The people have to get more involved.There's an opportunity today to get the word out to a lot of people at the Super Bowl. Whether from the athletes in the field or the artists during half-time. Make it a Jesse Owens vs Hitler moment. https://sports.yahoo.com/internet-lot-nfl-removing-end-161836077.html and fact check the commercials
If Ghandi gives civil disobedience a thumbs up, that’s good enough for me. When does the revolution begin? Fuhrer trump and Nazi musk are trying to destroy democracy and America while Putin applauds. It’s no joke or false alarm. Ask the German people how denial & procrastination worked out.
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Hi Alexis, are you aware of any similar disobedience training so people can protest knowing their rights like Actup.ny did? We need a current resource. Maybe you could expand the https://actupny.org one. So we can post it. If u do could u post & tag me? I'll post it many times. Thx!
We can and will beat these guys IF WE SPEAK WITH ONE VOICE. People want to be engaged but do not know what to do. PROOF? We launched a TikTok campaign (#iamthem) 2 days ago to provide “a home” for the resistance. RESULT? 17,000 followers and nearly 100,000 engagements. JOIN US #iamthem
In the late 1600’s Guru Gobind Singh of the Sikhs stood up to the might of the Mughal Empire.
His letter to Aurangzeb in 1605 is called the Zafarnamah and carries important lessons that ring true for all of us living in an uncertain and unsafe world.
It’s made to be messy
Designed to go slow
Constitutionally cumbersome
That’s how it should go
Beware of all power
given to one
The glue of democracy
will come undone
If you see a king or despot, or president'' Sometimes all three are one and the same'' and you do nothing, you're taking the side of the oppressor, not the oppressed,
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True but I’m still grappling with the question of how we let this happen. But I’ll have to move into civil disobedience mode while pondering what went wrong
Why you hate Black People Cindy? Gandhi was a racist. He said black people "are troublesome, very dirty and live like animals." So using his quotes are supporting his racist views. we reject a statue of Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi because of his "well-documented anti-black racism"
I will participate in the economic black out scheduled for Feb 28th, but I don't think it's enough. We need the blackout to last 3 days or 1 week. Even then, I'm not sure what it will accomplish except to get some attention. They know people won't hold out forever.
Ya you might be right. History shows it takes 3.5% of a population (for us thats 11 million) to protest, march, sit in, revolt to effect change. It's not as hard as people Including myself feel it is.....3.5%...
What we need is some civil disobedience inside these government offices when the DOGE folks show up and assert their right to come in and access files. We also need civil disobedience supporting government workers who have been fired by Trump.
It took some doing, as the link you posted isn't active? But I did find the document. This is related to AIDS and not our current situation. While the basic tenets apply, how would one go about starting a chapter locally?
The main tenets of the training are what is important: effective methods of non-violent protest, knowing your rights, & educating yourself on the issues. As far as starting a chapter, ACT UP is a decentralized movement. Find like-minded folks & get into the streets. If you build it, they will come.
It's going to take bravery. If he calls out the military, they will be forced to decide whether to fire on their fellow citizens. I don't believe that the rank and file will be keen to do that. We have no other choice than to take that risk. Protesting isn't safe or comfortable, but it is our duty.
Want to see the research on how effective civil disobedience and social movements can be! See Rebecca Solnit incredible interview on the topic! Tons of useful links to guides and strategies, local to national.
Deja Vu, "Civil is the operative word, remain peaceful but piously petty and get your point across. Demand the authority of the men in Blue they get paid enough to do it, when compared to TEACHERS. Don't bombard them to the point that they can't protect but turn to Protectors sworn to serve."🫖🌟🦁✝️🧲
Educate yourselves of the type of local Oath taken by your local police force and that of your government. Make sure to site it in every complaint. I hope some of them Promised God, If so publish receipts.🫖🦁🧲
I try my best to have Grammar on my side, and at the same time allow all thoughts and feelings to be painted within the 300 Character limit. I LIKE GIFs and graphics: periodt!!!
I'm gearing up for tons of it the next 4yrs. I live in Austin,not only can I protest at capital but we can take it to E-loads businesses nearby if needed.LET'S GET READY FOR GOOD TROUBLE!
Only woke Dems can larp being "tolerant", "peace loving" and call the right "bigots" while unironically celebrating assassinations, murders and violent attacks.
And then they turn around and call the right evil and violent. 🤡
Thank you I will look into it and see where I can read it. I would love to get into more anti capitalist literature. I have a lot of rage and I feel like there's no outlet for it anymore.
Our strongest defense & resistance, is literacy - read to your kids, take them to your library and fight to keep that library open, fight to keep it funded; protect our librarians; STOP BANNING & BURNING BOOKS -
If you can't read you can't think & you are easy prey
Part of the plan to dumb down the populace. Critical thinking is the enemy. It's not encouraged in today's public schools, although there are good teachers who still try to fit it in with the extremely rigid curriculum that is primarily the rote learning pushed years ago by the Republicans.
I was just thinking about that as I finished my 2024 return. I do not trust the Federal financial systems currently. I wonder if there some way we can put it in escrow until the security can be verified?
Irony, Ghandi experienced South African Apartheid & it woke him up to the systemic prejudice in Britished ruled India. And, look where musk emigrated from originally.
