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Originally Posted By u/bigrobb26 At 2025-03-18 01:12:25 PM | Source

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To make you all aware, there will be a lot of work done on the Reddit over the weekend. We're going to be adding features to improve the experience on here and make some changes that we've seen you all asking for. Some of these will include:

• New content rules to reduce clutter and improve content quality
• Changes to the post flairs
• Changes to user flairs
• Turning off cross-posting
• Introduction of various megathreads
• How to Use r/50501 Guide
• 50501 Resource Guides
• Updates to automod

... among some other smaller changes.

We don't anticipate needing to close the sub during this time, but there may be some difficulties using the sub while we make the changes. Bare with us!

They’re slashing staff, crushing unions, and selling out the VA—for what? So billionaires can make more money while Veterans sit on a waitlist. Or worse, get no treatment.”

“We served this country. We know how to take the fight to them. And we know how to win.”

What everybody misses and mass media isn’t talking about: America doesn’t have until 2026 to be saved. #1 DODGE scandals are a distraction for him and top 1% to privatize America, including public infrastructure, treasury, gold reserves etc. This isn’t always a traditional privatization, so might be harder to detect, aka what they can’t sell on paper, they are “leasing”, or getting control of via Sovereign Wealth Fund or even will digitize (e.g things like gold reserves). Behind the scenes some of these privatizations already complete or in progress, others are in the planning stage, like SWF creation. It’s a matter of a couple of months, not years. #2 US has the best consumer market in the world and accounts for 50-80% of the Americas largest corporations. We are their cash cows 🐄 💰💵 #3 Musk (and top 1%) doesn’t want to be just the richest man in the world he wants to be the “king of the world” and establish 1 global government. Did you really think he is tweeting about Democracy in Ireland and Europe, because he has nothing else to do?! #4 The top 1% haven’t been paying their share of taxes since 1970’s - we workers pay 85-90% of annual federal revenue, and corporations only 9%. Our taxes make them richer, while we’re getting poorer. #5 Protests are useless, we need to step up our game - think boycotts, etc

I am a veteran of the Iraq War. After retiring from military service, I worked at the VA, where I put in a lot of hard work and built strong relationships with my colleagues. However, last week, I was told by personnel management that I was being fired. I was completely shocked, as I had done nothing wrong.

I had supported Trump in the past, but after he took office, I began to notice that many of his policies seemed to target individuals like me—supporters who found themselves laid off. Now, I’m in a difficult situation. I have two children to support, and I don’t even know how to explain this to my wife. It feels unjust, and I’m unsure where to turn next.

I recently saw a post on X about a march on Washington for veterans on March 14. I’m considering joining, as it seems like a way to stand up for those of us who feel unheard.

https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/03/06/michigan-republican-congressman-would-prefer-it-if-people-stopped-calling-his-office/

Reddit recently updated it's moderation policy regarding "violent content". It could be innocuous, it's too early to tell for sure. However, if it becomes clear that censorship is occurring, it may be prudent to migrate to another platform, such as Bluesky.

https://www.reddit.com/r/RedditSafety/comments/1j4cd53/warning/_users/_that/_upvote/_violent/_content/

I have researched a way we may be able to help our country. I have called State Representative office, US Senators office, and Governor office. I was finally told to call my states Attorney General office.

The United States no longer has an Attorney General office. BUT, ourr individual States do. State's AG is required to Uphold our Constitution, and our nations laws. Currently the Attorney General in each of these States have joined New Mexico in filing New Jersey, Massachusetts, California, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Michigan, Colorado, Delaware, Nevada, Hawai’i, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Vermont, Wisconsin and North Carolina, along with the District of Columbia and the City of San Francisco.

This law suit was filed inorder to halt the President’s unconstitutional action, which threatens the rights of hundreds of thousands of American children, Attorney General Torrez has joined a coalition of states in filing a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The lawsuit seeks to invalidate the executive order and block any actions to enforce it. The states are requesting immediate relief through a Temporary Restraining Order and a Preliminary Injunction to prevent the order from taking effect.

I talked with one of our State's Attorney General office about removing "Bad Actors" from the US House of Representatives. I was told that each state's Attorney General office would have to receive a complaint on each "Bad Actor." The more people who get on to their Atorney General cite and fill out a formal complaint the faster they will act. Not upholding the Constitution of the United States. Firing thousands of people from their government jobs with out Congressional Approval, Terrifs with out Congressional Approval, cutting off Congressional approved funding to our Federal Agencies. Destroying Government Digital Records, gaining illegal access to American Citizens personal records.

Please fill out the Complaient Form on your State AG web cite. If the "Bad Actor's" are taken out then Trump will lose support in Congress. Our Governors will have to get someone for the remainder of the term or a special Election will have to held. So find someone in your state Government who ID trust worthy to take the "Bad Actor's" place.

The sooner we get this done means the sooner we get our country back and the less damage we will have. Let's spread the word across the nation. WE ARE THE PEOPLE! AND WE ARE MADDER THAN HADIES!

Florida has two special elections coming up in April. There's a non-zero chance that Republican House seats could be flipped. At the very least, an unexpectedly close race could make swing state Republicans real nervous, which will make it tougher to secure their votes. Special elections come down to turnout, so we need to work on getting people to VOTE.

If you're in Florida, check your district here.

• If you're in District 1 or District 6, you're in luck. Election day is April 1st. You can vote early from March 22 to March 29, or register for a mail-in ballot by March 20. I would go ahead and check your voter registration to make sure you haven't been purged.
• If you're in another district, you can either canvass in-person or phonebank with us. Josh Weil has volunteer opportunities here. Gay Valimont has them here.

If you're NOT in Florida, congratulations! We're phonebanking buddies now. Sign up for either Josh Weil (District 6) or Gay Valimont (District 1). You'll be given training and a script. Your job isn't to convince people, it's to inform them and help them register. Most of the people that I talked to didn't even know the special elections were happening -- a few hundred voters could seriously make the difference here.

If you absolutely cannot phonebank, you can sign up to send postcards or donate. You should all have something to do now.

Here are the websites for Gay Valimont and Josh Weil, in case you're interested in learning more about their platforms.

PS: Yes, I know we're all bitter at the Democrats right now. Yes, I know many of us don't trust elections. That's fair. I still think volunteering beats doomscrolling. Do what you can.

I saw another post on this, but it's locked.

I also woke up to a "rule 8 violation" for upvoting violent comments/posts. And I also can't imagine what it's for.

Meanwhile, there are some... questionable.. subs here fully devoted to violence. Here we are OPPOSING actual violence by organizing peaceful boycotts and protests. Reddit needs to be called out.

I know our media has been silenced and sued for sharing the truth, and they aren't covering the protests well, but receiving requests from us for coverage and awareness might help? There are also non corporate media sources or international sources we could share with.

Cannot believe Reddit is censoring those peacefully advocating for peace and against fascism for "violence".

Just want to remind the community to stay focused on our end goal: remove, reverse, reclaim. In order to meet the 3.5% threshold where our demands cannot be ignored, we need to draw in as many people to our cause as possible. Please keep this in mind when you talk about the movement with your local communities and online.

Much thanks and gratitude always to those who have bravely gone outside to protest and continue to do so. Stay safe out there! 🙏