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Chris L's avatar

Harris would've been a way better president and none of this militarization of public life would be happening today. This is ridiculous how Trump is abusing his "emergency" powers and SCOTUS is unfortunately not stopping Trump's illegal acts!

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Debbie E's avatar

I can't be convinced that she didn't actually win the election. This was the Democrats first failure as it relates to fighting.

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Chris L's avatar

Something smells weird for sure. I believe she won, but she was robbed.

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Debbie E's avatar

Absolutely agree

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Sandra Wallace's avatar

It all started 25 years ago with the "loss" of Al Gore to George W Bush. Remember the chads under the magnifying glass? Thanks, no thanks, Florida. Thanks, no thanks Supreme Court. Thanks, no thanks, folding Dem leadership.

Funny how history repeats itself.

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Judy's avatar

It started with Nixon

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Leah Baum's avatar

I also believe she won and Musk helped that traitor cheat. I’m disappointed the Democrats didn’t do a re-count.

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Bonnie Ferguson's avatar

ITS BEING WORKED ON!!!

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Wendy Arnold's avatar

I agree. It wasn't just about those who sat out. There were many reasons Harris didn't show as the winner. For starters: why the hell does a Trump follower get to invalidate genuine votes by "challenging" thousands of real votes? That's a wrought. Who says its ok to leave voting ballots in the mail dumped in creeks and on the side of the road with NO consequences to ghe dumped? Who is permitted to REMOVE voting boxes without consequences? And why did no swing state votes sharply stop counting for Harris but other Democrats got votes? Really suspicious stuff going on with voting in America. Oh, one more: Howard is it that Elon Musk can steal American voters information and claim he will give millions to a winner each week, then we find out he rigged his own lottery and stole private MAGA information at the same time....and Musk is still FREE!

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Vivian Fletcher's avatar

All of your points are excellent and valid! I have believed it was rigged since day one😭 And I also believe that rump is a mouthpiece and certainly not a thinker and his rich bitches are of course pulling the strings. He is going to die and jd will become their bitch! They have been grooming him since day one! And he may be WORSE if congress doesn't grow some balls!

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Judy's avatar

Yup

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Dottie's avatar

I don't think she lost and I think more Democrats voted than we know about. We'll find out!

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Jane's avatar

Yes -I agree!!

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Mike Hammer's avatar

Let’s hope we learned a lesson.

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Janet Edelstein's avatar

I agree with you. I find it almost impossible to believe that she lost every swing state and yet down ballot Dems won????

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PeachBlossom's avatar

There's no "almost" about it. It *IS* impossible to believe!

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Bonnie Ferguson's avatar

ITS JUST NOT POSSIBLE - TRUMP FLIPPED MORE COUNTIES THAN REGAN ....CMON NO FREAKING WAY!!!!

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Claire's avatar

Looks like She and her family were threatened big time.

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Bonnie Ferguson's avatar

SHE DID WIN AND ITS GOING TO BE PROVEN "ELECTION TRUTH ALLIANCE" SOON I HOPE - FOLLOW AND SHARE , LETS GET THIS DONE AND OVER WITH!!!

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Daniel Lapp's avatar

Keep up the fight WE are behind you!

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Carl Selfe's avatar

The gerrymander fight is on. There is a new playbook. The old rules have been struck down by the Supreme Court. We need to change the gears here as fast as possible for deadly preemptive strikes. Newsom has moved out on this already. Who is next? Hochul. Where are you? Ptitzker. What are you doing?

https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/gerrymander-fight?r=3m1bs

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Kim Nesvig's avatar

The post Trump Reconstruction will require some significant reforms to our institutions, particularly SCOTUS. The Roberts Court has been implementing Project 2025 for two decades. As they pushed the nation into autocracy, it has become evident that the Roberts Court, has ignored any ethical standards. Post Trump we must institute standards for appointment, ethical and legal accountability, and term limits on Justices. Beyond SCOTUS we must have 1) recall by for the President like the non-confidence votes in parliamentary systems, 2) elimination of the totally contrived Immunity ruling, 3) restored boundaries of presidential authority, and 4) deep restrictions on the Pardon power.

