Acts of Resistance

Legal Industry Responses to Fascist Attacks Tracker
(tldr: they’re not all capitulating)

Micah Bateman
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A list of the 86 American colleges and universities (p. 8-9) that signed on to an amicus brief in support of the AAUP's lawsuit against "Arresting and Threatening to Deport Students and Faculty for Lawful Speech." Among them are Rutgers, Michigan State, and the whole Maryland system
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Pentagon’s ‘SWAT team of nerds’ resigns en masse
Employees of a defense tech unit say they were sidelined by DOGE. “Either we die quickly or we die slowly,” says the director.
By Mohar Chatterjee, April 15, 2025. ““They’re not really using AI, they’re not really driving efficiency. What they’re doing is smashing everything,” the former official said.” Click image to go to article.
pattiegonia
433 protests at 433 park sites happened TODAY.
-5000+ federal emplyees fired
- oil, gas
Retired Army colonel Marcus Jones calls out AR Congressmen for abandoning veterans. 124K views, 8.1K reactions Reel by Democratic Party of Arkansas MUST WATCH RETIRED ARMY COLONEL MARCUS JONES TELLS ARKANSAS'S CONGRESSMEN EXACTLY HOW THEY ARE HURTING AR VETERANS "Our veterans swore an oath. And...
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Elon Musk attacked her for protesting Tesla. Now she's fighting back
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They want us to think we’re alone. We are not.
The Resistance is Everywhere.
Hopescroll through stories of people’s noncooperation against Trump’s coup.
Jump to databases of noncooperation or trackers of ligitation and impact.
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holy shit this question at the Rep. Chuck Edwards town hall. YES OR NO: "Do you support the annexation of Canada and/or Greenland? And this is a yes or no queston - I don't want you to wander off into the woods."
A constituent of Chuck Edwards of North Carolina grills him at a recent town hall. Click image to go to post.
People Get Ready. Rebecca Solnit, 08 Mar 2025 - 8 min read
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"Hamilton" is canceling plans to perform next year at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, citing President Trump's moves to impose his values on the long-cherished venue. "We're not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center," said its creater, Li-Manuel Miranda. Read more: https://nyti.ms/3DmIVgv. Mar 5
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Some "Russian Warship" vibes here from a tiny fed'l agency.

via Brett Murphy:

The African Development Foundation (budget ~$40 million) is putting up a fight and denying DOGE + Pete Marocco — the State Dept official dismantling USAID — access to their building:
Betakit Mar 4. “IT’S DONE, IT’S GONE”: ONTARIO PREMIER DOUG FORD CANCELS $100-MILLION STARLINK CONTRACT IN TARIFF RESPONSE
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DOL Bathroom Bulletin: Brought to you by DOL employees fighting the power
Posted in the bathroom at the Department of Labor
Photo of ad bought by Mike Fernandez, Chairman of MBF Healthcare Partners, letter to Senators McConnell, Collins, Murkowski, Tillis, Young and Curtis about the crisis in the country.
social media post from pamhogarth: This!!! This guy pulled over so he could put this bumper sticker on his Tesla with us at our protest at the Camarillo Tesla dealership. Photo of man putting an anti-Elon Musk bumper sticker on the back of a black Tesla.
Bluesky post from Chris D. Jackson, After torpedoing yesterday’s meeting with Zelensky, JD Vance fled to Vermont for vacation—only to be met by hundreds of furious protesters.
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Social media post from skiingrogge: Vice President JD Vance thought it was a good idea to ski Sugarbush this weekened. The Vermont ski community welcomed him appropriately. Photo of Mad River Glen ski resort sign "Sorry VP Sold Out' and photo of protesters lining a road.
social media post by siabelladavidvintage: LOVE THIS SMALL, BRAVE ACT OF RESISTANCE. The woman responsible for recording the snow report for the mountain where JD Vance was skiing in Vermont risked her job to record this: "It is 7:06 am on Sat Mar 1 and today is a really tricky day and I hope everyone coming to the mountain... is using their voice and standing up for what they know our community is and should be standing for. Our special guest, in my humble opinion, does not reflect the values and the magic of this place..."
Bluesky post from Mueller, She Wrote: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans.
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LinkedIn post from Stacey Young, Executive director & founder of Justice Connection. Justice Connection is proud to have organized an open letter from more than 1,200 former DOJ prosecutors pledging support for their current counterparts, and expressing appreciation for their principled stances. The alumni also sounded the alarm over the Department's recent politicized actions in prosecutions.
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#AltGov: the secret network of federal workers resisting Doge from the inside. AltGov logos for different agencies.
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Supporters outside NOAA on Feb. 26.
michaelpatrickkey: Covering a portest at Cannon House Office Building. Activitists are being arrested protesting cuts to PEPFAR and USAID.
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aisha_vocal. The Army Chorus performs "Do You Hear the People Sing?" from Les Miserables during the 2025 Governor's Ball.

h/t https://bsky.app/profile/kendrawrites.com

Do you hear the people sing? 
Lost in the valley of the night
It is the music of a people who are climbing to the light
For the wretched of the earth
tThere is a flame that never dies
Even the darkest nights will end and the sun will rise

They will live again in freedom in the...
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I attended Rep. Schriver's "press conference" today on his Michigan House resolution that urges the US Supreme Court to overturn its landmark 2015 marriage equality ruling. He wouldn't take questions from the media. So I did.
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Federal workers launch a new site to share inside information about DOGE
“They are destroyers. We are the builders.” 
Lauren Feiner is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform.
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