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Epstein survivors launch class-action lawsuit against Trump and Google after their names appeared in the files | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/epstein-victims-class-action-lawsuit-google-trump-b2947098.html

Until recently, I resisted using the F-word to describe President Trump.
For one thing, there were too many elements of classical fascism that didn’t seem to fit.
For another, the term has been overused to the point of meaninglessness, especially by left-leaning types who call you a fascist if you oppose abortion or affirmative action.
For yet another, the term is hazily defined, even by its adherents.
From the beginning, fascism has been an incoherent doctrine, and ev…

Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.

Trump is apparently taking over LA, using "WILDFIRE DISASTERS" as the means! 💀
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/addressing-state-and-local-failures-to-rebuild-los-ang…

I've mentioned it before, and I'm sure I will again, but, as much as there's a reason why I reject Christianity, there were also a lot of good things. Churches have governing bodies (with varying degrees of democratic representation) that guide the ministry (preaching and actions) as well as managing logistics (building maintenance, accounting, etc). This provides opportunities for self-governed collective action.
Quakers are the most radical in terms of this, and are basically anarchists. Quaker circles often meet at people's houses and can be as small as 3 people. There is often no leadership. A Quaker service could easily just be everyone sitting in a circle and someone talking at one point.
I grew up in a Presbyterian church, and one of my first jobs (at 11 or 12) was landscaping there. Within the church there were a lot of different trades, which meant that you could volunteer time and learn basically any kind of maintenance. Basically everything that needed to be done was done in-house. This also meant that if you needed a plumber, an electrician, etc, that you could pick one from within the church.
I remember painting the church, learning how to paint, with a bunch of other members of the congregation at a work party. I also remember being volunteered for child care during choir. There were a few rooms around that were used for different things, such as music practice. But these rooms could be made available for any type of community activity. This can actually include community organizing. In fact, Seattle GDC was offered an occasional space for organizing in a church (we didn't take it, but appreciated the offer), and that same church hosted a lot of other community events. I actually went to a queer relationships skills class once hosted in a church, which was great.
What I'm saying is that churches often act as a kind of parallel society up-to-and-including acting as dual power structures....

An anti-imperialist movement is building in Mexico,
where the U.S. invasion of Venezuela has been seen as an act of intimidation for all of Latin America.
Across the country, larger-than-usual marches on January 3 and 10 condemned the U.S. attacks on Venezuela.
The marches included some pro-Morena groups
(the governing party)
as well as students, workers, farmers, and Indigenous groups that are critical of Morena.
Over a hundred organizations met in univ…

Resisting the Empire Next Door, Protests in Mexico Grow
After US intervention in Venezuela, Trump’s threats against cartels may be seen as paving the way for actions in Mexico.

As far back as 2011 I posited the idea of each state enacting laws over the corporations chartered on that state's laws as a means to restrict the effect of the Citizens United decision.
I have been glad to see that idea grow into The Montana Plan and now this piece and possible action in California.
(Note that this state by state approach will probably leave "corporate havens" by states that want to reap the benefits of attracting corporations to move their incorpo…

How California Can Neuter “Citizens United” and Improve Democracy for Us All
The Golden State has an opportunity to save American democracy from big corporate money

Asian Pacific Americans For Action
#photo #photography

Join #DefendResearch on March 5th for a conversation with Nina Jankowicz, co-founder and CEO of the American Sunlight Project, where we'll explore "Censorship, Disinformation, and the Fight for Academic Freedom" and how we can resist #censorship and its negative impacts.

“Let’s call this what it is:
a taxpayer-funded bribe to kill homegrown clean energy
and hand the money straight to oil and gas executives,” 
wrote climate advocacy organization Evergreen Action in a social media post.
“Trump is once again making Americans pay more for energy so his Big Oil donors can rake in even more profits.”
Melanie D’Arrigo, executive director of the Campaign for New York Health, expressed a similar sentiment.
“$1 billion of our tax doll…

Critics hammer Trump admin’s ‘taxpayer funded bribe’ to kill massive wind energy project
“The most corrupt presidency ever—and it’s not even close,” said one critic.

US Rep. Ro Khanna on Saturday demanded swift action from Congress to stop the Trump administration’s unauthorized military assault on Iran,
saying in a video posted to social media that “the American people are tired of regime change wars that cost us billions of dollars and risk our lives.”
“We don’t want to be at war with a country of 90 million people in the Middle East,”
said Khanna (D-Calif.), calling on Congress to reconvene for a vote on Monday.
“Every member of …

Demanding Action From Congress, Khanna Says 'The American People Are Tired of Regime Change Wars' | Common Dreams
"We don't want to be at war with a country of 90 million people in the Middle East," said Democratic US Rep. Ro Khanna.