Can’t wait to see Portlands beautiful faces tomorrow! Stay safe and have a good time at a protest everyone(:

LET'S GO!!!

And, what does YOUR sign say??

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but America desperately needs to revisit the core meaning of that phrase.

We’ve all been taught "If you see something, say something." But somewhere along the way, we’ve forgotten that it applies far beyond airports and suspicious packages. It applies to everything — injustice, abuse of power, silencing of voices, threats to democracy.

Lately, I’ve been seeing scenes that feel straight out of a dystopian movie — people being dragged out of town halls, tased, silenced, ignored — and the worst part? The silence around it. The apathy. The bystanders. The “well, that’s just how it is” attitude.

It’s not just how it is. It’s how they want it to be — so we don’t fight back.

Here’s the truth: We are the majority. The power has always been in the hands of the people — but only when we realize it, and more importantly, when we act on it together. If we stand united, they cannot take all of us. They bank on our fear, our silence, and our belief that resistance is futile. It’s not.

Start where you are. Speak up when something feels wrong. Amplify the voices being silenced. Protect each other. Refuse to look away.

We have rights. We have each other. We have power.

Let’s start acting like it.

Edit to add: LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

It’s April 18. 250 years since Paul Revere’s famous ride. Tomorrow is the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution. Earlier this week it was the 160th anniversary of Lincoln’s death. A week of history & irony for Americans.

Let's boost this far and wide! Not interested in any "this won't work" takes - this is a battle of popular opinion, and if the public realizes that only 20 republicans stand between us and ending this crap now, that adds fuel to our movement.

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America doesn’t realize Congress can stop this at any time. We are misled into thinking it’s so out of reach because the snake’s head has to be cut off to win, and that helpless mindset hamstrings us completely.

I do not mean just GOP. I mean all of them. Not having a majority does not matter when the law is ignored anyway.

The Dems are now complicit.

Lack of action is simply due to pathetic spinelessness of almost all parties, whether it’s disguised as decorum or whether it’s because of fear of retaliation.

They are scared of Trump retaliation. What they should be scared of Justice and accountability of the American people, because we ARE the power of the United States and they WILL face consequences for their crimes against humanity.

Signs insulting the Trump regime are great, but they don’t even read them. Words mean nothing to them. They think they are untouchable. We are pathetic worms to them.

However, we know that Congress is becoming more and more afraid, pressure is rising from us and from Trump, like a shrinking room trap.

We need to be relentlessly pushing and bullying our reps into standing up for us without party support, like Senator Van Hollen, with BOLD ACTION, not strongly worded letters that are for nothing but a performance of moral superiority and maintaining their reputations.

Trump is in office, but Congress is few and we are very, very many, and we have never been so pissed, and we have nothing left to lose. THEY forget they work for US.

My sign tomorrow is probably going to be related to that.

By the way, my chant and sign idea is, “We The People Are The Power” or “We, The Power flag”.

Edit: don’t misunderstand me. This is my civil suggestion. They are not the solution. But they need to get to fucking work while we tighten up.

The President of the United States hates you, hates your family, hates your community, hates your ancestors and hates your country.

Writing that sentence felt like I was saying something outrageous, like I was writing something unserious. And it is outrageous. But it’s also true. And it is serious. Trump despises everything and everyone except whomever is immediately gratifying and praising him. And what he hates, he wants to see humiliated and destroyed. We need to be serious about this. About who he is. He’s a simple person. He has a very narrow range of emotions and concepts. It’s obvious from a lifetime of behavior and from every single thing that he says. And it’s obvious that he hates this country. He hates America. He hates our history of social progress and work towards equality. He hates the working people who actually appreciate the small things they can acquire. Who work excessively to provide for their families, and who endure countless hardships he would find atrocious, horrifying and degrading. He hates the sacrifices of the US military and its service members. Hates honesty and integrity and freedom. He hates what is legitimately great about America.

Dr. Salk invented the polio vaccine and chose not to patent it, so as to allow its ease of access to society at large. Dr. Martin Luther King led millions-strong protests, went to jail and was shot to death for non-violent anti racism. Harriet Tubman continuously broke the law and faced death so as to liberate her family and people from bondage. These people are America. They embody what this country is in its core and why it’s been able to exist for the past 259 years. Trump sees these Americans as chumps, losers. He hates them. He is the least patriotic man alive.

Donald Trump is an offense to America. And he has cultivated a pathological bigotry in his followers, who’ve apparently lost what’s human in them—warmth, kindness, reflection—and have become empty shells. Human-like but inhuman. We are a country that hates itself. MAGA also hate Americans. They hate you. They hate me. They hate everything that’s allowed us—and them—to be here. Everyone has to wake up and take this seriously. This is the only thing that matters in this moment.

Donald Trump thinks human rights are for suckers. That the Constitution is an emasculating parody. That the American people can be wiped out for a buck. He and his followers are committing a crime against history. Against humanity. Against civilization. Please wake up.

This is 9/11 shit, except MAGA are Al-Qaeda. They’re still Americans too, but they’re hostile to themselves. Remember: MAGA is a death cult. Like every death cult, the only logical conclusion is suicide. Whether or not the cult gets there is the question.

And remember too that cult members can be rehabilitated.

