Reposted by manderbabbleRita Moore @ritamoore.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Important corollary: people are LESS likely to support authoritarian leaders if people around them don't. This is where "social proof" comes in. Be vocal and visible to social circles and neighbors about your resistance against authoritarians AND your support of pro-democracy candidates and causes 6389176
Reposted by manderbabbleLaura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 17/06/2026When Trump went to war with Iran, I watched every speech anyone in the administration gave and made a chart of every reason given for going to war "Eliminate ballistic capability" was the #1 reason given: more even than preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapondocs.google.comIran War Reasons Chart.xlsx 642571884
Reposted by manderbabbleUrban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 08/06/2026What if the things we love about the cities we visit on vacation weren’t illegal in OUR city? #UrbanTruth 11467138
Reposted by manderbabbleAmanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics 155186114815