KleptoKea
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Today, I won't apologise for leaving out the politics tag. No American on this day should be burying their head in the sand.
Feb 17, 2025 8:04 PM
KleptoKea
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Today, I won't apologise for leaving out the politics tag. No American on this day should be burying their head in the sand.
Trondason
I didn't even hear about this protest till just now
MoreSmores69
We had an amazing turnout in blood-red Twin Falls Idaho! If we can do it ANYONE CAN!!
RockKickass
The majority of Americans still haven’t figured out how this affects them personally (I’m including non voters). It will take months for enough people to start getting hit with layoffs, realize that prices are higher, less service anywhere…. They just aren’t paying attention yet
Margrave9000
Americans must prevent another Munich tragedy. The orange fucktwat is sweeping off three years of valiant Ukrainian sacrifices off the table. This must not happen. Internationally recognized borders need to be restored.
JinxRocks
It amazes me how local media here in NC isn't saying jack shit about all the people downtown protesting here or in the big metro one county over, either. I just got back home and... crickets in media. Sad they all sold out like that.
Comfyninja
Seattle protest was huge
defensivebackhair
https://uw-media.northjersey.com/embed/video/78265331007?placement=snow-embed
Video from a local NJ news site.
Ryvienna
I'm really sorry, y'all, I don't have transportation to get to my state capitol
FinancialRavioli
Today's protest was at your state capitol building, or your city hall, whichever you can make it to.
theeAndikrist
Local PHX AZ NBC TV affiliate had footage, commentary, short interview with some leftist. There was a variety of movements there. Veterans, Native Americans, Trans kids, Black Power, Communists, Federal Workers, Labor honks, Pro immigrant, and more. No fazzshists showed up. No Anarchy Kids either - they're trouble. Fun time
whisky432
Word is not getting out in time to people who want to attend
KleptoKea
jshann
I was there today but I don't begrudge people who can't or dont want to take the risk. We all resist in our ways
Kommkat
Doing my best as a disabled person who can't really do crowds.
amyamazeballs
Good turnout in Austin TX still need more people showing up, another protest on woman's day March 8 and there is a federal workers protest this coming Wednesday
blzrdphoto
Salt Lake City, UT
TheFastpaws
We are past the point of peaceful protests working. Fascists don't give up power peacefully.
DerFoxeh
Interesting note, Chrome actually blocked the site providing information on the protests. I know this because other users on Reddit had access via VPN and I did after installing Duckduckgo.
If it weren't important, they wouldn't be fighting us.
KleptoKea
"If it weren't important, they wouldn't be fighting us". I've heard that before somewhere, and boy does it make sense.
DerFoxeh
Hope is a choice, and I haven't given up yet.
afmgreentea
I'm snowed in. I feel guilty.
iLoveItWhenMyFingersSmellLikePussy
Help spread the word about it, encourage people to participate
rubypilgrim
Don't waste any time on guilt. You don't deserve it and it doesn't help. Spend just 10 minutes talking to friends about this, finding out ways to organize and participate that don't require showing up in person. Think about what is most important to you about democracy, focus on that. This is a huge subject and it's easy to get overwhelmed. None of us has to do it all. Heck, even organizing a bake sale or a twitch benefit gaming event helps!
UndrwearMustache
This right here. We also got a ton of snow and had lots of road closes today. Couldn't make to my local courthouse let alone my state capital. We made lots of extra signs today to hand out for the next rally.
PikpikCeleriac
Gee, it sure would be nice to get notice of these things BEFORE THE DAY OF, AT 6PM, WHEN IT'S ALREADY HAPPENED. Fuck's sake, how the fuck do people find out about these things? I want to be involved, but I don't hear about shit until right before or just after it happens.
KleptoKea
As a Kiwi living in New Zealand, I knew this protest was coming up for over a week. If you watch out for them, you will find the info. Here's some info a fellow American of yours shared:
dercossack
While I don't disagree with the feeling behind this post, I will disagree with its call to protest, specifically because, as a political scientist I can tell you that the LEAST effective way to foment political change is to protest.
