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Bob Churchill's avatar

Mass movements is what works - general strikes and mass demonstrations. Filling the streets. It serves notice on the oppressors that you're not at home cowering - and you get high being around thousands who're just as committed as you. Doesn't take special equipment, doesn't cost anything and it feels GREAT to be doing the right thing...

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Suzette's avatar

As a Canadian, I am watching your nation with horror. If Trump manages to turn your country into an autocracy, I fear that he will then turn his sights here (he has already expressed that desire). We will resist, but let's face it, we are a nation of 39,000,000 people and probably the results would be disastrous for us. Your citizens would suffer as well. Rise up, make yourselves heard and stand up for your democracy. Reclaim your place in the world as a symbol of liberty, hope, and compassion.

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Fierce Goat's avatar

We need to stand up too! We have power! We need to wield it. YOUR money is a great to protest. See the following.

Please SHARE: Time to stand up Canadians!

Make your voice heard. There are currently 3 petitions in Canada regarding Donald Trump and Elon Musk. You can sign these petitions online. Your signatures will be recorded in the Canadian House of Commons. It will take about 10 minutes to do all three. Please forward to everyone you know. Our voices matter!

1. E 5345 would forbid Donald Trump from entering Canada based on his criminal record and his threat to our sovereignty.

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-5345

2. E 5353 is asking the Canadian Government to revoke Elon Musk’s Canadian Citizenship and revoke his passport based on his threats toward our sovereignty.

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-5353

3. E 6378 is asking the Canadian Government to ban the social media platform X on all government agencies' communication channels.

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6378

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Elwood Sweetapple's avatar

Filled this one out a few days ago. Wish more people had seen it.

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Fierce Goat's avatar

Keep spreading the petition. I just checked the numbers again this morning and they are going up! I will be meeting with my MP on Friday to try to keep these petitions live! Wish me luck!

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Lila's avatar

Remember, we are a founding member of NATO. Any war declared on Canada is a violation of international law, and it is a war declared on all 30+ countries in NATO.

We aren't alone, and we aren't weak.

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Caroline Boudakian's avatar

This is an excellent article, thank you for writing it! It is good news indeed. America needs to wake up! There is full-blown autocrat in the White House. You need to fight back hard, and spring is coming! BIG Protests like the ones in Hungary & Serbia are needed everywhere in America! Hopefully they will spread further, into Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Canada, Australia, Greenland, Panama & the rest of the democratic countries! — You must not let Trump serve his full-term. His Administration is so corrupt they will not allow an opposition leader win again, fearing disclosure and prosecution. Please Read & Share!

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Alexis's avatar

Americans remember the Declaration of Independence says this: "Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --that whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government"

This regime is beyond destructive. It's time we kick them out and install a new administration. That is our right. We need to do this! The election was rigged. We can't lose hope. Be brave and lets fight to save our country from suffering the same fate as current and previous dictatorships ✊️

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Dee Joy's avatar

Election truth alliance .org has proof that musk rigged the election so trump could win. They have charts and graphs and have chief statisticians verify the proof along with other professionals. They used an algorithm to cheat. There's videos in their own words where they admit to cheating. both of them were headed to prison. They're criminals of course they're going to cheat.

Jessica denson - podcasts - lights on, has done podcasts about it too. Jessica said in the constitution an insurrectionist cannot be president, she wants him disqualified and so does everyone else. He is an illegal president. I've emailed jasmine Crockett and a few other reps as well. The American people did not vote for this nightmare.

Please try to help us to get him removed. He should not be President. How can any elections in the future be fair and honest if they get away with what they've done. No elections will be fair in future bc they're cheats. Please help get rid of them before he brings on WW 3

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Alexis's avatar

Lots of voters suppression too, as Greg Palast puts it 'STOLEN' votes. Everyone needs to watch Vigilates, Inc.

https://www.watchvigilantesinc.com/

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Kimberlie Van Wychen's avatar

Just filing lawsuits is not enough anymore! We need to do a reverse of January 6th on the White House! These oligarchs don't care about the law and they're doing it anyway! It's finally time to have our boots hit the ground and start flooding their houses! I thought occurred to me, that when we have all of this unity during protests, we should all say a collective prayer at the same time and watch them melt and scream on their way to hell! Prayer is extremely powerful

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Monty Cobb's avatar

Sorry, but to paraphrase an old saw, "prayer changes nothing" and neither do thoughts, without action. I am too old to lead this, but someone needs to be organizing action now. I will certainly join and support. The Democratic politicians show no signs that they have a clue. But a lot of us do.

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Fierce Goat's avatar

I will pray with you! Thanks for this! LOL

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Delia Wozniak's avatar

Watch and learn, America!

Your turn to march in massive protest in the streets is coming sooner than you think!

Trump is ignoring lower federal court orders in the hopes that the more friendly Supreme Court will save him!

He may be right! The Supreme Court is ultra conservative and stacked in his favor for eroding Congressional authority!

Yet, Trump isgoing far beyond overstepping Congressional authority!

Trump is “disappearing” hundreds of people without due process AND IN VIOLATION OF LOWER COURT ORDERS!

Trump is allowing Musk to use armed force to break into government agencies!

Such Presidential overreach will force the lower courts to start enforcement proceedings under their own powers!

Trump will hand his friends on the SUPREME COURT a choice, me or the judiciary!

How will they vote?

If they support such extreme Presidential powers it will be the end of the Republic!

Wr must take to the streets in enormous numbers before the Supreme Court makes such a terrible mistake !

