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My New York Times bestseller: ON COURAGE: HOW TO BE A DISSIDENT IN AN AGE OF FEAR (HarperCollins) tinyurl.com/yxpvn488 NYTimes Opinion Writer | Director, Independent Media program HKS Sign up for my newsletter: buttondown.com/JuliaAngwin

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Proof News @proofnews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Inside Seattle’s deal with a tech platform to expand therapy to 55,000 teens and young people. With @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 22/09/2026
AI is eating resources that could have gone to meaningful services. Seattle paid $2 million for an app, Talkspace, that provided text messaging "therapy" to 442 teens last year. Talkspace says teen sessions were excluded from training for its AI therapy bot. www.proofnews.org/millions-spe...
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Millions Spent, Few Served: Seattle’s Talkspace Deal for Youth Therapy Falls Short
Amid a mental health crisis, Talkspace pledged to expand young people’s access to therapy. Company data shows few were served while the tech platform raked in millions.
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Proof News @proofnews.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Is the Trump family profiting from war? Proof News investigative reporter @anniegilbertson.bsky.social examines SEC filings, defense deals, and corporate mergers tying Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. to AI-powered drone manufacturer XTEND. Read the full story at proofnews.org
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 13/09/2026
My Wikipedia bio was regularly deleted for a decade before I finally was deemed “notable enough.” This is a common experience for women. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Notable enough? The questioning of women’s biographies on Wikipedia
This study focuses on biographies nominated for deletion in the German-language Wikipedia and the encyclopedia’s core principle of notability. Results are presented from quantitative content analys...
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Meta is set to pay out a $17 billion settlement over claims that its products, Facebook and Instagram, are addictive and can harm kids. But @juliaangwin.com explains why the money and proposed changes to the apps are likely not enough. lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
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On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
📻 Show’s up! Featuring Wedly Cazy, @juliaangwin.com, Jessica Winter: lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
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Old North @oldnorth1723.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Join us on Zoom on 9/16 for a conversation with @juliaangwin.com and @fieldsmeyer.com about their new book “On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear.” Their talk will explore how dissidents have fought for freedom through courage and community. www.eventbrite.com/e/on-courage...
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On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear
Join us on Zoom for a conversation with Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer about their interviews with over 100 dissidents and activists.
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 04/09/2026
"In an era where authoritarianism is rising around the globe, the idea of requiring people to show identity papers before reading posts online is absolutely hair-on-fire dangerous." My latest on the Meta settlement in @nytopinion.nytimes.com (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/o...
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Opinion | ‘A Win for Meta’: A Debate on the Big Social Media Ruling (Gift Article)
Unpacking the Meta ruling — how big is it, really?
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 29/08/2026
Spending this beautiful weekend day with the pro-democracy protesters in Mt. Kisco, NY.
Protest signs at Mt Kisco, including one that says “ICE agents *much* more dangerous than undocumented immigrants.”
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Daphne Keller @daphnek.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Age assurance is Flock cameras for the Internet.
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 27/08/2026
It’s good that Meta is creating some bare-bones safety features for kids, but a far better option would be to make these platforms safe for everyone. Shouldn’t we all be protected from Big Tech’s predations? My latest @nytopinion.nytimes.com (gift link). www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...
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Opinion | Meta Settles. Finally. (Gift Article)
Meta’s settlement is far from perfect, but every blow counts as the company declines.
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 17/08/2026
Thank you so much @kateshaw.bsky.social for a lovely conversation about On Courage, how we can fight authoritarianism, and how American stubbornness is giving me hope. crooked.com/podcast/all-...
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All the President’s Henchmen | Crooked Media
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 10/08/2026
Turns out robots are really bad at being security guards. @proofnews.bsky.social with a deep dive on how many security robots that were rolled out a few years ago have been deep-sixed. Its also our first collab with the great @404media.co ! www.proofnews.org/the-roboguar...