Now that said, we won't talk about the most effective ways to create political change, as many are locked behind violence, but I will tell you that in terms of peaceful political change your best bets are two things; Boycotts and Strikes. So look up the product(1/2)
putcleverusernamehere
Boycotts: worthless without massive cooperation. The key is rolling withdrawals of service. Imagine if 1/2-3/4 of the services and businesses were either closed or crippled for lack of employees, for even a day. And then it happened again a week later. Then it was two days
vcgetdown
Boycotts - worthless without massive cooperation. A crowd with signs for one day that the politicians can completely ignore - priceless
dercossack
s that you buy and see what ways the corporations behind them donate their profits. Ideally you'll find replacements within financial reach that don't contribute to the degradation of our political society
Second, in terms of strikes, it is great to stop work and arrest corporations abilities to profit, but even if you can't form a group to do it, or are reasonably too afraid, taking sick days or off days in a way to reduce the businesses efficiency is a stand you can still take. Stay safe
putcleverusernamehere
I did my part. Will be going again:
/gallery/I68eUea
KleptoKea
Your link is on the list of links I sent to a couple of my country's main news sites, asking them to please amplify your voices to the world, and to shine a light on the suppression taking place in the media, what with Zuckerberf/Bezos/Musk in charge of so much of it. I've asked people around the world to write to their news outlets, to publish that which your leaders don't want to have published. I wish you best of luck. May democracy prevail.
putcleverusernamehere
putcleverusernamehere
Also:
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ProfessorMuChao
Good crowd in WNC this afternoon, even in the freezing temps! Lotta haters driving by, but all in all, many more smiling supporters!
rubypilgrim
THANK YOU. We are here, Our road ahead is hard. We don't even know what we're losing minute by minute. Stay with us, remember us. We're the people who just wanna live our lives, do our jobs, hug our kids, have bbq's in the back yard and who think the best use of the US military is to show up with aid when disasters strike, or defense against dictators. The US has often not acted in accordance with our views, but the same is true for every nation. We're demoralized, many don't know where our -
rubypilgrim
next meal will come from, we feel overwhelmed and many feel cynical and powerless. We're inundated with lies, scams and psyops propaganda, and have only ourselves for defense. We're down, but so was Europe in WWII. Down is not dead. There are no victims here. WE CHOOSE. RISE UP!
KleptoKea
Doing what I can to help you guys from here in New Zealand: /gallery/amplifying-voices-of-protesting-americans-from-part-of-world-BmfEPqE
KleptoKea
Despite the downvotes from resident trolls 🙄
rubypilgrim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3dvbM6Pias
Trelfar
Hard to drop what you're doing when that thing is looking after your kids. Schools and daycare were all closed today. I've been at previous protests and wanted to go today but I wouldn't take a 3yo to one.
Glad others were able to make it but it's not an option for everyone.
crateo
Let's encourage others instead of excusing. This is the Pro-Democracy protest in Moscow, on a Saturday, in January. Use it as inspiration. It is possible.
VincitQuiSeVincit
It's okay! It's difficult for people to get to marches (especially in this weather). But there are some upcoming events that you can participate in that don't require marching:
MoreSmores69
It's part of why they're so hellbent on everyone having kids in the first place. It's not just for the economy, it's not just to control women, it's for how much it limits resistive action. Take care of your kids, show up when you can. Leave the riskier more consequential stuff to those of us who don't have to put lil ones in danger to do so.
icouldnotthinkofagoodusername
Same, especially 3ht drive to stand in -10F for hours. Would do that myself but not with kiddos. Will definitely go as soon as I can.
rubypilgrim
no shame in that. There's more than one way to fight. Love your kids, teach them the value of love, of liberty, of democracy.
