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For fucks sake, trump wearing a blue suit to a funeral gets more media attention than all the horrible shit he’s done and still doing this week. Let’s focus on the Supreme Court and their sitting on their hands instead of having him taken out of office by whatever and all means possible.

Originally Posted By u/Panelpro40 At 2025-04-27 08:31:36 AM | Source

With all of the efforts that the Trump regime is trying to put in place to keep people from being able to vote, I feel like it would be in all our best interests to really push hard starting NOW (not waiting until last minute) on making sure everyone who is eligible to vote is able to vote. To me, this means giving rides or other assistance, to people who need to get copies of their birth records and other citizenship documents and providing any other assistance to those who need it. Thoughts?

Originally Posted By u/Otterpup67 At 2025-04-26 11:30:12 AM | Source

There're constant language games. "Lefties." They do it because it works.

I no longer say MAGA. I say the whole name, every time.

"MAGA Nazis." Every single time.

After the first two minutes they stop bickering.

After ten minutes of otherwise reasonable discussion, it sticks in their craw, and they repeat it too.

I don't say this about republicans. I want them to feel like choosing to be a republican, and not a MAGA, means they're different. I want to drive a wedge in their heart between their old self identity and being part of (gestures widely) this.

Is it different? No. But I want them to feel like they can be not a part of this without admitting it.

We can work on admitting it next year. Baby steps.

Fuck those MAGA Nazis. You? You're just an innocent republican caught in the crossfire, poor dear. You didn't vote for this. There, there. You're still an American.

Now prove it and pick up a shovel.

You're not a MAGA Nazi, right?

... right?

It works. Give them an out.

Originally Posted By u/StoneCypher At 2025-04-27 08:17:48 AM | Source

I frequently see people on the various 50501 subreddits asking people to check their pet issues at the door. To go protest for specifically dethroning Trump and his Republican regime and to focus solely on that. Sometimes these posts are very vague, sometimes they are specifically asking pro-Palestinian or trans rights protesters to leave that issue at home.

I totally get this instinct. The left has historically been plagued by infighting. With respect to Palestine in particular, that is an issue which the DNC and the DCCC have made absolutely clear they will not budge on, and that understandably makes people nervous. There's a lot of very legitimate anxiety over the possibility that civil protest carries us through to 2026 and then the Democratic party only coughs up center right candidates and the protest movement fails to translate into electoral support, killing any hope of fixing things.

I think we are all aware that we are staring down the reality midterms (assuming we still have free and fair ones in 2026) where the Democratic party is going to run a bunch of transphobic, starkly anti-immigration, who are going to try primarily to appeal to conservatives. And if I had to guess, a lot of us are trying to brace ourselves for the reality of what the leftist infighting about that is going to look like. Especially after Harris lost not because Trump gained any votes since 2020, but because the Democratic party had reduced turnout across demographics.

So there is an urge to create a movement which can hold together in spite of that. Which brings as many people on board as possible. Which isn't going to fall apart at the finish line over specific wedge issues. If what I'm saying strikes any sort of chord in you, believe me I get it. The thought keeps me up at night.

But I don't think asking people to keep their "distracting messages" at home and out of these protests actually helps.

Because those "distracting messages" are things people actually care about. Enough to show up and be involved and form community about. And people are more likely to believe politicians and leadership figures actually have interests aligned with the movements they claim to represent when those leadership figures show that they hold meaningful and distinguishing personal opinions which they hold to even when it might not be politically optimal.

People don't just abstractly want an America without Trump, people have positive and inspiring visions of what they actually want America to be. And the people who care enough to put themselves out there and protest a fascist regime specifically because of something they care about? The people who see violence halfway across the world and imagine a nation which is better than that? The trans people who believe this nation can have a place for them, their allies care enough to fight for that?

Whether you agree with them or not, those people care. They have skin in the game. Those people who you might be worried will clash with centrist or right leaning Democrats, because they protested the Democrats too? The thing to focus on is the fact they were protesting. They were showing up. Anybody who has a positive and constructive vision of the United States of America which shines so brightly in their mind that when they put their body in the streets to protest fascism they are thinking "this, this is what I'm fighting fascism for"? Those people show up.

I know that personally, when I see huge variety of signs of protests, I'm not seeing a fractured movement, I'm one hundred reasons people cherish enough to risk protesting fascism.