Who said not to do anything? I've been preparing for this since Biden nominated Garland. Until that point, I had a scintilla of hope. It's seems a little late now given the most powerful man in the world couldn't do what needed to be done. He was probably busy helping bomb women and children.
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No Women Wednesday! A way to show our economic power. Don't buy anything on Wednesdays! Every Wednesday until we see change! If you are able, call out from work!
We need to make it easy for all women, so this can be done anywhere and still have an impact! We need to come together to show our power!
You no doubt have not studied the Holocaust, the systematic herding, carting, & murder of 6 Million Jews.You have no clue the difference of real Nazi’s to what either the US or Israel has done. What Hamas did was horrific & while Israel had every right to respond, they have gone overboard !
I understand what you mean but I'm afraid the US and Israel, possibly Germany & the Canadian far right candidate are exhibiting Nazi behavior. This is how Hitler & the 1933 Nazis started. Thats why I'm worried
When will this happen in every American town and city?? It should already be, but clearly explained as to who and what groups are behind it because today's more scarier than at any other time in this country.
Can we take a moment to appreciate the bitter irony of @lizcheney.bsky.social having to defend the judiciary against a GOP Administration's expansion of Unitary Executive Theory to its logical extreme: rule by fiat?
'Judges aren't allowed to tell the King how to rule'
That & Revolution!! See the Declaration of Independence: "When a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government..." https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript
I challenge everyone to actually read the Declaration of Independence in its entirety, but exchange the reference to “the present King of Great Britain” and “He” to “Donald Trump” and everything “He” is accused of in that document and THAT is where we are NOW with Donald Trump.
An open letter to Donald Trump and his close supporters from my heart. Donald, for a start, regardless of what mantle your political system awards you, to the majority of the world, you are and will always be nothing more than a convicted felon and rapist. A conman, a thief, a grifter. Nothing you
say or do will ever change that. In history books, you will always be a fraudulent predisent (deliberate), a fraud, a cheat, and a sexual predator. That is exactly what the US and the world will remember you as along with being the worst president in history, not once but twice. Donnie, that isn’t
what this open letter is about; that is just a reminder to you of what you really are. Now onto the real reason for this letter. You have threatened the sovereignty of Canada, Mexico, Panama, Greenland, and now Gaza and seem to think you are a reincarnate of Hitler. You are not; you are everything
in the 1st paragraph and nothing more. Donnie Already the world is tired of your childish antics, your 2-year-old temper tantrums, and your endless empty threats. It has to stop, and either you come to your senses, America finally grows a spine and removes you, or the world removes you like the
cheap pawn you really are. Recognize a fact, you imbecile: threatening any country with an invasion is a threat of war. Sabre rattling while destroying your own country internally is never a wise move. Even Hitler was smart enough to consolidate his position before embarking on invading his
neighbours. You are aware (or possibly not, considering your complete lack of intellect) that for Hitler it ended in a room in a basement with a pill and a bullet. Something to consider. But I digress. Donnie let me make a few promises on behalf of all those countries that you constantly threaten
But none of Gandhi’s movements accomplished anything other than broken bones, deaths and suffering for the participants. Impact on Indian freedom struggle- zero,zilch,nada. Even the salt agitation did not result in abolition of tax.
The fore founders never left room for any of this in the Constitution. They never thought people in our country's government would stoop dirt low. We're in big trouble!
I’m ungovernable right now. I don’t give two fucks about this shit hole anymore…we live among the mentally fucked. Stupidity is a common disease and sadly America is sick with the fucking stuff
Yes. Part of me says I’m too old for this. The other part says I listened to my parents talk about what fascism/WWII did to their generation. My FIL killed himself after serving in Philippines. (Hubby was 12) I’m gonna march, call, write, whatever, to keep this creeping evil at bay. For everyone.
Fear is their weapon.
Hope is ours.
They want you tired, hopeless, and alone.
But across the country, people are organizing, showing up, and fighting back.
Find your people.
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I'm not fasing but I've been cutting down on eating. Your tummy shrinks and stops growling.
I teach people to be brave in public and to take care of each other.
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Reach out.
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I offer FREE trainings. In-person is the secret sauce. I will come to you. 😊
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His letter to Aurangzeb in 1605 is called the Zafarnamah and carries important lessons that ring true for all of us living in an uncertain and unsafe world.
We must all stand up and face down oppression.
Designed to go slow
Constitutionally cumbersome
That’s how it should go
Beware of all power
given to one
The glue of democracy
will come undone
End Impunity
End Oligarchy
End Autogenocide
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We are not. We can push forward in our collective strength. We are not alone.
Good trouble!
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We the People are Pissed. LFG
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And then they turn around and call the right evil and violent. 🤡
The ruling class violently oppresses us all day every day.
They preach non-violence while committing violence against us so that we won't fight back.
If you can't read you can't think & you are easy prey
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We need to make it easy for all women, so this can be done anywhere and still have an impact! We need to come together to show our power!
I recognize that Thomas Jefferson said something similar.
Oh yeah, burning cities and looting...
'Judges aren't allowed to tell the King how to rule'
We the People are Pissed. LFG
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-Exercise Your Second Amendment
Hope is ours.
They want you tired, hopeless, and alone.
But across the country, people are organizing, showing up, and fighting back.
Find your people.
Take action.
Share
This is our fight—and we’re not done.
#WeFightOn
#Resist