"American authoritarianism thrives on the feeling of hopelessness inculcated by a life without connection. People hunger for community. They strive to belong. They want to know who will fight alongside them when the shit hits the fan." www.liberalcurrents.com/rebuilding-c...
Rebuilding Community in the Age of Trump
Democracy cannot be salvaged as a solo mission.
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Where you find community can be anywhere -- at the protest, with your literal neighbors, with an online solarpunk bookclub or an offline crafting class -- the important thing is to find your people and build that resilience for each other. www.liberalcurrents.com/rebuilding-c...
Rebuilding Community in the Age of Trump
Democracy cannot be salvaged as a solo mission.
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This heartfelt essay by @saulausterlitz.bsky.social on organizing turning into community building is really worth your time.
Liberal Currents@liberalcurrents.com · last mo.“The better our members knew each other, the more likely they would be to show up to the next event. And the better they knew each other, the less likely they would be to walk away, giving in to despair about the future.” www.liberalcurrents.com/rebuilding-c...
Door-to-door canvassing can be intimidating – but it’s also a source of hope | Saul Austerlitz
Door-to-door canvassing can be intimidating – but it’s also a source of hope | Saul Austerlitz
Questions about the efficacy of door-knocking feel valid. But I see it as a weapon against autocracy – and a spiritual workout
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"It is time for men like me to organize spaces where men can take a tentative first step toward participating in the communal and organizing work that is the lifeblood of a country under terrible strain," writes @saulausterlitz.bsky.social.
How do we get more men to join the anti-Trump resistance? | Saul Austerlitz
My activist group is about 80% women. Where did all the men go – and how can we get them back?
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How do we get more men to join the anti-Trump resistance? | Saul Austerlitz
How do we get more men to join the anti-Trump resistance? | Saul Austerlitz
My activist group is about 80% women. Where did all the men go – and how can we get them back?
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How do we get more men to join the anti-Trump resistance? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... by @saulausterlitz.bsky.social
How do we get more men to join the anti-Trump resistance? | Saul Austerlitz
My activist group is about 80% women. Where did all the men go – and how can we get them back?
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Where have all the men gone in anti-Trump activism, and how do we bring more of them in? My new story @theguardian.com.
How do we get more men to join the anti-Trump resistance? | Saul Austerlitz
My activist group is about 80% women. Where did all the men go – and how can we get them back?
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I loved getting to celebrate Shabbat and May Day with our crew and with Brad Lander in Prospect Park! Here’s to beautiful things blooming in the spring.
Brad Lander@bradlander.bsky.social · 3mo agoShabbat Shalom to everyone celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month! Pretty fun to kick it off with a May Day Shabbat with Brooklyn Resisters. (1/3)
So glad to be supporting @bradlander.bsky.social for Congress right now! Thanks again for coming out to our event yesterday. We were thrilled to have you with us.
Brad Lander@bradlander.bsky.social · 4mo agoArt, music, creativity & community are all powerful forms of dissent. Each one of them was in strong supply today at the Resistance Street Fair hosted by BK Resisters. Thank you to the artists who lent their talents and all of the Brooklyn neighbors fighting tyranny with joy & determination.
attended a great conversation with @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social, awesome zine maker @meganpiont.bsky.social, Molly Sandley w/ @indivisible.org & @saulausterlitz.bsky.social, hosted by the Center for Brooklyn History @bklynlibrary.bsky.social about building movements!
In the war between doing something and nothing about the state of the country, let “something” win. A brief segment from my great conversation with @davidlitt.bsky.social about my new book HOW TO ASSEMBLE AN ACTIVIST.
AfterLive: The War Between Something and Nothing
And two other lessons I learned from my conversation with Saul Austerlitz on his book "How to Assemble an Activist"
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I’ve spent a decade fighting Trump. Here are six lessons I’ve learned | Saul Austerlitz
I’ve spent a decade fighting Trump. Here are six lessons I’ve learned | Saul Austerlitz
A decade ago, I knew nothing about organizing. But ordinary people are essential to fighting the rise of authoritarianism
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Which 21st century TV casts have had the most successful careers? Check out the first part of our (semi-) definitive list at Ministry of Pop Culture, including crowning of a cast MVP for each of the 25 shows on our list.
The Best TV Casts of the 21st Century (Pt. 1)
A definitive list based on which shows have created the biggest stars.
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Come hear me moderate a panel at the Center for Brooklyn History on “How Movements Are Built” with @meganpiont.bsky.social, @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social, and Molly Sandley of @indivisible.org April 15 at 6:30 PM! Use the link below to register (it’s free!).
