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Jo Locktov @jolocktov.bsky.social · 2h

The strike threatens the one thing that matters most to those at the top: their ability to extract profit from other people’s labor.
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How do we make it happen?

#generalstrike

How Do We Make a General Strike Happen in the US?

Historically, a general strike represents the most powerful tool available to the working class.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 10h

"We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless ― if the left allows it to be."

-- Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, July 2024

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 11d

Defund Fasicsm

Trump Cut Funding to 16 Dem States. Can States Cut His?

Within 72 hours of the October 1st government shutdown, the Trump administration weaponized federal funding against Democratic states with surgical precision.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 21h

Soft Secession becomes the only hope when the federal government exists to facilitate Republican power grabs. Fascists control all three branches of the federal government and have a blank check to do anything they want to retain power.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 21h

It's mathematically impossible for democrats to win a gerrymandering battle federally, based on red/blue state numbers plus voter disenfranchisement and zero accountability for blatantly criminal activities from state voting officials.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 21h

Info for fellow writers 👇

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 1d

Beyond the March: Strategic Tactics for No Kings Day and Beyond

Millions of Americans will take to the streets on October 18 for No Kings Day protests across 2,000+ events nationwide.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 3d

Your AG and Govenor have some explaining to do.”

Democratic Governors Have the Legal Authority to Arrest ICE Agents. They Should Use It.

Even failed prosecutions would force federal agents to think twice before breaking down doors.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 4d

Appreciate it, Jen!

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 5d

It'd be hilarious if every time people in Chicago see a National Guard member, they'd say "thanks for coming here to protect us from ICE, those guys are getting out of hand."

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 5d

Does CNN Sanitize Fascist Rhetoric?

Historians say Miller’s ‘plenary authority’ language echoes the legal framework Hitler used.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 7d

Mother Jones mentioned my work, so I guess I have that going for me 🌲🌲🌲

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It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 8d

Bending the knee has never stopped autocrats. Not once.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 8d

Has SCOTUS Become a Republican Tool to Move Us Into Dictatorship?

The Supreme Court has granted presidents criminal immunity, dismantled federal agency constraints, and weakened electoral oversight.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 11d

Letting law enforcement become a right-wing monoculture, then allowing that monoculture to radicalize, will be remembered as a critical American failure in the run-up to our current disaster.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 11d

Defund Fasicsm

Trump Cut Funding to 16 Dem States. Can States Cut His?

Within 72 hours of the October 1st government shutdown, the Trump administration weaponized federal funding against Democratic states with surgical precision.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 12d

Republicans Are an Invading Force: What Are Our Options?

AUTHOR’S NOTE: I originally published this article several weeks ago.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 14d

Corrupt SCOTUS members belong in a cell.

Will the Courts Stop Fascism?

What do you do when SCOTUS is openly partisan and Republicans ignore the Courts.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 14d

Anti-Consumption is Anti-Fascist

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 14d

Imagine a casino where the house edge grows through invisible changes: parking shrinks near transit, ATMs vanish, bet minimums rise unpredictably, IDs demanded selectively, windows close early. No signs announce changes. Each justified as "operational efficiency" or "security enhancements.

The Long Coup: How 23 States Are Killing Democracy

Donald Trump and the Republican Party have systematically dismantled free and fair elections in America.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 18d

Simple fix to corruption:

If you take corporate money, you don't get on the ballot. Period.

Want corporate donors?

Fine. Run as a write-in.

Let voters decide if they care enough about corporate-backed candidates to literally write their names.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 18d

If you live anywhere in Michigan, Ohio, Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska, or Oklahoma, you can amend your state constitution. Your legislature is irrelevant. Pick your issue.

Republicans Broke Democracy. Here's How to Fix It Without Them.

In November 2023, Ohio Republicans watched in horror as 57% of their voters enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 16d

The most powerful message you can tell a politician:

"If you don’t take this seriously then expect us to begin contacting all of your donors to ask if they are aware of your compliance.”

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 18d

It's the people’s duty to create a political environment where failure to comply with the public will is untenable.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 18d

Bending the knee has never once stopped an autocrat.

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