"Nonviolent rebellion—the strategic use of protests, strikes, and similar methods—has paralyzed authoritarian regimes and forced despots from power the world over. It can work in America too."
☮️ We shall overcome.🕊
☮️ We shall overcome.🕊
October 8, 2026 at 7:48 PM
"Nonviolent rebellion—the strategic use of protests, strikes, and similar methods—has paralyzed authoritarian regimes and forced despots from power the world over. It can work in America too."
☮️ We shall overcome.🕊
☮️ We shall overcome.🕊
There are substantial, showy "law enforcement" pushes going on today in Los Angeles, at Home Despots and other places. I assume not unique to LA.
FBI, DEA, ICE, ATF, various others with popup tents, booths, dozens of "officers" of each. Some using vehicles with CA Exempt (state) plates.
Brute […]
FBI, DEA, ICE, ATF, various others with popup tents, booths, dozens of "officers" of each. Some using vehicles with CA Exempt (state) plates.
Brute […]
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October 8, 2026 at 6:49 PM
There are substantial, showy "law enforcement" pushes going on today in Los Angeles, at Home Despots and other places. I assume not unique to LA.
FBI, DEA, ICE, ATF, various others with popup tents, booths, dozens of "officers" of each. Some using vehicles with CA Exempt (state) plates.
Brute […]
FBI, DEA, ICE, ATF, various others with popup tents, booths, dozens of "officers" of each. Some using vehicles with CA Exempt (state) plates.
Brute […]
Gotcha
Change often does not come quickly, but I'm not ready to give in to the Republican despots.
I'd prefer to continue working for change so that hopefully my kid grows up in a better world.
Change often does not come quickly, but I'm not ready to give in to the Republican despots.
I'd prefer to continue working for change so that hopefully my kid grows up in a better world.
John Lennon: You May Say I'm a Dreamer
ALT: John Lennon: You May Say I'm a Dreamer
static.klipy.com
October 8, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Gotcha
Change often does not come quickly, but I'm not ready to give in to the Republican despots.
I'd prefer to continue working for change so that hopefully my kid grows up in a better world.
Change often does not come quickly, but I'm not ready to give in to the Republican despots.
I'd prefer to continue working for change so that hopefully my kid grows up in a better world.
TBH, there's VERY few major world despots that DON'T!
October 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
TBH, there's VERY few major world despots that DON'T!
How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...
This is the kind of lying propaganda BS of dictatorships and despots. Americans are being lied to by their own government
This is the kind of lying propaganda BS of dictatorships and despots. Americans are being lied to by their own government
How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel
A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2026 at 5:26 PM
How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...
This is the kind of lying propaganda BS of dictatorships and despots. Americans are being lied to by their own government
This is the kind of lying propaganda BS of dictatorships and despots. Americans are being lied to by their own government
WE consider terrorists, despots, drug & human traffickers and those who violate human rights to be enemies.
Trump is bringing the full might of the US government against... anyone who doesn't use his made-up name.
This is LITERALLY INSANE.
Also,
artificial Intelligence, you maniac!
Trump is bringing the full might of the US government against... anyone who doesn't use his made-up name.
This is LITERALLY INSANE.
Also,
artificial Intelligence, you maniac!
October 8, 2026 at 5:10 PM
WE consider terrorists, despots, drug & human traffickers and those who violate human rights to be enemies.
Trump is bringing the full might of the US government against... anyone who doesn't use his made-up name.
This is LITERALLY INSANE.
Also,
artificial Intelligence, you maniac!
Trump is bringing the full might of the US government against... anyone who doesn't use his made-up name.
This is LITERALLY INSANE.
Also,
artificial Intelligence, you maniac!
Ignorant,
unconscious
and dishonourable
part of a society
want and like
kings,
dictators,
padishahs
and all sort
of despots;
educated,
conscious
and honourable part
of the same society
hate and refuse monarchs,
tyrants,
oppressors
and any kind
of autocrats!