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Vivian Fletcher's avatar

Absolutely, Kim! Very well stated! Wow!

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L B Rose's avatar

It's "The Robbers' Court". Its mission is to rob the majority of US citizens of their rights. Only oligarchs have rights.

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The Mitz's avatar

They fly Trump flags on their property. Nuff said. Bullets.

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Sandra Wallace's avatar

Ge here to get the music: Andy Kaufman, YouTube. "Here I come to Save the Day"

Here We come to Save the Day!

Mighty Meidas is on the way...

Yes, when there is wrong to right,

Mighty Meidas will join the fight,

On the sea or on the land,

We get the situation well in hand.

So there we are in danger,

we never despair,

but we know where there is danger,

we are there, we are there,

on the land, on the sea, in the air.

We're not worrying at all,

we're just listening for the call.

Here We come to Save the Day!

Mighty Meidas is on the way...

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Judy's avatar

Absolutely

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JB's avatar

If the election had been fair, we would be fighting to make our country so much better instead we are literally fighting for our lives 🥺

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Arlene Meaney's avatar

I am so worried about all of you at Meidastouch . These people are abhorrent criminals and will do anything to stop you. I think of so many people around Epstein and their untimely end. All of you please rake extra care. I know you are already. But extra care. Thank you all for your help and hosesty.

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Mike's avatar

It's not that SCOTUS is not stopping Trump, they are enabling.

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Steve Doll's avatar

The Dems need to demand a serious investigation into election fraud on the part of the Repugs. There seems to be evidence of this, and I'm surprised that they haven't delved into this. Or ... maybe they have, but don't want it to come off like they're playing the same wah-wah, stole the election game that the Dumbster is STILL trying to sell with the 2020 election.

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Kat Pan's avatar

I feel your pain, and agree about Kamala, BUT; could-da, should-da, would-da is the past tense. Now we have to face the harsh reality of trumps regime or, lose our democracy completely. We have to keep fighting and protesting and become louder than the MAGATS. Notice how triggered MAGA gets when we mock trump and play using their own games against them? (Gov. Newsom's mockery of trumps memes, Gov. Pritzger's calling bull💩 about trump using our NG against us when there's no emergency, Gov. Walz telling trump to stay out of Wisconsin because he's not welcome, etc.) We just have to keep up the heat so TACO TRUMP "gets it" that we don't want a dictator in the WH.

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Pat Robinson's avatar

I love Governor Grisham (New Mexico)'s preemptive strike in calling the National Guard into duty for the state of NM so trump cannot access them. I'm not sure how all that works, but it sounds like a great idea.

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Pat Robinson's avatar

Taco trump will never get is, but maybe 5-10 GOP members of Congress will and they have the power to stop him.

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Vicki, MSN's avatar

the repugnants and maggots will require major court inditements , major punishment and we must require RED states to behave humanely to get ANY of our Blue State Economic funds.. NO more turning a blind eye. This was what was done for 150 years and has led to this.. Slavery in all its forms, trafficking women, children, black men in prisons, etc. must be wiped out of the US map...

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Jeep2727's avatar

She was clearly a better candidate, why people voted for this Jackass is beyond me.

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HarrisWalz FTW 2024's avatar

Congress putting themselves on what might as well be a permanent vacation isn't helping, either. Seems highly unlikely the Rs will have spent their time off doing massive spine-strengthening exercises or going out and buying new ones.

Why aren't they all over this separation of powers thing, pushing back? How can they not see that once he gets what he wants--and he's way too damned close--that primaries won't be an issue, because he'll have abolished elections? This kind of short-sightedness is to be expected from MTG and that crew, but the rest of the Rs still ought to have a brain or two among all of them.

