We (the People) Dissent

This timeline makes the Upside Down feel like a holiday.

(This is an actual tweet by the Secretary of Defense)

A Burrito and a Coffee with a Side of Dignity Heretic Coffee—an unconventional nonprofit serving warm drinks all while relieving food scarcity.

Heretic Coffee in Portland, OR has served 2000 free breakfasts to their community in 31 days.

This is joyful resistance—breath-taking beauty in the face of the cruelty of this administration.

Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced via X that she is stepping down from congress on January 5.

It’s a Christmas miracle come early!!!

86 Democrats decried the “horrors” of socialism.

All assistance is socialism.
Public education is socialism.
Public libraries are socialism.
National parks are socialism.
Public utilities are socialism.
Veteran services are socialism.

Socialism isn’t the big bad wolf.

It’s no coincidence that the degrees slated to receive less assistance are largely in fields dominated by women.

This is about gender. Full stop.

It’s the patriarchy pickpocketing women for its own gain.

In September, the CR to release the Epstein files needed one more signature.

For two months, it sat, waiting for the Rep. Grijalva.

Today, it passed the House and Senate almost unanimously.

This is why we protest - to march justice forward.

Kids are skipping school in North Carolina because they fear arrests by ICE.

Remind me again, how is this making us great?

From my standpoint, it’s just making us like 1939 Germany.

30,000 Rallies, Eight Months: 2025 is Poised to Break Records Add your voice—show up, boycott, and help push the movement forward this week.

Did you know that there’s a massive blackout planned for Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday?

Probably not.

We Ain’t Buying That
November 27-December 1
Main Targets: Amazon, Target, and Home Depot

Starve the corporations.

open.substack.com/pub/thepeopl...

30,000 Rallies, Eight Months: 2025 is Poised to Break Records Add your voice—show up, boycott, and help push the movement forward this week.

In the 8 months I have been keeping a weekly list of protests, I have recorded about 30,000 protests.

30,000 in 8 months.

And the number of weekly protests is growing.

Vets Say No — A Veteran's Day Wrap Up If you have stories from dissent this past weekend or story tips, share them on my website. And please, don’t forget to like and subscribe.

Now, for some good news...

Yesterday, at over 150 locations across the US, veterans and their neighbors rose.

In Chicago, 300 marched through downtown.
In Portland, they held a silent vigil and left flowers outside of an ICE facility.
In Seattle, their banners read, "VETS SAY NO OATHS TO TRUMP."

Congratulations Adelita Grijalva!!!!!

Glad you will be representing the people of AZ!

When the files are released and the Speaker Johnson pretends to be shocked, we ask, “Then why did you block their release?”

“She introduced me to him with a clear message of (pause) my… being (pause) with him in the same way that she had trafficked me and brought me to Jefferey Epstein.”

- Anouska De Georgiou, Epstein Survivor

The pauses tell the story.

Utah judge selects new congressional map, tossing map drawn by lawmakers A judge has thrown out a new U.S. congressional map passed by the Republican-led legislature in favor of an alternative map.

A win in Utah!!! A judge tossed a map that sought to crack Salt Lake.

“According to KSL, the District Judge Dianna Gibson, called the legislative map an ‘extreme partisan outlier’ that illegally gave Republicans an advantage.”

Source: ow.ly/suKu50XpVtS

42 million aren’t without SNAP benefits because the government is shutdown.

They are scrambling to feed their families because the President refuses to obey a court order and feed people.

Let’s get the narrative straight.

🚨 Immediate Action—Call TODAY A matter of hours may decide the healthcare of millions. It all comes down to NV, IL, ME, VA, PA, and NH.

The fight for healthcare is not over.

A final vote to end commentary and amendments is necessary before the spending bill will move forward.

☎️ Call your senators, especially the 8 Democratic/Independent “Yes” votes - NV, IL, PA, ME, VA, NH.

Here’s info…

Demolishing the White House to make room for a 250 million dollar ballroom while Americans can’t afford healthcare is the epitome of “Let them eat cake.”

As more numbers come in, it's astounding the difference in counts for No Kings 2.0.

Every location reported either has a similar count or has doubled.

Santa Monica: June 1,000 to 6,000 vs Oct. 5,000 to 10,000

Albany: June 1,700 to 2,000 vs Oct. 20,000 to 25,000

Wait! I thought we were a violent mob of rioters who hate America?

All I saw was community-loving peaceful protesters.

So, is Mike Johnson going to apologize?
🦗🦗🦗

No, Mr. President, the hour before you bombed Iran was the time for peace.

Dear Outdoorsy Republicans,

It’s going to be real hard to hunt, camp, graze cattle, fish, ride ATVs, and boat if your representatives sell off millions of acres of public lands.

Just a thought.

Signed,
An outdoorsy liberal

Be There, Be Counted

I’ve been doing just this. I work to record protests. I also wrote an analysis of what I have discovered if you’re interested.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

K Starling (@authorkstarling) on Threads Here’s the link to the spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hQzNbsbupLqtijfQywpmZs6nKSNLmEbugaYl6HWbyvA/edit?usp=drivesdk

To get to 12 million, the remaining 1355 sites would need to average about 6400. To arrive at an estimate of 4 to 6 million, the remaining 1355 protests need to average 811 to 2287. The second scenario is more likely.

www.threads.com/@authorkstar...

Did 5 or 12 million people protest on June 14?

Total Count (1/3 of Sites Counted) . . . 2,985,032 to 3,613,413

Average for the last 300 Entries . . . 1,695 to 2,127

Estimate if this Average Persist . . . 5,281,757 to 6,495,498

Great! Can I get a source?

Can you please provide a list of your counts so they can be verified? I'm not doubting, but for transparency.

Thanks!!!

The protest count for June 14 has risen to over 2000!!!

And this coming week…
30+ Pride events.
40+ Juneteenth events.
50+ Tesla protests.
300+ protests the week after June 14.

The info on June 14 is below.

Here is the list with events June 14-20: www.wethepeopledissent.net

An amazing fellow dissenter created this using our data. April onward is where I have the best data. It’s amazing to watch.

1800+ Protests on on June 14 All of the information you need to join a No Kings or Kick out the Clowns protest

June 14 - States with the Most Protests

5. New York - 78
4. Florida - 79
3. Washington - 79
2. Massachusetts - 103
1. California - 220

See the entire list here: open.substack.com/pub/thepeopl...