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How To Survive as a Dissident in Trump’s America

Between 2021 and 2025, I worked on a series of war games and tabletop exercises focused on one central question: what would happen if Donald Trump tried to return to power through force — or what would happen if he won and governed like...

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Why Fascism Keeps Coming Back in America

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He Investigated Charlottesville and January 6. He Still Thinks the System Works.

Tim Heaphy believes that federal institutions corrupted and eroded by Trump can be saved. I'm not so sure.

For years, my work has been focused on understanding how extremist movements operate.

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Stop Playing Nice With The Racist Republican Party

As you surely know by now, this week the Supreme Court gutted the last meaningful protections against racial gerrymandering — and within hours, Republican officials started racing to use that decision to disenfranchise millions of Black vot...

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John Roberts’ Wife Took Millions From Firms He Rules On—How We Show He’s Not Above the Law

The Chief Justice won't police the Supreme Court, so we will

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  • Kristofer Goldsmith

    Army veteran, activist, and investigator focused on exposing extremism and fighting for justice. Founder of Task Force Butler and Veterans Fighting Fascism. Sharing insights, advocacy, and calls to action.

  • Chris Geidner

    Law Dork. I'm an award-winning journalist who has written for The New York Times, MSNBC, BuzzFeed News, and elsewhere. Signal: crg.32

  • Nick Paro

    Your Army veteran, tech deconstructionist, and new favorite poet! The host of the "Sick of this Show" and co-founder of the "Banner & Backbone" network. Here to reignite civics and redefine masculinity.

  • MeidasTouch Network

    The fastest growing independent news network in the world. We cover breaking news, politics, law and more. We are unapologetically pro-democracy. Because TRUTH is golden.

  • The Ken Harbaugh Show

    Producer, Against All Enemies. Bylines - NY Times, The Atlantic, The Bulwark, NPR.

  • Matt Gordon

    Just some “Older bearded man,” per North Iowa’s most reliable* news source. Loud, kind, empathetic, and here to raise hell with purpose. Welcome to the circus. *Allegedly.

  • Valor Media Network
  • Rachel Cohen

    Anti-niche but often political (isn’t everything?). Never legal advice. Book recs: https://bookshop.org/shop/cohen489

  • Michael Edison Hayden

    Writer covering right-wing populism in the U.S.

  • Denver Riggleman

    Former Congressman, CEO RIIG/HOOTL, Author of THE BREACH, Former J6 Senior Technical Adviser, Former USAF Intelligence Officer, Distiller and husband to Master Distiller- and host of DENVER AFTER DARK.

  • Phil Williams

    Defending democracy. Confronting hate. Speaking truth to power - and the angry mob. Veteran investigative reporter. John Chancellor, duPont, Peabody awards. RTDNA Lifetime Achievement. Pulitzer finalist. Per John Oliver: “Nashville’s Nosiest Bitch.”

  • The New Evangelicals

    Amplifying diverse voices committed to rejecting Christian Nationalism, advocating for systemic change and reclaiming the Christian Faith.

  • Tim Whitaker

    Former Christian Fundamentalist and Founder of The New Evangelicals. Now I expose Christian Nationalism. Looking for community? Thenewevangelicals.com/connect

  • Christopher Mathias

    Journalist covering the far right. Words: Guardian, Zeteo, MSNBC. Formerly HuffPost. [email protected]. Pre-order “To Catch A Fascist” here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Catch-a-Fascist/Christopher-Mathias/9781668034767

  • The Save America Movement

    The Save America Movement is a citizens' committee aimed at opposing the corruption, abuses of power and divisions of the Trump regime.

  • Christopher Armitage

    Most tell you what's wrong. I try to tell you what works. Originator of the soft secession framework. Cited by Brookings. Covered by Mother Jones, NPR, and PBS.

  • Sebastian Junger

    Author, war reporter, documentary filmmaker, New Yorker, father of two girls. My books include The Perfect Storm, Tribe, War, and In My Time Of Dying. I have never owned a smart phone and have zero interest in social media.

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