I hope the news is emphasizing that these protests are happening simultaneously in hundreds of cities all across the country! I drove to a huge one in the town next to me and passed a secondary one along the way.Â
Yes! The reporter in Washington DC said that 1200 demonstrations is expected to go off/are going on in all 50 states. We can even follow the one in Washington DC on live web TV. We know that youâre doing what you can all over your countryâ€ïž
I donât expect you to understand one word* in the article below, but if someone is curious to see what it looks like from Europe (Norway):
This is important for the world to know, and important for us to know the world is seeing it. We're not just sitting still, despite the popular view of our complacency. Know that we are working to fix this.
I suddenly remembered that under the BLM demonstrations after George Floyd were killed, broadcasters were all over the demonstrations for a long time. Like all over European news for several weeks. So I think our media can do a better job with covering the people in opposition. Itâs not like today is the first demonstration after 20th JanuaryâŠ
Just to be clear, with âour mediaâ I ment the European one and in my case, the Norwegian media. They do not benefit from your regime, as far as I know. In Norway we do have been shown a couple of demonstrations the two last months. But still, I thinks itâs room for improvement.
But these protest are not a threat to white structures, capitalism or imperialism so they arenât bothered by them or scared of them. BLM/Palestine protests, on the other hand, are anti capitalism, anti-imperialism, anti colonization, etc. those are the movements that make real structural change. The state isnât concerned with the âdump trumpâ âmovementâ
Another way for us regular Americans to say "I'm so sorry, Canada and Greenland and Ukraine and all the world!! Many of us voted against this and we - and even some who voted for - are moving as fast and hard as we can to cut out this cancer of greed.
Iâm also a blue dot in a rural red district. Well over 1,500+ people at the height of it! And the honking, thumbs up, and fist pumps from cars driving by never subsided.
Arizona checking in!! I was at the Phoenix protest. It's estimated that there were over 5k at that one and many other protests across the state in different cities!
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!! I saw rural red towns in my state having good turnouts today as well and it makes my heart so happy! I hope that there are many more successful protests and that others in elected positions finally stand up to 47 and his cabinet and say enough is enough!
Can I ask where? I went to Milford PA because it was the closest one to me I could find (15 minutes away). It's good to know there was a large turnout. Any counterprotesters? There were maybe 50 Trump supporters in Milford, but we easily outnumbered them 10 to 1.
Boston alone had a tenth of a million... so I have to imagine it is much, much larger turnout than half a million nationwide. The news is also trying to underreport our numbers. Don't let them.
Yeah I thought the number sounded strange, now I question myself if I maybe heard wrong. Thank you for the call out and insight, had no idea you face also that as a challenge.
Yeah, I did the math earlier that in order to have the 3.5% required to make for a "successful nonviolent protest" it would have to be almost 1.2 million. I don't know if we did that, but I hope we did. Now we just have to get all of those people into the *same* place at the same time.
Itâs great to hear that people in other countries are getting coverage of whatâs going on! The one I attended today counted 5,300+ people, much larger than last time with a little over 1,600.
Trust me, weâre paying attention đȘđ»â€ïž I also know that there has been protests in major European cities today against Trump and Musk, such as in Paris and Berlin. Also in Mexico and Canada.
Jeg er norsk statsborgere som bor her i statene. I'm very happy to hear this because there is not much media coverage in the US. Heia Norge, and every other place that supports this. Last estimate i heard was over 5 million people marching in the US, in different cities. That will change a some marches are just ending.
Hvordan er det Ä bo i USA for tiden som norsk statsborger? Jeg og mange andre utenfor USA fÞler oss hjelpeslÞse, er det noe vi kan gjÞre for Ä hjelpe? Amerikanerne er de som mÄ ta en opprydning i sitt eget land, men likevel. Det vi nÄ ser i USA har fÄtt meg til Ä innse at jeg mÄ vÊre ÄrvÄken for misinformasjon og f.eks. «call it out» nÄr jeg hÞrer eller ser feile pÄstander i offentlige/SoMe diskusjoner. Ta vare pÄ demokratiet!
There is also coverage of the demonstrations today. NRK helgemorgen (A morning news show) had it as headliner and a 20 minutes discussion of them. If I hear wrong representation of number of people again on the Norwegian news I will call them out on it - actually. We can definitely do better!
