Anti-Trump protests erupt across US from New York City to Seattle

This was one of the main reasons why I was looking forward to Harris winning ... so that everyone in the world could just stop talking about dumb American politics for a while

Now it looks like it's all we'll ever talk about at the expense of talking about every other important thing in the world ... such as our long term survival as a species on this planet.

The unfortunate truth is that a Trump win is relevant to our long term survival as a species. He's likely to push anti-pollution deregulation, prioritize fossil fuels, refuse to uphold international agreements on climate change policy, etc. That's on top of the damage he will do to international trade, charitable efforts, world health, immigration, and war. He is far from the only problem in all of those areas, but unfortunately he's likely to be involved with just about all of it, and improve none of it. As an American, I'm so so sorry.
- "Drill baby drill, frack baby frack".
  Trumps literal words at a rally leading up to the election. And people cheered.
  This should tell you all you need to know. If you recycle, if you carpool, if you use public transportation. If you have a compost pile. If you refuse to buy plastic water bottles, and styrofoam plates. If you do everything you can to reduse, reuse, and recycle, fuck you. Your efforts are in vein. All of it is being undone on a global industrial scale. Purposefully. With tax breaks for the oil tycoons who pollute the most.
  This is what we're in for.
- The unfortunate truth is that a Trump win is relevant to our long term survival as a species.
  You actually missed the biggest thing of all. Trump's new world disorder is going to create an explosion of nuclear proliferation. In the new environment, countries can no longer rely on the US nuclear umbrella as they have for the past 70 years. Every country will rightly want to have their own nuclear weapons now. And the shear amount of new countries that are going to have their own nuclear weapons is going to guarantee a disaster sooner or later.
- As the POTUS, Trump gets to set the bar on the world stage for international cooperation in many parts of life.
  Other leaders, world-wide, will follow his lead, either because they can finally get away with it, or in reaction to how he treats their nation.
  We saw this to a small degree with Trump 1.0 when nobody expected him to win. Now the entire world has had 8 years to figure out what they are going to do.
- Don't worry, nothing will be done to stop him (till he's in a bunker if you catch my drift.)
Sadly, a few protests now is nothing in comparison if Harris would have won. The Republican party already had preemptive lawsuits to challenge the election results before election day and the results would have been contended for months. There was a high likelihood of a repeat of Jan. 6th 2021 on Jan. 6th 2025 from right wing milita groups.
Americans would rather bully the entire world than participate in it apparently. We're stuck with this now. The Republican party is back from the dead.
Funny that Musk supports "long-termism" and yet helped get Trump into office. A real face-eating leopards moment.

While I fully support these protests, they need to be planning for the responding violence from authorities. It's coming the day Trump takes office.

People protesting in Seattle or NYC are, rest assured, taking state sanctioned violence into account. SPD/NYPD are a great way to train a culture in how to mitigate absolute bastards.
Maybe I should get started on that LRAD deflector...
- Probably best to stick to coordinating movements to isolate and neutralize paid provocateurs and provide secure wellness stations, while maintaining a recording of EVERYTHING done by officials. Remember to broadcast everything, not just record. That way recordings can't be seized.
  At some point they'll start shutting down internet access to prevent recording of their actions. But that will probably coincide to when protest isn't the most efficient of methods any more.
- You mean a rifle?

And searches for "can I change my vote" and "what is a tariff" have spiked

Everyone has been warning against Trump (including his own ex staff and lawyers).

Big thanks to the donkeys though who promoted Trump and tried to pretend Kamala is the same.