Mehmet Murat Ildan
unconscious
and dishonourable
part of a society
want and like
kings,
dictators,
padishahs
and all sort
of despots;
educated,
conscious
and honourable part
of the same society
hate and refuse monarchs,
tyrants,
oppressors
and any kind
of autocrats!
Mehmet Murat Ildan
October 8, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Ignorant,
unconscious
and dishonourable
part of a society
want and like
kings,
dictators,
padishahs
and all sort
of despots;
educated,
conscious
and honourable part
of the same society
hate and refuse monarchs,
tyrants,
oppressors
and any kind
of autocrats!
Mehmet Murat Ildan
unconscious
and dishonourable
part of a society
want and like
kings,
dictators,
padishahs
and all sort
of despots;
educated,
conscious
and honourable part
of the same society
hate and refuse monarchs,
tyrants,
oppressors
and any kind
of autocrats!
Mehmet Murat Ildan
El Presidente Trump is cast in the mold of all tinpot Latin American despots who ... surround themselves with sycophants, goons & crooks, & enrich themselves — Trump & his family have amassed more than $1.8 billion ... from leveraging the presidency ... - chrishedges.substack.com/p/america-is...
America is a Banana Republic - Read by Eunice Wong
El Presidente Donald Trump is the gringo version of brutal and corrupt dictators foisted on Latin American countries by their oligarchs and Yankee imperialists.
chrishedges.substack.com
October 8, 2026 at 4:35 PM
El Presidente Trump is cast in the mold of all tinpot Latin American despots who ... surround themselves with sycophants, goons & crooks, & enrich themselves — Trump & his family have amassed more than $1.8 billion ... from leveraging the presidency ... - chrishedges.substack.com/p/america-is...
Some people go to concerts over and over listening to their favorite bands playing their familiar hits
Trump is not The Grateful Dead, or the Rolling Stones
He’s a tired, nasty old man whose hits are stale and record numbers of lies
Stadiums are for real entertainers not boring despots
Trump is not The Grateful Dead, or the Rolling Stones
He’s a tired, nasty old man whose hits are stale and record numbers of lies
Stadiums are for real entertainers not boring despots
October 8, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Some people go to concerts over and over listening to their favorite bands playing their familiar hits
Trump is not The Grateful Dead, or the Rolling Stones
He’s a tired, nasty old man whose hits are stale and record numbers of lies
Stadiums are for real entertainers not boring despots
Trump is not The Grateful Dead, or the Rolling Stones
He’s a tired, nasty old man whose hits are stale and record numbers of lies
Stadiums are for real entertainers not boring despots
As Erwin Chemerinsky, Laurence Tribe, STeven levitsky,many others have observed, the U.S. Constitution is riddled with loophole and Catch-22 situations that permit despots to usurp power.
And create tyranny. And destroy freedom of the people FROM tyranny.
The pact needs to be reformed. Now.
And create tyranny. And destroy freedom of the people FROM tyranny.
The pact needs to be reformed. Now.
October 8, 2026 at 2:14 PM
As Erwin Chemerinsky, Laurence Tribe, STeven levitsky,many others have observed, the U.S. Constitution is riddled with loophole and Catch-22 situations that permit despots to usurp power.
And create tyranny. And destroy freedom of the people FROM tyranny.
The pact needs to be reformed. Now.
And create tyranny. And destroy freedom of the people FROM tyranny.
The pact needs to be reformed. Now.
Volney’s Ruins, chapter 11, translated by Thomas Jefferson: “And despots, considering empires as their private domains, gave themselves up to depredations, and to all the licentiousness of the most arbitrary authority.”
October 8, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Volney’s Ruins, chapter 11, translated by Thomas Jefferson: “And despots, considering empires as their private domains, gave themselves up to depredations, and to all the licentiousness of the most arbitrary authority.”
Volney’s Ruins, chapter 11, translated by Thomas Jefferson: “And despots, considering empires as their private domains, gave themselves up to depredations, and to all the licentiousness of the most arbitrary authority.”
