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Steve Thompson PhD<p>Thousands turn out for ‘Hands off!’ anti-Trump protests across Triangle and NC</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/thousands-turn-out-for-hands-off-anti-trump-protests-across-triangle-and-nc/ar-AA1CmjMw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/us/thousand</span><span class="invisible">s-turn-out-for-hands-off-anti-trump-protests-across-triangle-and-nc/ar-AA1CmjMw</span></a></p><p>Thousands took to the streets across the Triangle and North Carolina on Saturday as part of a nationwide protest to condemn the Trump administration’s policies on health care, Social Security, education and civil rights.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Charlotte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Charlotte</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a></p>
Louise Auerhahn 🏳️‍🌈<p>At Hands Off protest in San Jose with thousands of neighbors! We just started marching to City Hall. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/April5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>April5</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/50501movement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>50501movement</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff2025</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SanJose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanJose</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SantaClaraCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SantaClaraCounty</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a></p>
Trenton Hoshiko | Filmmaker<p>Wow Longmont, Colorado had a great turnout for the protest!!!</p><p>Grabbed a quick photo, and this was the not nearly the most packed section! Lots of great signs and flags!</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/handsoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handsoff</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/colorado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colorado</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/longmont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>longmont</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/northerncolorado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>northerncolorado</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
Evo Terra —At-will subversive<p>Time for beer and food after the <a href="https://podvibes.co/tags/FiftyFiftyOne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FiftyFiftyOne</span></a> <a href="https://podvibes.co/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> <a href="https://podvibes.co/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a>, where we basically shut down downtown <a href="https://podvibes.co/tags/Phoenix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Phoenix</span></a> for an hour (?) while some 10,000 (?) of us marched from the AZ Capitol to the Convention Center. </p><p>Really, really fabulous. A huge thanks to all who joined us or joined other locations around the city, state, and country. </p><p>As my sign says, with your help, We the People will fix this.</p><p><a href="https://podvibes.co/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p>
DonninaThis Caturday is an important day. April 5th: Hands off, so let’s get together!<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cats?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cats</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/democracy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/handsoff?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#handsoff</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/caturday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caturday</a><br> <br> handsoff2025.com
Nathaniel Gregory<p>The next generation of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientists</span></a> is being pushed into fleeing the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> due to the policies of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a>, &amp; others. This must be immediately reversed, public <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> is an important aspect of healthy <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>!</p><p><a href="https://futurism.com/majority-scientists-considering-fleeing-america" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">futurism.com/majority-scientis</span><span class="invisible">ts-considering-fleeing-america</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimWalz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascists</span></a></p>
Santa Clara County Dem Party<p>Trump's senile, insane plans continue to devastate America so drugged-up Musk, sociopath Vance, and madman Putin can pick over the corpse of our country. Let's amplify these stories so we can stop them from destroying us.</p><p>Trump bragging he's personally crashing the stock market. <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-shares-post-purposely-crashing-stock-market-1235310745/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rollingstone.com/politics/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics-news/trump-shares-post-purposely-crashing-stock-market-1235310745/</span></a></p><p>MAGA scammer and former comedian Russel Brand charged with rape. Another scumbag clinging to Trump. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0457d02e9go" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c0457d02</span><span class="invisible">e9go</span></a></p><p>Speaking of drug-addled weirdos, Musk cuts Measles clinics. Yeah, exactly. <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5230563-texas-measles-vaccine-clinics-trump-funding-freeze/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/policy/healthcare/</span><span class="invisible">5230563-texas-measles-vaccine-clinics-trump-funding-freeze/</span></a></p><p>Just start arresting people. Trump admin ignores court order to fund Radio Free Europe. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/us/politics/radio-free-europe-funding-trump.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/04/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/radio-free-europe-funding-trump.html</span></a></p><p>Dead troops? Sorry, Trump's gotta golf. <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-picks-golf-dinner-over-dignified-transfer-of-troops/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thedailybeast.com/trump-picks-</span><span class="invisible">golf-dinner-over-dignified-transfer-of-troops/</span></a></p><p>Trump just got China to put 34% tarrifs on our imports. <a href="https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3305260/china-hits-back-us-34-tariff-american-imports-retaliation-trumps-move" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scmp.com/economy/china-economy</span><span class="invisible">/article/3305260/china-hits-back-us-34-tariff-american-imports-retaliation-trumps-move</span></a></p><p>Trump added beer to tariffs. Which considering the state of America beer is extra cruel. <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-tariffs-beer-import-duty-trade-war/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.eu/article/donald-tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-tariffs-beer-import-duty-trade-war/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democrats</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>california</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/santaclara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>santaclara</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CAPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAPol</span></a></p>
