Next nationwide 'Hands Off' protest planned for APRIL 19TH!

I know foresight is always 20/20 but it just hurts everytime I think about moreso than November of last year. Everytime I see Momala’s beautiful face she should be president right now. . If I were Kamala I would have just been frank with the public. “Look my internals have this being an electoral landslide. I’m not going to lie to you. But we cannot allow Trump to get back in White House. He is going to ruin the economy. We must get out and vote and convince others to change their minds.”

April 19 is the anniversary of the start of the American Revolution. (250 years ago.)

It's also the day before the 90 day deadline Trump set in his January EO for a study to be completed on what he declared to be an emergency at the southern border. That EO references invoking the Insurrection Act if the report does not show that enough progress has been made to control the border. The Insurrection Act allows deployment of the military to control civil disorder. So, not "technically" martial law, but effectively martial law.

If everyone attending can just recruit one friend or family member to come with them, we can double the size in attendance. Send out group texts to everyone in your circle. Offer to carpool if you can.

We were at the April 5 protest. Our smallish town got a turnout of four thousand. I'm going to try to recruit more people for this upcoming event.

[quote] We were at the April 5 protest

Who is 'we'?

Thank you, R4! It's crazy to think how easy it would actually be to double the 4/5 numbers.

By the way, Wikipedia now has the Hands Off protest listed as the third largest in US history (5.2 million in total attendance). And that was just one day.

I'll be visiting family for Easter, so I'll get out to the local rally. Wish I were going to be in Lexington and/or Concord!

They should have scheduled it for the following weekend (IMO), not Easter weekend. Too many 'family events' and 'community events' take place on that Saturday.

R8 Easter is Sunday. People can protest on Saturday--wherever they are.

By the way, if you don't have a sign yet/don't know what to put one one, just bring an American flag. The more the better. It's something MAGAts can't say shit about, and it pisses them off immensely to see our side reclaim it.

[Quote]Too many 'family events' and 'community events' take place on that Saturday.

Even better. Being your family and community.

^*Bring

Surprised I didn't already have r9 blocked.

It's like troll Whac-A-Mole around here.

Easter weekend is not a good idea, and I'll be traveling too. Though may look for a protest. Key will be to convince my sister to join me.

R15 You can protest in any city, doesn't have to be your own. Even if you can only spare an hour or two, it will still make a big difference.

I will be there, and I intend to recruit as many people as possible.

Let's do this!!!

Won’t change anything

If you search "anti-trump protest signs" on etsy, lots of private sellers are printing up some really cool ones for around $20. You can even get them in multi-packs for family members/friends.

I ordered this one (mainly because of the hot model).

Won't someone please shit in r19's mouth already?

very creative signage. a few made me laugh aloud

Given the cuts to the NEH, I'm making a sign that says HANDS OFF THE HUMANITIES

Oddly, it's indistinguishable from The Trans Pride March.

[quote] “Look my internals have this being an electoral landslide. I’m not going to lie to you. But we cannot allow Trump to get back in White House. He is going to ruin the economy. We must get out and vote and convince others to change their minds.”

She said something close to that for her whole100 day campaign.

Bump.

Bring your friends!!!

Kind of unsure exactly what the “Hands-Offers” are protesting. Do they have specific grievances? It’s difficult to tell from their messaging. Seems most like just a general sort of discontent.

Hands off my NATO.

Hands off my cushy, work-from-home patronage job and no-bid government contracts!

With a nod to the girl in the movie who described April 25th as "the perfect date" -- this really is the optimal time of year for a nationwide protest. No frostbite or heatstroke risks, in most parts of the nation.

I'm bringing the family to this next one.

No one knows why people are protesting? R27, are you doing narcotics/opiates? Got any to spare? You’re just positively baffled by the protests, hmmm?

These protests, when they get big -- OK so maybe they don't depose our horrible President. But they motivate a lot of us who attend. You can carry that feeling with you for a long time afterward, and some of us need it to keep going.

R31 If you’re so certain about what you’re protesting, why can’t you even articulate it? Every protest I’ve ever attended had a specific focus. At least R32 can be honest and say it’s more about fellowship and commiseration than anything else.

R33 You could try visiting the website. It spells it out quite plainly, as does the 50501 website.

R33 Remove. Reverse. Reclaim.

It’s stronger than that, R33. The reason it’s challenging to describe the purpose succinctly is that there are like 20 or 30 ways this US presidency is the worst, most anti-democracy, most corrupt, most damaging to our civil rights, the list goes on and on. It’s a perversely impressive feat of the Trump-Vance admin and cabal.

But do not mistake this for “not knowing” why we are protesting.

Are they going to just keep having these every month?

R37 I mean...that's the way protests work. Until demands are met.

R14, good for you! I too have R9 blocked. She’s so toxic.

The concern trolls are oh so painfully obvious.

