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Nationwide "Hands Off!" 50501 protests against Trump continues for second weekend
https://eu.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/2025/04/19/protest-resist-trump-rally-photos/83173515007/
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Nationwide "Hands Off!" 50501 protests against Trump continues for second weekend
Nationwide protests were held Saturday, with thousands of demonstrators rallying against the actions of President Donald Trump's administration.

The "blop" is The Big List of Protests...
➡️ #protest #resist

The Big List of Protests
The BLOP hosts a large and detailed list of upcoming protest events submitted by users across the United States.

Resistance and The Courts work. Keep resisting.
#Resist
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-14-2025

May 14, 2025
On May 8, political scientists Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way, and Daniel Ziblatt published an op-ed in the New York Times reminding readers that most modern authoritarian leaders are elected.

A somewhat jaded flyer, I couldn't resist taking this photo of Table Mountain, looking particularly mooi.
Looks like we're getting lucky with our Easter weather!
#CapeTown #SouthAfrica

Trump wants this video disappeared from the Internet.
You know what to do!
#resist #resist47 #trump #ICE

Big Tech quietly sponsors Trump’s military parade party
#resist

Big Tech quietly sponsors Trump’s military parade party
Though big tech companies have downplayed their involvement in funding this weekend’s military parade, the event’s organizer, America250, has released statements confirming involvement from Amazon, Palantir and Oracle.

A somewhat jaded flyer, I couldn't resist taking this photo of Table Mountain, looking particularly mooi.
Looks like we're getting lucky with our Easter weather!
#CapeTown #SouthAfrica

My partner asked for a last minute sign today. 3D printing to the rescue!
Made a sign for today… 3D printed letters, foam core, spray paint… then added a 3D printed handle.
#noKings #resist #resistFascism

🗳️ A new virtual summit is in the works—uniting educators, activists, artists & citizens to resist authoritarianism defend democracy. 🛠️ Help shape the vision: take the planning survey − bit.ly/4jhX8tR
#Resist #Democracy

Active viscoelastic condensates provide controllable mechanical anchor points
Oliver W. Paulin, J\'ulia Garcia-Baucells, Luise Zieger, Sebastian Aland, Alexander Dammermann, David Zwicker
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14591

Active viscoelastic condensates provide controllable mechanical anchor points
Many biological materials must couple mechanical strength with the ability to rapidly self-assemble at a specific location. In particular, biomolecular condensates readily self-assemble via phase separation, but may also need to resist external forces to fulfil their function. Spatial localisation of condensate formation can be controlled by active cores that preferentially drive the production of condensate material at a particular point, while resistance to external forces can be facilitated …

The only jury I've ever been on faced a question about resisting arrest. The defendant was tackled by an officer and initially fought back (or so the officer claimed). The officer was wearing a police uniform, but we acquitted on the charge, because the defendant was tackled from behind and there was reasonable doubt as to whether the officer actually identified themselves verbally in a way that made it clear to the defendant they weren't being tackled by some random dude.
This ain't legal advice, but in situations where a kidnapper refuses to identify themselves, show a warrant, or even a badge number, I suspect a sufficiently white bystander might not be convicted on interference charges if they did something like a citizen's arrest of a suspicious out-of-town paramilitary type who was in the process of an extrajudicial kidnapping. If there are multiple kidnappers, to be effective you might need multiple people willing to face jail time for such interventions to be successful...
#resist #ICE #kidnapping
Just thinking about this in light of the recent kidnapping in the next town over where some fools called the city police thinking they might actually protect the community from an unlawful assault. Can't blame the fools too much because of how deep positive portrayals of cops are embedded in our media diet though...

The Trump administration has shifted from bureaucratic threats to armed suppression of political opponents.
By beginning with vulnerable groups who have less legal standing and social capital to resist repression,
the Trump administration is making a strategic choice, hoping to provoke less public outcry
and then use these precedents of repression later against a broader population.
This is a textbook example of democratic backsliding, similar to what we have witnesse…

Military Crackdown on LA Protests Portends Further Erosion of Everyone’s Rights
Governments at all levels from both parties have paved the way to an authoritarian response to dissent.

