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🗽Project 2025 is a dangerous plan to move America from a democracy to a theocratic autocracy. Read the latest updates and join us to hold our leaders accountable.
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🗽Every action counts in the fight against Project 2025 and the slide towards fascism. Today in Resist Project 2025 we’re featuring December 18, 2024 news and critical calls-to-action.
Project 2025 is a dangerous plan to move America from a democracy to a theocratic autocracy. Read the latest updates and join us to hold our leaders accountable.
Together, we can Resist and Stop Project 2025
Here are today’s calls-to-action (timed they take about 5 minutes).
Click here to Investigate Trump's Shady Payment to RFK-Connected Law Firm
Click here to Tell Pres. Biden: Certify the Equal Rights Amendment
Click here to Stop Trump from Deploying the Military Within the U.S.
Click here to Tell Amazon: Come to the Table with Amazon Labor Union!
Click here to Break Trump's mass deportation machine! Tell Congress: Immigrants are our ‘Neighbors, Not Enemies’.
Click here to tell the Senate: No Recess Appointments! Don't Abdicate Your Duty to Vet Trump's Nominees
Stop Project 2025 December 18, 2024 News Briefs
Lina Khan Is Big Tech's Worst Nightmare—Here's Why She Should Stick Around
Common Dreams
You know you’re making an impact when you’re challenging the status quo and ruffling feathers on both sides of the aisle. Regardless of Trump's arrival, she should stay at the FTC as long as she possibly can.
Federal Labor Unions Steel Themselves for Trump and DOGE’s Mass Firings
The Intercept
Backed by an anti-labor agenda crafted by conservative policy shops like the America First Policy Institute and Project 2025, Trump’s forthcoming assault could have catastrophic consequences for federal workers and the American public.
The Intercept By Matt Sledge
His dissent could signal how he plans to lead the FTC — and how the Trump administration plans to run the independent agencies put in the crosshairs by the Project 2025 plan.
Outside First DOGE Caucus Meeting, Republican Says 'There Will Be Some Cuts' to Social Security
Common Dreams
"I think these should be on the table," GOP Rep. Greg Lopez said of Social Security and Medicare.
What a GOP Government Will Really Mean for the Renewable Energy Rollout
Common Dreams
If the next Trump administration is serious about pulling the plug on clean energy, that will add up to a lot of jobs and investments to undo in states and districts where the president-elect handily won the election.
Trump planning to target progressive non-profits, US watchdog warns
The Guardian By David Smith
Fears have been raised by the Trump second term agenda’s considerable overlap with Project 2025, a policy blueprint from the Heritage Foundation think tank that includes plans to attack non-profits, researchers and civil society groups that have challenged election denial narratives.
Watch this Space
Does Trump want Putin to get Ukraine’s $26 trillion in gas and minerals?
Washington Post
One of the main reasons Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine (aside from his delusional historical fantasies about how Ukrainians and Russians are “one people”) was to seize these natural resources, which are valued at an estimated $26 trillion, according to SecDev.
Additional Resources:
American Autocracy Threat Tracker
Just Security by Norman L. Eisen, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Siven Watt, Joshua Kolb, Andrew Warren, Jacob Kovacs-Goodman, and Francois Barrilleaux
Former President Donald Trump has said he will be a dictator on “day one.” The “American Autocracy Threat Tracker” comprehensively catalogs all of Trump’s and his allies’ Project 2025 and other specific plans and promises. We provide their statements and citations to the publicly available factual record. We also catalog potential bipartisan solutions to address the threat both now and should it come to pass in 2025. The full Threat Tracker is updated regularly.
Tracking Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and administration
Washington Post
Here are the people Donald Trump has selected or is considering to fill his Cabinet and key positions in his administration.
Project 2025, Mar-a-Lago and Fox News: What Connects Trump’s New Staff Picks | New York Times
A number of patterns have emerged among the people President-elect Donald J. Trump has indicated he wants to fill his cabinet and other senior-level positions in his administration.
Stop Project 2025 Video - December 18, 2024
How could Project 2025 affect Indigenous people | The Emancipator
Rep. Dan Goldman on Jan. 6 Pardons, Trump’s Nominees and Project 2025 | Democracy Docket
Here is a brief list of the harms Project 2025 would cause to our communities:
Gives the President "Supreme Powers."
Fires 50,000 federal workers and replaces them with loyalists
Militarizes law enforcement
Replaces public education with Christian education
Criminalizes people based on their race, country of origin, religion, sexual orientation, identity, age, pronouns, race, religion, ethnicity, abilities, and the money in their bank account. Exceptions made for the ‘Supreme Leader’ and loyalists.
Ends reproductive freedom
Defunds all affordable housing efforts and shifts to a privatizing model with a rollback of efforts to protect renters and property owners
Dismantles environmental protections
Criminalizes immigrants
Join Us: STOP Project 2025 Training: Mobilize for Change!
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This isn’t just a training—it’s a call to action. You’ll gain the tools, knowledge, and inspiration to combat an agenda that threatens to reshape our society in ways that harm our rights, freedoms, and democracy.
Together, we’ll unpack the real dangers of Project 2025 and chart a path to push back effectively. This is your chance to be part of a movement that’s standing up for justice, equality, and the values we hold dear.
Your voice matters. Your actions matter. The time to mobilize is NOW. Step into your power—sign up today and join the fight to protect our future!
Click here to join our next training: Stop Project 2025: Mobilize for Change (multiple dates and times are available)
Donald Trump was elected President, but he is not a leader
When leaders escape accountability, it sends a chilling message: that power, not justice, reigns supreme. This erodes trust, destabilizes society, and paves the way for authoritarianism to take root.
History has shown us that unchecked power breeds corruption, oppression, and the silencing of voices—threatening the very freedoms we hold dear.
But we have the power to change the course of history. Now, more than ever, it’s time unite, champion people power and progress, and demand accountability and justice for all. Together, we can protect our democracy and secure a future where fairness and equality prevail. Join us and be part of a movement that demands accountability and justice for all.
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Statement on Project 2025
People Power United declares Project 2025 is a clear and present danger to our rights, freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law.
In response to recent MAGA shenanigans to enact Project 2025, People Power United - a progressive grassroots group - issued the following statement:
“Project 2025 is a dangerous plan to move America from a democracy to a theocratic autocracy. There is no power like that of the people, and People Power United stands ready to protect our communities against any and all injustices,” said Laurie Woodward García of People Power United.
People Power United will continue to oppose such harm to our community and champion civil rights for all.
Bonus
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Please call your members of Congress at (202) 224-3121 today. Call your House Representative and then call back for your Senators—it's simple and powerful.
Ask them to Speak out against Project 2025: Ask them to publicly condemn this dangerous agenda that threatens our rights, freedoms, and democracy. Silence is not an option. Keep calling to ensure they make public statements.
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