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The Roboguard Revolution is Short-Circuiting
Knightscope and other robotics companies are rethinking automated security amid canceled contracts. One pivot? Human guards.
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 07/08/2026
In an authoritarian regime, journalists who tell the truth are already dissidents. My interview with the great @parkermolloy.com about the importance of truth-telling and how we need to defend and support independent media.
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Long Lead @longlead.com · 05/08/2026
What does courage look like when telling the truth comes with real consequences? @proofnews.bsky.social founder @juliaangwin.com has spent her career investigating powerful institutions. Now she's turned her lens onto standing up to authoritarian regimes and speaking truth to power.
Graphic with DEPTH PERCEPTION branding and text: “Lies are how these regimes are built, and telling the truth is actually the piercing of that veil, and that’s why it’s so dangerous. And so when I saw my profession, journalism, in that light, I understood that we were already dissidents.” —Julia Angwin, 'On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear'
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 03/08/2026
Portland peeps! @fieldsmeyer.com and I will be speaking about our book how to fight authoritarianism — ON COURAGE— with the incomparable @bulldogshadow.bsky.social at @powells.bsky.social tomorrow. Come join us! www.powells.com/events/julia...
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Julia Angwin & Ami Fields-Meyer Author Event
The Legendary Independent Bookstore
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Ami Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 31/07/2026
Hey Portland! On Monday night @juliaangwin.com and I will be at Powell’s talking about our book with the great Eric Ward (@bulldogshadow.bsky.social). Come through! www.powells.com/events/julia...
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ImmigrantsAreUS @immigrantsareus.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Reading (and listening) to "On courage" by @juliaangwin.com @fieldsmeyer.com Read by @maddow.bsky.social It is a must read.
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Mike Katz-Lacabe @mlacabe.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Hopeful and inspirational event with the authors of “On Courage” @juliaangwin.com and @fieldsmeyer.com in San Francisco this evening along with some pretty awesome audience members.
Photograph showing Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer seated at Mannys in San Francisco.
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 28/07/2026
Los Angeles peeps! Come join @fieldsmeyer.com and I tonight at the Hammer Museum for a conversation about what courage looks like in authoritarian times. hammer.ucla.edu/programs-eve...
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How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear | Hammer Museum
Join us for a conversation with Pulitzer Prize winner Julia Angwin and former White House advisor Ami Fields-Meyer, who traveled the globe to find the students, workers, and everyday citizens who took...
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 23/07/2026
What a lineup of people modeling political courage. It was an honor to hang with this crew!!! @bencollins.bsky.social @catthekin.checkmyads.org @katmabu.bsky.social @nandoodles.checkmyads.org @cohen489.bsky.social
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 20/07/2026
Triple amen
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 20/07/2026
Amen
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Want to come to The Onion office and talk about the best book I read this year with the author? We're hosting @juliaangwin.com and @fieldsmeyer.com on Wednesday night at The Onion office. There will be cheap beer and wine. The book is about fighting back right now, when it's a little dangerous.
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On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear
Join The Onion's Ben Collins in conversation with On Courage authors Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer on July 22nd at 7pm.
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 17/07/2026
👇🏻 You heard the man! Sign up before we run out of seats.
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 16/07/2026
Perhaps you may find it amusing to watch me fight with Scott Galloway about whether we should preserve anonymity online. Spoiler alert: I am on the side of preserving our shreds of anonymity. www.instagram.com/p/Da3ChCDDkQw/
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Scott Galloway on Instagram: "The U.S. is on an authoritarian backslide, warns Julia Angwin. From my conversation with her and Ami Fields-Meyer."
323 likes, 22 comments - profgalloway on July 16, 2026: "The U.S. is on an authoritarian backslide, warns Julia Angwin. From my conversation with her and Ami Fields-Meyer.".
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 16/07/2026
Pinch me! On Courage hits the New York Times hardcover nonfiction bestseller list for a second week!
