Mastodawn

"Why bother protesting tomorrow against the Trump regime? It’s a common question. As good as going out and voicing our collective outrage makes us feel in the moment, do mass anti-Trump protests really make any difference?

Yes, and for four reasons."

Jay Kuo enumerates these:

Bursting the illusion of invincibility

Applying Direct Political Pressure

Electoral Organizing Infrastructure

Building toward a Tipping Point.

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https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/four-reasons-why-no-kings-matters

Four Reasons Why No Kings Matters

This is no time to stop showing up for our democracy.

The Status Kuo

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William Lindsey

"A large portion of the American public has become so frustrated and cynical about democracy that they have believed the blatant lies of a self-described strongman and supported a political party that no longer stands for democracy.

If there’s a silver lining to this darkening cloud, it is that Trump is finally forcing us to confront this long-term crisis."

~ Robert Reich

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https://robertreich.substack.com/p/toward-a-pro-democracy-movement

Toward a Pro-Democracy Movement

Why I'm demonstrating today

Robert Reich

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William Lindsey

14h ago

"We are now in America’s Second Gilded Age. The only way to guard what is left of our freedom is to confront today’s anti-democracy movement with a bold pro-democracy movement that protects and revives the institutions of self-government.

A pro-democracy movement dedicated to not just to standing up against authoritarian strongmen like Trump and against big money like Peter Thiel’s, but to empowering all Americans, politically and economically."

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