Yes but if those same people get on board for a general strike… Suddenly everyone will have to listen.
I understand the Saturday protest mentality right now. We can’t all take a weekday off to see if somebody shows up downtown to protest, but we can meet up on a Saturday to stir the pot and make connections with each other. Strikes take a lot to organize and we don’t really have labor unions anymore.
That’s what https://generalstrikeus.com/ is calling for before calling a general strike. That’s 3.5% of the US population.
I had this site on my sign for the protest. Sign a strike card, y’all!
We’re building toward a general strike, but it would be irresponsible to call for one now. There is actual preparation required for something like that, which includes both the financial preparation but also the garnering of support and commitments.
Check out your local May Day protests, too. Hopefully even bigger than today! I’m ready to do this every two weeks until we are prepared for a general strike.
Well, did I miss something here? I would have consented… Hell, I’d do it all over again from the beginning even. Let me get to 90, healthily, and then do it all backwards like Merlin.
Edit: though, hilariously, I don’t have kids, mostly because I don’t have the money to raise one with ease. I’m also just not sure I’m interested.
I made three calls today to my representatives regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Y’all, please do the same. I used the script from 5calls and it was empowering.
This link is AMAZING. I will share this far and wide.
I’ve wished for something like this each time I picked up the goddamn phone to call my goddamn representative and stumbled through my statement. I’ve called a few times, good on me, but it was awful. Inept phone-users unite! We too can call our reps!
Citation?
I know an El Salvadorian guy who was forcibly tattooed with a gang symbol at age 11. Was not and never has been a gang member.
How does this legally fly given the previous stay?
They should broadcast in Spanish and Ukrainian too.
Why the down vote? This is a sincere question.
I think I need more information on this one. Is it like “got you by the balls” in English?
Where is the general strike? Do you mean https://generalstrikeus.com/ or is there another? If this then golly we need to start picketing on street corners. Sign-ups have slooooowed.
The acid is terrible for your teeth. That’s why I mentioned grapefruit in particular. My dentist and I have had conversations :-(
Edit: also, I do peel the grapefruit. I eat them much like oranges.
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I eat very healthily! I just love plain grapefruit to a ridiculous degree!
This wasn’t meant to be a “gotcha!” but go reread the original comment. They don’t say “didn’t think their vote for president mattered,” just “didn’t think their vote mattered.”
It’s important because, as the oc pointed out, a lot of people end up not voting in consequential races because they abstain from voting at all. It’s a real problem, as we’re all seeing veeeery clearly right now.
I guess it wasn’t protest o’clock, my people. Sigh.
When I was very young (and screaming on a flight), I remember a flight attendant bringing two Styrofoam cups to my mom to put over my ears. It helped immensely! This might be easier than the technique described above? I’ll read again and try this though.
Pressure changes still hurt me immensely, but I’ve developed my own way of dealing with it.