“…Do not diminish those who are raising alarm bells by scolding them that they are hurting the cause—do not believe that if only they dialed it back, then the troubling behavior they are describing will somehow go away. History shows that the opposite is true…” – Eric Larson – 10 Lessons from a Dark Past [David Pepper]

“…All we really have in the end is massive resistance. That is where we are heading–acquiescence or resistance. You and I will all need to make our choices about whether we will stand up against oppression in ways that a lot of our ancestors did not stand up…” – Erik Loomis

“…in the face of the impulse to normalize, it is essential to maintain one’s capacity for shock. This will lead people to call you unreasonable and hysterical, and to accuse you of overreacting. It is no fun to be the only hysterical person in the room. Prepare yourself…”

“…Don’t make compromises. [….] In an autocracy, politics as the art of the possible is in fact utterly amoral…” – Masha Gessen – Autocracy: Rules for Survival

“…Write down what you value; what standards you hold for yourself and for others. Write about your dreams for the future and your hopes for your children. Write about the struggle of your ancestors and how the hardship they overcame shaped the person you are today.

Write a list of things you would never believe. Because it is possible that in the next year, you will either believe them or be forced to say you believe them…” – Sarah Kendzior – We’re heading into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump

Our time:

San Francisco, yesterday.

Michael Bersin ‪@michaelbersin.bsky.social‬

“….People can’t get to [xxxxxxxx] work and be a normal person, that’s what I’m upset about…” – San Francisco man, upset about ICE protest/confrontation blocking traffic.

We’re doomed.

If you’ve ever wondered what you would have done had you lived in Germany in the 1930s, you’re doing it now.

July 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM

“RESIST” (2024)
Posterboard. Permanent marker. 22 x 28.