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Let's face it––things were not great for many people BEFORE Trump. While the MAGA oligarchs & corrupt billionaires try to burn the whole thing down, we need to be putting forth a vision of how we intend to rebuild the system so it provides for the needs of working families—not just the wealthy.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 05/10/2026

Ruby talks about intersectionality and her group's solidarity with Palestinians at the Pride Parade in Durham, North Carolina this weekend. @rubyji.bsky.social @mothers4ceasefire.bsky.social @jvp.bsky.social @nctriangledsa.bsky.social

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 05/10/2026

Use the money for universal healthcare, childcare, Medicaid, SNAP & other programs that help people who have been devastated by this corrupt system.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 04/10/2026

“It’s not possible for us to take care of day care, Medicaid, Medicare, all of these individual things… —Donald J. Trump

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 02/10/2026

The Democrat midterm message is: "there is an affordability crisis.” That message won't win over many working-class voters. It merely identifies the problem without proposing any solutions. Calling it a “wealth gap crisis” at least suggests a solution.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 01/10/2026

Durham-based @ed4d.bsky.social has expanded their weekly street corner protests into more conservative outlying towns in North Carolina, where even a slight increase in anti-Trump rural voters could be decisive in the midterm elections. Full video at youtube.com/@CivilResistance

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 30/09/2026

“…there are a lot of people, even in rural, what we would consider to be red areas, that are really upset with what's happening in this country.” Watch a short video about the small street corner protests taking place in rural North Carolina here: youtube.com/@CivilResistance/videos

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 29/09/2026

It's disheartening that Trump's party will likely lose ground in the next election not because of his endless war of choice, or because he is systematically destroying our democracy, or because he is presiding over the most corrupt regime in history, but because gas prices are too high.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 28/09/2026

“What propels our organizing work right now is this premise: there is no path to restoring democracy in the U.S. that does not run through our rural, Republican–dominated region.” @forgeorganizing.bsky.social forgeorganizing.org/article/how-...

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 28/09/2026

Thanks in part to the aggressive foreign policy of this regime, we no longer live in a world where there are rules for how countries behave. Under jungle law, might makes right and to the victor go the spoils. As wars proliferate, the only winners will be the weapons manufacturers.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 27/09/2026

"We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end.…The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me?" ---George Orwell, “1984”

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 27/09/2026

Our trillion dollar-plus military budget is one reason why Medicare For All would be just too darned expensive.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 26/09/2026

The ultimate solution to autocracy, both here & around the world, is a strong, organized, unified civil society. That's why job number one for dictators is to attack independent institutions.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 24/09/2026

In the long run, every act of resistance counts, no matter how small.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 23/09/2026

This is a simplified diagram of blocs that contend for influence in the US. Civil society is the weakest, which is bad for democracy and the future of the world. But the untapped potential of "people power" is enormous if we train, organize, unite, resist and build.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 22/09/2026

Healthcare is a human right. Safe, affordable housing is a human right. Nutritious food is a human right. Are these values your representatives & their corporate donors stand for? If not, they need to hear from you.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 20/09/2026

Successful movements require skilled activists. “Grounded in decades of research on nonviolent resistance, these modules include exercises to help you plan, reflect, and act more effectively.” training.aeinstein.org

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 18/09/2026

We must not mistake technological progress for human progress.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 17/09/2026

“Over the past three decades, America’s most affluent families have added to their net worth, while those on the bottom have dipped into “negative wealth,” meaning the value of their debts exceeds the value of their assets…” @inequality.org inequality.org/facts/wealth...

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 16/09/2026

Scenario: Two weeks before the midterms ICE goons fire into a crowd of peaceful protesters, killing a dozen people. Riots break out all over the country. Trump declares martial law & cancels the elections. Lesson: STAY PEACEFUL no matter what, and don't be deceived by agents provocateurs.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 15/09/2026

Constantly fighting AGAINST something can be exhausting and demoralizing. But fighting FOR something can be joyful and liberating. Having a VISION of a better world can keep us energized and engaged

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 15/09/2026

Herman Alston talks about his agritourism farm & black history museum. “I was originally a truck driver for 30 years, & one day I was driving down the road & it came into my mind that we're standing on the shoulders of our forefathers to reach our heavenly goals.” Full video: youtu.be/kfohozQj_0M

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 13/09/2026

No matter how much they pray, no matter how much they preach, no matter how much they legislate, cajole and coerce, conservatives cannot turn back the changes in social consciousness the last few decades have wrought.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 12/09/2026

The US has around 800 military bases in more than 70 countries. No other country in the world even comes close. #Imperialism

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 12/09/2026

“…inequality spurs social polarization. In turn, polarization spurs mistrust in the legitimacy of the state. As political scientists have long noted, falling legitimacy creates a revolutionary situation.” —George Lakey

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 10/09/2026

Election advice: Labels obfuscate. Don't be misled by labels — conservative, liberal, progressive, socialist, communist, right wing, left wing… Instead, ask yourself - do the candidate's policies benefit working families or their wealthy donors?