And I think you will find these people very pragmatic about who they are willing to fight beside to deal with Trump. Tell somebody that they can be loud and vocal about their issues, so long as they are willing to be in the same crowd as people who have other highest priority issues? Anybody in that position knows that having a foot in the door for whatever comes after Trump is better than nothing.

Unless you tell them they have to leave their issues at home. Because that is overtly telling them that even raising the possibility of their issues being addressed is too much. That there is no resolution for their issues to be found in this movement.

So they're going to join different groups, focus more narrowly on their specific issues. They will still be fighting. But they will not be part of the much vaunted big tent. Insisting people with specific priority issues leave those issues out of their protest is unquestionably going to fracture the movement.

But who will be part of the big tent, who will only join if those loud and proud voices weren't present?

Because we're not talking about people who disagree about whether we have the "luxury" to fight for these issues. If you're one of those people who thinks of those fights as luxuries right now, I'm sure you're still going to be fighting if even people show up at protests with Palestinian and trans flags. We're not even talking about people who are outright transphobic or racist, but see Donald Trump as the principal threat. Because those people aren't going home because of pride flags either.

We are talking specifically about the people who would home rather than protest against Donald Trump. Who would rather have Trump if they thought there was any chance that the movement against Trump might result in trans rights, or divestment from the IDF, or more immigration, for public health care, or whatever other "distracting messages" you might be worried about.

And I hope you can forgive me for making presumptions about strangers, but I just don't think anybody in that group is going to be all that dedicated to fighting fascism.

Call me a cynic, but if somebody is driving by a protest and thinking about showing up at the next one, but then they see a trans flag and decide they don't want to protest Trump that badly, I just don't trust their commitment.

If we make a big tent by telling people to leave certain issues at home, specifically to invite that group of people in, I just don't think the big tent is going to have much force behind it. If we characterize the movement by not offending the sensibilities of its most conditional supporters, I think we will weaken the movement rather than strengthen it. When a movement's message is defined by the reticence of its least committed members, well ... first you get a big tent. And then it deflates.

Politics is determined by those who show up, especially in the system the United States has. What we need isn't to maximize the number of people who are tepidly on board with protesting Trump, we need people who are going to have follow through. We need people who care. Who have faith in what they're fighting for, whatever specific issue that may be.

I won't paint a rosy picture about it.This is messy. It opens the door to infighting. There will be wedge issues that people will try to exploit. It takes work to make a coalition work, and it is often frustrating and painful work.

But no one has ever actually made a big tent by limiting which ideas are allowed in the tent. If you want a big tent, you just invite people to show up. With all their baggage and crusades that drive them.

And the people who would rather have fascism than protest next to a proud Palestinian or a trans person, well. Don't stress over it. I promise you they're not worth the effort.

Originally Posted By u/Sengachi At 2025-04-26 10:13:55 PM | Source

This is for Cheeto for violating the constitution and his oath to protect us from this instead of instrumenting it. Our chant has to be made as one and give a directive of what we want! Impeach, convict, remove!!!

Originally Posted By u/Panelpro40 At 2025-04-26 10:14:48 AM | Source

The title is what I think we need to start incorporating into signs and chants. We need messaging that brings a positive note, uses American values and invites people to get involved.

It's simple:

We want liberty, justice, security, and prosperity for all.

I think a lot of us can agree that this administration is failing on all of these counts.

These should be applicable to everyone. I think we need a relatable symbol as well, but that's been elusive to nail down.

Originally Posted By u/Larang5716 At 2025-04-26 04:04:38 PM | Source

Originally Posted By u/Zacoftheaxes At 2025-04-25 11:44:52 AM | Source

I heard that the people taking over seemed primarily concerned with making 50501 more professional and keeping 50501 focused in Trump and not ”other stuff.” When asked what other stuff, the first thing that came up was Gaza. They kept stressing Gaza and Israel saying we would lose our funding from “progressive sources.” 

I‘m not a conspiracy guy but I can see what is happening here. There is an effort to silence some of us.

Fascism ANYWHERE is dangerous, not just Trump.

Originally Posted By u/clamdiggah22 At 2025-04-26 01:30:03 PM | Source

I just wanted to put out a massive thank you to everyone that showed up at the Nebraska Capitol today. It was an absolute pleasure getting to talk to you all, and I hope to see you out there again May 1st!

