First blog post since the end of 2023, excited to get back to writing more regularly but I'm not excited that I had to write something remotely like this:

https://blog.lanesawyer.dev/69777/january-30th-national-shutdown

#NationalShutdown #blog

Elites S**t Themselves as Serious Momentum Builds for a Nationwide General Strike
#HumanistReport #DonaldTrump #AbolishICE #GeneralStrike #USPol #minneapolis #minnesota #GeneralStrike #DualPower #CommunityCare #StrikeReady #Pretti #Good #ICE #Shutdown #NationalShutdown
https://www.youtube.com/embed/3G2WhNnUVY8

#USpolitics #IceOut [17] #NationalShutdown

“US students, businesses, and Hollywood lead 'national shutdown' strike against ICE and CBP | DW News” [5:52 min]
by DW News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM1ljyykjMY

Quote by DW N:
“Jan 31, 2026
US businesses and schools went on strike on Friday to protest federal immigration tactics. The strikes are meant to force a 'national shutdown' to put pressure on the Trump administration to pull immigration enforcement ages from US cities.“

#AbolishICE
#ReneeNicoleGood #Alex Pretti #SayTheirName
#WorkersUnite #UnionStrong
#USriseUp #FascistsAreHere
#TimeToResist #FightOligarchy

nationalshutdown.org is a psyop or so grossly incompetent it might as well be. Here's their list of endorsements including fake "Asbestos United" and "Sussy Baka Fundraising", there's 0 accountability at all, they just want a long list of names.

"Protesters in Salinas join nationwide shutdown against ICE”—Report by Chris Hamilton, #MontereyHerald

“This is the salad bowl of the world. There’s a lot of farmworkers here,” said Victoria Gomez, a lifelong Salinas resident at the city hall protest. “These people that are here, planting and harvesting vegetables and fruits for us and for the rest of the country. I think they at least deserve some respect enough to speak up for them.”
https://www.montereyherald.com/2026/01/30/protesters-in-salinas-join-nationwide-shutdown-against-ice/

#MontereyCounty #Salinas #immigrants #SalinasValley #ICE #NationalProtests #NationalStrike #NationalShutdown

Lots of good photos of the march in #tucson , and some of mine

https://tucson.com/news/local/collection_279de35c-7780-416c-aa28-15b43550db15.html

#generalstrike #nationalshutdown #fuckice #chingalamigra

Austin businesses and students join nationwide ICE protest

Students across Austin walked out of class Friday as part of a national shutdown to protest federal immigration…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #austin #Headlines #ICE #iceout #ICEProtests #iceprotestsaustin #immigrationandcustomsenforcement #NationalShutdown #nationalstrike #nationalstrikeaustin #studentwalkouts #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/379386/

Good stuff happening today around the Bay Area.

I have a feeling this is something that will happen more often soon.

#fuckICE #nationalShutdown #sfba

“Walkouts, closures across Bay Area in protest against ICE crackdown”

https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/01/30/national-shutdown-walkout-bay-area-california/

sfstandard Happening now:
Thousands of protesters have gathered in Dolores Park to protest ICE and stand in solidarity with Minneapolis after the recents killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal agents.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUJuLmUEuAe/?l=1

#NationalShutdown

Students’ #ICEWalkOut in Livermore gathered hundreds at Livermorium Plaza this afternoon! Thank you everybody who joined! Thank you peacekeepers and Livermore schools and city for your support in students’ #CivicEngagement!! #nationalshutdown #DefundICE #ICEOutForGood

Very cool! A 20-minute parade of hundreds of energized, chanting, whistle-blowing student protesters out on the streets this afternoon. 💪🏽

#uspol #NationalShutdown #GeneralStrike #AbolishIce

Nationwide shutdown: relax. Do what you can, and maybe write your reps if you have the spoons for it.
Back to drafting my latest letter….
#ICEOut #NationalStrike #NationalShutdown

Here's a very nice piece on strikes, protests, and helping one another in honor of the national shutdown happening today.

Take care of yourselves and each other.

https://themorningnews.org/nope/

#nationalshutdown #shutdown

Happy #GeneralStrike day, for those with the ability or privilege to participate.

The general strike is being organized through #NationalShutdown, a decentralized grassroots movement across multiple cities. The national strike is a continuation of the statewide strike that occurred in Minnesota on January 23.

General strikes, without forward planning, are difficult. In a country where almost half the population is facing some level of food insecurity, asking minimum wage workers to not work, is a lot.

For today, if you can honor the strike, that’s fantastic. Thank you. If you have capital to spare, please donate to the orgs created to help people who are striking. If you can’t strike on short notice, withhold your capital. #Boycott #billionaires.

Looking forward, let’s work on plans to support ourselves and our people during longer actions. I love y’all, We got this. See you in the streets. 💃🏻

https://www.advocate.com/politics/general-strike-nationwide-anti-ice

#NationalShutdown January 30 Guide: Which US Cities And Services Will Be Affected? | US News - Times Now

https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/national-shutdown-january-30-complete-guide-which-us-cities-and-services-will-be-affected-article-153528881

#news #protest #activism #ICEOutForGood #KeithPorter #AlexPretti #ReneeGood #ShutItDown #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #left #progressive #immigration #antiracism #GetUpStandUp #GetBusy #DoNotObey

Now on Verdant Square Radio:

https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/115984365178111529

#Nationalshutdown #Maga #Stopice #Shutdown #Resistance #Ice #Cbp #Dhs #Vsn #Radio #Activism #Left #Diversespectrumoftheleft #SupportIndependentMedia

#VerdantSquareRadio #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

🚨BALTIMORE ALL OUT TO THE #ICE FIELD OFFICE FRIDAY 1/30 AT 2PM🚨

JOIN THE #NATIONALSHUTDOWN IN BALTIMORE!

In the local federal building, our neighbors are held hostage by ICE for days, criminally abused and neglected, and given minimal access to necessary medical care. We have the power to shut down this system and to demand their freedom and an end to ICE terror.

ICE OUT OF BALTIMORE! Free every hostage from the federal building! 🗓️ Friday, 1/30 ⏰ 2PM 📍 George H Fallon Federal Building (31 Hopkins Pl, Baltimore MD)

Join decent Baltimoreans as we stand against ICE and Trump terror.

Event Details

Date: Friday, January 30

Time: 2:00 PM

Location: George H Fallon Federal Building, Downtown, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 21201

https://www.findaprotest.info/event/baltimore/evt-918b79a3ee504535

#baltimore #md #maryland #ICEOutOfBaltimore #protest #activism #getbusy #takeaction #goodtrouble #news #events #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

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