Goal achieved: An unusual number of people in an unusual number of places. 1,300 globally. There were probably more than 10,000 speakers alone at rallies today. Baffling to think about this scale! - ThreadSky

jjmcnamara.bsky.social•2 days ago

Way to go Oakland and SF!

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noonema.bsky.social•1 day ago

Near Trump National in Bedminster, NJ

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mssmart.bsky.social•2 days ago

A sea of Political Gladiators.

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chbtv35.bsky.social•2 days ago

Sedona, Arizona. With Az Attorney General Kris Mayes. Good trouble, indeed❤️

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pixelgypsy.bsky.social•2 days ago

Prescott, here! 💙 Kris Mayes!
Maybe 2,000 here in our square.

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okiefrommuskogee.bsky.social•2 days ago

Now to maintain momentum bc we know we outnumber the MAGAts. We just lack the turnout when and where it matters.

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stilltheone12.bsky.social•2 days ago

Thank you, Ezra. The country needs this.

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jeste.bsky.social•2 days ago

be even more if town halls added to sites. not everyone can get to large central cities and capitals.

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erohealthcomms.com•1 day ago

I’m so glad NYC didn’t have any speakers. The organizers finally learned their lesson. I couldn’t care less about speaking, I want action, and that’s what we did in NY. Speakers center that one person, marches center all the people.

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indivisiblestam.bsky.social•1 day ago

Stamford Connecticut weighs in…

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hope4thebest.bsky.social•2 days ago

Columbus Ohio!

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kocontact.bsky.social•2 days ago

We had thousands turnout in Raleigh NC

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mysticphilosopher.bsky.social•18 hours ago

This article is a must read. Spread the word!
Being prepared and ready to act - seems better than not being so at this point in time.
https://medium.com/@aletheisthenes/on-april-20th-2025-the-united-states-will-cross-the-point-of-no-return-0aecac04cfc3

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climatedefender.bsky.social•2 days ago

Thank you @rephuffman.bsky.social for coming and firing up the over 5000 people at the Marin County fairgrounds. We will not back down!!

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jaydad4.bsky.social•2 days ago

It’s a good start. Need to build on this in numbers too big to ignore.

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marshatxmarsha.bsky.social•1 day ago

Flower Mound, Denton County TX - Good Trouble - #handsOFF

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kiricopper.bsky.social•2 days ago

It needs to happen regularly.

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hadenoughyet25.bsky.social•2 days ago

It was great to see you and Leah in DC today! We were so inspired but all the speakers!

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donellgmab.bsky.social•2 days ago

I'm not hearing about Any violence during the #HandsOff protests. Have you?

So unlike J6.

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indivisibledallas.bsky.social•1 day ago

We're just getting started here in Dallas.

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lucyfro.bsky.social•1 day ago

Austin!

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lucyfro.bsky.social•1 day ago

Alexandra Haddix of #50501 Austin surrounded by 7000 people

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lucyfro.bsky.social•1 day ago

@repcasar.bsky.social was on fire at the Austin #HandsOff rally April 5

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lucyfro.bsky.social•1 day ago

7000 protestors at the Texas Capitol #HandsOff Rally April 5
photos from NPR

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dionmcgill.bsky.social•2 days ago

Beautiful!!! So sad I missed it here in Chicago!

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tencat951.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hands Off!! DC

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kkenzie.bsky.social•2 days ago

Congratulations and thank you Ezra Levin!
Still celebrating our high energy, huge turnout in Bellingham WA! #handsoff #indivisible #goodtrouble

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anarcho-yam.bsky.social•2 days ago

PDX was incredible. Indivisible Oregon is estimating 30,000 ppl. Amazing

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cozybooksonly.bsky.social•1 day ago

Now we just need to get all the people who showed up to regularly call their house reps and Senators! Flood the phone lines, flood the mailboxes. Go to every town hall or empty seat town hall. Follow up actions needed to sustain and build momentum.

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merdalf.bsky.social•2 days ago

Hopefully, the focus would be on matters that appeal to and affect the whole cross section of the US population and pet issues of the diverse interest groups put on the backburner.

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fatlil6ringo.bsky.social•1 day ago

'Merica 🦅🇺🇲🪧✊️

The Real Americans wil now be reclaiming the word "Patriot"

The Real Americans will now be reclaiming the song "God Bless the USA"

The Real Americans will be trademarking the term "That's 'Merican as fuck"

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denisern.bsky.social•1 day ago

Do you have a good estimate of how many people came out?