Originally Posted By u/KngyRoo At 2025-04-26 03:57:43 PM | Source

Long story short fungi overstepped a bit and had some knee jerk reactions, and when national reacted to that he dug in which lead to national clearly taking some questionable actions. He thought the movement was being taken over by pacs and nps and the pacs and nps that were already involved with this movement from jump felt he was trying to take over. As far the sexual gesture there are claims he made that's where the whole legal action threats came about. Doxxing fungi was dead wrong. I was doxxed by right wingers it's not fun. Regardless of what fungi is accused of doing doxxing someone to force there hand isn't ok. Point blank, the trustworthyness of 50501 is very much in question now. Was the group taken over? Was fungi wilding out? No way to know now because all he said she said shit. i personally will be looking to American opposition for leadership on a national level moving foward. Cause 50501 allowing all this shit to happen so publicly is insane and create a situation where idk if we can trust who runs the socials now.

Originally Posted By u/slimdawiz At 2025-04-25 11:47:23 PM | Source

I've long been an advocate for a big tent approach. I don't have to agree with someone on everything to appreciate them for fighting the good fight, or trust them to have my back. At the demonstrations I've been to, I've seen people of many different political persuasions, and I'm proud to call them my allies. As far as I'm concerned, everyone from Bernie Sanders to Adam Kinzinger is my friend, at least until we manage to correct course.

That being said, there are some people we shouldn't let into our movement. We need to have standards. For starters, we don't need people who are anti-Trump not because he's authoritarian, but because he's not the right kind of authoritarian. We don't need tankies who are only against the Trump regime because its jackboots happen to be a color other than red. If Trump were to pay lip service to following the teachings of Karl Marx, I'm sure many of these people would suddenly go around wearing MAGA hats ("He was always one of us! Why else would his hats be red?"). The American Revolution is notable for the fact that it didn't replace one form of tyranny with another. Let's not make the mistake the Founders avoided.

We should also avoid dealing with the truly hateful. I'm sure there are some Archie Bunker types out there whose prejudices stem from ignorance rather than genuine malice, and who might change for the better with experience. Those people I might (and I must emphasize "might") be willing to work with, though if their views don't evolve, don't expect me to stay in contact with them. But for those who actively hate people just because they're different? No dice. I'm not going to work with people who oppose Trump for bigoted reasons, such as anti-Semites who hate Trump because they think he's a puppet of some sinister Jewish conspiracy. Nor am I going to work with people who voted for Trump because they wanted him to hurt groups of people they didn't like and have only started turning against him now because the leopards are feasting on their faces, such as TERFs who liked Trump's anti-trans stances and are only moving against him now because of how he's hurting the female gender. Now, if they sincerely renounce these hateful views, admit that they were wrong, and make an effort to change for the better? That makes things different. But the onus is on them to make that change. And if someone won't work with us to oust Trump because they hate some other group we're fighting for, they probably weren't worth trying to recruit to begin with. There are countless people from all over the political spectrum who don't have these prejudices, so why should we pander to the hateful bigots?

We should also be wary of people for other reasons. Some are just too out of touch with reality to be relied upon. Others are too difficult to work with. Still others are just plain terrible people. I've seen everyone from movement conservatives to anarcho-syndicalists at these demonstrations, and I welcome them if they act in good faith; we can work out our disagreements later. But having a tent big enough for everyone doesn't mean letting everyone in.

Originally Posted By u/NoAnt6694 At 2025-04-26 08:15:20 AM | Source

Ranked choice voting (RCV) — also known as instant runoff voting (IRV) — makes our elections better by allowing voters to rank candidates in order of preference.

RCV is straightforward: Voters have the option to rank candidates in order of preference: first, second, third and so forth. If your first choice doesn’t have a chance to win, your ballot counts for your next choice.

RCV works in all types of elections and supports more representative outcomes. RCV means better choices, better campaigns, and better representation.

Originally Posted By u/Albany50501 At 2025-04-22 02:51:32 PM | Source

https://actionnetwork.org/events/i-dissent-50501-michigan

Originally Posted By u/MIResist At 2025-04-25 10:19:16 PM | Source

Originally Posted By u/Skyfoxmarine At 2025-04-26 10:17:28 AM | Source

With the movement kind of in shambles at the moment (we’ll be okay, purely because this is decentralized), we need to agree on the next day of movement. June 14th is a good day (Trump’s birthday/alleged military parade and Flag Day), but I feel we need another day before then.

I think Memorial Day/Memorial Day weekend is a good date, but I’d like some other ideas as well.

