L.A. Kauffman
@lakauffman.bsky.social
Organizer + writer. She/her. Books: DIRECT ACTION and HOW TO READ A PROTEST. Newsletter: lakauffman.substack.com
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L.A. Kauffman
@lakauffman.bsky.social
· Jun 15
When Peaceful Protests Are Everywhere
There were more than 2000 No Kings demonstrations on June 14, a record-breaking number: Why this ubiquity matters
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My latest: With one possible exception, there have never been this many coordinated protests on a single day in the U.S. before. I explore why the omnipresence of these peaceful demonstrations matters so deeply, in the face of authoritarian overreach: lakauffman.substack.com/p/when-peace...
Viruses 👏 spread 👏 through 👏 the 👏 air 👏
NEW: Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak.
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
How ProPublica Investigated a Bird Flu Outbreak in America’s Heartland
Early this year, bird flu ripped through 80 farms in Ohio and Indiana. Using genetic markers, wind simulations, satellite imagery, property records and more, we found that the virus could’ve been airb...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Viruses 👏 spread 👏 through 👏 the 👏 air 👏
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Are you yearning for hope? Do you need some friends in the resistance? It's time to pre-order your copy of "We Will Rise Again," a glorious anthology of speculative fiction and essays about political protest and resistance. Coming 12/3! Perfect the holidays! www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
We Will Rise Again
From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...
www.simonandschuster.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Are you yearning for hope? Do you need some friends in the resistance? It's time to pre-order your copy of "We Will Rise Again," a glorious anthology of speculative fiction and essays about political protest and resistance. Coming 12/3! Perfect the holidays! www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
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My latest -- on the wrecking of the East Wing, the impact and limits of protest, and the power of hyper-local organizing
lakauffman.substack.com/p/living-in-...
lakauffman.substack.com/p/living-in-...
Living in a Time of Wreckage
Thoughts on the White House, protest, and neighborly connection
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October 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
My latest -- on the wrecking of the East Wing, the impact and limits of protest, and the power of hyper-local organizing
lakauffman.substack.com/p/living-in-...
lakauffman.substack.com/p/living-in-...
My latest -- on the wrecking of the East Wing, the impact and limits of protest, and the power of hyper-local organizing
lakauffman.substack.com/p/living-in-...
lakauffman.substack.com/p/living-in-...
Living in a Time of Wreckage
Thoughts on the White House, protest, and neighborly connection
lakauffman.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
My latest -- on the wrecking of the East Wing, the impact and limits of protest, and the power of hyper-local organizing
lakauffman.substack.com/p/living-in-...
lakauffman.substack.com/p/living-in-...
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This is gone now. The East Wing lobby two years ago.
October 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is gone now. The East Wing lobby two years ago.
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Trump's ballroom donors include:
-Google, whose CEO thanked Trump for "resolution" of an antitrust case
-Palantir, which has lucrative contracts with ICE
-Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, who would profit from Trump's regulatory rollbacks for private equity
Pay-to-play.
-Google, whose CEO thanked Trump for "resolution" of an antitrust case
-Palantir, which has lucrative contracts with ICE
-Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, who would profit from Trump's regulatory rollbacks for private equity
Pay-to-play.
October 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Trump's ballroom donors include:
-Google, whose CEO thanked Trump for "resolution" of an antitrust case
-Palantir, which has lucrative contracts with ICE
-Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, who would profit from Trump's regulatory rollbacks for private equity
Pay-to-play.
-Google, whose CEO thanked Trump for "resolution" of an antitrust case
-Palantir, which has lucrative contracts with ICE
-Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, who would profit from Trump's regulatory rollbacks for private equity
Pay-to-play.
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Y’all here is a fun fact: Portland has a brand new volunteer organization called “operation inflation” that allows people to borrow inflatable costumes for protests. They just started a couple weeks ago and have like a 160 costume library (and counting because people keep donating).
OPERATION INFLATION
www.operationinflation.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Y’all here is a fun fact: Portland has a brand new volunteer organization called “operation inflation” that allows people to borrow inflatable costumes for protests. They just started a couple weeks ago and have like a 160 costume library (and counting because people keep donating).
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40+ years ago, a peace initiative from Egypt triggered a sea change inside Israel, led by the Peace Now movement. My new book recalls that history and offers some lessons for today’s fraught conflict in Israel-Palestine. Details here: open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
October 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
40+ years ago, a peace initiative from Egypt triggered a sea change inside Israel, led by the Peace Now movement. My new book recalls that history and offers some lessons for today’s fraught conflict in Israel-Palestine. Details here: open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
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STARRED review in Library Journal for WE WILL RISE AGAIN, the speculative activism anthology edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social, @older.bsky.social and me! Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
We Will Rise Again
From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...
www.simonandschuster.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
STARRED review in Library Journal for WE WILL RISE AGAIN, the speculative activism anthology edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social, @older.bsky.social and me! Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
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September 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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"Resistance doesn't always look like marching in the street or holding rallies ... Sometimes noncooperation looks like regular people stubbornly holding to the existing rules and procedures of a democratic society."
