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What we can learn from the playbook that defeated Orbán ChooseDemocracy.us, As Trump continues his assault and moves to destabilize the world around us, we wanted to share the latest from Daniel Hunter in Waging Nonviolence “What we can learn from the playbook that defeated Orbán.” (Article in full below.) The piece details how Hungarians ousted Viktor Orbán, offering a critical case study for people doing the unglamorous but essential work of democracy defense. Like in Hungary, we’re experiencing a phase where there’s push-back in many new corners against this regime. Obviously the war has split off parts of the… Read full email…

Our neighbors who confronted ICE in Minnesota have taught us how grieving gives us the courage to continue our dissent. [View Email in Browser] ChooseDemocracy.us, I’ve been struck by a little-noticed report called “The Persistence of Diminished Democracy in a Second Trump Presidency.” Through polling and conversations with democracy experts, they’ve stated what we’ve all seen: since Trump has won democracy in this country has taken a significant beating. They’ve also pointed out that while last year we were losing ground really fast, to relative degrees, we’re now holding on (“largely stabilized at lower levels than any prior period since… Read full email…

You haven’t heard from us in a few weeks. We’ve had our hands full with trainings or giving presentations (like this one at CUNY). But we wanted to share the latest from Daniel Hunter in Waging Nonviolence “It’s time to oust Stephen Miller.” If you don’t want to read the whole article, just go ahead and send a letter at OustMiller.com. Kristi Noem defamed murdered Veterans Affairs intensive care nurse Alex Pretti by calling him a domestic terrorist. But she didn’t act on her own. According to Axios reporting, Noem took direction from Stephen Miller, who first called Alex “an assassin.” Noem explained, “Everything… Read full email…

Noem’s firing shows our power. Now, we go after the real architect of Trump's policies. [View Email in Browser] ChooseDemocracy.us, You haven’t heard from us in a few weeks. We’ve had our hands full with trainings or giving presentations (like this one at CUNY). But we wanted to share the latest from Daniel Hunter in Waging Nonviolence “It’s time to oust Stephen Miller.” If you don’t want to read the whole article, just go ahead and send a letter at OustMiller.com. Kristi Noem defamed murdered Veterans Affairs intensive care nurse Alex Pretti by calling him a domestic terrorist. But she… Read full email…

Mass strikes require an organized majority, networks of solidarity and resources to weather repression. [View Email in Browser] ChooseDemocracy.us, Right now, a powerful coalition of organizers in Minnesota are gearing up for an economic blackout across the state: a one-day call for no work, no school, no shopping. If you’re in If you’re in Minnesota, please join the effort: ICEOutofMN.org. For the rest of us not in Minnesota, Stand With Minnesota has compiled a vetted list of organizations and mutual aid efforts for us to support. Locals are also urging us to pressure big corporations, like Target who is headquartered… Read full email…

I wrote about What do the Insurrection Act is invoked nine months ago. [View Email in Browser] ChooseDemocracy.us, “Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress.” — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Letter from Birmingham Jail, 1963 In recent days, Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, while senior officials have made known that military preparations are underway involving Alaska’s 11th Airborne Division. Almost 9 months ago I wrote an article on the Insurrection Act… Read full email…

This update was written for Boycott Central, mobilizing folks to joining strategic, impactful boycott campaigns standing up to MAGA-aligned corporations and defend democracy. Last week saw three successful corporate campaigns against ICE. The news was largely overshadowed by the horrific killing of Renee Good. (Daniel Hunter published this piece at Waging Nonviolence on movement responses to her murder.) A recent article in The Nation, “Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators” — helpfully lays out some of the biggest ICE enablers. In it they describe the goal, “Anti-authoritarian scholars and organizers stress that the most important thing for… Read full email…