Mass50501

@mass50501.bsky.social

Mass50501 is the Massachusetts chapter of the 50501 movement. We are a nonpartisan pro-democracy organization resisting tyranny and defending rule of law and liberty in America. Website: https://www.mass50501.org Merch: https://mass50501.printify.me

Leaked audio: DOJ nominee Todd Blanche says the DOJ is working to make Dobbs "permanent in every single state" — even where abortion is protected by law. Government control over your body isn't freedom. Register to vote

It's time to turn up the heat! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 The Mayor is refusing to answer the questions of callers, stating that public statements have already been made. Ask why he is going against the actions of MA state leaders. Anyone can call! Let's flood the phone lines and demand answers! #WeKeepUsFree

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'Voting doesn't matter'? Bullsh*t. Every election is decided by people who show up — and elected officials control your schools, streets, and rights. MA: Primary Sept 1, Midterm Nov 3. Register 10+ days ahead — link in bio. Not in MA? vote.gov. 🗳️

Black-and-white illustration of a pointing finger and a clenched fist above bold text reading "Voting Doesn't Matter!"Black-and-white illustration of a thumbs-down hand above a comic-style burst speech bubble with the word "Bullshit!" in bold text.Black-and-white illustration of a raised fist beside the text "Voting is our right. Voting is our duty. Voting is how we preserve our democracy!" with "Your Vote Matters" in large bold text below."Protect Our Vote" logo featuring the Statue of Liberty, above text reading "Massachusetts, Vote! Primary: September 1, 2026. Midterm: November 3, 2026. Register at least 10 days in advance: link in bio. Not in MA? View vote.gov and find your state!"

Mad about Flock cameras tracking you? Same energy applies to DOJ demanding voter rolls. Rolls are already verified by the states. This isn't about security. It's surveillance with better branding. Don't trade your freedom for a false sense of security.

Salem terminated its Flock Safety contract — after 8 months of organizing by 17+ local groups + the ACLU of Mass. The city's announcement skipped that part, so we're saying it: organizers made this happen. This is what community power looks like. 🐦 Congrats to @nsprogressives.bsky.social 🎉

Salem Activists Respond to City's Announcement Terminating Flock Contract

Salem's announcement that it was severing ties with Flock Safety was welcome, but it erased the role local activists played in the city's decision.

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New Bedford: DOJ wants every voter's name by Aug 8, citing a language rule the city doesn't even meet. Mayor Mitchell said it might just be an excuse to get the list. This is intimidation, not accuracy. Mayor Mitchell, hold the line. New Bedford residents: call (508) 979-1410.

Justice for Lorenzo. Justice for Johan. Justice for all harmed by ICE. Join LUCE network for a 24-hr vigil at the MA State House honoring Lorenzo Salgado Araujo & Johan Sebastián Guerrero, killed by ICE. Fri 7/24 12PM–Sat 7/25 12PM. Bring flowers/remembrance. lucemass.org/24hr

Navy blue flyer with folk-art floral and butterfly motifs. Top banner reads "Justice for Lorenzo, Justice for Johan, Justice for All." Bold pink and yellow headline: "Fight for the Living, Honor the Dead," beside a monarch butterfly logo. Below, "24 Hour Vigil" heading and text stating that in response to devastating killings and escalating ICE presence, LUCE network and community organizations are holding a 24-hour vigil at the Massachusetts State House in Boston to honor those killed, support impacted communities, and call for "ICE OUT" (highlighted in pink). Website listed: www.lucemass.org/24hr.Same navy flyer design with floral border and "Fight for the Living, Honor the Dead" logo. A yellow schedule box lists: 7/24 12PM vigil starts, 7/24 12PM press conference, 7/24 6:30PM Night of Remembrance, 7/25 11AM closing rally, 7/25 12PM vigil ends. Below, an image of a lit candle beside orange marigolds, with text asking attendees to bring flowers or a small symbol of remembrance — a poem, artwork, picture, or message — for someone impacted by immigration enforcement, noting not to leave items they wish to keep. Website listed: www.lucemass.org/24hr.

