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DoNotPunchDownI believe that the only thing that will work, short of revolution, is a general strike. Money is all they care about. I believe protests are important. If nothing else, they are a great way to know we're not alone and that we're fighting together for the same thing.I implore you to go to the website <a href="https://generalstrikeus.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://generalstrikeus.com/</a> and read about how this works. Look into it and see what has worked around the world. Then please sign the Strike Card.We can do this! ☮️❤️<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeneralStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeneralStrike</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StrikeCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StrikeCard</a>

DrALJONESReport: Palestine general strike on Monday to protest against the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza.A statement issued today stressed the importance of uniting local and international efforts to end the Israeli aggression and to continue demanding accountability for the violations of international law and the rights of Palestinians.<a href="https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/156155" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/156155</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/generalstrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#generalstrike</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GazaGenocideNotWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GazaGenocideNotWar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freepalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freepalestine</a> .

Chris 🇦🇺<a href="https://mastodon.social/@karmallama" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@karmallama</a> <a href="https://glammr.us/@bartletd7" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bartletd7</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/@CrimethInc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@CrimethInc</a> The instant you show up at their homes they'll have occupation forces on you & billionaire media will run with the 'being terrorised' lede. A general strike and boycotts is the most effective method of pushing these leeches from power, not fighting with cops in the streets. The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/handsoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#handsoff</a> events were a success in demonstrating large community support. Now capitalise on it to build widespread support for a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/generalstrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#generalstrike</a> <a href="http://generalstrikeus.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://generalstrikeus.com</a>

AnonymousIf you want a general strike we need at least 10 million people to commit to ensure a successful action. The numbers are still too low. Use a burner email and name if needed to sign. Sign here: <a href="https://generalstrikeus.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">generalstrikeus.com</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%233E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3E</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23GSUS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GSUS</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23GeneralStrike" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeneralStrike</a>

DoNotPunchDown<a href="https://mastodon.social/@ConcernedPineapple" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ConcernedPineapple</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/resistancerallies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@resistancerallies</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/teslatakedownteslatakedown" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@teslatakedownteslatakedown</a> I heard the same. A Veteran was shouting it out at the Hands Off Chicago yesterday. Unfortunately, i couldn't hear everything he said but i did catch that much. In respect to the 3.5%, please sign the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StrikeCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StrikeCard</a> for a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeneralStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeneralStrike</a> at <a href="https://generalstrikeus.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://generalstrikeus.com/</a> The sooner we commit, the sooner we can act, the sooner we can control the narrative and stop the oligarchy

