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Kevin Wallis's avatar

1.5 Trillion for defense- I don’t think so

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It’s May Day: Time To Economically Protest

No School No Work No Shopping Today has been designated as an economic boycott America’s middle class has seen enough of the attempted plutocratic takeover of our government and the day recognizes the economic power that has made this country great

WE the People are standing for democracy and boycotting the billionaires who take advantage of the working middle class in an effort to undermine our government while they try to control it for their advantage They have been given so much but it’s never enough It’s the never-ending theme of more and in this case “why not use this massive amount of wealth to control their economic destiny by corrupting the government

This is the French Revolution 2.0, American style with the working middle class, tired of the inflationary rise in the cost of living, making it harder to make ends meet on strained budgets, put a hand on the scale of economic justice to demand more of a Nazi government regime hell bent on suppressing Americans and their rights

Wayne's avatar

As a retired Teamster, I know the importance of a strike. The admin doesn't take our actions seriously. They believe they can run us over because they possess the money. We will show them today & more importantly, in November.

Cynthia Rose's avatar

We are with you. I grew up protesting Vietnam, Womens rights it's the only thing we can do right now. Until the elections...we have to take back the House and Senate. Then the Epstein class. Tired of this country taking advantage of the People.

Kevin Smith's avatar

Strike! Strike! Strike!!

Safety in numbers!

Join a Union!!

Al Draycott's avatar

God bless the unions. Any nation who is WOKE , DEI and unionized is a healthy nation. We the People stand against tyranny and oppression . All we want is a decent wage for our labor , A safe place to live, no homelessness. Clean air and water, freedom to move. A government we can respect. Free health care, Paid holiday, Paid child care, Free education K through college. Fair taxation. You pay a person a decent wage, they pay fair taxes and you can have all this. The Billionaire class don't see it that way , unfortunately . Today 10% have it all 90% get the leftovers. Join a union, Start a union. It has to start with the eradication of Citizens United., No more dark money, corporate money must be capped.

menehune's avatar

ALOHA. From the COCONUT WIRELESS. ..... BOOOOM. ........

..VOTING RIGHTS gutted and died at the age of 60....Sad bad day....to come...

TRUMP will go after our voting rights since he is losing on all fronts... Protect your self and "DONTGETPURGED.COM". .. Look for the Green check mark... If you get a red check mark, you are purged from voting so, you need to get it fixed. If you want to help at the polls, Poll watcher/poll watcher...."EAC.GOV/HELP-AMERICA-VOTE". D.D.ORG

Strike today. Not to late . Stop spending a penny today.— MayDayStrong.ORG is this Friday. It’s one coordinated day of economic withdrawal to send a message to the Trump regime: we won’t tolerate your corruption… we will stand up to it. Tomorrow, that means: No work. No school. No purchases. Millions of Americans will be participating. Sign up for a protest or event here. Another org has come up the line... MONEY AGENDA... Tax the rich... patrioticmillionaires.org.

Keep Our Republic — a pro-democracy nonprofit — to urgently make the public and elected leaders aware of Trump’s “doomsday” powers and prepare to counter their misuse. The secret tools Trump might exploit, known as the “PEADs,” or Presidential Emergency Action Documents. A possible future where Trump attempts to invoke and abuse his emergency powers to stay in control. It's urgently necessary: brief and prepare leaders at the local, state, and federal level as soon as possible, so that when Trump pulls the trigger, officials across the country know exactly how to lawfully refuse, resist, and hold the line.

Contact your reps — Tell your representatives to request a Doomsday Briefing from Keep Our Republic. They need to know what’s coming. Make sure they hear it from you first. ASK them what is in the papers." PEAD". They may not be aware of it like you.

Educate yourself on PEADs — The Brennan Center has done essential work documenting the threat of Presidential Emergency Action Documents. Take some time to check out their resources here

There will be a sign up to "Block election doomsday" petition

G.O.P. guardians of pedophiliacs'...“Silence and fear is the tool of a tyrant, wielded to suppress independent thought. Instead of silence and fear, let this moment fuel the fire that already burns at the heart of this place. A fire of righteous indignation at abuses of power.

AMERICA is not TRUMP and Trump is not for AMERICA.!!!!!!

