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I'm a bit skeptical about this blue sky concept. What’s the deal with it?
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Congress points fingers, and millions lose food aid while politicians enjoy catered lunches. #SNAP #GovernmentShutdown #Priorities #FeedThePeople #DCDrama
November 2, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Congress points fingers, and millions lose food aid while politicians enjoy catered lunches. #SNAP #GovernmentShutdown #Priorities #FeedThePeople #DCDrama
Disney stance post Trump administration
September 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Disney stance post Trump administration
Memento Mori!
May 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Memento Mori!
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I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Today, history was made! Over 1,300 ‘Hands Off!’ protests erupted across the U.S., with participation estimates ranging from 500,000 to over a million individuals, Our voice resonated powerfully from the National Mall in D.C. to cities worldwide. This is just the beginning. #HandsOff #Resist #Unity
April 6, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Join the nationwide “Hands Off!” protest on April 5 to oppose policies affecting our healthcare, jobs, and services. Find events near you and stand up for our rights.  www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
Hands Off! Fresno Fights Back · Hands Off
**Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them.** We are fighting back!
They're taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our services—and da...
mobilize.us
March 31, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Join the nationwide “Hands Off!” protest on April 5 to oppose policies affecting our healthcare, jobs, and services. Find events near you and stand up for our rights.  www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
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Hey everyone, want to #MakeHistory? 🗣️ Use these tools to find protests near you:
• Protest Mapper: www.protestmapper.org
• Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com
• Meetup: www.meetup.com
#AprilProtests #Protest2025 #PowerToThePeople
Hey everyone, want to #MakeHistory? 🗣️ Use these tools to find protests near you:
• Protest Mapper: www.protestmapper.org
• Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com
• Meetup: www.meetup.com
#AprilProtests #Protest2025 #PowerToThePeople
www.protestmapper.org
March 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Post 1:
Hey everyone, want to #MakeHistory? 🗣️ Use these tools to find protests near you:
• Protest Mapper: www.protestmapper.org
• Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com
• Meetup: www.meetup.com
#AprilProtests #Protest2025 #PowerToThePeople
Hey everyone, want to #MakeHistory? 🗣️ Use these tools to find protests near you:
• Protest Mapper: www.protestmapper.org
• Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com
• Meetup: www.meetup.com
#AprilProtests #Protest2025 #PowerToThePeople
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6. Timing & context
Timing is everything! A protest is most impactful when public sentiment and political opportunity align. Discover how strategic timing can boost success:
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
#ProtestTiming
Timing is everything! A protest is most impactful when public sentiment and political opportunity align. Discover how strategic timing can boost success:
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
#ProtestTiming
What makes an effective protest? Researcher offers advice
While protests may look a little different in the age of social media, organizers still face a lot of the same struggles they did during past uprisings like the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and...
www.wfyi.org
March 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
6. Timing & context
Timing is everything! A protest is most impactful when public sentiment and political opportunity align. Discover how strategic timing can boost success:
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
#ProtestTiming
Timing is everything! A protest is most impactful when public sentiment and political opportunity align. Discover how strategic timing can boost success:
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
#ProtestTiming
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5. Effective digital tools
Digital tools are a game changer—use social media to spread your message and mobilize supporters quickly. See real research on online protest diffusion:
arxiv.org/abs/1203.1868
#DigitalActivism
Digital tools are a game changer—use social media to spread your message and mobilize supporters quickly. See real research on online protest diffusion:
arxiv.org/abs/1203.1868
#DigitalActivism
Broadcasters and Hidden Influentials in Online Protest Diffusion
This paper explores the growth of online mobilizations using data from the 'indignados' (the 'outraged') movement in Spain, which emerged under the influence of the revolution in Egypt and as a precur...
