is it well known and do people talk about it … like in the mainstream media ?
[solved] in the media :
https://www.newsweek.com/50-states-anti-trump-protest-nationwide-february-5-details-2025300
( thanks to irelephant )
What To Know
The movement has a website at 50501movement.carrd.co and is active on Instagram, Reddit, Bluesky, Discord and Signal.
[caution]
https://bsky.app/profile/ecmclaughlin.bsky.social
(see comment below by @Lennnny@lemmy.world )
Listen,
for folks who don’t know, I was a part of a small organizing team that led to a mass mobilization in 813 cities worldwide in 2019.I am not talking out of my ass.
You should be VERY VERY VERY careful in this environment about sharing flyers for events that identify NO organizer
See also :
GeneralStrikeUS.com
proposed by : @TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee
[solved] by : @Sergio@slrpnk.net
- interface to reddit community: https://redlib.northboot.xyz/r/50501/
- spreadsheet with info on this and other protests: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-rraq_sRU6n-rvGj45AxscxouGVcH03efhMQHJYzc6w/edit?gid=900690167#gid=900690167
Click to show start times
Start times:
Start Times By State (current as of 1/31/2025):
Alabama: No information
Alaska: 12:00 noon
Arizona: 12:00 noon
Arkansas: 12:00 noon
California: 12:00 noon
Colorado: 12:00 noon
Connecticut: 12:00 noon
Delaware: 12:00 noon
Florida: 12:00 noon
Georgia: 11:00 AM
Hawaii: 12:00 noon
Idaho: 12:00 noon
Illinois: 12:00 noon
Indiana: 12:00 noon
Iowa: 12:00 noon
Kansas: 12:00 noon
Kentucky: 12:00 noon
Louisiana: 12:00 noon
Maine: 12:00 noon
Maryland: 12:00 noon
Massachusetts: 12:00 noon
Michigan: 12:00 noon
Minnesota: 12:00 noon
Mississippi: 12:00 noon
Missouri: 12:00 noon
Montana: 12:00 noon
Nebraska: 12:00 noon
Nevada: 12:00 noon
New Hampshire: 12:00 noon
New Jersey: 12:00 noon
New Mexico: 12:00 noon
New York: 12:00 noon
North Carolina: 1:00 PM
North Dakota: 12:00 noon
Ohio: 12:00 noon
Oklahoma: 12:00 noon - 4:00 PM
Oregon: 12:00 noon
Pennsylvania: 12:00 noon
Rhode Island: 12:00 noon
South Carolina: 12:00 noon
South Dakota: 12:00 noon
Tennessee: 1:30
Texas: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Utah: 12:00 noon
Vermont: 12:00 noon
Virginia: 11:30 AM
Washington: 12:00 noon - 2PM
Washington DC: 12:00 noon
West Viriginia: 12:00 noon
Wisconsin: 12:00 noon
Wyoming: 12:00 noon
https://redlib.northboot.xyz/r/50501/comments/1ifb26m/start_times/
Some more media mentions, mostly local and brief:
- Fox 9 St Paul (MN): https://www.fox9.com/news/50-states-50-protests-feb-5-2025
- KVRR North Dakota: https://www.kvrr.com/2025/02/04/project-2025-protests-planned-wednesday-at-all-50-state-capitol-buildings/
- Shreveport Times (Louisiana): https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2025/02/04/what-is-the-50501-movement-find-out-more-about-the-nationwide-protest-anti-fascicm-against-trump/78208443007/
- Savannah Morning News (GA): https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2025/02/04/where-are-people-protesting-in-georgia-against-trump-the-50501-details/78207555007/
- Dallas Observer (TX): https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/where-to-go-in-texas-for-the-reject-project-2025-protest-21675389
- Clarion Ledger (MS): https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2025/02/04/people-plan-to-protest-donald-trump-administration-in-mississippi-see-where-when-immigration-dei-ice/78207203007/
- Westword (Denver, CO): https://www.westword.com/news/denver-fifty-state-capitol-protest-when-where-what-to-know-23293344
- Newsweek, a second article: https://www.newsweek.com/50501-protests-update-anti-trump-march-50-states-expands-2025741
edit:
- the Savannah GA story above seems to have been picked up by USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2025/02/04/where-are-people-protesting-in-georgia-against-trump-the-50501-details/78207555007/
- CT News Junkie (Connecticut newsletter?): https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2025/02/04/50501-movement-rally-planned-at-connecticut-capitol-wednesday/
- Herald Dispatch (WV) - very brief: https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/protest-against-project-2025-planned-at-state-capitols-wednesday/article_4e7efd0e-e33e-11ef-95da-e7064df63151.html
- Longmont Leader (CO) mostly sourced from the Westword story: https://www.longmontleader.com/colorado-news/nationwide-protest-against-trump-and-project-2025-planned-in-denver-tomorrow-10181600
- Phoenix New Times (AZ): https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-arizona-fifty-states-protest-when-where-what-to-know-21131150
- KSNT Topkea (Kansas): https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/two-protests-coming-to-the-capital-city-on-wednesday/
- Herald Net (WA) - brief mention: https://www.heraldnet.com/news/protest-planned-wednesday-at-snohomish-county-campus/
- Kennebec Journal (Maine): https://www.centralmaine.com/2025/02/04/trump-project-2025-protesters-to-gather-wednesday-in-augusta/
BONUS:
- Snopes article with some info on who started it https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/02/04/anti-trump-state-capitol-protests-february-5/
This is a lot of valuable information and since my post is now old (quite dead) no one will have access to this in here.
