Tom Hoffman
@adelaidepark.bsky.social
PPSD teacher & parent, PTU member, former editor labor reporter for Common Ground RI, open source software developer, drummer, skateboarder, my old blog is at http://www.tuttlesvc.org
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Tom Hoffman
@adelaidepark.bsky.social
· Mar 23
TeslaTakedown: Providence
Elon Musk is destroying our democracy, and he's using the fortune he built at Tesla to do it. We are taking nonviolent action at Tesla to stop Musk's illegal coup.
In the first month we've gone fro...
actionnetwork.org
Excited to host the #TeslaTakedown Global Day Of Action event in Providence on Sat. March 29, 12-2 PM at the Tesla Service center on 77 Reservoir Ave. In a month we've gone from about 5 to 150 weekly protesters. Help keep it growing! actionnetwork.org/events/tesla... @steveahlquist.bsky.social
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Get off our streets, ICE. You are the criminals. And thanks for the great reporting, @wpri12.bsky.social.
#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
RI judge intervenes after ICE mistakenly detains Superior Court intern
A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
www.wpri.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Get off our streets, ICE. You are the criminals. And thanks for the great reporting, @wpri12.bsky.social.
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as a thought exercise for everyone reading ross douthat's latest missive in the NYT, i want you to think about sending an email to your entire company with the subject line "Did Women Ruin the Workplace?", then think about the over/under on the number of minutes/hours you would still be employed
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
as a thought exercise for everyone reading ross douthat's latest missive in the NYT, i want you to think about sending an email to your entire company with the subject line "Did Women Ruin the Workplace?", then think about the over/under on the number of minutes/hours you would still be employed
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Yeah man we should really fight back by staying on X
September 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Yeah man we should really fight back by staying on X
Cuts to cancer research should be framed in comparison to well known and loved local annual fund raising events. e.g, How much does the $5.7 million raised in this year's Jimmy Fund telethon compare to cuts to research across New England? Or $80 million all time?
www.jimmyfund.org/impact-and-s...
www.jimmyfund.org/impact-and-s...
Two-Day WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon breaks records by raising more than $5.7 million | Jimmy Fund
A total of $80 million has been raised over 23 years for the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber at the WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon.
www.jimmyfund.org
September 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Cuts to cancer research should be framed in comparison to well known and loved local annual fund raising events. e.g, How much does the $5.7 million raised in this year's Jimmy Fund telethon compare to cuts to research across New England? Or $80 million all time?
www.jimmyfund.org/impact-and-s...
www.jimmyfund.org/impact-and-s...
You all remember from history class the Treaty of the Rhine we successfully negotiated with Hitler in December 1944 to end the war in Europe.
JD Vance: "This is how wars ultimately get settled. If you go back to World War 2, if you go back to every major conflict in human history, they all end with some kind of negotiation."
August 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
You all remember from history class the Treaty of the Rhine we successfully negotiated with Hitler in December 1944 to end the war in Europe.
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Noticed the Providence Tesla distribution center’s parking lot is now filled to capacity with 400+ cars. Could be about $20 million in stock. #teslatakedown
June 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Noticed the Providence Tesla distribution center’s parking lot is now filled to capacity with 400+ cars. Could be about $20 million in stock. #teslatakedown
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New in PN: Tesla Takedown takes down Musk
"While Musk isn’t vanquished, it’s important to recognize that he has, in at least a limited way, suffered a defeat. It’s a reminder that billionaires are not all powerful, and that resistance isn’t futile."
"While Musk isn’t vanquished, it’s important to recognize that he has, in at least a limited way, suffered a defeat. It’s a reminder that billionaires are not all powerful, and that resistance isn’t futile."
Tesla Takedown takes down Musk
Protest works.
www.publicnotice.co
June 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
New in PN: Tesla Takedown takes down Musk
"While Musk isn’t vanquished, it’s important to recognize that he has, in at least a limited way, suffered a defeat. It’s a reminder that billionaires are not all powerful, and that resistance isn’t futile."
