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Don’t be fearful. Fight. Resist.

Providence showed up in the rain. #handsoff

What we're seeing at #handsoff protests nationwide today and what we saw at the ballot box on Tuesday are not unrelated. The public is furious. It will not be silenced. And those who side with Trump and Musk—or refuse to fight back—will be swept out of office.

C’mon down to City Hall Fairbanks, Alaska! Lots of folks here already!❤️

Fight for freedom, save America. #HandsOff

#HandsOff Tigard, Oregon this morning. Huge crowd for a small city.

a friend sent me this one

#HandsOff in New Richmond, WI (pop. 10,700)

New York Fucking City. A full mile of people filled to the brim. Fascism is going to lose.

Best sign I saw all day.

🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave. Tell them: 1. Vote NO on Cloture AND 2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill. Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it. TODAY is the showdown. 🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121

Might save a life.

@aoc.bsky.social I would go, but when he starts speaking, stand up and face backwards. Be silent, but continue not to face him. This may only work only if most of the democratic members do it. It could cause arrests I guess, but it would humiliate him.

So our standing in the world is destroyed. When Trump eventually dies, how can we expect anyone to trust us again? There will be no rebuilding NATO. Nobody will trust us and they shouldn't.

I really like this thread, talking through process, and each place we can stop them. Republicans tried to cut Medicaid in (at least) 1981, 1995, 2003, 2005, 2010, and 2017. Now 2025. This record of our success and their failure doesn't mean we'll stop them. But we can. We have before.

Dear world: many many many of us are appalled and mortified and in despair over this. Please try to remember that.

@therickwilson.bsky.social Does yelling on Twitter at elected Republicans do anything. Does it even affect them. I feel so guilty and heples. I have called them names. I have called them out. I am in Oregon so I know all the people that represent me are opposed to them.

@maddow.msnbc.com Is the Tianeman Square thing viable? Reading a little. I don’t know that the protests resulted in change. I could see myself dying for democracy, but I guess I would want to know if my death would mean anything. I would also want to inflict pain before I go.

It’s a scary time to be trans. Refuge restrooms is an app that maps gender-neutral/single-stall restrooms. It’s community-mapped, so it’s possible you might be the first person to log the restroom locations. Hopefully it’ll help some people. Add restrooms that you KNOW are trans safe in your area

A short thread with some tips about Trump fatigue and the next few years: 1. Be prepared to pace yourself. Had too much for one day? Shut it down. Dig into work and hobbies. Find enjoyment.

If ICE arrests you. Ask to speak with a lawyer. Remain silent otherwise. Do not give up belongings unless they have a warrant signed by a judge. Do not sign anything. Film ICE raids, but don't interfere. Only show the officers, not the victims on video.

Congrats Trump supporters, you have brought shame to our country, will end democracy and destroy the planet.

Good morning SKIES OF BLUE Tomorrow the Anniversary of January 6th Drinking morning coffee and reflecting. Don't have to show you photos or videos You and I watched it What I want to say is that Mitch McConnell HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONVICT HE..IS RESPONSIBLE for our nightmare now

We must never stop telling the truth. This piece and others like it are essential to preserving freedom and democracy in America. Because once this gets whitewashed, it’s easier for them to do it again. “That day was an American calamity.” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/u...

Here is my response to Donald Trump’s latest malicious lies:

Super predictable.

This was homegrown terror. He’s gaslighting.

Fox after reading statement from Trump: The former president said criminals coming in in his statement meaning into our country. To be clear, the suspect was born in the United States. He served in the United States army. He was a veteran.

Could two of my followers please copy and re-post this to show that someone is always there? National Suicide Prevention Hotline Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK) 1-800-273-8255 (USA) 1.833.456.4566 (Canada)

I hate getting Covid vaccines. I know they are necessary, but I get really sick after them. Cold and I have brain fog. I get really sick when I actually have Covid too.

It is World AIDS day. I wish I would have pushed back on the cruelty at the time. My best friend and my dad came out as gay during that time. Fortunately, neither got it, but I was scared for them.

Today is 1 December, World AIDS Day.

Its World Aids Day. Thoughts of all the precious lives we lost - and all of us who mourn them