SATURDAY'S "HANDS OFF" EVENTS
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S E E D E D C O N T E N T
They’re dismantling our country. They’re looting our government. And they think we’ll just watch.
On Saturday, April 5th, we rise up with one demand: Hands Off!
This is a nationwide mobilization to stop the most brazen power grab in modern history. Trump, Musk, and their billionaire cronies are orchestrating an all-out assault on our government, our economy, and our basic rights—enabled by Congress every step of the way.
They want to strip America for parts—shuttering Social Security offices, firing essential workers, eliminating consumer protections, and gutting Medicaid—all to bankroll their billionaire tax scam. They’re handing over our tax dollars, our public services, and our democracy to the ultra-rich.
If we don’t fight now, there won’t be anything left to save.
Why we’re mobilizing
We are facing a national crisis. Our democracy, our livelihoods, and our rights are all on the line as Trump and Musk execute their illegal takeover.
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They’re dismantling Social Security and Medicare—forcing seniors and disabled Americans to jump through hoops to access the benefits they’ve already paid into.
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They’re handing trillions to billionaires—while forcing the rest of us to pay higher prices for food, rent, and healthcare.
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They’re gutting protections for working people—so payday lenders, banks, and credit card companies can scam Americans with zero consequences.
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They’re assaulting our communities and our rights—targeting veterans, kids, seniors, farmers, immigrants, transgender people, and political opponents.
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They won’t stop there.
This is not just corruption. This is not just mismanagement. This is a hostile takeover.
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This is the moment where we say NO. No more looting, no more stealing, no more billionaires raiding our government while working people struggle to survive.
"Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.” (Benjamin Franklin)
On April 5th, we take action. Across the country, thousands of people will march, rally, disrupt, and demand an end to this billionaire power grab. We’ll show up at state capitals, federal buildings, congressional offices, and city centers—anywhere we can make sure they hear us.
An intelligent vote cast in November could have prevented the problem from happening that such marches will unlikely succeed in solving..
A core principle behind Hands Off! is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.
And there are many who DO disagree, quite a few right here on NT.
A good turn out in ruby red Florida there were 50 or so rallies throughout the state.
Good for Florida, I guess. I really have given up on 'ruby-red' states being anything but 'red' at crunch-time!
Recently there have also been some Reprulicans members of Congress (all Trump supporters) who have criticized the tariff and urged Trump to roll them back.
Why? Because so many of their constituents realize how tariffs will hurt them,
And they've actually come to realize that they're going to be wiped out in November 2026.
It is amazing to me that when billionaires (some of them anyway) are TRUSTED with the fate of millions how they evidence 'out of touch' with the common man and woman. I mean I don't expect multi-millions and billionaires born into wealth to grasp the problems and dilemmas of rank and file citizens (although it is nice when they do), but come on! Everybody understand empathy, loss, and pain/s as facts of life! And yet, (some) billionaires are ruthless towards those with less!
Everybody understand empathy, loss, and pain/s as facts of life! And yet, (some) billionaires are ruthless towards those with less!
Here's what Musk said ( fact check ):
Elon Musk, the billionaire adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, said: “The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.”
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