Mirrormancer
For those of us that can't go (deep responsibilities, disabilities, outside the U.S., etc.) we must continue to spread the word. An hour or two dedicated to making this information as viral as possible is just as important.
rubypilgrim
This! Check your representative's website, their voting record - call them - and be sure to compliment them on something specific they've done that you like. More of that, please! It can be demoralizing to hear nothing but anger and demands and complaints.
Roxylulu2222
What if they have not done anything you like....my rep is Ron Johnson
zerogiven
Hey Rep. Johnson, I note on your record that you have meticulously obeyed the laws of thermodynamics without a single failure. Wow! No one else could have done it better, and I mean that with absolute sincerity.
Now, about your actual JOB...
Nephelus
I went to one. Glad I did.
KYGELL91
I was at the protest today. I support them and still won't force people who need reprieve to do what I do.
realhumanbean8
Exactly. I think mutual aid is more important than being at every protest anyway. We need to be able to feed, shelter, and care for each other so that a significant number of us can withhold our labor for a meaningful amount of time.
spinbutton3
Absolutely, come if you can....this is a marathon, not a sprint
KYGELL91
Downdoot away
YouAreTheInsultMaster
Lol I guess you asked for it
KYGELL91
I did. I didn't make that initial comment for the updoots. Made it for awareness
SlasherQuan
If I could take a day off id do it.
KYGELL91
Hey thats not the point and don't beat yourself up over it. The point is a lot of folks are trying their best to get by right now and grandstanding out of fear isn't going to help the situation.
mindstorm8191
I wanted to go to mine (in Kentucky), but a) I got my covid & flu shot yesterday and I'm feeling it today, I stayed home from work; and b) it's very cold today, about 18°F at noon.
I went to the last one and it was extremely cold, too. I think we'll have more turnout when it gets warmer here
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tailoredefehse1
He/she is paying attention to what's happening and that speaks volumes to their character. This is day one of many, and when their strength is back they can do as much as they can. Take your negativity, and stick it up your tight unshaved asshole.
venomoushealer
Hey friend, I was at Frankfort today. And I didn't know it until just now, but I was there for you. And for everyone else who wanted to be there but couldn't. We're in this together and we're all doing what we can. There's no shame in needing a break. In fact, rest is crucial. Recover well, and I'll see you soon (whether we know it or not).
mindstorm8191
Thanks. I was at the first one (it was very cold, I didn't plan properly for it), I hope to be at more in the future
TrippyTurtle69
Is this another 50501? They really need to get their organizational skills together. Just like the last one I had no idea this was happening.
Kreviathan
I found out a week before it, I need two weeks to put in time off. And I can't just ditch work because I kinda need that job to survive.
downsouthfarm
I am not an american and I knew they were on from Imgur.
FinancialRavioli
https://www.reddit.com/r/50501/
It's super easy to stay informed. It's all posted right there.
Tible19
The 50501 for your specific state is gonna be the best resource. All of the reddits are very bigger down with last minute announcements and post-protest posting. You really have to stay plugged in if you want to take off of work to attend folks!
Tible19
Bogged*
wantednokes
i'm in Canada and have been hearing about it the past week
KleptoKea
So help them organise.
funone77
Woah woah woah.... you mean put in effort?! That's too much to ask, I'll sit and watch my neighbors disappear instead.
TrippyTurtle69
I spent a good chunk of time in college organizing a divestment movement, attending and organizing rallies around the state. I design utility scale solar and have a family. In other words I've put in my time, and I am currently making a difference. It's time for the next generation / full timers to take the reigns. I will gladly support and attend but my point stands they need to get better at getting the word out and beating the algorithm to reach a wider audience.
KleptoKea
Ok, let me as a New Zealander help you then.