CBH Talk | How Movements Are Built | Brooklyn Public Library
Take your pessimism and your conviction that there is little you can do to alter the state of the country, and acknowledge this reality: you and two friends can change the world. All it will take is e...
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While elites flail or capitulate, it has been left to ordinary Americans to fight for democracy with everything they have. For @theguardian.com, six brief lessons gleaned from my near-decade of accidental activism for everyone looking to fight back against galloping authoritarianism.
I’ve spent a decade fighting Trump. Here are six lessons I’ve learned | Saul Austerlitz
A decade ago, I knew nothing about organizing. But ordinary people are essential to fighting the rise of authoritarianism
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Make art with us for NO KINGS 3! Host an art party, Build community, fight f*scism. Art is the antidote to anxiety! Go to Freedom Art Builds (FAB!) on YouTube for how-tos @indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @handsoffnyc.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social
"Everyday Resistance" is an updated zine for #NoKings3! It gives tips and ideas of things everyone can do, from starting a Visibility Brigade on an overpass, to folding zines, to talking with your neighbors about the state of things. drive.google.com/drive/folder...
I’ll be moderating a great panel on grassroots activism with @meganpiont.bsky.social, @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social, and Molly Sandley of @indivisible.org on April 15 at @bklynlibrary.bsky.social, pegged to my new book HOW TO ASSEMBLE AN ACTIVIST. Register here: www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/cbh...
"Kate and Julie describe it as “social proof,” visibly demonstrating to others that authoritarianism can and must be resisted, however humble the means. I prefer to think of it as courage begetting courage….Giving up is the only unforgivable sin." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/03/o...
In a frightening time, finding refuge — and strength — in a street corner protest - The Boston Globe
Where courage begets courage.
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I illustrated the cover for @saulausterlitz.bsky.social's new book "How To Assemble an Activist." The publisher said that his wife, "who has a history of not holding back her opinions on book covers immediately loved it!" It's also a great read! www.unsungvoicesbooks.com/sausterlitz-...
"Real things are happening in America. And ordinary people just like you—men who selected hoodies out of their dressers that morning, women who answered a knock at the door—are being challenged to insist on the safety and well-being of others.”
Nice vs. ICE
Watching the impossibly brave people of Minneapolis fight off Trump’s masked killers, one video at a time.
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I had the honor to illustrate and design the cover for @saulausterlitz.bsky.social’s latest book “How to Assemble an Activist.” It’s part memoir and part instruction manual, and Saul is such an engaging writer. Also, he’s a mensch. www.unsungvoicesbooks.com/sausterlitz-...
Nine years ago, after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States for the first time, I panicked. How would we carry on as a country?
I’m so thrilled to have had the good fortune to have the brilliant @meganpiont.bsky.social design the cover of my new book “How to Assemble an Activist”
Megan Piontkowski illustration@meganpiont.bsky.social · 7mo agoI am honored to have been asked to illustrate the cover for @saulausterlitz.bsky.social's new book "How to Assemble an Activist." It's part memoir, part instruction manual, and he is a really good and engaging writer. You can preorder here: www.unsungvoicesbooks.com/sausterlitz-...
The good people at the Ministry of Pop Culture ( @ministrypopculture.bsky.social ) have named my book BREAK THE FRAME: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOMEN FILMMAKERS as a top pop culture book of 2025. Thank you all!
The Best Pop Culture Books of 2025
Our staff of pop culture authors pick their top reads of the year.
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It was a real pleasure getting to speak with @sepinwall.bsky.social about all things TV for Ministry of Pop Culture. Read it to find out his favorite character on TV. (Spoiler alert: it’s Mel.)
Alan Sepinwall@sepinwall.bsky.social · 9mo agoI spoke with @saulausterlitz.bsky.social from Ministry of Pop Culture about the post-Peak TV era and the importance of TV that wants to be TV: ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/were-defin...
Could 'Magic Mike XXL' Cure Our Heterofatalism? As Sabrina Carpenter bemoans manchildren, a 10-year-old popcorn flick shows us a better way. ⤵️ #music #filmsky #sabrinacarpenter #authors ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/could-magi...
Could 'Magic Mike XXL' Cure Our Heterofatalism?
As Sabrina Carpenter bemoans manchildren, a 10-year-old popcorn flick shows us a better way.
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The Ministry of Pop Culture is one of my favorite newsletters, intelligent, zip bam boom writing about pop culture old and new. Tre menchy of them & @saulausterlitz.bsky.social to include an excerpt of my talk with Amy Heckerling, director of FAST TIMES and CLUELESS as part of their lineup.
How Amy Heckerling Brought 'Clueless' and 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' to Life
An excerpt from Kevin Smokler's new book of interviews with female directors, "Break the Frame."
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