Heather Barrett

"The distance between what is said and what is known to be true has become an abyss. Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous. The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil."

~ Senator Mon Mothma ~
"Andor" season 2, episode 9

NO KINGS: DALLAS · Mobilize **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...

📢 June 14: Dallas No Kings Rally!

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How is anyone living an ordinary life right now? How am I supposed to? Business as usual has turned to dust and is streaming through my fingers, completely untenable. I feel like a full-body muscle knot, desperate for relief. I can't be the only going through this, but it is profoundly lonely

Image of a white splattered background. At the top is a crown with a red X slashed on it. Below are the words NEXT DAY OF ACTION: JUNE 14th. The 50501 logo is at the bottom.

Stay tuned.

#FiftyFiftyOne #50501Movement #PeoplesMovement #ImpeachTrump

"You made this decision long ago: the Empire cannot win. And you'll never feel right unless you're doing what you can to stop them. You're coming home to yourself. You've become more than your fear. Let that protect you."

~ Cassian Andor ~
"Andor" (Season 2, episode 1)
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It was a good turnout and full of good energy! I wasn't too sure what to expect since I usually attend events in the larger cities. It exceeded my expectations! I am proud of Allen and Collin County

Absolutely. This is no time for complacency or cowardice. We must band together and wield our collective power. I say a general strike is the answer. Look, Kamala Harris got around 75 million votes--we only need 11 million people for an effective strike. Let's get to it!
generalstrikeus.com

I am planning to if I can finish up some work earlier in the day. I went to the one in Allen today 🫶

It's been very heartening to see Americans across the country coming together to observe May Day--known formally as International Workers' Day. I hope we do so every year from now on. Let's take back our holiday! We, the working class, make this country great.

#MayDay2025 #MayDayUSA

I was there! Thanks for sharing your photos. The umbrella is a wonderful idea, especially in springtime!

The only (legal) way I see to take effective action is a general strike of 11+ million people. Pledges are being collected here:
generalstrikeus.com
On Bluesky: @generalstrikeus.bsky.social

I thought that sort of atrocity could only happen in other countries. But we are well on our way to it here in the US. If we do not act now, it won't be long before tens of thousands of Americans have been "disappeared" too, mourned by tens of thousands of families.

Current events take me back to when I visited the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires. Among other things, it's a memorial to 30,000 people "disappeared" by the fascist government in the 1970s. Their mothers and others have protested in the plaza every Thursday ever since for justice to be done.

I think one reason transsexuals are such a huge political target is that they challenge the rigid sex and gender binaries upon which patriarchal power structures have been built for centuries. As a woman and an LGBTQ+ ally, I say to hell with patriarchy. We deserve better.

The DFW protest on 4/19 is scheduled at Burk Burnett Park in ** Fort Worth ** 🤠

Oh look, one of the weakest and stupidest assholes in the country has something to say. Also, if he's accusing others of panicking, it means 100% that he and his party are panicking. Fucking hypocrites 🙄

I recommend reading the entire thread. Thank you @altnps.bsky.social

📢📢 Save the date and stay tuned for information about local events! The April 5th protests drew approximately 5 million people, according to Alt National Park Service! @altnps.bsky.social Let's keep growing our attendance!

#50501Movement #ThePeoplesMovement #protest

#HandsOff #Dallas #DFW

#HandsOff #Dallas #DFW

Our lack of fast, efficient, and affordable nationwide tranist is also a huge hurdle for people getting together across such distances. It benefits nobody except the auto and oil & gas idustries and those who fear so many of us banding together.

Self-care is a type of radical kindness, as rebellious and revolutionary an act as any public demonstration. I'm saving myself from burning out. I'm preserving myself for the next public demonstration next Saturday and for many important things to come.

I felt guilty and down on myself for not attending a protest I'd planned to attend today. But I told myself the words I wrote above, and I stopped feeling that way. That's the way our hypercapitalist culture would have me feel. But it's that hypercapitalist culture that is wrong.

For anyone who needs to hear it: when you feel tired or just can't get yourself moving, resting and giving yourself grace is not only ok, it's good, right, and necessary.

Donald Trump: "Horse face. Pocahontas. Crooked Hillary. Tampon Tim. Bitch. Fat pig. Disgusting animal. Bad hombres. Shithole countries."

Republicans:

Jasmine Crockett: "Governor Hot Wheels."

Republicans: *sputtering, impotent rage*

YouTube video by Star Wars Andor | Official Trailer | Final Season Streaming April 22 on Disney+

New #Andor trailer dropped!! This one is pretty tense 😬 I am so excited, but also dreading it. Atrocious things are going to happen as the rebellion unfolds.

youtu.be/duN-KQgOjYs?...

There will also be protests in smaller cities in and near DFW. I've seen announcements for Frisco, McKinney, Denton, Flower Mound, and Sherman.

Flyer image for the Hands Off protest in Dallas, Texas, on April 5th from 3 to 6 PM at Dealey Plaza. The image includes the text: Remove corrupt politicians, Reverse the damage, and Reclaim our democracy. The protest sponsors are Indivisible and 50501 DFW.

📢 Hands Off protest in Dallas on Saturday, April 5th! This is a national day of action, so let's all do what we can to show the dictator and oligarchs that the United States belongs to us, and they only get to govern it if we allow it.

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*not convinced me