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Given the events happening in the world, I find that many people are trying to find a way to have agency and an effect the state of the world. I believe I have found a few options that anyone, anywhere in the world can use and will be generally seen as a benefit to their citizens and policy makers regardless of ideology, while reducing the power of authoritarian governments. Given that the “No Kings” protest is today, I thought it would be a good time to present one.

Dear Americans. I use Gemini as a reading assistant for non fiction books. Currently I am reading The origins of totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt and I was asking about parallels in modern US society. I noticed something odd. While questions about historical facts are answered definitively and accurately, questions relating to January 6th are answered with some sort of “,oh well people don’t agree” garbage.

I’ve been thinking about these 1 day strikes and no shopping days we’ve been having. The economic blackouts seem to not have much effect, I’ve seen it compared to a day of bad weather like we recently had with the snow and ice. Likewise, the 1 day strikes aren’t achieving an actual loss of revenue that is enough to lead to change. Most Americans can’t go on strike long-term as we live paycheck to paycheck, we don’t have savings and we don’t have mutual aid networks in place. Perhaps doing a nationwide slowdown would be more effective as we would actually be decreasing profits for the rich. It is something that could pick up steam instead of fizzle out. We can combine this with very clear demands instead of a general I don’t like this admin vibe

So ICE stays at hotels, and while it’s tempting to pull a fire alarm at 3am if you figure out which one they are staying at, what if we did a national boycott on any hotel that let’s them stay there? Hell it could be an international effort. Companies hate being hit in the wallet and bad press, and a lot of people saying “I won’t stay at Blahblah hotel chain they let ice in” would put the squeeze on them.

So I have an idea that I do not have the means to make reality, so I want to share it with you all. I suspect if this is a genuinely good idea (and I don’t know if it is) that places like Reddit will remove it.

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the title is just for disclosures and gauge how receptive this community is, but I want to help a peaceful leftist movement and promote class solidarity at the same time. so there’s two things we should bring every protest to show solidarity both in and out of a protest and its gauze and CAT tourniquets if someone asks why you have it then you say to “save another life”. plus you can give out sealed gauze for cheap and wear tourniquets as a show of solidarity.

Standing atop a seven-ton military truck with his wife, Vance watched the largest Marine exercise in a decade on Oct. 18, featuring F-18 and F-35 flyovers, parachute landings, Navy Seals swimming ashore, offshore destroyers and amphibious ships, simulated village explosions, and MH-60 helicopters dropping additional Seals over the water.

Standing atop a seven-ton military truck with his wife, Vance watched the largest Marine exercise in a decade on Oct. 18, featuring F-18 and F-35 flyovers, parachute landings, Navy Seals swimming ashore, offshore destroyers and amphibious ships, simulated village explosions, and MH-60 helicopters dropping additional Seals over the water.

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Towson University students moved their “No Kings” rally off campus after a school official told them speakers’ names would be run through federal government databases and vetted for security reasons.

We’ve already surpassed our first No Kings Day

I feel a lot of stuff has not had nearly enough coverage considering. Like the no kings day was huge and it only got mention day of and it blows me away they actually mentioned upcoming ones even if it is same day. Granted I would think the fediverse would be like the core area for planning with this stuff but based on what gets updated its kinda an after thought. At least from what I can see. Im regularly doing searches to see if there is any activity and its pretty sparse. Granted though there is a lot of individual things going on in many locals and many places to possibly post. Although its not like its not bot freindly for multiposting. Its like so many communities were made but whoever made them sorta put up the mission accomplished banners after creation.

@50501 A federal judge ordered that Alligator Alcatraz must be shut down in 60 days.Time to find out if the Supreme Court approves of concentration camps.bsky.app/profile/50501movement

When our #DarkEnlightment 1st American monarch 🫅 DJT uses the National Guard, CBP and Federal Agencies to seize control of Washington DC capitol 🌃 🇺🇸 and other Democratic majority cities.And then makes judiciary & legislative branches irrelevant as our new normal Don't say nobody told you @50501

@50501 FEMA is using our taxes—intended for disaster relief—to build concentration camps.While they shift focus towards creating “more facilities like Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’” they’re failing to support Texas and are intentionally withholding critical relief from states with Democratic governors.

@50501 Trump, Bezos, Thiel, Yarvin, Musk - all the billionaires and Techno-fascists pumping money into our elections and stealing money from the working class. Send them a message this Friday and again on 7.17. goodtroubleliveson.orgWe are 50501!#50501movement #impeachtrump #freeamericabsky.app/profile/50501movement

@50501 Our taxes are funding domestic terrorism in our communities.And the “Big Beautiful Bill” makes it worse, expanding ICE with:- $45 billion for detention funding (4x annual increase; 50% larger than the entire federal prison system).- $27 billion for ICE agents and operations (3x current funding).Author ✍️ bsky.app/profile/50501newyork.