It might come to that. I don’t think the general public understands what the elimination of the doe will do to education— hell I don’t think teachers do! Also, teachers in blue states are HIGHLY committed to diversity, equity & inclusion of ALL students.
The current administration could care less about education.
We need to keep learning our kids in school, not dumbing them down. We need to level up their education.
Especially STEM
I just keep wondering though, do they know? MAGA was always paranoid about tech control etc. they’re so dumb I don’t think they realize. We are all about to become biofuel together if we don’t turn this around.
Highly doubtful. They want to believe their orange emperor won the election in a landslide as he keeps saying, when, in fact he "won" the popular vote by only 1.4%.
My dad is indeed a retired navy seal. He was just inducted into the Natl Skeet Shooting Hall of Fame. He is 83. He can shoot from afar but his knees are not going to let him storm anything. lol. But he’s down for the cause.
First we hit them were in hurts them the economy, stop shopping. Then we stop paying our bills, then we stop working. You don’t have to have violence to take down the government, because sometimes that works in their favor.
I think that’s strategically wise. I am sure Trump wants violence. He is violent and looking for a reason to turn the US military on its own citizens. All other types of radical non violent disruption come first. Boycotts, national strike, mass protests and tax revolt. All at the same time. Touché
What’s the military gonna do make us shop? Make us pay our bills? Make us go to work? I don’t think so. We aren’t going to riot in the streets. Peaceful protests. Do you know why Trump folded on tariffs? Because the stock market dropped 700 points. It’s the economy.
My comment was in reference to remaining peaceful. Trump is frothing at the mouth just watching and waiting for any kind of violence so he can release the hounds. 🐕 Nothing would please him and his minions more than to kill fellow Americans.
He can’t declare martial law because people don’t want to work or shop. It would have to be extreme violence in the streets for him to do that. Plus don’t think he has enough military or police to occupy the entire United States.
Thrift shops are still ok though. Like helping Habitat for Humanity like I did today. It’s recycled stuff that helps the community fund and build homes. We can all give them our unused items too.
You are so right. You cannot use the same corrupt law they are using to avoid justice to bring justice to them. If they are going to be stopped it will have to be illegally
So when are you going to start trying? from what I've seen so far it's been miniscule gatherings of ineffective people who think that playing by the rules is going to do anything
Oh I don’t know-you could try occupying some campuses, and telling people not to vote in protest at the Democrats stance on Gaza. Because that really worked. Thanks, from the rest of the world.
Trump would like nothing better than to have an excuse to declare a national emergency and martial law. We must be careful about the gun talk. It hasn't reach that point. If it does we can hope for a military coup. That said, I was a reserve cop for 20 yrs. Read https://halbrown.substack.com/p/the-anti-trump-resistance-must-use
I'm wondering what's the breaking point for Republicans & 3rd party voters? What will get THEM in the streets? Not maga obv, they're mostly lost.
I mean, truly, the GOP doesn't GAF if resisters protest, they could care less. But if THEIR VOTERS turn on them...would THEY turn on Twitler & the 🤡???🤷🏽♀️
We do- it’s not a seven degree state. I bet we know people in common. Which makes it so weird that so many are misled here. Like we are the height of community-the whole state.
We all stop to help change a tire, raise money at cookie jar auctions if you have cancer…how did disinfo take hold?
I don’t know. I have an artist friend there from an old Republican dynasty (likely Cheney adjacent), and the R party of today is completely foreign to them. Alienated in their own land. Awful, cultish stuff. Thanks for fighting the good fight out there. Grateful 🙏 🥹
YES!
Also, *waste their time* at EVERY TURN.
And MOCK them mercilessly but politely.
Call the local Chamber of Commerce and ask them if they support the effect Trump's having on the economy.
Being GOP'ers they'll get very upset, refuse to comment and likely be pissed off for hours.
Turtles stop traffic.The Mitch McConnell plan! Great plan to call the chamber of commerce. Also tell your congressional servants that you’re going to call their donors if they don’t fight the fascism.