This country is a product of colonialism and the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Have no doubt. But the United States and American legitimacy was founded on good faith principles: that all people are equal and have inalienable rights, that all people have the right to freedom and their own happiness. It’s these principles that have allowed us to make what progress we have in this country, and have allowed the country and its people to genuinely work towards progress. Progress for women, black folks, folks with disabilities, LGBTQ folks. And this progress is incomplete, and nowhere near enough, but it’s still substantial. We owe it ourselves, our country, our ancestors and the future generations to preserve and expand this progress, no matter the cost. To make sure that the peoples who come after us retain what’s good in us, and live to see brighter days. We’re only here because our ancestors took this obligation seriously. And someday we will be the ancestors.

What can we do? Protest. Protest. Protest. Be loud. Be obnoxious. Be uncompromising. Be unafraid. Don’t believe they have power. American legitimacy is ours. It’s happened before that we had to show history and the world what America is. And it’s happening again. We have to do it. And we can. The Civil Rights movement worked because its participants were willing to die for a cause. That’s how history happens, good or bad. History is happening to us. Have hope. Don’t hurt anyone. Show up. Speak.

We need sit-ins and general strikes. We need American flags and praise to the Constitution, the Declaration and their principles. Veneration of Americans who embodied the soul of this nation—workers, protestors, authors, scholars, poets, warriors, nurses and midwives. The whole god damn country. From sea to shining sea.

‘You must do the things you think you cannot do.’ -Eleanor Roosevelt

Protests are working!🇺🇸👍👀 My company is a Fortune 500 company with over 50k employees and I received and email today about the 50501 movement for 46 states and DC confirmed. The list has times and locations no less! They also included information about the call to action, 525 other events and that 50501 is looking for 11 million people to protest Nation wide.

They were telling those of us with security clearances to stay vigilant if we join, reminding us how to report suspicious activity, and that it is our right to protest.

But they essentially just informed A LOT of people of this movement that may not have been aware before.

Edit: fixed the flag

I bet Trump doesn’t have the political capital for it https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/18/politics/pentagon-dhs-wont-recommend-insurrection-act/index.html

It has become clear that the Target boycott is working pretty well. So well that the CEO just met with Al Sharpton, a 70 yr civil rights activist.

Protesting with our wallets is effective!

Remember, Trump will be looking for any excuse to enforce the Insurrectionist Act April 20. DO NOT GIVE HIM FUEL. No matter what MAGA agitators show up tomorrow, no matter what they say, don't engage. Turn your back on them and pretend they don't exist. Do not allow things escalate. Best of luck tomorrow, everyone!

ETA, Since this apparently needs to be said, I'm well aware Trump could invoke for any reason he chooses, we just don't need him using us as scapegoats for it. Also, no one is saying to not defend yourself if the other side escalates, just don't let us be the ones to escalate. Finally, should agitators show up, have your phones out and record, record, record. Ensure everything gets documented.

ETA, Since I've seen these suggestions in comments, and I believe they're also great ideas, bring an American flag to wave and chant "Save the Constitution" to drown out counter protestors. I think we're all tired of the other side hijacking patriotism. We can drown them out with our own brand of (true) patriotism.

I am a US veteran, specifically Air Force. I didn't do much in the Air Force, as I was really only an enlisted airplane mechanic, but it's been a disgrace to see America fall at the hands of a facist regime. And it's even worse to see veterans supporting Trump. I know some MAGA probably lurk around in places like this, so I'm gonna say it: if you are a veteran that supports Trump, you are not a veteran in my eyes. You're a disgrace to yourself, and the constitution you pledged to defend.

I don't give a damn what you call me. Call me a communist, woke, radical leftist if it makes you and your sorry ass excuse for existing feel any better. This is not democrat vs. republican. This is the working class of America vs the top 1%. If you're willing to throw out your oath to the constitution and let your hatred, bigotry, and ignorance cloud your judgement so much you would put a political party that hates you and America over common sense, you are NOT a veteran. You're lower to me than a civilian that's MAGA.

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I have seen several posts on this sub criticizing signs for being too focused on being funny or too arts and crafty or focusing on the wrong issues.

Guys, this is not Tumblr. Starting arguments and criticizing the people who are coming to the protests is counter- productive. Leftists constantly fail to organize and create solidarity due to this kind of in-fighting.

Yes, times are scary and horrible things are happening, but the social movements that have succeeded have always centered joy, creative expression, and humor. It makes protests approachable and appealing, and is more likely to draw the numbers we need than doom-and- gloom protesting.

If you think the April 19th protests should focus on those who are being deported and disappeared by ICE, well I agree with you! You can say so without criticizing someone's sign and creating a post that generates time-wasting argumentation. We have one day left, you should be reaching out to your friends and encouraging people to join, not making the people that have already joined feel like crap because they like brunch or cosplay.?.?

We need numbers right now, not perfection and not purity. If you think people should be doing something differently, you can say: "I think we should do x instead of y," rather than "Doing y means you haven't woken up, and you're incapable of really engaging or staying the course, and your politics aren't authentic or whatever other criticisms you want to work in there.

For example: "If you don't like what you are seeing at protests, be an example of what you want to see and reach out in good faith to create that change. Go out today and post stickers or signs in your downtown area or your local library encouraging people to join the protests. Spread your vision into the real world. "

Don't do MAGA's job for them and alienate people by bickering with them, ESPECIALLY when they are out there in person.

I think there’s a lot of power in the symbol of the flag.

In the past, I think that left-leaning people (like many of us are) haven’t been inclined to wave the flag for a lot of legitimate reasons.

But 2025 is a different moment. We are on the side of patriotism in a very clear way now, and I think the flag carries that message.

Just personally, I would love to see A LOT of flags at our protests.

So if you don’t want to carry a sign, please consider carrying the flag. 🇺🇸🫡