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So many postings are focused only on Trump. While Trump is the instigator, nearly all R senators and house members are supporting his actions. Don't limit your protests and discussions to only one man, when someone tells you they regret their vote for Trump, point out that the Senate could override his tariffs at any time. Let's not give people the idea that getting rid of Trump is sufficient, it's only the starting point. We need to turnover the house and senate, federal and state, to have any lasting effect. The movement focus must be broader than Trump.

Originally Posted By u/DogDogCat2024 At 2025-04-10 07:56:29 AM | Source

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Originally Posted By u/nstuch120 At 2025-04-09 11:37:54 PM | Source

(Sleepytime Edit. I'm going to bed. If you leave a question, I'll get back with you as soon as I can!)

I'm in Wichita, Kansas, protesting out in front of the Koch mega-estate. It's inside city limits but well-hidden, and swarming with private security and dozens of cameras. It's a spooky looking place once you "know" what it is you're even looking at, and I've been raising that awareness for years.

I have a LOT I could say on all this, so it makes it a little easier for me if y'all just ask questions. I can give insights into sign-making, or messaging, or how to deal with hecklers/violence/counter-protestors, etc. I can also help with wardrobe choices, and optics-issues in general.

I can also talk to you about systemic issues we're all facing, and how the demographics where I live are splitting along each issue. I have a weird spicy-brain hyper-focus for these sorts of things.

I've been at this for years, but every day, yeah, for 46 days. Snowstorm, duststorm, rain, blazing heat - hasn't stopped me yet.

I've helped people, I've had dozens of people show up to stand with me, I've connected people to city resources, and have found myself in a unique position to drive direct citizen engagement wholly-legally and to the utter horror and frustration to a certain "class" of daily drivers...

I need to talk about this. It's getting more dicey out there by the day, and it'd suck to get vigilante'd before getting my words out there, you know?

Please AMA.

Originally Posted By u/-Sign-O-The-Times- At 2025-04-09 09:58:38 PM | Source

I don't know if this is appropos to this sub. The thing is, I find it disturbing that Elon Musk has a 9 foot tall statue of himself in Texas. At least the statue creates a good site for future protests.

Originally Posted By u/velocicentipede At 2025-04-09 09:33:05 PM | Source

I really hope im wrong, but- ARE THOSE BODIES

Got this from the polrev subreddit. Lost the user. If someone has the original please dm or comment.

Originally Posted By u/serious_bullet5 At 2025-04-10 01:20:09 AM | Source

BREAKING NEWS? No. This isn’t news. This is the same horror rerun we’ve been force-fed since Trump slithered back into office in January 2025 like the greasy reboot of a show that should’ve been cancelled for crimes against decency. Trade tariffs were “here to stay”? Then poof, like a fart in the wind, he changed his mind. The man has the spine of a jellyfish, the ethics of a cockroach, and the attention span of a mosquito on meth. But it’s not just about his pathological flip-flopping. This is a weaponized game of market manipulation. He tanked the stock market on a Tuesday, then reversed course on Wednesday, just in time for his billionaire friends to cash in. That’s not leadership. That’s insider trading with a podium and a Secret Service detail.

This is what you get when you let a reality TV clown wear the mask of legitimacy. This is what happens when you treat democracy like a YouTube prank channel. While Biden was still president in July 2024, the stage was already being set. Conservative think tanks stacked with billionaires and crypto lobbyists started shopping policy blueprints like doomsday prepper wishlists. They knew Trump would win—whether by voter suppression, gerrymandering, or just plain fear-mongering. The playbook was clear: tear the country apart, then cash in on the rubble.

In just three months, Trump has gutted worker protections, killed student debt relief, slashed healthcare funding, criminalized protests, and expanded executive power like he’s collecting infinity stones. He handed Big Oil a blank check and told the EPA to go fk itself. He reinstated child separation policies at the border and then blamed the “deep state” for the trauma. Presidential immunity? He’s treating it like a fking invisibility cloak—abusing it to dodge indictments like he’s Neo in The Matrix while openly violating the Constitution he wipes his ass with.

Meanwhile, the average American? Rent just hit a 40-year high. Groceries are unaffordable. The middle class is dissolving like tissue paper in acid. Poor folks are rationing insulin while Trump’s donors are buying yachts the size of apartment buildings. This is the United States of Oligarchy now. And you still think this guy cares about “the people”?

If this is what three months of Trump looks like, imagine a full term. Imagine 2028 with this bloated demagogue still in office. He’s already testing the waters for a third term under “national emergency” clauses. You don’t think martial law is on the menu? You don’t think civil war is a possibility? Start paying attention. Watch for mass surveillance “pilot programs.” Watch for military contracts with private security firms to “assist in domestic affairs.” Watch for curfews, “election postponement discussions,” and strategic infrastructure attacks magically blamed on “Antifa terrorists.”

You want signs? Here they are: State-run media parroting conspiracy theories as fact. Political opponents labeled as traitors. “Loyalty pledges” to the president. Crackdowns on journalists. Libraries removing books. History being rewritten in real time by men who can’t even spell it.

America is past the tipping point. The wolves aren’t at the door—they’re inside the goddamn house, wearing your slippers and eating American children’s future.

And still, the GOP says nothing. Silent. Complicit. Cowardly. Drunk on their own power, cheering as the country burns, tossing matches and pissing gasoline. Because the only thing they hate more than democracy is not being in control of it.

This isn’t politics. This is a hostile corporate takeover of America, backed by fascism-lite and wrapped in a MAGA hat. And if you're not terrified yet, congratulations—you’ve officially joined the distracted class. Turn off pro sports and other useless entertainment. Stop arguing about fking Taylor Swift and transgender people. Wake the fk up.

Because if America doesn't remove this corrupt, narcissistic sack of delusion from office now, the next “election” might be the last one you’re allowed to participate in.

Originally Posted By u/CannaB-Ber At 2025-04-09 09:07:06 PM | Source

Is this not market manipulation?

Originally Posted By u/WeBeHiking19 At 2025-04-09 09:52:55 PM | Source

Originally Posted By u/mybadselves At 2025-04-09 07:53:49 PM | Source

Trump knows exactly what he's doing. His 'Liberation day' tariffs, combined with the truth social posts claiming "This is a great time to buy! DJT", and the resulting 90 day pause is market manipulation at its finest.

Where are those who would be investigating this? Either fired, or buying stocks.

I think you know what to do with this:

https://www.sec.gov/submit-tip-or-complaint

Flood it with complaints.

I don't know if anything will come of it.

Originally Posted By u/primax1uk At 2025-04-09 03:27:45 PM | Source