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Pittsburgh officials encourage residents to participate in civil disobedience training.

Pittsburgh officials encourage residents to participate in civil disobedience training.

Controversy Over Civil Disobedience Training in Pittsburgh A government agency in Pittsburgh has recently stirred controversy by promoting what it refers to as a “tactical” civil disobedience training. Critics argue that such an event encourages organized defiance against federal law enforcement. On January 13, an event titled “Reclaiming Civil Disobedience Part II” was advertised in […]

City Agency Offers ‘Art Of Civil Disobedience’ Class Led By Socialists, Anti-Trump Activists

City Agency Offers ‘Art Of Civil Disobedience’ Class Led By Socialists, Anti-Trump Activists

Pittsburgh Agency Promotes Civil Disobedience Class A government agency in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is advertising a class on “civil disobedience” that’s being organized by a local left-wing group via its social media channels. On Saturday, the city’s Commission on Human Relations (CHR) shared a joint announcement about an upcoming event hosted by the Pittsburgh chapter of […]

Renee Good’s death during an ICE protest ignites discussion on civil disobedience

Renee Good's death during an ICE protest ignites discussion on civil disobedience

There seems to be some confusion these days about what civil disobedience really means. Recently, this was tragically highlighted by the death of 37-year-old Renee Good. Civil disobedience, as a form of political protest, has a rich history—think of Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violent resistance in India or Martin Luther King Jr.’s powerful words penned from his […]

Democrat Advocating Military Disobedience Acknowledged There Were No Unlawful Orders

Democrat Advocating Military Disobedience Acknowledged There Were No Unlawful Orders

Senators Conflict Over Trump’s Military Orders Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) is part of a group of six Democratic senators calling on military members to disobey President Trump’s orders. However, in a recent speech, Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) highlighted that Slotkin admitted Trump had not issued any illegal orders. Slotkin and her colleagues argue that certain […]

NYT columnist defends arrested judge’s ‘civil disobedience’ as ‘heroic’

New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that Wisconsin judges are allegedly protecting illegal immigrants from US immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) agents. On Friday, Brooks commented on the news that Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested and charged with obstructing the official lawsuit after evidence was revealed that Mexican National Eduardo […]

Helping People Escape Feds ‘Heroic’, ‘A Lot of’ Civil Disobedience May Be Needed

On Friday’s “PBS Newshour” broadcast New York Times Columnist David Brooks commented on the case of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan. And while this may not be the case in this particular example, “predatory enforcement agencies, sometimes civil disobedience, and although we don’t know if we will reach this point, we can reach this […]