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Sad's avatar

People just weren’t paying attention. He”joked” recently about feeding immigrants to the sharks. A few days later I read an article about bodies, with hands and ankles zip tied, washing up on a beach in Spain

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Keith Olson's avatar

The Meidastouch pod was awesome last night. The brothers were great.

Thanks Guys

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SJR's avatar

I also really look forward to the Political Bulletins by Ron Filipkowski.

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Robin's avatar

The best ever!

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

Me too! Ron is wonderful in keeping up with everything.

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Pat Robinson's avatar

And explaining things in a way I understand!

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Keith Olson's avatar

Correct SJR, There are none of Kellyanne Conway’s Alternative Facts in Ron’s Substack. Just the TRUTH, the whole Truth, and nothing but the Truth.

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Jenn F's avatar

I agree. It’s the only podcast that gives me hope that we’ll be able to overthrow this dictatorship.

Oh, and congrats Brett for the awesome news!!

We need to fight for the next generation and the one after that, it’s our turn. 👊

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Need them in DC in September.

https://removalcoalition.org/

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AntiFascistProud's avatar

Columbus Circle in DC? Or is it the one in NY??

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Everything in DC.

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Danita Hamilton's avatar

Trump his regime and everyone who thinks what trump is doing are all traitors and losers.To let one of the biggest pedophile corrupted criminals in American History to do whatever he wants to do is sickening and disgusting just like them. And to see the very people that are to suppose to serve and protect becoming traitors like him is beyond disgraceful. Trump is the enemy of America. 🦧👿🐷🤡🐽👺👹

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Sue Stjohn's avatar

Trump, The Heritage Foundation and Curtis Yarvin who are quietly running the show. "No" news media highlights them.

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Bill Riley's avatar

The New Yorker reported in their June 9th issue (p. 32) that Yarvin has suggested (in jest?!) that San Francisco’s “underclasses” could be turned into biodiesel to power the city’s buses.

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Sue Stjohn's avatar

He's another waste of flesh!!! His wife has to be brain washed plus he has 3 kids!!! Poor kids!

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

Same with Stephen Miller! He procreated 3 kids with his equally evil wife who is now part of Musk’s harem.

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Sue Stjohn's avatar

He looks like he road in the front seat of the bus!!! Gag!!!

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Suzanne Karbowska-Hayes's avatar

Yesterday at a press conference the Orange Neanderthal said the people of Europe love him and we call him President of Europe. We don’t love him we loathe and detest him and the sooner he is removed from office the better. He is a stain on American democracy and we find it beyond belief that such a deranged moron could have been chosen to lead your country. Surely there has to be a way to get rid of him before he completely destroys your once proud land!

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Linda's avatar

His Presidency was bought…

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ramona j's avatar

Yes . And its isn't a presidency. Its a reality shitshow, clowns and all.

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ramona j's avatar

Thanks Suzanne. Maybe the Eurpeans can ban him from every being allowed on your soil ever again. That would be so helpful to show how muxh he is hated ,not revered.

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

They definitely should. After all, he is a felon.

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Pat Robinson's avatar

Thank you for reaffirming that Europe hates him. Sadly, I always love to see this!!! Of course I wish our network news would cover this but the fact that they ever say anything slightly not flattering to trump is amazing and now that he has threatened the two he does not control I imagine that will stop.

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Sandra Wallace's avatar

We're working on it.

Please forgive us - taking a respectful deep and sincere bow - in honor of my European ancestors.

So sorry we were so trusting, so gullible, so wretchedly apathetic.

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Sandra Wallace's avatar

Beware of false prophets. But then, this guy really sucks, so it's hard to see the connection to saviorhood he's been given by hard core religionists. Call yourself a religion and rake in the tax benefits, while reeling in the ignorant.

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Bonnie Ferguson's avatar

WE ARE WORKING ON IT = THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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Keith Olson's avatar

Trump will continue to lie about facts until the day he dies because there will always be people who will believe whatever he says. It’s been proven over and over, IE Jim Jones, Charles Manson, hale bop comet, etc…

Lots of human sheep looking for their shepherd.

