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Happening today.
It is time to heed the words of the man I began this whole thing with: John Lewis. I beg folks to take his example of his early days where he made himself determined to show his love for his country at a time the country didn’t love him. To love this country so much, to be such a patriot that he endured beatings savagely on the Edmund Pettus bridge, at lunch counters, on Freedom Rides, he said he had to do something. He would not normalize a moment like this. He would not just go along with business as usual. He wouldn’t know how to solve it but there’s one thing that he would do that I hope we all can do, that I think I did a little bit of tonight. He said for us to go out and cause some good trouble. Necessary trouble to redeem the soul of our nation. I want you to redeem the dream. Let’s be bold in America, not demean and degrade Americans. Not divide us against each other. […] This is a moral moment. It’s not left or right, it’s right or wrong. Let’s get in good trouble.
Senator Cory Booker, April 1, 2025.
I was at the Washington Monument in DC today. It was huge. I’ve been to a lot of protests in DC and this was among the largest. The vibe wasn’t anywhere close to as naively optimistic as the 2017 Women’s March or the various Marches for Science. It wasn’t as confrontational as the 2020 uprising or the 2017 Airport protests against the Muslim Ban. I think the closest vibe I can think of were the 2003 Iraq Invasion protests.
I really hope this is just a beginning and actions get larger and more aggressive.