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Omaha Steve

(108,313 posts)
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 07:31 PM Mar 2025

Our phone just rang...hell froze over


A lifelong friend, that has never been political, asked for advice. How do I get involved in the anti-Trump movement. I guess people are waking up. He is going to the HANDS OFF rally next Saturday in Omaha to start.



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Our phone just rang...hell froze over (Original Post) Omaha Steve Mar 2025 OP
Yes SuzyandPuffpuff Mar 2025 #1
I hope this summer is the beginning of the awakening for the country. Good on your friend 🤗 Deuxcents Mar 2025 #2
Excellent! SheltieLover Mar 2025 #3
good news if he follows thru nt msongs Mar 2025 #4
This is what we need. Xolodno Mar 2025 #5
Yesssss!!! wordstroken Mar 2025 #6
"anti-Trump" krkaufman Mar 2025 #7
please see below bdamomma Mar 2025 #8
I just checked out the current number of protests...979! BigmanPigman Mar 2025 #15
Are you going??????!!!!! only a paper sun Mar 2025 #44
Should lead to "hands up" Justice matters. Mar 2025 #9
Hey Folks DENVERPOPS Mar 2025 #39
Wonderful! StarryNite Mar 2025 #10
There's just no middle ground anymore. paleotn Mar 2025 #11
Orwell basically had it right in 1984 DENVERPOPS Mar 2025 #41
Good news! electric_blue68 Mar 2025 #12
What beautiful news! Thanks for sharing. fierywoman Mar 2025 #13
Well, good, but if he voted for Trump, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #14
Herself and I will be at the Little Rock protest. TomSlick Mar 2025 #16
I looked at their web site and there are 979 protests BigmanPigman Mar 2025 #17
there will be an event in sonora ca according to my contact AllaN01Bear Mar 2025 #18
"Small hands OFF Greenland, Canada & Panama"... Jack Valentino Mar 2025 #19
I'll be there with the appropriate attitude... Marie Marie Mar 2025 #20
kick Demovictory9 Mar 2025 #21
rain forecast for DC Saturday.... markie Mar 2025 #22
Rain forecast here in NY too EverHopeful Mar 2025 #23
That's TERRIFIC!!! calimary Mar 2025 #24
Remember the unidentifiable thugs rounding people up Prairie_Seagull Mar 2025 #36
Good advice. THANKS, my friend! calimary Mar 2025 #49
If you hear of an after-party let me know. Prairie_Seagull Mar 2025 #50
Two of my friends are joining me at the protest Saturday. tavernier Mar 2025 #25
May this happen a million times democrank Mar 2025 #26
This pisses me off, gab13by13 Mar 2025 #27
The self-imposed anti-Trump vaccine may be working. Bumbles Mar 2025 #28
I'm going in Jax. lark Mar 2025 #29
Where will it be held? JPK Mar 2025 #53
I just registered NT JPK Mar 2025 #54
Abingdon Virginia - Saturday April 5th 11:30 - 1:30 ajmstpete Mar 2025 #30
I enjoy reading things like this birdographer Mar 2025 #31
Right there with you in heart, Bird! slightlv Mar 2025 #48
I volunteer with ORD2 Indivisible and Mr. Mustard 2023 Mar 2025 #32
Great! We'll be at the Austin event, my brother in Las Vegas, and my sister in Raleigh. bluesbassman Mar 2025 #33
Remember, it's important to engage non-voters Glaisne Mar 2025 #34
Portland Or. bound. Prairie_Seagull Mar 2025 #35
This might be a good time for EarlG to shamelesly Prairie_Seagull Mar 2025 #37
And another thing. haha Prairie_Seagull Mar 2025 #40
People dawgdan Mar 2025 #38
Hmm... only a paper sun Mar 2025 #42
You sure about that? GP6971 Mar 2025 #43
Never heard about this either. nt Prairie_Seagull Mar 2025 #46
Excellent! The more people that wake up, the better! Initech Mar 2025 #45
Just don't say "woke," Republicans hate that word. sop Mar 2025 #47
Good work Omaha Steve! You must be an inspiration in your home community FakeNoose Mar 2025 #51
Good place to start stollen Mar 2025 #52

Deuxcents

(25,359 posts)
2. I hope this summer is the beginning of the awakening for the country. Good on your friend 🤗
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 07:34 PM
Mar 2025

Xolodno

(7,291 posts)
5. This is what we need.
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 07:51 PM
Mar 2025

More people who have had enough. Independent voters (and we need to stop calling them stupid), RINO's etc. If we get both houses in two years, we can push the breaks on everything. But if you ask me, they know they will lose both houses and hence why going through draconian ways to get things they want.

krkaufman

(13,957 posts)
7. "anti-Trump"
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 08:01 PM
Mar 2025

Be sure to mention that Trump could do none of this on his own. The whole machine that enables him … the GOP, its media machine, and the billionaires and American Taliban backing it all … must all be fought and brought down.