If we get more people out to protest does this mean that the Trump admin will leave office early? Otherwise it’s 3+ years of Trump controlling the WH, the Senate, the House, the Courts, while dems control nothing except getting people out to protest.

If this were like the UK where we could have a new election then it would mean something important.

Too little far too late. But I bet many who decided not to vote will be out in the streets showing their displeasure.

Although it may seem inadequate, r41, it is better than nothing.

And maybe, just maybe it may convince them to get their asses out and vote next time.

Few things on DL please me more than when the very next poster pulls up to unwittingly prove my point.

You hope it’s better than nothing but you like the rest of us are only guessing. It could end up being worse than noting. We read history better than the future.

I'll take my chances, r44.

WKPK Fox News t 11 pm

Police and DOJ are investigating violence including a fire bomb at last nights protest. Federal troops are in the streets keeping all good citizens safe from the Enemy Within.

Elections postponed . Protestors hunted.

A prediction not a hope.

“If you are going after the King you better take him out not just piss him off with some dancing and slogan chanting in the streets”

allegedly said by Lenin

The Senate and House are up next year, R41.

Thank you, r46, for giving us the view from Novosibirsk.

R48 it’s the view of anyone with common sense or an understanding of history. You can speak for yourself.

If the protests ever gain actual traction over a significant period of time, which they have not done so as of yet, the easiest way to gut the protests and the left and have troops in the streets is for some well planned anonymous violence during one of these protests.

It would be so easy to do. And with some planning easy to get away with.

With that 0-3 sweep of a win the right knows it has its foot on the neck of the confused disorganized dems . They do not plan to let up. And dancing in the streets will do shit to change it.

r41 There is a mid term every two years. We can over turn a lot of Trumps BS if the dems take over the house and senate by a large majority.

My own feeling is that at some point they should organize a protest for DC alone and try to get as many people there as possible - like, millions of people. I think that would have a greater impact than separate protests in cities around the country (although those are good too).

As for whether it does any good: Trump's approval is dropping fast. (His approval on YouGov is now down to 41%.)

His approval rating should be 14%, r51.

Who ARE these dumb cunts who think economic chaos, stock market crash and inflation are “good”?

Certainly this fucking cult isn’t 40% of the country or we ARE fucking doomed.

At the small-burb good-turnout protest I attended people appearing mostly 45 and older, which was too bad but also heartwarming as there was a nostalgic sense they had probably protested before over the decades. Shades of No Nukes!

This protest was moved from another town with a questionable excuse. Many speculated it was because a pro-Trump group was going to disrupt.

Sadly, it appeared only two 20-somethings (holding a trans sign) attended. When the scene broke up we all stood on the main road in the rain holding up our signs to passing cars who gave vigorous supportive honks. As a NYC bound bus drove by, at the very last seat, someone held up a sign from inside:

DEPORT TRUMP to EL SALVADOR!

If you are on the fence, just go and look at the signage. People put in effort and they are worth a laugh. You also will feel like there’s hope and good people in your zone

r53

Bump

I kept my “kidnapping is a crime, not a policy” sign and sadly it is apt again.

But Saturday of Easter weekend/last day of Passover is not a good time for a protest.

R56 As per R2, it's actually the perfect day. Easter is one day, not a weekend. Protest on Saturday, bonnets and ham on Sunday. Jesus will understand.

"April 19 is the anniversary of the start of the American Revolution. (250 years ago.)

It's also the day before the 90 day deadline Trump set in his January EO for a study to be completed on what he declared to be an emergency at the southern border. That EO references invoking the Insurrection Act if the report does not show that enough progress has been made to control the border. The Insurrection Act allows deployment of the military to control civil disorder. So, not "technically" martial law, but effectively martial law."

I'm still waiting for Trump to crash and burn. I can feel it coming I tell ya!

I could feel a Harris win coming I tell ya!

I will be marching

Who else is going?

Bump

R14 - "Surprised I didn't already have [R9] blocked. It's like troll Whac-A-Mole around here."

I whacked that totally unfuckable mole moons ago.

Planning to go to the Merrick event.

Good, r64!

I’ll be at the Bryant Park rally in Manhattan.

I'll be in Chicago

It’s supposed to storm here again tomorrow, but I’ll brave it.

Fuck this neo Nazi bullshit with a chainsaw

DL is starting to feel like the last scene in Casablanca now. The bravery to head off to the front lines to fight evil is inspiring. Kind of like tet or grant park 1968

The Sacramento rally won't be at the State Capitol. It was moved to a nearby park that's half the size. I don't know what that's about. My back was acting up last time so I didn't attend. The crowd didn't look very big on local media, but a DLer said it was large. After AOC and Bernie got a crowd estimated to be 26K a few days ago, I hope that momentum continues.

Merrick is hardly the front lines. But it’s better than nothing.

Trump needs to be removed from office, there's no question about it.

