Chit-Chat: The Feels

[annzeepark914]

My favorite sign at the DC protest:

Come on people now, smile on your brother Everybody get together and impeach this motherf****r right now.

Right on!

 

[Lantern7]

39 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

That's completely untrue! You know Trump can't flee. Waddle, maybe. Perhaps totter, shamble or lurch but never flee.

No, no, no, the assailant would be going into the woods. Trump would be on the green howling in pain, while Secret Service giggles and thinks of excuses as to how a ninja got the drop on them.

[fastiller]

@Affogato- I bet the DMs were great!

[peacheslatour]

15 minutes ago, Affogato said:

Boston was very peaceful and we had the dropkick murphys. 
 

NBC has something

https://apple.news/Ak_taDLjHSS6k4uTIng62KQ

Demonstrators rally in 'Hands Off' protests against Trump policies and Musk-led government cuts

Good article. At the end-

Notably, the administration has apprehended foreign students at some of the nation’s most prestigious universities and revoked student visas in an unprecedented fashion. The administration also accidentally deported a Maryland man, who has lived in the U.S. since 2011 and holds a green card, to a high-security jail in El Salvador.

[EtheltoTillie]

50 minutes ago, Anela said:

I'm loving all of the videos and livestreams from the protests today. I really wish I'd been able to get to one. I've seen a few people compare it to the women's march in 2017, and that was such a good day. 

I went to a rally today and I’m glad I went. There was a real feeling of this is a start of something. 

[fastiller]

New12 LI coverage of Mineola, NY event.

[Anela]

One of my uncles who lives in Portage County, helps people in his area. Usually older women, who need help with things. 

Anyway, one of them wanted to go to a protest today, so he took her to the one in Kent! He doesn’t vote, but he took her.  

Dad was also making deliveries in Kent today, so it turns out I could have attended one, if I’d been awake enough to go to work with him today.  I was up all night with my dog.  

https://www.ideastream.org/government-politics/2025-04-05/northeast-ohioans-join-national-hands-off-protests-opposing-trump-musk

Edited April 6 by Anela

[nokat]

1 hour ago, fastiller said:

From todays #HandsOff event in Mineola, NY

Weeping angels. Don't blink.

Edited April 6 by nokat

[Lantern7]

Went to a comic show today. Didn’t go to any protests. Got four sketches, one of which was done outside of my sketchbook, even though I gave it to the artist. I wound up losing that sketch.

Waited ten minutes for a train. Turned out to be a local. Got off and took the express. Walked to where I’d get the express bus, and there was a street fair going on. Wound up getting the bus further downtown.

Went to get dinner for myself and my mother. She wanted a specific sandwich, but the place didn’t have the bread she wanted.

Got home. Checked the mail. Saw an envelope from the Parking Violations Bureau, which means I got caught speeding. Accidentally tore the anime figurine from my keychain.

I’m not going back to the show tomorrow. It’s mostly students with a few pros. There’s going to be a two-day show in NJ in three weeks.

I’m not particularly butthurt. I’m just a bit irritated, and I feel like an asshole for not at least checking out a protest.

Edited April 6 by Lantern7

[lookeyloo]

We are back from our Hands Off protest march in Atlanta.  Huge crowd very peaceful. Interestingly we noticed the crowd was not diverse at all. Along the way several folks with bull horns were telling the crowd that the black and brown people are afraid to march in public. That is horrifying on so many levels. I feel good about showing up. 

[peacheslatour]

I like this one from Seattle today.

[Makai]

You know something significant is happening when people are showing up to protest in Utah. 

43 minutes ago, lookeyloo said:

We are back from our Hands Off protest march in Atlanta.  Huge crowd very peaceful. Interestingly we noticed the crowd was not diverse at all. Along the way several folks with bull horns were telling the crowd that the black and brown people are afraid to march in public. That is horrifying on so many levels. I feel good about showing up. 

It makes sense that a lot of people of color are afraid to march in public. One other factor in the lack of diversity is that at lot of Black people (especially women) on social media have said that they are opting out after being the only group that overwhelmingly voted for Kamala. 

