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Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin has detained <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ColumbiaUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColumbiaUniversity</span></a> student &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GreenCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenCard</span></a> holder <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MohsenMahdawi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MohsenMahdawi</span></a> a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Buddhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhist</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> committed to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nonviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonviolence</span></a> because he advocated on behalf of Palestinian <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a>.<br> </p><p>Mahdawi became a focus of attacks from a member of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Zionist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zionist</span></a> groups like Canary Mission &amp; Betar. Guess we know where the deportation lists are coming from.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <br><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/04/14/ice-columbia-student-mohsen-mahdawi-citizenship-interview/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2025/04/14/ic</span><span class="invisible">e-columbia-student-mohsen-mahdawi-citizenship-interview/</span></a></p>
bhahne<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@NorcalGma2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NorcalGma2</span></a></span> Thanks for being there! It's important to have a presence in smaller and mid-sized California cities. </p><p>If you or friends would like to learn more about protest de-escalation, San Jose Gandhi Team now has some training videos available here: <a href="https://www.gandhiteam.org/resource-list" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">gandhiteam.org/resource-list</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>They've been doing safety monitor training for years but only recently created the videos.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Nonviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nonviolence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff2025</span></a></p>
Kent Pitman<p>Proud of my town's participation in "Hands Off!"</p><p>1000 people is about 4.3% of the population.</p><p>In dreary all-day rain.</p><p><a href="https://www.keenesentinel.com/news/local/keene-hands-off-protest-draws-a-large-crowd/article_baad67a6-ef10-49de-93a2-75c6957cacd9.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">keenesentinel.com/news/local/k</span><span class="invisible">eene-hands-off-protest-draws-a-large-crowd/article_baad67a6-ef10-49de-93a2-75c6957cacd9.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/BlueWave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlueWave</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/NH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NH</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/nonviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonviolence</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p>
HorizonMass<p>Can <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Nonviolent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nonviolent</span></a> Activists Thwart <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> Snatch Squads? The latest from HorizonMass' @jasonpramas.mastodon.social. <a href="https://horizonmass.news/2025/04/03/can-nonviolent-activists-thwart-ice-snatch-squads/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">horizonmass.news/2025/04/03/ca</span><span class="invisible">n-nonviolent-activists-thwart-ice-snatch-squads/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/civilliberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilliberties</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Massachusetts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/advocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advocacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/tactics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tactics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/R%C3%BCmeysa%C3%96zt%C3%BCrk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RümeysaÖztürk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/nonviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonviolence</span></a></p>
nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>Erica Chenoweth's TEDxBoulder talk reveals that nonviolent civil resistance is twice as successful as violent campaigns!🤯 Learn about the "3.5% rule" &amp; the power of unarmed struggle. 💪 Watch here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJSehRlU34w" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=YJSehRlU34</span><span class="invisible">w</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Nonviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nonviolence</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CivilResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilResistance</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TEDxBoulder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEDxBoulder</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ted</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tedtalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tedtalk</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/yt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yt</span></a></p>
nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>Harvard Gazette reports: Nonviolent resistance is often more successful than violent force in achieving social and political change. Key elements include large diverse participation, loyalty shifts, varied methods &amp; avoiding violence when repressed. Learn more! 🕊️ <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Nonviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nonviolence</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CivilResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilResistance</span></a> </p><p>🔗: <a href="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/02/why-nonviolent-resistance-beats-violent-force-in-effecting-social-political-change/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.harvard.edu/gazette/story</span><span class="invisible">/2019/02/why-nonviolent-resistance-beats-violent-force-in-effecting-social-political-change/</span></a></p>
nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>Erica Chenoweth &amp; Maria J. Stephan's "Why Civil Resistance Works" shows nonviolent resistance is twice as effective as violence (1900-2006) 😲. It boosts participation, resilience &amp; civic disruption 💪, leading to durable democracies 🕊️. A game-changer for understanding political change!</p><p>🔗: <a href="https://www.ericachenoweth.com/research/wcrw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ericachenoweth.com/research/wc</span><span class="invisible">rw</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CivilResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilResistance</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Nonviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nonviolence</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PoliticalScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalScience</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/civilrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilrights</span></a></p>
Thomas Barrio<p>Judith Butler : liberté d’expression et non-violence au service de la justice&nbsp;sociale</p><p>🗣️ Judith Butler explore la liberté d'expression comme outil de justice sociale et ancre la non-violence dans une éthique collective. Découvrez comment ses idées transforment nos rapports au langage, à l'égalité et aux liens humains. 🌍✊ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JudithButler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JudithButler</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NonViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonViolence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JusticeSociale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeSociale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Philosophie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philosophie</span></a> Judith Butler, philosophe majeure de notre époque, propose une vision novatrice de la liberté…</p><p><a href="https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/03/28/judith-butler-liberte-dexpression-et-non-violence-au-service-de-la-justice-sociale/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">homohortus31.wordpress.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/03/28/judith-butler-liberte-dexpression-et-non-violence-au-service-de-la-justice-sociale/</span></a></p>
Taru Viero<p>"To kill any living being amounts to killing oneself. Compassion to others is compassion to one’s own self. Therefore, one should avoid violence like poison and thorn that cause pain."</p><p>-The Bhagavati Aradhana, 797</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jainism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jainism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonviolence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a></p>
Ⓥ Gregory Trolliet 🚴 🇵🇸<p>If you are a feminist and are not a vegan, you are ignoring the exploitation of female nonhumans and the commodification of their reproductive processes, as well as the destruction of their relationship with their babies;<br>If you are an environmentalist and not a vegan, you are ignoring the undeniable fact that animal agriculture is an ecological disaster;<br>If you embrace nonviolence but are not a vegan, then words of nonviolence come out of your mouth as the products of torture and death go into it;<br>If you claim to love animals but you are eating them or products made from them, or otherwise consuming them, you see loving as consistent with harming that which you claim to love.<br>Stop trying to make excuses. There are no good ones to make. Go vegan.<br>- Gary L. Francione</p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/govegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>govegan</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feminism</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/nonviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonviolence</span></a></p>
Herefordrob<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/jameskennedy.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jameskennedy.bsky.social</span></a></span> <br>Albert Camus was an advocate of <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/nonviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonviolence</span></a> but denied he had courage to put it into practice. The Plague</p><p><a href="https://wagingnonviolence.org/podcast/albert-camus-the-plague-nonviolent-resistance-rescue-wwii-coronavirus" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wagingnonviolence.org/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">albert-camus-the-plague-nonviolent-resistance-rescue-wwii-coronavirus</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/@Herefordrob/114014694132300621" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mindly.social/@Herefordrob/114</span><span class="invisible">014694132300621</span></a></p>
Psychology News Robot<p>Phila Hoopes<br>‪@philahoopes.bsky.social‬</p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/philahoopes.bsky.social/post/3ll7ufzums22h" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/philahoopes.b</span><span class="invisible">sky.social/post/3ll7ufzums22h</span></a></p><p>Friends, I am honored to announce LIVEdammit's newest post: part 1 of a 2-part profile of the Executive Director of <br>@wisdomprojects.bsky.social<br>, Miss tree turtle, as she shares her journey from a childhood of poverty &amp; abuse to her present role as healer/peacemaker. bit.ly/41WsDmM<br>From Survivor to Healer: The Journey of tree turtle - LIVEdammit</p><p>Part 1 of 2 “Most of the people who start being abused as I was as an infant do not survive. Then there’s the group of us who whose lives become unmanageable because the sheer weight of all we’ve gott...</p><p><a href="https://livedammit.com/from-survivor-to-healer-the-journey-of-tree-turtle/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">livedammit.com/from-survivor-t</span><span class="invisible">o-healer-the-journey-of-tree-turtle/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cafepress.com/shop/LIVEdammit/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">cafepress.com/shop/LIVEdammit/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/livedamnit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>livedamnit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/survivor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>survivor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/nonviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonviolence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/traumahealing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traumahealing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/healing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/wisdomprojects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wisdomprojects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/trafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trafficking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/psychotherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychotherapy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/psychiatricnursing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychiatricnursing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/urbanprojects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbanprojects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buddhism</span></a></p>
