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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We need to leave nothing on the table as we help progressive candidates win their elections. Phone banking for @justinjpearson.bsky.social is a great way to help from afar. Sign up for a volunteer shift - it’s fun and will make the victory even sweeter to know you helped!

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Committee for the First Amendment @1acommittee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📅 One year ago today, we relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment – because the antidote to authoritarianism is organized resistance. vimeo.com/1232108748 Follow us to learn more, and become a member at 🔗 1ACommittee.org.

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One Year of 1A

One year ago today, we relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment – because the antidote to authoritarianism is organized resistance. We believe the entertainment industry can be a pillar of de...

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Come on Maine! Vote early at Municipal Clerk’s Office 10/5-29 or request absentee ballot by 10/29. More info at www.maine.vote. And please sign up to make calls or knock on doors to inspire others to vote. Don’t leave anything on the table these final weeks. The whole country is counting on you!

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Friends of Free Speech & Freedom of the Press: the fight to #blockthemerger isn’t over yet. Read below, don’t give up. And never ever bow to corporate interests over workers & democracy - even when our elected leaders seem happy to do so. www.thewrap.com/industry-new...

thewrap.com

Judge Grants Block the Merger Coalition’s Motion to Oppose 'Weak and Unenforceable' Paramount-WB Settlement

The order comes as Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin will address “certain outstanding questions" related to the proposed settlement during a Thursday hearing

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A Trump-aligned billionaire family will soon control an even bigger slice of news and content we all see. How convienent for the foes of equity, diversity & democracy. #blockthemerger Paramount to Resolve States’ Lawsuit, Clearing the Way for Warner Bros. Acquisition www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...

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Paramount to Resolve Antitrust Lawsuit, Clearing the Way for Warner Bros. Acquisition

The deal would remove the last significant hurdle the media mogul David Ellison faced to create a news and entertainment empire, home to movie studios, HBO, CBS and CNN.

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CatDaMaMa @catdamama.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The last thing we need is for Trump sycophants controlling all of our media. Please sign this petition or attend one of these rallies: Petition: noparamountconcessions.com Rallies in NY and CA: www.mobilize.us/notabovethel...

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Volunteer Opportunities, Events, and Petitions Near Me · Not Above the Law on Mobilize

Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with Not Above the Law.

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Just back from #blockthemerger rally at @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov’s office. This is really important! Democracy needs free speech & free press to function. AG Bonta stood up to this dangerous merger & we need him to stay strong against oligarch & authoritarian pressure. Learn more at blockthemerger.com

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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

www.mobilize.us/notabovethel... Join us to rally outside of the California Attorney General's Oakland office! We need Attorney General Rob Bonta to stand strong against a Paramount-Warner Brothers Merger. #Pinks

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Volunteer Opportunities, Events, and Petitions Near Me · Not Above the Law on Mobilize

Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with Not Above the Law.

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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Don’t you dare @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov, do not cave. 5670 film makers put their necks on the line for you to fight this merger. Another 75,000+ and counting have signed to tell you not to concede in just 3 weeks. Please sign to send a message to the AG’s and Paramount. noparamountconcessions.com

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Bay Area friends - time to show up to defend Free Press/Free Speech-Oakland, Sunday, 5 pm. This is important. Solidarity helps prevent capitulation!! @1acommittee.bsky.social

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 20/09/2026

This ‘deal’ would be an insult to the hundreds of thousands of workers, journalists, and consumers who will be hurt if the Paramount-Warner Brothers merger goes forward. An agreement based only on unenforceable concessions is a win for David Ellison and a loss for everyone else.

latimes.com

Paramount-California settlement talks accelerate, moving Warner Bros. merger closer to the finish line

A resolution would allow David Ellison's $111-billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery to finalize

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

My ode to trees: I recently spent 10 days in the forests in CA, OR and WA. I am in are of the trees. Sharing some here with you all:

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Tennessee - please elect this guy. We need more US Congressmembers committed to raising the minimum wage, combating the climate crisis and defending and expanding democracy.

