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This is exactly the groundwork we need to be laying right now, and I’m delighted to hear it coming from a US Senator (!):

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  • inthehands@hachyderm.ioI inthehands@hachyderm.io

    This is exactly the groundwork we need to be laying right now, and I’m delighted to hear it coming from a US Senator (!):

    If Trump tries to prevent a fair election from happening, then we need “a true national strike in the sense that, if they do this, if they try to overthrow our democracy, if you are allied with democracy, do not go to work . If you’re a pilot, do not show up. If you drive a train, do not show up. If you’re a teacher, do not show up. We grind the country to a halt.”

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    In wake of Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to ‘take over’ voting, senator Ruben Gallego urges citizens to take a stand and give the ‘ultimate response’

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    @inthehands @bobjmsn
    It has always seemed to me that if you can organise an air traffic controller's strike everything else will grind to a halt.

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    • inthehands@hachyderm.ioI inthehands@hachyderm.io

      This is exactly the groundwork we need to be laying right now, and I’m delighted to hear it coming from a US Senator (!):

      If Trump tries to prevent a fair election from happening, then we need “a true national strike in the sense that, if they do this, if they try to overthrow our democracy, if you are allied with democracy, do not go to work . If you’re a pilot, do not show up. If you drive a train, do not show up. If you’re a teacher, do not show up. We grind the country to a halt.”

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      ‘Grind the country to a halt’: Democrat urges national strike if Trump meddles in midterms

      In wake of Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to ‘take over’ voting, senator Ruben Gallego urges citizens to take a stand and give the ‘ultimate response’

      favicon

      the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

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      thorium@social.linux.pizzaT This user is from outside of this forum
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      @inthehands How about impeaching the bastard and tossing him out of office? Seems more reasonable.

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      • inthehands@hachyderm.ioI inthehands@hachyderm.io

        This is exactly the groundwork we need to be laying right now, and I’m delighted to hear it coming from a US Senator (!):

        If Trump tries to prevent a fair election from happening, then we need “a true national strike in the sense that, if they do this, if they try to overthrow our democracy, if you are allied with democracy, do not go to work . If you’re a pilot, do not show up. If you drive a train, do not show up. If you’re a teacher, do not show up. We grind the country to a halt.”

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        ‘Grind the country to a halt’: Democrat urges national strike if Trump meddles in midterms

        In wake of Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to ‘take over’ voting, senator Ruben Gallego urges citizens to take a stand and give the ‘ultimate response’

        favicon

        the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

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        @inthehands don't wait to do that... Do it now. I've been saying this for a year already.

        Last time during the civil rights movement, it took just 11 million people... Imagine if 50 million went on strike.

        Just know that they will try to break it, they will murder people on the streets and they will use it to justify further fascist ideals.

        Strike and don't stop until the govt falls.

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        • inthehands@hachyderm.ioI inthehands@hachyderm.io

          This is exactly the groundwork we need to be laying right now, and I’m delighted to hear it coming from a US Senator (!):

          If Trump tries to prevent a fair election from happening, then we need “a true national strike in the sense that, if they do this, if they try to overthrow our democracy, if you are allied with democracy, do not go to work . If you’re a pilot, do not show up. If you drive a train, do not show up. If you’re a teacher, do not show up. We grind the country to a halt.”

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          ‘Grind the country to a halt’: Democrat urges national strike if Trump meddles in midterms

          In wake of Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to ‘take over’ voting, senator Ruben Gallego urges citizens to take a stand and give the ‘ultimate response’

          favicon

          the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

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          jwcph@helvede.netJ This user is from outside of this forum
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          @inthehands - except that since it's absolutely clear already that yes, they absolutely plan to steal the election, the time for a general strike is now. As in right fucking now. Down tools & walk & don't come back until the regime has fallen.

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          • akamran@indieweb.socialA This user is from outside of this forum
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            @ginger_tosser @melioristicmarie @inthehands then Labor Day is actually a great deadline. The first three are warnings; three strikes and we're out. Everything stops on Labor Day and doesn't restart.

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            • inthehands@hachyderm.ioI inthehands@hachyderm.io

              This is exactly the groundwork we need to be laying right now, and I’m delighted to hear it coming from a US Senator (!):

              If Trump tries to prevent a fair election from happening, then we need “a true national strike in the sense that, if they do this, if they try to overthrow our democracy, if you are allied with democracy, do not go to work . If you’re a pilot, do not show up. If you drive a train, do not show up. If you’re a teacher, do not show up. We grind the country to a halt.”

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              ‘Grind the country to a halt’: Democrat urges national strike if Trump meddles in midterms

              In wake of Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to ‘take over’ voting, senator Ruben Gallego urges citizens to take a stand and give the ‘ultimate response’

              favicon

              the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

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              yoshi@toot.communityY This user is from outside of this forum
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              @inthehands If you're in the military and your only training is to kill...

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              • inthehands@hachyderm.ioI inthehands@hachyderm.io

                This is exactly the groundwork we need to be laying right now, and I’m delighted to hear it coming from a US Senator (!):

                If Trump tries to prevent a fair election from happening, then we need “a true national strike in the sense that, if they do this, if they try to overthrow our democracy, if you are allied with democracy, do not go to work . If you’re a pilot, do not show up. If you drive a train, do not show up. If you’re a teacher, do not show up. We grind the country to a halt.”