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 09/09/2026

Not all politicians are corrupt. But most politicians are corruptible. After we vote them in, we have to make sure they are accountable to us — not their donors.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 09/09/2026

The biggest threats to democracy are not the commands of the demented dictator, but the eager willingness of his sycophants to carry them out. No autocrat has intrinsic power. Power is a web of interdependencies, not a monolith.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 09/09/2026

Herman Altson, Jr. talks about his history museum in rural North Carolina and the importance of teaching kids about the past. “We say Black history, but Black history in my opinion is American history.” Full video here: www.youtube.com/@CivilResist...

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 08/09/2026

Clausewitz said war is the continuation of politics by other means. The problem is, leaders get caught up in the “other means” & neglect the politics, which defines the goal of the war in the first place. The political goal is called grand strategy; it's different than military strategy.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 07/09/2026

“Given the growing authoritarian threat in the US and globally, a militant politicized labor movement working with social movement organizations needs to take leadership in defending and expanding democracy…” @stephluce.bsky.social forgeorganizing.org/article/plan...

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 06/09/2026

“The future isn't a single timeline we're heading toward—it's a wide-open landscape of possibility. And right now, in this moment of crisis, the question isn't whether the future will change. It's whose vision of the future will win” ––@thec4aa.bsky.social newsletter Subscribe: c4aa.org/newsletter/

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 06/09/2026

Trump may act like he is all-powerful, but no president has intrinsic power. All rulers require others to carry out their commands. When those agents refuse to comply, power evaporates. Attacking Trump's pillars of support—the cowardly businesses & institutions that prop him up—is good strategy.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 05/09/2026

Crises can disrupt dominant narratives and force people to reevaluate everything—their values, their social institutions, their government. Trump's chaos provides an great opportunity for us to envision a more equitable and democratic society.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 05/09/2026

They're taking away our right to vote. Once they have criminalized protest, their control will be almost complete. Stand up. Fight back.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 04/09/2026

Those who argue against the use of nonviolent tactics like demonstrations or petitions, claiming they are merely symbolic gestures that don't threaten those in power, fail to understand that power and authority are symbolic as well.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 03/09/2026

Yesterday UNC students tried to disrupt the G20 Innovation Ministerial at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, chanting "Stop data centers now" and "Altman you're not welcome here." Inside, tech titans like Open AI CEO Sam Altman and Palantir CEO Alex Karp were deciding our future.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 02/09/2026

Chanting "Altman you're not welcome here," students at UNC Chapel Hill hold a noisy campus protest as Sam Altman and other AI moguls convene at the Carolina Inn. @indivisibleocnc.bsky.social

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 01/09/2026

As autocrats proliferate around the world, we need to upgrade our resistance skills now more than ever. Gene Sharp's Albert Einstein Institution offers online civil resistance training here: training.aeinstein.org

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 31/08/2026

Marches & rallies are boring. The ways to effectively resist injustice are almost endless. This free book catalogs 346 different nonviolent tactics. Download - www.nonviolent-conflict.org/resource/civ... Database - www.tactics.nonviolenceinternational.net @civilresistance.bsky.social

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 30/08/2026

Weekly anti-Trump protests on street corners in small, conservative North Carolina towns are having an effect. Even the simple act of honking their horns makes passing motorists feel like they're part of the protest, says social psychologist Kathryn Pollak. Full vid - youtube.com/@CivilResistance

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 27/08/2026

We can't rely on elections or the courts to save us…it's up to the people—each one of us. “Laws and constitutional restrictions are insufficient barriers to those who are willing to violate the laws & to destroy the constitution.” —Gene Sharp, “Social Power and Political Freedom” (1980)

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 27/08/2026

As the federal government descends into fascism, citizens engaging with local councils, boards and commissions to ensure good governance in our communities becomes all the more important.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 26/08/2026

No ruler has intrinsic power. They are all dependent on numerous pillars of support. Without those sources of power, the most powerful dictator in the world becomes just another crackpot with starry-eyed dreams of world domination.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 26/08/2026

Herman Alston drove a UPS truck for 36 years but always wanted to farm. In this video he talks about growing up in rural North Carolina, passing on the lessons of history to the younger generation, and the Black history museum he built on his agritourism farm. Full video here: youtu.be/kfohozQj_0M

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 25/08/2026

Pa Ubu: “We shall not have succeeded in demolishing everything unless we demolish the ruins as well. But the only way I can see of doing that is to use them to put up a lot of fine, well-designed buildings.” —Alfred Jarry

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 25/08/2026

Every week, these little street corner protests are energizing small-town voters. In the November midterm elections, even a slight increase in Democratic turnout in North Carolina's rural areas could turn the state blue. Full video at youtube.com/@CivilResistance/videos

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