If you relied on articles and broadcasts from the legacy national news media during early 2025, you wouldn’t know the extent of grassroots action.

The acts of collective resistance documented by the CCC—as well as by other activism-tracking initiatives, such the “We the People Dissent” Substack—span every state. They focus on advocacy for diverse constituencies and issues under attack from the current administration, including public education, Medicaid and reproductive, immigrant, Palestinian, labor and LGBTQ rights.

Their common thread is opposition to Trump’s fascistic ideology and rapid rash of likely unconstitutional executive orders, such as freezing federal budget outlays approved by Congress, the mass firing of government workers and the dismantling of institutions by the “Department” of Government Efficiency by unelected “adviser” Elon Musk.

But if you relied on articles and broadcasts from the legacy national news media during early 2025, you wouldn’t know the extent of grassroots action prompted by this discontent. A FAIR examination of five major outlets found that coverage of anti-Trump/pro-democracy protests roughly overlapping CCC’s study timeframe (January 22 to February 26) was minimal, and downplayed the significance of this opposition, especially around the inauguration.

  • limer@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    14 days ago

    And by take to the streets I mean something like this, this or this.

    Yes, that is exactly what has to happen. But it cannot happen yet, the underpinnings is not there yet, and may not be there later either.

    but America is currently smackdab in the middle of a fascist takeover

    I don’t think it is in the middle of a fascist takeover. My observation is that the USA has been and still is controlled by oligarch families (there are many such people, not just those visible in the news). But, among all the powerful families there is something of a tug of war, I think there has been a minor realignment of some? The current situation does allow for nasty things to happen that looks like something new, but Trump, the GOP, the democrats are definitely under the thumb of the oligarchs. This is all very well orchestrated, and has been part of a build up for over a generation.

    This is not the usual regression-stagnation cycle of US politics.

    I think it is, I have seen these patterns grow like a wave cycle slowly amplifying its height for the last 30 years. I see the same patterns here, just with more drastic results, must like a stormy ocean going over a wave wall, but understanding the weather, and seeing the storm come in. And I think Trump will do what he is told to do, if not, then he dies. The only uncertainty is how much slack he has to act on his own, and if the currently active oligarchs (most are staying out of this mess) are too overconfident.