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If you don't know what to do for the #resistance , or are terrified of being on a front line bc you could get #yeeted to #elsalvador or an #amerikkkan prison, then make donations to #ACLU #lambdalegal #TransgenderLawCenter a non-profit #immigration rights law center, donate to someone's #go_fund_me to help them with legal fees, and/or #volunteer for an #advocacy center. These forms of resistance and #protest are every bit as important as #holdingtheline

If you don't know what to do for the #resistance , or are terrified of being on a front line bc you could get #yeeted to #elsalvador or an #amerikkkan prison, then make donations to #ACLU #lambdalegal #TransgenderLawCenter a non-profit #immigration rights law center, donate to someone's #go_fund_me to help them with legal fees, and/or #volunteer for an #advocacy center. These forms of resistance and #protest are every bit as important as #holdingtheline

If you don't know what to do for the #resistance , or are terrified of being on a front line bc you could get #yeeted to #elsalvador or an #amerikkkan prison, then make donations to #ACLU #lambdalegal #TransgenderLawCenter a non-profit #immigration rights law center, donate to someone's #go_fund_me to help them with legal fees, and/or #volunteer for an #advocacy center. These forms of resistance and #protest are every bit as important as #holdingtheline

On April 5, 2025, my father and I are going to Chicago to protest all the ways that the Trump administration, including Musk, have overstepped their mandate in all the radical and illegal things that they've done.

This is an appeal for everyone who sees this in the Chicagoland area or anywhere else in America to join us! Just go to:

handsoff2025.com

#handsoff2025 #HandsOff #Environment #climate #health #peace #privacy
U.S. #Constitution
No #racism or #transphobia
#Protest #Chicago

I’m workshopping some #protest signs. Comments welcome. Here’s the first:

WITH YOUR HELP
We, the People (constitution script)
WILL FIX THIS

And the second:

MORE EMPATHY
LESS APATHY

I’ll worry about design (by that I mean ask a designer to do it) later. Just working on the text for now.

HANDS OFF! National Day of Action, Saturday, April 5th

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!

A core principle behind Hands Off! is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.

#Napa Hands Off event will be at the Courthouse on Brown Street, noon to 1:30 pm on April 5th.

#HandsOff #HandsOffSocialSecurity #Protest

To find an event near you go to: mobilize.us/handsoff/?from_map

To learn more about Hands Off, go to:
mobilize.us/handsoff/?from_map

MobilizeHands Off! Join the National Mobilization to Fight Back · Hands Off on MobilizeFind events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with Hands Off.

#Trump takes aim at foreign-born college students, with 300 visas revoked

Some students have been picked up off the street by immigration agents and held in detention centers, sometimes a thousand miles away from their homes, with little warning

By Daniella Silva, Chloe Atkins, Julia Ainsley and Abigail Williams, March 27, 2025

"Secretary of State #MarcoRubio said Thursday the State Department has revoked 300 or more #StudentVisas, as the White House increasingly targets foreign-born students whose main transgression seems to be #activism.

"Rubio warned that the administration was looking out for 'these lunatics.' Around the country, #scholars have been picked up, in some cases by masked immigration agents, and held in #DetentionCenters, sometimes a thousand miles from their homes with little warning and often with few details about why they were being detained.

"'It might be more than 300 at this point. We do it every day. Every time I find one of these lunatics, I take away their visas,' Rubio said at a news conference in Guyana, where he was meeting with leaders.

"Many of those rounded up by Trump officials attended or were part of the pro-Palestinian movement that swept college campuses last year, and while the administration hasn’t said publicly why these students are being singled out over others, at least one sought by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement appeared on lists made by far-right pro-Israel groups as targets for deportation.

"And Trump allies, many in government again, telegraphed for months before he took office that they’d seek to deport students who openly advocated for Hamas or other U.S.-designated terrorist groups or after they participated in an unauthorized campus #protest and were suspended, expelled or jailed.