[annzeepark914]

7 minutes ago, Makai said:

You know something significant is happening when people are showing up to protest in Utah. 

It makes sense that a lot of people of color are afraid to march in public. One other factor in the lack of diversity is that at lot of Black people (especially women) on social media have said that they are opting out after being the only group that overwhelmingly voted for Kamala. 

Just as long as they don't opt out in any future elections.  That's how we got to this dangerous situation.

[Milk-Eyed Mender]

13 minutes ago, Dimity said:

Shuffled off this mortal coil, hopefully. 🙏

[Makai]

I swear that each time Trump “saves” TikTok it gets a little more in his pocket. My algorithm is extremely liberal but I just logged to a post from a random pro-MAGA news site that the protestors are paid by Democrat billionaires. 

Edited April 6 by Makai

[kittykat]

Beautiful day at the Seattle Center.   So many good posters and a wonderful vibe. Wished I'd gotten more pictures.  Got there around 1:30 and stayed until 4 and heard multiple speeches from various activists, including former Governor Inslee. I'd share photos but files are too big.  Didn't hear too many disruptors.  There were a few men yelling in the back when the woman from Planned Parenthood was talking but they got shut down fast if they were saying dumb shit.

[Anela]

13 minutes ago, Makai said:

I swear that each time Trump “saves” TikTok he takes a little more in his pocket. My algorithm is extremely liberal but I just logged  to a post from a random pro-MAGA news site that the protestors are paid by Democrat billionaires. 

I love how they lie about this, days after they were fine with Elon paying people, in an effort to swing another election. 

[peacheslatour]

22 minutes ago, kittykat said:

Beautiful day at the Seattle Center.   So many good posters and a wonderful vibe. Wished I'd gotten more pictures.  Got there around 1:30 and stayed until 4 and heard multiple speeches from various activists, including former Governor Inslee. I'd share photos but files are too big.  Didn't hear too many disruptors.  There were a few men yelling in the back when the woman from Planned Parenthood was talking but they got shut down fast if they were saying dumb shit.

Nothing is more fragile than a conservative man.

[nokat]

28 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

Nothing is more fragile than a conservative man.

Women are too emotional to lead./s So we get these toddler acting men. Women power through so much, and the whole "not all men" crap. We shouldn't have to always have men in power.

I wanted Kamala so bad, and now I'm dealing with some of the stupidest men and women I could imagine.

[annzeepark914]

Once again, I feel as though I've stepped into an incredibly bad novel from the 1970s. So, where's that proverbial good guy to oust all the treasonous creeps in the White House?

[nokat]

3 minutes ago, annzeepark914 said:

Once again, I feel as though I've stepped into an incredibly bad novel from the 1970s. So, where's that proverbial good guy to oust all the treasonous creeps in the White House?

You used the right phrase of treasonous creeps. How do we oust them.

[Lantern7]

41 minutes ago, nokat said:

You used the right phrase of treasonous creeps. How do we oust them.

I think I’ve found a flaw to the protests being held during the day: no torches. And I mean REAL torches.

I don’t know how pitchforks would ‘play” in 2025. When do you even find those?

[Absolom]

55 minutes ago, Lantern7 said:

When do you even find those?

I have two in my garage that can be loaned.  Garden centers usually have them and farm and tractor supply places almost always have them.

[fastiller]

2 hours ago, Makai said:

... the protestors are paid by Democrat billionaires. 

Oooh, we're getting paid for this? Gonna go write a list of things to buy with that money! 😁

[peacheslatour]

14 minutes ago, Absolom said:

I have two in my garage that can be loaned.  Garden centers usually have them and farm and tractor supply places almost always have them.

Just stay away from tiki torches.

[Lantern7]

4 hours ago, Makai said:

I swear that each time Trump “saves” TikTok he takes a little more in his pocket. My algorithm is extremely liberal but I just logged  to a post from a random pro-MAGA news site that the protestors are paid by Democrat billionaires. 

Does it occur to those assholes that people would be happy to pay to protest, as opposed to getting paid?

53 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

Just stay away from tiki torches.

Which is why I said "REAL torches." Also, no one should be allowed to protest FOR democracy and have that haircut.

