Inauguration of the movement against Trump and for Justice

[Skabungus]

X_4AD_84 Wrote:

Eric the Green Wrote:Add your Women's March numbers to this updated list. At 130 of 700 protests, 3.5 million+ show up

By Meteor Blades  
Saturday Jan 21, 2017 · 3:59 PM PST
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/1/21/...short-list

Here are numbers from 100 of the 600-700 cities involved in today’s Women’s March opposing Trumpism. (Sources vary from police to organizer estimates to media estimates.)

What they all seem to have in common—as we're all aware by now—is that more people—typically FAR MORE—showed up than expected. In addition to the 500,000 to 680,000 in D.C., the 400,000 in NYC and the 250,000 in Chicago, there are these:

100,000+ in Denver (Denver Post)
60,000 in Atlanta  (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
40,000-50,000 in Austin, Texas (Austin American-Statesman)
750,000 in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Times)
100,000 in Portland, Oregon (The Oregonian)
5-10,000 in Augusta, Maine: (police estimate and organizers’ estimate} 600+ in Augusta, Georgia (WRDW)
15,000 in Cleveland: (Cleveland.com)
90,000-100,000 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota: (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
20,000 in Houston: (Houston.com)
75,000-100,000 in Madison, Wisconsin: (Channel 3000)
5-8,000 in Dallas (Dallas Morning News)
10-15,000 in Santa Fe, New Mexico (Santa Fe New Mexican)

Please add numbers from where you marched today and I will add them to this list.

Now, all we need to do to convert the millions who showed up today into an ongoing effort to topple Trump, Trumpism and the politics that put this fascist crew into office.