BigmanPigman

(54,534 posts)
15. I just checked out the current number of protests...979!
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 09:30 PM
Mar 2025
https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/map/?date=2025-04-05T04%3A00%3A00.000Z&lat=47.177485255191115&lon=-74.6999577447121&zoom=1.0335942377157978

I've been following the graphics/charts for about 1 week. There were 570 planned protests a week ago. (409 additional protests in 1 week). I wouldn't be surprised to see it double as we get closer to April 5th.

DENVERPOPS

(13,003 posts)
39. Hey Folks
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 11:34 AM
Mar 2025

Include at LEAST the entire group Republican Senators that were the ones who TRULY kept Trump in office for his first four years.
If they hadn't have been in lockstep with Trump and the RepubliCON agenda, Trump wouldn't have made it a week in office during his first "occupation" of the White House...AND, by allowing the most CORRUPT President EVER to survive not one, but TWO impeachments.

DENVERPOPS

(13,003 posts)
41. Orwell basically had it right in 1984
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 11:46 AM
Mar 2025

The only thing he got wrong, was painting it purely as the GOVERNMENT that we needed to watch out for..........
It wasn't the government, it was the CORPORATIONS who put themselves in power by taking over the GOVERNMENT.......
And, he didn't do an adequate job of pointing out that the simplest definition of FASCISM is the merging of CORPORATIONS with GOVERNMENT, which is what we have allowed.........

The bottom line in what we are facing is, The Uber wealthy Republican Oligarchs and their UBER wealthy and powerful CORPORATIONS are what have enabled them to take over and run our Government........

Some Frenchman?, back when we were just founding our Democracy stated:

"Democracy will work, but only until some individuals, or group of individuals figure out that they can vote themselves power and money"..........

PoindexterOglethorpe

(28,407 posts)
14. Well, good, but if he voted for Trump,
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 09:21 PM
Mar 2025

then fuck him, and too bad he's finally understanding what Trump really is.

I just wish his voters could have the consequences before those of us who clearly understood what he was. It's not as though it was some deep, deep secret.

TomSlick

(12,868 posts)
16. Herself and I will be at the Little Rock protest.
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 09:36 PM
Mar 2025

It's time to act. Silence is not an option.

BigmanPigman

(54,534 posts)
17. I looked at their web site and there are 979 protests
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 09:37 PM
Mar 2025
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20191839

A week ago there were 570 so there have been 409 additional protests planned in only 1 week. I expect it to possibly double by April 5th since the word is spreading.

I've never seen anything like this in all my years as an activist (I started getting politically active in 1980 while living in NYC).

Jack Valentino

(4,251 posts)
19. "Small hands OFF Greenland, Canada & Panama"...
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 09:45 PM
Mar 2025

and Melania.... HAHAHAHAHAHA sorry that one just came to me

markie

(23,813 posts)
22. rain forecast for DC Saturday....
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 02:18 AM
Mar 2025

"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these patriotic citizens from the completion of their appointed protests."

EverHopeful

(639 posts)
23. Rain forecast here in NY too
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 03:19 AM
Mar 2025

so I ordered a box of reusable plastic ponchos and I've got a few umbrellas to offer to any fellow protesters.

We shall overcome together so let's look out for, and do all we can to take care of, each other and our republic.

Hands Off: De-escalation training offered Wednesday evening.

The only link I could find was the zoom link in my email which doesn't seem appropriate to post but sign up for the training is available online.

Sending love to all. Let's work together and heal our world.

calimary

(88,863 posts)
24. That's TERRIFIC!!!
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 04:18 AM
Mar 2025

VERY much looking forward to Saturday’s event. Our Indivisible group will be there. Weather in Portland looks to be favorable by then!

Prairie_Seagull

(4,589 posts)
36. Remember the unidentifiable thugs rounding people up
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 10:20 AM
Mar 2025

during the BLM march. Plan accordingly calimary. I will be there, driving from Spokane for this one. I used to live in Portland, still love the place.

Safety in numbers.

calimary

(88,863 posts)
49. Good advice. THANKS, my friend!
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 02:53 PM
Mar 2025

A group of us Indivisibles will be going together. So yrs indeed. Safety in numbers.

tavernier

(14,218 posts)
25. Two of my friends are joining me at the protest Saturday.
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 05:53 AM
Mar 2025

They are the type of people who have never done these types of things before, but both are fired up!

gab13by13

(31,063 posts)
27. This pisses me off,
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 06:53 AM
Mar 2025

He shouldn't have to ask how to get involved if Democrats had been doing town halls all across the country.

Shit like this is upsetting.

Bernie and AOC should not be leading the charge, Schumer and Jeffries should be. I believe Indivisible has organized as many if not more town halls than Democrats have.