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Rep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

In Tennessee, we officially have ONE month to register to vote before the Nov. 3rd election. 🚨 Voter registration deadline 👉🏾 October 5th We need everyone to turn out this November! Check your registration and register ➡️ vote.org

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

MAINE friends: @acarothers.bsky.social & I are bringing our new book on protest to Maine! We’d love to meet people interested in discussing the power of protest throughout history and lessons learned for the kinds of protest needed today. Schedule below, please share with friends in Maine. TY!

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

BOSTON: please join my coauthor, @acarothers.bsky.social & me in Boston on Sept 30th with our new book on protest. We will discuss the power of protest in advancing progress and why we need it (and what kind) more than ever right now. Info and RSVP here: protestbooktourboston.splashthat.com

protestbooktourboston.splashthat.com

Annie Leonard & André Carothers present Protest: Respect It, Defend It, Use It

North America

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Anyone in Portland, ME? Let’s talk about protest, Sept 24th. Would love to see you! @theprotestbook.bsky.social

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We protest to preserve the world, but we also protest to preserve the best parts of ourselves. Thank you Wendell Berry for the decades of wisdom and inspiration.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Trump has repeatedly revealed his thirst to silence critics, and the Ellisons have revealed their eagerness to help him. This Paramount-Warner Bros merger is still ongoing in the background. Here's what you should know. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-trum…

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Neighbors on my local Berkeley NextDoor app are more angry & mobilized about losing some (not all) parking places for a new bike lane than they are about ICE abductions, attacks on voting rights, criminalization of dissent. I’ve never seen neighbors organize like this. How depressing @Berkeleyside

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

These people described by the media as “left wing insurgents” are asking for people to be able to go to the doctor, uber wealthy to pitch in to the society that helped them amass wealth, energy sources that don’t incinerate our communities, babies not to be blown up. Shouldn’t these be mainstream?

theguardian.com

‘Voters are fed up’: Michigan primary forces Democratic party to accept leftwing shift

With Abdul El-Sayed’s win, the party’s leftwing insurgency had breached the walls of a midwestern swing state, forcing a reckoning about Democrats’ direction and leadership

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Because corporate-funded neoliberal political centrism has proved to be such a winner, right? Really inspiring the masses and speaking to everyday people’s needs?

newrepublic.com

Centrists Plan to Spend Millions Against Socialists After El-Sayed Win

The Third Way wants to drop $15 million between now and 2028 to discredit democratic socialism.

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I came across this favorite things list my kid made at 10 years old. I am enormously satisfied that “protests with mom” is ahead of sourdough toast. That is significant for us Bay Area families.

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The new book, From Presence to Power, by @rashadrobinson.bsky.social , is the most important book I’ve read in years. If you want to change something in the world (and who doesn’t?), reading this book is sure to help.

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Last year I had the pleasure of talking with Dolores Huerta. She said something I keep coming back to as I think about my response to the ICE abductions and other current horrors: “Fear is fleeting, but regret lasts forever.”

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Anyone in Tahoe, Reno, Truckee want to come talk about Protest on Sunday? I’ll be at Mountain Lotus Yoga for a weekend of music, activism and community building focusing on indigenous and environmental rights. Come on over if you’re in the area!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

A woman’s Global Entry was revoked days after she legally observed ICE agents. ICE agents showed up to a polling place to demand a worker remove an anti-ICE post. A man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for moving a box of left-wing magazines. Trump’s crackdown on dissent is here. Be warned.

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Anyone else out there feeling heavy as we realize that our leaders are in fact just going to let us all burn? For years, contrary to so much evidence, I thought elected leaders would finally act when it got really bad. I’ll still fight like hell but I admit I am having a hard time processing this.

theguardian.com

Europe wildfires: Officials warn that wildfires could still be burning in November – as it happened

Firefighters in France and Spain face another day battling wildfires, as another heatwave set to hit this week

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

“We know our civil liberties are under attack, we know humanity is under attack, education is under attack. They are trying to encroach on our rights, encroach on our dignity, encroach on the future that we want to build together,” - Colin Kaepernick. (He’s also in @theprotestbook.bsky.social )

huffpost.com

Kaepernick, Springsteen Receive New ACLU Award For Activism In Arts, Business, Science And Sports

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has received a new award from the American Civil Liberties Union recognizing contributions to American thought and culture.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Excited to read the newest add to my summer reading list: The Carbon Wave, about 3 of my fave topics: democracy, parenthood and saving the planet! Thanks @leahstokes.bsky.social

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Automation replaced blue collar jobs. AI aims to replace white collar jobs. W/ mass unemployment, who’s going to buy stuff corps sell & why not choose revolution? Why aren’t the techno-fascist overloads ensuring a basic income so we spend weekends playing checkers instead of noncooperation training?

