silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoGov. Greg Abbott sending state troops to Austin for upcoming 'No Kings' rallywww.expressnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down10
arrow-up1190arrow-down1external-linkGov. Greg Abbott sending state troops to Austin for upcoming 'No Kings' rallywww.expressnews.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square30linkfedilink
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down18·1 year agoI can not stress this enough: stop announcing plans on any media. Word of mouth and make it work.
minus-squareprotist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 year agoThat’s a great way to make sure your protest stays small
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down6·1 year agoIt would take a lot more physical legwork. And we are living in TIA. I’m pretty sure that’s why live missiles are about to be fired on Cali.
minus-squareprotist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoEverything’s terrible, yet you still figure out how to live in your imagination
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoWhat? No, it wasn’t my imagination, I just hadn’t read this, until now: https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/10/16/trump-missiles-california/
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThanks for sharing this. We need a reality check in these times. Not every now and then, but constantly.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·1 year agoStop up voting planned actions?
minus-squareGerudo@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoWe can barely sniff the 3.5% attendance mark WITH social media. No way in hell “word of mouth” would work.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·1 year agoTIL rebellions and union organization, women’s sufferage, abolitionists organized on fb
minus-squareGerudo@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoDifferent times, different social circles, different levels of apathy. Social media may not be the perfect vessel, but it is the largest platform to get the word out.
I can not stress this enough: stop announcing plans on any media. Word of mouth and make it work.
That’s a great way to make sure your protest stays small
It would take a lot more physical legwork. And we are living in TIA. I’m pretty sure that’s why live missiles are about to be fired on Cali.
Everything’s terrible, yet you still figure out how to live in your imagination
What? No, it wasn’t my imagination, I just hadn’t read this, until now: https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/10/16/trump-missiles-california/
Thanks for sharing this.
We need a reality check in these times. Not every now and then, but constantly.
You’re welcome, I agree!
Lead by example.
Stop up voting planned actions?
We can barely sniff the 3.5% attendance mark WITH social media. No way in hell “word of mouth” would work.
TIL rebellions and union organization, women’s sufferage, abolitionists organized on fb
Different times, different social circles, different levels of apathy. Social media may not be the perfect vessel, but it is the largest platform to get the word out.
No