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[solved] Do you know about the upcoming February 5th event ? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by A_A to c/nostupidquestions
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is it well known and do people talk about it ... like in the mainstream media ?

[solved] in the media :
https://www.newsweek.com/50-states-anti-trump-protest-nationwide-february-5-details-2025300
( thanks to irelephant )

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

[caution]
https://bsky.app/profile/ecmclaughlin.bsky.social
(see comment below by @[email protected] )

Listen,
for folks who don’t know, I was a part of a small organizing team that led to a mass mobilization in 813 cities worldwide in 2019.

I am not talking out of my ass.

You should be VERY VERY VERY careful in this environment about sharing flyers for events that identify NO organizer

See also :
GeneralStrikeUS.com
proposed by : @[email protected]

[solved] by : @[email protected]

Click to show start times

Start times:

Start Times By State (current as of 1/31/2025):

Alabama: No information
Alaska: 12:00 noon
Arizona: 12:00 noon
Arkansas: 12:00 noon
California: 12:00 noon
Colorado: 12:00 noon
Connecticut: 12:00 noon
Delaware: 12:00 noon
Florida: 12:00 noon
Georgia: 11:00 AM
Hawaii: 12:00 noon
Idaho: 12:00 noon
Illinois: 12:00 noon
Indiana: 12:00 noon
Iowa: 12:00 noon
Kansas: 12:00 noon
Kentucky: 12:00 noon
Louisiana: 12:00 noon
Maine: 12:00 noon
Maryland: 12:00 noon
Massachusetts: 12:00 noon
Michigan: 12:00 noon
Minnesota: 12:00 noon
Mississippi: 12:00 noon
Missouri: 12:00 noon
Montana: 12:00 noon
Nebraska: 12:00 noon
Nevada: 12:00 noon
New Hampshire: 12:00 noon
New Jersey: 12:00 noon
New Mexico: 12:00 noon
New York: 12:00 noon
North Carolina: 1:00 PM
North Dakota: 12:00 noon
Ohio: 12:00 noon
Oklahoma: 12:00 noon - 4:00 PM
Oregon: 12:00 noon
Pennsylvania: 12:00 noon
Rhode Island: 12:00 noon
South Carolina: 12:00 noon
South Dakota: 12:00 noon
Tennessee: 1:30
Texas: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Utah: 12:00 noon
Vermont: 12:00 noon
Virginia: 11:30 AM
Washington: 12:00 noon - 2PM
Washington DC: 12:00 noon
West Viriginia: 12:00 noon
Wisconsin: 12:00 noon
Wyoming: 12:00 noon
https://redlib.northboot.xyz/r/50501/comments/1ifb26m/start_times/

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago

I read 50 prostate tests...

[–] dellish 16 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

"We the people" voted for it! There was no big reveal after the election; it was well known that Project 2025 was the goal. Anyone who says otherwise had their head in the sand for the last 6 months.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 hours ago

The majority of "We the people" voted for something else. Don't let Trump have the narrative that this is what the American people asked for.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago

A lot of people didn't even know Biden wasn't running anymore, tells you how informed Americans were about their vote

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

Most maga voters had their head in the sand, they have always had their head in the sand, it's the only way for them to live. Ignore reality, pretend that your make belief world where racism is fine, jeebus can take the wheel, miracles exist, and trump is the new jeebus

[–] [email protected] 34 points 16 hours ago

This was poorly advertised. I've never heard of it, and I'm on Lemmy every day.

[–] GreenKnight23 82 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (8 children)

just saying, this seems really sketchy folks.

some tips to help you out

  • don't take your phones to the protest
  • if you take a burner, don't take it home. buy it, and trash it at the protest.
  • don't take anything that could identify you as you
  • superglue and baking soda on your fingerprints. don't go crazy, just enough to make printing you impossible/difficult
  • write any important phone numbers on your arm or ankle in permanent marker if you can't remember them
  • stuff a couple hundred dollars for bail in your shoe
  • don't give ANYONE your real name. don't care how hot they are or how impassioned they are, just fucking don't
  • designate one trusted individual to come get you from jail. they are not to bring their phone, they should park at least 1/4 mile away and walk to get you(long enough to realize you're being tailed by police).

pay attention to your surroundings, specifically the movement of officers/agents. if they're running you should be too. if there's a large group marching or a wall marching, leave immediately and regroup.

