We went to the local protest in Elm Grove, WV on Saturday 4/19! Surprised yet happy at how many showed up since it was a holiday weekend. I think it was a pretty good turnout considering. Again, more positive honking, thumbs ups, waving than the dumpers calling us fascists or giving us middle fingers.

#protest #handsoff #handsoff2025 #ElmGroveWV #wheelingwv #april19protest #resist #fuckfascism

April 19th Hands Off rally, here in Rochester NY yesterday.

It was hard to find much coverage of this event. Nothing on WXXI, our local PBS/NPR station site, which really surprised me. Nothing yet from our local newspaper, the Democrat and Chronicle, (even though they had covered the earlier event on April 5.) And nothing from our local NBC affiliate site.

But here's an article about the April 19th event on the website of WROC, our local CBS affiliate:
https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/rise-up-reach-out-rally-to-stroll-through-mlk-park/

And here's a good photo gallery of the April 19th gathering from WHAM, our local ABC affiliate:
https://13wham.com/news/local/gallery/nationwide-protests-challenge-trump-administration-policies-thousands-protest-at-mlk-jr-park-to-protest-trumps-actions-and-policies?photo=1

#50501Protest #RochesterNY #April19Protest

They said ~ 1500 people showed up for the protest in Portland yesterday. Lots of good energy there.

#50501Movement #Maine #PortlandMe #MonumentSquare #April19Protest #8647 #HandsOff

https://www.youtube.com/live/ugNItJdRoQY
Live #Washington #DC #Protest against #Trump and his policies

#50501 #50501protest #50501dc #50501movement #DueProcessNow #impeachtrumpnow #impeachtrump #impeach #whitehouse #washingtondc #NationalMallWashingtonDC #april19protest

Credit to @jdbybee_art on Instagram.

#USPol #Democracy #FiftyFiftyOne #Protests #Indivisible #April19 #Pax #April19Protest #RiseUp

Because it tells others IRL that they are not alone. Social media can’t do that and traditional media apparently doesn’t want to.

(Listen to American History Professor Dr Heather Cox Richardson explain at about 37 minutes in. There is also a transcript. https://www.youtube.com/live/SFLjHDAhAQ8?si=T-GTh9ZZpPAcXSbb)

#USPOL #April19Protest #Protest #WeThePeople #SaveOurDemocracy
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