Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist)

Youth-led US climate activists widen focus to fight authoritarianism Sunrise Movement, which led calls for a Green New Deal, will organize against Trump’s attacks on universities

In this time of polycrisis, connecting the growing autocracy to the climate crisis is necessary. It’s good to see young activists meeting the moment!

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Trump floats Insurrection Act use amid National Guard standoff with states The extreme presidential power hasn't been used without state consent in over 60 years.

The president of the United States is considering using the Insurrection Act to go around judicial decisions. In other words, he is threatening to ignore the separation of powers that makes up a key part of our democracy.

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Anyone who wants to understand what's going on, look up the role air traffic controllers played in ending the last government shutdown (during Trump 1.0 in 2019)

If only there was some kind of warning.

Renewables have overtaken coal in the global electricity mix for the first time, @ember-energy.org has found
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Just re-upping this here 👇

The idea that people have been able to claim that Identifying public officials who are working for the state (which pays them with OUR tax dollars) is doxing is just 🤯!

Everything is terrorism in Trump’s America But don’t call that fascism. That would be bad.

Let's be clear: Trump's attacks on "antifa" are an attack on America. www.theverge.com/policy/79051...

two women are standing next to each other and one of them is asking the other to tell her why . ALT: two women are standing next to each other and one of them is asking the other to tell her why .

Why does it ALWAYS feel like a paper is crap right when you send in the final edits before publication??

Today is a good day for this starter pack for Resisters (and happy to be included) 👇

History and research would lead us to expect a broader mobilization in Portland in response to this type of escalation of repression. 👀👀

A great list of climate folks (happy to be included)!

Nonprofit Killer Provision Quietly Disappears From Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” The infamous “nonprofit killer” provision quietly disappeared from Donald Trump’s "Big, Beautiful Bill" as it winds its way through Congress.

Massively good news: The provision that would have let the trump administration strip the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit organization they wanted simply by declaring them to be a "terrorist supporting organization" has been removed from the budget bill. Pushing back against these people works.

History and research would lead us to expect a broader mobilization in Portland in response to this type of escalation of repression. 👀👀

Federal tactics on Portland protesters escalate, hours after judge rules against Trump Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on prote...

Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on protesters in the city. via @opb.org

Trump authorises National Guard deployment to Chicago - BBC News The controversial move follows protests over ramped-up immigration enforcement and the shooting of a woman during unrest on Saturday.

More troops deployed against Americans (and repression of peaceful activists).

#TrumpsAmerica

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Perhaps

Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday

“People might not like that decision, they might have questions about the way that the anti-terror laws work in this country, but there is no excuse for holding up placards supporting a banned organisation.” Arrested for holding a sign. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Folks lamenting how people power works and can push back, look to Italy for some inspiration 🇮🇹

And yet, the National Guard has apparently been deployed to Portland...😦

Today is a good day for this starter pack for Resisters (and happy to be included) 👇

And then there’s Chicago…💔

We Are Nothing Like the Gestapo.

BREAKING: This is the scene in Portland at the ICE Detention Center right now. Pepper balls and tear gas — multiple arrests.

Folks lamenting how people power works and can push back, look to Italy for some inspiration 🇮🇹

Yeah…

Tell me how ICE is different from the Gestapo?

In sum, the President is certainly entitled "a great level of deference," Newsom II, 141 F.4th at 1048, in his determination that he "is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States." 10 U.S.C. § 12406(3). But "a great level of deference" is not equivalent to ignoring the facts on the ground. As the Ninth Circuit articulated, courts must "review the President's determination to ensure that it reflects a colorable assessment of the facts and law PAGE 22 - OPINION AND ORDER Case 3:25-cv-01756-IM Document 56 Filed 10/04/25 Page 23 of 31 within a 'range of honest judgment.'" Id. at 1051 (quoting Sterling, 278 U.S. at 399). Here, this Court concludes that the President did not have a "colorable basis" to invoke § 12406(3) to federalize the National Guard because the situation on the ground belied an inability of federal law enforcement officers to execute federal law. Id. at 1051-52. The President's determination was simply untethered to the facts. c. Whether there is a Rebellion or Danger of Rebellion Defendants also aroue that the Sentember 28 2025 federalization order is authorized

If a federal judge, appointed by Trump, can call him “simply untethered to facts,” our White House press corps can as well.

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One of the things we are going to have to be very, very aware of is that a lot of people who are being heavily armed right now will simply not be willing to accept the results of a democratic election because they will go to jail.

Well said 🌴🥥👇