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Seriously? Because we were told they were going to deport violent criminals.
April 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Seriously? Because we were told they were going to deport violent criminals.
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Can we stop calling it tax ‘relief’ for the wealthy? It implies that they have somehow been struggling.
April 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Can we stop calling it tax ‘relief’ for the wealthy? It implies that they have somehow been struggling.
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This week’s Just for Skeets and Giggles is out! Have a great weekend. statuskuo.substack.com/p/just-for-s...
April 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This week’s Just for Skeets and Giggles is out! Have a great weekend. statuskuo.substack.com/p/just-for-s...
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What a great day in Summerville, SC. 200 expected, 1000+ showed up!
April 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
What a great day in Summerville, SC. 200 expected, 1000+ showed up!
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13 / And as always, if you have questions about the data, the project, or you think we’re missing a record, you can scroll down on this page and submit it here: ash.harvard.edu/programs/cro.... [END]
Crowd Counting Consortium – Ash Center
Publicly available data on political crowds in the United States, including marches, protests, demonstrations, riots, and other actions.
ash.harvard.edu
April 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
13 / And as always, if you have questions about the data, the project, or you think we’re missing a record, you can scroll down on this page and submit it here: ash.harvard.edu/programs/cro.... [END]
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12 / More from our team soon. Meanwhile, the data are available here: dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/cr...
dataverse.harvard.edu
April 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
12 / More from our team soon. Meanwhile, the data are available here: dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/cr...
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11 / With nearly 1,000 events already scheduled nationwide for April 5, I would expect a big day of protest this Saturday.
Hands Off!
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...
handsoff2025.com
April 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
11 / With nearly 1,000 events already scheduled nationwide for April 5, I would expect a big day of protest this Saturday.
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10 / The events with the largest crowd sizes in our data were Sanders’s and AOC’s rallies, which constituted the top five documented events in terms of attendance.
April 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
10 / The events with the largest crowd sizes in our data were Sanders’s and AOC’s rallies, which constituted the top five documented events in terms of attendance.
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9/ Even with incomplete participation data, more people have turned out at protests. With under 30% of the participation numbers complete, we’ve already tallied between 225k and 300k participants across events in March 2025. We expect those numbers to go up as we gather more details on each event.
April 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
9/ Even with incomplete participation data, more people have turned out at protests. With under 30% of the participation numbers complete, we’ve already tallied between 225k and 300k participants across events in March 2025. We expect those numbers to go up as we gather more details on each event.
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8/ We don’t yet have much participation data for March 2025, so we can’t speak to how many people have been turning out at these protests. But comparatively, in March 2017, with data available for 65% of observations, we tallied fewer than 90,000 participants.
April 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
8/ We don’t yet have much participation data for March 2025, so we can’t speak to how many people have been turning out at these protests. But comparatively, in March 2017, with data available for 65% of observations, we tallied fewer than 90,000 participants.
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7/ Nat'l Park workers/Resistance Rangers (March 22), Nat'l Association of Letter Carriers' Fight Like Hell rallies (March 23), & Tesla Takedown protests on March 29. There were also extensive protests against ICE enforcement actions, incl the detentions of Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, and others.
April 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
7/ Nat'l Park workers/Resistance Rangers (March 22), Nat'l Association of Letter Carriers' Fight Like Hell rallies (March 23), & Tesla Takedown protests on March 29. There were also extensive protests against ICE enforcement actions, incl the detentions of Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, and others.
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6/ That said, we think the difference is largely driven by repeated and linked actions where multiple protests occurred in different locations on the same day. These include March Fourth for Democracy (March 4), Stand Up for Science (March 7), Int'l Women’s Day (March 8)...
April 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
6/ That said, we think the difference is largely driven by repeated and linked actions where multiple protests occurred in different locations on the same day. These include March Fourth for Democracy (March 4), Stand Up for Science (March 7), Int'l Women’s Day (March 8)...
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5/ Two caveats: (a) our data collection has improved over time, though we don’t think that’s explaining most of the growth when we compare across years; (b) the political conditions under which we are collecting data are not identical across years; more on the latter point here:.
Resistance is alive and well in the United States
Protests of Trump may not look like the mass marches in 2017, but they're far more numerous and frequent — and also becoming more strategic.
wagingnonviolence.org
April 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
5/ Two caveats: (a) our data collection has improved over time, though we don’t think that’s explaining most of the growth when we compare across years; (b) the political conditions under which we are collecting data are not identical across years; more on the latter point here:.
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4/ When we compare the volume of events so far in 2025 against those in 2017, we estimate that March 2025 was a much more active month than March 2017, from what we were able to observe then and now.
April 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
4/ When we compare the volume of events so far in 2025 against those in 2017, we estimate that March 2025 was a much more active month than March 2017, from what we were able to observe then and now.
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3/ We saw far more recorded protests from February (nearly 2100) to March (over 3300)—about a 60% increase in records. The vast majority of these protests express opposition to Musk’s activities, Trump’s policies, or both. (Only 2% could be coded as pro-Trump, including counter-protests).
April 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
3/ We saw far more recorded protests from February (nearly 2100) to March (over 3300)—about a 60% increase in records. The vast majority of these protests express opposition to Musk’s activities, Trump’s policies, or both. (Only 2% could be coded as pro-Trump, including counter-protests).
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2/ In March 2025, we saw protests in all 50 states, including in deep red parts of the country.
April 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
2/ In March 2025, we saw protests in all 50 states, including in deep red parts of the country.