TrippyTurtle69
Thanks dude
KleptoKea
I don't know much about this news site, but it's showing some news about the protests. I hope Americans will keep sharing this kind of stuff out. Apparently many don't even know they are supposed to be protesting today. https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/politics/2025/02/17/presidents-day-protests-rally-against-trump-administration-policies/78976704007/
Tible19
My first time hearing of it and you posted it like right when it was happening... the media isn't reporting on it, obviously. Most of us need enough notice to call out of work, others need enough time to catch a bus. There are probably upcoming protests we can post about instead of reposting ones that people missed already, just so more people can make it. Thanks for the info tho ofc.
queequegaz
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/us/politics/trump-musk-protests-50501-presidents-day.html
Tible19
That was posted today. Are people supposed to teleport to the protests the moment they hear of it?? Pay attention.
KleptoKea
Wow this is getting downvoted? Do you Americans not want to know about this?
Mirrormancer
Bots and bad actors. This needs to be spread as much as possible. You're doing good work and are deeply appreciated.
Qualtagh
usatoday is pretty big; maybe folks thought you sounded sarcastic or uninformed? (I couldn't tell you what newssites are popular outside my country, to be clear)
dingybasement350
Russian trolls and boot lickers don't want us to know about it.
ThomasCornett10
There’s other people than Americans on this app, your post isn’t tagged as political, and other reasons exist why people may downvote you. Why are you assuming Americans are downvoting you? lol your comments on this thread are kind of wild.
KleptoKea
"Kind of wild", to speak your language, is being in the position at all to beg the American People to not go full Nazi on the rest of us in the world. Kind of wild that of all the things you had to contribute to this post, on this day, was that comment. You do you though.
Tible19
I think they're getting down voted bc of reading the sources and seeing what else OP is ranting about. The news source doesn't really tell us anything other than everyone protested on presidents day. Which is really cool but like why nit be proud about the percentage of people who heard and showed up and then like spread some real resources for future protests? It kinda comes off like they're just looking to moan, not actually help 😬
TheSlouchOfBethlehem
Big crowd in Santa Fe today
LordofGoats
Decent crowd in Denver today! We easily had a couple thousand, despite articles claiming merely hundreds (if reported at all).
WombatsRunAwaytoDig
Yay, NM! We had scads of people today in Sacramento ✊🏼
unluckyandbored
Not near big enough, but we gotta start somewhere.
putcleverusernamehere
True, we literally need millions in the streets, followed by nationwide rolling strikes. We have the power to bring the fascists to their knees, if we choose to use it. But this is how it starts
unluckyandbored
Another thing we need to remember is that we didn't get INTO this mess overnight, and we're not gonna get OUT of it overnight either.
putcleverusernamehere
Agreed. But we need to fight hard to reverse the arbitrary department cuts (ex: Yosemite National Park has stopped taking reservations due to staffing concerns). The structure of our government, the rule of law and respect for the constitution must be immediately restored. If not, it's going to get, and needs to get, ugly
VraedenHughes
We had a few thousand people at our Portland Oregon protest. People driving by were honking their horns in the hundreds. Only two trump supporters showed up to cause trouble, thankfully nothing happened. They were significantly outnumbered.
KleptoKea
This is heartening. Thank you for sharing. I've heard that "The revolution will not be televised". It'd be great to see updates from the Americans themselves to show us in the world what's happening on the ground.
TheSlouchOfBethlehem
It was getting better, and I'm glad I was there to represent for the non-crazy grizzled old white guy bloc.
putcleverusernamehere
Grizzled old white guy bloc checking in, I showed up: /gallery/I68eUea
(no commitment on the "non-crazy part tho 😉)
oneduringwanderer
I saw a film crew at the one in Cali today. Don't recall which station though.
KleptoKea
I just hope the Americans themselves will flood the internet with footage, to show it IS happening, and in what numbers across the country. Evidently American media is already bending the knee to the dictator(s).
bananabonanza3
American media is a large part of the reason he’s sitting in the Oval Office, actually. Sane washing every little thing the dumpster fire said, acting like he was even a suitable candidate to even begin with.