20,000 in St. Petersburg, Florida (Tampa Bay Times)
300+ in Jackson, New Hampshire (Conway Daily Sun)
9,000 in Lansing, Michigan
4,000 in Detroit, Michigan (Detroit Free Press)
15,000 in Tucson, Arizona: (police estimate)
20,000 in Phoenix Arizona: (The Arizona Republic)
10,000 in New Orleans (New Orleans Advocate)
15,000 in Nashville, Tennessee (Nashville Scene)
1,000 in Monterey, California
7,000 in Colorado Spring, Colorado (The Gazette)
130,000 in Seattle, Washington (KING 5 News)
35 in Zebulon, Georgia (SPLC)
1,500 Duluth, Minnesota (organizers’ estimate)
17,000 in Raleigh, North Carolina (Raleigh News & Observer)
1,500 in Wilmington, North Carolina (Star News)
600 in New Bern, North Carolina (Sun Journal)
800 in McMinnville, Oregon
15,000 in Montpelier, Vermont
40,000 in San Diego, California (SDPD)
3,000 in Bend, Oregon
200+ in Ogden, Utah (Standard Examiner)
175,000 in Boston, Massachusetts (Boston Globe)
1,000 in Lafayette, Indiana
15,000 in St. Louis, Missouri
25,000 in Charlotte, North Carolina (Fox46)
5,000 in Providence, Rhode Island
7,800-10,000 in San Luis Obispo, California (KSBY)
11,000 in Ann Arbor, Michigan
2,800 in Charleston, West Virginia (Fox Eyewitness News)
2,000 in Charleston, South Carolina (Live 5 News)
10,000 in Hartford, Connecticut (New Haven Register)
3,300 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Argus Leader)
1,000+ in Rapid City, South Dakota (KEVN)
1,600 in Newport, Oregon
1,200 in Carbondale, Illinois
84,000 in Oakland, California (CBS)
20,000 in Sacramento, California (Sacramento Bee)
1,000 in Kingston, New York (CKWS)
6-10,000 in Bellingham, Washington
10,000 in Portland, Maine (Portland Press Herald)
1,000 in Newark, Delaware
10,000 in Miami, Florida (Miami Herald)
750-1,000 in Ukiah, California (Ukiah Daily Journal)
6-7,000 in Asheville, North Carolina
6-7,000 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1,000 in Ketchum, Idaho
5,000 in Lexington, Kentucky
85-100 in Alpine, Texas
30,000 in Santa Ana, California
3,500 in Laguna Beach, California
1,000 in Langley, Washington
10,000 in Reno, Nevada
4,000 in Las Vegas, Nevada
2,000 in Anchorage, Alaska
6-10,000 in Kansas City, Kansas
6-9,000 in Memphis, Tennessee
5,000 in Spokane, Washington
1,000 in Port Townsend, Washington
100,000 in San Francisco, California (CBS)
7-800 in Murray, Kentucky
30-40,000 in San Jose, California
5,000 in Santa Rosa, California
3-5,000 in Boise, Idaho
10,000 in New Orleans (New Orleans Advocate)
8,000 in Santa Cruz, California
500 in Clemson, South Carolina
5,000 in Stamford, Connecticut (Stamford Advocate)
11,000 in Ann Arbor, Michigan (MLIVE)
7,000 in Park City, Utah (Park Record)
7,000 in Little Rock, Arkansas (Arkansas Matters)
2,500-4,000 in Erie, Pennsylvania (Go Erie.com)
500+ in Idaho Falls, Idaho (Local 8 News)
5,000-10,000 in Birmingham, Alabama (AL.com)
26,000 in Des Moines, Iowa (WHO-TV)
8-10,000 in Seneca Falls, New York (CNY Central)
10,000 in Helena, Montana (Billings Gazette)
12,000 in Omaha, Nebraska (Omaha World Herald)
2,000 in Lincoln, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star)
1,200+ in Cheyenne, Wyoming (Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
1,000 in Fargo, North Dakota (Valley News Live)
10,000+ in Sarasota, Florida (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
25,000 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Action News)
5-7,000 in West Palm Beach, Florida (Palm Beach Post)
3,000 in Roanoke, Virginia (WBDJ7)
22 in Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska (ADN.com)
7,000+ in Cincinnati, Ohio (Fox)
5000+ in Santa Rosa, California (Press Democrat)
1,000+ in South Bend, Indiana (South Bend Tribune)
2,000 in Wenatchee, Washington
1,500-2,000 in Hilo, Hawai’i (police estimate)
1,000-2,000 in Flagstaff, Arizona (Arizona Daily Sun)
50,000 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (NBC 10)
1,200 in Prescott, Arizona (Daily Courier)
1,100 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (WITF)
3,000 in Traverse City, Michigan (Record-Eagle)
3,000 in Dayton, Ohio (Dayton Daily News)
14,000 in Tallahassee, Florida (Tallahassee, Florida)
100s in Durango, Colorado (Durango Herald)
1,500 in La Cruces, New Mexico (Las Cruces Sun-News)
3,000 in Sonoma, California (Sonoma Index Tribune) 5,000 in Poughkeepsie, New York (Poughkeepsie Journal) 5-9,000 in Fort Worth, Texas (Star Telegram)
7,000 in Albany, New York (Times-Union)
150-200 in Vancouver, Washington
3-5,000 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (Times Free Press)
1,600 in Annapolis, Maryland (Capital Gazette)
300 in Tillamook, Oregon (Headlight Herald)
1,000 in Falmouth, Massachusetts (Falmouth Enterprise)
6,000+ in Santa Barbara, California (Santa Barbara Independent)
2,500+ in Naples, Florida (Naples Daily News)

+++

30 in Willow Springs, Missouri
400 in Nantucket, Massachusetts (The Inquirer and Mirror)
300 in Gualala, California
1,000+ in Chico, California (ChicoER News)
1,000 in Woodstock, New York (Daily Freeman)
300 in Redding, California (Record Searchlight)
2,000 in Charlottesville, Virginia
100 in Jerome, Arizona

Here are the problem zones (the numbers or lack thereof are telling us something):

15,000 in Cleveland: (Cleveland.com)
9,000 in Lansing, Michigan
4,000 in Detroit, Michigan (Detroit Free Press)

1,500 Duluth, Minnesota (organizers’ estimate)
1,500 in Wilmington, North Carolina (Star News)
1,000 in Lafayette, Indiana
15,000 in St. Louis, Missouri
5,000 in Providence, Rhode Island

... and so on.

