Thanks, Lizz. You are as right as can be. So much community building is happening, and we are going to need it all when we take the government back, so we can fix all the broken things and make a new democracy. Winning won't be a one and done, as we have learned.
helped design and printed material on flock cameras in our city and how to support the prairieland defendants for distribution to the crowd! (i was a few blocks away doing my first appt with a new therapist, so comrades did the distributing) every little bit helps!
They said the same thing about Occupy in 2011. Now go and find any left of center politician anywhere in the US who doesn't treat talking about solving income inequality as a requirement to have a political career. It's a huge part of the larger discourse now in a way it simply wasn't before. An entire generation of progressives have taken that banner and run with it.
No Kings is exponentially bigger and the impact of this movement is still only in its embryonic stage.
Brava! I just made the same point to one of the, 'Dems are powerless' people on Bluesky today, dismissing calls for impeachment as merely 'performative.' Fuck that noise.
Love you and your takes. Love what Minnesotans have done and are doing but the 2017 First Womens March in DC, pussy hats and all, was the most empowering , unifying and activating event in my life ( been marching and acting since Vietnam era) and lead to increased involvement in so many actions since. Protests/rallies/ standouts work!
I can't do crowds. So I can't go protest with everyone. May 1st i wont be working. But my form of help is my garden. Im knee deep in seedlings I share with others who are planting to sustain families. Once im planted and growing i share with anyone who needs veggies. I have chickens, I share eggs, free. When harvesting happens I preserve as much as possible and also share that throughout fall/winter. My people know if they're hungry, come Shop in my pantry/freezer. Its how I help. Its as important as protesting. We can all do something. I think most of the accounts saying "why bother, it doesn't work" are bot accounts. Sowing doubts. We know its working. Republicans keep loosing. So keep it up. And if you know any families in Portland Oregon that need food or garden plants, or a lesson in growing food, send them my way.
People who say the No Kings movement has no single issue are wrong. The issue is the Unitary Executive Theory, and all the damage that has been done in its name (but it's easier to say "No Kings").
Yeah, this drives me nuts. These are very important for a) making known the opinions of a huge chunk of people giving up their Saturdays to dissent b) giving and sustaining life in the resistance, whatever that looks like in all forms c) camaraderie and strength and optimism for worried Americans and friends abroad. Not at all pointless.
As I approached the No Kings demonstration in Denver I passed a parking lot a block away from the Colorado State Capitol. There were vans parked with ICE / CBP / DHS goons gearing up in weekend warrior finery. No badges or insignia visible and they were putting on masks. Yep. They were DHS goons one way or the other. They refused to answer my request to identify their agency so I KNEW they were DHS.
I shouted out a warm Denver welcome to the out of towners from the suburbs visiting my city. I suggested they visit a nice French coffee shop nearby. "The Café de Merde has just what you need!"
I will keep attending. I will keep recruiting and I will keep fighting. Because I cannot look back on this and say that I simply did not care, that someone else will fill in my spot, that these are ineffective. Still brings me back to the poem, “First They Came”. They will come for (all of) us but only if we let them.
Whether it’s Donald Trump threatening to wipe out an entire civilization or Billie Eillish at an awards show saying this is stolen land, I have never felt so politically homeless.
Thanks, Lizz. You are as right as can be. So much community building is happening, and we are going to need it all when we take the government back, so we can fix all the broken things and make a new democracy. Winning won't be a one and done, as we have learned.
helped design and printed material on flock cameras in our city and how to support the prairieland defendants for distribution to the crowd! (i was a few blocks away doing my first appt with a new therapist, so comrades did the distributing) every little bit helps!
Here's the EFF's article on ALPR and Flock. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/traffic-violation-license-plate-reader-mission-creep-already-here?utm_source=effector
This reads like a pretty good argument for anarcho-communism.
They said the same thing about Occupy in 2011. Now go and find any left of center politician anywhere in the US who doesn't treat talking about solving income inequality as a requirement to have a political career. It's a huge part of the larger discourse now in a way it simply wasn't before. An entire generation of progressives have taken that banner and run with it.
No Kings is exponentially bigger and the impact of this movement is still only in its embryonic stage.
Brava! I just made the same point to one of the, 'Dems are powerless' people on Bluesky today, dismissing calls for impeachment as merely 'performative.' Fuck that noise.
Achieved nothing but Democrats over performing in every election.
#MakeItMakeSense
https://xcancel.com/i/status/2041548754315252198
Love you and your takes. Love what Minnesotans have done and are doing but the 2017 First Womens March in DC, pussy hats and all, was the most empowering , unifying and activating event in my life ( been marching and acting since Vietnam era) and lead to increased involvement in so many actions since. Protests/rallies/ standouts work!
I can't do crowds. So I can't go protest with everyone. May 1st i wont be working. But my form of help is my garden. Im knee deep in seedlings I share with others who are planting to sustain families. Once im planted and growing i share with anyone who needs veggies. I have chickens, I share eggs, free. When harvesting happens I preserve as much as possible and also share that throughout fall/winter. My people know if they're hungry, come Shop in my pantry/freezer. Its how I help. Its as important as protesting. We can all do something. I think most of the accounts saying "why bother, it doesn't work" are bot accounts. Sowing doubts. We know its working. Republicans keep loosing. So keep it up. And if you know any families in Portland Oregon that need food or garden plants, or a lesson in growing food, send them my way.
People who say the No Kings movement has no single issue are wrong. The issue is the Unitary Executive Theory, and all the damage that has been done in its name (but it's easier to say "No Kings").
That is true
But you might have to explain to folks who don't know what that Unitary Executive Theory *is*
As well as who wants it and why they do
Even if you think it's obvious - not everyone has learned about it
Yeah, this drives me nuts. These are very important for a) making known the opinions of a huge chunk of people giving up their Saturdays to dissent b) giving and sustaining life in the resistance, whatever that looks like in all forms c) camaraderie and strength and optimism for worried Americans and friends abroad. Not at all pointless.
As I approached the No Kings demonstration in Denver I passed a parking lot a block away from the Colorado State Capitol. There were vans parked with ICE / CBP / DHS goons gearing up in weekend warrior finery. No badges or insignia visible and they were putting on masks. Yep. They were DHS goons one way or the other. They refused to answer my request to identify their agency so I KNEW they were DHS.
I shouted out a warm Denver welcome to the out of towners from the suburbs visiting my city. I suggested they visit a nice French coffee shop nearby. "The Café de Merde has just what you need!"
I then gave them the finger and marched on.
I will keep attending. I will keep recruiting and I will keep fighting. Because I cannot look back on this and say that I simply did not care, that someone else will fill in my spot, that these are ineffective. Still brings me back to the poem, “First They Came”. They will come for (all of) us but only if we let them.
Whether it’s Donald Trump threatening to wipe out an entire civilization or Billie Eillish at an awards show saying this is stolen land, I have never felt so politically homeless.
We got you
https://www.youtube.com/live/sMwBOvGomgs?si=SoJhV9CjXsfa_DUo
JUST IN: Pam Bondi Won’t Appear for Scheduled Epstein Deposition After DOJ Ouster
#WeTriedToTellYou
https://www.wonkette.com/p/supreme-court-found-an-easter-treat
She didn't wait a day
Lock her up!!!
WHY?!! She still has a subpoena.
This is why
https://www.wonkette.com/p/supreme-court-found-an-easter-treat
Some of us mentioned yesterday that given what the SCOTUS6 did for Bannon, that she would try it
Because she knows Todd won't arrest her for contempt even if Congress actually holds her to it.
Lizz Winstead is here! Yay!
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