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abbynewnormal.bsky.social•1 day ago

#Denver #HandsOff

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bluedahlia1.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Learn more about the 3.5% rule and the effectiveness of PEACEFUL protests in the article below.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world

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txblues.bsky.social•1 day ago

Austin Texas

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garethspenn.bsky.social•1 day ago

And to think that they are all crisis actors paid by George Soros!*

*not

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alicialou.bsky.social•1 day ago

Rep Lewis is smiling down upon us!

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spg21212.bsky.social•1 day ago

When you get a chance can you please post some numbers? I am hearing 5 million in all, but would like to get it from a source like Indivisible or 50501.

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goldengator.bsky.social•2 days ago

So proud to have been a part of #HandsOff in my beloved #SanFrancisco! Looking forward to continuing to #StandUpFightBack.

@indivisiblevent.bsky.social @indivisiblesf.bsky.social

#SaveOurDemocracy

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goldengator.bsky.social•1 day ago

One of my favorite signs from yesterday’s #HandsOff rally in #SanFrancisco.

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rimibchatterjee.bsky.social•2 days ago

Well done! But you def need more. In Kolkata we don’t call it a protest unless there’s at least a million people.

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pinkstingray.bsky.social•1 day ago

5 million. That's how many showed up, not that the media is accurately reporting. (Except CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/05/us/hands-off-protests-trump-musk/index.html

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denisern.bsky.social•1 day ago

Where is that number coming from? They are still counting it up.

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rimibchatterjee.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yay! This makes me so happy. I’ve been watching the videos all day. Keep it up America!

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pinkstingray.bsky.social•1 day ago

"Millions of people took part in protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk across all 50 states and globally on Saturday,"

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carrotsoup.bsky.social•2 days ago

Florida too

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vlp1.bsky.social•2 days ago

WOW 😲😲 Some truly awesome protests happening everywhere. "Good Trouble"...making John Lewis proud, Thank you Sir.

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ioventi.bsky.social•2 days ago

@ezralevin.bsky.social fantastic work! I only wish we could always mobilize these people before an election. Imagine if all these people had reached out to people close to them and convinced them to vote for Kamala Harris.

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stogachess.bsky.social•2 days ago

Any estimate on total attendees across all US events?

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johnny-tone.bsky.social•1 day ago

Dallas, Texas!

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seaskyline.bsky.social•2 days ago

Olympia, WA

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emilyanna.bsky.social•2 days ago

That was only one small part too! The fountain area was jam packed too all the way to capital blvd.

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seaskyline.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yes! Was hard to capture the true volume of people!

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emilyanna.bsky.social•2 days ago

That felt like a huge crowd. I’ve been to a lot of jam packed festivals and that felt like a 7-10k crowd all day long. Everyone carpooled too it wasn’t too chaotic. I’m bringing a drone next time!

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seaskyline.bsky.social•2 days ago

We came from Tacoma and ended up having to park 1 mile away because there was no parking!! Was definitely a huge crowd.

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irene66.bsky.social•2 days ago

Eugene OR had a great turn out

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jentaub.bsky.social•1 day ago

🏆

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jbturner316.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hand Off Protest in New Orleans (NOLA)

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linday0801.bsky.social•2 days ago

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/12Hz9ZGoL7u/

In our red county in a purple state. Great turnout!

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j15r.com•2 days ago

John Lewis looks approvingly over this good trouble in the ATL.

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normajeanneb.bsky.social•1 day ago

Tampa too! Our HANDS OFF was joyful, loud, happy, determined and proud.

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its-jen-again.bsky.social•2 days ago

For a red state, #Utah had an incredible turnout at each of their locations. Especially at the Capitol in Salt Lake City.

Message: #HandsOff Donald & Elon, we are ALL done with your 💩!

#ImpeachTrump
#FireElon

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tlcgwhatever.bsky.social•1 day ago

THEY AIN'T SEEN NUTHIN' YET!

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tlcgwhatever.bsky.social•1 day ago

DJT is the weakest link in the levers of power. Definitely a loose nut.

And that should be our focus as we shake, rattle, and break this tyranny.

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deborahelizabeth.bsky.social•2 days ago

I think making the dictators look unpopular and ridiculous is key. We need to humiliate them on the national or world stage.

