We have confirmation that millions protested Elon Musk and Donald Trump, prices on Bananas, Coffee, and Toilet Paper are going to go up, and Trump places a DOJ attorney on indefinite leave.
There was 1 that had MAGA show up to counter. They were ready for the Elon and Trump chants. Our side changed their chat to protect the constitution, MAGA wasn’t ready for that and packed up and left. I honestly believe if the chant hadn’t changed violence would have eventually happened. Also, I think there was no violence because there were former MAGA who were protesting too because even they are pissed at what is happening. The hardcore MAGA ppl are the only ones that are still with Trump. I actually know 2 who were hardcore MAGA and wanted everything that Trump is doing except the firing of all of those fed workers. They are fed workers who were fired. They were at the protests in Vegas to protest along side Dems.
They wanted? I've heard that from hardcore maga, too. Thing is, trump denied knowing Project 2025. trump never said anything about doge, because he didn't create it till inauguration. Goes with musk cutting everything. trump ran on lowering prices. Mass deportation. He didn’t run on what he's doing. He didn’t run on Canada becoming 51st state, taking over Greenland and taking "back" Panama. He didn’t run on renaming the continental shelf, the Gulf of America (read his EO). Your people are as big a liars as the ones I run into, claiming trump is doing what they voted for. No, no he's not. Would they have voted for him, knowing he'd put massive tariffs on every country, territory, plus some uninhabited islands that would crash the stock market, sending us into a recession, possibly a depression worse than the Great Depression? Taking $11.1 TRILLION from from the Stock Market since inauguration, thousands from their 401k? If they say yes, they're psychopaths and are deep in the cult. There's no hope for them.
I’m not disagreeing with you, but we have to remember that FOX gives them excuses for all of it. They are saying the stock market crashing is “an expected adjustment”. They are telling them that after this “adjustment” prices will fall and the stock market will be steady. You just have to trust in Trump and the process. And they do. So, I think, in their head they believe they did vote for it and things will work out in their favor in the end. As for Greenland, Canada and Panama, they don’t believe he will try to do that, it’s just Trump being Trump and he’ll move on. Until he doesn’t and then FOX news will tell them why it’s actually a good move. And, they will believe that too.
I only know what the maga on YouTube and tiktok say. On there, they very much want trump to take over Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal. They call Canada the 51st state. If Greenland needs to be taken by force, they're all for it. They believe whatever company is buying ports in the Panama Canal, and they've said that that makes it the USA. Their minds are gone. I read the EO on trump's gulf of America. In it, he says the continental shelf. trump doesn't understand his own EO, maga have never read it, as I've witnessed almost on the daily when it's brought up.
43 U.S.C. 364 through 364f to
"take all appropriate actions to rename as the ‘Gulf of America’ the U.S. Continental Shelf area bounded on the northeast, north, and northwest by the State of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida and extending to the seaward boundary with Mexico and Cuba in the area formerly named as the Gulf of Mexico.”
That's not the Gulf of Mexico, that's the continental shelf. Totally different areas.
I also heard today that fox turned off the ticker that runs on the bottom of the screen sharing the stock market updates. I can't stand watching fox. 1 of the creators of a live I watch and interact with, watches it, saying she watches it so we don't have to...lol I can't stand the lying. I just can't do it. It's a shame they refuse to accept that fox isn't a news organization. It's an entertainment channel with actors. They're paid actors. No journalists.
It is a shame. So much misinformation. If people are cheering on taking Greenland by force that is scary. I haven’t seen that, but I believe you. Yikes.
There was good guidance from organizers not to escalate or engage with counter protesters. I would like to think that we all understood/stand that these must be nonviolent and how to comport ourselves!
I see a lot of people misconstruing my comment and saying that there wasn't violence because of the low amount of Maga counter protests or ignoring them when they showed up. My point is that the people who always bring violence to protest are the police. Right now they're not instigating but they will if the protests get bigger and more sustained. What will you all do when that happens? Because contrary to popular belief and what the media shows, it's always the police who start the violence not protesters.
