/r/50501 Mirror

Originally Posted By u/_MonetMemoir At 2025-04-01 07:22:20 PM | Source

Originally Posted By u/thesatiresire At 2025-04-01 08:18:56 PM | Source

Full quote from the livestream a few minutes ago:

"I was challenged by my own constituents to do something different, challenged by my own constituents to do something, challenged by my own constituents to take risks."

Keep calling your Democratic representation, if you have any. Keep pushing them to make the changes we need--like changing our congressional leadership--when they drag their feet, and thank them when they move in the right direction. Believe it or not, many of these people do care what their constituents care enough to repeatedly, consistently contact them about.

Yes, this is ultimately a performative action. But at a time when so many are complying in advance, public officials standing up and setting an example is important.

Originally Posted By u/Far_Shore At 2025-04-01 07:14:21 PM | Source

Originally Posted By u/Healthy_Block3036 At 2025-04-01 07:22:34 PM | Source

Not only did this man just speak for 24 hours and 18+ minutes straight in scathing rebuke of this administration and eloquence describing WHY we oppose it, but the last half hour was just about as inspiring a feat of articulation as I’ve seen in politics in my half century on Earth.

Senator Corey Booker, thank you for DOING SOMETHING MEANINGFUL. To the 50501 fam, take it to the streets, people. The time is NOW.

Originally Posted By u/Ezzmon At 2025-04-01 07:32:22 PM | Source

That's all!

Originally Posted By u/aIIisonmay At 2025-04-01 08:07:02 PM | Source

"I will yield for a question while retaining the floor". I want this on a T-Shirt.

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/floor_activity_pail.htm

Originally Posted By u/thesatiresire At 2025-04-01 06:11:18 PM | Source

Originally Posted By u/Healthy_Block3036 At 2025-04-01 05:32:50 PM | Source

What are we gonna do??? Riot!!! When are we gonna do it…. Soon!! Seriously, we need free Luigi to be on the signs for protest this Saturday! they’re just playing political games with somebody’s life…. “Let’s kill a symbol of resistance….” This is not something to ignore…. We need to be DEMANDING more from the people who are our “leaders”. This is killing in the name of political propaganda….

Originally Posted By u/gothgirly33 At 2025-04-01 11:47:22 AM | Source

So there is the recent news that f-Elon will "step down" from Doge come May. While I am 100% that's just performative since he is the shadow president. He has already done massive damage to innocent people's lives.

I guess I just want to make sure we're all on the same page. We will still protest his business correct? He will undoubtedly still be meddling in the government and regardless I feel like we have a duty to keep up the pressure. Thoughts?

Originally Posted By u/Haunting-Win-7143 At 2025-04-01 03:43:19 PM | Source

Originally Posted By u/QuietPerformer160 At 2025-04-01 03:35:50 PM | Source

Originally Posted By u/No_Profession1935 At 2025-04-01 03:17:51 PM | Source

Look, I’ve been part of 50501, and I still support it. I believe in the people showing up, in the anger, in the need to fight back. But if we’re being honest with ourselves, we have to admit that right now, 50501 is not an effective threat to the system. It’s a mass of frustration without direction, a movement that makes noise but doesn’t force change. And if we don’t fix that, it will collapse like every other disorganized protest movement before it.

I’m not saying this to tear it down, I want it to succeed. But success doesn’t come from just showing up with a sign. We need real strategy, real coordination, real disruption.

The Problems with 50501 Right Now

1. No Clear Leadership or Organization I get that people are wary of hierarchical leadership, but the reality is that a movement without structure is just a crowd. There’s no unified message, no coordinated planning, no ability to escalate beyond scattered protests. Right now, it feels like a rabble of different groups with different goals, all loosely connected by anger but not by strategy. That isn’t enough.

   2. No Cohesive Message What does 50501 actually stand for? Ask ten people and you’ll get ten different answers. The protests end up looking like a jumble of causes, which makes it easy for the media and the government to dismiss it as incoherent and unserious. The right-wing machine has one message, repeated endlessly, drilled into people’s heads. We need to do the same.

2. Protests Alone Won’t Work We’ve marched. We’ve screamed. We’ve shut down intersections. And yet, the government keeps rolling over us. Why? Because protests alone don’t force change unless they escalate into something that actually disrupts the system. A one-day march doesn’t scare the people in power. They know we’ll go home at the end of the day.

What Needs to Happen for 50501 to Become a Real Threat

1. Shift from Protests to Economic Disruption The government doesn’t give a damn if we march. But it does care if the money stops flowing. We need to move beyond street protests and into direct economic action. That means: • Coordinated boycotts that actually hurt corporations backing this administration. • Work slowdowns and localized strikes—if a full general strike isn’t feasible yet, we can at least choke productivity and create pressure. • Mass refusal to pay rent, mortgages, and debts.

2. Build Infrastructure for Long-Term Resistance We can’t just tell people to strike and expect them to survive without support. 50501 needs to start acting like a real resistance movement by setting up: • Strike funds to help people financially sustain long-term action. • Mutual aid networks to distribute food, housing, and medical care. • Alternative communication systems that don’t rely on platforms controlled by the government and corporations.

3. Commit to a General Strike If we’re serious about nonviolent resistance, the only thing that has a chance of working is a nationwide, sustained general strike. Not a one-day walkout. Not a weekend of protest. I’m talking months of coordinated noncompliance. 20 million people refusing to work, refusing to spend, refusing to participate. No buying. No driving. No logging in. No school. No taxes. Nothing.