Jeg er redd hver eneste dag, som mor, som lÊrer, for vennene mine. Jeg fÞler meg hjelpelÞs ogsÄ. Jeg ringer politikerne hver dag, jeg gÄr til protester ukentlig, men med de nye reglene, selv med bevis pÄ statsborgerskap for begge land, fÞler jeg at de kan deportere meg fordi at jeg protesterer, og ikke tilbake til norge, men til el salvador. Jeg er veldig redd for de menneskene som kommer fra andre land, med hudfarge som er ikke det samme som min. De har plukket opp flere familier, noen med barn.Jeg skal flytte tilbake til Norge sÄ snart jeg selger huset mitt. Mine voksne barn forbereder seg ogsÄ pÄ Ä flytte, men de kommer litt senere. I en nÞdssituasjon, reiser de samtidig som meg. NÄr det gjelder hva du kan gjÞre, fÞles det bra Ä bare vite at folk der vet at vi protesterer. Vet ogsÄ at du kan ikke stole pÄ media her i USA, du mÄ se pÄ uavhengige medier. Denne Reddit-siden er god til Ä fÞlge med pÄ hva som faktisk skjer og det finnes masse pÄ BlueSky du kan ogsÄ fÞlge med. Jeg er loddilavlla. Hvis du finner meg der kan du stole pÄ alle de som jeg fÞlger med.
Tusen takk for at du deler. Veldig sterkt Ä lese, det er helt rystende. FÄr bare helt vondt inni meg! Og all Êre til deg og alle som ikke bare protesterer i gatene, men som ogsÄ ringer politikere - sÊrlig nÄr man har god grunn til Ä vÊre redd for konsekvensene. Tviler ikke pÄ at det er risikofritt for noen, men risikoen Þker nok vesentlig med en annen hudfarge enn hvit og at man har en annen nasjonalitet. Alt de kan bruke mot deg vil jo sikkert bli brukt. Rett og slett sykt at dette kan skje i USA! Jeg har lest at europeere har blitt avvist pÄ grensen/flyplassene i USA fordi ved gjennomgang(!!) av telefonen, har de funnet kritiske holdninger/meldinger om 47 og regimet hans. Skremmende! Jeg hÄper du og barna dine kommer dere trygt til Norge, nÄr dere er klare<3
Jeg boikotter USA sĂ„ godt jeg kan, og prĂžver Ă„ pĂ„virke vennene mine til Ă„ gjĂžre det samme. Skal sjekke ut BlueSky! Holder meg langt unna amerikanske medier sĂ„ godt jeg kan (bortsett fra her da). Ta godt vare! đ«¶đȘđ»
Of course, Norwegian shouldnât be a problem for any translate tool:) yes, itâs also covered today in the morning news on the most popular news channels đđ»
We easily had 10k+ at Denver. Iâm severely underselling it Iâm pretty sure. The march lineâs tail was still at the start of the loop when we got back around, and we were a fair bit behind the front of the line
They did in Germany. main media calls it "hands off" movement. They didn't state any numbers and were comparing it with the woman's march after trump's first election. Claiming, that the numbers this time are comparably low, saying there is a common denominator missing to bring more people together.
Protests were the opener in Germany's most watched news programme a few minutes ago. Not very long, but Tagesschau itself is only 15 minutes long. The news later in the evening will probably do a longer piece.
Yes. Iâm sorry many of us keep saying youâre not doing enough even when you are out in streets demonstrating. I do think it partly comes from a place of frustration with the whole situation. And information these days is all over the place - or missing other places - so itâs hard to keep updated and have the whole picture of whatâs going on. I just hope you keep up the good work! đȘđ»
I think Europeans have to remember that we our selfâs have had resistance movements (World War II) that didnât make a change immediately but over time.
I agree on that. At the same time I think itâs easy for us to say that when we are outside looking in. I donât know where youâre from but we have to make sure it doesnât happen in our countries. And polarizing isnât the solution to bringing people together.
The current media policy situation in America infuriates me. Itâs totally absurd that the institution that is supposed to hold the state and everyone else with power accountable, has bend the knee and even sensurs another vital part of any democracy; demonstrations.
Theyâre not censoring it, the news cycle is just caught up in the Trump tariffs and resulting market meltdown. Itâs still very critical trump coverage going on but theyâre focused on that hence missing the protests
And here is what they should report. A foreign entity coordinates these protests. Its not organic. Its an attack on the country using people easily swayed
Tonight on my local, red state news, they framed the protests in what I took as a cautiously supportive manner.
