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#resistance

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How to deal with a corrupt and violent president:

"Serbia’s students have effectively challenged the entrenched corruption and state-sponsored violence.

As a result, thousand of Serbian citizens have taken to the streets to express their unheard grievances, including by storming into municipal buildings to demand accountability from local representatives."

foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/19/s

Foreign Policy · Serbia’s Protests Are Dismantling Vucic’s Grip on PowerBy Vladimir Paskaljevic
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@Lydie

I heard that #Tesla dealerships are company-owned, not franchises, so the cars on the lot would be owned by Tesla Corp.

"The resistance is working y'all. Tesla is tanking, protests are erupting, Elon looked like he was about to cry on live TV. That used car show at the white house was spectacularly hilarious. Keep going (don't attack private person's property though). #resist #resistance #fascism"

This is one of the most useful and insightful pieces I've read in a long time. While focused on what's going on in Serbia right now, it's chock-full of lessons and strategies that can help opposition movements anywhere. And yes, I'm pointing at those of us here in the US.

(If you are really impatient, skip down to the '5 lessons on bringing down a dictator' section.)

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#resistance #PoliticalStrategy #nonviolence
#PoliticalStrategy #Serbia #authoritarianism

wagingnonviolence.org/2025/03/

Waging Nonviolence · Serbia is once again trying to oust an authoritarian. What can we learn from its past success?Lessons from the landmark student movement that brought down Slobodan Milošević in 2000 can guide today’s anti-authoritarian protesters.

#Turkey detains 37 over 'provocative' social media posts following arrest of #Istanbul mayor

Thousands rally outside Istanbul city hall for 2nd night over mayor’s arrest

by Mehmet Guzel and Susan Frazer, March 20, 2025

ISTANBUL (AP) — "Thousands of people gathered outside Istanbul’s city hall for a second consecutive night on Thursday to rally against the arrest of the city’s mayor, a prominent contender against President #RecepTayyipErdogan, which many view as a politically driven attempt to eliminate a key rival from the next presidential race.

"Mayor #EkremImamoglu was arrested after a dawn raid on his residence on Wednesday as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror links, escalating a crackdown on opposition figures and dissenting voices. Several other prominent figures, including two district mayors, were also detained.

"The detention of a popular opposition leader deepened concerns over #democracy and sparked #protests in Istanbul and elsewhere, despite a four-day ban on #demonstrations in the city and road closures. "

apnews.com/article/turkey-ista
#TurkeyProtests #Authoritarianism #Resistance #WorldPol #SilencingDissent #Erdogan #ThisIsHowToProtest #TakeToTheStreets

People raise their mobile phones as they gather outside the City Hall to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
AP News · Turkey detains 37 over 'provocative' social media posts following arrest of Istanbul mayorBy Mehmet Guzel

#yemen #resistance
@palestine

"The drone and missile operations followed a new round of violent US airstrikes on several areas in Yemen" Embedded video clip from X shows Tel Avivians running for their lives
"Injuries were reported due to Israelis rushing to shelters including one “injury from a panic attack” Really? my heart bleeds

"Yemeni forces also downed their 16th US MQ-9 Reaper drone, worth millions of dollars, since last year"

God bless Ansarallah

thecradle.co/articles/yemen-ta

thecradle.coYemen targets Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, USS Truman in Red SeaThe drone and missile operations followed a new round of violent US airstrikes on several areas in Yemen

#gaza
#IsraelTerroristState
#resistance
@palestine

"Hamas’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, launched a barrage of rockets toward Tel Aviv on 20 March for the first time in months, coming after over 700 Palestinians were killed by Israel within a period of two days"
"A spokesperson for Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital confirmed that “710 martyrs and more than 900 wounded were transferred to hospitals in the past 48 hours.”"
70% of the wounded are women and children

thecradle.co/articles/qassam-b

thecradle.coQassam Brigades targets Tel Aviv with first rocket barrage in monthsThe attack was announced as a response to the massacres Israel has committed since it renewed its war on Gaza two days ago

#Bruxelles 20.03.25

On se sent souvent demuni,seul, en colère face à la technologique impossible à suivre pour l'humain,
des politiques qui ne connaissent rien des besoins des non-nantis,
des intérêts d'une poignée d'individus qui possèdent ce monde, le façonnent à leur guise, détruisent la vie,la diversité.
Impuissance, isolement,tensions jusqu'à ne plus pouvoir être, juste oser être. "J'existe"

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GOP Senator Slams Republicans for Being “Afraid” of Elon Musk

Senator Lisa Murkowski has some harsh words for her party.
newrepublic.com/post/192950/li

"Senator Lisa Murkowski called out the #tech oligarch in a #press conference... She criticized the mass firing of #federal employees and freezing of federal #funding...

She told reporters... that she knows her willingness to criticize #Musk will likely come with #consequences."