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NO KINGS! Tomorrow on Trump's birthday, we protest across the entire nation. Check the website for No Kings events near you! (50501.chat)
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No Kings Event Map: https://www.nokings.org/#map

Find one near you, write down the address and time, and head out tomorrow. (You don't have to sign up for anything, all you need is the address).

Recommended that you bring a mask, hat, water and snacks. Safety Goggles or Glasses would also be a good idea if you have them.

Bring a sign or the US Flag if you have one.

For privacy reasons you may want to avoid bringing your phone, or place it inside a faraday bag (a really well sealed tinfoil pouch will work, and put it in airplane mode to avoid draining your battery) until you get home.

If you have a first aid kit, it wouldn't hurt to bring it, just in case.

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[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 93 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Before anyone does, don’t register for these events (I’ve seen people do this), and don’t sign up.

This is officially fascism and they will get these lists. Just go, leave your phone at home, wear an athletic cup if you have junk to protect, bring milk for pepper spray, and if you’re detained, you become a Pokémon named Lawyer.

[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

On the other hand https://youtu.be/kz58-dvAiCM bring your family, kids and don't let others make it violent. Bring an American flag (those fascist don't represent it) I've been attending those weekly and they are very peaceful and mostly full of seniors (which is sad, because younger generation has the most to lose from this).

If those protests suddenly turn violent after those months it will be because planted agitators.

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Yes, I agree with all of this. A major reason the civil rights movement in the 60s was effective was because the majority of regular people couldn’t stomach seeing police brutality against peaceful protestors, so the movement became mainstream.

Images like this mobilised people:

https://www.fayobserver.com/picture-gallery/news/2018/02/23/photos-civil-rights-movement/67651355007/

But still, leave your phone at home, bring milk, wear a cup, and don’t talk if they arrest you.

I’m not advocating for violence, but safety – and this is doubly important if you bring your kids.

e: and for any defeatists, note that smaller protests had been happening for many years prior to that photo. Community, then city, then state, then national protests happened for years before the big protests that could no longer be ignored. This is not a one-and-done thing, and adding your support helps exponentially. Just paying attention at this point is helping, but we need to do more now because people are dying at a much higher rate already, and it’s about to get far worse.

[–] Lucelu2@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think the world has changed since the 1960s. People not only stomach violence, they get off on watching it.

[–] treesapx@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

A big reason for these protests is reminding to world that there are many Americans who aren't getting off on rising fascist violence.

[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

i mean the Roman coliseum was a thing a few thousand years ago

[–] KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I feel that these MAGA people are thirsty for seeing people getting beaten up though.

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

That’s why I said ‘regular people’. Non-fascists, non-extremists. People who may not be protesting but who are watching news clips.

Historically, though they may not protest themselves, they don’t have much tolerance for violence against peaceful protesters, and that’s what brings these movements mainstream.

[–] Plasticity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago

Or bring whatever flag you want.

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are you bringing kids?

[–] arin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Sounds risky, the facist police will take the kids from you and charge you for child engagement while shooting you with their heavy rubber ammo

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I was always jealous of the kids whose families went with them to activism. Had a black math teacher in 10th grade take his young child son to KKK rally "so he can see the faces of the men who hate him," and that stuck with me. My parents supported me, and as children of veterans, share my views and love for what America is supposed to be about striving towards, but simple blue collar union Americans - not hippies or anything.

These days, so different. I dont even want to risk it on my own for fear of being taken from my kid.

[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've been attending those weekly. They are very peaceful.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Depends where you are maybe. Saw LAPD hold down a guy to get ran over by a police horse(with officer riding) and then a car rolling towards until the camera cut off as the car was near the guy held down.

[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

That one is the ICE protest that is in downtown and started last week because trump started raiding workplaces.

I'm taking about those Hands Off and the No Kings protests. Those were planned long before. Big ones were on April 5, April 19 and the biggest today. But people are still coming and protesting weekly.

Yeah I would stay away from downtown for now, looks like LAPD does everything to escalate and then use large force because "they had no choice". Even today they still escalated.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Love the last part

[–] FrowingFostek@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A pokemon named lawyer got me too.

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

All 50 states along with Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam have protests. Intentionally not one in DC this time with the parade going on there (unlike previous nationwide protests) but there are nearby ones just outside of it in. There are also planned protests outside the US as well

Many multiple per each state as well. Even Wyoming, which is the state with the smallest population and one of the most conservative in the nation, has protest planned in 13 cities

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Happy birthday Trump! I hope everybody gets their wish and you keel over and die!

[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 12 points 1 month ago

May this be his last birthday he celebrates above ground.

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The thumbnail makes it look like he's wearing a jester's cap. Seems fitting for a fucking clown.

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago

When a clown seats himself on a throne he does not become king, the kingdom becomes a circus.

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Swim goggles with nosepiece should protect against mace and make identification harder too.

[–] Tangerine@50501.chat 4 points 1 month ago

Added to the main posts. Thanks.

[–] Hazelnutcookiez@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago

I personally can't make it to the march near me due to work, but to anyone who is going be safe out there, make sure to bring some water as well as other precautions we living in some dangerous times.

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

Drag kings are based though, we support those.

[–] oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’d love nothing more than to go, but I have to work tomorrow so I actually have money to scrap by

[–] Tangerine@50501.chat 8 points 1 month ago

We understand! Hopefully you can join in next time if there's one on a weekend.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Best of luck, America! I can't wait to see the numbers.

[–] hashferret@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Talking with friends today I expressed that someone or more will die tomorrow during this. I feel guilty to hope that it's heat exhaustion/dehydration. I'm not against strategic escalation but I'm terrified that indiscriminate violence will play into fascist's hands. Now is the time to be paranoid about digital habits. We must show our strength without losing the public's support.

[–] Tangerine@50501.chat 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

This was posted a couple days ago, I think it's the right way forward to keep the public on our side. https://50501.chat/post/322808

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Holy cow that man is so eloquent and intelligent. He sees the big picture in absolute clarity.

[–] jdnewmil@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

An idea: V for Victory?

In the 1930s there were quite a few Nazi sympathizers in the US. (When Nazis Took Manhattan : Code Switch https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/02/20/695941323/when-nazis-took-manhattan)

During WW2, the BBC was using Morse code "V" in their broadcasts particularly directed into occupied Europe. By the time the way was over, the palm out "V" was a widespread symbol of disavowing the Nazi ideals, and for decades after both left and right political sides condemned authoritarian brainwashing (racism itself was a bit more sticky). (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_sign) but recently white nationals have been getting more outspoken and less marginalized.

The V-sign has also been used by the sixties counter-culture to indicate peace... it is probably far better known for that meaning now than for victory over the Nazis.

I think the older meaning resonates with the current "no kings" moment ... don't let MAGA substitute the concept of authoritarianism for the traditional democratic patriotism that won WW2. The flag means allegiance to democracy, not to POTUS.

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[–] Tangerine@50501.chat 1 points 1 month ago

I like it! A good idea to put on some signs or pamphlets for next protest.