October 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Volney’s Ruins, chapter 11, translated by Thomas Jefferson: “And despots, considering empires as their private domains, gave themselves up to depredations, and to all the licentiousness of the most arbitrary authority.”
The Haven's Heir series of adventures for The Hidden Isle tarot-based RPG is going strong on Backerkit. Just over two weeks are left in the campaign, which also includes new rules for The Hidden Isle. (I'm a writer on the project.)
Haven's Heir | Tarot-based RPG campaign for The Hidden Isle
A campaign of linked adventures for The Hidden Isle, our magical-renaissance TTRPG powered by Tarot.
Step into a world of enchantment, uproot conspiracy, and protect your haven from gods and despots!
www.backerkit.com
October 8, 2026 at 1:18 PM
The Haven's Heir series of adventures for The Hidden Isle tarot-based RPG is going strong on Backerkit. Just over two weeks are left in the campaign, which also includes new rules for The Hidden Isle. (I'm a writer on the project.)
How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...
Us under trump has become pathetic propaganda machine favoring war criminals and despots
Us under trump has become pathetic propaganda machine favoring war criminals and despots
How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel
A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2026 at 12:56 PM
How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...
Us under trump has become pathetic propaganda machine favoring war criminals and despots
Us under trump has become pathetic propaganda machine favoring war criminals and despots
No laws can confound the lawless pursuit of power.
We gotta strike a deeper chord of 'deterrence' to ring through future generations..
Americans' taste for the ghastly is second to no era of humanity. Let's show posterity how the digital age does despots.👿
We gotta strike a deeper chord of 'deterrence' to ring through future generations..
Americans' taste for the ghastly is second to no era of humanity. Let's show posterity how the digital age does despots.👿
October 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
No laws can confound the lawless pursuit of power.
We gotta strike a deeper chord of 'deterrence' to ring through future generations..
Americans' taste for the ghastly is second to no era of humanity. Let's show posterity how the digital age does despots.👿
We gotta strike a deeper chord of 'deterrence' to ring through future generations..
Americans' taste for the ghastly is second to no era of humanity. Let's show posterity how the digital age does despots.👿
Today in “the despots still don’t know their history.”
the funny thing about this of course is that "athenian democracy" was a cautionary tale to the framers, who saw it as unstable and prone to demagogues and tyrants like the one rubio works for
this Rubio speech feels a lot like a 2028 soft launch
October 8, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Today in “the despots still don’t know their history.”
Everything is theatrics with these wannabe despots
October 8, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Everything is theatrics with these wannabe despots
Nonviolent rebellion—the strategic use of protests, strikes, and similar methods—has paralyzed authoritarian regimes and forced despots from power the world over. It can work in America too.
October 8, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Nonviolent rebellion—the strategic use of protests, strikes, and similar methods—has paralyzed authoritarian regimes and forced despots from power the world over. It can work in America too.
Let's say "no".
Let's call call out their lies and deceptions, their misdirections and corruptions.
Let's affirm we will never surrender to despots, tyrants, dictators or fascists.
Let's all say it together.
And work toward the day that they will meet the hands of justice.
Let's call call out their lies and deceptions, their misdirections and corruptions.
Let's affirm we will never surrender to despots, tyrants, dictators or fascists.
Let's all say it together.
And work toward the day that they will meet the hands of justice.
October 8, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Let's say "no".
Let's call call out their lies and deceptions, their misdirections and corruptions.
Let's affirm we will never surrender to despots, tyrants, dictators or fascists.
Let's all say it together.
And work toward the day that they will meet the hands of justice.
Let's call call out their lies and deceptions, their misdirections and corruptions.
Let's affirm we will never surrender to despots, tyrants, dictators or fascists.
Let's all say it together.
And work toward the day that they will meet the hands of justice.
