Summary
Thousands protested across the U.S. against Trump’s policies, Project 2025, and Elon Musk’s role in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Demonstrators rallied against Trump’s immigration actions, rollback of transgender rights, and proposed forced transfers of Palestinians. Many expressed concerns over Musk’s access to Treasury data, fearing privacy risks.
Protests occurred in multiple state capitals, with arrests in Iowa and strong opposition in Alabama over LGBTQ+ policies.
Organized under #buildtheresistance, the movement signals growing resistance to Trump’s administration and its sweeping policy changes.
The government has you by the balls
Why the fuck does it always say stuff like “Trumps policies” or “his actions as president”. What theyre doing is mostly illegal, it has nothing to do with being president. People are protesting against a fascist takeover, which has already happened.
If I stage a fascist takeover would the headline be “people all over the US protesting tomi000’s actions as a US citizen”?
I think you forgot the part where the Supreme Court declared that basically anything the president does is legal. Citizens United drove a stake through the heart of American democracy, and this latest ruling cut its head off.
Oh I didnt even know that. Sounds crazy, shouldnt the president be bound to the law most of all people?
Yup, that’s (one of) the (many) roots of the problem. The Supreme Court if a subsidiary of the Republican Party, and they’ve officially declared Trump above the law. Other subsidiaries own the Senate and House, so there’s nothing holding Trump back from doing everything Musk and his other handlers have always dreamed of.
They couched it in language that it must be an “official act”. What differentiates Trump’s actions into official and unofficial you may be tempted to ask? Not one of those corrupt fuckers could tell you.
You would think so, but the Supreme Court is majority Republican and three of them were appointed by Trump.
He has all three branches of the U.S. government under his control and they will never willingly give it up.
have you considered how offensive it is to some of us for you to frame this conversation in terms that aren’t profitable or even palatable for corporate news media?
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remember when he said project 2025 wasn’t something he was interested in?
Remember when a significant portion of the American people believed him? …fuck.
And then there were the ones who didn’t believe him but better that than having one of “THEM” in charge again.
While I personally think this was organized too quickly to really be effective, it does give me hope that we might get some semblance of resistance. I’ve been dreading the possibility a second American civil war for more than a decade, since the early days of the tea party, ironically I find myself hoping for one as one of the more preferable outcomes at this point. It would still be horrible but better than the playground for the rich we’re looking down the barrel of right now
Any new civil war would be rural versus city in every state of the country. Where is the front line? The front line is everywhere.
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Im not gonna disagree with you
Doesn’t mean shit until Elon’s head is on a spike.
Metaphorically speaking.
In Minecraft
I went to that!
it is too bad you were late
If it’s thousands of protesters across the country, then it’s a few hundred per state, a tiny amount, really :(
We had 300 in my very low population, incredibly Trump-loving state.
Yes but even one person protest is better than a million posts on some basket weaving forum.
These things will grow as less people will have jobs.
Unfortunately it was chosen somehow to start at 12:00pm on a weekday, stifling participation.
additional news articles about this
- New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/us/politics/trump-protests-50501-project-2025.html?unlocked_article_code=1.u04.LA5v.QoNbNhOB_HAv
- USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/05/50501-protests-harrisburg-pa/78252288007/
- lel Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post just copied the AP story and hid it: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/05/50501-protests-project-2025-trump-state-capitols/4e33293e-e388-11ef-ab83-bb30e4340014_story.html
- Des Moines Register (IA) - photos https://www.desmoinesregister.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2025/02/05/photos-50501-protest-at-iowa-state-capitol/78252982007/
- The Oklahoman (OK) - photos https://www.oklahoman.com/picture-gallery/news/2025/02/05/protests-today-50501-okc-capitol-oklahoma-photos/78213725007/
- Topeka Capital-Journal (KS) - photos https://www.cjonline.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2025/02/05/50501-protesters-take-to-kansas-statehouse-to-let-voices-be-heard/78253814007/
- KTVZ Bend, (OR) https://ktvz.com/news/top-stories/2025/02/05/protesters-gather-in-downtown-bend-part-of-national-opposition-to-president-trumps-actions/
- NHPR (NH) https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-02-05/50501-protest-new-hampshire-trump-musk-state-house
- Vermont Public https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2025-02-05/hundreds-protest-president-donald-trump-administration-vermont-statehouse
- Austin American-Statesman (TX) https://www.statesman.com/picture-gallery/news/2025/02/05/austin-texas-capitol-protest-50501-movement-reddit-50-states-50-capitals-protests/78244714007/
- CBS News / WJZ Baltimore (MD) https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/50501-maryland-trump-protesters-annapolis-policies/
- Fox 47 (MI) https://www.fox47news.com/news/local-news/happening-today-50501-protest-budget-recommendation-msu-shooting-commemoration
- KVLY Fargo (ND) https://www.valleynewslive.com/2025/02/05/5051-movement-makes-its-way-fargo-anti-trump-protest/
- Fox 9 St Paul (MN) https://www.fox9.com/news/50-states-50-protests-minnesota-state-capitol-50501-movement
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