Forging a people-powered democracy in this century and the next | Creators of The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook newsletter and podcast www.linktr.ee/22cihttps://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3mijr5txbx226Unity doesn’t mean uniformity. Different ideas and frameworks are the fuel to progress. What matters is enough people moving together, with enough force to actually change something. Read the Ideological Traffic Jam: bit.ly/ideologicaltrafficjam02 Apr 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijr5txbx226https://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3mhqkkymbuk22If we view attacks on trans people through the lens of mid-20th century anti-semitic fascism, it's both terrifying and clarifying. It's a code red but there's still time to act The danger level is high enough to demand full mobilization, but not yet so high that resistance is impossible. https://antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/are-trans-people-the-new-jews?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=329875&post_id=189088088&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=41zpbc&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email23 Mar 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqkkymbuk22https://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3mhgfsujxck2dAfter five years and over 107,000 conversations across 12 states, the United Vision Project is sharing what they’ve learned about bridging deep political divides. Join them for a virtual briefing to explore the data, the insights, and what comes next!19 Mar 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgfsujxck2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3mh6scc3xks2rMinneapolis is a living demonstration of what coordinated resistance looks like when multiple distinct communities maintain their own identities and strengths while feeding a common river of action. https://antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/the-minneapolis-model16 Mar 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6scc3xks2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3mguycxegp22nWe’re not waiting for any heroes to save us, together we must save ourselves. Learn how to empower your springs to fuel the river that will free us all from authoritarianism. Read the Ideological Traffic Jam by visiting bit.ly/ideologicaltrafficjam.12 Mar 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguycxegp22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3mg3mwxbs6c2hArt doesn't just decorate the world; it reveals it, documents it, challenges it, and imagines something better. That's exactly why it's always the first target. Learn about why authoritarians target the arts and what we can do about it: bit.ly/antiauthoritarianplaybook02 Mar 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3mwxbs6c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3meor3aj3w22xWhen they come for the arts, they come for our collective imagination and resistance. Support your local artists. Buy their work. Show up to their events. Art is infrastructure and essential. Read more by visiting The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook: bit.ly/antiauthoritarianplaybook12 Feb 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3meor3aj3w22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3me2g4h5vi22i11:45pm: the moment between complacency and collapse. But here’s the thing, we can still turn this around. Not by waiting, but by acting together. bit.ly/antiauthoritarianplaybook04 Feb 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2g4h5vi22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3mdxx2tzwyc2iWhat happens when election workers, police, and business leaders all refuse to cooperate with authoritarianism? The regime falls. It's happened before. It can happen again. Read the Anti-Authoritarian Playbook: bit.ly/antiauthoritarianplaybook03 Feb 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxx2tzwyc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3md45psp7422b“Disciplined nonviolent resistance can make state violence and repression backfire.” - @mariajstephan.bsky.social on countering the authoritarian playbook on Colbert last night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7MgLMzsnmE23 Jan 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3md45psp7422bhttps://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3md3xuvhqus2bFaith communities play a powerful role in civil resistance. Faith leaders are showing up in powerful ways in Minneapolis and beyond. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jan 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3xuvhqus2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3mczlryxe3k2mAs you join and organize actions this weekend and beyond, assume total surveillance and act accordingly. Serbian activists give us a powerful blueprint: stay connected to each other, stay diligent and clear, stay consistent, stay ahead. https://antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/what-serbian-activists-can-teach22 Jan 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczlryxe3k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3mcxc3cqtgc2mThe infrastructure authoritarians are using was built to destroy Black freedom. You cannot resist it effectively without understanding that. And you cannot understand it while remaining silent about race. https://antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/why-you-cant-understand-american21 Jan 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxc3cqtgc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3mcal6hy3ps2yPolitical violence is not normal and we will not let authoritarians make us feel like it is. In these difficult times, we must continue speaking truth to power, fostering community relationships and care, and taking action together.12 Jan 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcal6hy3ps2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3mc3myyqcos2yWe grieve Renee Nicole Good and all those killed by ICE. ICE’s lawless operations have made our neighborhoods less safe. This violence is not isolated but the predictable result of abuse of power. We demand accountability for this killing and an end to ICE raids.10 Jan 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3myyqcos2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3mbwyiyoqqs2oIn the face of exhaustion and the onslaught of authoritarian violence, joy, play, faith, and resistance can sustain our movements for democracy and justice. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scot-nakagawa-and-zev-mishell-why-joy-is-essential-to/id1676838213?i=100074427855608 Jan 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwyiyoqqs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3mbu6q7milk2jOur Executive Director Scot Nakagawa joins The Playfull Podcast TOMORROW to discuss democracy, resistance, and the serious work of changing the world. Tune in wherever you get your podcasts.07 Jan 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbu6q7milk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3maeec5ftmk2iTaiwan showed the world how 23 million people can stand strong against authoritarian pressure. Democracy isn't something you have. It's something you do. Every single day. What will you choose to build?19 Dec 2025 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3maeec5ftmk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3ma53l4fdok2iWe need to be clear and honest about where we are and strategic hope about where we can go! The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook draws lessons from movements that won against authoritarianism. Visit bit.ly/antiauthoritarianplaybook16 Dec 2025 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma53l4fdok2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3ma2aoidnsq22Paid subscribers to the Anti-Authoritarian Playbook turn analysis into impact and strengthen the pro-democracy movement. Subscribe today to help power the Anti-Authoritarian Playbook to equip activists, organizers, and defenders with the tools they need. https://buff.ly/Jnhbg6w15 Dec 2025 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma2aoidnsq22https://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3ma222dcpwk25We need to be clear-eyed about where American democracy stands right now. Experts who study authoritarian consolidation globally agree: we’ve already crossed the threshold into what they call “competitive authoritarianism.” 🧵15 Dec 2025 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma222dcpwk25https://bsky.app/profile/22ci.bsky.social/post/3m7qbw6rs2k25We've crossed the threshold into competitive authoritarianism. The pattern is clear and follows an authoritarian playbook we’ve seen globally. But there is hope: with strategic organizing, we can build the resistance that renews democracy. antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/where-we-are https://antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/where-we-are11 Dec 2025 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:ithlgor2sa4p4vseo7t55iti/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7qbw6rs2k25