MikeDunnAuthorSuper exciting and inspiring to see so many people out there yesterday. Truly historic numbers of participants. And in spite of my following comments, I think demos like these are critical. If nothing else, they show the world that we are not sheep, that we oppose the fascist regime. It gives the government a taste of how strong we can be. Large demos like these provide a forum for activists to communicate with each other, share ideas, agitate for more radical changes. And it is empowering to be part of large demos, particularly for those who haven't done it before, instilling some hope in these dark times.But here are a couple of things to consider:(1) "Hands Off" is a liberal, not a leftist, slogan, devoid of anti-capitalist critique. Consider that the posters included "Hands Off NATO." That piece suggests that at least some organizers and participants actually support imperialist wars and interventions. NATO is one of the most anti-working-class organizations there is. Its entire purpose (contrary to the propaganda) is to pit working-class soldiers against each other in order to protect existing, and acquire new, territory, markets, and workers for the benefit of capitalists.(2) "Hands Off Medicare, Social Security, libraries, immigrants, trans folks, etc." are necessary and existential short-term goals. But, at best, success brings us back to the pre-Trump status quo, which wasn't particularly good for most working-class people, nor for members of most marginalized communities. We need to be demanding a lot more (which many activists at yesterday’s demos were calling for).(3) Some of the posters demanded "Fair Elections." But what does this even mean in a representative democracy? Yes, the Republicans have certainly exploited gerrymandering, the electoral college system, and voter suppression to win elections, sometimes even in spite of losing the popular vote. In fact, there are some who think Texas, with the 7th & 8th largest African American communities in the country (Dallas, Houston), would vote blue if not for gerrymandering and voter suppression. But then what? We'd still just be voting for who gets to rule over us and those rulers would still be primarily rich people, whose interests and policies align much more with the CEOs and corporate bosses than with working-class people. If the past is any indication, Democrats would still be supporting Zionism & Genocide, government suppression of strikes and worker movements (e.g., the recent train strike), imperialist & NATO interventions abroad. We'd still have millions living in the streets and millions dependent on food stamps and food pantries. We'd still have snowballing climate change and a government hamstrung by its subservience to capital. Let’s not forget, under Clinton, a Democrat, we got NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, the anti-worker NAFTA, and an “End to Welfare as We Know It.” And under Obama we got drone assassinations of U.S. citizens living abroad and a continuation of Bush’s mass deportations and imprisonment of immigrant children.Optimistically, there were many people at yesterday’s demos who ARE thinking about these issues and fighting for far more than just a return to the pre-Trump status quo. There were lots of anti-genocide signs and posters and solidarity with Palestinians. Many demanding bodily autonomy for all, including both access to birth control and abortion, as well as access to gender affirming care. There were many demonstrators calling for a General Strike, which has far more potential to achieve results than do mass demonstrations. (Direct Action gets the Goods!) So, let’s continue with these large mass demos. But let’s also start organizing direct actions that hurt the rulers’ bottom line. And let’s also remember that the most enduring North American General Strikes (e.g., Saint Louis, 1877; Seattle, 1919; Winnipeg, 1919; Minneapolis, 1934) all involved incredible organization and coordination, including the delivery of free food to residents; worker control of policing and emergency services; shutdown of corporate media and worker control of mass communication; worker control of transport and shipping. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/goodtrouble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#goodtrouble</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protest</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demonstration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#demonstration</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#maga</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NATO</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/imperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#imperialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/homelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homelessness</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/zionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zionism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#genocide</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gerrymandering</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#racism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/directaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#directaction</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeneralStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeneralStrike</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workingclass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unions</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#strike</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildcat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildcat</a>

franebleu<a href="https://mastodon.social/@xs4me2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@xs4me2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@jeffjarvis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jeffjarvis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeneralStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeneralStrike</a> is the best way to get results, raise political awareness among the less politicized, and to annihilate all irrelevant group identities(racial shit, gender shit, any kind of shit)United WORKERS of any class, any gender, any color, is the relevant group identity here.Unions are the most feared entities by the bipartite mind worm funders preying on your brains, flesh and blood. That's why it's legal to protest and illegal to organize a damn strike in the US.

MikeDunnAuthorToday in Labor History April 6, 1905: The Teamsters launched a sympathy strike with clothing cutters in Chicago. The strike started on December 15, 1904, at Montgomery Ward. The company locked out the workers and tried to starve them. The strike quickly spread to other unions. By April 6, 1905, there were 5,000 clothing workers on the picket lines. The teamsters added another 10,000 of their own. The bosses tried to ram through armed wagons full of scabs. The strikers fought back. Things grew increasingly violent. By the time the strike ended in May, twenty-one people were dead, mostly workers.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workingclass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LaborHistory</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/teamsters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teamsters</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chicago</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sympathystrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sympathystrike</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unions</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeneralStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeneralStrike</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/policebrutality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#policebrutality</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/massacre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#massacre</a>

franebleu<a href="https://mastodon.social/@xs4me2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@xs4me2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@jeffjarvis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jeffjarvis</a> Predictive post, the day before :Did something change after today's protests ? "They talked about it !"Do you want results ? Do you want to avoid violence ? Power of the people doesn't lie in protests. Time for show has ended.Call for a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeneralStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeneralStrike</a> Call for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mutiny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mutiny</a> "But... it's illegal !..." Make it legal !A General Strike is something no government repression can handle, nowhere, ever, never.When it begins it becomes instantly legal, and when it ends, you won.

