📣 NEW SEASON ALERT: Season 3 of the Anti-Authoritarian Podcast, Free Country, is here. If you've been asking how we build a movement powerful enough to defeat authoritarianism, start here. convergencemag.com/podcast-show...

Today, we are hitting the streets to honor the power of the working class. Solidarity is our strength as we put people before profits. Join the movement for a fairer future. #MayDay social.demcast.com/s/VD9JsX6K

Billionaires have record profits. Working families can't pay rent. That's not an accident—it's a rigged system. May 1 we take it back. Tax the rich. Fund our communities. #MayDay social.demcast.com/s/cvS4TBY8

Authoritarian takeovers are stopped by organized people—not polite requests. May 1 we defend our rights, protect our neighbors, and force the government to work for working people. Join us. #MayDay social.demcast.com/s/cMCDuoh2

The Three R’s Framework was developed to combat the three narrative pillars of autocracy and withdraws cultural consent from authoritarian power. Learn more about this framework and so much more by subscribing to the Anti-Authoritarian Playbook: bit.ly/antiauthoritarianplaybook

Unity doesn’t mean uniformity. Different ideas and frameworks are the fuel to progress. What matters is enough people moving together, with enough force to actually change something. Read the Ideological Traffic Jam: bit.ly/ideologicaltrafficjam

From No Kings to elections to the science of unlearning, these pieces are feeding our work and our minds this month. https://horizonsproject.us/the-vista-march-2026/ @msifry.bsky.social @ashdashlee.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @22ci.bsky.social @outrageoverload.net @truthout.org

If we view attacks on trans people through the lens of mid-20th century anti-semitic fascism, it's both terrifying and clarifying. It's a code red but there's still time to act The danger level is high enough to demand full mobilization, but not yet so high that resistance is impossible.

Are Trans People the New Jews?

The short answer is, no, trans people are not the new Jews; Jews are the “new” Jews.

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After five years and over 107,000 conversations across 12 states, the United Vision Project is sharing what they’ve learned about bridging deep political divides. Join them for a virtual briefing to explore the data, the insights, and what comes next!

Minneapolis is a living demonstration of what coordinated resistance looks like when multiple distinct communities maintain their own identities and strengths while feeding a common river of action. antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/the-minnea...

THE MINNEAPOLIS MODEL

How a City Resisted a Federal Occupation and What the Pro-Democracy Movement Must Learn from It

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We’re not waiting for any heroes to save us, together we must save ourselves. Learn how to empower your springs to fuel the river that will free us all from authoritarianism. Read the Ideological Traffic Jam by visiting bit.ly/ideologicaltrafficjam.

Art doesn't just decorate the world; it reveals it, documents it, challenges it, and imagines something better. That's exactly why it's always the first target. Learn about why authoritarians target the arts and what we can do about it: bit.ly/antiauthoritarianplaybook

When they come for the arts, they come for our collective imagination and resistance. Support your local artists. Buy their work. Show up to their events. Art is infrastructure and essential. Read more by visiting The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook: bit.ly/antiauthoritarianplaybook

Here's what we're reading, watching and listening to this month. @19thnews.org @onesixcomics.bsky.social @timothysnyder.bsky.social @weforum.org @daniel-hunter.bsky.social @22ci.bsky.social @moreincommonus.bsky.social @wagingnonviolence.org @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social @cftchange.bsky.social

THE VISTA: January 2026

Many around the country have been inspired by the collective action of the people of Minnesota in the face of ICE’s surge in the state. We’ve also been called to honor the many distinct responses people are experiencing to the murders in Minneapolis. But what is clear is that the egregious political violence has spurred many new voices to denounce the authoritarian tactics,

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11:45pm: the moment between complacency and collapse. But here’s the thing, we can still turn this around. Not by waiting, but by acting together. bit.ly/antiauthoritarianplaybook

What happens when election workers, police, and business leaders all refuse to cooperate with authoritarianism? The regime falls. It's happened before. It can happen again. Read the Anti-Authoritarian Playbook: bit.ly/antiauthoritarianplaybook

for over 3 weeks, I've spoken to ICE watchers and organizers across the country: first right after Renee Good's killing — then 2 weeks into my reporting, Alex Pretti was killed. ICE watchers are being detained and harassed — but they're also stopping ICE abductions and inspiring others to join them

‘Backing down isn’t an option’: Minnesota ICE shootings mobilize Americans to join ICE observer groups

The killings of Minneapolis residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti have inspired people across the US to document federal agents’ activities in their communities

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Over the weekend, 75,000 Minnesotans from every walk of life marched and over 1,000 businesses shut down to demand ICE and the regime end their campaign of abductions and killings. Minnesotans across races, faiths, and genders, are demonstrating that the #BraveOfUs stand with and for each other.

Stay tuned for further details…

HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd is gathered in freezing temperatures outside ICE headquarters in DC to demand ICE OUT OF ALL COMMUNITIES NOW.

“Disciplined nonviolent resistance can make state violence and repression backfire.” - @mariajstephan.bsky.social on countering the authoritarian playbook on Colbert last night www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Mg...

How Blowing A Whistle Is An Act Of Nonviolent Resistance - Maria J. Stephan

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Faith communities play a powerful role in civil resistance. Faith leaders are showing up in powerful ways in Minneapolis and beyond.

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Have a larger story on this coming, but I’ve been embedded with this group, and this story from yesterday is part of what they’ve been doing in the city: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...

As you join and organize actions this weekend and beyond, assume total surveillance and act accordingly. Serbian activists give us a powerful blueprint: stay connected to each other, stay diligent and clear, stay consistent, stay ahead. antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/what-serbi...

What Serbian Activists Can Teach Us About Staying Safe Under Authoritarian Pressure

Lessons from the frontlines of the 2024 Serbian uprising for democracy defenders everywhere

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The infrastructure authoritarians are using was built to destroy Black freedom. You cannot resist it effectively without understanding that. And you cannot understand it while remaining silent about race. antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/why-you-ca...

Why You Can’t Understand American Authoritarianism Without Understanding Race

Or: How the War on Black Freedom Became the Infrastructure for War on All of Us

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Political violence is not normal and we will not let authoritarians make us feel like it is. In these difficult times, we must continue speaking truth to power, fostering community relationships and care, and taking action together.

We grieve Renee Nicole Good and all those killed by ICE. ICE’s lawless operations have made our neighborhoods less safe. This violence is not isolated but the predictable result of abuse of power. We demand accountability for this killing and an end to ICE raids.

In the face of exhaustion and the onslaught of authoritarian violence, joy, play, faith, and resistance can sustain our movements for democracy and justice. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Scot Nakagawa and Zev Mishell: Why Joy Is Essential to Democracy

Podcast Episode · The PlayFull Podcast with Kristine Michie: Bringing Fun to the Serious Work of Changing the World · 01/08/2026 · 48m

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Our Executive Director Scot Nakagawa joins The Playfull Podcast TOMORROW to discuss democracy, resistance, and the serious work of changing the world. Tune in wherever you get your podcasts.

Taiwan showed the world how 23 million people can stand strong against authoritarian pressure. Democracy isn't something you have. It's something you do. Every single day. What will you choose to build?

We need to be clear and honest about where we are and strategic hope about where we can go! The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook draws lessons from movements that won against authoritarianism. Visit bit.ly/antiauthoritarianplaybook