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Monty Cobb's avatar

"We must take to the streets...." Yes! yes!

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Delia Wozniak's avatar

Yes! It’s a very sad day to call for “taking to the streets in massive numbers!

Let’s also hope more plain-spoken leaders like Tim Walz, Bernie, Pete, Murphy, Warren and AOC, can meet people where they live and work!

Get around the country and speak simply, without shouting platitudes, about common problems we face together!

We must overcome the lack of meaningful media coverage, as the mainstream media is controlled by the same forces we are now fighting against!

We must bring our message to the people!

The more people around the country that understand that a conspiracy of wealth is taking over our government, the greater our chance of defending our democracy!

Time is NOT on our side!

We must generate enough public outrage yoyo keep the Supreme Court accountable to the people, to the CONSTITUTION!

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Make Privacy Great Again's avatar

Sad is one way to see it. I sure am sad for the targets of this criminality and victims of this mayhem.

I have been holding my breath since Dobbs leaked, expecting Americans to stand up and use the Constitution’s vehicle for redress, non-violent protest. It’s a proven method that got us women’s suffrage, civil rights and the end to the Vietnam War.

I believe that if Democrats had been in the streets for the final 2 years of Biden’s term, letting SCOTUS and the world know that stripping us of well established rights will not stand, we’d have won an electoral victory as well.

Not protesting is what is sad to me. Feeling powerless, or letting other Americans do the hard stuff for us is pathetic.

Get Up, Stand Up!

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Delia Wozniak's avatar

Yes! I agree with you!

We do need to stand up and protest to protect our rights and the rights of others who are more vulnerable!

What’s sad about it is the possibility that Trump will call out his goons and thugs, or the military! Innocent protestors may die!

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Diana Robideau's avatar

This is exactly what the gentleman has been talking about.We need massive massive marches in Washington.1 day millions of people.Let's do it America.We need to do it

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James's avatar

We citizens must RESIST. It's going to get worse. We need 15 million to march on Congress, the WH, and state Capitols. RESIST. Be Brave. Be Strong. Be Vocal. Have Courage when you speak out like others have done.

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Rick Greenslit's avatar

I am getting old. I hope I live long enough to see the oligarchs fail , to see democracy reign, to see trump and his enablers imprisoned fir life.

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Valerie Harper's avatar

Trump is following a take-over playbook from Hungarian dictator Viktor Orban: HUGE marches there! The oligarchy got filthy rich & the masses are Very poor and ill! Yet marches in 6 figures!

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Lynn's avatar

Hope you’re right. The Republican Party is in charge and has totally capitulated to TFGs madness and project 2025s authoritarianism.

They’ve started ignoring court orders. Is impeaching and locking up judges next? Because I think it is.

They’ve stripped universities of funding and threaten them with wholesale destruction of said institutions unless they follow the autocratic laws.

They’ve decapitated the heads of all government agencies and military and installed loyalists.

Tell me, who’s left to fight?

The old folks who voted for this?

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Chris Ann's avatar

I’m an old folk and don’t blame this 💩 on me or my friends. We didn’t vote for it and are working against it.

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Walt Svirsky's avatar

I’m old as dirt and twice as dusty and have stood witness to the crimes against humanity by the Republicons for over 50 years. I’ve also seen the complete incompetence and unwillingness of the Democrats to effect a change that would have stopped this coup in its tracks.

But never, NEVER in my life did I think that our Supreme Court, the last bastion of democracy, would be so blatantly corrupt that they would contribute MIGHTILY to the destruction of the U.S. Constitution and all it was supposed to stand for.

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Walt Svirsky's avatar

They absolutely, positively, will not stop…unless We the People, do the stopping, Lynn.

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Lynn's avatar

Right now the Democratic Party is at 29% approval. TFG is almost 20 points higher.

Drastic changes must be made or the Dems will not reclaim the Senate or the House in 26.

Actually Forget the Senate. It’s never going to happen with this disorganized party.

An independent has a better chance.

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Walt Svirsky's avatar

The Democrats are completely incapable of stopping this coup! It’s up to US.

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Monty Cobb's avatar

Let's not blame groups based on their immutable characteristics (age, gender, race, etc). There are plenty in each of these groups who will support efforts to stop the right wing menace (its not a "Phantom") ;) Generalization, denigration and demonization are their tools, not ours.

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Alfred Picardi's avatar

Ding dong the Musk has fled,

The cruel Musk,

To Moscow bed.

Ding dong the cruel musk has fled!

Ding dong the Musk has fled,

The cruel Musk,

To planet red.

Ding dong the cruel Musk has fled!

#muskfleestoavoidarrest. #muskovitesjailedforcybercrimes

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Stacey Jenkins's avatar

Great job thank you! Helped me turn my frown upside down ☮️

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John Mahoney's avatar

Orbán’s guest role at the Republican greet and meet your local dictator is a stain on our democracy. Trump lifted this guy up.

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Nicholas Wolff's avatar

Some of us have been out on the streets, even in red states. There have been excellent speakers and a lot of energy.

But there are not enough people. I keep waiting for others to realise this is really happening. Don’t wait until it’s late. ⏰

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Camhirst Rick's avatar

~15,000–20,000 elected Democrats in the U.S.

Why aren’t they protesting Trump every day?

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Walt Svirsky's avatar

Cuz they are SCARED little chickenshits.

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Camhirst Rick's avatar

Yep!👍

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bööbôǒ's avatar

Bye Bye MAGA

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