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Our Founding Story
The Anonymous Op-Ed
Miles Taylor, an official inside Trump's administration, pens one of the most widely read op-eds ever under the pseudonym 'Anonymous,' blowing the whistle on Trump.
Unmasking Anonymous
After writing the NYT bestseller "A Warning" under the same pseudonym, Miles Taylor outs himself as Anonymous to campaign against and help defeat Trump.
Targeted by Executive Order
After Trump returns to office, he issues an unprecedented Executive Order targeting Miles Taylor personally, seeking to charge him with treason.
DEFIANCE Is Born
Miles Taylor reaches out to friend and civic entrepreneur Xander Schultz and plans are put in motion to build DEFIANCE. The goal? Help millions of Americans fight back.
Launch
Robert De Niro partners with DEFIANCE to help launch the effort, making national headlines.
First Weekly Mission
Jim Acosta helps co-anchor our first mission briefing - setting up the tradition that EVERY Wednesday, DEFIANCE.org takes a real-life action to counter corruption.
Livestream & Podcast Launch
DEFIANCE launches a daily, live news program and podcast, "DEFIANCE Daily."
"FAFO" Created
In the wake of ICE murders in Minneapolis, DEFIANCE creates a national group of local prosecutors to hold federal agents accountable when they break the law.
State of the Swamp
DEFIANCE counterprograms Trump's State of the Union with a star studded, bi-partisan line-up. It was viewed 26 million times on social media and had over 300 million impressions.
"GTFO ICE" Launches
DEFIANCE teams up with Project Saltbox and Save America Movement to create a Rapid Response Network to stop Trump's prison camps.
#16 News Podcast in America
Our upstart show breaks into the top 20 News Podcast globally for the first time, right behind the BBC and NPR.
The "Trump Epstein Bookmobile" is Created
DEFIANCE partners with the Trumpsonian and Epstein survivors to create a mobile museum to travel the country before the midterms.
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