All of the above are high population density areas and traditionally "Blue" in voting. And yet ... completely pathetic turn out.

Hard hats don't wear no pink hats.

Ahem, though I agree these hard hat areas are less predisposed to wear pink hats, let's remember that one church in Grand Rapids, Michigan sent 7 bus loads to Washington.  Even my town (which was featured on Fox News as the epicenter of Trumpian Michigan, had large numbers of people that went to DC and/or Lansing.  Cleveland would be the same.  It is a straight shot to DC from Cleveland and thus a lot of people from Cleveland would opt to go to DC as opposed to march in Public Square.

[flbones too]

(01-22-2017, 11:31 PM)gabrielle Wrote:

(01-22-2017, 10:13 AM)flbones too Wrote: Woman have gotten all their rights. There really is no true purpose of feminism in today's society. It was necessary at a time when women couldn't vote. At its core these women are just pissed Clinton didn't win.

I voted for Sanders in the primaries, so Clinton wasn't my first choice, but hell yeah I'm pissed she didn't win.  I'm pissed that my country has fallen into the (tiny) hands of a fascist maniac.

And the fact that you, and apparently many others, can't seem to handle the idea of women marching together against Trump's misogyny and many other flaws is indication to me that feminism is still much needed.

Go to Iran then tell me about how oppressed women here are in America.

[Eric the Green]

(01-24-2017, 12:57 PM)flbones too Wrote:

(01-22-2017, 11:31 PM)gabrielle Wrote:

(01-22-2017, 10:13 AM)flbones too Wrote: Woman have gotten all their rights. There really is no true purpose of feminism in today's society. It was necessary at a time when women couldn't vote. At its core these women are just pissed Clinton didn't win.

I voted for Sanders in the primaries, so Clinton wasn't my first choice, but hell yeah I'm pissed she didn't win.  I'm pissed that my country has fallen into the (tiny) hands of a fascist maniac.

And the fact that you, and apparently many others, can't seem to handle the idea of women marching together against Trump's misogyny and many other flaws is indication to me that feminism is still much needed.

Go to Iran then tell me about how oppressed women here are in America.

Women's rights are human rights; we are better off in that regard than places like Iran, but that does not mean feminism isn't still needed in the USA.

And lots of men were there to march with the women; it was a mass rebuke of Trump by the people.

[Skabungus]

flbones too Wrote:

gabrielle Wrote:

flbones too Wrote:Woman have gotten all their rights. There really is no true purpose of feminism in today's society. It was necessary at a time when women couldn't vote. At its core these women are just pissed Clinton didn't win.

I voted for Sanders in the primaries, so Clinton wasn't my first choice, but hell yeah I'm pissed she didn't win.  I'm pissed that my country has fallen into the (tiny) hands of a fascist maniac.

And the fact that you, and apparently many others, can't seem to handle the idea of women marching together against Trump's misogyny and many other flaws is indication to me that feminism is still much needed.

Go to Iran then tell me about how oppressed women here are in America.

I don't get it.  Why is that even relevant?  Actually, I'd say that if women are more oppressed in Iran (which they likely are) then it is even more of a mandate for a strong women's rights agenda here in America.

[Ragnarök_62]

(01-23-2017, 03:36 PM)X_4AD_84 Wrote: All of the above are high population density areas and traditionally "Blue" in voting. And yet ... completely pathetic turn out.

Hard hats don't wear no pink hats.

Speaking of marches, uh, here's some blowback so to speak.

Muslim immigrant's limo torched during DC protest march.

Oops.  Stupid is as stupid does, ... yet again.

[MillsT_98]

I very sadly and deeply regret that I didn't attend the Women's March in my city, even though I had the time! I genuinely forgot there was going to be one on Saturday, and that it was going to be one of the largest protests ever. I really wanted to be a part of this important cause, and I would have gladly attended, but I don't know how to express my guilt! 

[Odin]

We had a few thousand people here in Fargo. I've seen estimates of 2,500.

(01-21-2017, 10:10 PM)flbones too Wrote: Hold him accountable for what? What rights are women lacking or not getting that men get? Feminism is irrelevant in today's society. I think it may even be a mental illness.

