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David Brooks calling for a general strike or nonviolent civil disobedience 
was not on my bingo card.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/opinion/trump-harvard-law-firms.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Opinion | What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal.
It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.

January 29, 2026 - More than 80 faith leaders participated in civil disobedience in the Hart Senate Building atrium as part of the #PrayingWithOurFeet action, calling on Congress not to fund ICE.
#resist #ICE

Protest, lawbreaking, or terrorism? ICE opponents face ‘extremist’ label. - CSMonitor.com https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0114/terrorism-ice-protests-trump-noem

Protest, lawbreaking, or terrorism? ICE opponents face ‘extremist’ label.
There’s a difference between constitutionally protected free speech and acts of civil disobedience that could lead to arrests. Still, it’s not clear that Renee Good in Minneapolis was interfering illegally with ICE operations. And civil disobedience isn’t terrorism under traditional definitions.

"We are rediscovering Pennington because he made a difference during his lifetime. He changed hearts, minds, laws, and social practices through his speeches, sermons, writings, organizing, acts of civil disobedience, tireless movement work—his life in and beyond institutions. Perhaps we can too."
—YDS ethics professor Jennifer Herdt in her new article in Comment magazine, focused on James Pennington '23 M.A.H. and his lifelong struggle with institutions

Large crowd uses civil disobedience to shut down MSP airport during the statewide economic shutdown in protest of tyranny (Minnesota | 01/23/26 | -15°F)
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#politics

Over 100 priests have been arrested in Minneapolis for civil disobedience. They gathered to demand that airlines stop contracting deportation flights with DHS. (Minnesota | 01/23/26 | -15°F)
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https://reddit.com/comments/1ql8wbk

No justice, no peace! No ICE on our streets!
Faith leaders and community members resist tyranny in a righteous act of civil disobedience to shut down MSP airport as part of statewide economic shutdown. (Minnesota, 01/23/26)
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https://reddit.com/comments/1ql2cpf