Protesters denounced Trump’s fascist attacks on workers, immigrants, social benefits, and democratic rights.

The political meaning of the April 5 mass protests against Trump - World Socialist Web Site

#April5 #April5th

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/04/07/fpwl-a07.html

#HandsOff in pictures: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2025/apr/05/anti-trump-hands-off-worldwide-protests showing the amazing #creativity of the protests.

"When you have a popular-resistance strategy and an effective legislative strategy, it wins more than two-thirds of the time.": https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/05/trump-hands-off-protest

#April5 #HandsOff #uspol #democracy #RMOL #UK
More UK coverage from Sky News. At the end of this report Trump’s press secretary unsurprisingly claims Trump isn’t listening. Maybe not, but the rest of the world is.
The fact Trump may attempt to modify the system in order to extend his presidential term (journalistically known as “pulling a Putin”) is a massive red flag. Consequently, these protests are very important and really do count…
https://news.sky.com/story/thousands-protest-against-trump-and-musk-at-rallies-in-every-us-state-13343002

I took part in the Hands Off march in NYC today. My favorite part was the occasional, massive cheers that swept through the crowd.

#handsoff
#resist
#april5
#nyc

They will minimize it. Mock it. Insist there’s no point.

But we know.

Next round on #May1.

If everyone who protested today brings one more person…BOOM.

Old protest story:

Guy standing alone on street corner with “STOP GOVT ABUSE” sign.

Car stops and driver says, “You don’t really think you’re going to change the govt standing here with your little sign.”

Protestor laughs and shakes his head: “I don’t do this to change the govt. I do this so the govt doesn’t change me.”

If on normal days, Mastodon users say that only the Fediverse is the best of the best channels and that all others should be avoided: on days like today, *all* platforms play a role when people show their protest there.

These posts on big platforms may be muted by the algorithms or even shadowbanned, but they *exist*, with their hashtag. Every single protester counts. On days like #Handsoff there is no "good" or "bad" protester. The world needs all of you!

In spite of weather the Hands Off march is on here in #Louisville. I will be there. Where will y'all be?

If you want to know more about the #protests today in the USA, look at the hashtags #HandsOff (most posts) #HandsOff2025 or #April5
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Pissing down with gusting wind.

Thermos with tea, raincoats, and brolly.

LFG!

Friends and comrades, I will not be joining you today at any #April5 #protest

I will be at a wedding...IN A MASK.

As you should too at any protest. A good, high quality N95, not a flimsy surgical or fabric mask that has gaps and can't filter shit.

Stay safe out there. #LongCovid is no joke, peeps. It is hard to fight fascism when you cannot get off the couch.

Have a great day out there! Get charged up and energized! Solidarity to #AntiFascists everyhere!

Happy #Caturday #april5