Give no quarter or comfort. Unhuggable fascists don’t get touch.
Welcome to the resistance. My wife has quite an expletive vocabulary too.😁 I’ve been recommending works by Robert P Jones on the origins white supremacy. Very informative.
I hope those cosplay nihilist bros get their wish and collapse the entire society just so I can watch Elon’s worthless ass eating scraps from a fucking garbage can. #WillMumbleForFood
The federal government is funded by us but now run by billionaires. We simply stop paying into the system. Let the billionaires pay for the government if they want to rule. You want to put troops in the streets, let's see how many show up when you can't pay them. We make make them choke on it.
Why would any of us continue to pay taxes into this system they're designing? They strip us of everything and expect us to keep paying them? Don't be fools, we have power, we have more power than all of them, because every single thing they own is built off of our labor. We do not owe it to them.
When everyone around asks why is there so much inaction, this is your answer. People, are still too comfortable, the pain hasn't been felt. As the pain spreads, these actions will sound more reasonable, more doable. It's not about if we act, it's just about when. How much pain is enough.
The republican convention was three days of threats and promises that "this coup would be bloodless if democrats allowed it".
They seem to forget, more folks decided not to vote then either candidate got in votes.
Vought stated they would come unhinged. Bring it, I have seen the army they can field.
Sadly, at least in FL, it’s starting to be that they’re all aligned with him. I think I still have Costco for groceries (it’s far, though). Target and Aldi caved on their DEI. Publix has always been a donor to the NRA and DeSantis.
The cost of resistance, in this instance, is nominal and worth it - it will flame the growing division amongst them. I belong to an international postcard exchange so yes, I do know what postage cost. At least send a few and if everyone does that, that is a lot of postcards pricking the egos
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👉Contact your senator or state attorney general to file a complaint!
👉“I’ve instructed him to go check out education, to check out the Pentagon, which is the military. And you know, sadly, you’ll find some things that are pretty bad.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
REPOST - CALL TO ACTION!
👉Contact your senator or state attorney general to file a complaint!
👉“I’ve instructed him to go check out education, to check out the Pentagon, which is the military. And you know, sadly, you’ll find some things that are pretty bad.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Look, we have to push for something. A general strike is the least complicated and most compelling way to attack oligarchs, because they will make our money worth nothing and steal our savings anyway. They need our labor and our economic participation. Take those away and maybe it will matter.
LAPD is a mountain to climb (and fall off) all by itself & anyone thinking of going up against the U.S. military hasn't thought this thing through.
The don would love for us to take that bait.
Courts have issued 4 restraining orders on the don's E.O.s to date, suits are being filed daily (many in D.C. where the judges who heard the Jan 6 cases live). Some will get to SCOTUS eventually but their capacity of ~600/yr can't handle it.
Most importantly, we have no choice. Nobody fucks w/DoD.
The Christo Fascist contingent are a bloodthirsty lot.
They have been threatening and inciting attacks on Americans for years.
Threaten me and mine with a good time, expect a response.
Yep, donnie said himself the worst mistake he made was leaving the WH. It’s going to take force to save democracy and we need to come to grips with it.
It is worth it for all of us to reread our own Declaration of Independence and see how fast our current leadership has gone to eradicate a government by the People and for the People. It is now by the Rich and for the Rich, and that will not stand.
Is that real? I actually laughed that a man who knows no boundaries expects them. He’s worried about the Luigis. If he wasn’t harming so many people he wouldn’t get death threats. No brainer.
That whenever any Form of Gov’t becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, & to institute new Gov’t, laying its foundation on such principles & organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety & Happiness.
I'm GenX so I've already almost died like a half dozen times in my life due to lack of impulse control, fucks & fear (and supervision, in the early years). What are we doing? I'm in.
Oh I was made for this. At 4 I was told if I did a thing I'd get a spanking. Dad says I looked him in the eyes & told him to go ahead then bc I was going to do that thing. Have also been where these fed employees are & I made the co fire me (literal standoff in HR office). I have many more examples.
