50501 movement fuels anti-Trump rallies across the US
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Protests against Trump's actions are planned across all 50 states Wednesday, with organizers rallying under #buildtheresistance. This live blog is now closed.

We the people are speaking out at every capital in every state, today, now!

A growing movement opposing President Donald Trump’s early actions is organizing protests across all 50 states on Wednesday.

What to Know:

The movement uses the hashtags #buildtheresistance and #50501 (50 protests, 50 states, one day).

Many demonstrations are planned at state capitols, while others will take place in major cities.

Flyers circulating online denounce Project 2025 and call for action against fascism and deportations.

Organizers, like Kelsey Brianne in Michigan, are mobilizing communities with grassroots efforts.

Protests have already begun, with thousands marching against deportation policies in Los Angeles on Sunday.

The movement has a website at 50501movement.carrd.co and is active on Instagram, Reddit, Bluesky, Discord and Signal.

  • LandedGentry@lemmy.zipEnglish
    3·
    9 hours ago

    maybe they do want to erase trans people

    Look I get that you’re very well meaning and I appreciate that spirit, but I do not understand how you can look at what’s going on and use the word “maybe”

    • fafferlicious@lemmy.world
      3·
      9 hours ago

      Wasn’t gonna reply again, but I want to clarify. By they I meant OP because I wanted to be gender neutral. I have no way of knowing OPs mind.

      They (Republicans and others), as I assume you’re referring to, want to erase trans people - 100%. I don’t extend that assumption to specific people.

      I’m loath to commit the ecological fallacy by using population data to infer something about an individual.

      • LandedGentry@lemmy.zipEnglish
        2·
        7 hours ago

        Fair enough. Either way I’m done leaving people behind. I have to live the rest of my life knowing that I was complicit in throwing Palestinians under the bus for electoral strategy. And it didn’t even work!

        I am all for promoting positivity and accessibility and such, but we need to think very critically about what our values are and actually commit to them. Otherwise why do we have them in the first place?