April 29th - Content to Amplify
MAY DAY, Workers Over Billionaires, Trump spying and censorship
TL/DR; Amplify these narratives (content below):
May Day is on Friday!
Workers over billionaires, period.
The Trump regime wants to censor and spy on people.
We’re yelling about May Day all week. It’s easy to forget that most Americans aren’t tuned into politics every day. Lots of Americans don’t even know what May Day is or that this May Day is about to be lit. So let’s get loud and make sure we put International Workers’ Day on the map for them because May 1st will be a massive show of economic noncooperation. Everything is way too expensive, Trump wants a $400 million ballroom, and he’s committing war crimes and abducting our neighbors with our tax dollars. We’re channeling America’s economic rage on Friday.
The nice thing about May Day is you don’t have to be out in the streets to participate. Just quiet quit America for a day – no work, no school, no shopping.
In other news, fascist Trump doesn’t like when we call him a fascist. The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Jimmy Kimmel’s jokes about Trump and Melania, and maybe his record low approval ratings have Trump all wound up and trying to censor people – from Kimmel and ABC to anyone who criticizes Israel. He also wants Congress to pass a domestic spying arm. More below.
TOP THREE THINGS TO AMPLIFY
1. May Day is on Friday!
We repeat: May Day is on Friday! It can be hard to imagine when our own feeds are flooded, but most Americans still don’t know it’s happening. Tell everyone. Make them feel FOMO if they don’t participate. And if you’re exhausted? Same. But in this case, that’s actually a good thing. Withdrawing is the whole point. Don’t buy anything. Don’t log on. We all want to quiet quit America for a day. You don’t need a bullhorn to join in – you just need to opt out: No work, no school, no shopping. Help spread the word by liking, sharing, commenting, and reposting all the great content below.
Creators
Aaron Parnas: Massive economic blackout planned for May Day
Kenny 2raw2real: Have you heard of May Day?
Andre White: Civil war was the largest workers’ strike in history
JustWayne: This May Day, we push back
Sylvia TonoLatino: Ever want to do nothing? Do nothing on May Day
[IG]
Mel YeaLikeNo: Tired for May Day? No problem.
Baller Alert: Clocking out for May Day
Art
News + Momentum
May Day is the Full Flower Moon
General strikes have happened before in the US
10 school districts in NC closing for May Day
[IG]
SF and South Bay students plan to walkout
Businesses across the country are shutting down to support May Day
The Guardian: Organizers are planning an economic blackout for May Day
Promos
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2. Workers over billionaires, period.
Every survey about what’s top-of-mind for Americans tells us the same thing: cost of living. Inflation. The economy. People are being squeezed and they know exactly who’s doing the squeezing. They see our tax dollars going to pay for the Trump regime’s ICE terror and war crimes, or lining the pockets of people who already have more money than they’ll ever spend.
The economic rage is an opening. Corruption brought down Orbán in Hungary. It can work here too. This Friday, we channel it – workers over billionaires, all day long.
Average gas prices have spiked to $4.18 per gallon
Republicans lie about cost of gas when Americans can see actual gas prices
Airlines seek tax-payer funded bailouts as Trump’s Iran war drives up costs
Republicans’ cuts to Medicaid in Big Ugly Bill could close 5+ AZ hospitals
Hegseth took Kid Rock on joyride in Apache helicopter using taxpayer dollars
Kid Rock addresses Pentagon on Strait of Hormuz, raising questions over influence and access
AOC says taxpayers shouldn’t pay for Trump’s ballroom when we can’t afford healthcare or rent
Farmers turn on Trump as Iran war pushes cost of fertilizer out of reach
Republicans push ballroom for ruling class despite Americans struggling with rising costs of living
NYC bus stop ads say “Amazon powers ICE”
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3. The Trump regime wants to censor and spy on Americans.
Looks like the fascists don’t like being called fascists. Trump has been riding the wave of the Correspondents’ Dinner shooting this week, coming for his critics and trying to censor anyone who speaks out against his authoritarian regime (and ram through his $400 million ballroom while he’s at it). The White House is trying to blame the shooting on people who call Trump a fascist or threat to democracy (Guilty! 🤭). And now the FCC is targeting Disney’s ABC broadcast licenses after Jimmy Kimmel made fun of him and Melania ahead of the dinner. More instances of censorship, spying, and corruption below.
Trump regime wants to make it a crime to criticize Trump
Jimmy Kimmel claps back at Melania after she demands he be censored
FCC targets Disney’s ABC broadcast station licenses amid Trump pressure to punish Jimmy Kimmel
Trump says Congress should approve domestic spying program
Green card seekers may be denied if they are critical of Israel
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MORE CONTENT + CLIPS
Stories of Defiance
(showcase the movement to fight back from everyday people to institutions to build social proof)
Kacey Musgraves is touring with the Gámez-Cuéllar Mariachi Brothers after their release from an ICE concentration camp
Chalking outside Trump Tower: “Pedophile, rapist, traitor”
Billboard truck plays Epstein videos during UK state visit at the White House
Rutgers students call out university admin for cooperating with ICE and demand sanctuary campus policy
Women used Tinder to honey trap ICE agents
Journalist Katie Phang sues Trump DOJ over its handling of the Epstein files
Veteran slams Trump regime’s “poverty draft” for war
ICE & Military Escalations
(show the reality of fascism and widespread impact on communities)
Trump is moving to accelerate deportations of children in US custody
11 year old Manpreet spends birthday in Dilley detention center with wish to go home
Federal agents raid 20+ sites in one day in Minnesota, including daycares
Fascism + Corruption
(showcase corruption and rising fascism in U.S. government)
Florida Republicans reveal new congressional maps eliminating 4 Dem seats
Republicans push for $400 million to fund Trump’s ballroom using White House Correspondents’ Dinner as reasoning
One act of gun violence was enough to to justify $400M for a ballroom, but not enough to do anything for school shootings
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Rep. Balint says GOP is more focused on kissing “the president’s ass over and over again” instead of keeping Americans safe
No one believes anything anymore
Thank you, Jiggy. Excited for May Day! 💪🏼💪🏽💪🏾💙