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ICMYI: reported protests in the US in 2025 are almost certainly outpacing protests during Trump 1.0. In March 2025, we recorded significant growth in the number of cumulative events, and also an uptick in the rate of events (# of protests/week).
April 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
ICMYI: reported protests in the US in 2025 are almost certainly outpacing protests during Trump 1.0. In March 2025, we recorded significant growth in the number of cumulative events, and also an uptick in the rate of events (# of protests/week).
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11/ The tariffs aren’t economic policy. They are political weapons.
But as long as we see this clearly, we can stop him. Public mobilization is working. Today, a few Republicans joined Democrats to vote against one set of tariffs.
The people still have the power.
But as long as we see this clearly, we can stop him. Public mobilization is working. Today, a few Republicans joined Democrats to vote against one set of tariffs.
The people still have the power.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
11/ The tariffs aren’t economic policy. They are political weapons.
But as long as we see this clearly, we can stop him. Public mobilization is working. Today, a few Republicans joined Democrats to vote against one set of tariffs.
The people still have the power.
But as long as we see this clearly, we can stop him. Public mobilization is working. Today, a few Republicans joined Democrats to vote against one set of tariffs.
The people still have the power.
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10/ And once Trump has the lawyers, colleges and industry under his thumb, it becomes very hard for the opposition to have any viable space to maneuver.
Trump didn’t invent this strategy. It’s the playbook for democratically elected leaders who want to stay in power forever.
Trump didn’t invent this strategy. It’s the playbook for democratically elected leaders who want to stay in power forever.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
10/ And once Trump has the lawyers, colleges and industry under his thumb, it becomes very hard for the opposition to have any viable space to maneuver.
Trump didn’t invent this strategy. It’s the playbook for democratically elected leaders who want to stay in power forever.
Trump didn’t invent this strategy. It’s the playbook for democratically elected leaders who want to stay in power forever.
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9/ The tariffs are DESIGNED to create economic hardship. Why? So that Trump has a straight face rationale for releasing them, business by business or industry by industry.
As he adjusts or grants relief, it’s a win-win: the economy improves and dissent disappears.
As he adjusts or grants relief, it’s a win-win: the economy improves and dissent disappears.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
9/ The tariffs are DESIGNED to create economic hardship. Why? So that Trump has a straight face rationale for releasing them, business by business or industry by industry.
As he adjusts or grants relief, it’s a win-win: the economy improves and dissent disappears.
As he adjusts or grants relief, it’s a win-win: the economy improves and dissent disappears.
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8/ What could Trump demand as part of a quiet loyalty pledge?
Public shows of support from executives for all his economic policy. Contributions to his political efforts. Promises to police employees’ support for his political opposition.
Public shows of support from executives for all his economic policy. Contributions to his political efforts. Promises to police employees’ support for his political opposition.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
8/ What could Trump demand as part of a quiet loyalty pledge?
Public shows of support from executives for all his economic policy. Contributions to his political efforts. Promises to police employees’ support for his political opposition.
Public shows of support from executives for all his economic policy. Contributions to his political efforts. Promises to police employees’ support for his political opposition.
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7/ But the private sector also plays a rule to protect democracy. Independent industry has power.
The tariffs are Trump’s tool to erode that independence. Now, one by one, every industry or company will need to pledge loyalty to Trump in order to get sanctions relief.
The tariffs are Trump’s tool to erode that independence. Now, one by one, every industry or company will need to pledge loyalty to Trump in order to get sanctions relief.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
7/ But the private sector also plays a rule to protect democracy. Independent industry has power.
The tariffs are Trump’s tool to erode that independence. Now, one by one, every industry or company will need to pledge loyalty to Trump in order to get sanctions relief.
The tariffs are Trump’s tool to erode that independence. Now, one by one, every industry or company will need to pledge loyalty to Trump in order to get sanctions relief.
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6/ Healthy democracies rely on an independent legal profession to maintain the rule of law, independent universities to guard objective truth and provide forums for dissent to authority, and independent state/local government to counterbalance a powerful federal government.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
6/ Healthy democracies rely on an independent legal profession to maintain the rule of law, independent universities to guard objective truth and provide forums for dissent to authority, and independent state/local government to counterbalance a powerful federal government.
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5/ Trump knows that he can weaken (and maybe destroy) democracy by using spending and taxation in the same way.
He is using access to government funds to bully universities, law firms and state and local governments into loyalty pledges.
He is using access to government funds to bully universities, law firms and state and local governments into loyalty pledges.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
5/ Trump knows that he can weaken (and maybe destroy) democracy by using spending and taxation in the same way.
He is using access to government funds to bully universities, law firms and state and local governments into loyalty pledges.
He is using access to government funds to bully universities, law firms and state and local governments into loyalty pledges.
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4/ British kings used taxation to reward loyalty and punish dissent.
Our own revolution was spurred by the King’s use of heavy taxation of the colonies to punish our push for self governance.
The King’s message was simple: stop protesting and I’ll stop taxing.
Our own revolution was spurred by the King’s use of heavy taxation of the colonies to punish our push for self governance.
The King’s message was simple: stop protesting and I’ll stop taxing.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
4/ British kings used taxation to reward loyalty and punish dissent.
Our own revolution was spurred by the King’s use of heavy taxation of the colonies to punish our push for self governance.
The King’s message was simple: stop protesting and I’ll stop taxing.
Our own revolution was spurred by the King’s use of heavy taxation of the colonies to punish our push for self governance.
The King’s message was simple: stop protesting and I’ll stop taxing.