I doubt there is a single economist that believes in Trump

Get ready because next year they going make protesting illegal, and Trump already signal his willingness to send troops to said protest. I suspect we will have protest and soldiers shooting said protesters. People under estimate how many mega have joined the army.
- If making protesting illegal is enough to get you to stop protesting: You're not really upset enough to have protested in the first place for anything but taking pictures of it for social media points.
  And it's not like protesters haven't been getting shot or beaten up by police even while it's legal.
- That's why I would advise against directly confrontation means of protest. Instead look at things like malicious compliance, boycotts, 4B / birthstrike, anticonsumption, and other acts of non-participation. Labor strikes will probably be common, but those can be rather risky.
  Governments know how to deal in violence. Don't give them a target to aim at.
- The sad part is that everything bad he says is apparently "him joking". Like the Mafia, he knows exactly what he's doing as well when it comes to coercion. He doesn't threaten people, he just says it would be a pity if it happened
Please show me a single example of somepne saying that Harris was the same as trump.
The new narrative is "I have no culpability whatsoever when it comes to Trump winning just because I kept repeating that no one should vote for Harris. It's entirely her fault for running a bad campaign."
They refuse to share blame. I hope they feel just as self-righteous when they're getting marched into that boxcar.

Wonderful timing! Did you ever consider doing this a week or two ago?

If the people had rallied far more before the election, it could have convinced enough ignorant fence sitters. Now we have people reacting to damage already done when the next chance to fix it is two years away.
- It would have been worse. Fox News would paint them as anarchists and encourage violence. Nothing would change on the right
- If the people had rallied far more before the election, it could have convinced enough ignorant fence sitters.
  The exact same thing happened in 2016. Huge rallies a few days after Clinton lost. If those same street rallies had come a few days BEFORE the election, she probably would have won.
To be fair, I imagine most of these people voted.

I see all these comments roasting the protestors, but I'm just glad people are angry. It would have been great if the election went differently, but it didn't, and we are where we are. Support people getting mad with how things turned out. Stop acting like all these people did nothing until now. I voted, and I'm protesting. I'll happily welcome non voters in the protests too. Turn your frustration and anger against the people you oppose instead of willing allies.

I understand wanting to protest, but what could it possibly accomplish? If you are protesting the incoming administration, they're certainly not going to care. If you're protesting the current administration, there's nothing they can do. If you're protesting the people who didn't vote, I'm pretty sure they already know we're mad at them. As of yet there's no evidence of outright cheating (if it turns out there is, that would be a better time to protest). But protesting just because you don't like the results of a race is a bit like throwing a tantrum.
- People who say protests are useless should be cursed with diarrhea farts every time they sneeze
  Maybe the point of the protest is to bring awareness to the public?
- I don't know man, I'm still an amateur on this whole scene, admittedly. I do know that when my loved ones are put at risk I'm not just going to shrug and say, "guess this is just how it's gonna be, voters voted for it." It's unsurprisingly feeling just like the last time Trump was in power. I happen to be of a demographic that is at minimal risk personally, but my neighbors are being threatened and their property has been vandalized with hate speech. They're scared to leave the house. I've got family and friends being told they don't deserve to have the same rights as everyone else and targeted by open acts of hatred. A lot of Americans may have voted in support of this kind of thing, but that doesn't mean I'm going to just shut up, roll over, and accept it. If that's considered throwing a tantrum, then okay. I would expect anyone to throw such a tantrum in the same kind of circumstances, including my political opposites.
- They get to go to reeducation camp first!
- I mean as an American it's still technology my right.
Stop acting like all these people did nothing until now
Well no, they did do something.
They voted for Trump.
Something something chickens something something home to roost and all that.
- I highly doubt the people protesting Trump voted for him.
  Come on.
- Normally I would agree. However these people will have to live through and experience the reality of it all.
  If that doesn't wake them up then we truly are fucked.
Yeah. The best time to do this was a week ago. The next best time is for the next four years

This is a good lesson to those who are shocked by the win but didn't vote.

"Huh. I threw away my vote and now they're talking about implementing Project 2025 during Trump's revenge administration! Weird..."
None of this makes sense anymore. How could people possibly be shocked this time? It happened before under less favorable circumstances.

