The Hero Files: Project Salt Box A team of Baltimore volunteers is mapping the infrastructure of mass detention. Here's what they found — and what you can do about it.

@projectsaltbox.bsky.social is a team of Baltimore volunteers tracking every warehouse ICE is trying to buy and sharing the map with the rest of us. They were first to break the Hagerstown, Md., facility. New Hero Files 👇🏼👇🏼 on why their work matters and what you can do about it.

Dear Politicos: Stop Talking About 2028. It's Gross. And Opportunistic. A Texas legislator is making plans to get his family out of the country. Pundits are polling 2028.

I wrote this after watching cable TV for about five minutes and wanting to vomit in my mouth.

The Hero Files: The Knitting Cult Lady MAGA likes conformity. Daniella Mestyanek Young is their worst nightmare.

What do you do after escaping a cult? If you're @knittingcultlady.bsky.social , you teach tens of thousands of people to knit as an act of defiance.

The Hero Files: The People of the Twin Cities Suburban dads in puffy coats. Loudspeakers playing Frozen. This is what fighting fascism looks like now.

The Hero Files: The People of the Twin Cities
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All I Want for Christmas Is to Be Free From Want In the Trump 2.0 era, late-stage capitalism is political.

I’m 44 and still writing to Santa.
Spoiler: it’s less “all I want for Christmas” and more “please cancel capitalism.”

The Hero Files: Volunteers Fighting Hate with Rainbow Umbrellas How a grassroots coalition is protecting families, children, and the joy of queer community—one story hour at a time.

Meet the volunteers showing up with umbrellas, bubbles, and Disney songs to shield joy from hate. Thank you to @rainbowdefense.bsky.social for being the heroes we need in this moment. 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

The Hero Files: The Fed-Up Feds Behind the Alt Accounts A shadow rebellion of fired federal workers is broadcasting the collapse of American democracy in real time.

The federal government is being gutted....Meet the Alt accounts—a shadow rebellion of feds using memes, leaks, and rage to fight back. @altnps.bsky.social @altcdc.altgov.info @altusaid.altgov.info @savevoa.bsky.social @savehealthresearch.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/frayedre...

The Pro-Democracy Holiday Gift Guide You Didn’t Know You Needed A curated list of gifts that say: I believe in democracy—and I have excellent taste.

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The Hero Files: Dr. Devika Bhushan As RFK Jr. and Trump spread dangerous medical lies from the White House, a former acting California surgeon general offers an antidote: facts.

Latest Hero Files is out!! Another day, another person showing us what courage looks like in the face of fascism. 💪

STAND WITH YOUR SCHOOL: Trump attacks 9 universities. Sign the alumni petition now. Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freed...

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freedom across America. alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/tr...

The Hero Files: Dr. Kate Sugarman A primary care doctor is using her medical privilege to protest the Trump administration’s war on migrants.

Courage is contagious. Find out how this doctor is using her medical privilege to protest the Trump administration's deportation machine!!! 💪💪

How to Become a Pro-Democracy Activist A field guide for ordinary citizens in extraordinary times

When action becomes the only way out. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

A Letter to My Future Self from the Resistance How do you fight fascism when errands feel more urgent than saving democracy?

Current mood: I’m tired and angry and tired of being angry.

Democracy Is Dying. Where the Hell Is Everyone? I’ve spent eight months fighting for democracy — and seeing the same faces every time.

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STOP THE SANE-WASHING! PLEASE! I BEG OF YOU. NPR--do better.

For those of us who worked at local papers when they mattered, this show is a tragi-comedy. Fact-based local journalism isn’t coming back. Fun to watch? Sure. Like watching your own funeral.

Spotted in DC today. To the clever 💪resisters in DC: Way to bring the message to the streets!! #FreeDC

The Hero Files: The Veterans Taking on President Trump’s Military State They took an oath to defend the Constitution. Now they’re camped in D.C., resisting what they say is the rise of American fascism.

Courage is contagious. Spread the word.

Democracy Is Dying. Where the Hell Is Everyone? I’ve spent eight months fighting for democracy — and seeing the same faces every time.

WTF America?!

The Handmaids of #Nebraska are doing the Lord's work. And by that I mean they are trolling the Trump-enabler Rep. Mike Flood in the best way possible.
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I Asked AI Where We Are on the Authoritarian Spectrum. Here Is What It Said. AI analyzed the headlines. Its diagnosis was chilling.

Stay safe out there. 👀👀👀👀👀👀

How to Help: 5 Ways to Support Immigrant Families Facing ICE Raids Where to give if you want to help families and communities targeted by ICE

If you need a way to feel less helpless today, here is something relatively easy you can do! #immigration #ICE

What Therapists Treating Immigrants Hear Some mental-health-care providers are trying new approaches to treat patients whose worst fears have come true.

“There’s a level of terror I haven’t seen before.” A psychiatrist who provides care to undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles talks about the psychological harm caused by recent ICE raids and anti-immigrant rhetoric.

The Hero Files: William Marks A naval officer’s fight against America’s book bans

I write about people defending democracy because courage is contagious. Find your courage by reading about William Marks and his efforts to fight against American book bans.