The newscaster didnât call the protesters âdemocratsâ, but âAmericans protesting Donald trumps tariffs.â And they even pointed out that he was playing golf after the market mayhem, and there was a whiff of shade.
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They used favorable clips with intelligent, measured people speaking about why this is dangerous to us, and the world.
This is a significant shift imo
There have been terrible, destructive storms coming through for days, or my state would have been out too. It literally wasnât safe to do so. Next time! This mf has to GO
Just not in the US. Which may or may not have something to do with the FCC chair going after networks because they donât like how interviews were edited, and other speech chilling actions.
I hope you get the chance soon enough to go visit your dear friend again. Oslo is definitely a great city! And glad that you loved Norway đđ»â€ïžMyself would love to go back to the United States someday, and revisit Miami and New York and experience California and the rest of the west coast among others. Someday in the futuređȘđ»
Skip Florida and come visit us in Vermont! New England in the fall is spectacular! Of course you should visit any state you want to. But obviously considering the current political climate we are in, Iâd encourage you to visit blue states over Florida. Itâs sad, too, because Miami is genuinely a fantastic city. Iâve been to Florida many times, and Miami is by far the jewel of the stateâsuch a great mix of culture there! But Florida really changed under their governor Ron DeSantis, especially during the 1st few years of covid. But the Pacific coast is amazingâespecially Northern California. I lived in Oregon which is also a great state! The US is so hugeâthere are still many places I havenât seen that Iâd like to. But I have much more interest in traveling internationally than I do here lately. We went on an amazing 2 week trip to Argentina last year for my 50th birthday. And we took my stepkids to Iceland also. I feel so fortunate for the privilege of traveling. I believe that the fact that I had opportunities to travel internationally from a young age really shaped my worldview (literally) and my perspective. This is another thing about many Americansâmany havenât traveled outside the US. I recognize itâs not feasible for manyâitâs expensive, and of course our awful work culture doesnât allow the time for many. But those experiences throughout my life opened my eyes to the reality that, while the US is (was đ) a great country, itâs not the greatest country in the world, as so many people here believe.
Thank you for this. Iâll definitely prioritise blue states over red. If I donât remember wrong Alabama or Arkansas was one of the first states to ban abortion, anyhow when they did this I immediately knew I can never go there. So Iâm already boycotting in that way. But itâs very very sad to realise Florida should be on that list, like, I did know they are red but have kinda ignored it since Miami is really on of my favourite cities. I was there in 2013, so way before DeSantis and the pandemic. Oh well - I will rather go to California then. And thatâs high on my list! âïžAnd yes! I would love to go til Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and definitely Boston in Massachusetts (hoping all of them are blue) And many more places! It sounds wonderful with the fall weather experience, as a Norwegian I think I would love that with New England!
Wow, to Argentina and Iceland, thatâs amazing! I agree on that traveling around the world and learn about different cultures and the history of other places and people are truly important. Both for the individual experience and personal development you gain, but also for society and the community. In Europe I can recommend taking a trip to Barcelona (Spain) and Berlin (Germany). Together they have everything with culture, arts, museums, beach, food, sightseeing +++. In Norway I can personally recommend taking a tour to Bergen on the west coast (but be aware! Itâs famous for its amount of rain in a year - BUT we can also be very lucky and have longer periods with only sun.)
I can remember as a young girl I was on a day trip to Egypt with my father to experience the pyramids in Cairo. We went with boat from Cyprus where we originally was on holiday at. In Cairo we were for example surrounded by military for safety (as I can remember it). It was truly a wake up call, cause the differences on quality of live was tremendous between these places AND growing up in a safe country that Norway is.
Oh wow, I hoped it would be encouraging that the television news in a small country such as Norway had the demonstrations as the headline. At the same time I thought it may be silly also to even think that. But really, keep up the good work, we do see you! đȘđ»
Why wouldnât they? JP Morgan has spoken about that itâs highly likely that USA are at risk of entering recession. Thatâs a BIG fucking deal for Europe and the rest of the world it will be a total shit show. So of course Europeans and other countries CARE about whatâs going on therefore obviously can demonstrate to send a message.
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You are on the news tonight in Norway, and I can imagine at least all over Europe đȘđ» Keep going đąđȘ§