1MachoNacho1
He is not a dictator. He is just an idiot.
putcleverusernamehere
Don't kid yourself, he's absolutely a dictator. He's acting with impunity, violating the law and the constitution, gutting a government built bilaterally over generations. There is currently a private citizen that's been handed the keys to the federal government, and if something isn't done will like be the de facto president with a puppet on the throne. This is Marvel dystopian bad guy level shit.
pandemicmodedad
He's a dictator. He refused to follow a court order. He's breaking the law 5 times a day without any intervention. He's a dictator.
Rainbowdaesh
To the surprise of no one, there are currently zero articles about these protests in the NYT.
Fuck the NYT.
theworldcouldbeflat
Let me send thoughts and prayers, that's what you do with school shootings, even though they are only in the US.
HumansArePrettyNeat
"Why isn't anybody reporting on this!" is old news.
Nephelus
Front page. No image but its there: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/us/politics/trump-musk-protests-50501-presidents-day.html
Cbouch4rd
Don’t expect MSM to cover the resistance, at least until it’s profitable and they stop being afraid of Boss Hogg and Skum. Americans are going to have to find safe spaces for organizing and communicating, since FB and X are not. This was to get the momentum going, inspire others to action, and show that the people can’t be stopped. Keep it up America, we’re all rooting for you!
KleptoKea
I've just written to my country's main news outlets, asking them to highlight the protests, and to shine a light on how they are being suppressed in USA where people like Bezos, Zuck and Musk control so much of what gets shared.
I've asked others from around the world here on imgur to consider doing the same.
/gallery/amplifying-voices-of-protesting-americans-from-part-of-world-BmfEPqE
MoveAlongNothingtoSeeHere
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/us/politics/trump-musk-protests-50501-presidents-day.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
Strategicgnomer
On a completely unrelated note, when you are making a Molotov cocktail, don't stuff a rag inside and light it. Use a sparkler, or a bit of fuse wrapped around the neck of the closed bottle. It's much safer. Don't forget your masks, and don't film anything! And if you do, don't film faces!
HeShallKnowYourWaysAsIfBornToThem
It is on MSNBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkhuBJNalyM
thegoodowl
Fuck the NYT
shitheadtookmyname
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/us/politics/trump-musk-protests-50501-presidents-day.html?smid=nytcore-android-share ??? Took me two seconds
Rainbowdaesh
UPDATE: As of 21 minutes ago they finally have a story about the protests... that misses the point entirely.
Once again, fuck the NYT.
ProjectDA
opened up NYT, and yep. everything is whitewashed to be on the GOPs side.
Setsylarper
Hey, i read the article and I'm not sure i understand what point was missed. It stated an extremely broad motivation with such forced neutrality as to seem insane, but I was expecting condescension or blatant lies. Did I miss something in the article or just put too many assumptions into "misses the point"?
I'm a little stoned and migrainey, so to be clear, I am team mainstream media is problematic as hell, I'm just wanting to understand more about what you mean.
chicharrone
My cousin took these 1/3
chicharrone
2/2
chicharrone
3/3
meme2theextreme
I looked it up. It's wild, only Reuters and the AP are reporting the protests. It looks like individual local news are reporting on their own cities protests but not mentioning that they're part of a larger movement.
queequegaz
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/us/politics/trump-musk-protests-50501-presidents-day.html
queequegaz
The NYT is not your enemy. MAGA would LOVE to see the New York Times fold, and has apparently done a good job of manipulating the left into thinking the Times is not on their side.
The Times leans left, always has. Please help stop this weird trend of Imgur hating on the Times.
To be clear THE NEW YORK TIMES IS NOT OWNED BY JEFF BEZOS, OR ANY BILLIONAIRE. That is the Washington Post, and indeed: fuck the Washington Post.