You are a disgusting pig.

[Odin]

(01-24-2017, 12:57 PM)flbones too Wrote: Go to Iran then tell me about how oppressed women here are in America.

Fallacy of relative privation.

[Eric the Green]

(01-24-2017, 05:29 PM)MillsT_98 Wrote: I very sadly and deeply regret that I didn't attend the Women's March in my city, even though I had the time! I genuinely forgot there was going to be one on Saturday, and that it was going to be one of the largest protests ever. I really wanted to be a part of this important cause, and I would have gladly attended, but I don't know how to express my guilt! 

I think there will be many more marches in the next few years to join. And many important causes to support, as Trump continues to attack so much that is worthwhile and that we need in the USA.

[Ragnarök_62]

(01-24-2017, 05:59 PM)X_4AD_84 Wrote:

(01-24-2017, 05:21 PM)Ragnarök_62 Wrote:

(01-23-2017, 03:36 PM)X_4AD_84 Wrote: All of the above are high population density areas and traditionally "Blue" in voting. And yet ... completely pathetic turn out.

Hard hats don't wear no pink hats.

Speaking of marches, uh, here's some blowback so to speak.

Muslim immigrant's limo torched during DC protest march.

Oops.  Stupid is as stupid does, ... yet again.

Funny in a maudlin way ... my first thought when I saw the torched limo was "I bet it was owned by some scrappy dude from the Middle East." The Black Blockers who torched it owe the dude a GoFundMe taken to full fruition.

Or... they could take a hint from all the womens' marches. I haven't seen any instances on the interwebs where they trashed stuff.

[Skabungus]

(01-24-2017, 07:35 PM)Ragnarök_62 Wrote:

(01-24-2017, 05:59 PM)X_4AD_84 Wrote:

(01-24-2017, 05:21 PM)Ragnarök_62 Wrote:

(01-23-2017, 03:36 PM)X_4AD_84 Wrote: All of the above are high population density areas and traditionally "Blue" in voting. And yet ... completely pathetic turn out.

Hard hats don't wear no pink hats.

Speaking of marches, uh, here's some blowback so to speak.

Muslim immigrant's limo torched during DC protest march.

Oops.  Stupid is as stupid does, ... yet again.

Funny in a maudlin way ... my first thought when I saw the torched limo was "I bet it was owned by some scrappy dude from the Middle East." The Black Blockers who torched it owe the dude a GoFundMe taken to full fruition.

Or... they could take a hint from all the womens' marches. I haven't seen any instances on the interwebs where they trashed stuff.

They didn't.  Women's March was perfectly executed leaving right-wingers to post pictures of signs and trash on the ground and complaining these girls are slobs for not taking their signs home with them.  

Black Block is a pain in the ass bunch of adolescent party crashers that give any event they attend a bad name. They'd like to tell you they have a coherent agenda but it is just a cover for their version of a good time.

[David Horn]

(01-24-2017, 05:29 PM)MillsT_98 Wrote: I very sadly and deeply regret that I didn't attend the Women's March in my city, even though I had the time! I genuinely forgot there was going to be one on Saturday, and that it was going to be one of the largest protests ever. I really wanted to be a part of this important cause, and I would have gladly attended, but I don't know how to express my guilt! 

Don't be depressed.  What you missed was a mass primal scream.  It may have been needed, but it's not a cause.

[pbrower2a]

(01-24-2017, 05:29 PM)MillsT_98 Wrote: I very sadly and deeply regret that I didn't attend the Women's March in my city, even though I had the time! I genuinely forgot there was going to be one on Saturday, and that it was going to be one of the largest protests ever. I really wanted to be a part of this important cause, and I would have gladly attended, but I don't know how to express my guilt! 

There will be plenty more issues from the environment to LGBT rights.

[Eric the Green]

After Trump issues science gag orders, government scientists begin going rogue, plan march on D.C.

