Linda Tropp

@jimmcgovernma.bsky.social thank you for all you do, proud to have you as my congressman 🙏🏻

Working on a paper this week where I hope to cite it! 👏🏻

“Every genocide in history has had a justification, at least in the eyes of those who committed it."

an amazing toolkit by Stand Together for Higher Education, for faculty "in response to growing political attacks on academic freedom, institutional autonomy, and the public mission of higher education"

"Use and adapt what you need. Share what works. And above all—Stand Together." lnkd.in/gtXRh39

@stephencolbert.bsky.social you are a national treasure 🙏🏻

What a ‘Spiral of Silence’ Can Do to a Democracy Protests show people they are not alone in caring about an issue.

“The fact that organized protest can break the spiral of silence, and correct our impressions of what other Americans think, is one of the most immediate and important values of protesting in the first place. Scientists have [shown] protests update our impressions of what other citizens believe.”

this. so much this.

Opinion | Tech Companies Have Created a Loneliness Doom Loop

"The danger is not that A.I. will replace human connection. The danger is that it will make us forget what actual connection requires..."
@samantharhill.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/o...

Harvard sociologist/polisci Theda Skocpol explains how the vast expansion of ICE in BBB may be Trump's secret weapon to overcome the barriers of federalism and complete his autocratic takeover of the American state. (History from Germany & Hungary in 20s/30s.) talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/criti...

spotted on LinkedIn and seemed worth sharing - may it help us understand the times in which we're living, and how to convey a sense of urgency to others 🙏🏻

Poll: Most feel democracy is threatened and political violence is a major problem 76% of Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.

76% of Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.

How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months

reading this piece by @nhannahjones.bsky.social feels like one of the most patriotic things I can do this July 4th

on this national holiday, please read, share, and recommit to creating a nation "with liberty and justice for all" 🙏🏻

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...

open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

Peace demonstrators have been beaten, foreign students have been disappeared, and educational institutions have been broken and tarred for being "antisemitic" through a series of tortured jingoistic inferences, while Donald Trump constantly and explicitly tells us what he thinks of Jews

how July 4th feels this year 😔

Trump’s tactics of disappearing people in America should terrify everyone who still cherishes democracy and freedom. We reject this growing authoritarian assault.

Opinion | Trump Has Reawakened the Resistance

"The contrast between the protests and the parade reflects a larger political reality. Trump returned to office much stronger than he’d been in his first term, but Americans seem to be remembering why they disliked him." @michellegoldberg.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...

I would love it if the T-shirt had footnotes citing references on the back 🥹

Hit the streets tomorrow.
Be nonviolent.
Be joyfully defiant.
Be defiantly joyful.
Ridicule him.
Condemn fascism.
Oppose I.C.E.
Affirm diversity.
Embody America.
Love your neighbor.
Refuse to be intimidated.
Be safe.
Be loud.
Be encouraged.
#NoKingsDay

Stop Looking for Red Lines. You no Longer Live in a Full Democracy It's going to be up to us to bring it back to life

Stop Looking for Red Lines. You no Longer Live in a Full Democracy

It's going to be up to us to bring it back to life
open.substack.com/pub/ryandeno...

Horrified by assassination of MN Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the grave injury of MN Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.

Public service and political differences should never lead to violence, and all lawmakers should condemn this unconscionable act of targeted political violence.

heartbreaking

In America, we have no Kings, no Queens, no nobles, no dictators, and no emperors. We have no slaves, no serfs and no subjects.

Just us—‘We the People.’

"protests are designed to capture attention.. disruption is not always loud and noisy.. it involves sitting where you’re not supposed to, not buying what you usually do, or not showing up for work.. disruption must exact real economic or political costs on authoritarians and their collaborators"

2,169 events across 20 countries. Millions of peope are standing up tomorrow to say with one voice: No Kings!

In an Anxious Moment for the Nation, Historians Say This One Is Different

“What really stands out to me now is that the biggest source of chaos is the president himself.. rather than acting as a force to try to bring some kind of reconciliation, calm and stability, he is fueling the fires.”
@zelizer.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...

"We are having conversations about whether the military will save us from the actions of a dictator, for God’s sake. Just like the conversations we are having about whether the courts will save us, this is a sign that our constitutional order has broken down." @ryanenos.bsky.social

"Contrary to conventional wisdom, the size and scale of anti-Trump protests this year have dwarfed those in 2017, and they have been extraordinarily peaceful."
@chenoweth.bsky.social @djpressman.bsky.social
(w/ Soha Hammam and Chris Shay)

'No Kings Day' protests planned for June 14 with aim to reclaim the American flag The 1,800 "No Kings" protests across the country are meant to express frustration over President Trump's actions that organizers say are authoritarian.

"The most patriotic thing you can do (in) America is to show up peacefully and petition your government for something better," Indivisible cofounder @ezralevin.bsky.social said. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com