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Dana R. Fisher is an American sociologist, professor of sociology, public speaker, and author. She is the director of the… more

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I'm taking a moment for a timeline cleanse to celebrate getting Conditional Acceptance on a paper that is so perfect for the moment (stay tuned for why). Before that, though, here's my reminder to myself (and everyone who needs to hear it): Always CELEBRATE THE GOOD STUFF when the work pays off!
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by Dana R. Fisher

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Looks like a must read here folks! I expect it will overlap with the important work of @akjuartz.bsky.social and colleagues, but I've got to get a copy to check it out!
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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 12h
🎙️Tune into the Sirens podcast as @erinsikorsky.bsky.social discusses her new book “Climate Change on the Battlefield.”

⬇️ Learn how #climatechange affects military operations and readiness worldwide, and how the US can better address systemic risks
Climate Change on the Battlefield
Podcast Episode · Sirens: A Bombshell production · 10/08/2025 · 27m
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🎙️Tune into the Sirens podcast as @erinsikorsky.bsky.social discusses her new book “Climate Change on the Battlefield.”

⬇️ Learn how #climatechange affects military operations and readiness worldwide, and how the US can better address systemic risks
Climate Change on the Battlefield
Podcast Episode · Sirens: A Bombshell production · 10/08/2025 · 27m
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by Dana R. Fisher

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Must read if you missed it yesterday. Let the outrage rush over you and then do something (#NoKings 2.0 is Saturday fyi)👇
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Politico @politico.com · 1d
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
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by Dana R. Fisher

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Here’s a better one: www.thedailybeast.com/mike-johnson...
Mike Johnson Reveals Ultimate Suck-Up for Trump Nobel Prize
The House Speaker is pushing forward with an effort to get Trump the prize...next year.
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by Dana R. Fisher

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For anyone wondering what Mike Johnson has been up to while our government is Shut Down and he refuses to reconvene the Congress, here you go: www.axios.com/2025/10/14/m...
Mike Johnson, Israeli speaker to rally for Trump getting 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
Israeli Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana said Trump deserves the "highest recognition" for his work in the Middle East.
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We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞

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by Dana R. Fisher

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And NO, there's ZERO evidence that anyone who participates will be paid. In all my decades studying left leaning protest in the US (starting in the 1990s), I have yet to have respondents to surveys actually report being paid.
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Important reminder that participants at #NoKings Day on Saturday will be paid in the knowledge that they did Something to stand up to this wave of autocracy crashing over our country. Is it enough? NO, but it's a good place to start.
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𝙹𝚊𝚢 𝙵 𝙰𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚍 @jayfarrellarnold.bsky.social · 1d
Sean Duffy is out there saying “No Kings” protesters are paid antifa.

Nobody told me that.

What’s the pay?

Freedom from fascism sounds about right.
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by Dana R. Fisher

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This piece is beautiful and informative all at the same time (and a great reminder about why everyone who feels relatively comfortable participating in our democracy at the moment really MUST get out and join the masses in the streets--and it's going to be the masses at #NoKings 2.0) 👇
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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 23h
I wrote about how all the beautiful dumb stuff really does matter, and why you should come out for No Kings Day on Saturday.
The opposite of complicity
Why showing up matters and what it can actually do.
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by Dana R. Fisher

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😍😍
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OgeneO 🤷🏻‍♂️ @ogeneo.com · 3d
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I wrote about how all the beautiful dumb stuff really does matter, and why you should come out for No Kings Day on Saturday.
The opposite of complicity
Why showing up matters and what it can actually do.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
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by Dana R. Fisher

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#ThisBullshitHasToStop 👇
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.
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Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.
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EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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Sean Duffy is out there saying “No Kings” protesters are paid antifa.

Nobody told me that.

What’s the pay?

Freedom from fascism sounds about right.
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by Dana R. Fisher

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I’m still waiting for the ability to edit my typos Ugg
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by Dana R. Fisher — Reposted by Dana R. Fisher

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Just dusting these off and charging them up for #NoKings day this weekend. We'll be out in the streets in DC survey protest participants. On top of our usual questions about who's participation, what motivates them, and how engaged they are civically we are adding a NEW QUESTION about media diets!
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by Dana R. Fisher

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Absolutely, but a mass mobilization needs to include people of all ages and young people have shown up less to these moments of Resistance since Trump took office in 2025.
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by Dana R. Fisher

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💯 David!

by Dana R. Fisher

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Also, don’t forget tonight’s nude bikers—there’s a long history of nudity as protest!
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by Dana R. Fisher

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😁 can’t wait to watch everyone show their power (and Gotta keep the dataset updated even though I’ll be analyzing my data on an international flight that evening)!
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by Dana R. Fisher

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Yay! Please share a photo Saturday and I can include it in my thread from across the country!!
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by Dana R. Fisher — Reposted by Dana R. Fisher

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Since NoKings 2.0 is this weekend, I thought I’d reup what I was seeing earlier this year…
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · Apr 20
These images and stories from yesterday's mobilizations across the US are inspiring, but one thing that is visibly absent from Resistance2.0 so far is young people. Based on conversations with youth and campus organizers I know and data I've collected, here are some likely reasons (short 🧵)
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · Apr 20
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by Dana R. Fisher

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We actually have a paper on the diversity of social movement tactics and popular perspectives on them coming out very soon. That might be of interest to everyone. #staytuned
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by Stacy D. VanDeveer — Reposted by Dana R. Fisher

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Hey @fisherdanar.bsky.social
Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) (@fisherdanar.bsky.social)
Director, Center for Environment Community, & Equity and Professor, AU | NonRes Sr Fellow, Brookings | IPCCWG3 AR6 | www.danarfisher.com | TED Talk on Saving Ourselves: go.ted.com/danarfisher
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Take back the flag!

No ideology has a lock on “American” imagery. Take it back! (send me your email for a printable file) #NoKings #NoKingsDay
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