Wasn’t the time to protest like before the election? Can’t figure the US line of reasoning

I think Trump's strategy was "I'm going to sound so crazy every Democrat will assume I'll lose and don't bother voting".
And it worked.
TWICE
- both times dem consultants took the bait and courted republicans. Though this is the first time right wing immigration policies were pushed by the democrat.
- Well, at a certain point, "just don't be that big a dumbass" has to happen because things really can't stay together otherwise. Assuming he couldn't win is a perfectly sensible assumption. You can lead 73 million horses to water but you can't make them drink.
- A mandate of hate.
- It worked all right. Now we have to deal with it
They were protesting before the election. You just weren't paying attention
Or voting against a racist and facist for oval office.

March and rally to protest Trump and the two-party war machine

Mass protests against the two-party system. Perhaps we can get some actual representation next election.

Funny. Assuming there actually is a next time.
Imagine being stupid enough to protest democracy, assist a wannabe dictator become the next US president, and still bitching about a two party system system. Because of ignorance and stupidity there will only be single party going forward in America.
Fascism like the world has never seen.
This shit is so self-defeating, anti-progressive and only inflicts damage on the truly innocent people
But hey principles ami right?
- Hey Bud. You okay?
  This reads like you're feeling defeated. It's okay to have hope that the world can get better, even if it feels like the dark days.
- You anthropomorphizing complex socio-polotical effects of a rotting economic system. Just thought you ought to know.
- If it's any consolation, at least Trump can only ever become a short term dictator, because he's old.
  I doubt even the MAGAs would support Vance or any other republican trying to maintain a dictatorship. The entire GOP will crumble in infighting when Trump is gone and probably even beforehand.
There isn’t going to be another election, not a real one anyway. It’s game over.
For starters, his first speech on 1A basically says he’s prosecuting anyone who dares to enforce the Hatch Act.
- And he'll probably put into effect the insurrection act.

Remember if you're going to any protests. Don't bring your phone and wear a mask. Use a map if you're not familiar with the area, write any important numbers you might need to call from a cell on your arm. Let friends know where you're going and don't go alone if you can.

Why no phone? Also is it still that bad with CoVid, that even outside a mask is necessary?
- It's about anonymity. You can be tracked through your phone, and of course, by your face.
- Because they are protesting someone who wants to make protesting illegal. Better to protest now without a phone and a mask, so you don't get shot in the legg when he gets in power in January
- I think it's more to avoid facial recognition

monkey paw curls

The two party system is over

yall had your chance. fucked around and found out.

I still support the protests but, jesus christ, this fucking mess is only just beginning.

Yeah? Are more than 71 million people protesting? If so, where the fuck were you on Tuesday? And if not, well, I understand you don't like the election result but this isn't going to achieve anything.

"No but see I withheld my vote for Kamala because I don't feel she earned it"
- No but see I withheld my vote for genocidal candidates.
  FTFY. get your facts straight. Kamala's internal polling knew this. she choose this put your ire in the proper location: on harris and the dnc for blowing a fucking election against this twit to shill harder for corporations.
  she had two jobs to win: convince people she took the economic hardships of american workers serious (she didn't) and commit to following americas laws (she didn't while simultaneously running as a law and order candidate).
  Instead she treated arabs like absolute garbage and had pro business economic policies. oooo 25k for first time home owners. bitch people can't afford food and rent and mortgage rates are at a two decade high. you think 25k is going to do shit?
  she was such an arrogant asshole to arabs and the working class we fucking warned everyone for months. but instead of listening idiots spouted 'lesser evil' nonsense. All I know is im grabbing popcorn for the next four years and focusing my efforts entirely locally from now on. fuck the DNC and national democrats.
Being persnickety with people putting their lives out there in protest is such a DNC move. Bet you bitched about the college gaza protests. If your old enough you would of been bitching about civil rights and Vietnam war protests too.