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WJB Motown's avatar

Governor of Maryland......Wes Moore was on Face The Nation. Put the hammer down....NO National Guard. More..more..more of this from anti-fascist leadership

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Joey Putnam's avatar

Fight everyday, we can’t stand for their bullshit, make the maga babies cry 😭 🤣

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Joey Putnam's avatar

It’s not going to be easy and we are going to have to fight like hell but in the end the end we’ll win, the ones on the right side of history always do.

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Irene Finn's avatar

Their tears give us strength!!!!!

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Chrissie's avatar

So grateful for the Meidastouch network- 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️

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Kent Dills's avatar

I stand with Governors Pritzker, Newsom, and Walz. All day; everyday! Let's go!!

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Martha Fiorillo's avatar

Don’t forget Bernie. He has been fighting the good fight for years. The people love him

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Punkette's avatar

I love him. It shoulda been Bernie in 2016. He would have beaten the mango monster.

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Punkette's avatar

Yes! And Moore and Hochul!

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WJB Motown's avatar

Podcaster Kim Iverson did an excellent report at how Zionism is taking a worldwide hit.

Time to ditch IAPAC $$$$$ and put America first!!!.........The US politicians that are on that list know who they are and Shame on them....no explanation requied.

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Lee Turnbull's avatar

Love and best wishes from Tasmania 😍

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brad ziegel's avatar

Thank you.

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Karen Johnson's avatar

As Snoopy said in the musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" popular in the 1970s (yes, this makes me old), "These five fingers individually are nothing. But when I curl them into a single unit, they become a fighting force terrible to behold." Individually, we too are nothing . Together, we are a fighting force. Strong, peaceful, but resolute. Lead on, MeidasTouch!

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Rich Schiffer's avatar

Those five fingers may be a formidable tool when formed into a fist, but what makes an even bigger impact is when they are used to hold onto and uplift someone else’s hand. Then a truly undeniably powerful force can be brought forth. That is what MAGA devotees can’t seem to grasp. When you uplift someone, rather than beat them down, you both are made better for it.

Make America Generous Again would be a much more useful and meaningful solution, for it is through generosity that we gain allies, partners, and friends.

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Karen Johnson's avatar

Well stated!

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Sandra Wallace's avatar

Thank you for sharing the Love in your heart.

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Adrian's avatar

Piggy-backing Lee here. Best wishes and keep up the fight from us all here in Western Australia.

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brad ziegel's avatar

Very kind of you to take interest in our people.

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Lee Turnbull's avatar

Adrian, we can only be grateful that we still have the ABC to keep our politicians honest🙏

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Sheilawallace's avatar

You guys are helping to save our country and I couldn’t be more grateful…thank you💙

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Andy's avatar

🏚️🏠🏚️🏡🏚️🏚️🏬🏚️🏡🏚️🏚️🏠🏚️🏠🏚️🏚️🏚️

TWO NATIONAL PROTESTS IN 5 DAYS

🏡🏚️🏠🏚️🏡🏠🏚️🏠🏡🏚️🏚️🏡🏠🏚️🏡🏘️🏚️

🏚️🏚️🌵 Monday September 1st 2025 🌲🏚️🏚️

🏘️🏠🏚️🏚️🏚️🏡🏚️🏘️🏚️🏠🏡🏘️🏚️🏚️🏠🏚️🏚️

Workers over Billionaires

organized by MayDay/50501

https://maydaystrong.org/

⚙️⚙️🔨🔧⚒️🔧🔨⚙️⚙️🔨🔧⚒️🔧🔨⚙️⚙️

Workers Labor Day 2025

organized by AFL CIO

https://workerslaborday.org/

JOIN THE DEMOCRACY TRAIN.