Two Parasites and a Corpse: #Trump, #Musk, and the Maggot Feud Inside America's Rotting Democracy
#Resist

A great piece of analysis with lots of suggestions for what to do in response to the Trump administration's efforts to destroy U.S. research infrastructure. I appreciate the inclusion of the work to #DefendResearch against #censorship.

#harvard
https://www.theindex.media/harvard-didnt-blink-the-fight-starts-here/
say it how it is, call

Harvard Didn’t Blink. The Fight Starts Here.
Harvard stood its ground. Now every university faces a choice: comply or resist.

Anyone with #ADHD or #ADD out there?
Does your work involve a computer with internet access?
How do you manage distractions?
How do you resist the impulse to go on hour long yak shaving tangents all the time?
I'm serious. It's gotten to a point where it threatens my employment.

I try to be polite and constructive on GitHub but today I couldn't resist some snark. I think Microsoft deserves it.
https://github.com/Azure/azure-service-bus-emulator-installer/issues/17#issuecomment-2790842139

No Kings #fascism #fightback #resist

No Kings
On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else.

Trump’s Police State (ROBERT REICH SUBSTACK, 9 Jun 2025)
#resist

Trump’s Police State
It endangers all of us

"I wrote in October that billionaires should resist cozying up to authoritarians: while it can feel as if they are reducing risks to themselves and their businesses, surrendering to a corrupt system is just as likely to endanger them. Musk is the first to learn this lesson, but I suspect he will not be the last."
Let's see.

We are brainwashed even by things we hate and resist | #NowWatching

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.21301 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@ar…

Low-loss silicon nitride Kerr-microresonators fabricated with metallic etch masks via metal lift-off
Stoichiometric silicon nitride has emerged as a widely used integrated photonic material owing to its high index of refraction, nonlinear optical properties, and broad transparency window spanning visible to mid-IR frequencies. However, silicon nitride is generally more resistant to reactive ion etching than are typical etch masks made of polymer-based resist. This necessitates resist layers that are significantly thicker than the silicon nitride and results in mask patterns which are tall and …

DAVSP: Safety Alignment for Large Vision-Language Models via Deep Aligned Visual Safety Prompt
Yitong Zhang, Jia Li, Liyi Cai, Ge Li
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.09353

DAVSP: Safety Alignment for Large Vision-Language Models via Deep Aligned Visual Safety Prompt
Large Vision-Language Models (LVLMs) have achieved impressive progress across various applications but remain vulnerable to malicious queries that exploit the visual modality. Existing alignment approaches typically fail to resist malicious queries while preserving utility on benign ones effectively. To address these challenges, we propose Deep Aligned Visual Safety Prompt (DAVSP), which is built upon two key innovations. First, we introduce the Visual Safety Prompt, which appends a trainable p…

JUNE 14: TRUMP’S MILITARY PARADE MUST BE OPPOSED! 1:00 pm Logan Circle
#resist

June 14: Trump's Military Parade Must Be Opposed!
Refuse Fascism calls on people everywhere to join with the No Kings Day Protests across the country and raise this same simple, powerful and true message: TRUMP MUST GO NOW!

I consider these kinds of events to be nearly useless symbolism, preaching to the choir.
I do accept that these events are useful as means to meet others, but one should not expect these events to have even the slightest impact on the maga/white-nationalist/musk-ites... Nor do I think they have much impact on those who are in "the middle" and do not particularly engage in politics.
"Nearly 1,000 gather at Main Beach to create ‘Resist!’ human banner protesting Trum…

Nearly 1,000 gather at Main Beach to create ‘Resist!’ human banner protesting Trump administration
Around 1,000 people gathered Saturday morning at Santa Cruz Main Beach to spell out the word “Resist!” The event, organized by Indivisible Santa Cruz County, aimed to protest the Trump administration and celebrate Santa Cruz Pride’s 50th anniversary.

Crowdsourced map of Flock ALPRs (automated license plate readers):
https://deflock.me/map

DeFlock
Spot, map, and resist automated license plate readers (ALPRs) near you.

