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Definitely means something. Not sure it's ever done anything. I was in the biggest ever march in the UK and we still went to war in Iraq. Handful of dorks blocking traffic and throwing soup in museums got the government to stop new oil drilling though, so....direct action?

I confess - when I was at the protest this morning, I was moved to tears.

DC was beautiful. First, people surrounded the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture - literally surrounded her, protected her, and honored the ancestors. Then lots (this isn't a precise number) came together at the Washington Memorial.

Unless @amyklobuchar.com is speaking.

All right. That does it. I'm following you.

For sure! Over 5 million people who took the time to make signs and hit the streets mean business. He’s directly hitting our wallets so now it’s game on! 👊🏻🇺🇸🔥

It means that more people are getting angry over the tyranny. Until Americans get off their asses & actually FIGHT the oligarchy, nothing will change because protests alone won't FORCE change.

means they are shopping

it’s a piece of the puzzle, an essential line in the conversation! electeds gotta see us out there to know we have their backs if they go harder. we each gotta know we have each other. it’s not the end of the work, but it’s much needed fuel in the tank.

It did however cause my state, Texas, to pass all kinds of laws vs protesting and also allowing cars to run you over...so

They chose to be there. It definitely means something.

lefties, including paid ones, doing protest theater is hardly new think about what they don't protest but at least they ain't rioting again i guess! right....

It feels so good to see them all walking together, moving toward something.

Exactly. This means something big.

That's how Canadians stayed out of Gulf War 2. We hit the streets in big numbers.

It leaves a positive message! People Power in action!

Yes! It’s especially powerful, because it stands in contrast to all but a few politicians and business leaders who have stood by while democracy is being attacked. Keep going everyone!

I'm even more convinced more today than ever the 2024 election was manipulated by Musk over taking the voting machines

it means something, which is why the vast majority who attend will a sense of catharsis and solidarity with other protestors and then go home and do nothing else for months

Don’t you get it? We can’t know if it will make a difference, but it’s something we can do for our own peace of mind. No matter what happens, I tried.

Shut up, Scott.

Actually shut tf up if you’re going to do nothing but sow negativity when people are fighting. If you’re giving up, go give up somewhere else. Protests play a big part, it’s not everything but you need to study the history of successful movements. You would have been booing civil rights activists

Yes, MAGA would like you to believe all these people are actually Trump supporters😆😆🖕🏻🦋💙

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Even if it doesn't mean anything to the orange cheeto, it makes a statement to your representatives. Very different than reading comments online. Congrats Americans for a great first big turnout!

White people in the streets means something.✍🏻

YES!!! Way to go, America! Sending lots of love and cheering you on from Canada! 🇨🇦

The "little" Tesla protests have had a very big impact imho.

Kinda like voting…

“Someone should really do something” Yeah. SOMEONE really should, eh??

But what can I do… said 70 million people….

Hundreds of thousands of people at that....✊🏽

Absophuquinglutely spot on!

Whats crazy is fox news has had ZERO coverage on any of the 1200 protests.

@natsechobbyist.bsky.social

As someone from the "rest of the world", it really means something, keep going! Greetings and supports from Belgium 🙂

You really have to be there to feel it yourself. There is something so magnificent about the United States reuniting. Claiming the flag -- and a lot of other flags as well. America IS "GREAT" ALREADY. Together, we are brave, caring, creative. We can do this.

Agreed and...Putin rubs his hands together in pure glee, watching how the U.S. responds to each of the odd & out there maneuvers this admin makes.

okay well then storm the Capitol building, tough guy

Oh ok. I lived in Nicaragua in the 90s and I’m pretty well aware of how shit works in the world and I’m gonna go ahead and mute your crusty grumble-ass now

@chrislhayes.bsky.social I see you reposted this. PLEASE tell me @msnbc.com will be covering these protests! I've popped in several times and haven't seen any coverage of this!

It matters. It matters. It matters. It matters. It matters.

Yes. Maybe check out the rest of the thread. It's that, and much more, of course.

NYC

It is the first hope I have felt for months ❤️

And it is a LOT of people

American streets are looking a bit like Turkey and Georgia tbh

Yep, it means everything

Can’t recommend it enough. It’s the best way to bolster hope and solidarity. The people united can never be defeated. ✊🏼

Momentum and morale are both important right now.

If you weren't accomplishing anything, why'd they get so scared? 😆

Yes and yes!🙌

Well done Syracuse!

keep the momentum going!

Or middle-class sense of superiority.

Please pick up a history book and stop trying to convince us to stop fighting and to give up all hope

the civil rights movement? the vietnam war? union organizing? BLM did actually begin to change things in places, which is why people fought so hard against it and its wild to say the womens rights movement won nothing

One more thing - it MATTERS to show the enlisted military the will of the people. They all took an oath to defend the Constitution, but that may mean defying orders. It becomes easier to defy orders when they visually see the people are peacefully rejecting everything from the Executive branch.

I needed to hear that at just the right moment. Thank you

lmao