🚂🇨🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷🇯🇵🇦🇺🇩🇪🇺🇦🇸🇳🇳🇱🇰🇷🇵🇱🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇻🇦

The AFL CIO protest has a slight slant towards worker's rights, while the MayDay protest leans more into civilian rights. Each speaks out against the Trump Regime.

Both have marches and rallies, while the AFL CIO is also hosting picnics and parades. They each share some of the same local events. Why not attend both?

🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻

🍃Rosie the Resister

🍃"When Trump federalized D.C. police and rolled tanks into the capital last week — crowing about “Liberation Day” like it was a parade — people poured into the streets. The mayor called it an illegal coup. The ACLU and NAACP were in court within hours. From the very beginning of this term, Americans have met Trump’s overreach with noise, lawsuits, and protests."

🍃"These are not people rolling over. These are people standing in the way."

🍃

🍃Why I'm Still Optimistic

https://open.substack.com/pub/theresistersreport/p/why-im-still-optimistic

🍃

🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻

Elbows UP! 🏒

🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁

the heymacs - All I See Is You

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EyO5ZEmLVFM&pp=0gcJCbIJAYcqIYzv

🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁

Keep protests peaceful.

Don't kill anyone.

Here are resistance related guides from around the world:

🇺🇸 Fundamentals of physical surveillance: a guide for uniformed and plainclothes personnel

https://archive.org/details/fundamentalsofph0000silj

The RCMP has its own publications including:

🇨🇦 GCPSG-022 (2025) - Threat and Risk Assessment Guide

GCPSG-010 (2022) - Operational Physical Security Guide

🇨🇦 GCPSG-019 (2023) - Protection, Detection, Response, and Recovery Guide

https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/physec-secmat/pubs/index-eng.htm

The non-profit Electronic Frontier Foundation also has excellent guides on:

🇺🇸 Street Level Surveillance

https://sls.eff.org

🇺🇸 Surveillance Self-Defense

https://ssd.eff.org/

🇪🇺 🇸🇪⚠️ Resistance Operating Concept

https://jsou.edu/Press/PublicationDashboard/25

🇺🇦 🇺🇲 Radio Free Ukraine Resistance Manual

https://radiofreeukraine.com/3d-flip-book/resistance-manual/

⚠️ Assessing Revolutionary And Insurgent Strategies (ARIS) Studies

Small Wars Journal

Assessing Revolutionary and Insurgent Strategies (ARIS) Project

https://smallwarsjournal.com/2012/08/05/assessing-revolutionary-and-insurgent-strategies-aris-project/

Author's website:

On Resistance, Revolutions, and Insurgencies

https://zimmerer.typepad.com/resistance/

Free PDF download of the book from the original author:

Casebook on Insurgency and Revolutionary Warfare, Volume II 1962 - 2009

http://zimmerer.typepad.com/Documents/ARIS%20Casebook%20Vol%202%202012%20s.pdf

⚠️ Civilian-Based Defense: A Post-Military Weapons System

https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/resource/civilian-based-defense-a-post-military-weapons-system/

🏁 Simple Sabotage Field Manual by United States Office of Strategic Services

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26184?ref=404media.co

⚠️ Library of Congress

Revelations from the Russian archives: documents in English translation

https://www.loc.gov/item/96024752

🏁 Robert Reich/Resistance School

Communicating Across Difference

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaT8gjnOmQl3dguy0_E0vVCL5ZYEyCTzu

🏁 Bernie Sanders:

https://m.youtube.com/@BernieSanders

🏁 CPJ Committee to Protect Journalists:

Safety Kit

https://cpj.org/safety-kit/

🏁 Activist Handbook:

https://activisthandbook.org/introduction

(⚠️ These are USA sponsored websites. Some publications may have been removed by the Trump regime)

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Dottie Fanning's avatar

Truth will win!

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Robyn Bonson's avatar

I'm so thankful for you and all the activists who fearlessly report to us who are unable to help as much. You have my prayers and support. Stand strong!

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