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Apparently Trump didn’t know Pentagon paused Ukraine aid back in February. Reuters: U.S. military aid to Ukraine was paused in early Feb — not by Trump, but by Defense Secretary Hegseth. There was no presidential order. The White House and State Department weren’t informed

I have an idea to create a national concert including musicians that do not support Trump. We would need the musicians to donate (perform for free) and set up, venue etc. This would need to be made a fundraiser of course. I was part of organizing keeping fracking out of NC. Reaching out for more interest!

Small list of Musicians found that refuse Trump using their music.

Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna, Phil Collins, Pharrell, John Fogerty, Neil Young, Eddy Grant, Panic! at the Disco, R.E.M. and Guns N’ Roses.

Any takers, experience etc. ?

Thanks @tacoma for the heads up on Rep Leavitt (D-University Place town hall)

Be heard, yall

@50501 #50501movement
#Democracy #Tacoma

https://thesubtimes.com/2025/05/01/rep-mari-leavitt-to-host-community-conversation-may-19/

there are no cool dictators.
we can not afford, wallet or soul.
i chose a healing nation.
resist reaction, chose to respond.
compassion trumps hate.
try shared reality.
ours is a democracy that ever strives for increased freedoms and capabilities for all.
make hate speech rare again.
join the LAC, Leminghood of Algorithmic Complacency.
i got a itch for a duopoly ditch.
our bodies and there history are ours alone.
the more shit he spouts, the more French i feel.
support the coup, stay silent.
i also protest to keep them from changing me.
coup was never on the ballot.
power grabs end in treason charges.
no tolerance for systemic targeted human rights violations.
hands off fiscal responsibility.
we all want a better world, trump just sucks at it.
the charge of human rights is a honor not a burden.
if you voted for this, show us the changes you have made.
try compassionate cult of trump off ramping.
little donnie putinbitch.
we declare the rhetoric of tyranny mute.

imagine a kind of drive through car window lettering rally, kinda like a old school car wash fundraiser, you drive up, check the trending slogan menu as your window is washed and prepped, talk with your artist about what you want to say, enjoy some music and community for a few minutes and be on your way

346M Americans, 186M registered voters, 41M registered democrats, 36M registered republicans, 12M to 18M maga, (based on 1/3 to 1/2 of registered republicans)
3.4% to 5.2% maga

Many in congress served in the military, in doing so they swore an oath to protect the constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic.

https://www.congress.gov/members/

And save who they are for you before DOGE starts trying to hide that information

At the capitol building before the march

A few of the better pictures I snagged while at the mayday protest in Sedona this morning.

Rise like Lions after slumber

In unvanquishable number,

Shake your chains to earth like dew

Which in sleep had fallen on you

Ye are many—they are few

Please call your member in the House of Representatives and ask why they aren't already listed as supporting Trump's long overdue articles of impeachment that were introduced on Monday. It's already Wednesday.

I propose that we coordinate a mass mailing campaign of letters to the white house telling trump that we do not approve and that he can go fuck himself. Obviously he doesn't actually receive these letters, but a big surge of complaint letters could get news coverage and he hates negative news. It will also undermine the delusions he's trying to promote that the low approval rating is only due to biased pollsters.

@50501

National Law Day of Action: Lawyers join Workers to stand for the Rule of Law on May 1st. Find an event near you: https://lawdayofaction.org/ #50501 #HandsOff2025

Author ✍️ : https://bsky.app/profile/50501movement.bsky.social/post/3lnsfecqkg224

On May 1, 2025, in cities across the U.S., we will gather in solidarity—honoring the legacy of workers who organized for the 8-hour day.

Today, we face a new threat. A billionaire-backed minority is quietly reshaping our democracy—eroding workers’ and immigrants’ rights, defunding our public services, and concentrating power into the hands of the few. But across the country, people are coming together to push back… not with fear, but with hope and nonviolent action.