It’s going to take a public walkout. General strike, monthly economic pause, mass corporation boycott, etc. And probably a combination of things. We simply are not going to fix this without upending parts of our normal societal day to day for a while.
I think it will come down to a majority doing something. When jobs start to go away, or the anger grows to a fever pitch, almost everyone will contribute in some way. We don’t know what a presidential approval rating of 25% looks like, but we’re gonna. There’s just no way to predict at this point.
You’re right, It won’t.
It’s going to take a combination of people stop paying taxes - I mean stop even filing, don’t cheat on them, and open rebellion to dislodge these anal barnacles.
How about file and if you owe tell IRA you can send in only $2/mo
because the price of things have skyrocketed under the current administration.
If you owe $100 it will take 50 months.
Yes, to prepare for that you need to stop the withholding for the rest of this year then you won’t have that problem next year. You can do it legally.
Or you can minimize your withholding to the point where you’re barely paying anything and wouldn’t get a return anyway.
I’m not giving a penny to Missouri either, but yeah, that’s the way it’s supposed to work.
Before we had federal income tax people only paid to their state and every year each state got a bill from the feds for what they owed and THAT was paid out of the money each state got from citizens.
Depends on the level of organization. Traditionally in America, movements that directly affect the income of the opposition quickly and significantly, can create change. If only for 50 years or so before the fear mongering fascists come back
We need people in the courts in the streets in picket lines in schools in art studios in newsrooms.
Each of those places require different skills from different folks.
One place we all belong in this struggle is among community.
Those sections of Florida (for the most part) are currently very happy with what he is doing. I grew up in Gaetz’s old district. Still happily red there! It’s unbelievable!
People are exhausted and it's a month in. Mobilize, get it done. There are 60 days of fails and sheer incompetence, people suffering and right wing debauchery.
Kind of crazy you all are suggesting war when you’ve most likely never even been in a fist fight. But now you’re gun ready after one day at a range? How can you throw the word “war” around, and have zero respect or understanding of what that means?
I have been front and center and witnessed Non-Violent protest through my national efforts on website accessibility and included a successful lawsuit against Betsy DeVos in June 2018.
The playbook looks very familiar - for Greenland read Sudetenland, taking over vital functions, elected reps emasculated, confirmation hearings a farce, demonising other ethnicities, forced deportations, camps set up to house people..well, if a gov't building goes up in flames soon..we told you so..
I’m thinking we need to form cadres of women and girls to code and hack to fight back, because both the Project 2025 and “Dark Enlightenment” factions are actively working to exclude women from the public sphere. Plus tech is not hard it just has an odious, hostile culture and is dull haha
Get em! I was talking with a friend who didn’t think women were built for the military. I had to inform them the military wasn’t built for women. The test wouldn’t be based on 90lb backpacks but the ability gather and utilize info. Fascism isn’t built for women either. WE can absolutely beat them
They are equipped for one kind of fight. Frontal assault and violence. We don’t have to use their playbook. Sand in the gears at their frontal assault, information, community, cunning, mutual aid and support everywhere else. Fight like girls!
Put a hot code girl who is a mole/computer whiz in proximity to the nerdy 25-year-old tech boys that Elon used and let her work her magic for America. It always works in the movies….
During World War II, Dutch resistance fighters Freddie Oversteegen, Truus Oversteegen, and Hannie Schaft lured German soldiers into the woods to be executed.
America must strike. TOGETHER. stop their money. 1 day 2 days, a week, a month, show WE have more power than they think they have. No work, no shopping. Shut them down. What’s a week? A month? Small sacrifice for democracy.
There is a bouty systen Judges have. Seems archaic but what they can do is assemble a posse, paid + bounty of regular law enforcement to specifically arrest Musk, or Trump for contempt.
I believe us marshalls could arrest trump for contempt, I also believe any citizen could theoretically but good luck with that unless we have enough people
The first part of the U.S. Military oath is to protect and defend the constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic. If the president is the domestic enemy, fucking defend it against him!