"The systems that have called for your oppression don't want you to dream — because they know you can dream a reality they can't counter." Pastor DeShay Freemyer-Jackson at Good Trouble Lives On Mass's Preach event. 🔥 Full speech on our YouTube @mass50501 #gtlomass

We show up for Lorenzo, Johan Sebastian and all those murdered by ICE. We show up for their families. And we keep showing up until ICE is off our streets and our immigrant neighbors are treated with dignity. You want this to stop? GO VOTE and to the work to protect our elections!

From Houston to Maine to Lowell: ICE OUT NOW! 🔥🧊 Join a nonviolent rally & standout this Saturday 7/18, 3PM at the Ladd & Whitney Monument by Lowell City Hall. Justice for Lorenzo, Joan, and all victims of ICE terror. Bring signs and neighbors. Info: solidaritylowell.com

Red rally flier reading "FIRE ICE!" in large white letters, with icons of a flame and a running figure labeled ICE fleeing through an exit door. Text: Saturday July 18th, 3PM at the Ladd and Whitney Monument, 309 Merrimack Street, Lowell. "From Houston to Maine to Lowell, ICE OUT NOW! Justice for Lorenzo, Joan and all victims of ICE terror! Join us in this non-violent rally and standout!" Solidarity Lowell logo, solidaritylowell.com.Flier with bold yellow text over a darkened photo of a protest crowd holding signs. Text reads: "From Houston to Maine to Lowell — ICE OUT NOW! Justice for Lorenzo, Joan and all victims of ICE terror! Sat. 7/18, 3PM, Lowell City Hall."

ICE killed two fathers in one week. Lorenzo in Houston. Joan in Maine, in front of his wife and toddler. Boston says NO MORE. Join the National Day of Action. 📍 Copley Square, Library Steps
🗓 Sat July 18 · 4PM Justice for Lorenzo. Justice for Joan. #StopICETerror

Protest flyer on an orange and red gradient background with bold black text reading "National Day of Action — Boston. STOP ICE TERROR!" Two photos show smiling men: Lorenzo, wearing a pink polo shirt indoors, and Joan, in a pink t-shirt and sunglasses by a rocky shoreline. Text below reads "Justice for Lorenzo & Joan. Jail all killer ICE agents. Sat. July 18, 4PM, Copley Square — Library Steps." Logos at the bottom for Party for Socialism and Liberation, Tache 4 MA, Mass 50501, and LUCE Immigrant Justice Network.

3 days of Good Trouble, July 17–19! 🟡🔴🟢 TEACH: Fri film screening + panel REACH: Sat find us at Wokestock, Herter Park, Allston PREACH: Sun community gathering, Boston Common, 1–4pm Honoring John Lewis the way he'd want: organizing & taking action. goodtrouble.mass50501.org

Graphic with a photo of Congressman John Lewis beside bold yellow and purple text reading "Weekend of Action, July 17–19" and the Good Trouble Lives On Mass logo. Below: "Learn More — goodtrouble.mass50501.org." The bottom shows logos of coalition partners including Boston Indivisible, True North, CARE, Activist Evenings, Indivisible Mass Coalition, Mass 50501, Boston Ujima Project, Dunk the Vote, Worcester Indivisible, Indivisible Bellingham, Allston Brighton PM, MIRA, UU Mass Action, and ACLU of Massachusetts.Purple graphic with the Good Trouble Lives On Mass logo and a red banner reading "Sunday, July 19th." Yellow underlined header: "PREACH." Text: "Join us in community. Bring a lunch, connect with local orgs, enjoy live music and uplifting speakers. 1–4pm, Liberty Mall, Boston Common." Below, a black-and-white civil rights era photo of a young John Lewis marching alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a clergyman, and other activists.Purple graphic with the Good Trouble Lives On Mass logo. Two sections: "TEACH — Friday, July 17th: Join us in person and virtually for a screening of Love, Joy & Power + post viewing panel." And "REACH — Saturday, July 18th: Join us at Wokestock! 12–9pm, Herter Park, Allston, MA." Below, four black-and-white 1961 Jackson, Mississippi police booking photos of young Freedom Riders, including John Lewis, against a colorful pop-art background.Purple graphic with the Good Trouble Lives On Mass logo and banners reading "Weekend of Action, July 17–19, 2026 — goodtrouble.mass50501.org." A yellow rounded box reads "Help Fuel The Movement: Please support our coalition to cover expenses related to the GTLO Mass weekend. Any extra money raised will go to our Black Book Support Fund. givebutter.com/goodtroubleMA." A photo of Congressman John Lewis appears in the lower left.