You are absolutely correct. Today is June 11, 2025, and, your comment was written on April7, 2025. Look at what is happening in LA now. Trump himself escalated the violence. Not everywhere in LA has violence, but, where there is violence the police have started it. They are shooting reporters with rubber bullets out of nowhere. They have shot peaceful protesters in the head who were hiding behind signs, and, not providing that protester with medical attention. They wrapped her head with an axe bandage and that is all. When the protesters demanded they call an ambulance for her the officer refused and said that there are no ambulances to be had and it was their fault it happened. They did nothing to the instigate the violence from the officers. There have been 2 incidents that I have seen videos of where officer on horseback literally, and purposefully trample people with their horse, and, when the person is down they back the horse back over the person, and, again refuse to get medical treatment to the person. They are arresting reporters for being at the protest and tell them if they return there will be charges against them.
Small town in FL here, we had a few MAGA people drive by and yell and flip us off, but honeslty a majority of the cars driving by were honking and waving in support. Even truckers and motorcycle packs honked and waved in support. I was vary pleasantly surprised.
Same in Vegas from what I hear from friends who were out there. I’m physically disabled. My husband had a work emergency. So I couldn’t be out there myself. I really wanted to though. We would have been if a burst pipe hadn’t popped up. He’s the maintenance supervisor where we live, and, he was a journeyman plumber for over 20 years. My protests take place daily on the phone and email. Calling as many Senators and Reps as I can in a day. When the operator at the switchboard tells me I can’t speak to what ever MAGA member because I am not their constituent, I rind them that once they get into office they work for ALL American people, not just those who vote for them. And I remind the staff member I get a hold of that too.
I am originally from Portland Oregon. Lived there most of my life. Our adult children still live there and they were out there protesting. Our kids are 31 and 30
Right, they were throwing things and hitting protesters. It got close to violent until other protesters calmed the situation down and cops started following the MAGA who were circling the area.
Hmmm - small towns/small minds? Here in KS, there isn't reliable broadband in about the whole 2/3 of the westerly state, only Fox as far as internet and other systems. It wouldn't surprise me if that isn't true over much of the country withiin the Red states. I have some measure of compassion for those people with limited and inaccurate info, as well as for their church choices. I also doubt the levels of education involved...not to be offensive in any way, just sorrowful.
Fox news grabbed my sister many, many years ago with their fun, energetic morning weather. It was a slow brainwashing of those that just stayed for the news before or after the weather report. They didn't need another news source and never realized the news could be different elsewhere. Now I can't get her to turn it off. I don't think even the morning people have retained a lightness to them over the years.
I'm sorry, and I have relatives (in Kansas City) who are the same - Fox and only Fox. It has been a pretty fast decline with them, also. It is a phenomenal cultural event...and truly sad for how many families have been torn apart by irresponsible broadcasting.
My sisters were take in by Fox the same way. 1 of them died from COVID in 2021. The other is in heart failure and believes they will be fine if they caught COVID. So I understand completely.
Maybe we are seeing different versions of the NYT. I'm in Canada, the international version might be different. I just checked again, not a word about it in either paper..
The thing is, this cannot be a one off kind of thing. Where the other movements have failed in their protests when they came out in great numbers, they did not continue the momentum. We must continue this outcry and never let our voices be silenced. Dont stop!
I guess I’m going to continue to feel boggled by the fact that one person in America seems to get away with so much crime. Now there’s so many crimes against this country coming from one person… Going unchecked.🤷♀️
I listened to a news segment that said that Trump tarrif motivations is primarily a manipulative tool (not necessarily to actually implement). Tarrifs are used by trump to get American businesses to bow to him and beg him to remove them in trade for allegiance to him(trump). In other words Trump never intended to act on the tarrifs just use as a tool to get what he really wants: allegiance to him.
I read about this also. A typical Mafia boss technique—it’s called extortion and is easily learned and practiced on the streets of NYC where Trump cut his teeth.
I think it's so he can crash the market, he and his buddies can buy everything cheaply. Then he'll stop the tariffs and they can sell for much higher. He has stated in the past that he "loves a recession" he does "very well in a recession". He doesn't care at all that he is ruining regular people's lives. We aren't even real to him. 😢
The NYTimes barely acknowledged the protests, despite the enormous turnout in NYC. There was one small picture (below the fold) with the caption "A Day of Protest" Story on page 18.
