Demonstrators gathered in cities across the U.S. on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration’s early actions, decrying everything from the president’s immigration crackdown to his rollback of transgender rights and a proposal to forcibly transfer Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

The protests were a result of a movement that has organized online under the hashtags #buildtheresistance and #50501, which stands for 50 protests, 50 states, one day. Websites and accounts across social media issued calls for action, with messages such as “reject fascism” and “defend our democracy.”

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  • TSG_Asmodeus (he, him)@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    I’ve got bad news for you if you think doing your capitalist duty and going into work while fascists take over is going to somehow work out later.

    • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      6 hours ago

      I’m not doing nothing in the mean time. I’m arming myself better and scheduling range time, stocking up on non perishables (rip my savings account), reaching out and donating more to some of my state wide civil rights organizations, and I’m forcing all my friends and family to switch over to encrypted call/messaging (Signal) that’s harder to track and read contents of. I’ll do more as time allows, but it’s hard to support any cause if I end up dead of hypothermia under a highway bridge with no resources at my disposal.