DoomsdaysCW<p>Some good coverage of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/50501Movement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>50501Movement</span></a> protest in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AugustaMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AugustaMaine</span></a> from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MainePublic</span></a> -- you know, one of those "Radical" news outlets <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> wants to defund! </p><p> Hundreds protest President Trump's agenda in Augusta during national day of action </p><p>Maine Public | By Kevin Miller<br>Published February 5, 2025 </p><p>"Despite freezing temperatures, several hundred people gathered outside of the Maine State House on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration's chaotic, first two weeks in office.</p><p>"The event was part of a national day of protest in state capitals. But <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a>'s rally also highlighted the growing frustrations among some <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/progressives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>progressives</span></a> about what they say is a weak response from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DemocraticLeaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticLeaders</span></a>.</p><p>"This movement is for the people and by the people. We do not need a party," said <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NicholasJackson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NicholasJackson</span></a> [my hero!] of Hallowell, who obtained a permit for the event after the local Democratic committee canceled a rally over fears of 'infiltrators.'"</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2025-02-05/hundreds-protest-president-trumps-agenda-in-augusta-during-national-day-of-action" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mainepublic.org/politics/2025-</span><span class="invisible">02-05/hundreds-protest-president-trumps-agenda-in-augusta-during-national-day-of-action</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeopleHaveThePower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleHaveThePower</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/50501Protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>50501Protests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiTrumpDemonstrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiTrumpDemonstrations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a></p>