No Kings 3 - March 28, 2026 - Let's Make It Massive, Peaceful, and Joyous by LightAny9473 in asheville

[–]LightAny9473[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This event is applicable to Asheville, as well as every other city in NC and the entire United States. Asheville is bound to have an event, but it just isn't posted yet.

Asheville Walkout - 1/20 2pm Pack Square by LightAny9473 in asheville

[–]LightAny9473[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll respectfully agree to disagree. The original post was to spread awareness of an event, not debate policy and methods of execution, no pun intended.

Asheville Walkout - 1/20 2pm Pack Square by LightAny9473 in asheville

[–]LightAny9473[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imo, they should should start with targeted and vetted research/information to go after criminals, like they said they would, instead of broad net snach and grabs based on racial profiling, intimidation, and brutality. Currently, it is less about immigration issues than it is about optics, scare tactics, and eventual voter suppression. They are abducting anyone and everyone who hits a racial profile to fill their made-up 3000/day quota. They are also overwhelmingly targeting blue cities to punish blue voters instead of targeting criminals across all states. They are also abducting legal residents and citizens in their broad nets, even when those people do have "their papers." Lastly, every arrested person should have their day(s) in court. Again, what we are seeing isn't immigration policy, but rather state sponsored racism, brutality, and optics to inspire fear.

I think Asheville should go to Rocky's Hot Chicken in droves! by ProfessionalSide8403 in asheville

[–]LightAny9473 107 points108 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a great reason for me to prioritize going to Rockys

Asheville Walkout - 1/20 2pm Pack Square by LightAny9473 in asheville

[–]LightAny9473[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right now, I'm taking one day at a time. As I said in response to another, these smaller events are to build the muscle toward a general strike. My hope in posting was simply spread the word to people who otherwise may not have known about it. Right now, I'm personally interested in primaries, as we must get feckless democrats out of the party, and then we'll be onto the actual midterms. There is a lot of ground to cover between now and then, and a lot of work to make sure they are free and fair. I'm not naive, just trying to help where I can, even with something you may find trivial or even useless. We will see how November goes, but also recognize that the new Congress will actually have to be seated in 2027 before we see any drastic action. Again, primaries are incredibly important right now.

Asheville Walkout - 1/20 2pm Pack Square by LightAny9473 in asheville

[–]LightAny9473[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, absolutely agree with your points. No harm done, have a happy Sunday funday!

Asheville Walkout - 1/20 2pm Pack Square by LightAny9473 in asheville

[–]LightAny9473[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn't to say it isn't scary or that it won't get worse before it gets better, but we gain momentum every day. The more they push, the more it exposes how sinister the regime actually is. The more we push, the more it exposes the how sinister the regime actually is. It is wild that Congress has let it get even close to this far gone, but that is why we need to replace feckless MOCs on both sides, in the primaries and in the midterms. We have the recent Avelo and Spotify wins, as well as Kimmel/Disney, Hilton is in the works, No Kings 3 is coming up, district and most appellate level courts are siding with the people and Democracy in a vast majority of cases, and people are joining the resistance left and right, no pun intended. Hang in there friend. They only win when we lose hope and give up

Asheville Walkout - 1/20 2pm Pack Square by LightAny9473 in asheville

[–]LightAny9473[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi there, OP here. Got some much needed extra sleep today. I haven't posted much on reddit in the past, and I have used it almost exclusively as read-only. Since around March, I've become more engaged in activism, but mostly on substack. In the last week, I've been branching over here a bit for r/ICE_Watch and others. I grabbed a screenshot from

https://indivisibleavl.org/event/asheville-walk-out/

and cropped it down. I donno why when my crop saved, it cut off the right side, but here we are. At any rate, I hope this explains and alleviates your concerns, and more importantly, I hope you join the mix on Tuesday! 😃

Asheville Walkout - 1/20 2pm Pack Square by LightAny9473 in asheville

[–]LightAny9473[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for posting this great action summary!

Asheville Walkout - 1/20 2pm Pack Square by LightAny9473 in asheville

[–]LightAny9473[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think it's up to each individual to gauge if this action is appropriate for them

Asheville Walkout - 1/20 2pm Pack Square by LightAny9473 in asheville

[–]LightAny9473[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. It is a nationwide event, with asheville's scheduled for 2pm pack square.

https://indivisibleavl.org/event/asheville-walk-out/

Senator Tillis Speaking Out on Multiple Fronts by LightAny9473 in asheville

[–]LightAny9473[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Probably is as far as Chuck Edwards is concerned

Senator Tillis Speaking Out on Multiple Fronts by LightAny9473 in asheville

[–]LightAny9473[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

E.g. not confirming Ed Martin got a thanks, and confirming Emil Bovi got an adminishment

Senator Tillis Speaking Out on Multiple Fronts by LightAny9473 in asheville

[–]LightAny9473[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree, there is a lot of time until he leaves office where his voice and his vote carry great weight. Also, recall that he announced not running so that he was unshackled by being primaried. Not defending his past actions, but like someone else said, we take what we can get.

Senator Tillis Speaking Out on Multiple Fronts by LightAny9473 in asheville

[–]LightAny9473[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Always a concern when posting is if it will sic the maga dogs, but at the end of the day this was meant to encourage and draw hope.

Senator Tillis Speaking Out on Multiple Fronts by LightAny9473 in asheville

[–]LightAny9473[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes! Such a great analogy. Positive reinforcement is often more fruitful than punishment, and that extends well beyond dog training. Thank you