"While Musk isn’t vanquished, it’s important to recognize that he has, in at least a limited way, suffered a defeat. It’s a reminder that billionaires are not all powerful, and that resistance isn’t futile."
This week got away from me a bit, but I've posted this Saturday's Tesla Takedown in Providence. Get your protest fix in. Looks like great picketing weather! ;-) #teslatakedown
actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...
actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...
Tesla Takedown: Providence
Elon Musk is destroying our democracy, and he's using the fortune he built at Tesla to do it. We are taking nonviolent action at Tesla to stop Musk's illegal coup. This is a good site for a protest: ...
actionnetwork.org
May 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This week got away from me a bit, but I've posted this Saturday's Tesla Takedown in Providence. Get your protest fix in. Looks like great picketing weather! ;-) #teslatakedown
actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...
actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...
Posted this week's Tesla Takedown in Providence: Saturday, May 3, 11 - 1 at 77 Reservoir Ave.
actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...
Also check out my piece from last week on Steve Ahlquist's Substack: steveahlquist.substack.com/p/tom-hoffma...
#teslatakedown @teslatakedown.com
actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...
Also check out my piece from last week on Steve Ahlquist's Substack: steveahlquist.substack.com/p/tom-hoffma...
#teslatakedown @teslatakedown.com
Tesla Takedown: Providence
Elon Musk is destroying our democracy, and he's using the fortune he built at Tesla to do it. We are taking nonviolent action at Tesla to stop Musk's illegal coup. This is a good site for a protest: ...
actionnetwork.org
April 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Posted this week's Tesla Takedown in Providence: Saturday, May 3, 11 - 1 at 77 Reservoir Ave.
actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...
Also check out my piece from last week on Steve Ahlquist's Substack: steveahlquist.substack.com/p/tom-hoffma...
#teslatakedown @teslatakedown.com
actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...
Also check out my piece from last week on Steve Ahlquist's Substack: steveahlquist.substack.com/p/tom-hoffma...
#teslatakedown @teslatakedown.com
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Tom Hoffman: Tesla Profits Down 71%; Takedown Protests in PVD Continue
"Weekly Tesla Takedown pickets are a great example of the kind of 'easy action' needed to build the foundation of a new mass movement."
steveahlquist.substack.com/p/tom-hoffma...
"Weekly Tesla Takedown pickets are a great example of the kind of 'easy action' needed to build the foundation of a new mass movement."
steveahlquist.substack.com/p/tom-hoffma...
Tom Hoffman: Tesla Profits Down 71%; Takedown Protests in PVD Continue
"Weekly Tesla Takedown pickets are a great example of the kind of 'easy action' needed to build the foundation of a new mass movement."
steveahlquist.substack.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Tom Hoffman: Tesla Profits Down 71%; Takedown Protests in PVD Continue
"Weekly Tesla Takedown pickets are a great example of the kind of 'easy action' needed to build the foundation of a new mass movement."
steveahlquist.substack.com/p/tom-hoffma...
"Weekly Tesla Takedown pickets are a great example of the kind of 'easy action' needed to build the foundation of a new mass movement."
steveahlquist.substack.com/p/tom-hoffma...
Just posted this Saturday's Tesla Takedown event at the sales and service center on 77 Reservoir Ave in Providence from 11 - 1. Consider this a standing event time for upcoming Saturdays. actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...
@steveahlquist.bsky.social @indivisibleri.bsky.social
@steveahlquist.bsky.social @indivisibleri.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org
April 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Just posted this Saturday's Tesla Takedown event at the sales and service center on 77 Reservoir Ave in Providence from 11 - 1. Consider this a standing event time for upcoming Saturdays. actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...
