Sunday’s Great News That’s Awful For Trump
Onward!
Before we start another week of Trump’s chaos, I’m pleased to have more good news for you today. I truly hope it gives you some relief, and shows you that—in our fight against tyranny—we are becoming stronger and louder, every single day.
The “Tesla Takedown” movement continued to spread this weekend, with thousands of folks protesting at nearly 80 events throughout the world. Hundreds of people showed up in Baltimore, Boston, and the Philadelphia areas.
The pushback against Musk’s unhinged co-presidency is working. Tesla’s stock is down around 48% since it peaked in mid-December. Multiple stock analysts agree that Elon’s activism plays a role in the stock plummeting. JP Morgan analysts wrote: “We struggle to think of anything analogous in the history of the automotive industry, in which a brand has lost so much value so quickly.”
National protests took place this weekend, following the unlawful detention of activist Mahmoud Khalil—a legal permanent resident of the US, married to a US citizen. Nearly 1,000 people showed up in Times Square to call for Khalil’s release.
There was another protest held outside of the US consulate in Greenland’s capital city. Roughly 1,000 people gathered in what has been described as Greenland’s largest protest ever, rallying against Trump’s attempt to annex the island.
The country’s likely next Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said: "There is not the slightest chance that I will talk to Trump about Greenland becoming part of the US. Greenland will be Greenland.”
MN Gov. Tim Walz held his second town hall of the weekend yesterday—this time in GOP Rep. Don Bacon’s Congressional District, in Omaha, NE. The crowd of hundreds greeted Walz, a Nebraska native, with chants of “welcome home!”
Walz said this about Bacon, who refuses to do in-person town halls: “Do the damn job and answer the questions.” When asked about Trump’s ban on transgender Americans serving in the military, Walz said: “This nation is less secure and less safe because of that dumbass decision that was made … This is an outrageous attack.”
Walz also said: “There are a lot of ways folks in Omaha could spend their Saturday, but they’re fed up with Trump and want to make their voices heard. I’m here with local Democrats to listen.”
A judge put an immediate halt on Trump’s attempt to deport Venezuelan nationals using an archaic wartime powers act. The judge said the use of the “Alien Enemies Act” was illegal, and ordered all deportation flights in the air to be turned around. “However that is accomplished … make sure it’s complied with immediately,” the judge said.
Michelle Obama just launched a brand new podcast called In My Opinion, along with her brother Craig Robinson. In a yet to be released episode, recorded live from SXSW in Austin, TX, Obama said: “I worry about folks being out of work, and I worry about how we think about diversity and inclusion. I think about how we treat one another, and ... what models that’s setting for the next generation.”
Obama continued, saying: “But I find in those moments that it is better not to try to figure that stuff out alone. Share those concerns. We're not going to figure this stuff out on our own. We need each other.”
Reminding us of the power we have when we are united, Obama said: “The truth is, the small power that each of us has to do something is right in front of us. If we're all doing that, it outweighs anything that some big leader somewhere can do.”
Michelle Obama nails it. Trump can make all the big moves he wants, but we can absolutely stop him if we all do our part, and work together. That’s why we formed our activism arm—The Watchdog Coalition—so that we could unite the opposition against this wannabe-king, focusing on real actions that produce tangible results.
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Onward!
Scott