Frank MoherGood job today, America. Keep it up. This next: <a href="https://generalstrikeus.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">generalstrikeus.com</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23HandsOff" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23GeneralStrike" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeneralStrike</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23resist" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resist</a>

McQuiniac<a href="https://toad.social/tags/may1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#may1</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/nationalstrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nationalstrike</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/generalstrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#generalstrike</a>

Court Cantrell will not complyCouldn't have said it better myself. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#strike</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoOnStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoOnStrike</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StrikeNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StrikeNow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeneralStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeneralStrike</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff2025</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HandsOffOKC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOffOKC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HandsOffOK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOffOK</a>

DoNotPunchDown<a href="https://phpc.social/@Crell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Crell</a> I saw you! Or at least the person in the picture you posted. 😁 It was a great day. You're right, these will do nothing if we don't back it up with action. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeneralStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeneralStrike</a> ☮️www.generalstrikeus.com

franebleu<a href="https://mastodon.social/@AJ_andrew69" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@AJ_andrew69</a> Question : Did something change after today's protests ?"They talked about it !"Do you want results ?Do you want to avoid violence ?Power of the people doesn't lie in protests. Time for show has ended.Call for a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeneralStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeneralStrike</a> Call for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mutiny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mutiny</a>"But... it's illegal !..." What a joke. Make it legal !A General Strike is something no government or repressive apparatus can handle, nowhere, ever, never.When it begins it becomes instantly legal, and when it ends, you won.

Aviendha69 - ⊃∪∩⪽ - 🦋 🇨🇦The ridiculous real story behind the tariff plan that turned Donald Trum... <a href="https://youtu.be/MJbZCbBLqkk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtu.be/MJbZCbBLqkk</a> voodoo economics, v.2.0 <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23unite" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unite</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23GeneralStrike" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeneralStrike</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23USPol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/MJbZCbBLqkk?si=pAsH0rl6dSsOTkg-" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The ridiculous real story behi...</a>

DoNotPunchDown<a href="https://mas.to/@fsinn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@fsinn</a> <a href="https://mas.to/@bascule" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bascule</a> Sign the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StrikeCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StrikeCard</a> so we get to 3.5 % of the population<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeneralStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeneralStrike</a> <a href="https://generalstrikeus.com/strikecard" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://generalstrikeus.com/strikecard</a>

Shadow Heart<a href="https://mas.to/@bascule" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bascule</a> when those protests turn into a <a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/generalstrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#generalstrike</a> then we can start talking about being effective.

Levka<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Minnesota</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#labor</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeneralStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeneralStrike</a>"Union leaders have pointed to the importance of building worker power in response to division attempts. 'When they come after one group, they come for us all,' said Association of Flight Attendants International President Sara Nelson at a rally for Delta Air Lines workers in January. 'Nothing on this Earth turns without us. If we understand our power in this moment and we organize together and have each other’s backs, we can take action. Strike action, organized action, moral action.'In an interview with Bob Hennelly, Nelson said that after the elimination of collective bargaining rights for Transportation Security Administration workers by the Department of Homeland Security, workers have 'very few options but to join together to organize a general strike.'On March 27, President Trump signed an executive order to end collective bargaining for many federal employees, which Minnesota AFL-CIO president Bernie Burnham has called 'unprecedented union busting.'The Minnesota AFL-CIO also released a statement on January 26 in support of immigrant workers. 'Trump and his billionaire friends are counting on workers to turn on one another while they cut their own taxes, gut worker safety standards, roll back union rights, and more,' the statement reads. 'Every worker should remember that an immigrant doesn’t stand between you and a better life – a billionaire does.'Workers have a long and storied history of resisting attempts to pit them against each other. We found examples specific to Minnesota’s labor movement, which has a militant legacy that can be learned from today. Workers organized and mobilized to take defensive and offensive measures against various forces—hate groups, corporations, and corporate-backed elected officials—that sought to violently divide their communities and hoard resources."<a href="https://workdaymagazine.org/three-times-workers-resisted-fascism-in-minnesota-history/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://workdaymagazine.org/three-times-workers-resisted-fascism-in-minnesota-history/</a>

Sassinake! - ⊃∪∩⪽"Top LAWYER'S Powerful Speech on Racism Leaves White Audience in SHOCK!"... <a href="https://youtu.be/iBeBtwk8DfQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/iBeBtwk8DfQ</a>Sharing is caring <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClassSolidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClassSolidarity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeneralStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeneralStrike</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLivesMatter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Unite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unite</a>

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