mfish.bsky.social
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Awesome traveling protest love this
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Amazing
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I get it.
A protest only lands when the cops flinch. When order cracks. When the street gets blocked, the plan breaks, and no one knows what’s coming next. That’s the real stuff. That’s the point. Anything else—calm, permitted, polite—is just a leash.
Is that a fair summary?
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"If you’re not shutting it down, you’re not doing anything. If the cops aren’t confused or backing up, it’s fake. Calm protest? Coordinated? That’s bootlicker cosplay. That’s begging power to like you."
Is that a fair characterization of what you believe?
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Joel is going after Musk by targeting Tesla. He’s doing it in public, in person, with a clear message: this company funds the platform, Musk's power, and propaganda (on X).
But for some people, unless the protest is about the police, and unless it’s disruptive, loud, and on fire—it doesn’t count.
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You’re asking whether protest that doesn’t disrupt or directly threaten power can still be meaningful. That’s a fair question. We clearly see protest through different lenses, and that’s okay. I stand by what Joel is doing, even if it doesn’t resonate with everyone. Keep doing what matters to you.
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I respect the name you’re posting under, but this energy doesn’t live up to it. I’ve said what I needed to say, and I won’t meet ridicule with more words. Muting now.
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I hear you. Language matters, but strict lines around protest can turn into gatekeeping. Peaceful dissent has always had a place. We don’t have to agree—I’d just rather widen the circle than close it.
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We’re clearly working from different definitions. I’ll keep showing up. You can keep posting. Best of luck.
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Joel’s getting more heat for peacefully protesting DOGE corruption than Musk is for gutting public funding.
When calling out power draws more backlash than abusing it, something’s broken.
That kind of reaction doesn’t build movements. It breaks them.
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Fair point—I didn’t mean to assume anything about your role. I stepped in because Joel is confronting power, just not in the way some expect. Peaceful, visible dissent still matters—and it doesn’t deserve mockery.
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If peaceful protest looks like obedience to you, maybe you’ve confused noise with impact. We’re here to confront power, not entertain cynics. Muting this thread—some of us are busy actually showing up.
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It’s easy to criticize from the sidelines. Joel’s actually showing up and using his voice. That doesn’t deserve sarcasm—it deserves at least a little respect, even if you’d do it differently.
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Not every protest needs to be a spectacle. This one is clear, focused, and public. If your instinct is to mock that instead of engage with the message, maybe take a beat and ask why.
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Joel’s been out there in person, speaking clearly and peacefully about real issues. If that doesn’t match your vision of protest, that’s okay. But dismissing thoughtful activism from behind a screen isn’t the flex you think it is.
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These problems are in reverse order of importance.
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Hey I’ve been here at least six weeks
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She seems to be trying to learn how to best communicate. That sounds like a loving mom to me.
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This should have 5 million likes
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This is the kind of real-world action we need.
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WOOT! Boycott Avelo until they drop their ICE flights!
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Go go go go go!
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youtu.be/-y3RGeaxksY?...
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This is great!
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YES
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These are both excellent
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Fuck this guy calling this deportation crisis a "distraction." Get better people on your show.
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this is awesome
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He’s like a one-man Catholic church.
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Omg
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Alternate title: The Purple DOGE of Cairo.
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Awesome
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I’ll take the over
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This shit is maddening. Schumer needs to respond
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This is a bridge too far, sir.
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My imagery brings all the boys to the yard.
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I need a couple more days and more coffee to parse this.
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What color sweater?
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This should have 5000 likes
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Haha! 😂
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Total guess here — I’ve heard nitro reduces acid in coffee (or appears to). Those bitter foods aren’t acidic. Maybe it’s the acid in regular black coffee you don’t like. 🤷♂️
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Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
And it can sing too?!
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This is such a good comment re contemporary art. Jeff Koon’s balloon animals, for example.
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Also, orange safety vest and hard hat
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Facts and sound effects are what we bring to the table