Today I cancelled my subscription to The NY Times the last mainstream media I had. And one I have had for over 50 years. I have been increasingly disappointed in their coverage of Trump 2.0. but relegating coverage of the largest civilian protest since Vietnam to page 18 was the final straw. In the guise of journalistic fairness the Times continues to treat Trump as a sentient being, analyzing every non-sequitor as if it were Holy Writ—looking for a hidden meaning when there is merely ramblings of a demented child. Refusing to shout out what has been clear since 2016–that the emperor has no clothes and is likely suffering from senility. The current Times editorial staff would think fair journalism required looking for meaning in
the behavior of a rabid dog. Had the present Times editors received a copy of Hitler’s Final Solution they would have patted themselves on the back for the fairness of their analysis after they carefully pointed out the pros and cons of annihilating 6 million humans. They have become spineless cowards and I refuse to continue to subsidize them. Perhaps if enough people cancelled, the Times might go the way of the WaPo and sink into irrelevance. Worth a try and would save some trees in the bargain.
All of those protests and I didn’t hear about a single one of them getting violent. Great job everyone. Let’s do this again.
They didn't get violent because the police didn't escalate things. At some point that will change when they are told to start squashing the dissent...
There was 1 that had MAGA show up to counter. They were ready for the Elon and Trump chants. Our side changed their chat to protect the constitution, MAGA wasn’t ready for that and packed up and left. I honestly believe if the chant hadn’t changed violence would have eventually happened. Also, I think there was no violence because there were former MAGA who were protesting too because even they are pissed at what is happening. The hardcore MAGA ppl are the only ones that are still with Trump. I actually know 2 who were hardcore MAGA and wanted everything that Trump is doing except the firing of all of those fed workers. They are fed workers who were fired. They were at the protests in Vegas to protest along side Dems.
In Olympia, Washington, we just ignored the trumpsters who were trying to intimidate us. We responded with silence
Great story!
There were some trumpers in Detroit as well, but we just laughed and kept of moving 😂 they hate that
They wanted? I've heard that from hardcore maga, too. Thing is, trump denied knowing Project 2025. trump never said anything about doge, because he didn't create it till inauguration. Goes with musk cutting everything. trump ran on lowering prices. Mass deportation. He didn’t run on what he's doing. He didn’t run on Canada becoming 51st state, taking over Greenland and taking "back" Panama. He didn’t run on renaming the continental shelf, the Gulf of America (read his EO). Your people are as big a liars as the ones I run into, claiming trump is doing what they voted for. No, no he's not. Would they have voted for him, knowing he'd put massive tariffs on every country, territory, plus some uninhabited islands that would crash the stock market, sending us into a recession, possibly a depression worse than the Great Depression? Taking $11.1 TRILLION from from the Stock Market since inauguration, thousands from their 401k? If they say yes, they're psychopaths and are deep in the cult. There's no hope for them.
I’m not disagreeing with you, but we have to remember that FOX gives them excuses for all of it. They are saying the stock market crashing is “an expected adjustment”. They are telling them that after this “adjustment” prices will fall and the stock market will be steady. You just have to trust in Trump and the process. And they do. So, I think, in their head they believe they did vote for it and things will work out in their favor in the end. As for Greenland, Canada and Panama, they don’t believe he will try to do that, it’s just Trump being Trump and he’ll move on. Until he doesn’t and then FOX news will tell them why it’s actually a good move. And, they will believe that too.
I understand completely what you're saying.
I only know what the maga on YouTube and tiktok say. On there, they very much want trump to take over Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal. They call Canada the 51st state. If Greenland needs to be taken by force, they're all for it. They believe whatever company is buying ports in the Panama Canal, and they've said that that makes it the USA. Their minds are gone. I read the EO on trump's gulf of America. In it, he says the continental shelf. trump doesn't understand his own EO, maga have never read it, as I've witnessed almost on the daily when it's brought up.
43 U.S.C. 364 through 364f to
"take all appropriate actions to rename as the ‘Gulf of America’ the U.S. Continental Shelf area bounded on the northeast, north, and northwest by the State of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida and extending to the seaward boundary with Mexico and Cuba in the area formerly named as the Gulf of Mexico.”
That's not the Gulf of Mexico, that's the continental shelf. Totally different areas.
I also heard today that fox turned off the ticker that runs on the bottom of the screen sharing the stock market updates. I can't stand watching fox. 1 of the creators of a live I watch and interact with, watches it, saying she watches it so we don't have to...lol I can't stand the lying. I just can't do it. It's a shame they refuse to accept that fox isn't a news organization. It's an entertainment channel with actors. They're paid actors. No journalists.
