Destined for 'classic' status. Really just amazing, all of it:
See if you can spot the swamp-creatures' parade led by Zombie Pete Hegseth; and the Stephen Millerbat.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/02/trump-immigration-ice-israeli-spyware

I know we already know the government keeps tabs on us. What can we do about it? What am I able to do about it?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/34641538

The records, obtained from the Johnson County, Texas Sheriff’s Office by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and shared with 404 Media, show the sheriff’s office is able to tap into Flock license plate reading cameras at 173 different Lowe’s locations around the U.S. and that it can tap into cameras and gunshot-detecting microphones at dozens of Home Depot stores within Texas. The records are the latest to shed light on how expansive Flock’s surveillance network has become, and highlights that it includes cameras that are operated by both police and private businesses.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30167650

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29055768

Read his book Bound for Glory, or if your more the movie type watch the Oscar winning film by the same name.

But more importantly STRIKE!

Have you ever asked yourself, “Why don’t any GenZ-ers come to these things?”

As a GenZer, I’ve noticed that many of my peers feel like these protests aren’t specific enough to accomplish anything. Our generation is tired of political statements that feel more performative than substantive.

This isn’t to disparage the incredible work we’ve been doing in 50501. You all rock, and I’m especially grateful to all the wonderful friends I’ve gotten to meet through this group.

But, we need to tweak our strategy to make our movement as effective as possible.

It’s common sense that making our demands more specific will lower the threshold for how many people a successful protest requires. “Impeaching Trump” might require 4% of the population, while “Stopping the SAVE act” might require 2%. What will keep this movement going is clear results and a clear direction. Victories in specific areas will inspire other specific, clearly defined victories. So, introducing a specific set of demands for our next protest only makes sense.

Admin might say: “But we don’t want to scare people off with unpopular issues.” We might be tempted to reply that it won’t matter how many people we have if we never define a goal clearly enough to reach it. And this is a valid objection. But a more constructive response might be: “then let’s find an issue everyone agrees on.”

I’ve linked a secure, anonymous poll where you can indicate the 1-3 issues you feel pose a greatest threat to our democracy. (I predict that almost everyone will choose the same one). This will give us the data we need to convince mods to tailor our next protest (and hopefully our future protests) to the same specific issue(s).

https://strawpoll.com/e7ZJaDBqKg3

(You are more than welcome to comment or DM me if you’d prefer for security reasons).

My personal take? We should be devoting all our marches to stopping Trump from deporting political dissidents to El Salvador.

• It sets a terrifying precedent for violating democratic norms, since it’s in denial of a direct Supreme Court order and constitutional protections. If we don’t remind him IMMEDIATELY that he has to respect our rights, then he’ll trample over them for the next four years.
• It’s a salient issue that’s relatively easy for the Trump administration to back out of. So, he actually do it if we shut down society enough (as opposed to fixing trade alliances that he’s permanently severed). Especially considering that tensions with El Salvador are rising (due to ES wanting assurances that people are actually guilty), the time is ripe.
• There are particularly horrific details that we can’t just sit by and watch. Four year old kids with cancer are being deported. People with tattoos for autism awareness are getting carted off. People who aren’t on lists but HAPPEN TO NOT BE WHITE are getting thrown in ICE vans. There’s so little oversight in this that eight women got thrown in the plane to the El Salvadoran men’s prison and had to be shoved off last minute.
• Deporting undesirables to camps is the closest we’ve come (so far) to a full-on fascist regime, and we have to hold the line here.
• This issue unites many other concerns on our list. Targeting judges, overthrowing birthright citizenship, and violating court orders are all bound up in Trump’s campaign against immigrants, students, and political dissidents

However, I want to read everyone else’s thoughts about the most important issues.

I believe in this community, and I’m confident that everybody wants the best for this movement and will work their ass off to make sure we succeed. Let’s keep up the great work as we approach the next march!!

I made this simple PDF to be straightforward and appeal to the more moderate people. I hope this sends a good message and encourages people to join the movement. Feel free to spread this wherever. Let's inspire people to join the fight!

https://qrco.de/bfwJxq

I put together a few hack scripts to make a CSV for mailing congress.

They should get your words.

cross-posted from: https://possum.news/post/19588

cross-posted from: https://possum.news/post/19583

cross-posted from: https://possum.news/post/18597

USE YOUR VOICE WHILE YOU STILL CAN. SPREAD THE NEWS. TELL YOUR NEIGHBORS AND HAVE THEM TELL THEIR PEOPLE.

Fight Fascism

Can we please talk about pathologizing dissent? Because it is happening now. And has happened before as a justification for industrial scale murder.

The concept involves branding or stigmatizing all dissent as mental deficiency, combined with a eugenics program which targets those viewed as disabled.

This is a topic where heavy psychological evasion was used to bury it in the public mind, with tactics like "knowing without recognizing", in part because of how horrifying it was.

This article expands on the how art was used to label people as mentally ill degenerates and subject them to the Aktion T4 eugenics campaign, which was the precursor to the "final solution".

https://www.hackingbutlegal.com/p/the-politics-of-pathology

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27013253

901 N Rush St, Chicago IL 60201

Peaceful protest

Noon till 2pm.

Bring a sign.

https://actionnetwork.org/events/chicago-teslatakedown-gold-coast

🚨 🚨🚨 RED ALERT TIME SENSITIVE: This is serious!

Call your senators now and tell them to vote NO on the CR. Senators will vote on this tomorrow (3/13/25) . There is no time to loose!

We need Democratic Senators to hold the line and not allow this CR to pass. It gives Trump more power on the budget and hurts Americans. The Democrats can stop it. It cannot be moved to a floor vote without 60 senators. Republicans don't have 60.

What this CR aims to do: Republicans want to give up the right to vote on budget issues for the next 6 months and instead give complete control to the president.

They are using the risk of a government shutdown to push this bill. Dont let them do this! This bill will grant Trump with king-powers to further dismantle the U.S government departments. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPzO9qi-yvI https://www.govexec.com/federal-news/2025/03/house-passes-gop-funding-bill-avoid-government-shutdown/403665/

If a shutdown happens it will be blamed on democrats but this is better than the alternative . TELL YOUR SENATOR THIS! Because right now they are undecided on how to vote.

The link leads to Indivisible's call link. It will give you the number of your representative. Consider fax if you can!

You can also search here on the government site LINK

https://apwu.org/day-of-action

US postal service locations around the nation are asking for our help.

Rise to the need of the people!

Trump is trying to dismantle the US Postal service to disrupt mail-in votes and privatize mail service in this country.

Leading to irreparable harm to voter integrity and freedom!

Lend your time and stand by our nation's postal workers on March 20th!

Times for protests vary by location so please check the map on the link above.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/58060762

Since this one is bigger than both of them, check ![email protected] .

There is also ![email protected] - a mirror of popular reddit 50501 posts.

There is also some state specific comms, check https://50501.chat/communities. If you press the "subscribe" button, it will prompt you to enter your instance, and it will redirect you to the comm on your instance/

If you want the old reddit experience, check out old.50501.chat!

We need to shift people from Reddit to here.