With all due respect to Wired journalists, don't buy from Amazon. Bezos is supporting the Trump administration through financial gifts and by constraining editorials at the Washington Post. Your purchasing choices matter.

Stephen Miller is portraying opposition to Donald Trump in any form, including by judges issuing legal rulings, as an illegal rebellion, Jonathan Chait argues: https://theatln.tc/IaeSFReS

It is essential that we resist now--while the takeover is underway and not complete. Let's move forward with hope, love of each other and country, and awareness of our collective power. #OctoberOptOut

A declaration of insurrection is almost certainly coming. Let’s be ready.
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Let's get busy! Join the #OctoberOptOut economic boycott and the No Kings protests on October 18

This October, fight back with your wallet—opt out of corporate chains and invest in your community. When consumer spending drops, Congress and corporations lose faith in this administration's agenda. #OctoberOptOut

Still waiting for it to trickle down...

“You have it in your power to make a difference. Do not give up.”

'Military-Style' ICE Raid In Chicago Shows Escalation in Tactics Witnesses said children were taken from their homes unclothed and separated from their parents during the raid.

The fact that the Trump administration is arresting *legal* and undocumented immigrants & anyone who *looks* undocumented, means they are not fighting illegal immigration, they are trying to destroy the notion of the United States as a multicultural and multiethnic democracy
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Trump is an existential threat to US democracy. Join the #octoberoptout
Spend less, choose local businesses, and show corporations that they must help us resist

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team Documents show that ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

Big Brother 2025

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This is lawless

Trump is using the same authoritarian playbook as Putin, Orbán, Duterte...Citizens of their countries are warning us: Resist NOW. Join the #OctoberOptOut and the October 18 No Kings protests.
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Supreme Court lets Trump end deportation protections for 300,000 Venezuelans | CNN Politics The Supreme Court on Friday for a second time allowed President Donald Trump to strip temporary deportation protections from 300,000 Venezuelans.

This Supreme Court will not check Trump's power
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This October, let your dollars speak: shop less, shop local businesses, and boycott corporations complicit in Trump's authoritarianism. Every purchase is a choice—use yours to grow resistance in your community. #octoberoptout
[Thanks to artist Jessica Tenbusch for visual inspiration.]

Apple removes ICE tracking apps after Trump administration says they threaten officers | CNN Business Following a Trump administration request, Apple has removed ICEBlock and similar apps that allow people to alert others nearby about sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in their ar...

Apple joins the Complicity Crew. Boycott them and all complicit businesses this month. #OctoberOptOut www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/t...

Well, *one* American has been made much wealthier by this administration

This was always the plan.

Project 2025 was Donald Trump's blueprint to seize unchecked power within the federal government and restrict Americans' freedoms. And he is implementing it right in front of our eyes.

#OctoberOptOut

Democracy has the potential for continual improvement. Autocracy is a dead end.

Democracy needs defenders. Join the movement. This month, spend less and, when you do spend, support local businesses #OctoberOptOut

Trump posts pics of 'Trump 2028' hats Since the shutdown started, Trump has posted different pictures on his social media site from his unsuccessful Monday meeting with Democratic leaders showing "T

It's not a good sign.

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Trump Quietly Grants Defense Guarantee To Autocracy That Gave Him A Luxury Jet Maybe Ukraine should have just given him a gold-plated 747.

Very "America First"

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“The greatest danger to our future is apathy.” Jane Goodall
Good night Jane. Your jungle life taught us humanity. I am truly grateful.

The Constitution designed three branches to check each other's power. But what happens when the president breaks the law, Congress is silent, and the courts move too slowly? The ultimate check on power rests with us. We use economic pressure & collective action to defend democracy. #OctoberOptOut

Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference

"The White House on Wednesday sent letters to nine of the nation’s top public and private universities, urging campus leaders to pledge support for President Trump’s political agenda to help ensure access to federal research funds." Fight back! #OctoberOptOut
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