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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 1h

Yes. It'll be gone after this.

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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 1h

It's a great way to unite people against the administration and their policies...

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2h

While it’s easy to feel demotivated consuming a constant stream of bad news, we can always lean on history and the fact that this has all happened before to give us comfort that we’re not alone. We’re not alone, and our ancestors have won against fascism before.

SERBIA'S RESISTANCE
& HOW TO WIN
ОТПОР!
OPPOSING DICTATORSHIP:
LESSONS IN
MASS NON-COOPERATION

SERBIA'S OTPOR/RESISTANCE MOVEMENT IN 1998-2000:
Founded by students in 1998, the Otpor movement mobilized mass civil resistance to dictator Slobodan Milosivec, driving him out of office in 2 years.
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Initially founded to focus on repression at Universities, Otpor expanded its focus to drive mass mobilizations with one central demand:
REMOVING Dictator Slobodan Milosivec.
To get rid of a deeply entrenched dictator, the Otpor movement knew they'd have to make big changes:
"Our ambition is to change the political consciousness
of the
Serbian populace."
- Otpor Movement Leader,
Srdja Popovic
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Thanks to Otpor's mass mobilizations, Milosive was forced to hold elections in 2000. When he disputed the results and tried to hold onto power, Otpor organizers said HELL NO.
Otpor, along with civil society organizations throughout the country, organized massive resistance, including protests and strikes.
On October 2nd of 2000, a general strike was declared.
And the country
SHUT DOWN!
FIFTYFIFTY.ONE

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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 4h

In today’s Letter, @hcrichardson.bsky.social provides example after example of how for all their efforts…”Cracks are showing elsewhere in the administration’s picture of strength.” Keep it up. It’s working!

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 11h

October 14, 2025

The government shutdown, which started on October 1, is entering its third week.

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 14h

We could use a lot less caring from #PedoFelon47

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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 20h

No. Article II the whole administration. Should be super easy to prove, and will have the effect we're all looking for. Removal of the heart of MAGA from the executive.

Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 20h

@governorwalz.mn.gov @govpritzker.illinois.gov

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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 22h

Yeah, I love this for them.

Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 1d

Another ancient politician? No thanks. Time for the next gen.

Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 3d

They’re trying to kill or make us all so sick we can’t resist.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3d

“CDC is over. It was killed. This administration only knows how to break things. They have made America at risk for outbreaks and attacks by nefarious players. People should be scared,” said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 3d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @governor.ny.gov

Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 4d

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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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 4d

Well, he’s right about one thing. We’re generally not fans of fascism. Hard to believe but it’s a core American principle.

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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 4d

The irony of oligarchs owning the news. Public blind trusts were made for this sort of thing. Just look at the post-Nazi Germany setup of public trust news.

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TheRoadie. @roadie63.bsky.social · 4d

I just watched the video of the Portland Cop threatening to arrest an ICE agent if they drive their truck through a crowd. Now I see this where the General of the Oregon National Guard says if they get called up they will protect the protesters. People are fed up.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Oregon general’s testimony that National Guard troops ‘will be protecting any protesters’ gains traction online

Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold made the comments to state lawmakers Sept. 30, and they drew notice on social media this week.

www.oregonlive.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5d

Post this everywhere‼️
-and-

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 4d

One week from right now, millions of Americans will gather in every state for the biggest day of peaceful protest in American history. Join your local No Kings Day event to make it clear that We The People won’t cower in response to Trump’s authoritarian takeover: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 4d

Complicit due to ownership, not terrified. Follow the money.

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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 4d

“Yesterday a second Republican governor, Phil Scott of Vermont, opposed the administration’s deployment of federalized National Guard troops to Chicago and to Portland, Oregon.”2/2

Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 4d

In today’s Letter, @hcrichardson.bsky.social shows that in spite of the desperate scrabbling of the authoritarian regime to keep control, cracks are showing. 1/2

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 4d

October 10, 2025

All of President Donald J.

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 4d

Imagine calling democracy loving Americans terrorists. Oh wait...

Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 4d

Perfect.

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 4d

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5d

Jeffrey Epstein once dug into his safe to take out photos of Trump posing with topless girls on his lap. The photos became the subject of controversy earlier this week when AG Pam Bondi dodged Sen. Whitehouse’s questions about whether the FBI found the images during a search of Epstein’s belongings.

I’ve Seen Epstein’s Photos of Trump With Topless Girls: Author

Trump biographer Michael Wolff reveals he was shown the lewd photos by Jeffrey Epstein himself.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 5d

Fantastic. Did she said "pedophiles?!" Maybe start at the White House. Then Congress.

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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 5d

More of this. @govpritzker.illinois.gov protect your protestors. The police should be facing ICE, not the demonstrators.

✊Larry Colvin✊ @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 6d

Portland PD threatens ICE with arrest! More. Of. This. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 5d

Keeping it consistent. Buy all the mechanisms for democracy and then squeeze out the results you paid for.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 5d

The company, central to unfounded voter fraud claims in 2020, is now owned by a GOP donor.

Republican Buys Dominion Voting Systems to ‘Restore Trust in Our Elections’

The company, central to unfounded voter fraud claims in 2020, is now owned by a GOP donor.

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