Michael Udesky💙

IMPORTANT QUESTION: Who would be the 21 soloists invited if WE ARE THE WORLD was recorded today? Some givens: Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, Bruno Mars, Rihanna.... but it gets harder... SZA? Frank Ocean? Lana Del Ray? Grimes?

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Crime lords

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DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS: Are there big corporations enabling Ice or the Trump administration that can be targeted/hurt financially by a boycott—withholding purchases from their specific stores this Christmas season?

A fragile line between human and beast emerges as I watch a table full of adults continually, yet nonchalantly, swat flies as they eat.

I vacillate between extreme confidence and severe apprehension, my default being somewhere in between which is awkward for everybody nearby

Agreed. But in this case, I think that sophomoric inappropriate behavior helps them to not be easily categorized and dismissed by Maga as ‘woke’ or left-wing. Because they do it to everyone. Which I think gives them more impact and power. In this situation

Seldom scene artistic courage these days. This type of uncompromising flex can b incredibly powerful and if it lessens the collective fear of other creators just a touch, that's where movements gain momentum. I will confess, the moment his glistening tiny reed of a penis appeared gave me great hope.

I'm at a cafe wearing headphones and I suddenly sneeze and look up, meeting eyes with a guy across the way and I softly say thanks/nod thinking maybe he said god bless you and then he subtly shakes his head no -- like he didn't say it. That just happened. I shrugged back and life continues on.

Cassie Fincher (@caregis_81) on Threads This is the level of pissed off that everyone should be feeling. I’m trying really hard to hold on to hope. Guys, we can do better. We can be better. A human can s a human. Please see that.

www.threads.com/@caregis_81/...

The woman working the register asked me if I wanted a side of tomatoes or home fries with my eggs and I said, "how about a side of none of your business" and the cafe line erupted into laughter.*
*All true except for me saying that or anyone else being in line.

Seattle WA showing up! NO KINGS

Tomorrow is the day! Let's spread the word to everyone. We need to make a strong statement. By showing up.

I find notes helpful

Think about what kind of person you have to be to lie about sending someone to a torture prison for life based on nothing bsky.app/profile/atru...

No mention of the protests on Sunday the day after's front page of the NYTimes. For shame. This was what they did 8 years ago the day after the women's march...

This was the day after the Women's March in 2017. Staggering difference.

New York Times front page, January 22, 2017. The top headline reads "DEFIANT YET JUBILANT VOICES FLOOD U.S. CITIES." The lead photo is a group of protesters, mostly in pink hat, with a big red sign of a female gender symbol with a raised fist in the middle of the circle at the center. Other smaller photos from marches across the U.S. sit in the lower-middle part of the page.

Day after the Women's March, for reference, the Times went with a big photo and multiple small ones and had that take up most of the "above-the-fold" area.

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Millions of people hitting the streets across the country and where do you think it shows up on the front page of the New York Times THE NEXT DAY? Scroll down and see because I COULDN'T FIND IT. Can you?

Now THAT’S some #GoodTrouble. #HandsOff

Massive crowd at Hands Off rally in St. Paul, Minnesota

Wow. #HandsOff rally in St. Paul, Minnesota is massive!

To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.

—With love,
Your American allies.

Portland OR Hands Off Rally

Oh wow: Portland Oregon is NOT KIDDING
#handsoff

Excited for all the new American banana and coffee factories.

BE SAFE!

Shouldn't we all re-post this one -- to paper all of the timelines? Let's increase the NUMBERS!

We should all be re-tweeting this, no? Just to have it papered everywhere on this site?

Curious — who's going?? I am!