Take care everyone out there.be safe.

As always, DEFIANCE with straight, proudly and loudly with ALOHA.

Tina's avatar

I closed my Etsy shop for the day in support. Best I could do!

C Giza's avatar

Thank you! (Although I don't think the protest is against small businesses)

David Maceira's avatar

I'm all on board with the May Day Protests and commend the workers or anyone who participating. Although the protests have an economic impact, IMHO they're not long enough to have an impact on the Epstein class. That would take days. And most people can't afford to risk taking that much time off.

Jordan Sollitto's avatar

I'm all for the cause...less so for the tactic. A "boycott" of this sort is really a strike...a strike that might send a message but definitely hurts the people and businesses who participate in it. So many who might wish to cannot participate...and those who can probably can't do so for more than a single day. On the other hand, a targeted series of boycotts against big companies who treat their people poorly and/or engage in the plutocratic manipulations of our government would, far from hurting the participating boycotters, actually SAVE them money. If the million people who take to the streets today all cancelled their Amazon Prime memberships during the same week (than Paramount Plus the next week, Home Depot the one after that, etc., etc.) I believe it would have much more impact. Again, I'm down for the objectives of today's actions; I just think there's a more powerful way to pursue it.

ramonaj's avatar

I have done all that already. It doesn't look like it has helped. No one really knows what to do. Some people don't even know how bad it is.

Cheryl P.'s avatar

Akron is participating. It was once the Rubber Capital of the World. Four out of five tires IN THE WORLD were made here. Sadly, production was outsourced and the big 3 closed their factories. Akron joined the shut-down steel plants to become part of the Rust Belt.

Polymer science is rejuvenating the region, but the benefits of union membership are long gone. My father in law worked 32 years as a tire builder and died of leukemia - likely caused by the chemicals he was exposed to. A union worker, he was able to have a solid middle-class life and send his sons to college.

We need unions. We need strong OSHA regulations. We need opportunities. We need a government where representatives aren’t bought & paid for by corporations looking to repeal health & safety regulations.

Join the protest in your town!

Edward mead's avatar

Stop destroying history;;

Donate $20 to STOP MAGA

Friends,

We’ve seen this movie before, and we already know how it ends if we don’t act.

The MAGA movement is back with a vengeance, and this time, they’re coming for our stories. They’re calling it “restoring American history,” but we know exactly what that means: censoring the truth of our ancestors and flagging Native-authored books as subversive.

This fool in the White House thinks he can delete the blood, the struggle, and the survival of our people from the history books just to make his base feel comfortable.

Let’s be clear: You cannot have "American history" without Native history. To bury our stories is to bury our existence. It’s an old-school colonial tactic dressed up in a new red hat, and we aren’t falling for it.

Native Voters Alliance Nevada is on the front lines, building real indigenous power to stop Trump and his MAGA cronies from steamrolling our sovereignty and our dignity. We are organizing, we are voting, and we are making sure our voices are too loud to be ignored.

But we can't do it without you. We need the resources to stay in this fight, to protect our our history, our children’s education, and to improve the lives of our people on our terms. Pitch in to keep us fighting today!

Don’t let them silence us. Stand with us, get edgy, and let’s show them that Native power is here to stay.

In the trenches with you,

Native Voters Alliance Nevada

Cycle for life's avatar

Anything that brings attention and awareness to the resistance against this corrupt, Unamerican administration is a good thing and I am with you! Let’s make it even better tomorrow and next week and next month. Boycott corporate businesses as much as possible and buy local and small (including online). A sustained, noticeable / measurable impact on big business combined with the blue wipeout I pray for in November might just put a skewer or two in the greed of the Epstein class. Don’t let the oil companies win with high prices this summer. Let’s have a biking revolution (e-bikes count too)! Walk to work, to shop to the park. It will save you money on gas, keep your stress level lower and maybe even save some money on healthcare in the long run because you become more fit and get more fresh air!

Tina's avatar

Thanks for pointing that out and you are correct. I felt it was something I could do as I generally don’t buy from big box stores nor could I protest. It was important for me to support not only May Day but Law Day as well. The only thing I could think of 🤪

jim king's avatar

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