So, it’s better if you create a new post with these informations.
Oh yeah great idea, I just posted it to !politics@lemmy.world Let’s see if it stays up.
btw this post we’re on was on the front page of “all” - “active” earlier today but it seems to have slipped way off.
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The instant anything is posted on here it’s already been scraped. Know this. Act accordingly.
Just saying, this seems really sketchy folks.
Some tips to help you out
- don’t take your phones to the protest
- if you take a burner, don’t take it home. buy it, and trash it at the protest.
- don’t take anything that could identify you as you
- superglue and baking soda on your fingerprints. don’t go crazy, just enough to make printing you impossible/difficult
- write any important phone numbers on your arm or ankle in permanent marker if you can’t remember them
- stuff a couple hundred dollars for bail in your shoe
- don’t give ANYONE your real name. don’t care how hot they are or how impassioned they are, just fucking don’t
- designate one trusted individual to come get you from jail. they are not to bring their phone, they should park at least 1/4 mile away and walk to get you(long enough to realize you’re being tailed by police).
Pay attention to your surroundings, specifically the movement of officers/agents. if they’re running you should be too. if there’s a large group marching or a wall marching, leave immediately and regroup.
ICE will be there. they will be picking people up. many of them not illegal. if you’re not white, wear makeup if you can get away with it. paint your face with state colors if need be. not a mask, so it shouldn’t be covered by “no-mask” states.
Know your rights. Bring the proof of your rights. Force them to acknowledge your rights.
Stream everything.
If you are picked up you will;
- go on a list
- be unlawfully monitored
- become a link in a larger web to ensnare organizers
You will now go dark for at least a month. No social media posts about the protests, no discussions about the protests, nothing. After that, it should be difficult to pair your online activity with your real world activities.
If you can’t make it to the protests, record the streams, share them online, pressure the public to demand answers for the crimes committed by the officers/agents.
One last thing.
There will undoubtedly be people there to provoke the protests. do not let them. once one incident of violence is determined all bets off and the police will become physically involved.
Trust no one, question everything, power to the people. 🫵
This message from a colleague will live here until the death of Lemmy
For further research here’s a great video on mutual aid.
I absolutely fucking hate that I can’t say you’re being a bit overkill.
What the actual fuck
Yeah, this whole thing is very poorly done and really screams like annexcuse toncreate andalse flag moment. I saw a Reddit comment that this exact thing was listed in the Project2025 playbook as part of an excuse to create a scene and enact martial law.
Why delete this treasure trove of good information??
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The NSA scoops everything, this is known. Deleting it in 24h won’t change anything, the data is already collected.
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Isn’t that what throwaway accounts are for?
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One thing I’d recommend that I’m unsure how to easily obtain, is getting the phone number of a civil rights lawyer ready. It does kind of contradict the point about not bringing phones, I suppose. At the very least, if one is available in the vicinity after attempted arrests it can be useful.
I also feel somewhat guilty, as I will be attending in a very blue state that’s unlikely to have so much resistance, so I may skirt some of those rules myself.
I’d say that violent incursion into blue states with the help of federal forces and local brownshirt provocateurs is almost a goal of Project 2025 and MAGA more broadly so I wouldn’t count on it not happening wherever you are. We’ve seen plenty of that kind of thing on the West Coast particularly. Local police unfortunately have a large membership overlap with said brownshirts.
