I trust Kendra's opinions about a lot of this stuff; she isn't on Mastodon I don't think, but she recently recommended https://americansofconscience.com/checklist/ and https://www.contesteveryrace.com/ , both of which I've also heard about from others.

I also trust Bruce's opinions about a lot of this stuff, and he *is* on Mastodon, so I'll leave it to him to speak for himself, if he has ideas. :^ )

I have a plan for a simple resistance resources + advice page but haven't had time to build that yet.

For immediate high-priority reading I'm directing people to these two essays, one of which is by an expert nonviolence trainer and the other by a research journalist:

(Hunter): https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-things-to-do-if-trump-wins

(Pitzer) https://degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/swept-into-the-flood

The Hunter essay point #5 describes four different possible roles to play in resistance.

The Pitzer essay lists 3 categories of scapegoated people who are about to be cruelly attacked: undocumented immigrants, the transgender community, and women needing pregnancy care. Any form of support that people can give to these groups of people is a form of resistance. Find local groups in your area that already serve these communities and ask them what they want - do not just come up with solutions on your own, but instead talk to the impacted communities.

In Ohio, the GOP isn't even waiting for January and is launching new attacks on the trans community:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/ohio-transgender-bathroom-ban-heads-governors-desk/story?id=115894616

If you're in Ohio and this is an area where your compassion lies, get in touch with in-state trans-positive advocacy groups and ask them what they need. I would think that people in a leadership role in academia could play a significant resistance role by influencing university policy.

In Massachusetts, find out what Swing Blue Alliance, formerly Swing Left of Greater Boston, is doing. It's likely that this is strictly an election-centric organization, but they may now be considering expanding beyond electoral work, who knows. There are also surely many other potential resistance groups in Massachusetts. Just with a quick web search I see https://massbats.org/ , Boston Area Trans Support.

The key is to find a group of people who are local to you and with a strong preference towards you being able to participate in in-person meetings, not Zoom. There is a need to build communities of trust where people know each other's skillsets and feel some level of safety as you plan activities.

Also, Indivisible has just released its revised resistance guide, originally launched in 2016 when hellscape v1.0 began, but now revised for hellscape v2.0. I haven't had time to read it so I can't say yes or not to this. My issue with Indivisible national is that historically they've been a beltway-centric group and their model of power is "find elected leaders and pressure them" rather than "do a pillars-of-power analysis and TAKE DOWN bad actors through mass noncompliance."

That new Indivisible guide is here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o1gSdFWIUpw41O5zbaxedVsr6Xik5XpPd9FwqvXYu40/edit?tab=t.0

"Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink"

They were clear on their allhands on Wednesday that their current strategy is for groups to resist as much as possible for 2 years, then we attempt to win elections as much as possible in 2026 because, in their words, the people who we elect in 2026 are the people who will be administering the election in 2028. That's fair enough, it's their bailiwick to think within the 2-year electoral cycle.

However there are alternate views that suggest that it will take decades to overcome the current situation, such that thinking within the constraints of the 2-year election cycle is simply a distraction from long-term base-building work outside of the Democratic Party.

I'm not ready to take a stand in favor of either position. I think there will be resistance groups that adhere to different positions but that can (and must) work with each other to fight US fascism.

OK, I've now created a curated page of recommended resources including a "Start Here" section:

"Resources on resistance to autocracy and fascism"
https://sites.google.com/site/bonhoffertv/resist

Easy link: bonhoffer.tv/resist

Feel free to share the link if you find the page helpful. I'll need to find more ways to publicize it.

#uspol #resistance #nonviolence

That needs to be moved off Google or at least copied here. Google data sharing is going to get people arrested for things like abortion, Facebook data sharing w cops already has