"Well she's up against the register
with an apron and a spatula
with yesterday's deliveries
and the tickets for the bachelors
she's a moving violation
from her conk down to her shoes
but it's just an invitation to the blues"

Tom Waits' brilliant lyrics...

I bet I'm not the only one that's been there, taken that invitation, known full well I shouldn't have, had a blast... then paid the price, oh yes, oh yes... but heh, OMG it WAS a blast! 🤣

#GoodTrouble

📣“If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something .” - John Lewis (Feb 21, 1940 - July 17, 2020), a civil rights icon who served in Congress for more than three decades.

🇺🇸To those who stand against authoritarianism, hate, and fight for equality: You are the true patriots, and you inspire us all.

#quote #equality #freedom #history #civilrights #humanrights #goodtrouble #johnlewis #patriotism #racism #Unity #Boston

Ooooo! Delightful young man on national news talking about shenanigans to draw attention to the need for electoral reform. I love it!

Young people excited about democracy is 100% my jam!

Longest ballot protest targets Poilievre’s riding to push for electoral reform
https://youtube.com/watch?v=EkeTMxrqOSo

#goodTrouble #electionReform #cdnPoli #canPoli #rankedChoiceVoting #elxn45

#WeThePeople - #AntiTrump Protesters Mobilize for Hundreds of Events via #50501Movement

#Activists joined forces on a wide variety of issues on Saturday

by Naomi LaChance, April 19, 2025

Excerpt: "Protesters gathered near the White House to demand that #KilmarAbregoGarcia be brought back to the U.S. The Maryland man was illegally deported to El Salvador and remains there despite a Supreme Court order to bring him back.

"A search for affiliated events yields more than 750 results. #50501Michigan is planning a “#MarchForMotherNature” where attendees hold #CleanUps in local areas. In #LafayetteLouisiana, organizers are holding a '#GoodTrouble March.' In #TampaFlorida, activists gathered to protest the deportation of two #Venezuelan #immigrants to a #MegaPrison in #ElSalvador.

"In #NewYorkCity, people organized in front of the New York Public Library. Someone had drawn 'WE THE PEOPLE' in chalk in the street.

"Other areas are holding #NoKings protests to mark the 250th anniversary of the #AmericanRevolution. In #Concord,Massachusetts, Conan Walter held a sign that said, 'Stop #fascism now.' "

Read more:
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/anti-trump-protests-50501-movement-1235321442/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/LAj9W

#April19th #ResistFascism #ResistICE #Resistance

Protest #3 was good. Getting easier. Was extra brave and inserted myself in between a protestor and someone scream-cussing and goading him. Literally thrust my sign over their car window between them and blocked them from each other until the maga dude drove off and then worked to soothe him a bit.

Had a stress tummy ache for an hour after (cortisol) but worth it!

#Deescalate #BeConstructive
#GoodTrouble
#BeBrave&Gather

#nevertrump #handsoff #fiftyfiftyone #goodtrouble #crowdsource #codebycandle
friendly software dev here looking to make more anti-maga 'ware. : )

drop a line if have ideas / interested in teaming up!