Great advice except I’m confused about how to “stream everything” if we’re supposed to leave our phones at home.
And based on the deal Trump is doing with Bukele, there’s a chance you could end up getting thrown into an El Salvadorian prison and locked up with MS-13 gangbangers.
Why is your entire comment history deleted?
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I think the care for being not identified and covering one’s tracks provided in the above comment is a pretty obvious indicator for why their comment history is scrubbed lol.
Protest, cool, but accomplish what exactly? None of this means a damn thing if nobody has any clue what’s going on
People will have to talk and organize … some leaders will emerge … the
posterpicture says :We the People Reject Project 2025 !
Have you participated in a protest before? There is a significant amount of planning involved.
Duh you just show up and a leader will emerge
i’m not involved in this, just asking questions and trying to help with some answers. So, if what i say is not good enough, just find answers by yourself.
i am not organizing this. Just asking questions. This should be clear from the post itself. … or is it ?
- interface to reddit community: https://redlib.northboot.xyz/r/50501/
- spreadsheet with info on this and other protests: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-rraq_sRU6n-rvGj45AxscxouGVcH03efhMQHJYzc6w/edit?gid=900690167#gid=900690167
Click to show start times
Start times:
Start Times By State (current as of 1/31/2025):
Alabama: No information
Alaska: 12:00 noon
Arizona: 12:00 noon
Arkansas: 12:00 noon
California: 12:00 noon
Colorado: 12:00 noon
Connecticut: 12:00 noon
Delaware: 12:00 noon
Florida: 12:00 noon
Georgia: 11:00 AM
Hawaii: 12:00 noon
Idaho: 12:00 noon
Illinois: 12:00 noon
Indiana: 12:00 noon
Iowa: 12:00 noon
Kansas: 12:00 noon
Kentucky: 12:00 noon
Louisiana: 12:00 noon
Maine: 12:00 noon
Maryland: 12:00 noon
Massachusetts: 12:00 noon
Michigan: 12:00 noon
Minnesota: 12:00 noon
Mississippi: 12:00 noon
Missouri: 12:00 noon
Montana: 12:00 noon
Nebraska: 12:00 noon
Nevada: 12:00 noon
New Hampshire: 12:00 noon
New Jersey: 12:00 noon
New Mexico: 12:00 noon
New York: 12:00 noon
North Carolina: 1:00 PM
North Dakota: 12:00 noon
Ohio: 12:00 noon
Oklahoma: 12:00 noon - 4:00 PM
Oregon: 12:00 noon
Pennsylvania: 12:00 noon
Rhode Island: 12:00 noon
South Carolina: 12:00 noon
South Dakota: 12:00 noon
Tennessee: 1:30
Texas: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Utah: 12:00 noon
Vermont: 12:00 noon
Virginia: 11:30 AM
Washington: 12:00 noon - 2PM
Washington DC: 12:00 noon
West Viriginia: 12:00 noon
Wisconsin: 12:00 noon
Wyoming: 12:00 noon
https://redlib.northboot.xyz/r/50501/comments/1ifb26m/start_times/
Thanks, i have edited my post with this and the [solved] flare.
i first got hints about it when stumbling upon a comment from @anon6789@lemmy.world
about it here :
https://lemmy.world/post/25025443[meta]
- Post has 51 comments after aprox 12 hours
- created 1 report myself for 2 comments in one thread :
Reason :Whoops … maybe it was sarcasm and i misread these 2 comments … in which case it would not be racism.
“racism in this comment and in the answer to this one comment” - i want to address my appreciation to @L3s@lemmy.world for managing this community
Hey, I appreciate that!
Edit: yeah I don’t know about politics. Downvote me for daydreaming.
Now I wonder if all that extra Kamala money she had leftover from donations could’ve gone to an organization to fix this American nightmare. Give us back the American dream.
The start is voting in democrats so we have a majority in DC in 2 years. The org could also help back these protests to raise awareness by making local adverts on billboards/public trans/radio.
Make it a 4 year campaign to flip America blue. Then we might be able to fix some shit.
Most democrats at the federal level are complicit in a lot of what’s going on, including Musk’s DOGE treasury crap (crimes?) despite him not being a government employee or confirmed by the senate. Hell, most congressional democrats JUST in the last year voted for the legislation that enables ICE to indefinitely detain any suspected immigrant suspected of committing any crime. No due process. No actual crime needed.
