50501

901 N Rush St, Chicago IL 60201

Peaceful protest

Noon till 2pm.

Bring a sign.

https://actionnetwork.org/events/chicago-teslatakedown-gold-coast

Reddit has been crashing on my phone a lot the last several days, like multiple times a day. This seems to take place primarily when interacting with content on political or protest subreddits like 50501. Anyone else experiencing this?

USA : Boycott the Red

1. Grocery Stores & Supermarkets

❌ Avoid:

Publix (Florida) – Founders' family members have donated to Trump and right-wing causes. Trader Joe's (California) - Anti Union Walmart (Arkansas) – Major donor to conservative politicians.

✅ Alternatives:

Kroger (Ohio) Costco (Washington)

2. Coffee & Beverages

❌ Avoid:

Chick-fil-A (Georgia) – Known for funding anti-LGBTQ+ organizations. Starbucks (Washington) – Has scaled back DEI programs and faced union-busting controversies. Keurig Dr Pepper (Texas) – Parent company has contributed to conservative PACs.

✅ Alternatives:

Peet’s Coffee (California) Blue Bottle Coffee (California) Local independent coffee roasters

3. Household & Toiletries

❌ Avoid:

Procter & Gamble (P&G) (Ohio) – Conservative donations and lobbying. SC Johnson (Wisconsin) – Contributed to right-wing PACs.

✅ Alternatives:

Seventh Generation (Vermont) – Sustainable, DEI-friendly cleaning and household products. Dr. Bronner’s (California) – Ethical and organic toiletries. Public Goods (New York) – Eco-friendly alternative for household goods.

4. Fast Food & Restaurants

❌ Avoid:

McDonald’s (Illinois) – History of supporting right-wing PACs. Wendy’s (Ohio) – CEO is a known Trump supporter. Papa John’s (Kentucky) – Former CEO made racist remarks and supported Trump.

✅ Alternatives:

In-N-Out Burger (California) Local restaurants & food trucks

5. Entertainment & Streaming

❌ Avoid:

WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) (Connecticut) – Co-founder Linda McMahon served in Trump’s cabinet. Spotify (Sweden, but includes conservative-backed podcasts without regulation). AMC Theatres (Kansas) – CEO has supported conservative causes.

✅ Alternatives:

Netflix (California) Hulu (California) A24 Films (New York) – Independent, progressive film studio.

6. Clothing & Retail

❌ Avoid:

Hobby Lobby (Oklahoma) – Known for conservative religious policies. Bass Pro Shops / Cabela’s (Missouri) – CEO donated to Trump. Carhartt (Michigan) – Some backlash over union disputes

. ✅ Alternatives:

Patagonia (California) – Strong DEI and sustainability commitments. Everlane (California) – Ethical fashion brand.

7. Cars & Auto Services

❌ Avoid:

Toyota (Texas) – Pulled back on DEI efforts. Chevrolet (GM) (Michigan) – Conservative donations in the past.

✅ Alternatives:

Volvo (Sweden) Subaru (Japan) – Known for progressive policies and LGBTQ+ support. Hyundai (South Korea)

Edit: thank you everyone who has contributed their input. I’m going to get working on getting this onto a sheet with more additions. I really appreciate the comments.

Edit: Kroger and Trader Joe's swap. Kroger: https://buildremote.co/dei/kroger/ Trader Joe's: anti Union, see in comments below

• Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer- New York
• Senator John Fetterman- Pennsylvania
• Senator Catherine Cortez Masto- Nevada
• Senator Brian Schatz- Hawaii
• Senator Dick Durbin- Illinois
• Senator Kirsten Gillibrand- New York
• Senator Gary Peters- Michigan
• Senator Maggie Hassan- New Hampshire
• Senator Jeanne Shaheen- New Hampshire
• Senator Angus King- Maine, not democrat

Edit: Sorry about the formatting everyone! Special thanks to Gullible for the help.

