If you’ve heard about the 50501 protest (“50 protests in 50 states”), PLEASE be advised that it is really fishy. People in our local organizing community and in other states have looked into it and cannot find the organizers. Especially if you are a new activist, please get in contact with local long-time activist orgs and get plugged in. Learn from them!
In the words of a very good friend:
![The mods of the Albuquerque subreddit are saying take caution and give a good guide of reasoning:
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Community Safety Warning: February Protests
A COMMUNITY SAFETY WARNING A
We have, within the past 2 days, received an influx of dozens of posts promoting protests/events occurring in early February. Common terms include "50 protests in 50 states" and "50501".
A quick review reveals these to be extremely suspect for the following reasons:
1. All have been posted by new accounts, or accounts that have never/minimally been active in O r/Albuquerque.
2. There are never any details issued other than brief "meet at the capitol, meet at city hall," etc. Information stated in text may conflict with that presented in graphics. No organizers, permits, speakers, etc. are ever mentioned.
3. Follow up questions (both in comments and Mod mail) are unanswered, aside from brief, cryptic comments like
"you'll find out what we're planning when you get there."
4. Mentions of this event on other social media are overwhelmingly similarly faceless in nature (e.g, Al voice only, "I [new account] heard about this but I won't be able to go").
This is all extremely fishy and we ask you to please treat it with extreme caution.
I've left one post up (and included with it this same safety warning). All further posts promoting this event will be removed.](https://friendica.world/photo/preview/640/11093059 "The mods of the Albuquerque subreddit are saying take caution and give a good guide of reasoning:
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Community Safety Warning: February Protests
A COMMUNITY SAFETY WARNING A
We have, within the past 2 days, received an influx of dozens of posts promoting protests/events occurring in early February. Common terms include \"50 protests in 50 states\" and \"50501\".
A quick review reveals these to be extremely suspect for the following reasons:
1. All have been posted by new accounts, or accounts that have never/minimally been active in O r/Albuquerque.
2. There are never any details issued other than brief \"meet at the capitol, meet at city hall,\" etc. Information stated in text may conflict with that presented in graphics. No organizers, permits, speakers, etc. are ever mentioned.
3. Follow up questions (both in comments and Mod mail) are unanswered, aside from brief, cryptic comments like
\"you'll find out what we're planning when you get there.\"
4. Mentions of this event on other social media are overwhelmingly similarly faceless in nature (e.g, Al voice only, \"I [new account] heard about this but I won't be able to go\").
This is all extremely fishy and we ask you to please treat it with extreme caution.
I've left one post up (and included with it this same safety warning). All further posts promoting this event will be removed.")
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can personally confirm the brick thing, saw them chillin around downtown indianapolis during that week in 2020
i worked downtown back then, so i saw them while walking home from work
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I am absolutely *baffled* at the people who seem to think that my problem is that “the protests aren’t being run by established organizers”, as if I’m repping The Man—do you hear yourselves? Get serious.
The point I’m making is not “it is definitely a trap,” it is “this is fishy, so exercise caution.” Believe me or don’t.
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This post has gone way further than I usually want, so I also want to say:
Please don’t take this as discouragement from being activated. Take it as inspiration to plug into existing local efforts and build trusting relationships with new allies.
Grassroots Joe
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Go to Mobilize to find Indivisible organized visits to/protests at offices of US Senators if you want to take to the streets.
mobilize.us/?org_ids=93
Volunteer Opportunities, Events, and Petitions Near Me · Mobilize
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So, the reasoning is basically: "Those are not the usual protest guys, seems fishy".
I understand it seems weird when usually, you know who's organizing protests.
Couldn't it also be explained by a new political situation which activates new people. Which may also lead to the messaging to not really be on point.
These protests seem to be gaining traction in progressive circles.
So I wonder: What exactly are you afraid of happening at these protests?
Alison Wilder
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"if you have to sign up to protest, don't"
i refused to boost for this reason, so it tracks
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One of the funnier things is people are dogging on this for many State Capitols being nowhere near the major population centers they're being digitally posted in, like, people were balking about driving down to Oly for something like this that doesn't have any breadcrumbs or clues.
The YLF scamps in 2020 did a helluva lot more and were calling way more spicy up front.
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@sayyid_qishta right. like. right. people seem to think that all a good protest needs is enough ✨gumption✨. the idea that there might be “skills” involved? or that more typically goes into planning these than most attendees ever see? or that there are whisper networks? absurd
*best* case scenario, if you look at the subreddits, this thing has been totally taken up by people talking about how they’re going to get permits and talk to the cops and not wear masks because it’s illegal to cover your face during a protest and do things the Right Way not like those Nasty BLM Protestors
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Unknown parent • • •@DaniPanic stop sending me private messages. Either you talk to me openly or not at all.
By your logic, WW2 antifascist partisans shouldn't attack the Nazis because the Nazis will burn villages in retaliation.