arxiv.org
March 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
5. Effective digital tools
Digital tools are a game changer—use social media to spread your message and mobilize supporters quickly. See real research on online protest diffusion:
arxiv.org/abs/1203.1868
#DigitalActivism
Digital tools are a game changer—use social media to spread your message and mobilize supporters quickly. See real research on online protest diffusion:
arxiv.org/abs/1203.1868
#DigitalActivism
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4. Cohesion & diversity
A diverse, cohesive coalition makes your message louder. Uniting varied voices builds strength and legitimacy. Learn more about how diversity boosts protest impact:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
#UnitedWeStand
A diverse, cohesive coalition makes your message louder. Uniting varied voices builds strength and legitimacy. Learn more about how diversity boosts protest impact:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
#UnitedWeStand
Stand up and be counted: six ways to protest that will make your voice heard
The current wave of marches and activism around the world is the largest in documented history, giving scientists the chance to study what makes for a successful campaign
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
4. Cohesion & diversity
A diverse, cohesive coalition makes your message louder. Uniting varied voices builds strength and legitimacy. Learn more about how diversity boosts protest impact:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
#UnitedWeStand
A diverse, cohesive coalition makes your message louder. Uniting varied voices builds strength and legitimacy. Learn more about how diversity boosts protest impact:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
#UnitedWeStand
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3. Nonviolence & discipline
Nonviolence wins! Peaceful, disciplined protests earn public sympathy and force change. See how nonviolent tactics drove success in historical movements:
www.socialchangelab.org/post/what-ma...
#NonviolenceWorks
Nonviolence wins! Peaceful, disciplined protests earn public sympathy and force change. See how nonviolent tactics drove success in historical movements:
www.socialchangelab.org/post/what-ma...
#NonviolenceWorks
What makes a protest movement successful?
At Social Change Lab, we’re not ones to shy away from big, challenging questions. A key question for us - and many others - is what are the ingredients that make a protest movement successful? We spen...
www.socialchangelab.org
March 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
3. Nonviolence & discipline
Nonviolence wins! Peaceful, disciplined protests earn public sympathy and force change. See how nonviolent tactics drove success in historical movements:
www.socialchangelab.org/post/what-ma...
#NonviolenceWorks
Nonviolence wins! Peaceful, disciplined protests earn public sympathy and force change. See how nonviolent tactics drove success in historical movements:
www.socialchangelab.org/post/what-ma...
#NonviolenceWorks
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2. Mass mobilization
Mass mobilization is key—research shows protests need to reach about 3.5% of the population to tip the scales. Check out Erica Chenoweth’s insight:
www.theguardian.com/world/2017/f...
#PeoplePower
Mass mobilization is key—research shows protests need to reach about 3.5% of the population to tip the scales. Check out Erica Chenoweth’s insight:
www.theguardian.com/world/2017/f...
#PeoplePower
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
2. Mass mobilization
Mass mobilization is key—research shows protests need to reach about 3.5% of the population to tip the scales. Check out Erica Chenoweth’s insight:
www.theguardian.com/world/2017/f...
#PeoplePower
Mass mobilization is key—research shows protests need to reach about 3.5% of the population to tip the scales. Check out Erica Chenoweth’s insight:
www.theguardian.com/world/2017/f...
#PeoplePower
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1. Clear, unified demands
Great protests start with clear, unified demands. E.g., London’s 2010 Take Back Parliament united diverse voices with one goal. Learn more:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
#ProtestSuccess
Great protests start with clear, unified demands. E.g., London’s 2010 Take Back Parliament united diverse voices with one goal. Learn more:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
#ProtestSuccess
Stand up and be counted: six ways to protest that will make your voice heard
The current wave of marches and activism around the world is the largest in documented history, giving scientists the chance to study what makes for a successful campaign
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
1. Clear, unified demands
Great protests start with clear, unified demands. E.g., London’s 2010 Take Back Parliament united diverse voices with one goal. Learn more:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
#ProtestSuccess
Great protests start with clear, unified demands. E.g., London’s 2010 Take Back Parliament united diverse voices with one goal. Learn more:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
#ProtestSuccess
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Ummm… 👇
See the problem?!
See the problem?!
March 18, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Ummm… 👇
See the problem?!
See the problem?!
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He couldn’t even run a charity without breaking the law—Now he believes he’s in charge of the Supreme Court, Congress, our rights, and the U.S. justice system. Who’s going to stop him?!
March 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
He couldn’t even run a charity without breaking the law—Now he believes he’s in charge of the Supreme Court, Congress, our rights, and the U.S. justice system. Who’s going to stop him?!