Let's pull back the curtain and break down what fascism actually is, how right-wing figures co-opt the language of resistance, and show you how to reclaim language as a tool for liberation, not a weapon of control.
This post breaks down what the recent 5-4 SCOTUS ruling actually means, how it reshapes the U.S. legal system, and why it poses an existential threat to constitutional protections. Probable cause is the Achilles' heel here and it's being ignored.
As the United States careens deeper into an authoritarian phase—with loyalty tests, political purges, and surveillance expanding by the day—understanding the blueprints of domestic repression is no longer academic. It’s a matter of resistance literacy, and COINTELPRO is the blueprint.
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By understanding how power operates and who it silences, we can better resist authoritarianism in all its forms, whether it manifests as racism, sexism, heteronormativity, capitalism, or state violence.
Anyone who still insists that “authoritarianism can’t happen here” is simply ignoring history and current political reality. At this point, denial isn’t an intellectual stance it’s a coping mechanism.
From Gaza to Lagos, from Paris to Santiago, a new transnational movement is emerging—not just resisting authoritarianism at home, but rejecting the systems of U.S.-led imperial dominance globally. Let’s check out what that movement looks like. [Part III]
This section is your starter pack for building secure, decentralized communications and digital resilience. These tools aren’t silver bullets, but they’re battle-tested, real-world resistance tech used by activists, journalists, medics, whistleblowers, and dissidents around the world. [Part II]
From the Zapatista autonomous zones in Mexico, to the Black Panther Party’s community programs in the U.S., to the Kurdish councils of Rojava, parallel infrastructure has always been the scaffolding of liberation.
We’ve been raised on rebellion stories like Star Wars. Fiction tells us that when the regime tightens its grip, the resistance rises fully formed, deeply organized, and strategically flawless. But in real life? Most people don’t realize the story's already begun and we have to save ourselves.
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George Orwell’s 1984 isn’t just a novel—it’s a manual for understanding authoritarianism in its most insidious forms. Written in 1949, the novel has remained one of the most important books for recognizing and resisting totalitarian control, propaganda, mass surveillance, and political manipulation.
This post lays out why trans liberation is about dismantling authoritarianism at its root, not just identity politics. From the Stonewall Riots to Compton’s Cafeteria Uprising to present-day mutual aid networks, trans people have resisted authoritarianism long before the word was mainstream.
This post launches a blog series spotlighting activists offer us tools to outlive it authoritarianism. These ten organizers, writers, and cultural workers help us understand how power functions, how it targets the most vulnerable, and how we can disobey, disrupt, and dream anyway.
Mainstream narratives treat authoritarianism like a glitch in democracy. But thinkers in the Black radical tradition—like Cedric Robinson, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Angela Davis—show that authoritarianism is a feature of U.S. governance, not a bug.
Zohran Mamdani isn’t just running for mayor—he’s rewriting the rules of political resistance in real time.
They claim to help you “see the whole picture.” What they’re really doing is flattening reality into a partisan vending machine—one where facts and fiction are treated as equally valid options.
This post is a wake-up call to anyone still waiting for the mainstream press to sound the alarm. They won’t, and here’s why.
By studying the dynamics of The Expanse, we can learn how authoritarian systems rise, how they maintain power, and most importantly, how they can be dismantled. It shows that resistance isn’t just about fighting oppressors—it’s about building something better in their place.
Behind closed doors and beneath vague policy statements, the biggest tech companies in the world are lobbying to reshape the legal and digital landscape, and they’re doing it under the banners of “freedom,” “innovation,” and “national security.” But this isn’t about protecting free speech.
These are not isolated policy changes. They are part of a coordinated effort to dismantle the foundations of democratic governance. This is a systemic transformation to eliminate oversight, funnel resources to loyalists, and strip away institutional resistance.
Stephen Miller is setting the ideological and legal groundwork for an unchecked executive branch, mass deportations without due process, and the continued erosion of judicial oversight in the United States.
Beneath its world-building, Frank Herbert’s Dune series is a deconstruction of authoritarianism, religious fanaticism, and the dangers of charismatic leaders. It's a warning about how easily people fall for tyranny when it’s wrapped in the right myth. [SPOILER ALERT]