Santa Clara County Dem Party<p>Part 2 of how we're fighting back, the world rallying against the senile, drug-and-racism fueled world of Musk, Trump, and Vance.</p><p>About 500 law firms sign brief challenging Trump’s executive orders targeting the legal community <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-law-firms-threats-executive-order-1ed67d108ff4dc311c907b96c465dbe5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-law-f</span><span class="invisible">irms-threats-executive-order-1ed67d108ff4dc311c907b96c465dbe5</span></a></p><p>House Democrats have a plan to force vote on Trump's insane tarriffs. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/04/02/house-democrats-force-vote-trump-tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2025/04/02/house-dem</span><span class="invisible">ocrats-force-vote-trump-tariffs</span></a></p><p>Even Republicans are opposing tarrifs. I mean we're still going to destroy them in elections, but still. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/04/04/house-republican-plans-bill-to-let-congress-block-trump-tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2025/04/04/house-rep</span><span class="invisible">ublican-plans-bill-to-let-congress-block-trump-tariffs</span></a></p><p>Big Publishers call out trump's gutting of library funds. <a href="https://www.wordsandmoney.com/four-of-the-big-five-publishers-sign-letter-urging-congress-to-restore-imls/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordsandmoney.com/four-of-the-</span><span class="invisible">big-five-publishers-sign-letter-urging-congress-to-restore-imls/</span></a></p><p>Canada is REALLY not into buying American. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/buy-canadian-grows-more-us-companies-say-retailers-turning-away-their-products-2025-03-31/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/business/retail-co</span><span class="invisible">nsumer/buy-canadian-grows-more-us-companies-say-retailers-turning-away-their-products-2025-03-31/</span></a></p><p>The NYT notes Musk comes from a history of crackpot anti-American, failed, dumb ideas - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/opinion/elon-musk-doge-technocracy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9E4.2asB.SMukM9zSZZdy&amp;smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/04/opinion</span><span class="invisible">/elon-musk-doge-technocracy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9E4.2asB.SMukM9zSZZdy&amp;smid=url-share</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democrats</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>california</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/santaclara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>santaclara</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CAPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAPol</span></a></p>
Santa Clara County Dem Party<p>We're fighting back against the Trump regime as they try to destroy our economy, our reputation, and our health. Part 1!</p><p>There's protests everywhere! Be sure to check the news, share links, and more as Hands-off goes worldwide!</p><p>HECK YES! Dems are forming a Shadow Cabinet, called "The People's Cabinet" to provide real leadership instead of Trump's mix of insanity, drug addiction, racism, and hatred of America. <a href="https://democrats.org/news/dnc-chair-ken-martin-launches-peoples-cabinet-to-fiercely-counter-trump-administration-chaos-and-lies/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">democrats.org/news/dnc-chair-k</span><span class="invisible">en-martin-launches-peoples-cabinet-to-fiercely-counter-trump-administration-chaos-and-lies/</span></a> </p><p>Obama calls for Universities, citizens to fight back. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/us/politics/obama-trump-college-speech.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/04/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/obama-trump-college-speech.html</span></a></p><p>Judge blocks Trump’s takeover of Inter-American Foundation. <a href="https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5233012-inter-american-foundation-trump-blocked/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/regulation/court-b</span><span class="invisible">attles/5233012-inter-american-foundation-trump-blocked/</span></a></p><p>Judge demands Trump return the innocent person they sent to a concentration camp. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-deportation-maryland-man-trump-617bfac0e54b241fa2f54783bdf08628" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/el-salvador</span><span class="invisible">-deportation-maryland-man-trump-617bfac0e54b241fa2f54783bdf08628</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democrats</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>california</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/santaclara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>santaclara</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CAPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAPol</span></a></p>
Benson S.<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FuckDonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckDonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ImpeachTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImpeachTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> #50501 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Asheville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asheville</span></a></p>
Nathaniel Gregory<p>Eagerly lapping up every scrap of faux resistance the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dems</span></a> put out is disempowering yourself &amp; your class.</p><p>by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@lillyfinch" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lillyfinch</span></a></span>: <a href="https://mstdn.social/@lillyfinch/114285871547454837" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mstdn.social/@lillyfinch/11428</span><span class="invisible">5871547454837</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimWalz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Walz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Walz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a></p>
Kai Arzheimer<p>Right-wing surge sparks debate about partisanship's impact. My <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> study finds AfD support diminishes trust in the Federal Constitutional Court. <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/AfD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AfD</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/PoliticalScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalScience</span></a> 🌐 <br><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13540688241237493" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.11</span><span class="invisible">77/13540688241237493</span></a></p>
