8/ Were marginalized community organizers consulted, invited, or even considered? No - a white person stepped to the front of the line and told all even them to wait in the back of the bus, and that is not okay. It is not how you build movements or community.

7/ There are Black, Brown, Indiginous, Muslim, queer, trans, and other marginalized folks who have been organizing for years and decades. They've been doing the work, and they are the people most affected by Trump's policies.

6/ "Working with the cops" doesn't keep a protest safe. Cops are mostly Trumpers. Cops let that truck nearly kill people at a protest on 35W in Minneapolis. Cops let the car through that killed Summer Taylor in Seattle.

5/ Someone inexperienced skipping over all the planning, resources, and considerations for a protest action is dangerous and naive.

4/ Even non-heirarchical groups have some plan for leadership at an action.

Who calls a retreat? Who keeps the crowd calm if something goes wrong? Who makes sure fascists don't take over the event, and how?

3/ Protests involve supplies like water, medical supplies, masks, ear plugs, marshal supplies, walkie talkies, and sound / amplification.

There are considerations about messaging, routes, exit plans, and dealing with threats.

2/ A large organized protest involves hundreds of hours of planning by experienced people. There are plans to make the action safe and successful.

There are resources like marshals, medics, legal observers, a tactical team, blocking vehicles, speakers, MCs, and security.

4/ As soon as Target got the least push back, they bailed. And now, they are dropping all DEI. Go to Costco instead.

3/ Target continued to fund politicians who want to steal LGBTQ rights. This is not just gay marriage, but making queer sex illegal, taking away discrimination protections, and eliminating trans people's rights

2/ Target only started supporting equity and Pride because their far-right board of directors got busted being homophobic.

Increasingly, the ADL is not just being a shill for Israel's far-right, aparthied, genocidal government; but an apologist for far right politics internationally, and that will include actual fascism so long as the fascists send weapons to Israel to bomb Palestinians.

Yeah. A fucking nazi says nazi salutes are ironic! Well, I'll trust that! Because nazis are are always so honest about what nazis are up to!

5/ They are already actively trying to destroy millions or immigrant and queer lives. For no good reason, they took action that will kill many people with diabetes. Mass political violence and camps are only so many steps further.

It gets worse. Don't be complicit in this shit.

4/ Don't pretend that behind the scenes fascists coming out from under their rocks isn't dangerous. Don't pretend this isn't a credible threat to Black, Brown, Indiginous, queer, trans, Jewish, and Muslim folks; along with Musk's political adversaries.