The huge turnout of Hands Off protesters today is a good start. Let's make the dictators look like losers and buffoons.

It's middle school politics, but it works.

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deborahelizabeth.bsky.social•2 days ago

Srdja Popovic has mastered the art of making dictators look ridiculous.

Right now, you can download a free copy of "Pranksters vs Autocrats: Why Dilemma Actions Advance Nonviolent Activism" from the Cornell University Press.

https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501756061/pranksters-vs-autocrats/

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tlcgwhatever.bsky.social•1 day ago

DJT is the weakest link in the levers of power, a loose nut, for sure, and that's where we need to focus our attention as we shake, rattle, and break this tyranny.

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katyfromca.bsky.social•1 day ago

That's not Idaho, it's Omaha, NE.

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di1464.bsky.social•1 day ago

While the goal was achieved, I think the cause would do well for to show growth in demonstrations in deep red states. Topeka,Kansas had a good size, energized crowd for instance. Showing that sends a big message, perhaps a bigger one than those of the expected crowds in major Dem areas.

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markrnay.bsky.social•1 day ago

And nothing in the NYT today. Zip

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fbdierama.bsky.social•2 days ago

We had a great showing at the Hands Off march here in Tigard Oregon today!

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dewterium2.bsky.social•2 days ago

Eugene too!

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wescontreras.com•2 days ago

Even Hood River got into the game!

https://bsky.app/profile/wescontreras.com/post/3lm47bi5qjc2g

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scs77.bsky.social•11 hours ago

THOUSANDS showed up in Mineola on LI!

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billbuchman.bsky.social•2 days ago

NYT headline listed major rallies in ""several cities". Does this look like "several"? This is part of what we're up against

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joshdsw.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's early days in organizing things, but the first speaker at the huge LA protest was a woman who started by identifying herself as a leftist and was speaking about housing for the homeless. As they say, Read The Room. This is not a leftist uprising on city issues. We need leaders for all of us.

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luluskydiamonds.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yaay love this 👍👏🙌👊

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polllyanna.bsky.social•2 days ago

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ethannichtern.com•2 days ago

NYC had over 100k in attendance but zero speakers? Why?

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agehealthy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you from Rancho Bernardo, CA! #HandsOff

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kdmpa.bsky.social•2 days ago

What’s next? The momentum has to grow

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pamshafer.bsky.social•1 day ago

The quote I had in my head was: Level unlocked!

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mariceann.bsky.social•1 day ago

I noticed that the people who showed up to the protests were mostly white. Did our non-white residents feel unsafe? If so, the dissent is undercounted.

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dewterium2.bsky.social•2 days ago

I eagerly await estimates of how many people nationwide (plus some global?).

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silversandorman.bsky.social•2 days ago

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rebe3.bsky.social•1 day ago

Kansas City, Missouri!

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lkc2025.bsky.social•1 day ago

Great the NYT covered this, but boo the NYT called 1,300 = “several cities” in its subhead.

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afterthemarch.bsky.social•2 days ago

Sedona was there with a special guest, Kris Mayes!
@azagmayes.bsky.social

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tnycruzr.bsky.social•4 hours ago

You are all spectacular✨️
You take my breath away✨️
Remember:
Contact
Call
Text
Mail a postcard
Fax
Show up
Post, repost, share
Register to vote
Protest & march, peacefully
https://www.congress.gov/contact-us

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse Click on 1st Amendment
We are stronger when we march together 🦋✌️

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jokall.bsky.social•2 days ago

We showed up.

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calamitybunny.bsky.social•1 day ago

In our rural New England town (pop 4129) well over 300 folks showed up (estimates ranged up to 700, but I was there and question the high range). Only a handful of MAGA supporters showed up, but at least one was gun-toting. Of course, in my state, most folks are gun-toting at one time or another.

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speckins.bsky.social•2 days ago

Anyone able to add up #’s of people?

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ezralevin.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yes but number still updating - in the millions.

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ca-resistance.bsky.social•2 days ago

There were 5,000 in Santa Ana, California, including our Congressman Dave Mine

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bklynz.bsky.social•2 days ago

Seattle, WA.

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bobcat84.bsky.social•2 days ago

The first state had three awesome protests in each of our counties: In Newark, in Dover (state Capitol) in Rehoboth Beach. We might be small but we are mighty.