All Eyes on Oct 18th - No Kings Day 2
Freedom Writers - National - 9/14/25
Hello, Freedom Writers! We’re so glad you’re here!
In Today’s Post:
All Eyes on Oct 18th! 3 Steps to helping us get 3.5%!
INFO SHEETS - For Your Information
All Eyes on Oct 18th - No Kings Day 2
History shows that when just 3.5 percent of a population—about 12 million Americans—engage in peaceful protest, their demands become nearly impossible to ignore. This is particularly relevant today, as Americans continue to defend due process and health care rights amid a rise in authoritarian policies.
Source: How Peaceful Protest by Just 3.5 Percent of Americans Could Force Major Policy Changes From the Trump Administration, Center for American Progress
An estimated 5 million Americans participated in the "No Kings Day" nationwide protests on June 14, 2025. Those events were organized by a coalition of groups including Indivisible and 50501 in response to the Trump Administration’s authoritarian actions.
Take these 3 steps below to help us get to 3.5% by adding your voice to one of the 1,000s of actions planned for October 18th, No Kings Day 2.
STEP 1:
Register for and attend the “No Kings October Mobilization Kick Off Call” on Thursday, September 18 from 8 – 9pm EDT. In this call, you’ll learn more about the vision, urgency, and strategy behind this national day of action.
Whether you’re brand new or a seasoned organizer, the time to act is now!
STEP 2:
Register for and attend all the weekly “What’s the Plan?” Indivisible meetings on Thursdays at 3 pm EDT between now and Oct 18th.
With the onslaught of news and the chaos coming out of the White House, it’s more important than ever to come together with your national community of like-minded citizens.
Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin each week, as we sift through what’s important and what’s just noise, and – more importantly – what’s the plan?
Step 3:
Plan for and attend an Oct 18 “No Kings Day” demostration near you. Our plan is that no one should have to drive more than an hour to get to the closest demonstration to them. If there isn’t one nearby you now, PLEASE start one HERE.
Thank you for helping us save our democracy,
EB Freed and Billy J
INFO SHEETS - For Your Information
If you’re new to the Freedom Writers, WELCOME! Check out these INFO SHEETS with lots of great background information:
INFO SHEET: Get Started - Taking Action with Indivisible - Get the most up-to-date information about what is happening in your area through a local Indivisible group!
INFO SHEET: Keeping Your Cool Under the Trump Regime - Access reliable, free news when it counts the most!
INFO SHEET: How to Contact Your Elected Officials - Find out why we act the way we act.
Three AOC Videos About the Importance of Phone Calls Now - Don’t let the MAGAts win the calling our elected officials game.
5 Calls App - Set Up Instructions - This beautiful instruction sheet was written by 3 people who are all over 70 years old. If they can do it, you can do it.
It really sucks that I can’t walk anymore because I would be right in the front line of the protesters if I could!
This fight is gonna be epic and I really want to Be There, but I’m afraid that I just don’t want to get myself run over by someone who doesn’t see me in my little scooter and I tumble out and can’t even get myself up so I’m just gonna have to sit this one out.
I will definitely be there in spirit though!
Just remember to keep it PEACEFUL ‼️‼️
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How much do you want to stop the Rat and the fascist takeover of the country? Part 1 of 3
Enough that you’re willing to make a small sacrifice? Like altering your spending habits for a month or two or three? That could be all it would take to get the attention of the oligarchs (formerly known as The Robber Barons in the first Gilded Age, also The Fat Cats, The Greedy Bastards).
A brief demonstration of We, the People’s, power of the purse could persuade them to quit supporting the Rat and the Ratsucking politicians who enable him.
We quit spending, except on essentials, businesses lose money, stock market goes down, Greedy Bastards pay attention to our demands.
Greedy Bastards own most of the politicians of both major parties. GBs start losing money, tell politicians to change course and do what We, the People want.
We are running out of peaceful options. The legislature and Supreme Court are controlled by the Rat. He controls the executive branch, including the Military, Justice Department, FBI, ICE, the IRS. He controls all levers of power.
We, the people, still have the power of the purse. No one can control our spending, or lack of spending. When all else fails we can go on a spending strike until the business community stops supporting the Rat and the politicians who enable him.
Economic warfare is the only thing the oligarchs, the business community will understand and act on. Call it a Surreptitious General Strike (Quiet Quitting). Go to work, do as little as possible. Stop spending money except on essentials. Quit feeding the corporate beast that supports the Rat.
Stop participating. Nearly 70% of the U.S. economy is driven by consumer spending. All of us. Hobble the economy and the stock market. Mahatma Gandhi drove the British from India by peaceful civil disobedience. We can stop the fascist takeover in the same way.
We can keep rehashing past and present atrocities until our access to the internet is taken away by the regime, or we can DO something!
Now is the time for this Peaceful Solution.
How much do you want to stop the Rat and the fascist takeover of the country? Part-2 of 3
Why a Spending Strike is the best option.
Other peaceful options
Soft Secession
Federal funds make up 35% of California’s state budget, with $173 billion in federal grants awarded in Fiscal Year 2021 alone, making up a significant portion of state and local budgets for programs like health, education, and infrastructure.
Are they really going to pissoff the Rat to the extent that he cuts off their federal funding?
Soft secession? Only to the point when the Rat feels threatened.
He will move in with all his resources and stop it.
This soft secession idea is a political ploy by state officials to get their constituents to believe the officials are doing something to stop the takeover.
It’s also another distraction to the resistance in that it keeps us from organizing and uniting around what must be done and what will work. It’s another example of hoping for an easy fix, one that will not take any sacrifice.
In addition, soft secession is divisive, pitting blue states against red states, playing into the narrative of the Rat, who wants to start a civil war. MAGA not only wants to “own the libs”, they’d like to kill as many as possible, to eliminate the opposition.
Targeted boycotts
Why targeted boycotts are ineffective
Boycotts often fail because they require massive, sustained participation to create meaningful financial pressure, lack clear alternatives for consumers, generate insufficient negative media attention, and are easily weathered by companies waiting for the protest to fade. Additionally, the complex nature of modern capitalism and the proliferation of corporate conglomerates can make it difficult for boycotters to effectively target and impact a company's bottom line or reputation, especially when companies have multiple revenue streams, like real estate, that aren't affected by consumer boycotts.
In 2020, Goya Foods praised President Donald Trump on social media, which caused those in opposition to Trump to boycott their products. Trump loyalists simultaneously initated a counter-boycott, where consumers bought mass quantities of their products, in response. The boycott caused Goya profits to increase dramatically because Trump supporters started an opposing campaign.
The midterm election
Will it be free and fair? It won’t be. Will it occur at all? Rat has already said that if we’re at war there’ll be no election. Guess what? If it’s looking bad for him, we’ll be at war to stop the election. The election is important to him because having the majority in the legislature gives the fascist regime the look of legitimacy.
People are putting too much faith in what the midterms will do. They may have a beneficial psychologic effect but in reality the outcome will have little or no practical effect, unless the Dems can get 2/3 majority in the house and senate, which they won’t. They will not be able to undo anything the Rat has done or pass new legislation because of his veto power.
SCOTUS members Roberts and Barrett may have an epiphany and save the country from civil war, but it’s doubtful. It’s going to be up to us to stop this.
Time is running out for a Peaceful Solution. Please spread the word.
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Part-3 How to accomplish this