Nobody is defending suspected violent gang member criminals R5. The judges, and real Americans simply want the law to be followed and everyone to have due process as the Constitution guarantees. We have protocols and laws to deport criminal immigrants, we also have protocols to call them back (note ICE deports hundreds of people each year by mistake). All the Judge is asking is to see their plans/protocols - what they've done so far, what they plan to do and why they can't return them to justice here - you know, evidence - not just someone's vapid, uninformed, racist opinion - which of course they are entitled to, but they don't get to convict other people with it. We have laws for that.

Burn your El Salvadoran made Hanes tighty whities in protest!

My etsy poster arrived today! I LOVE IT.

Perfect timing R75. It looks great.

Bump.

Just got back from the local one. Looked to be about 2000-3000 people there. Storms were expected today, too.

I didn’t hear of any incidents or see any violence.

R79 Where are you? Thank you for getting out there so early! This isn’t getting as much coverage as the last one - so far!

Headed to the Daley Center now. See all you Chicago bitches there!

Merrick NY - 300 expected, actual turn out somewhere between 5 and 10 times that.

Love this sign from Bethlehem, PA

Donny: The Quicker Fucker Upper

Basically it's preaching to the choir

Nashville

I haven’t looked at the coverage, but the Saturday before Easter seemed an odd choice if turnout is what they wanted. Did the organizers specify why, or is this just an every two weeks event?

And of course NY1 (Spectrum) News didn’t have a segment on this all afternoon.

In NYC this wasn’t publicized enough, there was no info on where the meeting place was. For the first Hand’s Off! march, I had stuff on my social media for days before, and the local NPR station here reported times and locations day of. But not this time. I thought that maybe it had been postponed because this was a holiday weekend.

From what I'm seeing on social media the demos were well attended. I'm guessing they didn't publicize them as widely as last time so the Magats would have less opportunity to plan disruptions.

Haven't seen many reports on this. The media couldn't care less unless there is violence.

These small protests are not shit. Tiny and useless, Not even worth a thread, .

R90 - I saw this reported on the ABC Evening News on Saturday that there were demonstrations throughout the country.

R90 - the 1960s demonstrations started out small as well.

Second sentence @ R92 meant for R91.

It keeps us focused and strong. It reminds us that we aren’t crazy and we aren’t alone . It shows their side that we are all watching them every minute - they are on notice. It help the Musk thing a bit. It helps the world for them to know that more than half our country does not agree with them. This could take a tumble either way at any time. We can’t let this be 1930s Germany.

R82 yes the protests in 1964 were small. But the US did not land large numbers of combat troops in Vietnam until well into 1965. Totally ignoring the protests.

Then the protests became much larger, Then the war went on for another 10 years.

So much for fucking protests, They really don’t do shit, It does make the protestor feel like they re doing something useful. Similar to praying.

[Quote]So much for fucking protests, They really don’t do shit, It does make the protestor feel like they re doing something useful. Similar to praying.

THIS!

R95 and R96, Sometimes its the right thing to do, even if it doesnt "do anything". Sometimes its right to fight even though you know you wont win. Because doing nothing is WRONG. This is where we are now.

R97 I will pray to all the saints that you quit wasting your time doing things you know won’t work and you instead find something productive to do that will likely work.

These protests are not it,

OK R98, do tell what will work.

R99 you are asking someone, what will work in the future , that was sure Harris was going to win. You need to ask someone who was sure Trump was going to win because they sure as shit can tell the future better than I and the rest of the DL can.

It’s not these protests. That I am pretty sure of. These are not game changers not even a little in any way.

A co

R100 Drunk-posting again, dear?

" I will pray to all the saints that you quit wasting your time..." -R98

The IRONY, it burrrrns!

I think it is a joyous healthy way to spend time. You are learning things about the government that you didn’t know before . You are making new friends and acquaintances . Like an above poster said - it is like praying.

Defeatist talk without presenting an alternative.

Well done, R98. All the prizes.

R104 an alternative and the only one worth a fuck?

Win the next election. Recruit more voters not drive them away. Become once again a popular majority party not an unpopular dysfunctional minority party. Recruit more voters not drive them away. Win like Trump not lose like Harris. Nothing else matters.

These ginned up force fed mini protests not so much.

Having a job is a waste of time, just become a millionaire.

Also R105.

r96, You couldn't be more wrong. White people (many with guns) who voted for the MF are protesting in small white towns all over the country. He's decimated the economy and they see it every day in their 401k. Every single senior is pissed about SS. The job cuts are hitting real people. Musk is in tears over his unpopularity and losses and is trying to blame the protests on paid actors (?) .

Get back to report when things like this start to happen —-when1000s without internet, without any planning, without organizers begging and pleading for a high turn out ,took to the streets and shut down Woodward ave for hours on a Friday night.

Took mounted police and tear gas to finally take Woodward back . The left was much tougher then. :-)

As far as protests go today is more 1958 than 1968.

For any Lawn Guyland peeps, 1 PM protest at Kennedy Plaza in Long Beach.