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                ‘Grind the country to a halt’: Democrat urges national strike if Trump meddles in midterms

                In wake of Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to ‘take over’ voting, senator Ruben Gallego urges citizens to take a stand and give the ‘ultimate response’

                favicon

                the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

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                @inthehands
                And to the rest of the world. Because he is intruding on the world order.
                BABA ( BUY ANYTHING BUT AMERICAN)

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                • melioristicmarie@tech.lgbtM This user is from outside of this forum
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                  @ginger_tosser @inthehands i would be thrilled for may day to be the start of an indefinite general strike, in solidarity globally against the morbidly wealthy to; arrest netanyahu and bring all collaborators of the palestinian genocide to justice while supporting the palestinian people in self governance; bring the epstein collaborators to justice; impeach the current u.s. president and cabinet; abolish i.c.e. and hold trials for all violence; end u.s. slave labor (remove the 13th amendment exclusion); hold shareholders personally financially and criminally responsible for corporate products and behaviors; end stock ownership of any kind by elected representatives; medicare for all with congress and constituents sharing the same coverage; end for profit healthcare; require residential housing ownership be limited to residents (max of three years between owner occupancy); and well whatever else folks demand these are just mine to start.

                  but if we start juneteenth or independence day or labor day... let's go.

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                  • akamran@indieweb.socialA akamran@indieweb.social

                    @ginger_tosser @melioristicmarie @inthehands then Labor Day is actually a great deadline. The first three are warnings; three strikes and we're out. Everything stops on Labor Day and doesn't restart.

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                    @akamran @ginger_tosser @inthehands

                    sounds good, let's go!

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                    • inthehands@hachyderm.ioI inthehands@hachyderm.io

                      @GhostOnTheHalfShell
                      One of the lessons of Jan 23 is that “ASAP” is not a plan. You really have to pick something specific in the future — a data, or a trigger — and do sustained planning around it.

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                      @inthehands @GhostOnTheHalfShell We don't have to warn them when we're going to pull the plug, just that we're going to do so.

                      Let them decide how anxious it makes them to sit with the uncertainty.

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                      • anomnomnomaly@beige.partyA anomnomnomaly@beige.party

                        @inthehands don't wait to do that... Do it now. I've been saying this for a year already.

                        Last time during the civil rights movement, it took just 11 million people... Imagine if 50 million went on strike.

                        Just know that they will try to break it, they will murder people on the streets and they will use it to justify further fascist ideals.

                        Strike and don't stop until the govt falls.

                        c_merriweather@social.linux.pizzaC This user is from outside of this forum
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                        @inthehands @Anomnomnomaly National Stay at Home Day (emergency personnel exempt).

                        I really like having it on May Day, because it would get all those old anti-communist buggers' knickers in a real twist. We could even sing Billy Bragg's version of "The Internationale," to really piss them off.

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                        • edwilk@mstdn.socialE edwilk@mstdn.social

                          @inthehands

                          It seems like only yesterday that I was screaming at Sen. Gallego for voting for Trump cabinet nominees.

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                          @edwilk @inthehands

                          And next month you'll be screaming again as they wave through some godawful compromise...

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                            @dcdeejay
                            Yup. A lot of replies are missing the point that we have to •prepare• now in order for this to happen months in the future. People want the whole collective consciousness to suddenly turn on a dime. Groundwork!!

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                            • inthehands@hachyderm.ioI inthehands@hachyderm.io

                              This part is especially important (emphasis added):

                              “If we have to destroy the stock market to save democracy, we need to accept that and, more importantly, •••the richest and the most powerful people in the world and in this country need to understand that that is a real possibility.••• There is no economic stability without democratic stability. If you take away our democratic stability, we will take away the economic stability.”

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                              @inthehands

                              It's surreal to me that we have ended up in such a wiked tendril of the multiverse scheme.

                              One day I'm watching Shoah thinking this'll never happen again and then here we are.

                              History, man.

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                              • inthehands@hachyderm.ioI inthehands@hachyderm.io

                                @dcdeejay
                                Yup. A lot of replies are missing the point that we have to •prepare• now in order for this to happen months in the future. People want the whole collective consciousness to suddenly turn on a dime. Groundwork!!

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                                @inthehands @dcdeejay Yes, and ideally, you want to show proof of the threat by starting now, creating immediate pain (like unsubscribing, boycotts, etc.) in the hope that they’ll react and prevent a total economic disaster. I’m all for breaking everything if it means saving democracy, but if we can achieve the goal with minimal damage, even better.

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                                • inthehands@hachyderm.ioI inthehands@hachyderm.io

                                  This is exactly the groundwork we need to be laying right now, and I’m delighted to hear it coming from a US Senator (!):

                                  If Trump tries to prevent a fair election from happening, then we need “a true national strike in the sense that, if they do this, if they try to overthrow our democracy, if you are allied with democracy, do not go to work . If you’re a pilot, do not show up. If you drive a train, do not show up. If you’re a teacher, do not show up. We grind the country to a halt.”

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                                  ‘Grind the country to a halt’: Democrat urges national strike if Trump meddles in midterms

                                  In wake of Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to ‘take over’ voting, senator Ruben Gallego urges citizens to take a stand and give the ‘ultimate response’

                                  favicon

                                  the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

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                                  @inthehands

                                  Shafik Yaghmour (@shafik@hachyderm.io)

                                  If you want to see some change in the world you should consider "Resist and Unsubscribe": https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/ You don't have to unsubscribe everything even just a few multiplied by many makes an impact.

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