ICE will be there. they will be picking people up. many of them not illegal. if you're not white, wear makeup if you can get away with it. paint your face with state colors if need be. not a mask, so it shouldn't be covered by "no-mask" states.

know your rights. bring the proof of your rights. force them to acknowledge your rights.

stream everything.

if you are picked up you will;

  • go on a list
  • be unlawfully monitored
  • become a link in a larger web to ensnare organizers

you will go dark for at least a month. no social media posts about the protests, no discussions about the protests, nothing. after that, it should be difficult to pair your online activity with your real world activities.

if you can't make it to the protests, record the streams, share them online, pressure the public to demand answers for the crimes committed by the officers/agents.

one last thing.

there will undoubtedly be people there to provoke the protests. do not let them. once one incident of violence is determined all bets off and the police will become physically involved.

trust no one, question everything, power to the people. 🫵

this comment will be deleted in 24 hours

[–] Wogi 2 points 5 hours ago

Why is your entire comment history deleted?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 hours ago

Yeah, this whole thing is very poorly done and really screams like annexcuse toncreate andalse flag moment. I saw a Reddit comment that this exact thing was listed in the Project2025 playbook as part of an excuse to create a scene and enact martial law.

[–] Katana314 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

One thing I'd recommend that I'm unsure how to easily obtain, is getting the phone number of a civil rights lawyer ready. It does kind of contradict the point about not bringing phones, I suppose. At the very least, if one is available in the vicinity after attempted arrests it can be useful.

I also feel somewhat guilty, as I will be attending in a very blue state that's unlikely to have so much resistance, so I may skirt some of those rules myself.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago

I'd say that violent incursion into blue states with the help of federal forces and local brownshirt provocateurs is almost a goal of Project 2025 and MAGA more broadly so I wouldn't count on it not happening wherever you are. We've seen plenty of that kind of thing on the West Coast particularly. Local police unfortunately have a large membership overlap with said brownshirts.

[–] Clbull 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

And based on the deal Trump is doing with Bukele, there's a chance you could end up getting thrown into an El Salvadorian prison and locked up with MS-13 gangbangers.

I wish I was joking...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

Great advice except I'm confused about how to "stream everything" if we're supposed to leave our phones at home.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 18 hours ago

I absolutely fucking hate that I can't say you're being a bit overkill.

What the actual fuck

[–] horse_battery_staple 8 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

The instant anything is posted on here it's already been scraped. Know this. Act accordingly.

Just saying, this seems really sketchy folks.

Some tips to help you out

  • don’t take your phones to the protest
  • if you take a burner, don’t take it home. buy it, and trash it at the protest.
  • don’t take anything that could identify you as you
  • superglue and baking soda on your fingerprints. don’t go crazy, just enough to make printing you impossible/difficult
  • write any important phone numbers on your arm or ankle in permanent marker if you can’t remember them
  • stuff a couple hundred dollars for bail in your shoe
  • don’t give ANYONE your real name. don’t care how hot they are or how impassioned they are, just fucking don’t
  • designate one trusted individual to come get you from jail. they are not to bring their phone, they should park at least 1/4 mile away and walk to get you(long enough to realize you’re being tailed by police).

Pay attention to your surroundings, specifically the movement of officers/agents. if they’re running you should be too. if there’s a large group marching or a wall marching, leave immediately and regroup.

ICE will be there. they will be picking people up. many of them not illegal. if you’re not white, wear makeup if you can get away with it. paint your face with state colors if need be. not a mask, so it shouldn’t be covered by “no-mask” states.