[EtheltoTillie]

9 hours ago, fastiller said:

New12 LI coverage of Mineola, NY event.

News 12 did not turn up for our Riverhead rally.  :(  To be fair, it was much smaller.  Heavy Republican district.  John Avlon, our failed Congressional candidate, was there.  Maybe next time. 

We stood on the courthouse steps, which I thought was a great symbol.

Edited April 6 by EtheltoTillie

[bluegirl147]

I'm not surprised people of color are reluctant to protest. I'm sure ICE  stormtroopers are monitoring the protests.

In my local there is a group who has been protesting weekly.  It's almost always women. I think I have seen maybe one man there.

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[JustHereForFood]

 

On 4/3/2025 at 9:01 PM, nokat said:

I've asked myself, what drives a man like Trump? He's not handsome and dumb as a box of rocks.  Rich dad who doesn't love him. Everything handed to him, but not with the elite.

What could go wrong?

Insecure masculinity?

On 4/1/2025 at 8:30 AM, Soapy Goddess said:

I love the fact that people openly protest everything he does with impunity and then call him a fascist. Go to Moscow and stand outside the Kremlin to protest Putin and see what happens. This is why I can't take the word fascist seriously anymore. It's just another synonym for "what I call people who I don't like".

People don't just wake up under authoritarian rule one day, it's a slow process that we have seen many times in history. The parallels are all there.

If you are really interested in the topic, please read something from Timothy Snyder, he's studied the rise of fascism, nazism and communism extensively and he's certainly not one to use the word "fascist" lightly.

[Affogato]

31 minutes ago, JustHereForFood said:

 

Insecure masculinity?

People don't just wake up under authoritarian rule one day, it's a slow process that we have seen many times in history. The parallels are all there.

If you are really interested in the topic, please read something from Timothy Snyder, he's studied the rise of fascism, nazism and communism extensively and he's certainly not one to use the word "fascist" lightly.

Narcissism can be had by women and men both, but he has been given a lot of leeway because he is a rich, white male. 
 

it is already dangerous to say something against him as a reporter or lawyer or politician in his party. Give it time. 

[Kemper]

My group attended a rally yesterday. In our mostly red county. We had our signs, water, ID, hats to keep the sun off, snacks, and most importantly..chairs. We are  ages mid-70s to early 80s. It was wonderful, moving,  and.... a bit sad. It was likely the last rally/protest that some of us will be able to manage. We made the most of the opportunity. We were even interviewed and photographed by the local newspaper. Hopefully this will encourage others, no matter what age, to come out! Be seen! Make a noise. 

I needed a cold beer and takeout Chinese when I got home. Another had the beer and a barbeque sandwich. Etc. And a shower! It had been a really hot day. 

[mariah23]

Several Hands-Off protests in Kentucky are postponed until April 12.

[tres bien]

A second school aged child in Texas has died of measles 

What say you Jr

[tearknee]

"There's one born every minute"

:(

[BetyBee]

18 minutes ago, tres bien said:

A second school aged child in Texas has died of measles 

What say you Jr

He doesn't care.

[Kemper]

1 hour ago, mariah23 said:

Several Hands-Off protests in Kentucky are postponed until April 12.

Why?

[fairffaxx]

Ky is flooded.

[kittykat]

I do admire all the heavily red areas that pulled off protests with little disruptions.  I'm in a heavily blue area so it's great to see demonstrations in small cities.

[peacheslatour]

4 minutes ago, kittykat said:

I do admire all the heavily red areas that pulled off protests with little disruptions.  I'm in a heavily blue area so it's great to see demonstrations in small cities.

Yes! I was amazed by the turn out in Utah of all places.

[bluegirl147]

30 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

Yes! I was amazed by the turn out in Utah of all places.

The media always under reports how many Democrats/progressives live in red states. Presidential candidates never campaign in states like Utah.  I still believe Democrats need to try in every state.  Maybe these protests will make them realize they can't just write them off as lost causes.

