First blog post since the end of 2023, excited to get back to writing more regularly but I'm not excited that I had to write something remotely like this:

https://blog.lanesawyer.dev/69777/january-30th-national-shutdown

#NationalShutdown #blog

nationalshutdown.org is a psyop or so grossly incompetent it might as well be. Here's their list of endorsements including fake "Asbestos United" and "Sussy Baka Fundraising", there's 0 accountability at all, they just want a long list of names.

"Protesters in Salinas join nationwide shutdown against ICE”—Report by Chris Hamilton, #MontereyHerald

“This is the salad bowl of the world. There’s a lot of farmworkers here,” said Victoria Gomez, a lifelong Salinas resident at the city hall protest. “These people that are here, planting and harvesting vegetables and fruits for us and for the rest of the country. I think they at least deserve some respect enough to speak up for them.”
https://www.montereyherald.com/2026/01/30/protesters-in-salinas-join-nationwide-shutdown-against-ice/

#MontereyCounty #Salinas #immigrants #SalinasValley #ICE #NationalProtests #NationalStrike #NationalShutdown

Lots of good photos of the march in #tucson , and some of mine

https://tucson.com/news/local/collection_279de35c-7780-416c-aa28-15b43550db15.html

#generalstrike #nationalshutdown #fuckice #chingalamigra

Austin businesses and students join nationwide ICE protest

Students across Austin walked out of class Friday as part of a national shutdown to protest federal immigration…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #austin #Headlines #ICE #iceout #ICEProtests #iceprotestsaustin #immigrationandcustomsenforcement #NationalShutdown #nationalstrike #nationalstrikeaustin #studentwalkouts #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/379386/

Good stuff happening today around the Bay Area.

I have a feeling this is something that will happen more often soon.

#fuckICE #nationalShutdown #sfba

“Walkouts, closures across Bay Area in protest against ICE crackdown”

https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/01/30/national-shutdown-walkout-bay-area-california/

sfstandard Happening now:
Thousands of protesters have gathered in Dolores Park to protest ICE and stand in solidarity with Minneapolis after the recents killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal agents.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUJuLmUEuAe/?l=1

#NationalShutdown