We Must Establish The Run Against Authoritarianism
It's the little stuff that add up to victory over the bad guys
Establishing the run against authoritarian rule, as @edsbs.bsky.social says, requires the little things, the acts of resistance and kindness and community that eventually add up to something much larger and transformative.
I wrote about it for BadFaithTimes.com.
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Whatever lies are told tonight, here's the truth we need to focus on: Republicans have a very REAL plan to cut the social safety net.
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I refuse to go quietly and let them make these cuts on the backs of veterans, seniors, children and struggling families.
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I called my R senator's DC office today and got an actual human, which threw me off. I said I wanted to register a complaint and he let out the biggest, most fed up sigh. Good.
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Leader Jeffries: God Gave Us Free Will -- Use It
We have enough prayers. We need action.
"Mr. Leader, we are all deeply worriedβif not terrifiedβand we are wondering why Democratic lawmakers on the whole seem anemic and woefully unprepared."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/leader-jef...
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