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Love my free speech protest buddies! A free and independent media is essential for a functioning democracy. And we’re gonna use that democracy to #blockthemerger! @anatosaurus.bsky.social @wkamaubell.bsky.social Favianna.com @1acommittee.bsky.social @theprotestbook.bsky.social

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Hope to see my Bay Area friends tomorrow Oakland Courthouse, 9 am, to stand up for free speech and independent media! #blockthemerger

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

With Mamdani’s new free pet food pantries (helping people who might otherwise have to surrender their dogs to shelters) and the CDC’s scaling back tracking & monitoring cyclosporiasis, this internet meme aged exceptionally well.

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

A federal judge just told the New York bar that Todd Blanche may not be fit to practice law. Trump wants that guy running all of law enforcement. Tell the Senate no. 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

actionnetwork.org

Tell Your Senators: Oppose Todd Blanche for Attorney General

Contact Congress today!

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I know protesting is not enough, but it’s essential in the face of horror. Imagine if ICE murdered people & there was no community response? It’s crucial we stand together, speak out, demand an end to masked killers, paid for w/ our money that should be feeding kids- not killing their dads. Protest!

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

“With the passage of time, successful movements are often celebrated as heroic and noble. But while they are still active, their tactics are never beloved by all.” @markengler.bsky.social & Paul Engler in This is an Uprising. Remember this as the anti-democratic forces villify today’s protestors.

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

On July 10th, 1985, French agents bombed Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior while in New Zealand preparing for a peaceful protest against French nuclear testing in the Pacific, killing photographer Fernando Pereira. We stood against state violence towards protestors then and we must stand against it today

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

“Every great social movement has had a backbone of music and art. It’s our job to inspire, not just educate. That’s why authoritarians try to silence us.” - the wonderful Joe Uehlein speaking in Berkeley on his book tour.

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

This is who ICE killed: “Ronaldo said he wants his father to be remembered as a fan of the Mexican national team and of C.D. Guadalajara (Chivas), and as a man who sat on his porch every evening after work petting his dog and looking out in satisfaction at the life he’d built in this country.

thebulwark.com

He Lived Here for 35 Years. Put Three Kids in College. ICE Killed Him.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was picking up a crew for a construction project when ICE shot him. It now claims he was the aggressor.

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Anyone in Tahoe/Donner on August 2nd? Please join us at Mountain Lotus to talk about indigenous rights, climate justice, peaceful protest and more good stuff! www.mountainlotusyoga.com/events-old/s...

mountainlotusyoga.com

Mountain Lotus Summer Speaker Series : A day of free community offerings, workshops & discussions. — Mountain Lotus Yoga

LEARN MORE

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Ian Thomas Malone @ianthomasmalone.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Professor @hcrichardson.bsky.social, please run for Senate. This is a break glass moment.

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

My god, they are still pushing the SAVE (ie. Stop All Voting Everywhere) Act. RememberTrump said if people voted for him, they may never have to vote again. It’s super clear what’s happening here - they are dismantling critical democratic levers and guardrails. Join an org. Get involved. Resist

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

If you believe in the power of free speech, peaceful dissent & a truly multiracial democracy, please do 2 things: 1) help send @justinjpearson to Congress & 2) check out our new book celebrating peaceful protest over the years. We defend our First Amendment rights rights by using them!

tennessean.com

'Speak out and stand up.' Book about protesting features Memphis legislator

After the May special session that carved up TN's only Democratic district, Rep. Justin J. Pearson is featured in a new book about historic protests.

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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Long ago I learned that if we like everyone in our coalition, it’s not big enough. As @mariajstephan & Adam Fefer explain, protecting free speech requires we find common ground & work w/ people we disagree with. It’ll help us win & new relationships built in crisis may bear fruit on the other side.

justsecurity.org

How Defending Free Speech Can Unite Unlikely Allies

The Trump administration's threats to First Amendment rights have inspired a broad front defending free expression.

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