Know your rights. Bring the proof of your rights. Force them to acknowledge your rights.

Stream everything.

If you are picked up you will;

  • go on a list
  • be unlawfully monitored
  • become a link in a larger web to ensnare organizers

You will now go dark for at least a month. No social media posts about the protests, no discussions about the protests, nothing. After that, it should be difficult to pair your online activity with your real world activities.

If you can’t make it to the protests, record the streams, share them online, pressure the public to demand answers for the crimes committed by the officers/agents.

One last thing.

There will undoubtedly be people there to provoke the protests. do not let them. once one incident of violence is determined all bets off and the police will become physically involved.

Trust no one, question everything, power to the people. 🫵

This message from a colleague will live here until the death of Lemmy

For further research here's a great video on mutual aid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfJNbCBqYV8

[–] [email protected] 7 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Why delete this treasure trove of good information??

[–] GreenKnight23 5 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

because when their little AI SS datahound is operational I'm not getting a knock on my door.

someone has to stick around for the railroad.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

The NSA scoops everything, this is known. Deleting it in 24h won't change anything, the data is already collected.

[–] GreenKnight23 1 points 5 minutes ago

I'm not afraid of the NSA.

NSA is like John Wick to the current administration. they have far too much dirt on everyone involved right now that they're more neutral than anything.

that's why they haven't been attacked yet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Isn't that what throwaway accounts are for?

[–] GreenKnight23 5 points 16 hours ago

it's so easy to track a physical person across multiple accounts.

from the times you post, to your opinions, to the way you write, even misspellings.

all of it makes a profile of who you are.

they don't even need AI to determine that. AI just makes it faster.

why else would they want $500 billion for meta to build their mega(maga) AI farm?

[–] werefreeatlast 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Good job! I tried and I sucked at this.

[–] A_A 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks very much, i'm quite happy with the success of the post.
Just saw now your comment from 24 hours ago :
https://lemmy.world/comment/14838511

My post here started after i saw a comment quite similar to yours !

[–] werefreeatlast 2 points 8 hours ago

This is great. I was reactive because I couldn't see anything anywhere about it. Anyway, let's hope this happens.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 33 points 1 day ago (2 children)

if it's not the start of a general strike idgaf. a single day of protests works about as well as blacking out a subreddit.

[–] Katana314 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

General strikes take a pretty large mass. To build that, a very important step is making sure more people are aware of how many are committed to resistance.

It's like being invited to a party, and the host says "Well, you're one of the first ten people I've invited, but I'm encouraging others to share-" and you just reply "Nope, I'm not going unless there's already a million people going." Of course, in this case, the protest has been shared outside of just Lemmy, so don't use local numbers as an indicator.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

Right; what do people expect, here? A "general strike" that someone calls at random won't do much more than a few extra people calling in sick. It takes time to build solidarity to agree that we're all going to do this. If we had that kind of solidarity, I don't think we'd be in this position in the first place.

[–] AnUnusualRelic 2 points 9 hours ago

That's my take as well.

Unless this goes on with some critical infrastructure impacted for at least a few weeks, it's utterly pointless.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Why “50501”? What’s that mean?

[–] Furbag 9 points 16 hours ago

50 protests

50 states

1 day

Thus 50501

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As a Brit looking in, America is a mess

[–] Eagle0110 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

a mess

Is that supposed to be a British way of spelling "disaster"?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Yes.

I'd like to also tell you about the time an English brigadier responded "pretty sticky down here" when asked about the situation - ~600 Brits were surrounded by ~10k Chinese. Of course, the American General who had asked him didn't think twice of it, but apparently when a brit says "a bit sticky" it means "we're all about to die", not "oh it's not too bad". About 40 survived.

Other favourites:

“Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress.”

The plane was landed safely. But I do imagine the passengers were in some distress at least.

“We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind.”

Churchill, about WWII.

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