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#Appeasement Is Failing: Why Fighting Back Against #Trump Is The Only Option

If there’s any lesson so far in Trump’s second term, it’s that playing nice isn’t just bad optics — it’s a losing strategy.

"Justin Hansford, a Howard Law professor and founder of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, argued that #capitulation had only emboldened Trump. 'The more that they cave in, the more damage that gets done,' said Hansford."

by Jessica Washington, March 15 2025

"Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., capitulated to President Donald Trump and the GOP over the budget this week, sacrificing one of Democrats’ last pieces of leverage as Trump bulldozes the federal government and jails activists. Schumer defended voting yes on the GOP budget that would neuter the legislative branch, arguing that he had no choice but to give in or face a government shutdown. He’s not the first to make that kind of decision.

"Leaders of businesses, universities, and nations across the globe face the same question: Should they fight Trump, or hope that by giving him what he wants he’ll somehow do less harm?

"Far too often, these leaders have chosen appeasement over #resistance — and, in return, gotten nothing."

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2025/03/15/appeasing-trump-doesnt-work/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/j1U1P
#ResistFascism #ResistTrump #Authoritarianism #CorporateFascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol


#PortlandME - Another #ProtestOfOne (the 11am one had a few more folks I hear). I mostly received support, some raised fists and horns -- also "Traitor!" and some not nice things that I won't repeat. But I'm glad I was out there!
#FreeMahmoudKhalil #FreeMahmoud #resistance #ResistFascism #ResistTrump #MaineResists
A person on a street corner, wearing black, and holding a sign that reads "FREE MAHMOUD KHALIL".


#Jewish protesters flood #TrumpTower's lobby to demand the #ColumbiaUniversity #activist's release

by Cedar Attanasio, AP, 3/13/2025

New York — "Demonstrators from a Jewish group filled the lobby of #TrumpTower on Thursday to denounce the immigration arrest of #MahmoudKhalil, a #ProPalestinian activist who helped lead protests against #Israel at Columbia University.

"The demonstrators from Jewish Voice for Peace wore red shirts reading 'Jews say stop arming Israel' and held up banners as they chanted 'Bring Mahmoud home now!' on the lower level of the Fifth Avenue building's public atrium.

"After warning the protesters to leave, police said they arrested 98 people who stayed on various charges, including trespassing, obstruction and resisting arrest.

"Khalil, a 30-year-old permanent U.S. resident who is married to an American citizen and who hasn't been charged with breaking any laws, was arrested outside his New York City apartment Saturday and faces deportation. He's being held at an immigration detention center in Louisiana."

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2025/03/13/campus-protests-immigration-arrest/82367512007/
#JewishVoiceForPeace #FreeMahmoud #FreeMahmoudKhalil #FreePalestine #ResistFascism #ResistRacism #BringMahmoudHomeNow


According to new documents seen by Prem Thakker of Zeteo (see extract below) the decision to detain and remove Mahmoud Khalil was taken *personally* by Marco Rubio who, as far as I can tell, is neither a Constitutional scholar nor an expert in Con. law.
I doubt he even looked it up in a book.

#USPolitics #MahmoudKhalil #FreePalestine #ResistFascism
4.  The Secretary of State has determined that your presence or activities in the United States would have serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States.

On the basis of the foregoing, it is charged that you are subject to removal from the United States pursuant to the following provision(s) of law:
Section 237(a) (4) (C) (i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, in that the Secretary of State has reasonable ground to believe that your presence or activities in the United Staes would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States.


I imagine that #WomensStudies, #GenderStudies, #NativeAmericanStudies, and other history / anthropology studies will be next on the chopping block. #BlackHistory already is!