Cross-posted from https://lemmy.ml/post/27194393:

House dems are PISSED at what Schumer just did. This is the case where outside voices are maximally helpful - when people on the inside of the party want him out. Let's build continued pressure. This will not happen overnight, it will happened when we keep the pressure consistently high

Crossposted from @usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml

Crossposted from @dagarnok@50501.chat:

The protest will take place from 12pm to 4pm at the state capital.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/27156569

Call your senators, they can still block this despite Schumers push. The vote is tomorrow. If all republican vote for it, they need 7 dems. 8 with Rand Paul who has said he’ll vote no. (Republicans are not using reconciliation so it needs the the filibuster)

Many senate dems are publicly coming out against voting for cloture (meaning they won’t vote to let it get through the filibuster). As of what I last read, around 11 dems are thought to potentially vote to let it pass filibuster. Most of those are still not sure. We only need a handful more of those to become noes and it will get blocked. Some yeses have flipped to noes because of public pressure. We cannot let up now

Link to find direct numbers your senators

https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm

Or call the capitol switch board (202) 224-3121

House dems are publicly telling the senate not to do this (and it’s not just AOC on this - it’s quite a few of them). Earlier read that 7 Dem state AGs are saying the same. Federal worker unions are telling senate dems not do this. Keep the pressure up

DENVER (AP) — When President Donald Trump gave his joint address to Congress last week, he boasted that in his first few weeks back in the White House he had “brought free speech back to America.”

But First Amendment advocates say they’ve never seen freedom of speech under attack the way it has been in Trump’s second term.

Trump’s Republican administration has threatened Democratic members of Congress with investigation for criticizing conservatives, pulled federal grants that include language it opposes, sanctioned law firms that represent Trump’s political opponents and arrested the organizer of student protests that Trump criticized as “anti-Semitic, anti-American.”

“Your right to say something depends on what the administration thinks of it, which is no free speech at all,” said Will Creeley, legal director of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a nonpartisan First Amendment group.

Trump on Monday took credit for the arrest by immigration agents of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student and legal permanent resident who helped lead pro-Palestinian protests there. Khalil’s lawyers say the government is targeting him for his activism and to “discriminate against particular viewpoints.”

Taken from the 50501 reddit...

US : Request your private data obtained by DOGEUS News (self.50501) submitted 8 hours ago * by Vivid_Midnight_1066

Representative Jamie Raskin is encouraging all U.S. citizens to join him this week in filing formal demands for access to their personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has issued an injunction commanding DOGE to comply with citizen requests under the Freedom of Information Act. This law encompasses the Federal Privacy Act of 1974, which entitles any citizen to access personal information held in any U.S. government records system.

https://jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy-act-requests/

Please spread the word so we can inundate DOGE with requests for our personal data.

Edited to add a direct link to the form letter: https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ak-raskin/images/Raskin_DOGE_Privacy_Request.pdf

https://apwu.org/day-of-action

US postal service locations around the nation are asking for our help.

Rise to the need of the people!

Trump is trying to dismantle the US Postal service to disrupt mail-in votes and privatize mail service in this country.

Leading to irreparable harm to voter integrity and freedom!

Lend your time and stand by our nation’s postal workers on March 20th!

Times for protests vary by location so please check the map on the link above.

Since this one is bigger than both of them, check !general@50501.chat .

There is also !mirror@50501.chat - a mirror of popular reddit 50501 posts.

There is also some state specific comms, check https://50501.chat/communities. If you press the "subscribe" button, it will prompt you to enter your instance, and it will redirect you to the comm on your instance/

Hello everyone!

Brand new to Lemmy. I saw a post a few days ago talking state specific sub groups here. Tragically, I have lost the link explaining how to find them/how it works.

Can anyone help me out? Alaskans are showing up, and I'd like to make sure that the state specific stuff is put out there someplace other than Reddit.

A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University's 2024 student encampment protests was arrested Saturday night in New York City by federal immigration authorities who claimed they were acting on a State Department order to revoke his green card, according to his attorney.

