Our phone just rang...hell froze over

[Omaha Steve]

A lifelong friend, that has never been political, asked for advice. How do I get involved in the anti-Trump movement. I guess people are waking up. He is going to the HANDS OFF rally next Saturday in Omaha to start.



OS

[SuzyandPuffpuff]

1. Yes

Yessss and thaaaank you alll

[Deuxcents]

2. I hope this summer is the beginning of the awakening for the country. Good on your friend 🤗

[SheltieLover]

3. Excellent!

Ty for sharing!

[msongs]

4. good news if he follows thru nt

[Xolodno]

5. This is what we need.

More people who have had enough. Independent voters (and we need to stop calling them stupid), RINO's etc. If we get both houses in two years, we can push the breaks on everything. But if you ask me, they know they will lose both houses and hence why going through draconian ways to get things they want.

[wordstroken]

6. Yesssss!!!

[krkaufman]

7. "anti-Trump"

Be sure to mention that Trump could do none of this on his own. The whole machine that enables him … the GOP, its media machine, and the billionaires and American Taliban backing it all … must all be fought and brought down.

[bdamomma]

8. please see below

https://handsoff2025.com/about

[BigmanPigman]

15. I just checked out the current number of protests...979!

https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/map/?date=2025-04-05T04%3A00%3A00.000Z&lat=47.177485255191115&lon=-74.6999577447121&zoom=1.0335942377157978

I've been following the graphics/charts for about 1 week. There were 570 planned protests a week ago. (409 additional protests in 1 week). I wouldn't be surprised to see it double as we get closer to April 5th.

[only a paper sun]

44. Are you going??????!!!!!

[Justice matters.]

9. Should lead to "hands up"

MUST lead to "HANDS UP" for these two felonious Fascists

[DENVERPOPS]

39. Hey Folks

Include at LEAST the entire group Republican Senators that were the ones who TRULY kept Trump in office for his first four years.
If they hadn't have been in lockstep with Trump and the RepubliCON agenda, Trump wouldn't have made it a week in office during his first "occupation" of the White House...AND, by allowing the most CORRUPT President EVER to survive not one, but TWO impeachments.

[StarryNite]

10. Wonderful!

[paleotn]

11. There's just no middle ground anymore.

You're either fascist or anti-fascist.

[DENVERPOPS]

41. Orwell basically had it right in 1984

The only thing he got wrong, was painting it purely as the GOVERNMENT that we needed to watch out for..........
It wasn't the government, it was the CORPORATIONS who put themselves in power by taking over the GOVERNMENT.......
And, he didn't do an adequate job of pointing out that the simplest definition of FASCISM is the merging of CORPORATIONS with GOVERNMENT, which is what we have allowed.........

The bottom line in what we are facing is, The Uber wealthy Republican Oligarchs and their UBER wealthy and powerful CORPORATIONS are what have enabled them to take over and run our Government........

Some Frenchman?, back when we were just founding our Democracy stated:

"Democracy will work, but only until some individuals, or group of individuals figure out that they can vote themselves power and money"..........

[electric_blue68]

12. Good news!

[fierywoman]

13. What beautiful news! Thanks for sharing.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

14. Well, good, but if he voted for Trump,

then fuck him, and too bad he's finally understanding what Trump really is.

I just wish his voters could have the consequences before those of us who clearly understood what he was. It's not as though it was some deep, deep secret.

[TomSlick]

16. Herself and I will be at the Little Rock protest.

It's time to act. Silence is not an option.

[BigmanPigman]

17. I looked at their web site and there are 979 protests

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20191839

A week ago there were 570 so there have been 409 additional protests planned in only 1 week. I expect it to possibly double by April 5th since the word is spreading.

I've never seen anything like this in all my years as an activist (I started getting politically active in 1980 while living in NYC).

[AllaN01Bear]

18. there will be an event in sonora ca according to my contact

[Jack Valentino]

19. "Small hands OFF Greenland, Canada & Panama"...

and Melania.... HAHAHAHAHAHA sorry that one just came to me

[Marie Marie]

20. I'll be there with the appropriate attitude...

fierce and pissed.

[Demovictory9]

21. kick

[markie]

22. rain forecast for DC Saturday....

"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these patriotic citizens from the completion of their appointed protests."

[EverHopeful]

23. Rain forecast here in NY too

so I ordered a box of reusable plastic ponchos and I've got a few umbrellas to offer to any fellow protesters.

We shall overcome together so let's look out for, and do all we can to take care of, each other and our republic.

Hands Off: De-escalation training offered Wednesday evening.

The only link I could find was the zoom link in my email which doesn't seem appropriate to post but sign up for the training is available online.

Sending love to all. Let's work together and heal our world.

[calimary]

24. That's TERRIFIC!!!

VERY much looking forward to Saturday’s event. Our Indivisible group will be there. Weather in Portland looks to be favorable by then!

[Prairie_Seagull]

36. Remember the unidentifiable thugs rounding people up

during the BLM march. Plan accordingly calimary. I will be there, driving from Spokane for this one. I used to live in Portland, still love the place.

