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The ruling party wants to arrest members of the opposition party who are trying to stop them from rigging the mid-term elections. This is not something which happens in a democracy. MAGA is trying to create a one party dictatorship.
F.B.I. Is Asked to Arrest Texas Democrats in Battle Over House Seats
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Republicans have made ICE the largest law enforcement agency in the country. Democratic governors, mayors, and lawmakers have the power to stop secret police tactics like abductions by masked ICE agents: www.bluestatedefiance.org/no-secret-po...
Reverse Robin Hood - the recently passed bill will cause people making <$36k to actually lose money (2.5% at the bottom bracket), while people earning >$120k to gain 2.4% more. This from the man who won the election because of affordability. Betrayal.
The whole premise of the bill is that it fuels growth. The U.S. seen 3x economic growth since 1980. Yet overall purchasing power for the average family has been essentially the same, and key things like housing and education have skyrocketed in recent years. Who still believes the myth?
What happened to the passion to reduce the deficit? To the fury against increasing costs of living? To the rage against insider deals and corruption in the "swamp"? To the righteous cries for free speech? Just a thought: maybe it wasn't ever actually really about these things.
Re: Zohran - This is how we defeat Trumpism - present an ACTUAL plan to make things more affordable by taxing the rich and subsidizing people's basic needs. Meanwhile, we are waiting for the exploitation of our natural resources to decrease gas prices to somehow decrease the cost of everything.
In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
Bombing Iran is more grounds for impeachment due to bypassing Congress's war powers, and creates more urgency for the cause:
IMPEACH TRUMP. AGAIN.
Impeach Trump. Sign the petition NOW to defend democracy and demand accountability! He is disqualified from office, and has violated the U.S. Constitution.
impeachtrumpagain.org
February 15th, 2023 was the biggest single day of coordinated, worldwide protest. 6-10 million people on all continents demonstrated against the Iraq War. Can we do even more, and this time succeed in our goal? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_Febr...
15 February 2003 anti-war protests - Wikipedia
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Peace through "pre-emptive" violence is an nonsensical proposition. There will always be human conflict. There is no end to come to where somehow the use of force has made all conflict end. Any temporary "peace" will only last until the perpetrator needs to prove its power again.
RAPID ACTION ALERT!! This Friday, June 20 at 10 am, at the ICE field office at 64 Gricebrook Road in St. Albans. Stand in solidarity with Wuendy, a @migrantjustice.bsky.social community member who has been called in for an ICE immigration check-in. More info: www.instagram.com/p/DLCyyfQOXdC/
Thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday! Here are some highlights from Burlington. Join RAD this Wed at 6pm on Zoom with @balint.house.gov to learn how to get more involved: tinyurl.com/RADresistance #nokings #nokingsvt Video credits to Nathan Steinbauer, Brenda Patoine and Nick Cavanaugh.
Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop! Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions
Our unofficial estimate is that around 4 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.
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VT Congresswoman Becca Balint speaking at the Burlington No Kings Rally! #nokingsvt #nokings
The most powerful story we can tell, in short: we are peaceful, they are violent.
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6/14 is NO KINGS DAY of ACTION Check out 50501vermont.com/no-kings-day/ for general information about 6/14 in Vermont, as well as more specific info about BURLINGTON (main event), details on the 25 other events around Vermont, sign up to VOLUNTEER, or DONATE to help pay for everything!
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Hands off! We the People Veto Project 2025! A nationwide mobilization to stop the most brazen power grab in modern history.
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How did we get so far down the road toward authoritarianism, with portions of the country seemingly unalarmed or even generally supportive? The answer might be differing definitions of “democracy.” We boil it down to 3 intertwined concepts: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/what-is-de...
50501 Movement upholds a strict and unwavering commitment to nonviolence. We do not condone, support, or tolerate any form of violence, threats, or the destruction of property—whether public or private. Our mission is rooted in integrity, accountability, and nonviolent action.
It’s official: Over 1,000 events are planned for No Kings Day on June 14. While Trump wastes nearly $100 million on his birthday parade in DC, we will be taking to the streets everywhere else to show the world what democracy really looks like. Find your local event: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
Today in Burlington: court case literally called "Donald Trump vs. Mohsen Mahdawi" - Mohsen won and was set free. A true peacemaker. Courage is contagious. Justice comes. We got this. 💚 Credit to Alison Nihart for the video!
They say there's a war on "wokeness". They would like us to be asleep. Your voice is a tool. When your voice and my voice become our voice we awaken sleeping giants.