The Mainstream Media Won't Cover Protests Against Trump and Musk. I Will.

While the headlines are filled with distractions, palace intrigue, and sanitized talking points, something much bigger is happening—off-camera. Across the world, people are taking to the streets, raising their voices against powerful figures like Donald Trump and Elon Musk. But if you turn on your television or scroll through the front pages of most mainstream outlets, you'd never know it.

Since the start of Trump's second term, media silence around protests has become deafening. Grassroots action—once considered newsworthy—is now treated like background noise. Today, for instance, a global protest against Tesla took place. We're talking over 200 coordinated demonstrations not only across the United States but in places like Northern Ireland, Germany, and Canada. The message? Accountability. Yet mainstream media coverage? Virtually nonexistent.

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This isn’t a one-off. There’s a growing pattern of erasure.

Another major protest, dubbed the “Hands Off” protest, is scheduled for April 5th in major cities across the United States, with the largest turnout expected in Washington, D.C. The protest aims to confront policies of the Trump Administration that critics say undermine civil liberties and democratic norms. Organizers expect many participants, yet you won’t find a single network hyping it up or even acknowledging it in passing.

And let’s not forget the ongoing Target boycott, sparked by ethical and political concerns, now in full swing and set to continue through mid-April. It has mobilized thousands online and offline. Once again—crickets from the mainstream.

This blackout isn’t just lazy journalism. It’s deliberate.

When the narrative challenges power, the coverage dries up. We saw wall-to-wall attention on protests when they fit the right frame—when they could be used to push a story the media establishment was already comfortable with. But when protests target the political elite, when the crowds are calling out those in power they disagree with? Suddenly, it's "not newsworthy."

That’s where independent journalism steps in. Because the people organizing, marching, and risking their safety for change deserve to be seen and heard. Not ignored. Not buried under layers of punditry and press releases.

So if you’re wondering where the coverage is—look here. Look to the independent voices who still believe that journalism means holding power to account, not cozying up to it.

The protests are real. The silence is intentional. And I won’t stay quiet about either.