For the first time in a long time, I'm embarrassed of my state. @smith.senate.gov what are you going to do to stop the unqualified weaponization of #mentalhealth?

MN reps introduced a bill attacking Trump opponents of having a made-up mental illness "Trump Derangement Syndrom." They a) aren't qualified to define or dx mental illness, & b) are weaponizing mental health. You see the problem, right?

@smith.senate.gov what are you doing to stop this?

#resist

"Mo' being during the #GoldenHour," aka "Your moment of #Zimbabwe"

#artsky
#ShonaSculpture
#Sculpture
#ShadowPlay

Good question!

#resist

As an LNK myself w/ a partner, 2 cats, & a dog I love seeing this! 1 of my kitties loves my girl doggo, but the other kitty despises her & will hiss every time he walks by her. I had dreams of my kids all snuggling together, but maybe my future adoptions will! So happy all your fur babies get along!

Coward, Republican Senator Roger Marshall walked out of his town hall rather than answer a question about veterans being fired.

Republicans are fools if they think only Dems care about DOGE cuts to vets. This was a town hall in a rural Kansas deep-red district.

That's terrific! I hope more join across the country. I've been promoting this too, but sadly can't attend myself. I have a medical procedure & will be in no condition to march this time. But I've been marching, calling my reps (download 5calls), and throwing wrenches into things in other ways 😊

True. There are so many good people who can cause #goodtrouble, though. We can win, in part, by employing their own tactics against them: Cause so many distractions, they can't implement their nefarious plans. It's a known successful guerrilla tactic for fighting insurgencies. It can work here, too.

My long vision is hopeful because I believe there are more good people than bad. We're long overdue for a major change. But change is painful, & we'll all suffer in the short term. Some, like me, may even die. That can't and won't stop us, though. #HumanRights & a liveable planet are too important.

I hope other European nations follow suit and help us #resist. Our access to the Northeast Passage will be compromised, impacting our shipping & defense abilities, but this is the way. Hopefully, #NATO will step in so Russia doesn't gain a foothold.

A reminder for these times.

Remember when you're writing your email, to address it to the proper "authority." Here's are some suggestions:
Musketeer
First Buddy
Flair Odor
Edolf Mitler
Pip E Lonazi
#Elon the Terrible

You can also add his minions, the "Nazo merry band of Muskateers"

#resist
#GoodTrouble

#GenX women, we've been training our entire lives for this. Let's step up together. Now is the time.

#resist
#AWomansPlaceIsInTheResistance
#StarWars
#menopause
#50isFierce

Top 3 #resistance #quotes:

1. "See you in court" Gov Janet Mills

2. "This is the ultimate dick boss move from Musk - except he isn’t even the boss, he’s just a dick" @smith.senate.gov

3. "...one's biology is among the things not determined by executive order" @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

#leader

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I'm releasing my next book as a serial on Subsrack! Paid subscribers get each installment 3 weeks before (starting Feb. 24) free & an ebook at the end. Each post includes a PDF of the story to that point as well as links to all previous ones. 💙 📚 #booksky

authorandrewbutters.substack.com

Photos: ‘Distress flag’ towers over Yosemite to protest cuts as crowds view firefall Saturday’s protest sought to bring attention to the thousands of federal job cuts made by President Donald Trump’s administration this month.

Good for these federal workers, concerned about the sabotage of a functioning, safe park, for us and for nature. www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...

We can help shift the tide! Wisconsin must have fair electoral maps going forward.

Answer Musk’s money with a blizzard of small donations. Give Musk the finger and support Judge Susan Crawford for the open WI Supreme Court seat. Our democracy depends on it.

secure.actblue.com/donate/hrccr...

Friends, one of the best ways we can #resist is to employ their tactics against them: Create so many distractions they can't implement their #coup. This is a simple way to do that. They can't investigate all of us. Create #goodtrouble, regularly.

Remember, it's National Economic #Boycott day today! 24 hours. Purchase only from #smallbusiness or ethical corporations. No gas (even from mom and pop places bc #BigOil gets the money), no chains, no Amazon, no Walmart, etc. Make your voice heard and #resist!

Periodic reminder (that keeps becoming more and more relevant each day):

We outnumber them.

Resist List Noncooperation Database DELVE DEEPER WITH MOVEMENT RESEARCHERS’ DATABASES AND COMPILATIONS OF ACTION Researcher Jeremy Pressman is writing semi-regular reports about...

p.s. It's early here so I forgot this link up top. choosedemocracy.us/resist-list/

Choose Democracy: resources to promote democracy Regular people can stop an undemocratic power grab, but only if we prepare and together, we choose democracy.

If you're looking for some great databases of the ongoing resistance (as well as some other useful resources) here's a thread of where to start.

1. Check out Choose Democracy's website with incredible guides on action you can take: choosedemocracy.us

'Tesla Takedown' underscores the importance of moving from protest to resistance The viral pickets at Tesla showrooms are a necessary first step toward the kind of disruptive tactics that can force change.

Great essay not just on #takedowntesla but how it's working and how it exemplifies direct action (Waging Nonviolence is always worth checking out):

BREAKING: Mitch McConnell will not seek re-election.

Let's never forget he is the reason we are in the place we are in today for so many reasons.

Fake magazine cover showing Trump as King, wearing a crown, with a smug grin on his face. The printed message says, "TRUMP Long Live the King." Posted from the official White House X account.

From the official WH Xitter account.

#Rebellion is our #duty now. #Resist in every way fathomable. Even the smallest acts help. Anything and everything that sidetracks them from their agenda. Create good trouble. A cornucopia of it. Distract them like they're trying to distract us. The time is now.

This made me happy. What'd you call this gulf?

And the Twin Cities, where this nat'l movement started, where the Third Precinct burned, wasn't? 🙄 Were you even there? Check your arrest records before placing blame on the wrong ppl. Or cite your source that the "leftists" created chaos and destruction in Chi & everywhere else. Bc you're wrong.