New York's governor orders college to remove #PalestinianStudies job listing

February 28, 2025

"The job posting at Hunter College had called for a historian 'who takes a critical lens to issues pertaining to Palestine including but not limited to #SettlerColonialism, #genocide, #HumanRights, #apartheid, #migration, #climate and #infrastructure devastation, health, race, #gender, and sexuality,' according to screenshots published by the New York Post, which first reported the job announcement."

https://apnews.com/article/hochul-palestinian-studies-genocide-cuny-hunter-04f5e9bf1b718bf0441f9b6cde260141
#Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #SignsOfFascism #Resist #ResistFascism #Censorship #Universities #HigherEducation #DumbingUsDown #DenyingHistory #DenyingReality


A Guide to Guides: Over 30 #Activist Guides You Might Find Helpful When Opposing the #FarRight

Date: January 27, 2025
Author: spencersunshine

"In my varied career, one thing I’ve done is write some organizing guides. The most (in)famous is my 40 Ways to Fight Fascists: Street-Legal Tactics for Community Activists, but I’ve done others about getting involved in activism for the first time, first responses to online harassment, and how to shut down fascist events at music and other venues.

"Of course I’ve looked at other guides, and so I’ve come up with a list of over 30 that are helpful when organizing against fascists—or being threatened by them. They will walk you through how to: organize communities to oppose the Far Right; document Far Right activity; confront their beliefs in schools and libraries; utilize digital security; and provide emergency medical care. I’ve also included some very brief thoughts on each."

Read more:
https://spencersunshine.com/2025/01/27/guides/
#ActivistGuides #Resistance #ResistFascism #FarRight


40 Ways to Fight #Fascists: Street-Legal Tactics For #CommunityActivists

By Spencer Sunshine in collaboration with PopMob

Originally published: August 2018
Revised edition: August 2020

https://spencersunshine.com/2020/08/27/fortyways/
#FightFascism #FightForOurLives #FightForTheFuture #Resistance #ResistFascism


It's not perfect, but it will do in a pinch. I'm planning on being in Monument Square in #PortlandMaine at Noon. We'll see who else shows up.
#50501Protests #50501Movement #ResistFascism
A sign with a white background and black letters. The sign reads: RESIST FASCISM
The sign also has some antifascist stickers, including "Resistance Cat" (an angry black cat).


At least 200,000 protesters rally in Munich against #FarRight #AfD ahead of German election

February 8, 2025

MUNICH, Germany (AP) — "More than 200,000 protesters rallied in Munich, Germany, on Saturday against #FarRightExtremism ahead of the country’s #GeneralElection.

"The far-right, #AntiImmigrant #AlternativeForGermany, or AfD, is in second place in recent polls and has prompted widespread protests across the country before voters cast their ballots on #February23.

"The protest at Munich’s Theresienwiese — where Oktoberfest takes place each year — brought a significantly larger crowd than expected, according to the German dpa news agency. The event’s organizer estimated the crowd could be up to 320,000 people, many of whom carried signs against the AfD with slogans like, '#Racism and #hatred is not an alternative.'

"The protest was supported by #ActivistGroups as well as the #MunichFilmFestival, #churches and Munich soccer clubs FC Bayern and TSV 1860, among others. Police told dpa that the demonstration was peaceful.
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"Similar #protests attracted large crowds on Saturday in #HanoverGermany, #RostockGermany, and elsewhere in Germany, mirroring other demonstrations that have occurred across the country in recent weeks."

https://apnews.com/article/germany-munich-election-afd-protests-29cdd1441e670a9f13394d2a44f035a5
#ResistFascism #ResistTheFarRight #Protests #Germany #WorldPol #EuroPol


I was at a protest of one today in #PortlandMaine (not the first time). Unfortunately, I wasn't there on #January20 because I was getting over being sick, but there was a great turnout that day.

And it seems #AugustaMaine had a decent turnout today as well, so that's good.

But even though I was there by myself, most folks who saw me were supportive, a few thanked me, and only one #MAGA-type said that my protest was "Bullshit!" To which I replied, "You'll find out soon enough."

I don't mind being a protest of one, but next time, I plan on bringing some pepper spray just in case, and some cash for unhoused folks - who were way more supportive than some of the well-off passerbys.