I DO know if it comes to Proud boys/oathkeepers, etc. vs. THE UNITED STATES MILITARY, it seems laughable to even consider what these rich fuckers think they're going to accomplish... last time I checked, you cannot BUY your own dedicated, professional largest military on the planet. see: Russia
We need to see them refuse to protect and defend it. That's when we have confirmation that there is no help coming. He will declare Martial Law and all hell will break loose. We need to give the courts a shot. We will see.
True enough. I'm sure the military are keeping tabs. We took oaths to protect and defend the Constitution. Not an individual. He is crapping all over it in this coup attempt. If the courts don't set things straight, or at least try, things will change I'm sure. Soon enough we will find out.
Yes! That’s why I suggested sending it all to the state. Then file early with the state and use your return money to pay fed. You know, unless your state has seceded by then….
I’m hoping for input from tax professionals. But I believe that one is expected to pay an estimated amount quarterly if you are not doing paycheck withholdings. But I don’t think that’s law. I think that as long as you pay it by April 15, it is legal. Keeps it out of compromised fed treasury
CPA here. If you don’t submit your tax liability until April of the following year, you would be on the hook for an underpayment penalty, which adds up quickly.
Ok, so please help me understand. Self-employed people file quarterly. I know you are expected to pay a certain percentage of your expected income. So any suggestions how best to delay payments as much as possible while not getting penalties?
For most people to plan for. You could try to match to your quarterly income instead. Also, if you’ve paid 110% of your last year’s tax liability or 90% of the current year’s there’s no penalty, but that means most of the tax would be paid throughout the year. There isn’t much wiggle room I’m afraid
Taxes are calculated on a quarterly basis, so depending on the cycle of your income, the estimated tax payments could vary. Like if you make more during the last quarter, that liability would be more than the other 3 quarters. Most of the time CPAs just make the vouchers equal, because it’s easier
If I've learned anything following the mass civilian protests of true tyrants (Arab Spring, eastern European countries, south East Asian countries) is that the KEYS to ACTUALLY forcing change is through MASSIVE and PROLONGED protests!!!!!!!
It’ll be time when the regime fails to comply with court orders. However, they’re acting so fast, courts won’t be able to keep up. And then there’s SCOTUS😳 The constitution is being shat on and the Rule of Law is on its death bed. We’ll know when it’s time.
Agreed I think once trump is in contempt of court orders, us citizens and hopefully us marshalls may need to step up forcefully to enforce the rule of law. 2A may be our last option and it should only be used lawfully or in a way the defends the constitution
I'm not sure how "lawful use of weapons to overthrow your national government" works.
By its very nature, it's likely unlawful, and yet also likely fully within the spirit of the Founding Fathers' intentions.
I fear that you are right. But let's hold tight w/civi disobedience for the time being
Let's get Elon deported
Let's get Melania deported
Both lied on their Visa apps
Wouldn't it be poetic if on the day trump delivers the "State of the Union " some random group breached the Capitol and caught them all in the same place TOTUS, Musk, Vance, SCOTUS, and all the other fascists. Turnabout is fair play. What a glorious sight it would be to see them all swinging.
He won't do a normal State of the Union address. He knows Democrats would do something to embarrass him. He'd only give one if there's a guarantee that no one can interrupt him.
I beg to disagree. No unity, large enough, and not timeless committed.
Enslaved risked their lives to escape and joined the civil war or to free others. Blacks stood against white supremacy for decades and for days have protested despite guns, dogs, police, jail, KKK & lynching.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Get guns, people, and learn how to use them. And stop meekly obeying the goons at the agency doors. There are millions of us and just a few of them. The time is fast approaching when we either defend our democracy or lose it.
Start with the special elections. They have extremely low turnout. If we can get a strong democratic turnout we can have a tie in the house by April 1st.
Asking for a friend, what can we do to legally get help with our personal information? Can we sue individually, like throw millions of cases against this mess? Not Asking for free advice, just asking because I'm 72, retired, & afraid.