"The detentions are a signal of a broader effort by President Donald Trump to clamp down on the actions of legal permanent residents, student visa holders and others who live and work legally in the United States, one that threatens to undermine a fundamental American right to #FreeSpeech and to assemble, experts and advocates said."

nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump
#USPol #ThoughtPolice #Authoritarianism #Orwellian #CharacteristicsOfFascism #Clampdown #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingDissent #CriminalizingActivism #RightToAssemble #FirstAmendment #USPol

NBC News · Rubio says State Department has revoked at least 300 student visasBy Daniella Silva
🇬🇧 Yesterday's protest in Ede for better regulation of pesticides

🇳🇱 Gisteren organiseerde @extinctionrebellionnl@mastodon.nl een mooie demonstratie in Ede met muziek, mooie aankleding, een goede sfeer, maar vooral met een ontzettend belangrijke boodschap: Nederland heeft betere regulering van pesticiden nodig. Ondanks dat er steeds meer duidelijk wordt over de relatie tussen o.a. Parkinson of kanker en pesticiden, mag er nog steeds gebruik gemaakt worden van bestrijdingsmiddelen waarvan we eigenlijk nog veel te weinig weten en worden de stapelingseffecten van het gebruik van verschillende middelen door elkaar nog nauwelijks onderzocht. Tegelijkertijd hebben we te maken met een biodiversiteitscrisis, terwijl een gezonde natuur júist belangrijk is als we ook in de toekomst genoeg te eten willen hebben.

Vanaf het station vertrok de mars richting het Ctgb (College voor de toelating van gewasbeschermingsmiddelen en biociden), die de instantie zou moeten zijn die ons beschermt tegen schadelijke pesticiden. Waar in andere landen dit soort instanties vaak worden gefinancierd door de overheid, wordt het Ctgb betaald door producenten van bestrijdingsmiddelen. Een brief werd afgeleverd met de volgende eisen:

1. Hanteer het voorzorgsprincipe: Er mogen geen bestrijdingsmiddelen worden goedgekeurd zonder dat er er geen enkele twijfel is over de veiligheid is over de veiligheid voor mens, dier en natuur.
2. Zorg voor onafhankelijkheid in beoordeling: Het Ctgb dient eigen, onafhankelijke onderzoeken uit te voeren en niet afhankelijk te zijn van de industrie.
3. Voer onderzoek uit naar stapelingseffecten: Er dient onderzoek te worden gedaan naar de gevolgen van het gelijktijdig gebruik van meerdere bestrijdingsmiddelen.
4. Wees eerlijk in berichtgeving: Het Ctgb moet transparant en eerlijk communiceren over de risico’s van bestrijdingsmiddelen.

#Ede #ExtinctionRebellion #Protest #Ctgb #Demonstratie #MarsVoorEenSchoneLente #Gifvrij #Landbouwgif #Gezondheid #Biodiversiteit

Anger at Trump ally Elon Musk sparks protest at Saskatoon Tesla dealership
Saskatoon was one of several cities across the country where weekend protests at Tesla dealerships targeting company owner Elon Musk, who has faced criticism for his public support for the far-right Alternative for Germany party and laying off thousands of federal...
#politics #protest #business #Saskatoon #US #News
cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/e

We’re looking for donations (George Soros isn’t helping us out this time!) (or any time, for that matter)

HERE IS THE CURRENT LIST OF GENERAL SUPPLIES WE NEED TO COLLECT DONATIONS OF FOR THE 50501 #SOCALUNITES 4/5 PROTEST IN DOWNTOWN LA!

Please circulate within your friends/family to see if they are willing to help us out - especially for the easy things like bottled water and snacks! Everybody has that laying around already so the more we can get donations of those things, the easier it will be for us to put our budget toward bigger items like A/V.

If you have something to donate, let me know so that we can coordinate pickup / drop off of donations to get them all in one place BY THIS FRIDAY 4/4.

Masking tape
Electrical tape
Black sharpies / permanent markers
Ziploc bags
Rubber bands
Paper towels
Bottled water
Snacks (granola bars, trail mix, protein bars, etc)
Masks
Hand sanitizer
Clorox / antibacterial wipes
Sunscreen
Benadryl cream / gel for allergic reactions / bug bites
US flags (any sizes)
Arts and craft supplies (markers, chalk, etc)
Gift cards to help with printing expenses (Staples, Office Depot, etc)
Gift cards to help with other supplies (Lowe’s, etc)

#50501socal #50501movement #losangeles #la #protest #california @politics @uspolitics @california-LATimes #California #socal

#Turkey
#Erdogan
#Protest
#Anarchism

>To Struggle Against the Order of Exploitation, Tyranny and Plunder!

