-american-sentiment-hurting-sales-2125050


Trump's 'Epstein Hoax' Remark Firmly Rejected in Republican's Online Poll.
“An online poll conducted by Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky found that the overwhelming majority of 76,500 respondents did not agree with President Trump that the Epstein case was a hoax.”
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-epstein-hoax-remark-rejected-republican-online-poll-2125709


Recession Probability Surges to 93%: UBS.
https://www.newsweek.com/recession-probability-surges-93-ubs-2125230


Trump’s Trade War Squeezes Middle-Class Manufacturing Employment.
“American manufacturing employment is shrinking in response to Trump’s tariffs.”
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/trumps-trade-war-squeezes-middle-class-manufacturing-employment/


The Republican economist who says Trump is wrong about almost everything.
“A top adviser for George W. Bush, John McCain and congressional GOP leaders gives his thoughts on where the conservative project went awry….He reached a boiling point Thursday morning after seeing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s assertion that tariffs would both raise $300 billion and boost gross domestic product.
“There is simply no excuse for this gibberish to appear anywhere in the public domain,” Holtz-Eakin wrote.”
https://apple.news/AF_hBc8lrRpy5h2Jg9vE80A


The Trump administration is moving staff into jobs they know nothing about.
“They were civil rights lawyers, Social Security employees and labor experts. And now they’re all in completely different jobs.
To fill vacancies left behind by waves of firing and resignations in the Trump administration’s overhaul of the federal government, agencies are reassigning people to posts they know little about. That includes people who were forced out of jobs that are required by law or are essential to basic government functions, according to interviews with 20 federal employees across seven departments, most of whom spoke to The Washington Post on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.”
https://apple.news/As7bJx6qeS96K-yOKKkdpzA


ICE arrests at a Georgia Hyundai plant create new tension with South Korea.
“He said South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for all-out efforts to swiftly resolve the matter, Yonhap reported, “stressing that the rights and interests of South Korean nationals and the business operations of South Korean companies investing in the United States must not be infringed upon.”
https://apple.news/AsV4xLG3nRp2PSZRQFxG_-w


The Turmoil Inside MAHA Is About More Than Just Vaccines—Disparate factions are sparring over some of RFK Jr.’s biggest priorities; a top FDA scientist is hired, ousted, then hired again.
“During the 2024 presidential campaign, then candidate Donald Trump and Kennedy harnessed the MAHA movement to powerful effect. Now, the coalition’s disparate factions are sparring over some of Kennedy’s biggest priorities—from vaccines to pharmaceutical regulation to pesticide use. And Kennedy’s effort to maintain the peace, according to several of his supporters, is turning out to be as difficult as herding cats.”
https://apple.news/A_5u9cZu_RjmUW2PRoo5Upg


Social Security data breach risk sparks whistleblower.
“More than 300 million Americans’ Social Security data was put at risk after Department of Government Efficiency officials uploaded sensitive information to a cloud account not subject to oversight, according to a whistleblower disclosure submitted to the special counsel’s office Tuesday.

Whistleblower Charles Borges, who worked as the chief data officer at the Social Security Administration since January, said the potential sensitive information that risks being released includes health diagnoses, income, banking information, familial relationships and personal biographic data.”
https://neworleanscitybusiness.com/blog/2025/08/26/social-security-data-breach-whistleblower-risk/


In a new YouGov/Yahoo poll, California Gov. Gavin Newsom outperformed both Trump and Vance in hypothetical 2028 matchups.
https://apple.news/AzA5WmQvPSxile9EwXLc2LA


Senate GOP frustration grows after quick exits of key Trump officials.
“Senate Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated after a series of President Trump’s nominees tapped to key posts have been ousted or have left after only a short stint in office, leaving lawmakers scratching their heads after they poured considerable time and effort into their confirmations.”
https://apple.news/AXeQ-LJjVSoqAQfST4WLDdg


People Have Little Sympathy For The Arkansas Farmers Who Are Asking Trump For Emergency Funding To Save Their Farms.
“On Tuesday, hundreds of farmers from across the state gathered before representatives to voice their concerns and ask for help amid terrible markets, higher input costs, and tariffs. Many emphasized the direness of the situation, with one farmer saying, "I have never been as worried as I am now about whether or not my kids and grandkids will be able to carry on."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/welfare-queens-people-lot-arkansas-224649174.html


Republican condemns Vance for ‘despicable’ comments on Venezuelan boat strike.
““Killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military,” the vice-president said in an X post on Saturday, in defense of Tuesday’s US military strike against a Venezuelan boat in the Caribbean Sea, which killed 11 people the administration alleged were drug traffickers.”
https://apple.news/AYCBY740hTLOaEtbOAY6GXQ


Infighting: ‘I’m Gonna Punch You in Your F---ing Face’: Scott Bessent Threatens an Administration Rival.
“A private dinner attended by dozens of administration officials and close advisers to President Donald Trump was temporarily marred by a dramatic clash between two of Trump’s top economic officials, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at one point threatening to punch top housing finance official Bill Pulte “in the fu----- face.”
The Wednesday evening event was supposed to be one of celebration: It was both the much-anticipated inaugural dinner at Executive Branch, the ultra-exclusive Georgetown club created by and for Trump world’s uberrich, and a birthday party for MAGA-friendly podcaster Chamath Palihapitiya.”
https://apple.news/AtbI1V3qhQLWt2hcPA-ynKg


Republicans dismayed by Trump’s decision to use pocket rescission.
“Senate Republicans are signaling their dismay over President Trump’s provocative decision to advance a $5 billion “pocket rescission,” which is becoming a major obstacle to establishing a bipartisan spending deal to avoid a government shutdown at the end of this month.”
https://apple.news/Ai8how4LvQTG8rS6L2OJamQ