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WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".

Category: Social Media

Toxic Brew: Guns, Social Media, and Rhetoric

Politics Social Media September 11, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            Brussels           Gunshots bring only bad news in America.  This time a young rightwing activist was shot and killed while speaking at a big university south of Salt Lake City, Utah.  His name was Charlie Kirk, and he was unfamiliar to me, but he seems to have been a principal at Turning Point USA, an …

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High Costs of Conspiracies Bites Twitter-X and Musk, Too

Social Media July 14, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans        What “goes around, comes around” is a universal warning to be careful.  It’s sort of a look-before-you-leap thing or a “be careful of unintended consequences.”  Whatever you call it, it’s something that MAGA masters and Elon Musk would be well advised to remember and take to heart. In a rare apology, …

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Tips on Protest Surveillance – Good Luck

Protests Social Change Social Media June 15, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            Pearl River      The No Kings March was projected across 2000 locations in the United States and from all reports and pictures seems to have been successful in towns and cities, large and small.  People came together peacefully to send a message to the president that he has exceeded the powers of his office and …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Sherry Linkon's Interview with Wade Rathke on the show "Lincoln Avenue" on WYSU radio about "Organizing and Citizen Wealth"

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