1 hour ago, tres bien said:

A second school aged child in Texas has died of measles 

What say you Jr

The MAX show the Pitt had a patient  a young boy with measles.  Dr Robbie went off on the mother. Told her they needed to do a lumbar puncture to confirm if the measles had caused something else and she is looking at her phone telling him no the internet is telling me that isn't safe. I wonder how many real life scenes of that are happening in Texaa hospitals?

[peacheslatour]

14 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

The media always under reports how many Democrats/progressives live in red states. Presidential candidates never campaign in states like Utah.  I still believe Democrats need to try in every state.  Maybe these protests will make them realize they can't just write them off as lost causes.

The MAX show the Pitt had a patient  a young boy with measles.  Dr Robbie went off on the mother. Told her they needed to do a lumbar puncture to confirm if the measles had caused something else and she is looking at her phone telling him no the internet is telling me that isn't safe. I wonder how many real life scenes of that are happening in Texaa hospitals?

Funnily enough, that was a recycled episode from ER, season 7. The doctors had the same reaction back then. It never ends with these idiots.

[PRgal]

11 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

The media always under reports how many Democrats/progressives live in red states. Presidential candidates never campaign in states like Utah.  I still believe Democrats need to try in every state.  Maybe these protests will make them realize they can't just write them off as lost causes.

The MAX show the Pitt had a patient  a young boy with measles.  Dr Robbie went off on the mother. Told her they needed to do a lumbar puncture to confirm if the measles had caused something else and she is looking at her phone telling him no the internet is telling me that isn't safe. I wonder how many real life scenes of that are happening in Texaa hospitals?

A lot of the things you see on The Pitt is more or less ripped from the headlines (yes, I DO realize that the entire season was filmed BEFORE the current outbreak), unfortunately.  

[Eri]

2 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

Yes! I was amazed by the turn out in Utah of all places.

My former coworker grew up there and you wouldn't guess but a surprising amount of Mormons hate Trump (their parents are super religious and never voted for him either term and refuse to). But Utah is definitely much more liberal than it used to be, Salt Lake City is great for the most part so I've heard. 

Edited April 6 by Eri

[ProudMary]

5 hours ago, Kemper said:

My group attended a rally yesterday. In our mostly red county. We had our signs, water, ID, hats to keep the sun off, snacks, and most importantly..chairs. We are  ages mid-70s to early 80s. It was wonderful, moving,  and.... a bit sad. It was likely the last rally/protest that some of us will be able to manage. We made the most of the opportunity. We were even interviewed and photographed by the local newspaper. Hopefully this will encourage others, no matter what age, to come out! Be seen! Make a noise. 

I needed a cold beer and takeout Chinese when I got home. Another had the beer and a barbeque sandwich. Etc. And a shower! It had been a really hot day. 

First, THANK YOU so much! Your post warms my heart. I love and appreciate hearing that those in your age group were the largest demographic at your red county protest.

I'm a second half Baby Boomer, now in my mid-sixties. During the Obama administration, I was living in a red state, in an area with many retirees. This was prime Tea Party era and there were MANY well-attended Tea Party protests in my town with the bulk of protesters then, fifteen or so years ago, being in their early sixties and above. I always wondered what had happened to people in this age group, when back in the '60s, when I was only in elementary school, too young to attend protests myself, I'd see people on TV in their age group in the streets, seemingly every week, leading protests against the Vietnam war, protests for civil rights, protests for women's rights, protests against wage inequality, protests for gay rights (LGBTQ+ was not yet the terminology.) I wondered WTF had happened to this generation over the years that would have them go from fighting for equality for all, to only caring about their stock portfolios. 😠

As you mentioned, understandably, protesting is not something that people in your age group would be able to manage often. There are, however, other things that many people who aren't able to march in the streets may be able to do.

For all here who are interested, here's a link to a Google doc, with internal links, for Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting, e.g., Mutual Aid, Health, Education, Keeping People Fed, and others. The woman behind this list, which is continually updated, is  Mariame Kaba. That link is to her personal website, if you'd like to peruse her credentials. She is a great follow on BlueSky, where she posts as @prisonculture.bsky.social

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OSWxykA1WHOi0vTPLAJDaCeVhR3uSfh7PhlCj4t4yT0/edit?usp=drivesdk

Thanks again @Kemper to you and your fellow senior protesters for getting it done!