By Jen Hayden
Wednesday Jan 25, 2017 · 7:36 AM PST

Scientists working in the federal government are not happy with the science-denying direction this administration is already taking in week one. WEEK ONE! Here’s the bone-chilling directive sent to employees of the Environmental Protection Agency:

No press releases will be going out to external audiences.

No social media will be going out. A Digital Strategist will be coming on board to oversee social media. Existing, individually controlled, social media accounts may become more centrally controlled.

No blog messages.

No new content can be placed on any website. Only do clean up where essential.

Popular Science noted how dangerous this is for the public at-large, "Late Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis once wrote that “sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” Science will suffer without transparency—and so will we."

Rogue scientists are plotting to fight back. An “alt” account popped up on Twitter with news of a scientists march on Washington after the National Park Service feeds were ordered to be shut down:

A scientist march on Washington is being planned to pressure the White House & Trump http://www.scientistsmarchonwashington.com/
5:40 PM - 24 Jan 2017

The person or people behind the account are feisty and ready for a fight:


"Can't wait for President Trump to call us FAKE NEWS."

"You can take our official twitter, but you'll never take our free time!"

Aside from the new rogue Twitter feed, they have begun planning a march on Washington. The latest information on the march is below, more information is available on their website. Although no official date appears to have been set, the Facebook group has collected 60,000 members virtually overnight.

Quote:Welcome! We want to thank you all for your incredible outpouring of support for this march. We are working to schedule a March for Science on DC and across the United States. We have not settled on a date yet but will do so as quickly as possible and announce it here. Although this will start with a march, we hope to use this as a starting point to take a stand for science in politics. Slashing funding and restricting scientists from communicating their findings (from tax-funded research!) with the public is absurd and cannot be allowed to stand as policy. This is a non-partisan issue that reaches far beyond people in the STEM fields and should concern anyone who values empirical research and science.

There are certain things that we accept as facts with no alternatives. The Earth is becoming warmer due to human action. The diversity of life arose by evolution. Politicians who devalue expertise risk making decisions that do not reflect reality and must be held accountable. An American government that ignores science to pursue ideological agendas endangers the world.

Please bear with us as pull together our mission statement and further details. Many more updates to come on Monday.

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/1/2...rch-on-D-C

(I wonder if a few folks here like Bob B will be amused if I join this march )

[Eric the Green]

Portland!





I hope Galen had to hear them!

[Eric the Green]

[Galen]

(01-26-2017, 01:37 AM)Eric the Green Wrote: Portland!





I hope Galen had to hear them!

Actually, I rather enjoyed the part where the police swept them off the bridge and out of the intersections so that people could go about their business.  Sounds like city hall is tired of all of the complaints and wants to be re-elected at some point in the future.

[Odin]

(01-26-2017, 03:12 AM)Galen Wrote: Actually, I rather enjoyed the part where the police swept them off the bridge and out of the intersections so that people could go about their business.  Sounds like city hall is tired of all of the complaints and wants to be re-elected at some point in the future.

So much for you being a Libertarian.

[pbrower2a]

(01-26-2017, 07:53 AM)Odin Wrote:

(01-26-2017, 03:12 AM)Galen Wrote: Actually, I rather enjoyed the part where the police swept them off the bridge and out of the intersections so that people could go about their business.  Sounds like city hall is tired of all of the complaints and wants to be re-elected at some point in the future.

So much for you being a Libertarian.

Yes. Liberty for wealth, and anything that gets in the way of economic gain of elites or their power is rightly crushed.

Freedom only for the economic elites? That's how feudalism worked.

[Eric the Green]

(01-26-2017, 10:50 AM)pbrower2a Wrote:

(01-26-2017, 07:53 AM)Odin Wrote:

(01-26-2017, 03:12 AM)Galen Wrote: Actually, I rather enjoyed the part where the police swept them off the bridge and out of the intersections so that people could go about their business.  Sounds like city hall is tired of all of the complaints and wants to be re-elected at some point in the future.

So much for you being a Libertarian.

Yes. Liberty for wealth, and anything that gets in the way of economic gain of elites or their power is rightly crushed.

Freedom only for the economic elites? That's how feudalism worked.

Yes, that's a good way of describing what Trump is creating.