Screw voting for democrats. Democrats voted to let the government round up the people I love to be deported or tortured. If we still have the power to vote, vote for leftists. Or vote for left-of-average-democrat people like Bernie.
Ahh. So they’re not just lazy, they’re in on it. Gotcha.
They left out writing the number of your attorney or the ACLU on yourself in sharpie, so you’ll have it if you need it.
Oldie but a goodie
Watchout for Google too!
Not commanding enough. It should be “Avoid Google at all costs”.
Don’t start protesting on a week day. Protest on the weekend to get a show of force. If demands are not met, follow it up with a general strike for your next protest.
People will be more willing to join in strike action if they know they are not alone.
I only just learned about it today, myself. I work that day, but I might be able to shift things around.
I really wish that these protests were more widely shared in advance. I want to be involved, but only getting a couple of days advance warning makes it really hard. I know that sometimes you have to act fast, but if you want your movement to succeed then you’ve got to try to consider the real lives of all of the people who want to help, but are also really limited in their time. Plan protests on weekends, and if you’ve got to protest on a weekday, then plan it way ahead of time and give everyone a chance to plan to be there. I’m sure it looks better to have one big protest with 10X people there than ten protests with 1X people attending.
i don’t know who organized this and just made this post to have some answers. Thankfully, some users are coming up with answers … so i have updated the header of this post.
Pretty sure it was just a grassroots online thing, without any real leaders. Which, don’t get me wrong that has its own benefits. But understanding that origin also helps explain why it’s a little unorganized
Absolutely, that i would say as well from what was discussed here.
Love a protest in the middle of the workday, should be easy for most people to attend, no?
You realise that anytime is the middle of the work day.
Not everyone is working 9-5. People work shifts, nights, and weekends.
You realize that there are differences in the populations working at different times, right? Or are you just happy to be seen being outraged?
Sure I realise that, but I was more pointing out that whatever time a protest is there will be people like you unhappy with it.
I don’t know what gave you the impression I want to be seen outraged and I do hope you’re not making judgments about me over a single comment as that wouldn’t be very good.
It would be like me labelling you for the two comments I’ve seen you post. Positive intent my friend.
I’ve already seen someone on Lemmy say that they should feed their kids out of dumpsters if they lose their job that they rely on to live paycheck-to-paycheck (like almost half of Americans) and then their home because they can’t pay rent.
And if they lose their kids to CPS because they were made homeless and their parents were arrested during a general strike protest? Hey, they were clearly just MAGA bootlickers anyway.
I’m dubious of the reality of said comment, or the support it got in upvotes.
Most of us understand that protesting carries risks, and encourage others to risk what they feel okay with.
Yeah, I clearly have a good reason to lie about that, which is stuff. Either that or things. Or maybe because shut up.
On topic reply as always.
Do explain how me talking about the fact that people (like you) have no compassion or understanding for others when it comes to this event is not on-topic enough for you.
I understand that you think that people should sacrifice their jobs and their homes and their kids so that they can protest on a specific day, but I’m guessing that’s not going to get them to do it. Nor is being rude about it.
You are overdramatic. You make mountains out of molehills, and somehow EVERY news story somehow affects you personally. So fragile.
This literally does not apply to me, so how does it affect me personally?
Are you operating under the strange and somewhat disturbing belief that you can only have compassion for people if they are going through the same things you are?
If people aren’t willing to give up 1 hour of their corporate slavery to stop facism, then we are already doomed.
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I think people in positions of privilege can recognize their status, and, in my opinion, have a duty to do more (whether it’s donate to orgs fighting this, or donate time if able to be more flexible with their time and work commitments, etc. ).
There will be people who will be able to take greater risk because they are privileged. There are less financially secure individuals who won’t be able to take as much risk. That’s OK! We don’t need to turn this into a dick waving contest of “who is doing more”
What we don’t need is this bickering amongst ourselves. We’re all proletariat. Some proletariat will have more privilege. And getting the less privileged working class to attack the slightly more privileged/wealthy wage slav- I mean “workers”- is EXACTLY what they want!
DO NOT give the bourgeoisie what they want, c’mon now.
Honestly? No. This isn’t something that you go “if it’s convenient”, the entire concept of freedom is at stake here. I’m biased as a woman of color in a non traditional marriage, but this is absolutely mandatory. I will lose a day’s wages, and it may impact my ability to pay my bills. But are you not seeing the future of this administration if people stand by and accept it?
