Learn to protest safely before protests get more dangerous. - ThreadSky

emptywheel.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Learn to protest safely before protests get more dangerous.

If your plans for this weekend involve being outdoors voicing your displeasure with *gestures* the entire situation, just sayin', my colleagues have a guide that you should read.

www.theverge.com/21276979/pho...

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justagirl-zero.bsky.social•23 hours ago

game out best case & worst case scenarios (worst case involves loss of life)
practice how you will respond
bring 1st aid, water & food with you
make sure you know where entry & exits are

Because at some point the military will be ordered to respond overwhelmingly.

newfmom29.bsky.social•1 day ago

I hate to be the bearer of bad news:

Trump and his Nazi repugs don't give a shit if we protest.
It's going to take massive violence to root out this evil.

Our Military have a choice to make.
Support the Constitution or Fascism.

flyingfish765.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Thinking a protest travel business would do well over the next few years. Since Americans are unwelcome outside of America..transport Yankee
folks to USA protest hot spots, travel with like minded people..include good food.

Mr. Cuban? Mr. Gates? Any help?

catsinmtns.bsky.social•2 hours ago

That’s a good idea!
I have been pushing Cuban, Rick Wilson, anyone here that I can skeet to…
For a General Strike fund, people who would participate but can’t afford it. I think that’s going to be the best option for changing this insanity but 🤷🏼‍♀️

max.is.a.cutie.fyi•1 day ago

here, without paywall: https://archive.ph/PGOK9

max.is.a.cutie.fyi•22 hours ago

and also this one: https://ssd.eff.org

brendanamartin.bsky.social•1 day ago

As someone protesting these days, I hope for safety in numbers, and I go to offer a little of the same to others.
They already know where to find me, anyway.

dragnflite.bsky.social•2 hours ago

I have no one to go with, so I'm struggling if i go by myself. Spouse is busy doing something that couldn't be postponed.
Not sure I want to go without a partner.

canis089.bsky.social•1 day ago

All fingers crossed for no injuries!

busypoordad.bsky.social•19 hours ago

If you are going to join the protest gatherings be careful
They offer the other side a target
Look out for “abandoned” back packs (Atlanta Olympic Park) badly parked cars (Oklahoma City) or boxes/bags in odd places (Georgia Abortion Clinics)
Be aware of places to go to if shooting starts (Las Vegas)

millielou1.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Know your rights!

khaake.bsky.social•19 hours ago

📌

anthy84.bsky.social•19 hours ago

This is a weird version of know your rights… you don’t have to have a permit to protest. Period. You don’t need to stick to the sidewalks. Period. It might not be safe in the street if you don’t have a lot of people. That’s what corking is for. That’s just the first two.

Protesting is disruptive.

garysnyder.bsky.social•19 hours ago

America is such a free country we need 'know your rights' sheets like this. All of which are delivered with an asterisk: These are your rights if the law enforcement authority you are facing respects the law—and you. You should join the protests, but how sad and telling is it that this is necessary?

cutmeacow.bsky.social•18 hours ago

📌

roryr6.bsky.social•19 hours ago

1A 2A

hahnyock.bsky.social•1 day ago

If you must take your phone leave it off. If you have a phone that still has a physical SIM remove it.

sierradelta328.bsky.social•16 hours ago

If you do plan to protest peacefully in person on April 5, Alison Gary has excellent, useful, practical real-world advice. Read and share! In addition, check the many other informative posts here on Bsky for how to protest safely.

https://www.wardrobeoxygen.com/details-on-the-april-5th-national-day-of-protest/

hoyabull.bsky.social•22 hours ago

I have to assume this is directed at organizers? I'm protesting and if they jail me for peacefully assembling, I'm getting a lawyer. I'll probably turn my phone to airplane mode so I can take pics and such.

lisstless.bsky.social•9 hours ago

📌

aubreelane3.bsky.social•22 hours ago

That seems like a lot of work. I’d grab a burner phone.

caligreg.bsky.social•18 hours ago

National Day of Action: April 5th

Join a protest near you.
Bring a friend or two.
Make our voices heard.
He shows up? Flip the bird!

https://handsoff2025.com

guatchamacallit.bsky.social•3 hours ago

For the protest to NOT get dangerous and be more effective we should not us his name in signs, it should be GOP, more than his name. The party enables him, without the party he is nothing. The ROOT PROBLEM is the GOP, he is just a crash dummy.

jamesfromqueens.bsky.social•1 day ago

Although the right to assemble and protest is a fundamental cornerstone of our country and our rights as citizens.

fiona-webster22.bsky.social•1 day ago

Write important phone numbers & email addresses on your forearm with a sharpie!

justagirl-zero.bsky.social•23 hours ago

I had printed & laminated mine & grommeted a hole to attach mine to a backpack, but that is a fab idea.

fiona-webster22.bsky.social•23 hours ago

You may have your backpack taken away from you my law enforcement.

justagirl-zero.bsky.social•23 hours ago

good point. Thanks.

seastarsteal.bsky.social•21 hours ago

fyi, I can't post it, because Blue Sky limits word count too much, but, on Facebook, "they" are saying how violent all democrats protests are. Liked and unchallenged multiple times. I find that curious, as well as an obvious lie. I know it's awful there, but consider checking in please.

magicmarian.bsky.social•1 day ago

EFF has a great PDF you can print out and carry with you. Better yet, hand them out at protests!

https://ssd.eff.org/files/ssd/wysiwyg/attachments/1345/2024_protestguide.pdf

srslymagenta.bsky.social•1 hour ago

We used to write phone numbers in sharpie on the kid's tummies under shirts, so nobody could see them, but they'd have them for emergency, before field trips.

This definitely counts as a field trip

laskevitch.com•16 hours ago

Faraday bags, passcode to open, lawyer’s number memorized, n95, and sunglasses 😎

nigelstead.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Need to get more people out. 10s of thousands and then it’s not such an issue. The American response to the ongoing destruction of their democracy has been insipid. The French would be rampaging by now.

orionjack.bsky.social•23 hours ago

⬇️ also applies every day

jonrademacher.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Correct

https://bsky.app/profile/jonrademacher.bsky.social/post/3lm2yd3tlis2p

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