Becca

Saw this one for Oakland, ca

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250 in Rockland, ME

I've lived under martial law before. Not in the U.S.-in Thailand, after a coup. And I've walked Tiananmen Square, too. So what I'm watching in LA right now? It hits different. Because I've seen how authoritarianism takes hold-and how America's resistance isn't following the script. 1/7 In Thailand, I taught at a private school after the military coup. One of my coworkers had lived through the actual lockdown in Bangkok. He remembered hearing gunfire and realizing: they're killing people in the street. That fear settled into daily life. You complied. You stayed quiet. You survived. 2/7

The man who led the coup? He became a monk-because in Thailand, becoming a monk makes you untouchable. I was literally teaching his grandkids. People worried if the military would come for them, too. That's the weight of real martial law. It changes how you move through the world. 3/7 In China, I visited Tiananmen Square. My Chinese teacher's mother was pregnant with her when she stood in that square. That history was personal. But it was also erased. Because in authoritarian regimes, memory itself becomes dangerous. What we're not allowed to remember gets rewritten. 4/7

So watching protests erupt in LA right now-protesters shutting down freeways, standing off against SWAT, refusing to move-I'm struck by what's different. Yes, there's fear. But there's also volume. America isn't going quiet. And that matters. Because martial law requires submission. It relies on people staying home. It needs us to believe we're outnumbered. But in every major U.S. city right now, people are standing up. Not just resisting. Refusing to disappear. 5/7

They want us to believe there's no choice. But that's a lie authoritarianism always tells. And America-messy, loud, imperfect America-still hasn't bought into that lie. So yes, l'm scared. But I also have something I didn't have in Thailand or China. Thave hope. Not because everything will work out on its own. But because people are choosing to show up. Because we're not done yet. 6/7 Hope isn't a mood. It's a decision. And if you're struggling to find it-borrow mine. I've lived through a coup. I've lived under martial law. And I'm telling you right now: This moment isn't over. We're still writing the ending. 7/7

“hope isn’t a mood. it’s a decision.” (via confettitactics on threads: www.threads.com/@confettitac...)

Good to know! Tone in text is always a tough one for me 😅

I have no idea how to read your tone or respond to this…

If you’re serious, then no. A vuvuzela is a noise maker.

If you’re joking then…heh…it does sound like it would be, doesn’t it?

I’ve got this vuvuzela that’s been collecting dust for years. I feel like it might get some use this Saturday…

No Kings On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...

Saturday is the biggest protest day of the Trump Regime. If you can participate, please do.

In my inner circles I am hearing fear about being in a large crowd. Therefore, this week I will use this platform to post some history, resistance tips, and encourage as many of you as possible to show up.

I’ll be there

Judge: 'Probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations The government sent several planeloads of alleged gang members to El Salvador, including 137 people under the act, the White House said at the time.

JUST IN: Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations

This is excellent news. Hooray!

I appreciate all that you’re doing, but I wonder why you’re not also directing that energy? Get local volunteer orgs to set up sign up booths. Have areas where people can sign up for Indivisible or Working Families. People want to take action. Help them do so by forming connections.

Sometimes the good guys win and we should enjoy it when it happens.

5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

Can't let up. Tell them to vote NO.

🔥 CALL YOUR SENATORS 🔥

☎️ Phone: 5Calls has scripts: 5calls.org

📩 Hit 'em w/email: democracy.io

🔍 Locate electeds:
tinyurl.com/USelecteds

📖 Deep sense of outrage and betrayal': House Democrats react to Schumer announcement
www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...

I just finished calling

Donated, but I wish it was through something other than ActBlue.

I rage donated to Ukraine nonprofits today, but that’s it.

YouTube video by Adam Conover No one is coming to save us.

@adamconover.net out here making good points
(if you're short on time, start around the 10:30-ish mark)

Buck. The. Fuck. Up.

youtu.be/By1Z1nk31iE?...

Rage donation sent

Good idea. I just did the same

Exceptions being small, local businesses. We want to keep supporting those ones.

Amazon, Walmart, gas companies, etc.? Fuck those guys

Hard same

Go to town!

Neo-Nazis targeted a majority-Black town. Locals launched an armed watch. Residents of Lincoln Heights, Ohio, have organized armed guards after a neo-Nazi march and the spread of Ku Klux Klan leaflets rocked the Cincinnati suburb.

"'When we saw that the police wasn’t helping us, every able-bodied man in the neighborhood, with or without a gun, has stood guard and has been standing guard ever since,' said Dominic Brewton Jr., who runs a maintenance and repair company in the town..."
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.

There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP

Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.

I’m doing what I can locally to strengthen my community and fight, but these losses are devastating. It’s hard to believe any wins we’ve had are anything against such staggering losses.

Cute of the day: www.reddit.com/r/Eyebleach/...

Cute of the day: www.reddit.com/r/Eyebleach/...

I fell down a delightful rabbit hole today. You know how, for some folks, looking at a bright light makes them sneeze? There’s a name for it: Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helioopthalmic Outburst.

It’s also known as “ACHOO Syndrome.”

I love scientists.

Maddow aired this clip last night. It was very powerful