In the small Hawaii town of Waimea, where it’s not uncommon to see more cattle than people, over 800 lined the main road with signs reclaiming rights of every description. Passing drivers overwhelmingly honked approval and flashed the “shaka” gesture, 🤙which can never be mistaken for a fascist salute. The message was clear: Trump’s small grasping hands have overreached. This was a ruler across the knuckles.
We counted 127 participants in Morristown, TN, a great turnout for us in very red East TN. Later, on the local Dem. Party FB page, a couple of Trump supporters tried to spoil our good moods by heckling us with the usual Republican, FoxNews BS. I interjected that right now, in TN, we have counties that are experiencing catastrophic flooding at a time when this Administration and DOGE have dismantled FEMA. We also have right now, in TN, a measles outbreak that has already killed two unvaccinated children, at a time with medical and research agencies that work to educate people about vaccines have been shuttered by this Administration and DOGE. And that doesn't even count all of our neighbors, our friends and family members, who are now or will be hurting soon because of the higher prices of everything and the economic recession which are the direct consequence of this Administration's tariffs. I said, let's not waste time heckling each other with partisan crap when we need to work together to help people in our community survive.
We had 9 rallies in Greater St. Louis, all attracting over 300, in the middle of a driving rainstorm. I think this week will be remembered for the stock market crash in response to Trump's tariff terrorism.
Thank you, Matt and to all those of you who wake up every day and encourage us...each in your own way. For me the day after the day after the protest the high began to wear off..the ride wound down..it all began pushing back on me. My head is still spinning. What should I do..send more phone calls and emails to Congress..prepare for Martial Law..fill my food storage locker..donate more..stop spending money? What we accomplished from the protest is amazing. How has that not attracted more serious attention and support from ne'er-do-wells. Can our march get any bigger and if it does will it be any more effective? -Thinking outloud...
Thank you, Meredith. Keep doing what you've been doing. People are noticing. Phone calls and emails work. The marches should get bigger through word of mouth and by going viral online.
In the small Hawaii town of Waimea, where it’s not uncommon to see more cattle than people, over 800 lined the main road with signs reclaiming rights of every description. Passing drivers overwhelmingly honked approval and flashed the “shaka” gesture, 🤙which can never be mistaken for a fascist salute. The message was clear: Trump’s small grasping hands have overreached. This was a ruler across the knuckles.
We counted 127 participants in Morristown, TN, a great turnout for us in very red East TN. Later, on the local Dem. Party FB page, a couple of Trump supporters tried to spoil our good moods by heckling us with the usual Republican, FoxNews BS. I interjected that right now, in TN, we have counties that are experiencing catastrophic flooding at a time when this Administration and DOGE have dismantled FEMA. We also have right now, in TN, a measles outbreak that has already killed two unvaccinated children, at a time with medical and research agencies that work to educate people about vaccines have been shuttered by this Administration and DOGE. And that doesn't even count all of our neighbors, our friends and family members, who are now or will be hurting soon because of the higher prices of everything and the economic recession which are the direct consequence of this Administration's tariffs. I said, let's not waste time heckling each other with partisan crap when we need to work together to help people in our community survive.
We had 9 rallies in Greater St. Louis, all attracting over 300, in the middle of a driving rainstorm. I think this week will be remembered for the stock market crash in response to Trump's tariff terrorism.
Thank you, Matt and to all those of you who wake up every day and encourage us...each in your own way. For me the day after the day after the protest the high began to wear off..the ride wound down..it all began pushing back on me. My head is still spinning. What should I do..send more phone calls and emails to Congress..prepare for Martial Law..fill my food storage locker..donate more..stop spending money? What we accomplished from the protest is amazing. How has that not attracted more serious attention and support from ne'er-do-wells. Can our march get any bigger and if it does will it be any more effective? -Thinking outloud...
Thank you, Meredith. Keep doing what you've been doing. People are noticing. Phone calls and emails work. The marches should get bigger through word of mouth and by going viral online.
Very inspiring, as usual, thanks Matt!