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Yes, absolutely. But what rent can I pay when I’m suddenly deported because my parents were (legal) immigrants? When I’m being forced to give birth? When I’m fired and accused of being a DEI hire? When my children are hunted? I am willing to sacrifice for this cause.
Women are the ones who are going to get it done. We have the most to lose.
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Listen. My son’s birth certificate has an extended stay motel as his address. I understand poverty. It is NOT worse than what’s coming.
It is a lot more difficult to be evicted in most states (even if you don’t pay your rent) than it is to be picked up by ICE.
I get it. I’ve been too poor to even make it to work at least a few times. (Could not pay for the gas or a ride)
The point is right now we need numbers to protect what very very little autonomy we still have. If it would absolutely kill you to participate then don’t but we don’t need this shit right now.
Don’t let the pursuit of perfection keep us from uniting. Now is the time for common ground.
More like 2 days and money for a car or bus + gas, depending on where in the state you live
There’s a difference between “willing” and “able” 😅
“The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised.”
Today you learn lot of people don’t live in their states capital city
Yea, I’m looking at this but thinking “that’s not happening lol” with my state. I’m in AZ and anyone outside Phoenix is probably driving at least 2 hours just to get there.
For me: 6 hours in a car with 5000ft (1500m) drop/climb just for a protest that’s vaguely “against Project 2025”. I could never justify it.
It’s 576 miles between El Paso and Austin. Please explain how someone is going to be able to get there within an hour with time to protest.
You had it correct at corporate SLAVERY.
Imagine you get fired over this, lose your home, stop being able to feed your family. I don’t think unemployment benefits in the US cover much, do they?
I hope most everyone who’s ABLE to protest, is also willing.
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This will be too short notice and too expensive for many to attend. Generalstrikeus.com has the right idea
I think this has value even if it doesn’t cause immediate change. People need to just get out and express how they’re feeling and network with like minded people instead of sitting online doomscrolling. We’ve got to organize.
I’ve been trying to figure out how to network with people where I live and so far it’s been very difficult, partly because I’m very busy constantly and don’t have a car or a lot of spending money, and also because I’m depressed and my social skills are absolute garbage. At this point almost all of my social life for the past few years has been Lemmy, Reddit, and Instagram.
Could be used to organise for a general strike though.
I was pretty sure I knew what a general strike was… wouldn’t any strike be more expensive than 2-4 hours of protest, and wouldn’t a general strike involve much more planning than a normal strike due to the scale and breadth?
Also I was worried that generalstrikeus.com was too soon. The UAW general strike is planned for 2028 to get time to plan, because a general strike isn’t something you can just do successfully at the drop of a hat.
Yes it would. That’s why they’re having people fill out strike cards and waiting until they actually have that organization before they set a date
This was the bit that I think scared me at first. It’s not suggesting “Stop working now, and stay out of work until we get 10 million members and then Congress acts and then everything’s fixed”. More like “Add your name to a list, and WHEN there’s mass agreement, take the plunge so that there’s too many people for businesses to replace.”
Added your GeneralStrikeUS.com link to the header of my post, thanks for this information
I neglected to post it on Lemmy when I found out about it earlier. Key word being “earlier” - Lemmy is just one branch of where it’s been shared, so don’t assume the momentum started here.
This was poorly advertised. I’ve never heard of it, and I’m on Lemmy every day.
Does nobody have a job here?
Some things are more important.
Call in sick. You’re not gonna get fired for missing one day.
If you are gonna get fired for that, this is literally the protest to stop that shit.
Not everyone lives in their state capitol. It’s a 10+ hour drive for some people. Take three days off? This protest is going to be low turnout.
You’re not gonna get fired for missing one day.
Tell me you’ve never worked for minimum wage by telling me you’ve never worked for minimum wage.
If you are gonna get fired for that, this is literally the protest to stop that shit.
Tell me you’ve never lived in poverty with children depending on you by telling me you’ve never lived in poverty with children depending on you.
This is very much a fair take - and ties back to the realities of the French Revolution. It wasn’t actually the poorest people on revolt, but a slightly more wealthy class that had just enough comfort in their lives to make decisions like organizing for change.
I know it’s not possible for every person to join. I can only ask for those capable to think about it. For what it’s worth, the original post has suggested other ways of contributing aside from attending.
Wow sounds like these protests are for people like you specifically
They’re not for me at all because I am not in that situation, but that doesn’t change the fact that people will get fired for missing a day of work and telling them that this protest for them is not going to feed their kids or put a roof over their heads.
