https://bsky.app/profile/opinionated.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/opinionated.bsky.social/post/3m4n7o5idgk2kThe starting point for both winning an election and fighting fascism were the same, he said: building networks of people in local communities. It would be arduous [...] and things might well get worse. “None of us asked for this [...], but here we find ourselves. It is up to us to do the work now.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Nov 2025 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:zhijfm2yzo6567ffnyr5zulx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4n7o5idgk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/opinionated.bsky.social/post/3m4n7kkxous2k“I want to know what we do right now,” she said. “You said organize, fight. How?” He argued that the slow, patient work of talking to one’s neighbors is the only answer. shorturl.at/odqwe https://shorturl.at/odqwe02 Nov 2025 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:zhijfm2yzo6567ffnyr5zulx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4n7kkxous2khttps://bsky.app/profile/opinionated.bsky.social/post/3lxheujvqls2i"...extremism never triumphs on its own. It succeeds because others enable it—because of their ambition, because of their fear, or because they misjudge the dangers of small concessions." [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2025 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:zhijfm2yzo6567ffnyr5zulx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxheujvqls2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/opinionated.bsky.social/post/3lxherkptts2i"...democracy often erodes slowly at first, via the gradual surrender of those entrusted to defend it. But with each concession, autocrats become bolder, defenses grow weaker, and reversal becomes harder..." https://www.foreignaffairs.com/germany/warnings-weimar28 Aug 2025 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:zhijfm2yzo6567ffnyr5zulx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxherkptts2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/opinionated.bsky.social/post/3lloabu2dkc2c“The thing that is making him powerful now is he’s thinking that nothing can stop him [...]. You need one victory. When you get that win, people start to feel that they still have power..." tinyurl.com/22avaeuu https://tinyurl.com/22avaeuu31 Mar 2025 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:zhijfm2yzo6567ffnyr5zulx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lloabu2dkc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/opinionated.bsky.social/post/3llo7wvpdls2c"We’re in the phase where people still could push back, but they’re not [...]. For every law firm and university that gives Trump a pound of flesh, he’s going to come back for more. Not just from them, from others." tinyurl.com/24gfhuve https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/opinion/saving-democrats-ben-rhodes.html?smid=nytcore-android-share31 Mar 2025 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:zhijfm2yzo6567ffnyr5zulx/app.bsky.feed.post/3llo7wvpdls2c