Persistence Resistance

I call it Persistence Resistance. Make Good Trouble! RESIST!

If you’ve ever wondered what you’d do during historical moments of injustice… whatever you’re doing now is your answer

— JA Westenberg (@joanwestenberg.com) March 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM

15 Ways You Can Fight for Democracy – “This is how we push back and reclaim power—one action at a time.”

Yep – I resubscribed to our Springville Journal a few weeks ago.

Here’s Why You Need To Be An Activist—Right. F*cking. Now – “You may not see yourself as an activist right now, dear friends, but to be an inactivist right now just simply isn’t an option. Since you are here, stand strong and speak loudly for the disappeared. And do it now.”

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— All Things Jennifer (@allthingsjennifer.bsky.social) March 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM

EFF Border Search Pocket Guide – This is a handy guide designed to be printed, folded, and carried in your pocket while traveling.

The Ultimate Guide to Supporting a Loved One with Trump Fueled Anxiety—How to Help Without Saying the Wrong Thing or Making It Worse – “Supporting a loved one with anxiety requires empathy, patience, and understanding. You can make a meaningful difference in their journey toward managing anxiety by listening, validating their feelings, and helping them develop coping strategies…The world needs more people to be able to do that. Be that person.”

I dreamed terrible things were happening, that I didn’t know what to do about any of them

A woman sat in front of me, calm, like an apparition drinking tea as chaos abounded

“If you think the story of reality is too hard,” she said, “you’re being called to change it”

— 🌈Dr. Frizzle (@swilua.bsky.social) March 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM

We Can’t Give In to Fear – “But I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them.” This. So. Many. Silent. It’s hard to reconcile honestly…

How to Topple a Dictatorship Faster – “History shows that success comes from mass participation, unity, relentless pressure, and targeting the regime’s key supporters…For those fighting oppression today, the lesson is clear: the faster you mobilize and the smarter you resist, the sooner change will come.”

The old punk told me
that lately
when people see his mask
they ask if he’s wearing it
to fight fascism
or to fight the virus,
and when I asked
how he responds,
the old punk explained
that whether you’re fighting
fascism or a virus
what you have to do
is take care of other people.

— Plague Poems (@plaguepoems.bsky.social) March 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM

The Black Place: In an autocratic America, I’ll choose my hill to die on – “No one should resign themselves to this government’s malicious plans. But to keep our country, you must abandon old delusions. You must see The Black Place — and protect it, because there is beauty in truth. Even the darkest truths, the truths most difficult to reach and hardest to convey.”

People do not think it’s “that bad” because 99.9% of these orders are “against the law” and “unconstitutional .”

“They don’t really do that, they can’t do that…”

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— All Things Jennifer (@allthingsjennifer.bsky.social) March 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM