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Voting is Your POWER<p>Representative Brian Mast, member of the Nazi Party Regime, was booed roundly during a town hall <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>florida</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/townhall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>townhall</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/gop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gop</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a> </p><p> <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/brian-mast-booed-florida-down-hall-defending-donald-trump-2060142" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsweek.com/brian-mast-booed-</span><span class="invisible">florida-down-hall-defending-donald-trump-2060142</span></a></p>
JdeB<p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TownHall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TownHall</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Nebraska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nebraska</span></a></p><p>"TAX THE RICH! Nebraskans drown out multi-millionaire Sen. Pete Ricketts" <br>by moreperfectunion</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DPTljNqtves" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/DPTljNqtves</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>Quote by mpu:<br>"Apr 24, 2025<br>Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a multi-millionaire, just held a town hall with constituents who rejected his defense of Trump's tax cuts for the rich.<br>"You're voting for corporate tax breaks that benefit your family."</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/USbeware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USbeware</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FascistsAreHere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FascistsAreHere</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TimeToResist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimeToResist</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FightOligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FightOligarchy</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/WorkersUnite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkersUnite</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/UnionStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionStrong</span></a></p>
Somebonnie, aka 6x6pix<p>Any reporting yet from Ayanna Pressley/Katjana Ballantyne's town hall tonight at Somerville high? I can't get there before 8 and assume it filled up before 7 anyway ...<br><a href="https://better.boston/tags/mapoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapoli</span></a> <a href="https://better.boston/tags/townhall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>townhall</span></a> <a href="https://better.boston/tags/somervillema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>somervillema</span></a></p>
knizer<p>Anybody else at the <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/ayannapressley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ayannapressley</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/townhall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>townhall</span></a> tonight in <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/SomervilleMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomervilleMA</span></a> ? <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/mapoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapoli</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/somerpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>somerpoli</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/cambridgema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cambridgema</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/bospoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bospoli</span></a></p>
Indivisible Acworth<p>We're hosting a town hall! Come join us to hear from and have a discussion with Shawn Harris and other impactful members of our community! RSVP at the link!</p><p><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/778711/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/indivisible/event/</span><span class="invisible">778711/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://theatl.social/tags/Indivisible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indivisible</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/Townhall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Townhall</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/Cobb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cobb</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/CobbCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CobbCounty</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/Acworth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Acworth</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/Marietta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marietta</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Another <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TownHall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TownHall</span></a> descends into chaos over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> policies</p><p>"Only those who pre-registered and provided a valid ID for Donalds’s town hall were permitted to attend."</p><p>Ariana Baio<br>Tue, April 22, 2025</p><p>"Florida Representative <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ByronDonalds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ByronDonalds</span></a> faced hundreds of his constituents on Monday during a contentious town hall filled with boos, jeers, cheers and shouting – the latest Republican to field aggressive questioning in the public forum.</p><p>"Donalds, a close ally of President Donald Trump, defended the administration’s policies and positions as he fielded confrontational questions about Elon Musk, the Department of Government Efficiency, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> – <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a> conflict, diversity, equity and inclusion, and more.</p><p>"However, he struggled to get through answers as audience members interrupted him several times to boo or shout at him."</p><p>[...]</p><p>"Before the town hall had ended, nearly half of the crowd had walked out, according to Gulf Coast News, while many others had been escorted out by deputies."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/another-republican-town-hall-descends-171147622.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/another-republi</span><span class="invisible">can-town-hall-descends-171147622.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p>5 employees of a security firm, LEAR Asset Management in Northern <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Idaho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Idaho</span></a> have been charged with assault and false imprisonment while conducting their ‘job’ at a <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TownHall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TownHall</span></a> meeting.</p><p>Their names are Paul Trouette, Russell Dunne, Christofer Berg, Jesse Jones and Alex Trouette IV. A sixth thug, Michael Keller, was ‘volunteering’ and was also arrested. <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/FAFO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAFO</span></a> <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-idaho-town-hall-charges_n_6806edbde4b0c2071d3ece75" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-idaho</span><span class="invisible">-town-hall-charges_n_6806edbde4b0c2071d3ece75</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a>. <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DoNotComply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DoNotComply</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DoNotCollaborateWithFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DoNotCollaborateWithFascists</span></a> in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a>.</p>