Screenshot of the #12 spot on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction bestseller list:


2 WEEKS ON THE LIST 
ON COURAGE: HOW TO BE A DISSIDENT
IN AN AGE OF FEAR
by Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer
The authors of the New Yorker essay "So You Want to Be a Dissident?" profile people who stood up to authoritarianism.
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 15/07/2026
Chicago friends! Let’s celebrate the importance of comedy in fighting authoritarianism. @bencollins.bsky.social will interview me and @fieldsmeyer.com about our book On Courage. Come join us on July 22 at 7 pm at the Onion HQ. RSVP here www.eventbrite.com/e/on-courage...
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On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear
Join The Onion's Ben Collins in conversation with On Courage authors Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer on July 22nd at 7pm.
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 15/07/2026
Resistance looks like this. It’s not just showing up to protest marches. It’s also forcing institutions to suffer consequences for complying with a regime’s lawlessness and corruption. Every bit of sand in the gears makes a difference.
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 15/07/2026
Chicago friends! Let’s celebrate the importance of comedy in fighting authoritarianism. @bencollins.bsky.social will interview me and @fieldsmeyer.com about our book On Courage. Come join us on July 22 at 7 pm at the Onion HQ. RSVP here www.eventbrite.com/e/on-courage...
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On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear
Join The Onion's Ben Collins in conversation with On Courage authors Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer on July 22nd at 7pm.
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 13/07/2026
Science friends! Join @fieldsmeyer.com and I tomorrow for a discussion of our new book On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear. secure.ucs.org/a/2026-7-14-...
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 13/07/2026
Atlanta friends -- @fieldsmeyer.com and I will be at the Carter Center this week talking about On Courage. Come join us! www.cartercenter.org/events/on-co...
Atlanta Book Event -- The Carter Center. Ami Fields-Meyer and Julia Angwin. Wednesday July 15 6:00 pm. 453 John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE.
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HCR HQ @hcrhq.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Today with @juliaangwin.com, @fieldsmeyer.com, and @hcrichardson.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/NgpJUas...
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Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer | American Conversations
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 10/07/2026
Can’t wait for this conversation with @hcrichardson.bsky.social tomorrow!!
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 09/07/2026
Holy shit! On Courage debuted at #12 on the @nytimes.com bestseller list! I am again verklempt.
Photo of the #12 listing on bestseller Hardcover Nonfiction list:
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NEW THIS WEEK
ON COURAGE
by Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer 
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The authors of the New Yorker essay "So You Want to Be a Dissident?" profile people who stood up to authoritarianism.
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 08/07/2026
On Courage book tour has begun!! Dates and locations below. I’ll also share links prior to each event, but wanted to list the whole schedule for anyone interested.
July 7 - Porter Square Books, Boston MA
July 8 - P&T Knitwear, New York City NY
July 9 - Politics and Prose, Washington DC
July 15 - The Carter Center, Atlanta GA
July 22 — The Onion HQ, Chicago IL
July 28 — The Hammer, Los Angeles CA
July 29 — Manny’s, San Francisco CA
July 30 — Local Economy, Oakland CA
Aug 3 — Powell’s Books, Portland OR
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 08/07/2026
It’s such a treat to be interviewed by someone who has closely read the book and engaged with it. And a delight to draw a crowd — I still remember one bookstore event for my first book where only one person showed up 😢 Thank you @portersqbooks.bsky.social!
Julia Angwin speaking at Porter Square Books, next to moderator Samantha Power.
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 08/07/2026
Such a great night at @portersqbooks.bsky.social!! What a wonderful way to kick off our book tour. Thank you to Samantha Power for a great discussion.
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Connect with Jacob Soboroff @connectwithjacob.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Dissidents aren't superheroes. They're ordinary people who refuse to look away, says @juliaangwin.com. Her new book “On Courage,” co-authored with Ami Fields-Meyer, is a practical guide for defending democracy-- and it's more doable than you think. #ConnectwithJacob
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'Caring is the courageous thing': How to be a dissident, made easy
What does a roadmap to dissent look like for the ordinary person? According to the new book "On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear," courage is less about heroism and more about listenin...