It is a shame. So much misinformation. If people are cheering on taking Greenland by force that is scary. I haven’t seen that, but I believe you. Yikes.
FAFO for them! I still don't want their racist ass mentality. Their protests are hollow and self serving not for America or preserving democracy!
There was good guidance from organizers not to escalate or engage with counter protesters. I would like to think that we all understood/stand that these must be nonviolent and how to comport ourselves!
I see a lot of people misconstruing my comment and saying that there wasn't violence because of the low amount of Maga counter protests or ignoring them when they showed up. My point is that the people who always bring violence to protest are the police. Right now they're not instigating but they will if the protests get bigger and more sustained. What will you all do when that happens? Because contrary to popular belief and what the media shows, it's always the police who start the violence not protesters.
You are absolutely correct. Today is June 11, 2025, and, your comment was written on April7, 2025. Look at what is happening in LA now. Trump himself escalated the violence. Not everywhere in LA has violence, but, where there is violence the police have started it. They are shooting reporters with rubber bullets out of nowhere. They have shot peaceful protesters in the head who were hiding behind signs, and, not providing that protester with medical attention. They wrapped her head with an axe bandage and that is all. When the protesters demanded they call an ambulance for her the officer refused and said that there are no ambulances to be had and it was their fault it happened. They did nothing to the instigate the violence from the officers. There have been 2 incidents that I have seen videos of where officer on horseback literally, and purposefully trample people with their horse, and, when the person is down they back the horse back over the person, and, again refuse to get medical treatment to the person. They are arresting reporters for being at the protest and tell them if they return there will be charges against them.
Small town in FL here, we had a few MAGA people drive by and yell and flip us off, but honeslty a majority of the cars driving by were honking and waving in support. Even truckers and motorcycle packs honked and waved in support. I was vary pleasantly surprised.
Same in Vegas from what I hear from friends who were out there. I’m physically disabled. My husband had a work emergency. So I couldn’t be out there myself. I really wanted to though. We would have been if a burst pipe hadn’t popped up. He’s the maintenance supervisor where we live, and, he was a journeyman plumber for over 20 years. My protests take place daily on the phone and email. Calling as many Senators and Reps as I can in a day. When the operator at the switchboard tells me I can’t speak to what ever MAGA member because I am not their constituent, I rind them that once they get into office they work for ALL American people, not just those who vote for them. And I remind the staff member I get a hold of that too.
Same in Austin, TX! So many cars were honking and throwing fists out their windows. I only saw four trumpets the entire time
Oops…*very, not vary..sheesh
Here in Portland, OR I was surprised that so many of us protesting were 50 and older!!
I am originally from Portland Oregon. Lived there most of my life. Our adult children still live there and they were out there protesting. Our kids are 31 and 30
There were plenty of young people as well! Maybe our paths crossed. 💙
MAGA tried instigating in smaller towns.
The key word is tried.
Right, they were throwing things and hitting protesters. It got close to violent until other protesters calmed the situation down and cops started following the MAGA who were circling the area.
Hmmm - small towns/small minds? Here in KS, there isn't reliable broadband in about the whole 2/3 of the westerly state, only Fox as far as internet and other systems. It wouldn't surprise me if that isn't true over much of the country withiin the Red states. I have some measure of compassion for those people with limited and inaccurate info, as well as for their church choices. I also doubt the levels of education involved...not to be offensive in any way, just sorrowful.
Fox news grabbed my sister many, many years ago with their fun, energetic morning weather. It was a slow brainwashing of those that just stayed for the news before or after the weather report. They didn't need another news source and never realized the news could be different elsewhere. Now I can't get her to turn it off. I don't think even the morning people have retained a lightness to them over the years.
I'm sorry, and I have relatives (in Kansas City) who are the same - Fox and only Fox. It has been a pretty fast decline with them, also. It is a phenomenal cultural event...and truly sad for how many families have been torn apart by irresponsible broadcasting.
My sisters were take in by Fox the same way. 1 of them died from COVID in 2021. The other is in heart failure and believes they will be fine if they caught COVID. So I understand completely.
And, not a word about the protests in either the NYT or WAPO....no photos, no write up, like they never happened.
that is crazy. it was on the news here in germany and probably all over the rest of the world.
It was on the front page of NYT today.
