Summary
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) sparked controversy with a fiery speech outside the Treasury Department, declaring, “We are at war!” and calling for the Senate to be shut down in response to Elon Musk’s access to federal payment systems.
Her remarks, applauded by some Democrats, drew backlash from Republicans, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who likened them to “a call for insurrection.”
There’s a protest planned for today near you. If you’d like to attend below is a bit of info.
Some more media mentions, mostly local and brief:
- Fox 9 St Paul (MN): https://www.fox9.com/news/50-states-50-protests-feb-5-2025
- KVRR North Dakota: https://www.kvrr.com/2025/02/04/project-2025-protests-planned-wednesday-at-all-50-state-capitol-buildings/
- Shreveport Times (Louisiana): https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2025/02/04/what-is-the-50501-movement-find-out-more-about-the-nationwide-protest-anti-fascicm-against-trump/78208443007/
- Savannah Morning News (GA): https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2025/02/04/where-are-people-protesting-in-georgia-against-trump-the-50501-details/78207555007/
- Dallas Observer (TX): https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/where-to-go-in-texas-for-the-reject-project-2025-protest-21675389
- Clarion Ledger (MS): https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2025/02/04/people-plan-to-protest-donald-trump-administration-in-mississippi-see-where-when-immigration-dei-ice/78207203007/
- Westword (Denver, CO): https://www.westword.com/news/denver-fifty-state-capitol-protest-when-where-what-to-know-23293344
- Newsweek, a second article: https://www.newsweek.com/50501-protests-update-anti-trump-march-50-states-expands-2025741
edit:
- the Savannah GA story above seems to have been picked up by USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2025/02/04/where-are-people-protesting-in-georgia-against-trump-the-50501-details/78207555007/
- CT News Junkie (Connecticut newsletter?): https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2025/02/04/50501-movement-rally-planned-at-connecticut-capitol-wednesday/
- Herald Dispatch (WV) - very brief: https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/protest-against-project-2025-planned-at-state-capitols-wednesday/article_4e7efd0e-e33e-11ef-95da-e7064df63151.html
- Longmont Leader (CO) mostly sourced from the Westword story: https://www.longmontleader.com/colorado-news/nationwide-protest-against-trump-and-project-2025-planned-in-denver-tomorrow-10181600
- Phoenix New Times (AZ): https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-arizona-fifty-states-protest-when-where-what-to-know-21131150
- KSNT Topkea (Kansas): https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/two-protests-coming-to-the-capital-city-on-wednesday/
- Herald Net (WA) - brief mention: https://www.heraldnet.com/news/protest-planned-wednesday-at-snohomish-county-campus/
- Kennebec Journal (Maine): https://www.centralmaine.com/2025/02/04/trump-project-2025-protesters-to-gather-wednesday-in-augusta/
BONUS:
- Snopes article with some info on who started it https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/02/04/anti-trump-state-capitol-protests-february-5/
near you.
I appreciate the effort, but this sort of minimizes just how far a lot of people are from a state capital, and how unlikely they can just up and take a day in the middle of the week to just go to their state capital. Particularly on what was, at most, a week’s notice. This just seems doomed to produce an underwhelming turnout.
It’s a general notice of information. If you’re near a capital show up and check it out.
Who knows, it might take longer than a day, so a wednesday seems fine so more people can join over the weekend.
“Democrat lunatics want us all dead, and have declared war on all of us. Protect your family accordingly,” wanted the American Firearms Association on Facebook.
Holly shit, are these people shameless.
Yeah I said when we say it, nobody is trying to remove the metal detectors from around the Capitol building and stockpiling guns in nearby hotel rooms, placing pipe bombs in the streets. Nope, that’s just Republicans. And that’s why they have their motto “we are all domestic terrorists.”
The Republican party has long referred to the events of January 6th as “legitimate political discourse”, and Trump even went so far as to pardon those who stormed the capital on January 6th.
Well, if it’s legitimate political discourse, there shouldn’t be any problem in us doing it either.
At least one Dem is using the correct terminology for what is going on.
Oh look, the kiddie fiddlers and book burners that accuse others of being pedos and anti free speech are accusing people of things again.
King George would’ve liked you Margie.
Could it be? Has the collective spine of Dems finally grown in?
No
Republicans have been saying they were at war for the past decade+ But I suppose it’s “controversial” now since a Dem has said it.
I seem to be getting a freedom-boner. Does this mean they’re going to do something about the coup instead of just talk about it?
Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives
Yeah, restoring the Constitution is now insurrection.
Just like voting for Trump was to help the Palestinians.
Insurrection when you’re just mad you lost an election: 😁
Insurrection when your government is doing blatantly illegal things and the branch of government and party to which you belong refuses to hold anyone accountable because you’re all complicit traitors: 😡
Left wing still doesn’t know how to respond to the instigators…
You don’t say “but you did it for invalid reasons”.
You say stuff like
“CANCEL CULTURE!! I’m being CANCELLED!”
“DONT MESS WITH MY RIGHTS UNLESS YOU WANT TO FIND OUT!”
“Snowflakes can’t handle the TRUTH”
Etc.
R is the false equivalence party, no doubt.
Complicit traitor here. Hoping for the best version of fascism imaginable. Good luck elitists! Tried to resist but oops lol
Is it really an insurrection if you’re trying to save a government from destruction by outsiders?
Stern words from a single person are an insurrection?
Obviously it is. But not all insurrections are wrong.
Committing an insurrection because you lost an election is far less laudable than committing insurrection against an increasingly fascist dictatorship.
Depends on who you ask. If its someone sane then no, but if it’s someone who is working with the current administration then the answer is yes.
I am frankly terrified at this insinuation and I think we will see some serious repercussions from this, on one side or the other. This feels like it will be used as an excuse by the Republicans to detain or even murder opposition.
This feels like it will be used as an excuse by the Republicans to detain or even murder opposition.
The state has done that long before Trump… The US routinely arrests the opposition voices, on thin pretenses.
This feels like it will be used as an excuse by the Republicans to detain or even murder opposition.
They’re going to do that anyway, with or without an excuse. Trump has openly talked about it.
Apparently there are protests planned at every US state capitol building today.
I really hope you are wrong.
I’d love to be wrong.
I can’t see any other purpose to purging the FBI of non-loyalists.
This feels like it will be used as an excuse by the Republicans to detain or even murder opposition.
It doesn’t matter what the excuse is, it’s always been their end game. The time to organize is now.
This feels like it will be used as an excuse by the Republicans to detain or even murder opposition.
That’s exactly why an insurrection is needed.
The Republicans thought the same thing, to be fair. The difference is that we can be 100% confident that they’re pumped full of the most insane propaganda and are astoundingly stupid to believe that their team isn’t the most wild, overt version of everything they claim is evil.
That depends on whether or not you win: history is written by the victors.
What insurrection?
Oh man, Americans might do something to fight back against Fascism.
(I am legitimately cheering you on from up North <3)