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 01/07/2026
What we’re reading: “On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear” by @juliaangwin.com and @fieldsmeyer.com. Their book is a roadmap to political courage with practical steps for anyone who wants to take collective action to save our multiracial democracy. Learn more about it ⬇️
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Maddow: Finding ways to express your defiance in the age of Trump
Rachel Maddows shares insights from Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer’s new book, “On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear."
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Teresa Heffernan @tjheffernan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I really loved this @juliaangwin.com. The AI industry's investment in authoritarianism is so clear: their algorithms censor what we see, disappearing records & events they don't want us to see. Doublespeak and surveillance are at the core of the totalitarianism in Orwell's 1984.
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Noah Giansiracusa @profnoahgian.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
You might know @juliaangwin.com as a @nytopinion.nytimes.com writer, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, coauthor of recent book & viral @newyorker.com essay on being a dissident. But did you know she has a math degree, is the kid of a math prof, and is using math & science to save journalism?
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Can Math Save Journalism? Julia Angwin on Proof, Power & Amazon's Algorithm
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Breaking Math @breakingmath.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Check out our latest episode with @juliaangwin.com in on why journalism should work more like a mathematical proof than a pile of quotes, her latest book "On Courage," and why she may be a mathematical dissident. breakingmath.substack.com/p/can-math-s...
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Can Math Save Journalism?
From Mathematician to Pulitzer Winner: Julia Angwin's Case for Journalism as Proof
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Wake County Indivisible @wakencindivisible.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
WCI is honored to host a virtual conversation on July 21 with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist @juliaangwin.com & former White House senior policy advisor @fieldsmeyer.com, authors of the recently released book, ON COURAGE: How to be a Dissident in an Age of Fear. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Wake County Indivisible presents a conversation with the authors of ON COURAGE · Indivisible
Wake County Indivisible is honored to sponsor a virtual conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Julia Angwin and former White House senior policy advisor Ami Fields-Meyer, au...
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Gretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
On July 14, join me and @ucs.org for a critical conversation on the new book, "On Courage: How to be a Dissident in an Age of Fear", with authors, @juliaangwin.com and @fieldsmeyer.com for the second national call of our Science Rising Initiative. RSVP to join us: act.ucsusa.org/Courage
Graphic to promote the national call with speaker photos and event details that are also available at act.ucsusa.org/Courage
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Adam Conover @adamconover.net · 01/07/2026
Despite its billions of users and earning billions of dollars, Meta is dying. Check out the new Factually! episode with @juliaangwin.com wherever you get podcasts! » Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f... » Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0fK8WJw... » YouTube: youtu.be/5LtLatsJFlk
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 01/07/2026
Some people ask why I moved from covering Big Tech to writing a book on fighting authoritarianism. But imho they are the same story. Power seeks to align with power. And both authoritarians and big tech seek to control the narratives we see, so that we don't see them amassing power.
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Ami Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 01/07/2026
If I could offer just one piece of advice to everyone who objects to the corruption, roundups, attacks on the Constitution but isn’t sure where to start fighting back, it would be this: Find a political home. Lesson 5 in our series: How to Save the Free World ON COURAGE: wherever books are sold 🔗
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Ami Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 01/07/2026
NEW 🧵: My essay today in @thebulwark.com exploring one of of the most surprising findings from reporting ON COURAGE: the posture many dissidents took toward people not yet on their side. Dissidents repeatedly told me they regretted not granting people the space to shift their politics without shame
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Shame Won’t Save Us From the Autocrats
One mistake anti-authoritarian movements keep repeating—and the urgent lesson for Americans.
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Leaving MAGA @leavingmaga.org · 01/07/2026
The vast majority of the world's population live under some form of authoritarianism. We here in the U.S. are not immune. Honored to be featured in ON COURAGE; it's a timely, important work that provides a plan of action to combat the rapidly rising tide of American authoritarianism.
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