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I‘m a nonfiction geek, so these are the books that come to mind for when I need an emotional pep talk: Historians of fascism offer their guides to surviving and resisting America‘s recent turn towards authoritarianism. Because those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

Thanks for the tag, @Chrissyreadit !
#overcomingevilempires

I shed happy tears this morning. 5,000 protesters in Marquette. 7% of the county's population. Up from 3,500 at the last big protest. I have hope today.
#haikuhive #haikuaday #nokings #resist

My soul needed this ,it needed to be connected to others, to feel hope and stand up against evil

❤️ I'm looking forward to showing my solidarity at the No Kings Rally!
🧡 After the rally, we all proceed to UP Pride Fest! 🤩
💛 The #haikuhive makes me smile each and every day. I love our hive!
💚 I'm looking forward to our Midsummer Festival next weekend! 🥰
💙 It's been a crazy month already, but MisterinBlue has been incredibly and has kept me sane!
#5joysfriday @debinhawaii

I don't believe in “essential reading“ with a few exceptions. This is one. A short, but blistering impactful examination of our times with historical parallels to the current aspiring tyrant.
#bestof20205

4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ March 2025 Bookclub Pick

First half better than the 2nd half. Enjoyed that the author came with facts and made historical comparisons. Did not expect it to predict current day issues despite being published in 2017.

#bookclub
#bannedbooks

I've been meaning to read this since 2017, but kept putting it off. I had to wait awhile for my library hold to come in. So many people are reading this right now. 🤔

This is a succinct list of 20 lessons we (should) have learned from the last century on how to turn away from fascism and tyranny. I feel a need to keep running this info through my brain, so I have also placed holds on the audio and the graphic novel versions of this book.

This book is short in stature and length. And now is a good time to read it. I finished it on a 3 hour flight with plenty of time to delve back into my other book.

N. Y. Resists

Apparently there are numbers of readers who do not understand the messaging in Fantasy. I am guessing if they did we would see more book bans…. cause a woman who thinks is dangerous.

First published in 2017 but just as relevant now, this concise & thought provoking book clocks in less than 2 hours on audio. But the lessons contained within are expansive & will stay with the reader. Highly recommended.

If you think these firings won‘t affect you, you haven‘t been paying attention.

A friend who was fired today from the Dept. of Energy worked on projects with money appropriated by Congress. Projects that create American jobs, strengthen our country by improving the nation's electric grid, & advance industrial technologies that reduce pollution & keep us competitive with manufacturing abroad.

And this is just 1 person, 1 story.

I am a book whore. I work at B&N and bring home something ALMOST EVERY SHIFT. It‘s a problem (but is it?). Here‘s today‘s haul, one of them is an ARC.

Pictures of my new bookshelf coming in a moment!

Slow start. Tagged was my favorite. Short but a must read.

This is a simple book for anybody to understand. It takes 20 points, that felt significant, from the time of Nazi Germany and related them to today. The points are clear and concise, with just enough detail and historical context to understand. It‘s small, and pocket sized, for your connivence. For being originally written in 2016 (with updated points of 2020), there are incredible points that are comparable between Germany then and America today.

Welp fam, this is gonna be a long haul (not the book; it‘s almost a pamphlet.) What do you do when you‘re scared? Read a book. Drink your water. Get some sleep.

My book haul for today.

My November pick for #12Booksof2024 succinctly and elegantly describes the situation we're in, and offers real strategies for facing it with integrity. For me it has provoked much thought, many conversations, and practical preparations. I don't want this to be the best book I read in 2024, but right now it feels like it may be

@Andrew65

(2017) Here's a compact handbook to living with integrity in a collapsing/collapsed democracy. I have a dreadful feeling Snyder's advice will have multiple practical applications very soon. Thank goodness it exists.

Small acts of resistance: community, love, joy. Read the books they want to ban, speak to the people they want to silence, view what they want to stay hidden. Always question. Know your worth. Support those in need where you can.

I still struggle with words for what is happening. To those struggling with me: I see you.

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#Mood There is a reason I keep these on shelf next to each other at eye level! Time for a re-read.
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I guess I will read this soon. Right now I just want to escape in some frivolous fiction until I am ready to fight on.

Day 12 #YouFinishedIn1Day #AboutABook

Good time for a reread !

My heart feels a lot right now. I imagine his is broken. I know B. did the right thing, but I am so afraid. I don't think my heart can hold everything that will come if this wicked man gets back in the office again. I will do everything I can to get peoplx to vote. I will vote. I will continue to try and help others like I always have. I will try to hold on to some hope…we are at a critical point right now. This is not the time to sit it⬇️

While in DC last month, I had to visit the Holocaust Museum. This was one of the first exhibits I saw there. I couldn‘t help but think of what‘s happening right now with our books, libraries and teachers.

“History does not repeat, but it does instruct.”

Informative, short, and to the point. Perfect introduction read for understanding society and politics.

"The leader who dislikes the investigators is a potential tyrant."

"If tyrants feel no consequences for their actions in the three-dimensional world, nothing will change."

5 years later, and this book is still 100% relevant.

Every voting person should read this book. And vote. Definitely vote.

#Alphabetgame #LetterO

Snyder has sort of distilled the essence of his greater works into a how-to (or how-not-to, as it were). Some very good points here. I‘ll definitely be revisiting this, and I would recommend it.

When you‘re an atheist musician whose major employer is a church, and you‘re a feminist reeling from the loss of liberty courtesy of the Supreme Court but have a 4th of July gig at said church…you practice quietly subversive reading before the performance starts.

#BookMail part 1 - the stuff for me. To be followed in a week or so (Book Outlet shipping takes for.ev.er) by several more Solnits.

#firstlinefridays
I want to finish this one. It‘s very good and the illustrations are excellent. However, I need to be in the right mood. And it can‘t be a cloudy day. Etc., etc.

It‘s a book everyone should read IMO. But if you‘re highly sensitive (👋) you need to time it right or you‘ll end up face down on the floor or in the fetal position.

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Snyder has a solid compact collection of 20 lessons on tyranny. They are good reminders about a serious topic that most of us do not enjoy contemplating but is important to ponder.
My main criticism of Snyder is how focused most of his content is on the '16 election. I feel that diluted his lessons and I wish he had written with a more timeliness focus.
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Started reading this #Nonfiction book published in 2017 to remind myself of the importance of #history and refreshing myself in the lessons of historical context.

Wow 😳 I am so scared!! this little book packs a punch. I wish everyone would read this and realize the warning signs we have been experiencing could lead to an absolute disaster. I love the simplicity of this and sometimes appreciate a succinct approach to a big heavy topic like this.

I highly recommend this book. It's a quick read. Takes maybe an hour or two. Snyder looks at how dictatorships in Europe were able to come to power and compares it to a certain someone's style of leadership and the attitudes of the supporters. He also offers ways for everyone to spot and then counter the attempts of a potential tyrant.