Half the people on Imgur seem to get this mixed up.
queequegaz
...and, they do seem to be reporting on the protests, so I don't even know what OP is talking about:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/us/politics/trump-musk-protests-50501-presidents-day.html
Rainbowdaesh
Nope, the NYT is actually our enemy now since they're just as bad as other Murdoch owned propaganda outlets.
(Note: this analysis was from before the debate)
queequegaz
Your comment seems to be implying that Murdoch owns the New York Times...
He does not. Posting an image (from a source I'm not familiar with) doesn't convince me that "NYT is actually our enemy now". People on Imgur are smart enough to look at reputable independent media bias ranking sites such as allsides or adfontesmeda.
https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-chart
Adualion
The picture has no bearing on why the NYT would be considered an enemy anyways. Biden's age and mental well being for the 5 month period of time between Jan-Jun 24 being the basis of articles, while he was the president, during the ramp up to the election?
Does anyone remember when Kamala entered the race? Does anyone remember the democrats replacing Biden for Kamala due to these EXACT reasons?
Rainbowdaesh
Reading comprehension isn't your strong suit. My comment is implying that the NYT is similar to the WSJ in that analysis (which it is) and THAT paper is owned by Murdoch.
But go ahead, keep thinking the editors at the NYT actually care about the truth when they clearly instruct their reporters to only focus on what they're allowed to.
KleptoKea
I don't know much about this news site, but it's showing some news about the protests. I hope Americans will keep sharing this kind of stuff out. Apparently many don't even know they are supposed to be protesting today. https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/politics/2025/02/17/presidents-day-protests-rally-against-trump-administration-policies/78976704007/
CuteLukePatoot
It's because our social media is being heavily censored. The current administration doesn't want to highlight any of the protests. It takes a lot to get people moving, and only a fraction of us have access to the information which is getting out. We can do our best to tell our family and friends, to get out there ourselves, but ... it's difficult. We'll keep trying, but it's difficult.
Mirrormancer
Social media circles are key, including OUTSIDE the U.S. The more viral it can become, the harder it becomes to suppress.
Mirrormancer
Memeify it. Make soundbytes. Spam if you have to. Take Steve Bannon's own advice and focus on muzzle velocity. Hit them hard, fast and constantly. Each new person that hears about it becomes a "carrier" of this viral load and can then spread it to another person. Momentum is key.
Rainbowdaesh
USAToday is actually not terrible.
shitheadtookmyname
USA today's target audience is old ppl
Rainbowdaesh
Yeah, which is why it's shocking they're not terrible.
shitheadtookmyname
They're not gonna tell their target audience "oh no the candidates have memory issues" if the target audience struggles with memory issues
GreenMnM
You mean that bullshit that's printed on whats not even good toilet paper? That BILLIONAIRE OWNED bullshit that has to go through THE BILLIONAIRES approval process before getting spoon fed to the unwashed masses? That horseshit? Yeah fuck the new york times. Fuck fox right along with them too. Right wing nazi bullshit convincing people concentration camps are "no big deal " "safe for the immigrants" bc we NEED a place to send them. Lying sacks of shit. Puppets with hands up their asses
Rainbowdaesh
Actually, you're thinking of the Washington Post.
The NYT is owned by only a multimillionaire. But one who when he took control of the company in 2018 pushed the paper to the far right.
queequegaz
The NYT is a corporation... It trades as NYT on the New York Stock exchange...
It doesn't have a single owner...
GreenMnM
There are very little news sources in this country which aren't run by some form of oligarchy or wanna be oligarchy. They're cheering on this Elon trump puppetry which is just fucking all of us
Rainbowdaesh
Oh I don't disagree. At all. But the family that owns the Times are not actual billionaires. Just because they don't give a shit about the truth doesn't mean we shouldn't as well.
GreenMnM
Well said. Unfortunately. My news sources are imgur and word of mouth. Can't really trust many others. Except national geographic. They were the winners of unbiased. But beyond that I know not of unbiased sources.