I was hoping & praying to see the felon put in jail.
Nope, people will never choose their own discomfort. By the time they realize that revolution was the first (and only) option, it will be too late. Every day that passes the cement in their grip on this country cures more.
Every weapon you are willing to be accountable for is fair game as far as I'm concerned. We have to play dirty and gum up the works in every way possible.
It’s stunning to me to see “the opposition party” just sit there and watch it all burn. You’d expect a sense of urgency or something more than Schumer and Maxine standing in front of the camera shouting “We will win! “
They’ve already started putting Militia members at the entrances of Gov’t buildings as they are taking them over. Eric Prince’s Blackeock Security soldiers . This is a real Nazi take over folks.
People are in denial but they had better snap out of it -The American Taliban is here and they’re being backed by very bad people foreign and domestic.
You can't poke the devil and you can't chastise evil. MLK was the last person who had the answer. He made George Wallace act nice, and he switched the thinking of an entire nation of racists. He made complacent white people step up. Pleae read and comment https://makingspiritsbright.org/gervais-oregon-book-dessert/
Civil disobedience will NOT be enough.
Nothing is being done because nothing CAN be done. The only thing that can fix this is God.
I know too many don't "believe", but like in the story of Lazarus, God is setting it up to when things ARE fixed, there will be no question the HE did it.
Reverse Prd boys this thing.Can we get the good Constitution-loving men to DC in 100ks to stand watch by our buildings.
I mean we all should but it’s men’s turn this time. Peacefully. Roadblock the coup. Whatever it is you big guys want to do. Don’t wait for this to escalate.Show yourselves.
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We need to keep learning our kids in school, not dumbing them down. We need to level up their education.
Especially STEM
Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience
Hit them all in their pockets. Deny- Defund- Depose the Rich.
I refuse to stand in/with/live the rest of my days faci-oligarch America.
#ShopStop2.28.2025 is first round! No shopping, no Food, no gas, no anything!
Then we?
"You can disobey, just do it civilly."
They are still trying to tell us how to revolt.
It's like they think we are stupid and pliable.
I mean, truly, the GOP doesn't GAF if resisters protest, they could care less. But if THEIR VOTERS turn on them...would THEY turn on Twitler & the 🤡???🤷🏽♀️
Fascists are unfuckable
Elon Musk is an unfuckable bag of dicks
Untouchable should mean “DO NOT TOUCH” NOT they are above the law.
Fascism is vulgar, calling them out as uncivilly as possible is moral.
Don’t comply, don’t buy. Resist
The fascists may be hateful and mean and dirty fighters…
But that’s all they have going for them.
I’m in the fight for love, joy, peace. And freedom.
And we will laugh at them together!
(I grew up there but long gone.)
Because, you know, we all know each other more or less 😜
We all stop to help change a tire, raise money at cookie jar auctions if you have cancer…how did disinfo take hold?
"Why don't you shut up you dumb cuck. Your girl, is over there ovulating, for me to give you a baggie full of your teeth."
Also, *waste their time* at EVERY TURN.
And MOCK them mercilessly but politely.
Call the local Chamber of Commerce and ask them if they support the effect Trump's having on the economy.
Being GOP'ers they'll get very upset, refuse to comment and likely be pissed off for hours.
GET IT?
Give no quarter or comfort. Unhuggable fascists don’t get touch.
Unify with all resistors!
Truth is not in some people interests.
Well, I was misled about what makes someone vulgar and “good” for white women.
Unfuckable white supremacist patriarchy lead to fascism and I will use every tool to fight it too!
Don’t comply, don’t buy. Resist
Truly delightful!
Or is that also considered "civil disobedience"?
The less they break.
#friction
They seem to forget, more folks decided not to vote then either candidate got in votes.
Vought stated they would come unhinged. Bring it, I have seen the army they can field.
👉Contact your senator or state attorney general to file a complaint!