Schumer is using the "let them burn it all down" strategy and then we will win elections. This is a horrible strategy.

Bumbles

(418 posts)
28. The self-imposed anti-Trump vaccine may be working.
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 08:05 AM
Mar 2025

I'll be meeting with fellow anti-Trumpers on April 5 in Brunswick, Maine, snow or no snow.

lark

(25,856 posts)
29. I'm going in Jax.
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 08:39 AM
Mar 2025

Don't know if anyone is going with me, but I am going! It is time to stand up against fascism.

ajmstpete

(37 posts)
30. Abingdon Virginia - Saturday April 5th 11:30 - 1:30
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 08:53 AM
Mar 2025

Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on, and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the streets nationwide to fight back with a clear message: Hands off!

https://handsoff2025.com/?SQF_SOURCE=indivisible

birdographer

(2,937 posts)
31. I enjoy reading things like this
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 08:55 AM
Mar 2025

Here in southern small-town Trumplandia, there have been no changes. I was bored yesterday and visited the NextDoor site. Someone posted about the Hands Off protest here in town and it set up a firestorm of MAGAts replying, talking about how trump is working hard to improve our economy and that we will be better off soon, how much he is doing, how great he is, and on and on. It’s like a blow to the solar plexus to have it brought home that I live among these people and that they have learned nothing from events of the last months. No clue what tariffs are, too poor to have any idea of what the stock market has gone through, they only know what Fox wants them to know. They have not changed a bit.

I would be very surprised if there are more than 4-5 people at the courthouse on the 5th. And if they are not targets of a drive-by shooting.

slightlv

(7,402 posts)
48. Right there with you in heart, Bird!
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 02:47 PM
Mar 2025

I'm in my own small town Trumplandia. The only thing I can see changed here is that I'm no longer afraid to let my anti-trump voice ring out in the produce section of our grocery store! The last time I did this, I actually saw three Magas (one a husband/wife duo) just slink away from the section, heads down. That did my heart good!

Mr. Mustard 2023

(344 posts)
32. I volunteer with ORD2 Indivisible and
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 09:13 AM
Mar 2025

here's their link to their page. You can find your area's locations by clicking "Find Event" button in the middle of the page.

https://handsoff2025.com/?SQF_SOURCE=indivisible

My group is meeting at Hawthorne Park in Medford Oregon, 10am.

Thanks to everyone on this site for caring about more than yourself. I've been participating on DU for a decade or more, and appreciate everyone more than you'll ever know.

bluesbassman

(20,371 posts)
33. Great! We'll be at the Austin event, my brother in Las Vegas, and my sister in Raleigh.
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 09:19 AM
Mar 2025

We’re coast to coast!

Glaisne

(618 posts)
34. Remember, it's important to engage non-voters
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 09:49 AM
Mar 2025

not MAGA voters. We need to beat MAGA voters not win them over.

Prairie_Seagull

(4,589 posts)
35. Portland Or. bound.
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 09:58 AM
Mar 2025

I hope the cherry blossoms are in bloom. March begins at Japanese cultural center. Further, I hope age and wisdom win the day and that counter protests are civilish. I will be and am prepared for most anything.

Think ahead everyone.

Prairie_Seagull

(4,589 posts)
37. This might be a good time for EarlG to shamelesly
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 11:02 AM
Mar 2025

Market our website by putting up his DU banner again.

IMO

Prairie_Seagull

(4,589 posts)
40. And another thing. haha
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 11:39 AM
Mar 2025

I think it would be useful to have a main direct action forum where we could plan to meet up, maybe ride share and...

dawgdan

(31 posts)
38. People
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 11:33 AM
Mar 2025

And the inflation. And the oil crisis. But first get up out of your chairs. Open the window stick your head out and yell. And say I'm mad as Hell and I'm not going to take this anymore............

 

only a paper sun

(11 posts)
42. Hmm...
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 11:54 AM
Mar 2025

Be very careful about any rope-a-dope tactics. The OWS crowd found out the hard way what these events can lead to. About five of them were entrapped by some shadowy figure embedded in the group back in 2012 and disappeared: presumably to some CIA black site. 😱😱😱 Never found out what became of them. 😥

Initech

(107,245 posts)
45. Excellent! The more people that wake up, the better!
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 12:05 PM
Mar 2025

Fuck Trump, fuck Fox News, and fuck this administration!

sop

(17,289 posts)
47. Just don't say "woke," Republicans hate that word.
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 01:03 PM
Mar 2025

Let's call it a "revelation" or an "epiphany." Sounds more ecclesiastical.

FakeNoose

(40,005 posts)
51. Good work Omaha Steve! You must be an inspiration in your home community
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 03:17 PM
Mar 2025

... as much as you are here on DU.

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