I get the feeling we need to be doing the work the Democrats refused to do: creating a political mandate. Protesting is part of creating that mandate, but one thing I would like to see is the inverse of the "ground game" l; where instead of going door to door to convince people of a solution, you get them involved in the decision process.

creating a political mandate
My friend, we just created a political mandate. Unfortunately, it was for literal fascists.
Any type of "strategy" as it were is moot now.

americans are awful at protesting. they show up, cant figure out where to park, have no organizations, have lame chants (e.g. hey hey, ho ho, donald trump has go to go), present the same meaningless meme protest posters, leave tons of trash behind, and it last a few hours. Nothing is sustained for multiple days or weeks, and the solidarity is with people who already were with you.

H A S T O G O
Donald Trump has got to go!
They should ship in French people. They are first class protestors.

They can come out to protest but not to vote?

Like in most wars, Americans have come too late again.

This is hardly the first protest against Trump...

Minority of americans are against Trump. I've lost all hope for average americans intelligence.

Liberté

He stole the election.

- I'm pretty excited to see the left wing numerologists emerge from the woodwork. Don't forget to buy those supplements.
- One piece of this is pretty easily debunked:
  "Your votes are rigged. We can win New Mexico."
  If that were true, why didn't they? 🤔
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Mexico
  Not only did Trump lose, he wasn't even close.
  Fewer people turned up for Harris, likely due to the lower emphasis on vote by mail this year compared to 2020, but he still lost.
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Mexico
  As for the whole "Starlink hacked the machines!" that's as crazy a claim as the Hugo Chavez claims from 2020.
  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/11/11/left-wing-conspiracy-theorists-elon-musk-satellites/
  "There is no evidence to support the claims spreading on social media. US voting machines are typically disconnected from the internet in order to prevent interference.
  Last week Jen Easterly, director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said there was “no evidence of any malicious activity that had a material impact on the security or integrity of our election infrastructure”.
  Allegations that there are millions of “missing” votes have been spread by both Democrats unhappy about Trump’s victory and Republicans who claimed the theories vindicate their concerns about the 2020 result.
  The discrepancy in the number of votes cast is mostly down to slow vote counting in California, which as of Monday had only processed around 74pc of ballots despite being called for Kamala Harris days ago."
  I'm not going through the rest of the claims as it's obviously just so much tinfoil hattery.
  Youtube is not a source, anyone can go on Youtube and say anything.
  Ditto Facebook, Twitter, reddit, etc. etc.
He probably didn't. He was polling very well. Very well. Better than his last two elections for a long time. People pretended he couldn't win and I admittedly didn't think they'd do that since that's exactly what happened in 2016.
Simply assuming the election was stolen will be a mistake because that mindset will help Republicans win their next election. The voters wanted an irreparably changed supreme court and Trump functionally immune from prosecution and that's what the voters got.
- Um, or not realizing the danger we are literally in right now will be a mistake.
  Think of what Trump has literally said:
  He wants a purge night, and a purge for "woke" military members (this is literally a military take over by Russia)
  He wants to take away freedom of speech for leftists
  He wants to end birthright citizenship
  You will never vote again after this election
  There won't be a next election. He is a Russian asset meant to take all of our money and kill us. The voters didn't decide anything, Russia did. To kill us.
- I reformatted my post for clarity if that helps. I have been trying to gather reputable sources and more info as story unfolds and I think I let it get too messy.
- There are reasons to want Congress to stop him apart from "stealing" the election (which I don't think happened). Particularly the 14th amendment which states insurrectionists cannot hold office.

Here we go again. Still on track for the 2nd Civil War.

I’ll take it over an uncontested fascist takeover
- Time to do Reconstruction right.

Where were all these people when they had the opportunity to vote? You lost a legitimate election. Now you want to protest the results? Please explain the difference when republicans protested and tried to overturn the election.

Yeah, I was with you until that last sentence... Fuck outta here with that false equivalence
- Then please explain the difference. How is it a false equivalence?
You know damn well Republicans weren’t protesting, they tried to take the capitol and tried to kill politicians including Pence.

Yes! Finally!