Safety in numbers.

[calimary]

49. Good advice. THANKS, my friend!

A group of us Indivisibles will be going together. So yrs indeed. Safety in numbers.

[Prairie_Seagull]

50. If you hear of an after-party let me know.

I'll happily buy a round or two.

[tavernier]

25. Two of my friends are joining me at the protest Saturday.

They are the type of people who have never done these types of things before, but both are fired up!

[democrank]

26. May this happen a million times

Thanks for posting this…..thanks for the hope.

[gab13by13]

27. This pisses me off,

He shouldn't have to ask how to get involved if Democrats had been doing town halls all across the country.

Shit like this is upsetting.

Bernie and AOC should not be leading the charge, Schumer and Jeffries should be. I believe Indivisible has organized as many if not more town halls than Democrats have.

Schumer is using the "let them burn it all down" strategy and then we will win elections. This is a horrible strategy.

[Bumbles]

28. The self-imposed anti-Trump vaccine may be working.

I'll be meeting with fellow anti-Trumpers on April 5 in Brunswick, Maine, snow or no snow.

[lark]

29. I'm going in Jax.

Don't know if anyone is going with me, but I am going! It is time to stand up against fascism.

[JPK]

53. Where will it be held?

I live in JAX.

[JPK]

54. I just registered NT

[ajmstpete]

30. Abingdon Virginia - Saturday April 5th 11:30 - 1:30

Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on, and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the streets nationwide to fight back with a clear message: Hands off!

https://handsoff2025.com/?SQF_SOURCE=indivisible

[birdographer]

31. I enjoy reading things like this

Here in southern small-town Trumplandia, there have been no changes. I was bored yesterday and visited the NextDoor site. Someone posted about the Hands Off protest here in town and it set up a firestorm of MAGAts replying, talking about how trump is working hard to improve our economy and that we will be better off soon, how much he is doing, how great he is, and on and on. It’s like a blow to the solar plexus to have it brought home that I live among these people and that they have learned nothing from events of the last months. No clue what tariffs are, too poor to have any idea of what the stock market has gone through, they only know what Fox wants them to know. They have not changed a bit.

I would be very surprised if there are more than 4-5 people at the courthouse on the 5th. And if they are not targets of a drive-by shooting.

[slightlv]

48. Right there with you in heart, Bird!

I'm in my own small town Trumplandia. The only thing I can see changed here is that I'm no longer afraid to let my anti-trump voice ring out in the produce section of our grocery store! The last time I did this, I actually saw three Magas (one a husband/wife duo) just slink away from the section, heads down. That did my heart good!

[Mr. Mustard 2023]

32. I volunteer with ORD2 Indivisible and

here's their link to their page. You can find your area's locations by clicking "Find Event" button in the middle of the page.

https://handsoff2025.com/?SQF_SOURCE=indivisible

My group is meeting at Hawthorne Park in Medford Oregon, 10am.

Thanks to everyone on this site for caring about more than yourself. I've been participating on DU for a decade or more, and appreciate everyone more than you'll ever know.

[bluesbassman]

33. Great! We'll be at the Austin event, my brother in Las Vegas, and my sister in Raleigh.

We’re coast to coast!

[Glaisne]

34. Remember, it's important to engage non-voters

not MAGA voters. We need to beat MAGA voters not win them over.

[Prairie_Seagull]

35. Portland Or. bound.

I hope the cherry blossoms are in bloom. March begins at Japanese cultural center. Further, I hope age and wisdom win the day and that counter protests are civilish. I will be and am prepared for most anything.

Think ahead everyone.

[Prairie_Seagull]

37. This might be a good time for EarlG to shamelesly

Market our website by putting up his DU banner again.

IMO

[Prairie_Seagull]

40. And another thing. haha

I think it would be useful to have a main direct action forum where we could plan to meet up, maybe ride share and...

[dawgdan]

38. People

And the inflation. And the oil crisis. But first get up out of your chairs. Open the window stick your head out and yell. And say I'm mad as Hell and I'm not going to take this anymore............

[only a paper sun]

42. Hmm...

Be very careful about any rope-a-dope tactics. The OWS crowd found out the hard way what these events can lead to. About five of them were entrapped by some shadowy figure embedded in the group back in 2012 and disappeared: presumably to some CIA black site. 😱😱😱 Never found out what became of them. 😥

[GP6971]

43. You sure about that?

[Prairie_Seagull]

46. Never heard about this either. nt

[Initech]

45. Excellent! The more people that wake up, the better!

Fuck Trump, fuck Fox News, and fuck this administration!

[sop]

47. Just don't say "woke," Republicans hate that word.

Let's call it a "revelation" or an "epiphany." Sounds more ecclesiastical.

[FakeNoose]

51. Good work Omaha Steve! You must be an inspiration in your home community

... as much as you are here on DU.

[stollen]

52. Good place to start

Welcome him with open arms. He's pissed.