My latest: lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-complia...
My latest: lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-complia...
On Compliance and Noncompliance
Resistance to authoritarianism isn't always showy, organized, or even public
lakauffman.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"Resistance doesn't always look like marching in the street or holding rallies ... Sometimes noncooperation looks like regular people stubbornly holding to the existing rules and procedures of a democratic society."
My latest: lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-complia...
My latest: lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-complia...
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I was interviewed in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance, and Hope, out from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social on December 2nd. You can preorder the collection now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!
September 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I was interviewed in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance, and Hope, out from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social on December 2nd. You can preorder the collection now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!
I was interviewed in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance, and Hope, out from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social on December 2nd. You can preorder the collection now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!
September 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I was interviewed in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance, and Hope, out from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social on December 2nd. You can preorder the collection now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!
"Resistance doesn't always look like marching in the street or holding rallies ... Sometimes noncooperation looks like regular people stubbornly holding to the existing rules and procedures of a democratic society."
My latest: lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-complia...
My latest: lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-complia...
On Compliance and Noncompliance
Resistance to authoritarianism isn't always showy, organized, or even public
lakauffman.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"Resistance doesn't always look like marching in the street or holding rallies ... Sometimes noncooperation looks like regular people stubbornly holding to the existing rules and procedures of a democratic society."
My latest: lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-complia...
My latest: lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-complia...
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Some good news: for the last four years, I have been quietly working on a new book titled *For the Long Haul: How to Stay in the Fight for a Better World*. I have signed a contract with @akpress.org and they will be co-publishing the book with @btlbooks.com. The book will be out next fall!
September 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Some good news: for the last four years, I have been quietly working on a new book titled *For the Long Haul: How to Stay in the Fight for a Better World*. I have signed a contract with @akpress.org and they will be co-publishing the book with @btlbooks.com. The book will be out next fall!
Safety is sexy
September 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Safety is sexy
I took a bit of a break from my newsletter this summer, but I'm back with some thoughts on the many forms that cooperation and noncooperation can take, in our era of authoritarian overreach
lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-complia...
lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-complia...
On Compliance and Noncompliance
Resistance to authoritarianism isn't always showy, organized, or even public
lakauffman.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I took a bit of a break from my newsletter this summer, but I'm back with some thoughts on the many forms that cooperation and noncooperation can take, in our era of authoritarian overreach
lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-complia...
lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-complia...
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I was interviewed in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance and Hope, out from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social on December 2nd. Could this collection be more timely and needed?
Give this project some love by preordering now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!
Give this project some love by preordering now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!
We Will Rise Again
From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...
www.simonandschuster.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I was interviewed in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance and Hope, out from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social on December 2nd. Could this collection be more timely and needed?
Give this project some love by preordering now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!
Give this project some love by preordering now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!
I was interviewed in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance and Hope, out from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social on December 2nd. Could this collection be more timely and needed?
Give this project some love by preordering now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!
Give this project some love by preordering now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!
We Will Rise Again
From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...
www.simonandschuster.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I was interviewed in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance and Hope, out from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social on December 2nd. Could this collection be more timely and needed?
Give this project some love by preordering now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!
Give this project some love by preordering now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!
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Most of the ideas mentioned in this article—higher minimum wage, free tuition at public colleges, higher taxes on the rich—are not only popular now but were realities in the past, including in NYC, during the booming postwar years, when America was “great.”/1
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/u...
Zohran Mamdani Says He’s a Democratic Socialist. What Does That Mean?
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Most of the ideas mentioned in this article—higher minimum wage, free tuition at public colleges, higher taxes on the rich—are not only popular now but were realities in the past, including in NYC, during the booming postwar years, when America was “great.”/1
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/u...
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Disabled people are being arrested in DC today as they're protesting Medicaid cuts.
Source of this photo, ADAPT www.facebook.com/theRealNatio...
Source of this photo, ADAPT www.facebook.com/theRealNatio...
June 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Disabled people are being arrested in DC today as they're protesting Medicaid cuts.
Source of this photo, ADAPT www.facebook.com/theRealNatio...
Source of this photo, ADAPT www.facebook.com/theRealNatio...
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People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
June 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
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See that spike? That's the hundreds of people who saw Zohran win and said "huh, maybe I can run for office too." runforwhat.net
June 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
See that spike? That's the hundreds of people who saw Zohran win and said "huh, maybe I can run for office too." runforwhat.net