#ProtestOfOne #50501Movement #50501Protests #ResistFascism #Resist #EndCitizensUnited #BlackLivesMatter #NoJobsOnADeadPlanet #WaterIsLife #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel #Project2025 #Resistance
A person with white hair, wearing sunglasses, a black mask, and a black hoodie, standing on a street corner in the city. A sign that reads, "End Citizens United" is behind them.
Protest signs in the snow, near a sidewalk.
1. End Citizens United
2. Resist Fascism
3. There are No Jobs on a Dead Planet
4. Climate Change Weather Wheel
Protest signs in the snow, near a sidewalk, at the base of a statue.
1. Water Is Life
2. Climate Change Weather Wheel
4. Black Lives Matter
4. End Citizens United
5. Resist Fascism


Protesters at #Florida Capitol join national movement pushing back against Trump

By: Jackie Llanos - February 5, 2025

"Roughly 300 people gathered in front of the old Florida Capitol in #TallahasseeFlorida Wednesday afternoon to protest the Trump administration, including the president’s actions against #immigrants and #transgender people.

"The protest, which went on for hours under the sun, was part of a nationwide movement that started online calling for 50 protests in 50 states on one day under the hashtag #50501.

"'We need to be loud,' Madalyn Propst, a lead organizer of the protest with the climate activism group #SunriseTallahassee, told the growing crowd as the protest began. She told the Florida Phoenix that organizing the event, which drew people from other parts of the state, had required a quick turnaround.

"Protesters held signs bashing President Donald Trump and #ElonMusk, plus #Project2025, which is the #HeritageFoundation’s strategy for the administration. Other signs called for the protection of #immigrants, #LGBTQ people, #ReproductiveRights, and the #Environment."

Read more:
https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/02/05/protesters-at-florida-capitol-join-national-movement-pushing-back-against-trump/
#50501Movement #50501Protests #ResistFascism #Resist #Resistance


Hundreds turn out at #Michigan Capitol rally tied to national #AntiTrump movement

by Ken Palmer, February 5, 2025

"Speakers generally did not identify themselves as part of a particular political organization, but they included State Sen. Jeremy Moss, D-Southfield, who spoke of protecting #LGBTQ rights, and Abdul El-Sayed, director of the Wayne County Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services, who said he was acting in a personal capacity.

"'(It's) about damn time that we showed up, stood up and took our goverment back,' said El-Sayed, who railed against Trump's actions to freeze federal money for things such as #HealthCenters, #MentalHealthServices and the #WIC program, or Special Supplmental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.

"Another speaker urged protestors to 'flood the phone lines' of elected officials to register their concerns.

"'A lot of us are here because we understand the danger we are facing, and we know that today is the time to act,' she said. 'We will not sit on the sidelines and watch as our rights are ripped way and the billionnaires dismantle our democracy, stripping it for parts.'"

https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2025/02/05/michigan-rally-50501-movement-national-anti-trump-movement/78250521007/
#Project2025 #50501Protests #LansingMichigan #ResistFascism #Resist #Resistance


Hundreds rally against #Trump agenda at #NewHampshire state house

Hundreds of people rallied in front of the State House on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 as part of the national movement to protest the #Project2025.

"Protesters have taken issue with several recent actions by Trump and his administration and are urging federal workers not to comply with the president’s incentive to resign.

"The national movement — 50 States, 50 Protests, 1 Day — has gained traction on social media. It seeks to fight #fascism and support #HumanRights through protests at every state capitol building.

"Graham Baker of East Wakefield expressed frustration with what he called an overreach by the Trump administration, especially in regards to access to federal payment systems granted to #ElonMusk. ;I’m just shocked at … how it’s been done by an unelected oligarch with a couple handful of minions who are all up there, taking personnel records, going through them specifically looking for a purity purge. This is all the stuff which is outlined in Project 2025.'

"The state capitol protests coincided with a rally in Washington where hundreds of supporters of the U.S. aid agency protested the dismantling of the independent government agency."

