It was good to see so many fellow minded people out and about today at the Austin #HandsOff protest. My eyes, ears and throat are now full of oak pollen, but it was worth it.
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Portland, Oregon #3E #Handsoff #FiftyFiftyOne📷 @climatebrad.hillheat.com
Happy to be with a HUGE group of fed-up New Hampshirites at the State House today. The crowds ultimately crossed the whole lawn and both sides of the street for blocks. #HandsOff
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Protesting today? Take some advice from these seasoned activists. Shut the f@ck up when interacting with police.
🚨 The Hands Off! protests are tomorrow, Saturday, April 5 🚨
Find one near you -
https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
Can't attend in person? There's a virtual event:
"Hands Off! Disabled Community Fights Back"
2 - 4 PM Pacific Time
Virtual Event
Join from anywhere!
https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/event/770700/
#USpol #HandsOff #Protest #Resist #Virtual #Disabled #Disability #Accessibility
At 35th Street now- good God, there are a ton of people here. We still have thirteen more blocks to go 😳
Wow, Minnesota! #HandsOff #Politics
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Kudos to @indivisibleteam for planning all these #handsoff protests WORLDWIDE. there’s people reporting from Athens (Greece), Berlin (Germany), Paris (France); and i love that Canadians are showing up #ElbowsUp at USA embassies.
so, my little contribution to today is this list of dos and donts at #protests:
https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/114282679957944669
cannot say this enough:
- DON’T TALK TO COPS.
- wear a mask, and bring to share
- wear comfy, closed toe athletic shoes
- stay hydrated.
- HAVE FUN!
Absolutely AMAZING protests in Georgia. Twice as many people as expected showed up at my event, so we just went ahead and started early. We experienced near constant honking in support. I estimate that at least 97% were positive responses, which surprised us all, because we were in a deep Red area. Even one fire truck driver gave us a honk! I actually counted hecklers, but there were no more than ten. Dump truck drivers in particular were so good about drowning out any detractors.
Indivisible really came prepared. They made sure everyone had a quality sign who wanted one. They said that the other events were also exceeding expectations. Apparently, the police had to shut down part of Peachtree Street because the Atlanta protest was so big.
In my area, apparently the police moved all the cars from the Tesla dealership due to vandalism fears. The sheriff's department found reasons to mess with traffic, I guess hoping that drivers would get mad at us for their delay. But, the people were sharp. When the Sheriff blocked traffic for no reason for about five minutes, the drivers shouted "We don't blame you for this!" People know harassment when they see it.
I am sunburned and hot and tired. But so incredibly glad to have participated in this.
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Margaret Sullivan says she asked friends and relatives in various locations what kind of reporing their local media did about the massive worldwide protests Saturday against Trump:
"Quick answer: Not close to what it deserved."
Then she did her own research, and found:
"In the Wall Street Journal, the story’s placement was the 20th most important."
#Trump #protests #HandsOff #solidarity #resistance #media #WallStreetJournal #NewYorkTimes #WashingtonPost #FOX
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https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/big-protests-but-not-big-news
Cat Ladies for Change: I updated the t-shirt and mug campaigns to benefit Indivisible, an org that's coordinating protests across the U.S. Also removed the printing from the back of the tees to reduce the base cost so that more goes to nonprofit. #catladies unite! #handsoff #indivisible
https://catladiesforchange.com
I have further expanded the https://www.maga-collaborators.net website.
It now tracks #colleges and #universities in addition to #law firms and other #corporations that are #collaborating, #capitulating, or #resisting the #Trump #regime.
Please share this link to help spread the word! I'll be adding to and upgrading this website regularly moving forward.
And please send tips to help fill in the gaps in the data to the email address listed on the website.
When the North and South polar regions get together ...
#Tariffs #USA #PolarAlliance #Penguins #PolarBears #Seals #Orca #Arctic #Antarctic #HandsOff
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Signs from today’s rally. There were lots of good ones, but I was too shy to go around asking for pictures, or trying to be covert about it.
#Protest50501 #rally #Protest #50501Protest #Resist #ResistFascism #50501Movement #HandsOff
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Good show Salt Lake City, #Utah! Keep the #activism going. #protest, #resist!
#50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne #UtahPolitics #USPolitics #OpposeFascism #fascism #government #press #handsOff #SLC
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