Originally Posted By u/ColoradoSteelerBoi19 At 2025-04-26 07:53:14 AM | Source

Trump has now had two federal judges arrested, we can't be quiet about this! I'm trying to get a last minute protest going for tomorrow, 4/26 at the Nebraska state Capitol. Aiming for 1pm to 3pm as a time frame, please help get the word out

Originally Posted By u/KngyRoo At 2025-04-25 06:35:32 PM | Source

Originally Posted By u/Publius1919 At 2025-04-26 01:37:33 PM | Source

I’m not local but found this info on blue sky and wanted to pass it on to anyone who might be available to join. There is another one starting at 3pm. I will post that info in the comments. In solidarity 💪🤍❤️💙🇺🇸

Originally Posted By u/Eunice_Peppercorn At 2025-04-25 02:22:37 PM | Source

Originally Posted By u/BigTopGT At 2025-04-24 06:57:14 PM | Source

Call out their hypocrisy!

Originally Posted By u/SinisterPaperclip At 2025-04-23 10:52:18 PM | Source

There is no greater single imperative right now than removing Donald J. Trump as President of the United States. He is the clearest, most immediate, and most powerful danger to our biosphere, our health, our welfare, our safety, our privacy, our lives, and our freedom in the world today.

There have been millions of people like me who have been shouting this at the top of their lungs. And tens of millions more have this thought on their lips, yet to take form.

My campaign began when I realized how close we are to losing what makes this country worth loving. Not with rage, but with clarity, I thought—we deserve more than this. America wants to live again, I know it. And if we mean that, really mean it, we’re going to have to move with conviction, and fight with purpose.

Congress dithers, posing for pictures glad-handing local notables, all forcing smiles while the walls of autocracy go up around us, brick by brick. This is the worst national emergency of our lifetimes, and Democratic leadership has failed to address it in remotely accurate terms. Donald Trump has broken America. And when the enemy is cheating, we must refuse to play with a rigged deck. When the enemy is ignoring norms, you can’t keep clinging to them like a life raft. Clinging to the past is drowning us. We need to swim for something new, or we go down for good.

Congress today is full of a bunch of corpses they haven’t gotten around to burying yet. Soundbites instead of spines. Press releases instead of plans. Dinosaurs dutifully manning the slow grind of bureaucracy, pretending they can outlast a meteor.

My name is Jesse MacKinnon. I am a history teacher. I am a parent. I am a longtime local of CA-10. I am someone who believes in individual liberty and working-class dignity. And I am bone weary of watching people with no imagination and no urgency try to “wait out” a fascist movement that never sleeps.

I know I’m not the most likely candidate to run for Congress. But I believe deeply that either Mark DeSaulnier and our Democratic leaders will do more to confront this growing despotism, or that I will go to Washington and try to help stop the pillaging of America myself. I’ll leave that choice to the voters.

Originally Posted By u/mackinnon4congress At 2025-04-24 03:30:27 PM | Source

Look around:

ICE is breaking into homes without warrants.

A sitting judge was arrested for protecting rights.

Court orders are being openly ignored by federal agencies.

Sensitive data has been breached—then covered up.

This is no longer a slow erosion. This is an active dismantling of constitutional government.

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We Are in a 4–8 Week Window to Fight Back

Right now, Trump’s team is moving fast to lock in unconstitutional policies before courts and the public can catch up. Every day without mass resistance strengthens their position. If public action doesn’t explode immediately—organized, strategic, overwhelming—then by summer, the balance will tip.

Courts are trying to push back. But without real public force behind them, they will be isolated and neutralized—one judge at a time.

What We Must Do

Non-negotiable actions:

Massive, focused public protests specifically defending the courts and the Constitution—not scattered outrage, but unified pressure.

Crush the silence: hammer Congress with calls, letters, and in-person pressure. Overwhelm their offices every day.

Strengthen legal defenses for whistleblowers, journalists, and judges under threat.

Force local leaders to take sides—no neutrality when constitutional rights are under attack.

The Most Radical (Lawful) Resistance Tools Left

Court defense actions: assemble at courthouses to shield judges and court proceedings from intimidation.

National general strikes: freeze the economy to make the cost of ignoring the Constitution unbearable.

State rebellion against illegal orders: push governors and AGs to reject federal abuses publicly and legally.

Mass civil disobedience campaigns: peaceful but disruptive tactics that force national attention on due process violations.

This isn’t a warning. It’s a countdown.

We have until June. Act like it.

The 505051 movement exists for this moment. Let’s not fail when it matters most.

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