"A young white woman in yoga clothes berating masked ICE agents in a parking lot this spring. A pope speaking up again and again for immigrants. Furious judges dressing down the Trump administration and ruling against it time after time after time, in response to the blizzard of lawsuits filed by human rights and environmental groups, states, cities and individuals."
"The biggest day of protest in US history as an estimated 7 million people showed up for No Kings on 18 October in small towns and red counties as well as big blue cities. Weekly protests at Tesla salesrooms earlier this year that succeeded in damaging the brand, depressing global sales and prompting Tesla CEO Elon Musk to retreat from his Doge slash-and-burn project."
"Federal workers resisting sometimes merely by adhering to law, truth and fact, and sometimes by speaking out as whistleblowers or in protests, as with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff who staged a walkout in late August in solidarity with senior staff who'd just resigned in protest against the health and human services secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr's anti-vaccine policies."
Widespread resistance involved everyday people, religious leaders, judges, legislators, federal workers, students, universities, state officials, and community organizers. Mass protests drew millions across diverse geographies, including small towns and red counties. Legal challenges and furious judicial rulings repeatedly blocked administration actions. Workers and federal staff used adherence to law, whistleblowing, and walkouts to resist policy changes. Corporate-targeted protests affected major brands and prompted strategic retreats. State attorneys general and governors mounted coordinated legal and political opposition. Airports, universities, and local institutions refused compliance with partisan directives, and broad solidarity efforts supported immigrants, refugees, and targeted communities.
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