Resistance is Everywhere
Hundreds of stories, one message: resistance is everywhere you look.
Resistance is standing up for your rights
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The Washington Post joins Trump’s growing list of media lawsuit losses
Another media outlet has prevailed in court against President Donald Trump. A federal judge in Tampa, Florida, on Wednesday threw out a $3.8 billion defamation lawsuit filed against the Post in 2023 by Trump Media and Technology Group.
Resistance is standing up for your rights
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Hunter Biden wins $1.7m in suit over Iran bribery claim by ex-CEO of Overstock.com
After his failure to appear at trial, Wilson found Byrne to be in default as a sanction for what the judge described as “repeated, intentional disobedience of court orders and unceasing efforts to delay proceedings”. The judge on Friday…
Resistance is states taking action
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Meta's Teen Safety Case Just Became a $1.4 Trillion Existential Threat
Thirty-three states have banded together to sue Meta, alleging that the company was exploiting its young users on Instagram and Facebook for profit, including by collecting data from children without parental consent. Four of those states—…
Resistance is calling for change
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Japan’s News Media Leads on Climate — Covering Climate Now
Now, 136 of Japan’s media outlets have gone further, joining a public awareness project called “I am one of the 89% who want to stop global warming.” Organized by the UN Information Center in Japan, the project aims “to make visible the…
Resistance is protests
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Pro-democracy protest photos
Pro-democracy protesters showed up recently all over the country: Portland, ME; Biddeford, ME; Framingham, MA; Brunswick, ME; Pittsfield, MA; Anchorage, AK; New York, NY; Pasadena, CA; Paramus, NJ; Portland, ME; Bend, OR; Bainbridge Island…
Resistance is in the courts
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DeSantis-backed 'Stop WOKE' law meets appeals court block, teeing up possible Supreme Court fight
Judge Britt Grant, an appointee of President Donald Trump, rejected Florida’s argument that professors’ classroom speech belongs to the state because they are paid by the government. “If the First Amendment offers any boundary of…
Resistance is local pushback
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Jersey City Moves to Ban Development of New Standalone Data Centers
The move in Jersey City comes as many New Jersey towns are banning data centers amid concerns about electricity bills, demand for water supply for cooling requirements, noise, and other quality of life issues.
Resistance is protests
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Report from the march to Stop the AI Race
This whole thing was better than I expected: a big crowd, numbering in the low hundreds; a great vibe, goofy and polite; perfect weather, never assured in San Francisco in July; and a marching band! We love a marching band. (Who paid…
Resistance is in the courts
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Judge rejects DOJ attempt to get names of 2020 Fulton County election workers
“We are proud of our efforts to push back against these improper demands that only serve to undermine confidence in our elections,” Fulton County Attorney Soo Jo said in a statement.
Resistance is state laws
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Appeals court upholds Illinois’ ban on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines
State Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, who led the charge for the assault weapons ban after having to run for his life during the mass shooting at the parade, touted the law as having “already led to record lows of gun violence and mass…
Resistance is protests
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Pro-democracy protest photos
Pro-democracy protesters showed up recently all over the country: Bend, OR; Tillamook, OR; Wellesley, MA; Portland, ME; Sarasota, FL; Park City, UT; Tolland, CT; West Los Angeles, CA; Durham, NC; Eugene, OR; Lafayette, CA; Corte Madera, CA…
Resistance is in the courts
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Appeals Court Rejects Bid to Restore Trump Name to Kennedy Center
“Today’s ruling again affirms that this administration’s efforts to rename the Kennedy Center were unlawful,” Beatty said in a statement Wednesday. “His name no longer desecrates this sacred memorial, which belongs to the American people…
Resistance is public pressure
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Meta Suspends Instagram AI Image Feature After Days of Backlash
However, the feature was met with near immediate backlash over its “opt-out” policy, which required users above 18 with public accounts to disable the feature in order for their images to be excluded from the image generator. CAA, whose…
Resistance is in the courts
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Victory for New York Voters: Federal Court Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Seeking Private Voter Data
NEW YORK — On Friday, in a victory for voters, a federal judge dismissed the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit seeking New York state’s complete voter file, which contains voters’ driver’s license numbers, partial Social Security…
Resistance is local laws
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Southern California clean-heat rule survives key legal challenge
“It was a big win for folks who breathe air in Southern California,” Candice Youngblood, a senior attorney for Earthjustice, which intervened to defend the rule in court, said by phone. “The court fully understood how important…
Resistance is community organizations
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Judge halts roundup of wild horses in Arizona
The wild horse organization obtained a temporary restraining order in April preventing federal agencies and third-party ranchers from removing the horses through July 15. The organization contends the horses are protected under the 1971…
Resistance is protests
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Pro-democracy protest photos
Pro-democracy protesters showed up recently all over the country: Hinesburg, VT; New York, NY; Louisville, CO; West Los Angeles, CA; Newton, MA; Beverly, MA; Arlington, VA; Burlington, MA; Pasadena, CA; Albany, NY; Hopewell, NJ; Burlington…
Resistance is faith leaders
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Holy No: Rabbis Take a Stand Against Conversion Therapy | Instinct Magazine
In a sweeping and unprecedented declaration, Orthodox rabbis issued a clear ban against gay conversion therapy, calling it harmful, ineffective, and rooted in a false belief that same-sex attraction is a disorder. The statement, published…
Resistance is protecting each other
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Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers give 10k to Equality Kansas
The Las Culturistas podcast hosts, while receiving the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 2026 GLAAD Media Awards, announced they were donating $10,000 to Equality Kansas in response to the state's recent and immediate revocation of…
Resistance is refusing immoral demands
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Tennessee library director refuses to remove 190 children’s books
Rutherford County Library System Director Luanne James said she won’t comply with a directive to relocate more than 190 children’s books from the kids section to the adult section. The library board voted earlier this week to relocate the…
