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‘Grind the country to a halt’: Democrat urges national strike if Trump meddles in midterms
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 06 Feb 2026
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Just go ahead and plan for the general strike.
We don't need to fucking wait for the meddling to happen then act all surprised and disgusted when it does.
They're fucking saying they're going to do it right now. They've been saying it for over a year. They were saying it in 2020. It was on the recordings. The Garland slow walked the election interference case and acted all surprised when the charges were instantly dropped after trump took over the DOJ.
So. Let's organize a general strike, right fucking now. Let's plan for it to happen in October ahead of the election.
They are going to fuck with it. They're fucking with it now.
The time to plan and organize is now. We don't need a plan for a plan for an organization.
Democracy is ending right now. Today. Let's fucking go.
general strike, right fucking now. CAPS please.
Resistance groups across the country are already organizing this. You should get plugged into them if you want to help.
Yes, now is the time to plan. Not a couple days before! This must be solid, and not rushed