For healthcare, retirement benefits, and much more.
They hit the ground onDay One, doing their very best to remove any checks on their power.
Youd be forgiven for feeling powerless, but youd be wrong.
“TeslaTakedown” protest against Elon Musk outside of a Tesla showroom in Seattle on Feb. 15, 2025.JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images
Getting out into the street, protesting, and making your voice heard matters.
An activated citizenry is a primary driver of getting shit done.
Stand up and be counted!
She said yes, and I immediately cleared time from my day and got busy.
Next, I made a quick database and sign-up form using online tools.
Then I posted it all to Bluesky.
And that was it.
What I assumed would be a relatively small, one day event.
There were already over 80 people there.
And thousands of people all over the country had signed on to theTesla Takedownpage Id made.
That first day, there were peaceful demonstrations at 50 Tesla locations in the US.
Some were extremely small but even those were effective.
Ourwebsitehas thousands of visitors a day, signing on for protests, creating their own and downloading our resources.
Another massive day of action is planned this weekend.
There arereportsthat Teslas shareholders are already souring on the companys CEO and chairperson.
You might be saying: sure, but havent we done this all before?
Id answer yes, and that those earlier demonstrations were transformative.
We know it is possible, we can do it again, and we can do it better.
Trump and company learned from that experience, but so have we.
First of all, there is Bluesky.
Unlike X and Metas platforms, Bluesky is not owned by a reactionary oligarch.
Secondly, Musks net worth is and has long been massively overvalued.
This is a bubble that has been waiting to pop, and we can be the needle.
It is the source of his clout.
And its another balloon thats ready to rupture.
This pressure will continue to build and as it does we will learn and adapt.
I hope youll join us.
