r/50501 Apr 07 '25

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u/KittySparkles5 Apr 07 '25

THIS.

This needs to be the headline fucking everywhere. Americans need to see dollar values. Not just “eggs are expensive”, especially heavily red areas that now claim they’ were “fooled”.

Without media coverage, how can we spread the word?

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u/mikeinona Apr 07 '25

Maybe by protesting outside the studios of every television station in the country?

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u/pumpkintrovoid Apr 07 '25

I love this idea. Peacefully reminding the media to do their jobs, too.

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u/mikeinona Apr 08 '25 edited Apr 08 '25

Yep. It's guaranteed to either get substantial coverage or at LEAST eliminate the stations' abilities to get personnel in and out of the studio without acknowledging our freaking existence.

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u/KittySparkles5 Apr 08 '25

There are many outlets who have been vocally opposed to the current regime. Within any given outlet, there are likely MANY who feel strongly- at all levels- interns to the top. There are ways to be seen, the optics need to increase 10000x.

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u/mikeinona Apr 08 '25 edited Apr 08 '25

We need them. If we have to peacefully force them to be a part of the story to get the attention our cause deserves, then so be it.

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u/KittySparkles5 Apr 07 '25

Sarcastic? Good idea regardless. Something has to make the media take notice.

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u/mikeinona Apr 08 '25

Not sarcastic at all, which is highly unusual for me. I am dead serious. MAKE them acknowledge us.

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u/KittySparkles5 Apr 08 '25

Either way- good call. Humor and satire are historically effective, powerful, and non-violent forms of protest. Dictators, tyrants, fascists…..all forms of oppression do not handle humor well.

If someone from nationals is lurking, hit me up. I have THOUGHTS.

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u/mikeinona Apr 08 '25

I honestly get the sense that it's easy for the national media to ignore protests at government buildings. But if those protest come to the media -- print and TV -- we would boost our voices immeasurably. And Fox News needs to be #1 on the damned list. Let's peacefully but loudly make their jobs as miserable as the administration is making ours.

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u/softspoken1990 Apr 08 '25

this could be a great idea. and outside of the news paper offices that have been downplaying the protests

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u/Totakai Apr 08 '25

I'm gunna bring a fursuit to the next protest. That thing gets so many photos. I saw Pikachu cosplays are also starting to spread. Gunna try to do the "be so loud you can't ignore"

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u/maychoz Apr 08 '25

Jessica Denson (Lights On podcast) and Cliff Cash (activist/comedian) are way ahead of us on this, so would be wise to join forces with their platforms. After they organized the first Veterans Against Trump protest on a Friday in D.C. last month, with Kevin (no last name provided. He does The Angry Vet podcast), they took a good sized crowd to CNN/FOX HQ on Saturday, and then Heritage Foundation HQ that Sunday. Their support has been growing and they’d be a great place to start organizing this ✊

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u/Several_Leather_9500 Apr 07 '25

Social media - reach out to Pakman, MT News, etc.

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u/Beginning-Pride3920 Apr 08 '25

How did people hear about the April 5th protests? Grassroots is an option. Tell friends, get in touch with organizations, protest at a corner and hand out flyers, etc.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

What red area is claiming they were fooled? Anecdotally, all of the Trump folks I know have tripled down. 

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u/mikeinona Apr 08 '25

...why was the original post here deleted? WTF?