CIVIC WORKOUT #499: Hold #Musk Accountable We’ll need long memories
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A "resistance" group that never quit trying to make our communities, our country, and our world a better place.
CIVIC WORKOUT #498: Melt #ICE We cannot stand by
CIVIC WORKOUT #497: Responding to #SCOTUS Full court press
Members of Congress were recently denied access to immigrants detained at Delaney Hall during an oversight visit despite being previously allowed to speak with them. Tell your elected officials to do everything they can to escalate their oversight actions and demand dignity for detained immigrants.
Solidarity with Hunger Strikers: Demand Congressional Action Against Trump’s Mass Detention Regime
In the last year, massive federal funding has poured into ICE and Border Patrol, giving them the resources to expand their detention and deportation operations for years to come. The administration is...
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CIVIC WORKOUT #496: Ban Political #Deepfakes Holding #AI companies and our legislators accountable
CIVIC WORKOUT #495: Primary Focus A get-out-the-vote test #gotv #elections
CIVIC WORKOUT #494: #Cuba in Crisis Energy starvation and threats of military intervention
The honest version of this post would note that these are white Republicans trying to eliminate the district of the state's only Black US rep. You cannot tell this story properly without headlining the racism.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3mo agoGov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina, a Republican, plans to call the state legislature back for a special session that will be focused on redrawing the state’s congressional maps. The effort could eliminate the state’s sole Democratic district.
CIVIC WORKOUT #493: #Voting RIghts Attacks Explicit anti-democracy agenda
CIVIC WORKOUT #492: Building Community (May the Force Be with Us) What comes after #MayDay
TONIGHT: Join the May Day Strong mass call to learn more about the importance of economic disruption as a tactic in fighting authoritarianism, and how you can take part in the nationwide day of action on Friday.
May Day: Solidarity in Action · May Day Strong
Join us for our **final mass call before May Day 2026**. Hear from the incredible people who are building actions across the country and how you can join us in taking a stand. Together we are demand...
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🧵with a little bit of comparative politics and a little bit of how you can take action to safeguard our little-d democratic institutions. We know how autocrats behave, and protecting the watchdogs is one of the most important things we can do right now.
My Civic Workout @mycivicworkout.bsky.social · 3mo agoTL;DR There is a playbook for how autocrats consolidate power. Aspiring #autocrats seek to dismantle the institutions that could hold him accountable, like #media and #watchdog organizations.
CIVIC WORKOUT #491: Our Civic Space: Use It Or Lose It Best practices for countering #autocracy
CIVIC WORKOUT #490: Say No to Government Surveillance Reform #Section702 #FISA702
The words “warrantless surveillance” = unconstitutional #AddPrivacyProtections #FISA702 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/u...
House Votes to Extend Expiring Law on Warrantless Surveillance for 10 Days
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We’re getting ready for a massive day of economic disruption on May Day. There are many ways you can take action, from refusing to shop, to walking out of work, to attending a demonstration: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8705046/i...
There’s already a date onboard for a general strike May 1st, National Strike No work, no school, no shopping www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...
Nationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer | Common Dreams
Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin announces nationwide general strike on May 1 in next No Kings mass action.
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CIVIC WORKOUT #488: Getting Ready to #Strike 🎳 No business as usual
Regardless of whether it’s all talk, when the leader of our country expresses plainly genocidal intent, everyone has to do something. For citizens of all political stripes, it means rejecting this madness. For Congress, it means taking action to rein him in. Now.
CIVIC WORKOUT #487: Protecting #LGBTQ+ Kids and Adults The canaries in the coal mine
From St. Petersburg, Florida, to Manhattan, the third round of No Kings protests has once again brought out people across the country to protest President Donald Trump and his administration. Organizers are expecting turnout in the MILLIONS:
The signs, the chants, the crowds: No Kings protesters take over the country again
ICE Out. No War. Trump for Prison. Here’s what Americans Sharpied on their signs for the nationwide mobilization.
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NEW: Since Trump’s second inauguration, Democracy Bridge Minneapolis has shown up week after week on an overpass to make their voices heard. Now, ahead of what could be the largest single-day protest in U.S. history, they called on passersby to join them in saying: “YES DEMOCRACY NO KINGS.”
Minnesotans mobilize for third and potentially biggest No Kings Day
“We have to help us and we have to start by letting our neighbors know what the hell is going on and why they should care,” one organizer said.
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TOMORROW: Be a part of history! Show the world that the majority of Americans oppose the most corrupt, inept, criminal, orange "president" in U.S. History. NO KINGS. Also: NO SERIAL LIARS/CONVICTED FELONS/ADJUDICATED RAPISTS & NO ILLEGAL WAR IN IRAN Be there. Make your voices heard! 🇺🇸 ✊ #NO_KINGS
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CIVIC WORKOUT #486: No Kings 🚫👑🪧 Take to the streets #nokings #resist #hitthestreets