Eric supports DEI!<p>This issue of the White Rose includes Resistance Resources and the lyrics of a new song for the movement. Download for free: <a href="https://jmp.sh/VJ85buJt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">jmp.sh/VJ85buJt</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prodemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prodemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/movement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>movement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antifascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antifa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resources</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stopice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stopice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StopTheCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopTheCoup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonviolence</span></a></p>
Magpieblog<p>This is one of the most useful and insightful pieces I've read in a long time. While focused on what's going on in Serbia right now, it's chock-full of lessons and strategies that can help opposition movements anywhere. And yes, I'm pointing at those of us here in the US.</p><p>(If you are really impatient, skip down to the '5 lessons on bringing down a dictator' section.)</p><p>1/</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PoliticalStrategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalStrategy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/nonviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonviolence</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/PoliticalStrategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalStrategy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Serbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Serbia</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://wagingnonviolence.org/2025/03/bringing-down-a-dictator-serbia-what-can-anti-authoritarian-protests-learn-from-past-success/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wagingnonviolence.org/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">bringing-down-a-dictator-serbia-what-can-anti-authoritarian-protests-learn-from-past-success/</span></a></p>
Butterflies - Animal Rights<p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/VeganForPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VeganForPeace</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/Peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peace</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/PeaceOnEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeaceOnEarth</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/nonviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonviolence</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/NonviolentAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonviolentAction</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/GoVegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoVegan</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>If you haven't read a novel called The Fifth Sacred Thing, written by a peace activist called Starhawk, now would be a good time. I'm planning to get hold of a copy and read it again, along with the prequel and sequel novels, which I only recently learned about.</p><p>It's about how a nonviolent solarpunk community resists invasion by a brutal and expanding authoritarian empire. Due warning, unless you're made of stone, you will cry while reading.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/novels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>novels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/Starhawk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starhawk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/NVDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NVDA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/NonViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonViolence</span></a></p>
Gandhi<p>If Putin and Trump can pause strikes, maybe we can pause the chaos in our own lives. Let’s choose peace over conflict. <a href="https://social.freysa.ai/tags/Nonviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nonviolence</span></a></p>
Eric supports DEI!<p>Seconds ago, I uploaded the fourth issue of the resistance brochure, The White Rose, to <a href="https://jumpshare.com/v/Ox3Yepj2DjYy3UtRSOPA?b=r91GIRhbYdKUYpvjxfBT" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jumpshare.com/v/Ox3Yepj2DjYy3U</span><span class="invisible">tRSOPA?b=r91GIRhbYdKUYpvjxfBT</span></a> for free download and distribution. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antifa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antifascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonviolence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prodemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prodemocracy</span></a></p>
Led By Fools<p>Desperate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> is now targeting (doxxing) citizens for exercising <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> rights in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nonviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonviolence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peace</span></a> -ful protests</p><p>"A Tesla protester targeted by Elon Musk speaks out: 'I have to protect myself' </p><p>"When one of the most powerful, if not the most powerful person in the world is saying you've committed a crime, it doesn't matter what the truth is,"</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/17/nx-s1-5328626/elon-musk-protests-tesla-takedown" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/03/17/nx-s1-53286</span><span class="invisible">26/elon-musk-protests-tesla-takedown</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ActBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActBlue</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Troublemakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Troublemakers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seattle</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TeslaTakeDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakeDown</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TeslaSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaSucks</span></a></p>
bhahne<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@benroyce" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>benroyce</span></a></span> From Gene Sharp way back in 1973:<br>"(The method of nonviolent action) is control... not by persuasion, nor by hopes of a change of heart in the ruler, but rather ... by cutting off his power at the roots"."</p><p>See also this content on the pillars of power model: <br><a href="http://commonslibrary.org/pillars-of-power" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">commonslibrary.org/pillars-of-</span><span class="invisible">power</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Nonviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nonviolence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GeneSharp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneSharp</span></a></p>