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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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SuzyandPuffpuff
(388 posts)Yessss and thaaaank you alll
Deuxcents
(25,359 posts)SheltieLover
(76,149 posts)Ty for sharing!
msongs
(73,019 posts)Xolodno
(7,291 posts)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.
wordstroken
(1,403 posts)krkaufman
(13,957 posts)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.
bdamomma
(69,139 posts)BigmanPigman
(54,534 posts)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.
only a paper sun
(11 posts)Justice matters.
(9,284 posts)MUST lead to "HANDS UP" for these two felonious Fascists
DENVERPOPS
(13,003 posts)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.
StarryNite
(11,965 posts)paleotn
(21,415 posts)You're either fascist or anti-fascist.
DENVERPOPS
(13,003 posts)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"..........
electric_blue68
(25,625 posts)fierywoman
(8,498 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(28,407 posts)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)It's time to act. Silence is not an option.
BigmanPigman
(54,534 posts)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).
AllaN01Bear
(28,479 posts)Jack Valentino
(4,251 posts)and Melania.... HAHAHAHAHAHA sorry that one just came to me
Marie Marie
(10,844 posts)fierce and pissed.
Demovictory9
(37,113 posts)markie
(23,813 posts)"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these patriotic citizens from the completion of their appointed protests."
EverHopeful
(639 posts)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)VERY much looking forward to Saturdays event. Our Indivisible group will be there. Weather in Portland looks to be favorable by then!
Prairie_Seagull
(4,589 posts)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)A group of us Indivisibles will be going together. So yrs indeed. Safety in numbers.
Prairie_Seagull
(4,589 posts)I'll happily buy a round or two.
tavernier
(14,218 posts)They are the type of people who have never done these types of things before, but both are fired up!
democrank
(12,066 posts)Thanks for posting this ..thanks for the hope.
gab13by13
(31,063 posts)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)I'll be meeting with fellow anti-Trumpers on April 5 in Brunswick, Maine, snow or no snow.
lark
(25,856 posts)Don't know if anyone is going with me, but I am going! It is time to stand up against fascism.
JPK
(917 posts)I live in JAX.
JPK
(917 posts)ajmstpete
(37 posts)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)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. Its 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)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)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)Were coast to coast!
Glaisne
(618 posts)not MAGA voters. We need to beat MAGA voters not win them over.
Prairie_Seagull
(4,589 posts)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)Market our website by putting up his DU banner again.
IMO
Prairie_Seagull
(4,589 posts)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)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)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. 😥
GP6971
(37,561 posts)Prairie_Seagull
(4,589 posts)Initech
(107,245 posts)Fuck Trump, fuck Fox News, and fuck this administration!
sop
(17,289 posts)Let's call it a "revelation" or an "epiphany." Sounds more ecclesiastical.
FakeNoose
(40,005 posts)... as much as you are here on DU.
stollen
(1,038 posts)Welcome him with open arms. He's pissed.