But people like you would rather give poor people shit for trying to survive and not protesting on a specific day you want them to protest on than having compassion for poor people. Which makes me wonder what you are protesting.
Idk in europe you wouldn’t get fired for that and if you did youd get a benefits package and could just get child support and welfare not yo mention free health-care.
I don’t know when the last time you looked at a map was, but the United States of America is in no way in Europe.
So how is that in any way relevant to this situation?
Just start an agressive savings fund cause you are worthless to your employer and once tariffs hit you are likely to get fired anyway. Good luck and use your free time to contact elected representatives
Not everyone is as fearful as you. And some would prefer to show a good example to their kids and stand up for their values.
Of course not. Not anyone that doesn’t have any dependents.
You all get to do almost nothing all day (except post weak takes on Lemmy) and act like you are carrying the economy on your back.
Fuck off. The adults have people who depend on them.
Interesting… not being willing to starve your children means you’re fearful to you. I hope you don’t have any children yourself.
Yes, the scourge of starving american children everytime someone gets laid off, I know it well.
I’m glad you’re so sarcastically sure of yourself.
https://www.aecf.org/blog/child-food-insecurity
In 2022, 17% of all households with children — representing 13.4 million kids — were grappling with food insecurity, according to the USDA. In some of these households, only adults were food insecure. In other households, children were directly impacted.
The USDA estimates that 44.2 million people lived in food insecure households nationwide in 2022. Since these estimates do not include homeless families, the actual number of children impacted by food insecurity is even larger.
Also, fired is not the same as laid off. And if you get fired in an at-will state, you may not be entitled to unemployment.
The fact that you and others apparently have no compassion for the poor makes me wonder exactly what you’re protesting for.
I have plenty of compassion for others, just not you. Thats why I was sarcastic when I answered you.
No minimum wage job I’ve had would fire me for missing one day. Firing me then hiring a new person takes time and money.
Probably different in the US where workers have little to no rights however
Since this is literally about the U.S., maybe that should be considered?
So you are a non US citizen trying to meddle in the daily affairs of US citizens?
I see you Temu Elon Musk!
This is a white people thing. Students and min wage workers in large cities can pull this off. America is full of people with hope and a 9-5 to.oay there ridiculous rent.
As a student there is no way I am skipping a day’s worth of classes and risking my grade for a single protest that’s probably not going to do shit similar to the other protests I’ve been to that didn’t do shit
Yes, all those impoverished people in cities working minimum wage jobs that rely on every cent of their paycheck just to keep a roof over their kids’ heads and food in their bellies who will get fired for missing even a day of work for any reason can totally pull this off. Totally.
Why on such a weird day? I can just take off work this week and drive 3 hours to Madison lol. Can I digitally be there. Although I’m expecting an very poor turnout in every state tbh.
because in the middle of the week in the middle of the day is when it causes the most disruption to literally everything and everybody. Government officials won’t even be there on the weekend. May as well decide to do it in the middle of a huge field out in the country.
Ah yeah that makes sense. I would do it around 3-5pm so they can’t go home lmao.
Block their parking exits
I’m guessing since they’re protesting project 2025 organizing the protest to happen on 2/5/25 kind of makes sense.
i was also thinking it might be better in the weekend … fortunately, people will talk and decide.
But also it is called 50 Protests, 50 States, OneDay : February 5thThe date will be 2/5/25. I think it’s more symbolism of protesting Project 2025.
Yeah February in WI is not a smart time to plan to stand outside. Same in most other northern states for at least another 2 months
if it’s not the start of a general strike idgaf. a single day of protests works about as well as blacking out a subreddit.
General strikes take a pretty large mass. To build that, a very important step is making sure more people are aware of how many are committed to resistance.
It’s like being invited to a party, and the host says “Well, you’re one of the first ten people I’ve invited, but I’m encouraging others to share-” and you just reply “Nope, I’m not going unless there’s already a million people going.” Of course, in this case, the protest has been shared outside of just Lemmy, so don’t use local numbers as an indicator.
Right; what do people expect, here? A “general strike” that someone calls at random won’t do much more than a few extra people calling in sick. It takes time to build solidarity to agree that we’re all going to do this. If we had that kind of solidarity, I don’t think we’d be in this position in the first place.
That’s my take as well.
Unless this goes on with some critical infrastructure impacted for at least a few weeks, it’s utterly pointless.