"Today, it is no coincidence that young people, the workers of the future and the workers of today, whose future has become uncertain, many of whom have to work at the same time as studying, are at the forefront of the struggle. The anger is also a result of the increasing impoverishment of millions of people who survive by their labor, their being squeezed day by day under the economic crisis, the endless murders of women, the oppression and attack policies against LGBTI+ people, the massacres of animals, the attacks against the Kurdish people despite the so-called peace talks, and the fact that the lives of millions of people have become unbearable due to the government’s policies based on oppression and coercion. We see that this anger is directed not only against the AKP-MHP government, but also against the CHP, which for years has been supposedly oppositional, but has been the government’s stooge in every difficult moment, restraining the possibility of social explosions in every crisis and directing energy towards the elections. People have realized that elections are useless and that there is no other way for liberation except struggle. At this point, it is clear that the people taking to the streets cannot be easily stopped by repression, nor can be manipulated by CHP in line of its own agenda.

On the other hand, we need to recognize that there are limits to what these protests have become today. There is a high probability that this reaction movement, which has no class character and whose political content and demands are unclear, will remain as a tool of conflict between the ruling powers or simply fizzle out. However, it also has the potential to grow, radicalize and achieve real, lasting gains if it is linked to existing struggles in terms of demands and methods. Since the beginning of 2025, wildcat strikes and workers’ resistances in various cities, the resistance of women and LGBTI+ people despite all kinds of oppression and violence, the struggles against ecological destruction and massacres of animals living on the streets show that the spirit of resistance has been preserved in these lands despite everything. Today, it is not politicians in suits, union bureaucrats or rich tycoons who are creating this wave of struggle, but workers, children of workers and individuals who have actively participated in the struggles mentioned above.

Therefore, it is possible to strengthen the wave of struggle with class demands and discourses, and this is exactly what we need to do. We should be involved in this struggle, not as a pillar in the struggle for power, but in an organized way, with the perspective of articulating the current problems and demands of the working class, women and all those who are oppressed and discriminated against, and turning those into the demands of the movement. On the other hand, we must try to involve different sections of the working class, who are already struggling with strikes and resistances, in the struggle.

We must take this struggle from the street to our workplaces and from our workplaces to the street. We must not leave the fate of the struggle to what comes out of the mouths of a group of politicians in suits. For this, we need to create self-governing decision-making mechanisms in our workplaces, schools and neighborhoods where we can discuss our economic and political problems and determine our concrete demands. The forums that emerged in the aftermath of the Gezi Resistance were important experiences we have in this regard and we must develop and revitalize these experiences. This is the way for the struggle to be permanent and to achieve gains."

iscibirlikleri.org/2025/03/21/

Otonom İşçi BirlikleriTo Struggle Against the Order of Exploitation, Tyranny and Plunder!Türkçe | English The protests that started after the detention of more than 100 people, including IBB Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, continue to grow. The protests, in which university students are at the forefront, have started to gain a militant character and become mass despite the CHP’s efforts to contain them. Although these protests started as a result of the conflict between two ruling cliques struggling for power, it is clear that the anger that has been unleashed has reasons far beyond the detention of İmamoğlu. Today, it is no coincidence that young people, the workers of the future and the workers of today, whose future has become uncertain, many of whom have to work at the same time as studying, are at the forefront of the struggle. The anger is also a result of the increasing impoverishment of millions of people who survive by their labor, their being squeezed day by day under the economic crisis, the endless murders of women, the oppression and attack policies against LGBTI+ people, the massacres of animals, the attacks against the Kurdish people despite the so-called peace talks, and the fact that the lives of millions of people have become unbearable due to the government’s policies based on oppression and coercion. We see that this anger is directed not only against the AKP-MHP government, but also against the CHP, which for years has been supposedly oppositional, but has been the government’s stooge in every difficult moment, restraining the possibility of social explosions in every crisis and directing energy towards the elections. People have realized that elections are useless and that there is no other way for liberation except struggle. At this point, it is clear that the people taking to the streets cannot be easily stopped by repression, nor can be manipulated by CHP... Continue Reading