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Local outlets did *much* better than "Big Journalism" covering the #handsoff pro-democracy demonstrations.

Newsroom leaders need to defend democracy from autocracy.

See examples of good (and bad) coverage in our latest blog post.
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The Media and Democracy Project Blog · Local news outlets show the New York Times how to cover the growing pro-democracy movement.By Media and Democracy Project
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@micahflee

people out there is good. I'm further left than many of the protestors but I actually think the messaging is too exclusive at this point. It's unclear and feels very standard Dem. we need something more exclusively focused on his unconstitutional shit that can appeal to Republicans who didn't think he'd do all this. if we want immediate results (and we need them), they will only be to restrain his worst impulses. not getting his #HandsOff everything etc.
liberal.city/@wjmaggos/1143137

Liberal Citywilliam.maggos (@wjmaggos@liberal.city)Instead of the #HandsOff protests, I'd rather we do something like #NotWhoWeAre protests that focused on the things #Trump is doing that are outside the bounds of what most of us consider American values. The lack of due process, irresponsible DOGE cuts, unilateral tariffs, pressuring universities and law firms to fall in line, attacks on political enemies etc. A more universalist movement that highlights his illiberal extremism and doesn't come off as just pro Dem or Trump deranged.
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Corporate Media Minimize Massive Hands Off! Protests
fair.org/home/corporate-media-

"many major #media outlets seemed intent on downplaying the size and significance of the massive demonstration of opposition.

...organizers estimate the total reached into the millions...

Despite the scale and significance of the protests, neither the #NewYorkTimes nor the #WashingtonPost had stories about them on their front pages the next day."

#Hands-On: How to Actually Stop the Trump Regime’s Onslaught on Democracy
counterpunch.org/2025/04/11/ha

"The central slogan of our times should not be #handsoff but rather #handson, i.e. we need the democratic control of the economy, including firms, budgets, industrial policy and development. The wealth-generating power in the hands of oligarchs, super-wealthy individuals, mega-banks and financiers is what we

CounterPunch.org · #Hands-On: How to Actually Stop the Trump Regime’s Onslaught on DemocracyThe central slogan of our times should not be #handsoff but rather #handson, i.e. we need the democratic control of the economy, including firms, budgets,

Trump macht so offensichtlich und offensiv Wirtschaftspolitik für die upperclass der USA dass die ihn wählende und stützende #Mitte langsam ganz böses Sodbrennen bekommt. Dass sie nicht dazu gehören, haben sie wieder nicht erfasst.
Aber so langsam dämmert es, dass auch sie bereits jetzt wirtschaftlich zu den Verlierern gehören.
Es ist nicht "make America great again", sondern
"Make the upperclass richer than ever before".
#Bürgertum
#handsoff
#klassenkampf