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Chicago Mayor Calls For General Strike Against Trump, Paid-Protester-Lie Debunked, New Epstein Revelations, and Mike Johnson Once Again Flails On Sunday TV Resistance rises to new heights Scott Dworkin Oct 20 While Trump tries to distract from the fact that millions of patriots protested against him this weekend, I’m glad to have more great news for you today. Let’s jump in. A GENERAL STRIKE During Chicago’s colossal No Kings protest—where an estimated 250,000 people attended—Mayor Brandon Johnson defiantly called for a general strike. Johnson declared: “If my ancestors, as slaves, can lead the greatest general strike in the history of this country ... then we can do the same today.” Demanding all Americans “stand up to this tyranny,” Johnson said: “Democracy will live on because of this generation.” He then asked: “Are you ready to take it to the courts and to the streets?” Calling for a general strike is a huge deal—but at this point every peaceful option needs to be on the table. FACT CHECK: PEOPLE GETTING PAID Speaking of protests, I’ve heard the same lie for decades from desperate Republicans. Every time there’s a mass protest against them, they lie and say the demonstrators are paid. It’s complete nonsense—a silly conspiracy theory grounded in no truth. The GOP acts like George Soros is some mastermind funding everything. But as someone who has run one of the biggest anti-Trump organizations ever, I can tell you we never gotten a dime from him. And all of the No Kings 2.0 protesters I’ve spoken with happily paid their own way. At the rally in Detroit, Dem State Senator Mallory McMorrow went around asking folks how much they were being paid. Everyone said the same thing—nothing. One protester proudly answered: “Zilch!” While wearing a shirt that said: “Paid? I hate him for free.” TRUMP SINKS IN NEW POLL We should always take polls with a grain of salt, but a recent AP-NORC poll has Trump down to his lowest approval rating for this term. New polls should be out this week—let’s see if the No Kings protests sink him even lower. FOLLOWING THE EPSTEIN MONEY The Epstein scandal continues to close in on Trump and Republicans in Congress. On Saturday, The New York Times released a bombshell report covering Epstein’s ties to one of the most powerful people on Wall Street—billionaire Leon Black. Black—whose son was nominated by Trump to lead a key federal agency—paid between $158 and $170 million to Epstein, for what was described as “tax- and estate-planning services.” The New York Times also said: “Mr. Black wired hundreds of thousands of dollars to at least three women who were associated with Mr. Epstein.” Dem Sen. Ron Wyden, who has been investigating Epstein’s financial dealings, said this report “raises questions as to whether there was more at play in the relationship between these two men, potentially including blackmail.” It’s way past time for Congress to release the files! JOHNSON CAUGHT AGAIN Speaker Mike Johnson was back on TV Sunday pathologically lying to the world. Johnson spoke in circles about his refusal to swear in Dem Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva. When asked about Hegseth’s press loyalty pledge at the Pentagon, Johnson deflected and said he couldn’t remember a more transparent Secretary of Defense. What? That’s just beyond absurd—but sadly, it’s the best we can expect from Trump and his cult. Which is why I’ve spent nearly a decade taking them on. We’re constantly calling out their lies and corruption—via our daily news reports, our massive social media campaigns, and our unmatched Contact Congress initiative. And everything we do is funded only by amazing supporters like you. No billionaires, no ads, no nonsense. So if you haven’t already, please join us as a paid subscriber today: Onward! Scott Help this news break through the noise—like this post and re-stack using the ♻️ button below! I have two questions for you today. Would you support a general strike in the US? What do you think the demands should be for the strike if it happened? 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I am fortunate since I am retired it won't affect me that much. Those who possibly can, should refuse to go to work, refuse to buy from any corporate entity (keeping local shops and farms supported is important though), and refuse to stream or watch legacy or corporate media. And use the time to call our Congresspersons. I like your plan. As someone who relies on public transit in a rural area, I would be stranded without transit service. So that is a little worrisome. But otherwise I am all for avoiding using big box stores and other giant corporations. And that includes most of the media giants. Look at how they all virtually ignored No Kings Day. And I am not just talking TV, NY Times has shown very little No Kings Day coverage even for NY. And so it goes around the country. We all cut back during Covid, so we know we can live without 90% of the crap they sell. That goes for the big chain restaurants, too! Be good to yourself and give all that garbage up! :-) It would be great if no one shopped on Black Friday!💪💪💪💪 When the system’s been hijacked by billionaires and Bible cosplay, refusing to play along is the moral act. The ancestors already showed us how: stop feeding Pharaoh until he notices everyone’s gone. And to the folks clutching pearls about “paid protesters,” the only people getting paid to show up are the politicians selling your rights by the hour. Welp Scott, after watching the Poopy Plane King AI video, I thought I had seen it all, then I thought about it, and it suddently occured to me. Trump isnt smart enough to generate an AI video, so its VERY clear that Little Nazi Miller is running Trump's Truth Social account. https://thistleandmoss.com/p/the-puppet-master-in-the-basement-how-steven-miller-has-reduced-the-president-to-a-confused-meat-pup Little Nazi Miller is running the WHOLE show. He needs to be fired, resign and/or disappear. I think Miller along with the rest are getting very nervous. Things are really starting to backfire on them. But as my husband keeps saying "they don't care". All they care about is power, money, and inflicting as much cruelty as they can. Their goal is to turn this country into a White Supremist authoritarian country, Christian as they define it, not as Jesus exemplified. I do support a national strike because that will demonstrate our determination to save democracy by hitting them where it hurts--in dollars. The thing is, they have no idea of the consequences of their actions. No long view at all. Very little awareness of things like how our food happens. Or how Boeing keeps a workforce. Or how airports work. Or how farmers need to know what weather is expected, and we have a group of losers throwing a monkey wrench into all of that and so much more. Don't even get me started on our economy. My “solution” for Mr. Miller is to send him back to 1939 Berlin where he belongs. He’s exactly like Hitler’s top associates.