/r/50501 Mirror

Originally Posted By u/kristiNAPS At 2025-04-02 05:04:26 PM | Source

Originally Posted By u/The1TrueRedditor At 2025-04-02 03:18:23 PM | Source

Outside of necessities (food), buy nothing until Trump repeals the tariffs. Why should WE pay for HIS mistakes?

No new clothes. No new cars. No luxury items or toys. No Amazon, no Walmart, no big box retailers or food chains (McDonalds, etc).

Hit Trump's billionaire backers where it hurts, in their wallet.

If you absolutely have to buy something, shop small and support local businesses.

Originally Posted By u/robbviously At 2025-04-02 05:38:51 PM | Source

Originally Posted By u/itsokbirdie At 2025-04-02 05:46:03 PM | Source

I've seen a few comments here deriding "centrists", "liberals", "conservatives" and other ideological groups. To be frank, I think this kind of rhetoric is counterproductive. We should be willing to welcome anybody who wants to fight for democracy, the Constitution and rule of law (within reason, of course). That means it would be unwise to imply that these mainstream, widely-held ideologies have no positive aspects to them, and even more unwise to suggest that everyone who adheres to these ideologies should not be worked with. At a bare minimum, we need better reasons to criticize people than them simply not being as left-wing as some of us would like. Moreover, it's important to remember that very few people perfectly fit a particular ideological mold. Ultraconservative cartoonist Al Capp was a supporter of gay rights in the 1970s, while Bernie Sanders has repeatedly gone on record opposing open borders. We shouldn't be demanding ideological conformity, we should be actively recruiting anybody who thinks the Trump II administration is hurting democracy and wants to correct course. Now is not the time for purity tests. What it is time for is teamwork.

Originally Posted By u/NoAnt6694 At 2025-04-02 07:22:26 PM | Source

Originally Posted By u/CantStopPoppin At 2025-04-02 07:15:18 PM | Source

Originally Posted By u/Shinji_Okami At 2025-04-02 04:03:31 PM | Source

Anywhere you see people discussing Cory Booker’s incredible 25 hour record breaking speech, take it as an opportunity to inform them about the National Protest on 4/5.

“25 hours proved one voice can shake the senate. Imagine what millions can do.”

“Booker stood for 25 hours to prove the people are more powerful. Now, it’s our turn.”

Etc etc etc

Originally Posted By u/Fabulous-Garage2101 At 2025-04-02 02:01:45 PM | Source

There is an old saying that the Devil doesn’t give gifts. It’s a motive to EVERYTHING this regime does. Elron isn’t going anywhere except behind the scenes. This announcement is another attempt at DISTRACTION! Their playbook is running thin. Now is not the time to run a victory lap. The protests and boycotting should increase if anything. It’s a ploy. He’s been a public liability. He has to move to the background because of it. We must stay united and focused. There will be many distractions along the way just like this, but like Wisconsin we see through it. Are we stopping? The answer is NO! Are we falling for it? The answer is NO! Say it with me NOPE NOT FALLING FOR IT!

Originally Posted By u/AlarmingHat5154 At 2025-04-02 03:18:40 PM | Source

Originally Posted By u/transcendent167 At 2025-04-02 10:54:42 AM | Source

Originally Posted By u/greenascanbe At 2025-04-02 12:51:00 AM | Source

Originally Posted By u/damianmartian At 2025-04-01 10:54:06 PM | Source

1. Susan Crawford won the Wisconsin State Supreme Court race and Edolf wasted $25M.

2. Cory Booker beat the filibuster length record and protested the administration by going off for over 25 hours. Call him and thank him!! You can call any senator or rep at (202) 224-3121 and ask for them by name.

Originally Posted By u/Winkinsburst At 2025-04-01 11:30:28 PM | Source

This might be downvoted but here goes. white people need to be at the forefront and act as shields at these protests when there are POC present. Sorry. Not sorry. The white power / white nationalism movement is a white people problem to solve, especially considering 56% of white people voted Trump. White people have to take the lead on this because the real physical dangers are first and foremost to POC.

See y'all on April 5th guys!

Originally Posted By u/Ok_Cardiologist_9121 At 2025-04-01 10:14:09 PM | Source

Originally Posted By u/Healthy_Block3036 At 2025-04-01 09:50:18 PM | Source

Watching the senator stand for so long, give real, raw emotion to his speech, and his call for the American People to rise up and take action really friggin got me today.

I drive by a planned parenthood every now and then and there are ALWAYS people with anti-abortion signs outside of it. I knew I’d be driving by it again today.

And I knew I had had enough of it.

I made a sign during my lunch break - My Body. My Choice - and then promptly showed up after work. I stood by myself with my sign across from the anti-abortion schmucks.

When they tried to engage / argue, I chanted as loud as I could over them “MY BODY. MY CHOICE”

When traffic died down and it was quieter, I chanted as loud as I could in their direction “MY BODY. MY CHOICE”

Sometimes I added a little fun flare by following up my chant with “and if anyone says otherwise they are a FASCIST BASTARD”

Those fascists didn’t know what to do lmaoooo they packed up early.

Someone randomly walked up to me to ask if they could join me the next time I counter protest, and said they will bring friends too. I also got to let him know about 50501 and some local organizing groups in the community!

It just takes one person. Because then another shows up. Then another. And before you know it, we’ve got millions in every corner of our beautiful nation rising up, saying NO MORE.

I think it’s important to share these stories. Even if not an “official” 50501 protest, I still felt all of you with me, spanning far and wide across the nation.

Love and solidarity. Let’s make April 5th unforgettable!!!

Originally Posted By u/Feeling_Relative7186 At 2025-04-01 09:26:27 PM | Source

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

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

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

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

"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