On Monday, February 3, 2025, employees and supporters protest outside the US Agency’s International Development Headquarters (USAID), after Elon Musk outlined on social media that he and President Donald Trump will close the agency.
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In this episode Start to make senseRebecca Solnita talks about the understanding of our strength. Last week, Trump tried to stop paying all federal grants and help. But people rose in protest and canceled all efforts throughout the day. How did we do it? What does it tell us about him – and about us? Rebecca’s new blog is “an emergency talk”.
Also in this episode: the strategy of Trump on flooding zone executive actions is intended for the paralysis of the opposition. But now there is a lot of grassroots mobilization, and one of the largest organizers of this mobilization is indivisible. Leah Greenberg explains the group’s strategy and tactics – and the working tasks this week – for four Republicans to vote “no” four scary nominees of Trump. Leah is one of the co -founders and executive directors.