Lorenzo. Johan. Ruben. Isaias. Silverio. Keith. Renée. Alex. Nine people killed by ICE/CBP since Jan 2025 — fathers, husbands, workers. We are NOT angry enough. Join your neighborhood watch, call your legislators, show up to your local protests. It is up to ALL OF US to change this.

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ICE OUT NOW — TODAY, 7/14, 5:30pm, Copley Sq, Boston. Justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo (Houston) & Joan Sebastian Guerrero (Biddeford) — both killed by ICE agents this month. No body cams. No answers. Show up and demand accountability.

Bold yellow protest flyer over a dimmed photo of a large crowd holding signs at a rally. Text reads: "FROM HOUSTON TO BIDDEFORD TO BOSTON. ICE OUT NOW! Justice for Lorenzo and all victims of ICE terror. Tues. 7/14 – 5:30 PM. Copley, 700 Boylston St." Logos at the bottom for Tache MA, Party for Socialism and Liberation, Mass 50501, and Comité TPS Massachusetts.

The DOJ is sending election monitors to Boston & New Bedford for the 2026 primaries. The same day, they threatened election officials nationwide with prosecution over noncitizen voting (which barely happens). They've also lost 11 court cases trying to seize voter data. #ProtectThe Vote

4,000+ Brigham nurses & 450 MGB Home Care clinicians are on strike—the first in Brigham's history. MGB is offering 0% raises while execs pocketed $35.9M in FY2024. Nurses want fair pay + safer patient ratios. Join the picket at 75 Francis St, Boston. #StandWithNurses

Graphic titled "The Largest Nurses' Strike in Massachusetts History is Happening NOW," noting it's the first-ever strike by Brigham nurses. Stats listed: 4,000+ Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses on strike, 450 Mass General Brigham Home Care clinicians on strike, and 1,300 temporary nurses hired by MGB to cover the strike. Below, an illustration of a nurse in blue scrubs holding an "On Strike" cardboard sign with her fist raised. Blue button at bottom reads "You Can Help" with an arrow.Graphic titled "After 7+ months of bargaining, MGB won't budge," with four sections: Wages — MGB is offering a 0% across-the-board raise while nurses ask for 3% then 4% over an 18-month contract, noted as effectively a pay cut given ~4% inflation. Health Insurance — MGB wants nurses on the Harvard Pilgrim plan (about half the union) to pay 2.5 percentage points more of their premium. Patient Safety — nurses are fighting for safer patient ratios and less reliance on temporary/travel nurses. Cuts to Care — the union cites MGB's closure of the Weiner Center and elimination of the Brigham Burn Unit.Graphic titled "Executives got richer. Nurses got 0%." Stats listed: $35.9 million combined FY2024 compensation for 14 current/former MGB executives, $8.4 million for CEO Dr. Anne Klibanski's 2024 pay, $3.2 million for COO Dr. Ron Walls's 2024 pay, and 0% — the raise MGB is offering nurses. Below, an illustration of a nurse in blue scrubs holding an "On Strike" sign with her fist raised, with a blue bar at the bottom.Graphic titled "Stand With Brigham Nurses" with three calls to action: Show Up — join the picket line at 75 Francis Street, Boston. Amplify — share this post and follow @MassNurses / Massachusetts Nurses Association for real-time updates. Speak Up — contact MGB leadership and local elected officials to urge a fair contract. Below, an illustration of a nurse in blue scrubs holding an "On Strike" sign with her fist raised, with a blue bar at the bottom.