Percheron Driven Cart Sponsored by Wegmans Supermarket in Ithaca Festival Parade
#photo #photography #ithaca

Mal dormir accroit le risque d'accepter des récits complotistes.
https://theconversation.com/how-poor-sleep-could-fuel-belief-in-conspiracy-theories-251669

FULL List of DC Protests to STOP the Coup. (6/13/25)
Weekly resources you need to fight the crisis.
https://organizedc.substack.com/p/full-list-of-dc-protests-to-stop-84b

FULL List of DC Protests to STOP the Coup. (6/13/25)
Weekly resources you need to fight the crisis.

Photographic exhibition on Authoritarianism, Law, and the Remaking of Society
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Authoritarian regimes often use everyday laws and bureaucracy to target communities and consolidate…
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Photographic exhibition on Authoritarianism, Law, and the Remaking of Society
Authoritarian regimes often use everyday laws and bureaucracy to target communities and consolidate power. From missing documents to viral jokes, ordinary actions can have extraordinary consequences. This exhibition explores how control is exercised through the mundane—and how people resist the quiet force of authoritarian rule.

Discounting and Drug Seeking in Biological Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning
Vardhan Palod, Pranav Mahajan, Veeky Baths, Boris S. Gutkin
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04549

Discounting and Drug Seeking in Biological Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning
Despite a strong desire to quit, individuals with long-term substance use disorder (SUD) often struggle to resist drug use, even when aware of its harmful consequences. This disconnect between knowledge and compulsive behavior reflects a fundamental cognitive-behavioral conflict in addiction. Neurobiologically, differential cue-induced activity within striatal subregions, along with dopamine-mediated connectivity from the ventral to the dorsal striatum, contributes to compulsive drug-seeking. H…

Check out my new post for #HealOurCulture: “Belafonte and the Undertow - Understanding the Past to Heal the Future”
https://healourculture.org/2025/06/09/belafonte-and-the-und…

Photographic exhibition on Authoritarianism, Law, and the Remaking of Society https://www.socialifeoflaw.com/post/photographic-exhibition-on-authoritarianism-law-and-the-remaking-of-society

Photographic exhibition on Authoritarianism, Law, and the Remaking of Society
Authoritarian regimes often use everyday laws and bureaucracy to target communities and consolidate power. From missing documents to viral jokes, ordinary actions can have extraordinary consequences. This exhibition explores how control is exercised through the mundane—and how people resist the quiet force of authoritarian rule.

POSTPONED! See reply.
TOMORROW: May 31, 2:00 PM until 6:00 PM
FREEDOM RISING
Union Station, Washington, DC
Art | Music | Freedom
#art #music #resist

Are Crypto Ecosystems (De)centralizing? A Framework for Longitudinal Analysis
Harang Ju, Ehsan Valavi, Madhav Kumar, Sinan Aral
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02324

Are Crypto Ecosystems (De)centralizing? A Framework for Longitudinal Analysis
Blockchain technology relies on decentralization to resist faults and attacks while operating without trusted intermediaries. Although industry experts have touted decentralization as central to their promise and disruptive potential, it is still unclear whether the crypto ecosystems built around blockchains are becoming more or less decentralized over time. As crypto plays an increasing role in facilitating economic transactions and peer-to-peer interactions, measuring their decentralization b…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Lifesavas:
🎵 Resist
#Lifesavas
https://open.spotify.com/track/2XJXz9Gkjo6f2n3yYhx1of

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.19388 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_qbi…

A minimal model of pan-immunity maintenance by horizontal gene transfer in the ecological dynamics of bacteria and phages
Bacteria and phages have been in an ongoing arms race for billions of years. To resist phages bacteria have evolved numerous defense systems, which nevertheless are still overcome by counter-defense mechanisms of specific phages. These defense/counter-defense systems are a major element of microbial genetic diversity and have been demonstrated to propagate between strains by Horizontal Gene Transfer (HGT). It has been proposed that the totality of defense systems found in microbial communities …