Tangerine @ Tangerine @50501.chat

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It's been a new name for each one, I guess to appeal to different groups for different problems. The 'Hands Off!' one for stopping the dismantling of Social Security did succeed in getting massive attendance from older people, so it seems to be working.

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That's pretty standard right-wing propaganda against the protests, and they've been making that claim since they started. It's intended for their base so they can easily dismiss how popular the protests have been by making it appear like a sham or democrat conspiracy, when in (their warped) reality, Trump is super popular so the only way these protest happen is if people are paid to show up.

They've made similar propaganda to explain the popularity and crowd sizes of Bernie's Anti Oligarchy rallies.

I do agree that it's less eye grabbing or punchy compared to the previous 'No Kings' protest, which was immediately understandable in comparison.

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It's based on a John Lewis quote: "Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble."

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Solid recommendation!

What's this from?

There's a short video on the No Kings site that explains what the protest is for.

We're protesting Trump and his use of authoritarian power against the will of the people. Such as:

• The kidnapping families off the street to deport them without due process (illegal)
• Illegally sending the National Guard and Marines to LA to stop peaceful protests against the will of the people and Governor
• Taking away Medicaid (our universal healthcare that only applies to low income people) from hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom may die without it
• Making ICE into what is effectively Brown Shirts
• Persecuting his political enemies, journalists, and lawyers, who dare stand against him

A successful protest would be that the Trump regime becomes too afraid that we will revolt if they keep pushing for an authoritarian dictatorship. We have already seen him begin to back down due to the backlash he has received.

Posting this here due to how important it is. Sorry that it's off-topic, mods, but we need as many eyes on this as humanly possible right now.

Map of different protest events around the US: https://www.nokings.org/#map