The Hard Truth: This Will Be Painful

A real general strike will hurt. People will lose their jobs. People will lose their homes. Some will die because the system is built to punish those who refuse to comply. This will be vilified by the media, by politicians, by even some of our own friends and family. But that is the cost of real resistance.

50501 Has to Decide What It Wants to Be

Right now, 50501 is a symbol. A gathering of angry people with no real teeth. If we don’t evolve, if we don’t organize, if we don’t commit to real, sustained disruption, then this movement will die like every other protest movement that came before it.

So the question is: Are we here to make noise, or are we here to make change? Because change will require sacrifice, suffering, and relentless action. The system will not fall just because we wish it would. It has to be forced to its knees.

Originally Posted By u/Taste-T-Krumpetz At 2025-04-01 03:07:17 PM | Source

I am seeing an increase of "concerned" posts and incident posts. Don't listen to it. Show up with the Constitution and a US Flag. This is our country and we will be peaceful.

Originally Posted By u/Standforearth At 2025-04-01 05:05:27 PM | Source

Just got this email from ACLU! Sorry if this is old information, but to me it's the first recognition I've seen from them about the protests. This is huge!

Originally Posted By u/MadWorldX1 At 2025-04-01 02:33:28 PM | Source

For years, we’ve watched the Democratic Party plead for “bipartisanship” while the other side set fire to the floor. We’ve watched them compromise while the GOP bulldozed civil rights, stripped protections, and catered to billionaires. And for a long time, it felt like the people we elected to fight just wouldn’t.

But today? Something’s different. They’re filibustering. They’re delaying. They’re blocking bad-faith bills cold.

And for once, it’s not to appease corporate donors or beg for respect. It’s to protect us.

Let’s be clear. This isn’t heroism. It’s not even extraordinary. It’s the bare minimum. But after years of watching our supposed allies fold under pressure, it actually feels like a shift. And we need to call attention to it. Loudly.

Because here’s the truth. When pressure builds from the outside, they finally start to act.

We’ve been in the streets. We’ve organized, protested, voted, called, emailed, and demanded more than performative outrage. And now some of them are finally catching up.

They’re using their procedural tools the way the GOP has used them for decades. Not to block progress, but to block cruelty.

Don’t let this moment go unnoticed. If they hold the line and we stay silent, the pressure to fold will come back even stronger. But if we show up now with support, with praise, and with higher expectations, they’ll know we are paying attention.

Not just to clap for what they do. But to make sure they keep doing it.

Because when elected officials stand up to fascism, When they stop pretending you can negotiate with people who are dismantling democracy, When they finally stop asking for unity with those attacking our rights,

That’s not division. That’s defense.

So yes, hold them accountable. But when they finally hold the line, support them. Speak up. Push harder.

Originally Posted By u/transcendent167 At 2025-04-01 09:55:01 AM | Source

Going on 17+ hours. He isn't holding back. He just called out Elon for threatening elected officials. This is all really nice to hear coming out of a Senator's mouth. Other than Bernie.

Originally Posted By u/Equal-Confidence-941 At 2025-04-01 01:07:24 PM | Source

Well if you got family or friends on SSI or disability, check your balances with them and start planning for alternative measures.

My dad is 71, in poor health and alone in another state. For the first time ever, he missed receiving his checks. They never even arrived late, and if that’s a string of good luck, then this here is the end of it.

I too am in poor health (currently down with Leukemia), and physically too weak and tired to be able to take care of him full time. I got my own medical shit to deal with, and now I gotta cover his entire income in addition to taking care of my own. I’m hoping that this is a lone hiccup in the 6 years he’s been receiving his benefits, but we all know it’s not and why. It makes me frustrated that of all the visceral, summarily handled thoughts in my head that should happen to the perpetuators for letting people die penniless and without dignity, IIIIII am a bad guy for saying it out loud and it becoming a 5 alarm mod fire.

Cuz the shit I’d love to say right now….

Originally Posted By u/Standard-Inside-3450 At 2025-04-01 12:33:05 PM | Source

Originally Posted By u/Illustrious-King8421 At 2025-04-01 10:41:03 AM | Source

This picture is a line of white people forming a barrier between black protesters and the police in Kentucky in 2020. Taken from https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3030057000419348&vanity=KentuckyNOW&slug=a.241183559306720

Originally Posted By u/Least_Ad_9141 At 2025-04-01 10:22:12 AM | Source

So Cory Booker and his Democratic colleagues have now managed to hold the floor and lash out on Trump for SIXTEEN HOURS.

While it might not break the record - which is sadly occupied by racism - it is still highly impressive on its own.

You can watch it here!

Originally Posted By u/BrowsingMyRedditMeme At 2025-04-01 11:07:18 AM | Source

Update to a previous post made by someone else about 8 hrs ago, but Sen. Booker of NJ is STILL holding the floor in the Senate as of 0545 EST as a form of protest against the MEDICARE/MEDICAID cuts, as well as the administration at large. Watch here on CSPAN if you’re interested: https://www.c-span.org/event/us-senate/us-senate/432077

Originally Posted By u/A_JELLY_DONUTT At 2025-04-01 05:42:36 AM | Source

Originally Posted By u/transcendent167 At 2025-04-01 10:42:12 AM | Source