Maybe we are seeing different versions of the NYT. I'm in Canada, the international version might be different. I just checked again, not a word about it in either paper..
I agree should be haopening more often! Loved seeing the community for a common message
April 19th!!! Be there!
Interesting. He calls in federal troops now, but left the Capitol vulnerable on January 6.
This is absolutely PHENOMENAL turnout. I wish the legacy media companies covered it transparently for all the people not chronically online.
April 19th is the next one!!!!
Interesting. He calls in federal troops now, but left the Capitol vulnerable on January 6.
Touch some grass Jessa. 🖕 This is not the place for scamming people.
The thing is, this cannot be a one off kind of thing. Where the other movements have failed in their protests when they came out in great numbers, they did not continue the momentum. We must continue this outcry and never let our voices be silenced. Dont stop!
My local place is continuing protests this next week. Numbers show bigger support with time to plan and staying off regular business hours.
April 19th next!!!!
I will not be silenced!
Thank you for your incredible reporting 👏👏👏👏
Here come the toilet paper hoarders
I'm just going to keep saying it: buy a bidet before the price gouging.
I said the same thing. And I have one. Bought it in February of 2020 :)
I guess I’m going to continue to feel boggled by the fact that one person in America seems to get away with so much crime. Now there’s so many crimes against this country coming from one person… Going unchecked.🤷♀️
2500 in Flagstaff AZ. I am one of the organizers.
Thank you for organizing!
I listened to a news segment that said that Trump tarrif motivations is primarily a manipulative tool (not necessarily to actually implement). Tarrifs are used by trump to get American businesses to bow to him and beg him to remove them in trade for allegiance to him(trump). In other words Trump never intended to act on the tarrifs just use as a tool to get what he really wants: allegiance to him.
I read about this also. A typical Mafia boss technique—it’s called extortion and is easily learned and practiced on the streets of NYC where Trump cut his teeth.
Aaron, do you think that these tariffs are all part of his distraction plan cause it’s working if it is
I think it's so he can crash the market, he and his buddies can buy everything cheaply. Then he'll stop the tariffs and they can sell for much higher. He has stated in the past that he "loves a recession" he does "very well in a recession". He doesn't care at all that he is ruining regular people's lives. We aren't even real to him. 😢
there’s always toilet paper made from bamboo. that’s made in the US
Bidets are cheap easy to install and clean your bits better. :)
and bidets
He said the toilet paper thing and I was just like not again
Buy Hawaiian coffee, buy a bidet(you nasties) and we'll get your banana nutrients elsewhere.
Ohh thanks for the tip about Hawaiian coffee! Going to dig for that before I forget ❤️
Ive read that Hawaiian coffe is expensive and would be difficult to get. 🤷🏼♀️
Im so glad people are finally starting to see things for what they really are. Sad that it wasn’t sooner, but better than before nonetheless.
I'm so proud of everyone who was able to protest! I wish these would actually remove him from office!
Thank you for all of your work. I felt the energy in my small town yesterday.
The NYTimes barely acknowledged the protests, despite the enormous turnout in NYC. There was one small picture (below the fold) with the caption "A Day of Protest" Story on page 18.
NPR covered the protests but said it was first ones against 47/ElMu...completely ignoring all the Tesla Takedown and 50501 nationwide protests so far.
Today I cancelled my subscription to The NY Times the last mainstream media I had. And one I have had for over 50 years. I have been increasingly disappointed in their coverage of Trump 2.0. but relegating coverage of the largest civilian protest since Vietnam to page 18 was the final straw. In the guise of journalistic fairness the Times continues to treat Trump as a sentient being, analyzing every non-sequitor as if it were Holy Writ—looking for a hidden meaning when there is merely ramblings of a demented child. Refusing to shout out what has been clear since 2016–that the emperor has no clothes and is likely suffering from senility. The current Times editorial staff would think fair journalism required looking for meaning in
the behavior of a rabid dog. Had the present Times editors received a copy of Hitler’s Final Solution they would have patted themselves on the back for the fairness of their analysis after they carefully pointed out the pros and cons of annihilating 6 million humans. They have become spineless cowards and I refuse to continue to subsidize them. Perhaps if enough people cancelled, the Times might go the way of the WaPo and sink into irrelevance. Worth a try and would save some trees in the bargain.
It’s like they’re trying to outsource the middle class …..