@steveahlquist.bsky.social @indivisibleri.bsky.social
@steveahlquist.bsky.social @indivisibleri.bsky.social
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once you notice people - pundits, etc. - lying, making arguments they clearly don't believe themselves, or simply "running away" when corrected - you can dismiss them as not being good faith operators. it's quite liberating
April 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
once you notice people - pundits, etc. - lying, making arguments they clearly don't believe themselves, or simply "running away" when corrected - you can dismiss them as not being good faith operators. it's quite liberating
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Someone go tell Yarvin the national CEO thing is working out great, bitch
April 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Someone go tell Yarvin the national CEO thing is working out great, bitch
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I'm sure other countries are feeling that Trump holds a strong hand and they definitely need to accede to his terms.
April 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I'm sure other countries are feeling that Trump holds a strong hand and they definitely need to accede to his terms.
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Building a mass movement (instead of a subculture) will require a lot of cringe, so get comfortable with it
April 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Building a mass movement (instead of a subculture) will require a lot of cringe, so get comfortable with it
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putting a bunch of rich assholes on the boards of every major nonprofit institution was perhaps, with hindsight, a mistake
April 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
putting a bunch of rich assholes on the boards of every major nonprofit institution was perhaps, with hindsight, a mistake
Fits on a sign. @joshtpm.bsky.social #teslatakedown
March 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Fits on a sign. @joshtpm.bsky.social #teslatakedown
Hyperlocal impacts on 100% recycled substrate. #TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com @steveahlquist.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Hyperlocal impacts on 100% recycled substrate. #TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com @steveahlquist.bsky.social
The Tesla service center at 77 Reservoir Ave. in Providence is a great site for a peaceful protest:
* on a major urban artery;
* lots of slow moving car traffic;
* 200 yards of wide sidewalk & grass margins;
* many immigrant & refugee neighbors to show solidarity with;
* tons of positive honks!
* on a major urban artery;
* lots of slow moving car traffic;
* 200 yards of wide sidewalk & grass margins;
* many immigrant & refugee neighbors to show solidarity with;
* tons of positive honks!
March 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The Tesla service center at 77 Reservoir Ave. in Providence is a great site for a peaceful protest:
* on a major urban artery;
* lots of slow moving car traffic;
* 200 yards of wide sidewalk & grass margins;
* many immigrant & refugee neighbors to show solidarity with;
* tons of positive honks!
* on a major urban artery;
* lots of slow moving car traffic;
* 200 yards of wide sidewalk & grass margins;
* many immigrant & refugee neighbors to show solidarity with;
* tons of positive honks!
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Postal workers and supporters rally against Trump/Muck plans to privatize the Postal Service
"The White House’s threat to privatize the United States Postal Service is unconstitutional and illegal," said Jim Langlois, President of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 55.
"The White House’s threat to privatize the United States Postal Service is unconstitutional and illegal," said Jim Langlois, President of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 55.
Postal wrokers and supporters rally against Trump/Muck plans to privatize the Postal Service
"The White House’s threat to privatize the United States Postal Service is unconstitutional and illegal," said Jim Langlois, President of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 55.
steveahlquist.substack.com
March 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Postal workers and supporters rally against Trump/Muck plans to privatize the Postal Service
"The White House’s threat to privatize the United States Postal Service is unconstitutional and illegal," said Jim Langlois, President of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 55.
"The White House’s threat to privatize the United States Postal Service is unconstitutional and illegal," said Jim Langlois, President of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 55.
Excited to host the #TeslaTakedown Global Day Of Action event in Providence on Sat. March 29, 12-2 PM at the Tesla Service center on 77 Reservoir Ave. In a month we've gone from about 5 to 150 weekly protesters. Help keep it growing! actionnetwork.org/events/tesla... @steveahlquist.bsky.social
TeslaTakedown: Providence
Elon Musk is destroying our democracy, and he's using the fortune he built at Tesla to do it. We are taking nonviolent action at Tesla to stop Musk's illegal coup.
In the first month we've gone fro...
actionnetwork.org
March 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Excited to host the #TeslaTakedown Global Day Of Action event in Providence on Sat. March 29, 12-2 PM at the Tesla Service center on 77 Reservoir Ave. In a month we've gone from about 5 to 150 weekly protesters. Help keep it growing! actionnetwork.org/events/tesla... @steveahlquist.bsky.social