GertrudeZane 🇺🇦<p>More participants at the April 5th <a href="https://c.im/tags/HANDSOFF2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HANDSOFF2025</span></a> protest in Galloway, New Jersey.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/HANDSOFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HANDSOFF</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freedom</span></a></p>
Wilmar Igl, PhD<p>Unsere Gesellschaft braucht andere Plattformen für soziale Vernetzung, Austausch und Debatte. In den vergangenen 15 Jahren sind solche alternativen Netzwerke und Angebote entstanden (zB Fediverse). Politik &amp; Gesellschaft müssen diese Angebote stärken und ausbauen!</p><p><a href="https://weact.campact.de/petitions/save-social-soziale-netzwerke-als-demokratische-kraft-retten" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">weact.campact.de/petitions/sav</span><span class="invisible">e-social-soziale-netzwerke-als-demokratische-kraft-retten</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a></p>
Nathaniel Gregory<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> are there to put people to sleep &amp; to stabilize the changes the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> made, not to undo them. That's the hard reality you have to face. They're there for the status quo, no matter how debased it has become -- due to the inherent tendency of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> to deteriorate over time.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimWalz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a></p>
Santa Clara County Dem Party<p>It's <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/handsoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handsoff</span></a> across the country and world as people rise up to show Trump, Musk, and Vance who's REALLY in charge.</p><p>Axios (of all places) is covering it. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/04/05/hands-off-protest-movement-trump-musk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2025/04/05/hands-off</span><span class="invisible">-protest-movement-trump-musk</span></a></p><p>It's happening in Florida, where we know people are turning against the corrupt, hateful GOP. <a href="https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2025/04/05/hundreds-in-deland-daytona-palm-coast-protest-trump-falling-401ks/82882236007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">news-journalonline.com/story/n</span><span class="invisible">ews/2025/04/05/hundreds-in-deland-daytona-palm-coast-protest-trump-falling-401ks/82882236007/</span></a></p><p>It's happening in Detroit. <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2025/04/05/hands-off-day-protest-detroit-trump-musk/82950001007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">freep.com/story/news/local/mic</span><span class="invisible">higan/detroit/2025/04/05/hands-off-day-protest-detroit-trump-musk/82950001007/</span></a></p><p>People are sharing videos and news. Share yours!</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democrats</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>california</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/santaclara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>santaclara</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CAPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAPol</span></a></p>
Francisca Sinn<p>Coverage by the CBC in Canada of the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> :</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hands-off-protests-trump-musk-1.7503026" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/world/hands-off-pr</span><span class="invisible">otests-trump-musk-1.7503026</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/TrumpTariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTariff</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ElbowsUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElbowsUp</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a></p>
john rakestraw<p>Lots of energy at <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Boston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/handsoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handsoff</span></a>. Other photos show the crowd. Here's a close-up of a couple of signs. But it doesn't show the sign that made me feel at home: "It's so bad that even the introverts are here!" Indeed. Nice to feel seen. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/handsoffboston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handsoffboston</span></a></p>
Nathaniel Gregory<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> has been letting 1K people die from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> every week for years &amp; obfuscating the data, so that people would pretend that everything was "back to normal." It was gutted a long time ago. Same goes for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a>, &amp; the entire field of Public <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/cdc-gutted-rif/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">wired.com/story/cdc-gutted-rif/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimWalz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a></p>
gmc<p>Vad händer i Turkiet? USA? El Salvador?</p><p>Det går att se liknande tecken över hela världen. Det kallas autokratisering.</p><p>Autokratisering kallas den process som innebär att ett samhälle avdemokratiseras, medborgarnas inflytande krymper och makten koncentreras till några få. Enligt demokratiinstitutet V-dem går allt fler stater mot autokrati och de flesta länder i världen är redan där. Antalet demokratier har minskat drastiskt de senaste åren.</p><p>En del av samhället som tidigt känner av autokratiseringen tidigt är civilsamhällets organisering. Så hur verkar vi för att skydda demokratin? Hur bygger vi starka motståndskraftiga strukturer i civilsamhället? Vad kan vi lära oss av erfarenheter från andra länder? Och hur kan folkbildningen bidra?</p><p>Vi får en föreläsning av Civil Right Defenders om försvaret mot autokratisering. Vi får också inblick i händelserna i Turkiet. Och bilder från motståndet i Belarus.</p><p>Samtalet går att se digitalt så du kan lyssna in vart du än befinner dig. Panelen diskuterar frågor såsom; Hur verkar vi för att skydda demokratin? Hur bygger vi ett motståndskraftigt civilsamhälle? Vilka lärdomar kan vi dra från andra länder?</p><p> Datum: 9 april<br> Tid: 8:45-10:00</p><p><a href="https://friends.chasmcity.net/search?tag=BackaDemokratin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BackaDemokratin</span></a> <a href="https://friends.chasmcity.net/search?tag=CivilRightsDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRightsDefenders</span></a> <a href="https://friends.chasmcity.net/search?tag=Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://simplesignup.se/event/226243r" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">simplesignup.se/event/226243r</a></p>