[lookeyloo]

3 hours ago, tres bien said:

A second school aged child in Texas has died of measles 

What say you Jr

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/rfk-jr-measles-child-funeral-1235311560/

[nokat]

For those not in the US, what is it like to have a reasonable tax system? I use tax software, and I swear I feel more invaded than when I had my colonoscopy.

Your wages. How many in your home. Okay. What did you already pay, fine.

Now, more detail. Have you ever had an alien burst from your abdomen. Um no. How much did you earn at your street corner. What? 

We know you have been gambling (I don't) so give us that money too.

Do you know Jeff Goldblum. Not personally, no. Do I need to worry?

[tres bien]

6 minutes ago, lookeyloo said:

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/rfk-jr-measles-child-funeral-1235311560/

Oh FFS

[peacheslatour]

16 minutes ago, ProudMary said:

First, THANK YOU so much! Your post warms my heart. I love and appreciate hearing that those in your age group were the largest demographic at your red county protest.

I'm a second half Baby Boomer, now in my mid-sixties. During the Obama administration, I was living in a red state, in an area with many retirees. This was prime Tea Party era and there were MANY well-attended Tea Party protests in my town with the bulk of protesters then, fifteen or so years ago, being in their early sixties and above. I always wondered what had happened to people in this age group, when back in the '60s, when I was only in elementary school, too young to attend protests myself, I'd see people on TV in their age group in the streets, seemingly every week, leading protests against the Vietnam war, protests for civil rights, protests for women's rights, protests against wage inequality, protests for gay rights (LGBTQ+ was not yet the terminology.) I wondered WTF had happened to this generation over the years that would have them go from fighting for equality for all, to only caring about their stock portfolios. 😠

As you mentioned, understandably, protesting is not something that people in your age group would be able to manage often. There are, however, other things that many people who aren't able to march in the streets may be able to do.

For all here who are interested, here's a link to a Google doc, with internal links, for Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting, e.g., Mutual Aid, Health, Education, Keeping People Fed, and others. The woman behind this list, which is continually updated, is  Mariame Kaba. That link is to her personal website, if you'd like to peruse her credentials. She is a great follow on BlueSky, where she posts as @prisonculture.bsky.social

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OSWxykA1WHOi0vTPLAJDaCeVhR3uSfh7PhlCj4t4yT0/edit?usp=drivesdk

Thanks again @Kemper to you and your fellow senior protesters for getting it done!

I was just on a Reddit thread about someone wondering why they didn't see that many young people at the Seattle protest. Others came in and said they had seen quite a few but the press was only taking pics of clever signs and the younger people were trying to stay incognito. Wearing masks, hoodies and dressing as low key as possible because in Seattle many if not most of the younger people work for Amazon, Google and other corporations that will fire you if you're seen protesting the current regime.

[Bastet]

2 hours ago, kittykat said:

I'm in a heavily blue area so it's great to see demonstrations in small cities.

Yeah, there were demonstrations in neighborhoods all across Los Angeles, and that always makes me happy, but we're a large city with a diverse population -- of course we're going to show up.  The people who did so where it's riskier get the biggest thumbs up from me.

22 minutes ago, Eri said:

My former coworker grew up there and you wouldn't guess but a surprising amount of Mormons hate Trump (their parents are super religious and never voted for him either term and refuse to).

My friend is active in the ex-Mormon community, and his parents are still all in with the Mormon church, but for all the arguments they've had over the years, none have been about Trump, as his parents find him a ridiculous, hateful person who shouldn't be in charge of a rummage sale, never mind a country.  I still hate religion, but even I smile at that.

[Kemper]

ProudMary... thanks for your kind remarks. I thought I was the only one who cannot figure out why many of the movers and shakers, protestors and "power to the people" boomers ended up being conservatives as they aged. A lot of them seem to be living in condos and retirement communities in Florida. (no shame on Florida - your tax system draws many in. I can certainly relate) 

An added draw is the apparent abundance of sex. There have been articles about the instances of STDs in those places. I guess the 60's/70's adage of Sex, Drugs and Rock'n Roll has never gone away. Rock on.