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Charlotte is a historian by training and a data analyst by profession, who uses stories of historical resistance to help people fight today's authoritarian creep. History with a purpose.

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the next batch of responses to my American penpals is going into the post today. thank you to everyone who has written to me. link in my bio if you'd like the details to write your own letter #penpals #letters #history #fdt

06.10.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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check out trumpactiontracker.info for evidence of the ways in which the Trump regime has been systematically attacking democracy since January. #fdt #uspolitics #democracy

06.10.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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feeling panicked, might delete later πŸ˜‚πŸ˜­πŸ˜¬ #ukpolitics #reform #farage #labourparty

06.10.2025 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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very excited to be hosting a live with Robert Arnold and Martin Mcsweeney Matters on substack, instagram and TikTok. see you then! #live #uspolitics

06.10.2025 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a month into the launch of Help Me Leave.us and we've had 16,000 website visitors, 700 support requests, 1000 people join our community. I cannot believe how quickly this is growing and I am so proud of it. a huge thank you to the team for doing all you have to make it happen

05.10.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a follow up to my February video. a plea to find your job in the resistance, whatever it may be, because this will not get better on its own. it will in fact get worse #resistance #activism #fdjt

04.10.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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we're reading The Anti-Fascist Handbook by Mark Bray for this month's Hotties Hate Fascism bookclub. link in my bio, come and join us! #bookclub #hottieshatefascism #antifascist

03.10.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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they want us to think we can't care about both. that we can't be horrified and angry at both. but that's simply not true and it is in fact morally consistent to care about the harm to Jewish people for being Jewish and the harm to Palestinian people for being Palestinian. don't let them control

03.10.2025 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I want to work on Help Me Leave full time, it's what the platform needs to help the most vulnerable groups, but to do that I need to build my audience on substack. if you think what I'm doing is valuable, would you hop over there and become a subscriber? link in bio, hopefully see you there!

02.10.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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if you see this video and you a) know me or b) are a celebrity, please scroll on by πŸ˜† #tiktok #algorithm #creator #fyp

02.10.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a letter from an American penpal on those choosing to put their heads in the sand and choosing which people get their sympathy #letters #penpal #uspolitics

02.10.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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well, I guess it could be worse, hey πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ #hegseth #kegsbreath #usmilitary #djt

01.10.2025 06:01 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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if I were one of the top 100 generals called into that meeting today and I was told I was a) fat and b) going to be pointing πŸ”« at civilians in US cities, i might be making other plans.... #hegseth #kegsbreath #trump #civilwar

30.09.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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can confirm, endometriosis sucks 0/10 do not recommend #endometriosis #menopause #womanhood

30.09.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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claiming asylum at the Canadian border is not a viable option for at-risk Americans right now, and puts you at risk of being handed back to US authorities. if you are Canadian and think that at risk groups should be able to claim asylum, please start putting pressure on your political

29.09.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Tilly Norwood, the ai "actress" is perfect for hollywood- no opinions, as young and as thin as they want, willing to do whatever they ask. I've seen some creepy AI stuff but this really takes the biscuit #hollwood #acting #ai #ethicalai

28.09.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm at a loss for words. and I'm so scared and sad. this escalation is horrifying. #trump #portland

27.09.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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what happens after the files are released and the people we know are on there, are on there? I have a feeling basically nothing will change, but perhaps I'm being a pessimist #releasethefiles

27.09.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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please be kind and constructive when talking to people already overwhelmed by the enormity of what's happening. we need to reduce barriers, not shame and harass people #bekind #helpmeleave

27.09.2025 09:10 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hope in the Dark is an incredible book and a very appropriate read for right now #hopecore #hope #bookclub #booktok

26.09.2025 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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so it turns out Everest death zone TikTok is bloody hilarious πŸ˜† definitely not getting raptured for thinking that πŸ™ˆ #everest #everestdeathzone

26.09.2025 07:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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just my opinion and I'm happy to be corrected, but what the Trump regime wants of women as a group is obedience. and they don't care if their policies around reproductive healthcare etc cause you harm but that's not necessarily the point. but for other groups (LGBTQ etc) they want you gone. they

25.09.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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thanks to for sharing this substack article. the ICE πŸ”« was an edgelord looking to cause chaos, not whatever DJT is trying to pin on him. scary times #DJT #uspolitics #ICE

25.09.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#rapturetok a question

25.09.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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something pretty cool happened in the Dutch Parliament on Tuesday 23rd September... if you are a member of an at risk group that #djt is trying to harm, please watch this and do all you can to share with others. it's potentially an amazing milestone in people's journey to safety #helpmeleave

25.09.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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we're up to 120 letters from America! link in my bio if you want to read more, or get the address to send your letter to #letters #penpal #historyinthemaking

15.09.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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from tiny acorns, great oaks of resistance can grow #penpal #letters

15.09.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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2025-09-15

15.09.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I've only been in this space for a little while; I can't imagine how tired the people who have been doing this for years are. for all that we've been told this week that the left use violence to suppress differences of opinion, my left-aligned mutuals are the ones receiving πŸ‡ threats, πŸ’€ threats,

15.09.2025 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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help me leave.us has helped it's first people leave! an exciting milestone as we start planning for v2. I need help with three things. Fundraising, research and advocacy. get in touch via the website if you think you can help #helpmeleave #immigration

14.09.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

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