As the title of this post says, the “Hands Off” protests were a massive success - well done, USA!!!
As an outsider, I am enormously proud to see what was accomplished - and how well it was done, and it gives great hope for the future.
I’ll probably add more links over time:
- “NEW: Millions Turn Out for Over 1,300 Hands Off! Peaceful protests to Declare HANDS OFF! To [the current US president] and [M_ sk] in largest day of action this year” https://handsoff2025.com/millions-turn-out “... peaceful protests across all 50 states, U.S. territories, and a dozen locations globally, demanding an end to the authoritarian overreach by Trump and Musk. Turnout far exceeded expectations, underscoring the nationwide groundswell of opposition to Trump and Musk’s attempts to harm everyday people in America. ... A commitment to nonviolent action is a core principle behind all Hands Off! events. All hosts and participants are expected to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with their values.”
- “Tens of thousands rally against [the current US president] at DC ‘Hands Off’ protest” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/05/[the-current-US -president]-hands-off-protest “Congress members Jamie Raskin, Eric Swalwell and Ilhan Omar among speakers as demonstrators denounce ‘fascism’” AND “I went to 2 protests in Portland on April 5. Here's how they went” https://youtu.be/8J39uYd9HMQ This reiterates that the numbers were millions, not thousands AND “MASSIVE Protests Take USA BY STORM … [the current US president]’s NIGHTMARE!!” from the MeidasTouch Network https://youtu.be/6yuvErljeJM AND “Trump in TERROR as PROTESTS ERUPT TODAY” https://youtu.be/7zMEH3VMPFY (transcript at podcast version at https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831?i=1000702312848) AND “Thousands demonstrate against [the current US president] and [M_ sk] in 'Hands Off!' rallies across the US” https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250405-thousands-demonstrate-against-[the-current-US -president]-and-[M_-sk]-in-hands-off-rallies-across-the-us “Thousands of people gathered across the US on Saturday to rally for what's expected to be the largest single day of protest against [the current US president] and his billionaire ally M_ sk. The demonstrations were organised in response to [the current US president]’s raft of executive orders on tariffs, immigration, education, free speech and more.” AND “More than 500,000 people turn out for anti-Trump rallies nationwide” https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/04/05/anti-Trump-protests-nationwide/6321743859607/ AND “Hands Off! [3.1] Millions Make Their Voices Heard!” https://youtu.be/-6TF5BLLlFA an interesting commentary from a community/religious point of view AND “Anti-Trump protesters gather in Washington, other US cities” https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-opponents-ready-take-streets-with-nationwide-protests-2025-04-05/ AND “Angry protesters from New York to Alaska assail [the current US president] and [M_ sk] in ‘Hands Off!’ rallies” https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-doge-protests-hands-off-472c574303260cbac315367cc808960d AND “You Can Stop Asking Where the Mass Opposition Is. It’s Everywhere” https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/hands-off-donald-trump-fear-new-york-city/ “People poured out to protest not only what [the current US president] has done — but what they fear he will do next” AND ““Hands Off!”: 1 Million Protest Trump’s Cuts, Attacks on Education, Immigration, War on Gaza & More” https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/7/hands_off_protest
- “Hundreds gather across Europe to protest against [the current US president] and [M_ sk]” https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250405-hundreds-gather-across-europe-protest-against-trump-musk-hands-off-democrats “Hundreds of people gathered in Paris, Berlin, London, Lisbon and several other European cities on Saturday to protest against [the current] US President _ and his adviser [M_ sk]. The demonstrations follow a tumultuous week for global financial markets after [the current US president] unveiled sweeping tariffs” AND “Thousands protest against [the current US president] and [M_ sk] in 'Hands Off!' rallies across US and Europe” https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-06/thousands-rally-trump-musk-hands-off-protests-across-us/105143038
- “The Media is Massively Under-reporting the Hands Off Protest Numbers. Why is that?” https://youtu.be/XKBYqhXFUWg AND “Hands Off!” https://youtu.be/oUkxY2MZBl0
- “5 million Americans marched peacefully on Saturday. Here’s why it was nonviolent” https://youtu.be/P-ArJBPz8mU Basically, in part, because black people stayed home to avoid violent racist/white supremacist police overreactions
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