April 19th, small town Maine "rally tallies" (so far): Ellsworth = 800 (pop. 8,400) Ogunquit = 200 (pop. 1,600) Belfast = 700 (pop. 7,000) What's the population participation percentage we're supposed to hit to force change?
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It's when Susan Collins loses next November.
apr 20, 2025, 12:13 pm • 12 0 • view
My town’s population is about 80,000. Estimates of yesterday’s rally ~2,000. If we had participation comparable to Ellsworth we would have had 8,000 out. I wish! Biggest we’ve ever had, AFAIK, was a Black Lives Matter march.
apr 20, 2025, 5:35 pm • 7 0 • view
Awesome Ellsworth, Ogunquit, and Belfast!
apr 20, 2025, 10:48 pm • 0 0 • view
When the 4% propping up the 1% decide to join the 95%, the 1% get the chop; thats the real swinging vote. History's repeated lesson. Why there's locks on church doors. Maybe in america its different, but, I don't think theres a good reason to believe it is. So many hurt already.
apr 20, 2025, 10:24 pm • 0 0 • view
👏👏👏 Coast of Maine turning out
apr 20, 2025, 10:49 pm • 0 0 • view
3.2% I believe
apr 20, 2025, 10:04 pm • 1 0 • view
3.5%
apr 20, 2025, 2:48 pm • 8 0 • view
The small towns may get us there - and beyond. "No local rally is too small."
apr 20, 2025, 2:53 pm • 15 0 • view
What's significant about that point?
apr 20, 2025, 6:15 pm • 0 0 • view
no one knows.
apr 20, 2025, 10:24 pm • 0 0 • view
3.5%
apr 20, 2025, 6:52 pm • 0 0 • view
3.5%
apr 19, 2025, 10:24 pm • 4 0 • view
You have to have a general strike where people don't go to work.
apr 20, 2025, 10:48 pm • 0 0 • view
Its impressive that’s for sure!! Its a true travesty it is not reported on better. If Trump farts we know about it, but that in these small communities 10%!! Is angry enough to march.
apr 20, 2025, 5:23 pm • 13 0 • view
2.5
apr 20, 2025, 12:01 pm • 0 0 • view
I hope these independent freedom loving residents of maine can influence senator collins to resist the fascism of trump and his enablers. If not vote her out!
apr 20, 2025, 8:57 pm • 3 0 • view
not sure but I dont think those numbers are near enough. Need millions marching to the WH. Multi Million man march, like MLK rally up the troops.
apr 20, 2025, 12:07 pm • 6 0 • view
3.5% nationwide. Get 11,900,000 of them out there consistently.
apr 20, 2025, 11:50 pm • 2 0 • view
3.5
apr 20, 2025, 10:46 pm • 2 0 • view
I am so proud of you for protecting our Democracy.
apr 20, 2025, 9:53 pm • 0 0 • view
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apr 20, 2025, 8:45 pm • 0 0 • view
Erica Chenoweth says 3.5% is needed!
apr 20, 2025, 5:31 pm • 11 0 • view
We need more SUSTAINED and disruptive protests. Showing up on the weekends is great, I've been to many, but we need big crowds, full time. We need to organize this possibility.
apr 20, 2025, 10:46 pm • 3 0 • view
Exactly! 11,900,000 nationwide! That is what is needed. Not just 1 day here and there.
apr 20, 2025, 11:51 pm • 3 0 • view
And not only marches and rallies (though those are very important). It's crucial to exert SUSTAINED pressure in MANY forms - writing letters, boycotts, strikes, etc.
apr 21, 2025, 12:17 pm • 3 0 • view
Good question. Maybe when the mainstream media start reporting these events ?
apr 20, 2025, 6:28 pm • 2 0 • view
The mainstream media is a propaganda arm of the billionaires. They won't cover anything that could result in less power for their owners.
apr 20, 2025, 6:53 pm • 4 1 • view
Very true & insightful.