A peaceful People’s Movement is growing—rooted in community, powered by compassion, and determined to build a future that serves all of us. From mutual aid networks to labor unions, student groups to neighborhood coalitions, we are reclaiming power by showing up for one another.

May Day is more than a tribute to the past. It’s a call to action in the present, a reminder that when we care for each other, we all rise.

Find protests near you using this map tool: https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/map/

Or this search tool: https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/may-day-strong

If there isn't one near your location, you can organize one yourself by clicking 'Host Event' at the Mobilize.us link, posting in this community or your state's 50501 Lemmy community, or by joining your local communities who partake in mutual aid and direct action (Handy guide here)

Want to take an extra step? Consider joining the IWW, a grassroots decentralized union that will gladly help you unionize your workplace, blue or white collar. By doing so, not only will you get better pay and benefits for you and your fellow workers, you'll also be bolstering our collective power for a general strike!

cross-posted from: https://50501.chat/post/153837

Join 50501 Santa Cruz, Indivisible Santa Cruz County, and the Monterey Bay Central Labor Council for Santa Cruz Solidarity on the Streets! On Mayday, we will honor the sacrifices of those who have gone before us in a rally in support of workers' rights and protest against the illegal and anti-labor actions of the Trump regime.

May 1st, 5-6pm, on the Ocean Street Sidewalks centered at The Resource Center for Nonviolence at 612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz

You don't need to scroll: The new subreddit is r/50501Movement

As many of you are aware, there was a bunch of drama on r/50501 related to the originator, Evolved_Fungi. I can't hash out the details because I don't know them. I can't say I agree with some of the mentality that certain people in the movement have about discussing the issue: I think open discussion, to a point, should be tolerated and even encouraged.

To keep that discussion from overwhelming other, more productive discussion as we move forward, I'm going to limit it to this megathread. Please keep all discussion about the controversy/drama regarding r/50501 and Evolved_Fungi in this thread.

Thanks, everyone! You're the most awesome people in the world, and you inspire me with your patriotism! Keep fighting the good fight!

This seems like a good opportunity for anyone interested in contributing to the organization of 50501 as well as the decentralized web.

They are looking for someone who is:

• Experienced with Lemmy or willing to learn
• Available for weekly meetings
• Willing to dedicate time to moderate
• Willing to limit communications to secure channels, predominantly Matrix

From the original post:

We are looking for admin/mod especifically from Lemmy community itself. We are in serious need of moderators or admin with Lemmy knowledge. Please let us know if you would like to be a part of the movement and this Lemmy instance. If you would like to be a part please understand there would be significant time commitment needed as we are a growing community here at Lemmy.

Application

About the movement

Thank you!

Considering how the movement is under attack on other platforms it is likely to be a more challenging task than moderating some other forums out there, but it's an opportunity to make a real contribution. :)

Executive Order Revoking Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Discrimination is legal, racism is legal

It seems the 50501 movement is facing some predictable problems on commercial platforms.

On Reddit, the 50501 subreddit has temporarily shut down over abuse. This comes after reports from users that the community is "obviously being astroturfed". No word as to when it will be back online.

It seems things are not much better over at Facebook, where there is apparently frequent calls to stop protesting this and that, with a Reddit user commenting that the group "feels like it's imploding".

This is hardly surprising given how commercial social media has repeatedly shown itself to be easily manipulated, but it's still fascinating that it's bad enough to shut down the whole Reddit community. Although we are certainly in a better place over here we are not immune: Make sure to be vigilant and to report suspicious activity.

If anyone is on Facebook, maybe now is a good time to give people there a few pointers towards Lemmy/PieFed.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/61918975

Massive, sustained protests led to the 2021 downfall of billionaire oligarch Andrej Babiš, dubbed ‘the Czech Trump’

https://www.threads.net/@nprpubliceditor/post/DIhOEQQOyqP

EDIT: Also worth noting that the next nationwide protest date for 50501 is May 1st

Livestream of #OlympiaWashington #DefendersOfDemocracy action
@50501
#HandsOff

https://www.youtube.com/live/2RsKdNZVRts