Mahmoud Khalil was at his university-owned apartment blocks from Columbia's Manhattan campus when several Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered the building and took him into custody, Amy Greer, his attorney, told The Associated Press.

One of the agents told Greer by phone that they were executing a State Department order to revoke Khalil's student visa. Informed by the attorney that Khalil, who graduated in December, was in the U.S. as a permanent resident with a green card, the agent said they were revoking that too, according to Greer.

In a statement to CBS News, the Department of Homeland Security said Khalil's arrest was "in support of President Trump's executive orders prohibiting anti-Semitism," alleging the former student "led activities aligned to Hamas." The department did not provide details of any charges or alleged crimes.

cross-posted from: https://50501.chat/post/12681

Stand Up for Science 2025 did not disappoint! Thank you to the organizers for a day full of inspiring, hopeful messages. ❤️🇺🇸

r/Evolved_Fungi on Reddit posted the following :

Behind the scenes, I've been facing some threats suggesting there are some who want to stop the 50501 movement by stopping me.

To be honest, it makes me a bit anxious, and I’ve lost some sleep over it.

Yet, I'm certain that I could shout this message from the rooftops, take out full-page ads in newspapers, and create viral videos pleading, "PLEASE STOP PROTESTING!"

And still, the PROTESTS WOULD GO ON!

I could plead with people to stop protesting. I could even yell it in frustration, and get friends to join me in this plea!

And the PROTESTS WOULD STILL GO ON!

I could warn people that Donald Trump is displeased with me, that Elon Musk is searching for me, that my well-being is at stake for starting this movement!

And yet, the PROTESTS WOULD GO ON!

The essence of 50501 has taken hold. It’s an idea that unites people without a single leader or group at the helm. It’s the belief that we are all leaders, capable of HOLDING OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE!

For anyone who thinks I’m leading this movement, I’d love to hear how you think I could stop it. Because I’m absolutely convinced that I couldn’t! And honestly, I’m not sure I would, even if I could.

Because the PROTESTS MUST CONTINUE!

People have discovered community. They’ve found strength in their voices. They’ve rekindled hope in America, something so many had lost after the election.

So the PROTESTS WILL GO ON!

When an idea unites not just our country, but the world, it cannot be extinguished, especially not by me! Starting a fire requires just a spark, but it takes tremendous effort to put it out.

The IDEA that we have power together is that spark. The IDEA that we are ALL leaders in the fight for what’s right is the FLAME. Knowing that we are ALL 50501 is the FIRE THAT CAN’T BE EXTINGUISHED!

The IDEA ensures that the PROTESTS WILL GO ON!

With me or without me, by its very nature. No matter what I do, I am no more powerful in this movement than anyone else. Like a candle that ignites others, who then go on to light even more. My flame is just one among many now. I’m powerless to halt this movement, and that’s what makes it so beautiful! SO POWERFUL!

Even if I’m silenced, it wouldn't matter because there are hundreds of thousands of others with the same voice, ready to inspire, lead, and hold those in power accountable!

If I’m silenced, the next protest is still planned. If I’m silenced, the movement will continue to grow without me!

And that’s the true strength of this movement. Leaderless, yet driven by an IDEA. Leaderless, but FILLED WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE LEADERS!

And because of that, the PROTESTS WILL GO ON!

With or without me.

I’ve come to realize I’D RATHER LOSE SLEEP AT NIGHT FOR DOING THE RIGHT THING than to lie awake at night regretting not doing anything.

We ALL HOLD THAT FLAME to make sure the FIRE THAT IS 50501 continues to BURN!

WE ARE ALL 50501!

Thank you, every single one of you! BECAUSE OF YOU, we are 208,000 STRONG! AND WE CANNOT BE STOPPED!

LET THE PROTESTS GO ON!!!!

https://x.com/StephenKing/status/1897807621195022534

50501 is also present on Lemmy. If you are new to the Fediverse and are having trouble deciding which instance to create your account on, that one is a good choice.

If you're looking for ways you can take action and make a difference in the resistance, I have collected some ideas.