👉“I’ve instructed him to go check out education, to check out the Pentagon, which is the military. And you know, sadly, you’ll find some things that are pretty bad.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
👉Contact your senator or state attorney general to file a complaint!
👉“I’ve instructed him to go check out education, to check out the Pentagon, which is the military. And you know, sadly, you’ll find some things that are pretty bad.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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They gave us the right to bear arms to protect ourselves from Kings both foreign and domestic.
Our Founders violently revolted when rights and freedoms were taken. We consider them Patriots.
Judging by the average apathy, it will be neither,
:(
LAPD is a mountain to climb (and fall off) all by itself & anyone thinking of going up against the U.S. military hasn't thought this thing through.
The don would love for us to take that bait.
Most importantly, we have no choice. Nobody fucks w/DoD.
https://youtu.be/9Aw3vTTy9Gc
They have been threatening and inciting attacks on Americans for years.
Threaten me and mine with a good time, expect a response.
Be a shame if it got worse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LH-sk3V6Hk
He's mobilized stupid people and they won't be reasoned with.
protest and vandalism should be happening at all Tesla facilities nationwide
Split Musk from Trump.. Divide their coalition.
https://archive.org/details/total-resistance-swiss-army-guide-to-guerilla-warfare-1965
I'd like to see all Fed employees walk out, including SS.
#resist
Spread information of all kinds that is credible.
It’s going to take a combination of people stop paying taxes - I mean stop even filing, don’t cheat on them, and open rebellion to dislodge these anal barnacles.
because the price of things have skyrocketed under the current administration.
If you owe $100 it will take 50 months.
Or you can minimize your withholding to the point where you’re barely paying anything and wouldn’t get a return anyway.
Before we had federal income tax people only paid to their state and every year each state got a bill from the feds for what they owed and THAT was paid out of the money each state got from citizens.
Protesting will wear out.
Outrage won’t last.
Disciplined slow downs, disobedience and quiet sabotaging will let you last 2 or 4 years
(202) 224-3121 #resist
#TrueTheVote
We need people in the courts in the streets in picket lines in schools in art studios in newsrooms.
Each of those places require different skills from different folks.
One place we all belong in this struggle is among community.
We beat them together.
Believe, act, don't give up.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/01/hitler-germany-constitution-authoritarianism/681233/
Enough said.
That's how powerful non- violent protests are.
We are in a whole different world.
#BlueWillPrevail
#DemocracyFightsBack
#BlueResistance
https://youtu.be/BGLGzRXY5Bw?si=9pJkaVcC654KQs1_
#BeatlesForever
Surprised contempt hasn't already been issued.
Bounty hunters bypass that.
https://youtu.be/hofoxMa9vPc?si=DkkXwNgNAR_CPx0n
Fear you will be correct
One afternoon or rage posting won't do squat!!
By its very nature, it's likely unlawful, and yet also likely fully within the spirit of the Founding Fathers' intentions.
Let's get Elon deported
Let's get Melania deported
Both lied on their Visa apps
NOW.
Enslaved risked their lives to escape and joined the civil war or to free others. Blacks stood against white supremacy for decades and for days have protested despite guns, dogs, police, jail, KKK & lynching.
#BlackHistoryMonth
I was hoping & praying to see the felon put in jail.
Old as I may be, I shall join the International Brigade.
Maybe as a quartermaster.
Total cringe
It will need to grow over time.
Organizers need to take the helm of their local protests, synchronizing nationally for Maximum Exposure.
As Opposition grows, so will the Brutality of his pushback.
#ShootTheirKnees
https://makingspiritsbright.org/gervais-oregon-book-dessert/
Nothing is being done because nothing CAN be done. The only thing that can fix this is God.
I know too many don't "believe", but like in the story of Lazarus, God is setting it up to when things ARE fixed, there will be no question the HE did it.
I mean we all should but it’s men’s turn this time. Peacefully. Roadblock the coup. Whatever it is you big guys want to do. Don’t wait for this to escalate.Show yourselves.