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[Incumbent]

My wife and I are still thinking it through. We both want to be among the numbers at the main protest downtown this evening, but have concerns about safety (Texas) and logistics. We do have a secure parking option but it would be about a 2 mile walk there and back.

Another option is a recently organized protest in our previous neighborhood, also this evening. It’s urban and densely populated, so turn out should still be strong.

Interested in hearing from others. Are you going? Do you have concerns about going? Other thoughts?

 

[MT15]

Love this one

 

[MT15]

Clever

 

[MT15]

 

[MT15]

 

[SamAndreas]

It’s too bad they are disruptive. Here the police blocked off streets for 4 city blocks and were present at the barricades to make sure there’s no trouble. The organizers work with the city and the police to coordinate the event. There was a mix of ages here.

You pointed to the problem, our town is so small it doesn't have police. The people in town aren't so much the problem, it's the larger number of people who live in the hills around town who are the problem.

They will be in town on a Saturday, but they don't pay taxes in town, so we have no police, and no lots of other things as well. Things like a modern High School. Our high school was built 90 years ago, back when the population was larger, and their were more than twice as many kids.

Now we have so few kids that the much newer middle school was closed ten years ago, and moved into the old highschool.

We're California hillbillies.

 

[SamAndreas]

We weren’t able to go but I’m catching up on some area reporting. Saw this sign on the local subreddit and appreciate the creativity.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

 

[Incumbent]

Hopefully momentum can build for this:

Ezra Levin, co-founder of Indivisible, said on Saturday that a nationwide general strike is being planned for May 1 that will be modeled on the day of action residents of Minnesota organized in January against the brutality carried out by federal immigration enforcement officials.

Nationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer | Common Dreams

Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin announces nationwide general strike on May 1 in next No Kings mass action.

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