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They Have a Blueprint. We Need One Too.

A practical plan to defend dissent: transparency, litigation, and the long game of politics.

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Mary Geddry
Oct 14, 2025
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There’s an old authoritarian trick: redefine loyalty as patriotism and criticism as treason. And this week, the trick went live.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, the most powerful Republican in Congress, called the upcoming “No Kings” march an “anti-American” rally. Majority Whip Tom Emmer chimed in, branding it the “terrorist wing” of the Democratic Party. I…

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