apr 20, 2025, 7:06 pm • 1 0 • view
I keep saying…we need 150+ million American people to march to effectively demand that trump, his administration, the Republican Party, the traitor democrats be removed from government offices immediately! With 150+ million people…the world will know that Americans won’t bow to a wannabe dictator!
apr 20, 2025, 2:25 pm • 6 1 • view
Yay!!
apr 20, 2025, 9:44 pm • 0 0 • view
so if you go to info@generalstrikeus.com you can sign your strike card and become part of the millions who are working "to force change"
apr 20, 2025, 8:47 pm • 1 0 • view
In Portland OR on 4/19 handing out 500 senator phone lists. You have a right to call any senator not just your own. Then handed out about 1800 postcards. 67 year old 1st year protester. You can also make a difference. Show up, make a call, write a letter. Be vocal. Be visible. Be disruptive.
apr 20, 2025, 9:42 pm • 4 0 • view
2%
apr 20, 2025, 3:37 pm • 0 0 • view
I believe it’s <5%. However, every person standing up for the cause matters.
apr 20, 2025, 8:16 pm • 4 0 • view
Enough to get on the news. The rest of the country thinks there are 9 of you and the rest are a bunch of fentanyl slinging Canadians invading our country.
apr 20, 2025, 7:53 pm • 3 0 • view
Los Angeles can pull 100,000 people into a protest by literally just dropping a semi coherent post on Facebook with a date, time and “Pershing Square” in the body of the text. It’s not anywhere near 10% of the population. 10% is a movement in a rural, purple state. Aim for 15% next time.
apr 20, 2025, 7:57 pm • 2 0 • view
As high as it needs to be.
apr 20, 2025, 11:18 am • 4 0 • view
Everyone. All of us.
apr 20, 2025, 2:06 pm • 4 0 • view
The figure I keep seeing is 3.5%. All three of these towns exceed that.
apr 20, 2025, 1:44 pm • 15 0 • view
11,900,000 is needed nationwide, sustained.
apr 20, 2025, 11:51 pm • 2 0 • view
Thank you. I had a high school job working for a company that did telephone research surveys. In training, they said a response of 3% meant success. I've seen that standard throughout my weird career. If true, that gives us a target population to engage, to avert this ongoing crisis.
apr 20, 2025, 11:59 pm • 2 0 • view
We're all hoping on that! We're waiting to see this home of the brave, be brave!
apr 21, 2025, 12:00 am • 2 0 • view
You and me both, mate.
apr 21, 2025, 12:00 am • 1 0 • view
If and when change does come, don't let the Democrats give up the game again like last time, please! Many of us don't blame the voters, they turned out at the height of covid to put an end to this. I personally blame the good guys who had 4 years to end this.
apr 21, 2025, 12:02 am • 2 0 • view
It all comes down to whether the Rule of Law matters. This question cuts across partisan divides, which may provide the necessary cooperation to push a criminal cabal from the Executive branch. I would *hope* grassroots nonpartisan pressure would ensure the Constitution has priority over politics.
apr 21, 2025, 12:06 am • 2 0 • view
Honestly I think Trump has something on them, he was president for 4 years, stole and kept a lot of secrets. What does he have on Garland and the Democrats? Cuz it doesn't make sense how they allowed him to get away when they had him dead to rights, the Mueller report, 500k dead. Epstein? AIPAC?
apr 21, 2025, 12:14 am • 1 0 • view
I know what you're saying. The inaction from Congress is shocking, inexplicable. You kinda gotta wonder why.
apr 21, 2025, 12:16 am • 1 0 • view
Right!? It's like I was expecting Garland to get to the bottom of why the GOP suddenly went from being fully against Trump at the first days of Trump's term to doing a complete 180. The RNC was hacked in 16'. But NO ONE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GOP? C'mon! I ask the same for dems now.
apr 21, 2025, 12:19 am • 1 0 • view
It should have mattered a few years ago... This is what gets me... They warned us for years about how Trump was bad, yet it seemed like they didn't take their own advice. Trump was committing crimes right under their noses and he wasn't held to account. What reassurances do we have now? ya know?
apr 21, 2025, 12:11 am • 1 0 • view