Source:
https://www.concordmonitor.com/NH-state-house-59275118
#50501Movement #50501Protests #ResistFascism #Resist


'This is our country:' Anti-Trump protesters march at the #RhodeIsland State House. What they said.

by Katherine Gregg, #Providence Journal, February 5, 2025

PROVIDENCE – "Several hundred anti-President Donald Trump demonstrators, responding to an online call for protests at the capitals in all 50 states at noon on Wednesday, marched around the Rhode Island State House chanting 'Hey hey, ho, ho, Elon Musk has got to go.'

"Similar chants went up at other rallies on Wednesday, including New York where protestors chanted '#DeportElon!' and Georgia, where protesters carried signs with messages like '#StopMusksSteal' and '#NoKingsInTheUSA.'"

One protestor said:
"They hate the Black people. They hate the Mexican people. They hate trans people. They hate women. They hate everything that is not white male and Republican. This is a country of people. We are all different. Thank God," she said, urging the crowd to "keep the pressure on ... get involved with a local organization."

"I know that we're all overwhelmed," she said. "They want you to pay attention to the breaking news because they know that it incapacitates you. It gets you worried. It gets you silent and that is not acceptable at this time. This is our country."

Read more:
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/05/anti-trump-protest-elon-musk-50-protests-50-states-one-day/78244958007/
#ProvidenceRhodeIsland #Project2025 #50501Movement #50501Protests #ResistFascism #Resist


Hitler dismantled democracy in only 53 days. #Felon47 owns the judiciary and legislative branches, he may dismantle our democracy faster.

#ResistFascism
#FascistTrump


#SevenYearsAgoToday #AreYouBetterOff

December 28, 2017 – With an uptick in cold temperatures on the east coast during December 2017, Donald Trump tweeted the U.S. could “use some good old global warming.” Trump has repeatedly misunderstood the difference between “weather” and “climate.”

#DonaldChump #PresidentMusk #GOPKakistocracy #ResistFascism #NoRepublicansEverAgain #VoteBlue #RepublicansDidThis #WeirdGOP #USPol


#SevenYearsAgoToday #AreYouBetterOff

December 28, 2017 – Trump rolled back offshore drilling regulations put in place after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill which, in 2010, had killed 11 people and released millions of barrels of oil into the ocean.

It’s estimated Trump’s decision to eliminate the regulations will save drilling companies $288 million over the next decade.

#DonaldChump #PresidentMusk #GOPKakistocracy #ResistFascism #VoteBlue #RepublicansDidThis #WeirdGOP #USPol


Senator warns of 'the rule of the super-rich' in scathing Fox News editorial
https://www.alternet.org/sanders-editorial/

#BernieSanders #PresidentMusk #DonaldChump #RepublicansDidThis #GOPKakistocracy #ResistFascism #GOPWeirdos #RacistGOP #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol


Dozens of rare animals including tigers, lions, and cheetahs are dying as bird flu infiltrates zoos, with potentially “grave implications” for endangered species, researchers have warned.

Bird Flu Is Sweeping Through Zoos
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2024/12/bird-flu-is-sweeping-through-zoos/

#H5N1 #BirdFlu #RepublicansDidThis #GOPKakistocracy #ResistFascism #GOPWeirdos #RacistGOP #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol


Sooner or later, Trump betrays EVERYONE.

'Some voters feel betrayed' as Trump gives 'middle finger' to campaign promises: analyst
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-voters-betrayed-project-2025/

#TrumpDidThis #RepublicansDidThis #GOPKakistocracy #EnemyTrump #ResistFascism #NaziTrump #GOPWeirdos #RacistGOP #DonaldTrump #Project2025 #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol


#GoodTimes

ABC News: “On corporate earnings calls since Election Day, executives at the country’s top private prison firms have embraced Trump’s immigration agenda as a potential windfall if the federal government requires contractors to construct new detention facilities and provide additional support services for the unprecedented effort.”

#ResistFascism #SupportPeopleInPain #TrumpKakistocracy #NaziTrump #GOPWeirdos #RacistGOP #DonaldTrump #Project2025 #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol