🎶 See I gotta draw the line, I can't take it no more
If you ain't down with revolution, what you waiting for?
Which side are you on?
Chi City!
Which side are you on?
South Bronx!
Which side are you on?
Oaxaca!
Which side are you on?
Palestina! 🎶

Brought to mind by @JeniParsons posting a more classic version of the Pete Seeger original, but I like this take on the song too.

Rebel Diaz ft. Dead Prez and Rakaa Iriscience - Which Side Are You On?

#Music #Resist #FreePalestine

Unless you DO NOT COMPLY IN ADVANCE. We must fight now and we must fight hard. Digging out of this hole will cost us a lot more than doing the work early.

The article:
https://jmsmith.substack.com/p/you-cant-peacefully-vote-your-way

#Resist #Resistance #DoNotComply

The response federal employees should give to the email requesting to know what they accomplished this week.
Do not obey in advance. #resist

Looks like we're exporting our stupidity.

It just makes me angry when people say Americans don't create things any more...

#Resist
#ResistEverywhere

Drone video truly shows NYC protest against Trump and Musk
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-musk-nyc-protest/

"The #protest took place, in part, in New York's Washington Square Park on Feb. 17, 2025 — Presidents Day...The #video showed the park's Washington Square Arch, which some users mistook for the Arc de Triomphe in Paris."

Link to video on xcancel.com:
https://xcancel.com/NoLieWithBTC/status/1891926650075369913

#Resist #Resistance #NYC #US #Musk #Trump #Twitter #Snopes #FactCheck

The anti-Musk protest movement is expected to ramp up with Congress on recess
https://apnews.com/article/democrats-musk-trump-protests-congress-ccb64f2889d31aad8c25d37686f62d7a

" #ElonMusk is the focus for thousands of Democratic #activists launching a #protest campaign this week to fight the #Trump administration’s push to gut federal #health, #education and human services agencies.

Hundreds of protests are scheduled outside congressional offices and #Tesla dealerships"

#Resist #Resistance #Musk #Trump #GOP #Politics #USPol #News #US #USA

Want a copy of the Musk “I Am Stealing From You” poster? You can buy one here:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/pccc_2024_musk_poster_single

#Resist #Resistance #Protest #ElonMusk #Musk #Donate

Elon Musk’s lead role in destroying government sparks protests

Angry Americans gather outside Tesla dealerships & across the country
https://www.headsupnews.org/p/elon-musks-lead-role-in-destroying

"Musk’s singular, secretive & ruthless crusade to destroy broad swaths of the #government & get access to confidential #data – along with his status as an unelected foreign-born multibillionaire – have turned him into “a particularly heinous villain”"

#Resist #Resistance #Protest #ElonMusk #Musk #Coup #Corruption #Politics #News #USA #US

To Fight the Trump/Musk Purge, Federal Workers Hold Nationwide Day of Action to “Save Our Services”
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/2/19/federal_workers_strike_action_trump_layoffs

"Federal #government workers & #union members are holding protests in cities across the country in what they’re calling #SaveOurServices ...

Every major city in the country is going to have a big protest, and the locations & the times differ... go to the website:
go.workersfiremusk.com
& then you can find your local rally."

#Musk #Resist #Resistance #USA #US #Protests

"The #PrivacyAct prohibits an agency from disclosing someone’s records—even within the agency—unless that person approves in writing or the agency meets one of the law’s 12 exceptions. Most of the exceptions deal with fairly specific circumstances...

But there are also two broad, vague exceptions..."
https://www.wired.com/story/privacy-act-doge-lawsuits/

#ElonMusk #Musk #Doge #Lawsuit #Resistance #Resist #Privacy #Law #Legal #Data #Information #Government #Politics #US #USPol #USA #News #USNews

Great News For Us, Awful News For Trump and Elon
https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/great-news-for-us-awful-news-for

"protests were held in all 50 states and DC yesterday, as part of the #NotMyPresidentsDay” and #NoKingsDay demonstrations. In many places, people braved below freezing wind chills and snow, or pouring rain, to make their voices heard.

With rallies in more than 100 cities, it was by far the largest day of #protests this year. It’s clear there is momentum growing"

#Resist #Resistance #USA #US #USPol #Politics #News

"T" as in Tesla

Where Do You Protest Elon Musk?

Everywhere, It Turns Out.
From Stonewall to Tesla dealerships, protesters are pioneering a form of opposition that doesn't necessarily center on Washington, D.C.
https://newrepublic.com/article/191624/elon-musk-stonewall-protest-tesla

"These sorts of protests are now following each new #Trump decree, every agency #Musk has ravaged. The sites are expanding: from #DC sidewalks to Congressional offices, from #Stonewall to #Tesla dealerships"

#Resist #Resistance #Musk #Trump #Politics #News #US

"The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those who they oppress."

Frederick Douglass, born OTD 1895.

#USPolitics #Resist

ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account

https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecutor-dallas-white-supremacist-x-account/

#Resist #Racism #AbolishICE

"Democratic leaders seem mostly interested in convincing their base that there’s nothing they can do."
Revolution time, America.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-federal-workers-labor-rights/

#USPolitics #Resist

Y'know, if what's happening in the US were happening anywhere else in the world, it would be called a coup.

The way that coups end (not without pain and loss of life, sadly) is resistance.

Gather in community, share resources, strategise and fight back where and when you can. (And fill your cup, because rest is resistance, too.) #Resist

Just came from the #Sacramento #50501movement President's day #Protest. Probably 3x's the number of people that were at the last one.
Keep it up! #Resist in any manner that is accessible to you. Fascism has come for us, don't let it get comfortable here.

Am more than ever appreciative of Mastodon as a platform for genuinely free speech. Real, authentic reflection.

You can’t say what many talk about here, elsewhere. There’s no engagement or understanding, but plenty of rabid opposition.

The key is core human values: Talking about what makes life worth living; what we feel, how to survive. What we really need to get by. How we can support each other.

The antithesis of toxic capitalism, greed and corruption.

We can do this.

#resist

Democracy Dies in the Washington Post, exhibit #2,618:

“Washington Post backs out of ‘Fire Elon Musk’ ad order”

https://thehill.com/media/5148497-washington-post-backs-out-of-fire-elon-musk-ad-order/

You can see the ad here 👉 https://bsky.app/profile/newseye.bsky.social/post/3lif5yh2bbc2x

#WashingtonPost #Bezos #CommonCause #SouthernPovertyLawCenter #FireMusk #USPolitics #Journalism #Resist

Self-righteousness on the left, in tech, and on Mastodon is no better a look than it is at a Baptist mega church in the suburbs of Arkansas. And twice as annoying. Because I thought we'd know better.

I read these activism threads and there's people in there going, no don't organize Facebook and X migration days to help people move along with their friends.

~FB and X users aided and abetted the enemy because it's SOOOOO easy to move and EVERYONE knows blah blah. So instead of picking a lane and pitching in some other way, I'm going to hijack this thread with my acidic dripping condescension so I can feel better about how I did the easy things for me by never being on Facebook in the first place (I'm so sMaRt) and now I'm finished with my work so I'll distract others from theirs.~

Sit back down!

Sit the fuck back down.

Either you pick up a hoe and start digging rows or not, but don't yell at the shovel crew because they've decided to pull stumps and putting others down makes you feel superior to them.

I'm sick of this shit. Y'all who do that are NO better than anyone else, least of all Aunt Edna who remains on Facebook for her quilting club and so she can see pictures of the grandbabies.

In fact, you're worse, because not only won't you fucking help her move, you're distracting from those who will, making them feel bad, PLUS you're violating the values of the left by thinking you're so much smarter than everyone else. Where's the equality in that?? That's about supremacy! That's about shoving people down so you can climb over them!

You're holding back the movement MORE than the flag-waving MAGAs because at least I can see where those fascist assholes are and keep them out of my spaces.

SIT. DOWN.

#activism #resist #resistance #antifa #antifascism

Don’t forget the #50501 protests tomorrow across the US - Presidents’ Day, not King’s Day! Noon in many cities. Search here: https://events.pol-rev.com/search?contentType=EVENTS&mode=LIST&lat=44.9391565&lon=-123.033121&locationName=Salem&eventPage=1 for the event nearest you.

For more resources on building the resistance, calling/writing your reps, helping fed employees/GLBTQIA+/avoiding ICE, etc., see the roundup here: https://linktr.ee/peacefulprotest?

#resist

In case anyone hasn’t heard, you can make your voice heard at a US State Capitol near you on Monday starting at noon. Let’s stand up to the executive branch bullies, together. #resist #50501movement #resistance

If those of us who are against fascism & authoritarianism have any hope of getting out of this disaster, we must stop being afraid

Don't be afraid of the fk'ing IRS - stop paying taxes
Don't be afraid to put a sign in your yard, window or car
Don't be afraid to cut up your credit cards- use cash
Don't be afraid to stop using banks - they're using your money to fund Trump
Don't be afraid to miss several days of work to protest
Don't be afraid to talk back to "authority"

Don't be afraid #RESIST

"You sad Andronici, have done with woes:
Give sentence on this execrable wretch,
That hath been breeder of these dire events."

Titus Andronicus, Act 5 Scene III

#ShakespeareSunday #USPolitics #Resist

Proud to see my local news #journalist being recognized and reposted on a national level. He is one of the good ones, and has consistently pushed back against and called out hatred and fascism. Mainstream media, take note. This is how you’re supposed to do it.

Rock on, Kyle.

#KyleClark #9News #Colorado #Resist #Fascism #FOTUS #USPolitics @kyleclark @kyleclark9news
https://bsky.app/profile/kylec.bsky.social

Now more than ever we need to support and amplify healthcare workers who are trying to get the word out about the state of public health

Support independent journalists who are doing the same.

With the CDC muzzled we don’t have the line of sight we should on outbreaks and threats to the population

What we do have is alot of doctors and nurses sharing serious concerns about how sick their influenza A patients are

We do have a significant egg shortage because of unmitigated bird flu

We do have measles and TB outbreaks.

The good news? A well fitted respirator can protect you from all these things.

It may be our best and last line of protection as it doesn’t depend on government or public health for accessibility.

Mask up and keep yourself and your community safe!

#uspoli #publichealth #resist #censorship #fascism #pandemic #covidisairborne #h5n1 #wearamask

**HOW TO RESIST**

Memes for sharing. 🧵

->Please see also my flyers for printing. Some of them are wallet-sized for easy distribution.

https://mastodon.world/@jblue/114004558909725221

I created these because I keep seeing the question “what can I do?“ The advice below was condensed and compiled from Robert Reich’s articles and others. They have links to resources that provide more info and context. Please feel free to save and share with others.

#resist #resistance #uspolitics #uspol #fascism

#politics #humor #resistance #resist

Y’all. The National Parks Service is out here standing up to fascism in broad daylight.

Give them some love and make sure they know we have their back.

https://ourparks.org/

#Resist #Resistance #Protest #NationalParks #Nature #Conservation

When a trump toady uses a capital police officer to block congress members from a federal building, here's your script.

Sir, we represent the duly elected Congress of the United States of America. This guy represents the guy who pardoned cop killers. Time to pick a side.

#JamieRaskin
#MuskFascism
#Resist

Here is a complete list of the “forbidden words” issued by America’s fascist dictatorship. This is why we must fight now and fight hard.

🧵 1/4

activism
activists
advocacy
advocate
advocates
barrier
barriers
biased
biased toward
biases
biases towards
bipoc
black and latinx
community diversity
community equity
cultural differences
cultural heritage
culturally responsive
disabilities
disability
discriminated
discrimination
…

#ForbiddenWords #Fascism #Resist #Protest #Rebellion #BannedWords

Elon’s smash-and-grab:
It’s Not Just Politics Anymore—Musk’s Coup Is About Your Daily Life
https://www.altrightdelete.news/p/elons-smash-and-grab

"Elon Musk’s #coup continues to wreak havoc. It remains unclear who is actually in charge of our #government or if #DonaldTrump even cares...

Federal workers are fed up and fighting back, and elected #Democrats in #Congress seem to have found some fire in their bellies to fight back. Citizens are protesting #Musk & #MAGA in DC & across the nation."

#GOP #Politics #Resist #USA

Good move from the mods at rpg.net! Even more relevant today than when it happened in 2018.

#uspol #ttrpg #rpg #gaming #resist #humanity #GoodVsEvil

The Gospel According to Maxi.

🎶 Whether Halliburton, Enron, or anyone
Greed is a weapon of mass destruction
We need to find courage, overcome
Inaction is a weapon of mass destruction ... 🎶

Faithless - Mass Destruction

#Resist #Music #FuckTheFash #RIP

#Resist #TomKrause #Muskrat #Treason

"The time and my intents are savage, wild
More fierce and more inexorable far
Than empty tigers or the roaring sea."

Romeo and Juliet, Act 5 Scene III

#ShakespeareSunday #CapitalismIsADeathCult #Resist #Bookstodon #Poetry

🤦‍♀️ EDIT AGAIN: Apparently some people don't understand boundaries, so I am muting the replies for this post.

👋 ATTENTION PLEASE:
After a number of angry replies, both public and private listen up please:

This is a PHOTOCOPY From a book, NOT someone's letter.

AESOP's FABLES weren't true stories, and were not always pleasant and if you can not understand this is the same, simply a lesson to be learned then do me a favour and block my account.
Enough is enough!

#Politics #US #Geopolitics #Canada #Activism #Resist

I cannot live in this bleak world so starting next week I am drenching my walls with color. I don’t want grey or greige or beige I want mango and aubergine and cobalt. I will drag those colors out of doors and into the city and raise the hearts of those who #resist. I’ll bring cookies and tea and watch their kids, pay their parking tickets and bring them home for a hot dinner. This is the coin of the elderly and I’ll pay it gladly.

Robert Reich's critically important manual for resistance called "What You Can Do"

He said we could share it, so that's what we're doing.

Please BOOST this since the file type resists saving!

#usa
#resist
#resistance

https://notes.henr.ee/what-you-can-do-m341ef