"Nthe strategic use of protests, strikes, and similar methods—has paralyzed authoritarian regimes and forced despots from power"
Get organized
Use the dictator’s repression against him
Diversify resistance methods
Sweep away the dictator’s pillars of support:
newrepublic.com/article/2161...
Get organized
Use the dictator’s repression against him
Diversify resistance methods
Sweep away the dictator’s pillars of support:
newrepublic.com/article/2161...
If Trump Steals an Election, Here’s What to Do
Nonviolent rebellion has proven again and again to be the most effective way of ousting even a determined autocrat.
newrepublic.com
October 8, 2026 at 4:29 AM
"Nthe strategic use of protests, strikes, and similar methods—has paralyzed authoritarian regimes and forced despots from power"
Get organized
Use the dictator’s repression against him
Diversify resistance methods
Sweep away the dictator’s pillars of support:
newrepublic.com/article/2161...
Get organized
Use the dictator’s repression against him
Diversify resistance methods
Sweep away the dictator’s pillars of support:
newrepublic.com/article/2161...
“Nonviolent rebellion—the strategic use of protests, strikes, and similar methods—has paralyzed authoritarian regimes and forced despots from power the world over. It can work in America too.” newrepublic.com/article/2161...
If Trump Steals an Election, Here’s What to Do
Nonviolent rebellion has proven again and again to be the most effective way of ousting even a determined autocrat.
newrepublic.com
October 8, 2026 at 4:01 AM
“Nonviolent rebellion—the strategic use of protests, strikes, and similar methods—has paralyzed authoritarian regimes and forced despots from power the world over. It can work in America too.” newrepublic.com/article/2161...
Building a global reach mass surveillance empire for oligarchs and despots to rule the world: Supremacist Tech Billionaires, the big wolves stoking the Fascist rampage...
deanblundell.substack.com/p/peter-thie...
deanblundell.substack.com/p/peter-thie...
Peter Thiel's "Palantir," The Company That Owns The Trump Regime, Just Published Their 22 Point Manifesto For America And It's Terrifying.
22 Points · A Tolkien-Themed Surveillance Empire · A Chairman Who Loved Epstein · A Philosopher-King Blogger On Speed-Dial · And The IBM-Nazi Template Nobody Wants To Name
deanblundell.substack.com
October 8, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Building a global reach mass surveillance empire for oligarchs and despots to rule the world: Supremacist Tech Billionaires, the big wolves stoking the Fascist rampage...
deanblundell.substack.com/p/peter-thie...
deanblundell.substack.com/p/peter-thie...
The truth invariably damages the despots who try to subvert it through bullying.
The craziest thing about this whole scandal is that the Trump administration appears to be most aggrieved about panels in which AMERICAN participants were sharing the view from here.
It’s just so blatant.
It’s just so blatant.
“What this amounts to is a purported defender of free speech at the state department using the enormous power of the US government to try to pressure Americans from criticizing their government.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
October 8, 2026 at 12:35 AM
The truth invariably damages the despots who try to subvert it through bullying.
Doesn't anyone get it THE FELON wants We the People to pay for his MAR A LAGO Presidential Library ...and wants tax exempt status as well as a sanctuary place for foreign and national despots?
October 8, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Doesn't anyone get it THE FELON wants We the People to pay for his MAR A LAGO Presidential Library ...and wants tax exempt status as well as a sanctuary place for foreign and national despots?
Nonviolent rebellion—strategic use of protsts, strikes, sim methds—has paralyzd authoritarn regimes & forced despots from power the wrld ovr. It can work in Amer too.Polit scientists found nonviolnt rebellion most reliabl path from dictatorshp to democr. newrepublic.com/article/2161...
October 7, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Nonviolent rebellion—strategic use of protsts, strikes, sim methds—has paralyzd authoritarn regimes & forced despots from power the wrld ovr. It can work in Amer too.Polit scientists found nonviolnt rebellion most reliabl path from dictatorshp to democr. newrepublic.com/article/2161...