kctipton<p>Six charged in Idaho town hall incident where woman was forcefully removed | wusa9.com <a href="https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/six-charged-coeur-dalene-town-hall-incident/277-204bf517-c188-401f-a904-7859511da073" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wusa9.com/article/news/local/s</span><span class="invisible">ix-charged-coeur-dalene-town-hall-incident/277-204bf517-c188-401f-a904-7859511da073</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FAFO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAFO</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Idaho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Idaho</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/townhall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>townhall</span></a></p>
Freedom Baird<p>This is what justice looks like:</p><p>"The attorney for the City of Coeur d'Alene confirmed to KTVB charges have been filed against six men for their alleged involvement in forcefully dragging a woman from a Kootenai County Republican town hall in February."</p><p>The charges: "Battery, false imprisonment, security agent uniform violation, security agent duties violation"</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/TeresaBorrenpohl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeresaBorrenpohl</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CoeurDAlene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoeurDAlene</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TownHall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TownHall</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Kootenai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kootenai</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Sheriff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sheriff</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BobNorris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BobNorris</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Battery</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Violation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violation</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/idaho/six-charged-coeur-dalene-town-hall-incident/277-204bf517-c188-401f-a904-7859511da073" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ktvb.com/article/news/local/id</span><span class="invisible">aho/six-charged-coeur-dalene-town-hall-incident/277-204bf517-c188-401f-a904-7859511da073</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protesters</span></a> arrested, shocked with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tasers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tasers</span></a> at U.S. Rep. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarjorieTaylorGreene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarjorieTaylorGreene</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TownHall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TownHall</span></a> </p><p>By: Ross Williams - April 15, 2025 </p><p>"Most of the questions were friendly, though a few more hostile queries made their way into the program, including 'Why are you such a coward in the face of an obvious <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> takeover?' " </p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/04/15/protestors-arrested-shocked-with-tasers-at-u-s-rep-marjorie-taylor-greenes-town-hall/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">georgiarecorder.com/2025/04/15</span><span class="invisible">/protestors-arrested-shocked-with-tasers-at-u-s-rep-marjorie-taylor-greenes-town-hall/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepublicanTownHalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanTownHalls</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InsiderTrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InsiderTrading</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
LukefromDC<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/townhall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>townhall</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a><br>US Rep Kathy Castor's Tampa town hall draws protest, disruption over her support for genocide in Gaza</p><p>On the 15th of April, US Rep Kathy Castor (D-FL) held a town hall at Hillsborough High School in Tampa, FL. Protesters showed up outside and disruptors slipped inside and shouted down the event. Activists were furious about her very public support for the murderous IOF in Palestine. The AIPAC money she accepts is another point in contention.</p><p>Disruptors were NOT succcessfully spotted in advance, they were able to pick good moments and engage the event by shouting down the love of genocide. They were escorted out afterwards but at that point they were "mission accomplished."</p>
Martha<p>Niemals darf die faschistische AfD an die Macht! Das kann auch hier bei uns passieren. Teile der CDUCSU würden hier sicherlich applaudieren! </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AfDVerbot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AfDVerbot</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Townhall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Townhall</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TaylorGreene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaylorGreene</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Polizei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polizei</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zwischenrufer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zwischenrufer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Taser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taser</span></a></p>
The One<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chuckgrassley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chuckgrassley</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/townhall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>townhall</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/doyourjob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doyourjob</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictator</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElSalvador</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>youtube</span></a></p><p>Chuck Grassley had a hard time in a town hall, people were shouting “ do your job “ and were complaining about innocent people sent to the concentration camp in El Salvador without due process, that is how they have to be treated. <a href="https://youtu.be/Mcy-xxwUFkk?si=p-zfzAtxeOOEuPX1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/Mcy-xxwUFkk?si=p-zfzA</span><span class="invisible">txeOOEuPX1</span></a></p>
KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LongCovid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongCovid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TownHall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TownHall</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a></p>
Voting is Your POWER<p>SHOW UP! SPEAK OUT!</p><p>The PEOPLES’ TOWN HALLS<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/townhall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>townhall</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a></p><p>Find your nearest Town Hall<br>👇<br><a href="https://www.democrats.org/peoples-town-halls/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democrats.org/peoples-town-hal</span><span class="invisible">ls/</span></a></p>
TP<p>Today one of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USRepresentative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USRepresentative</span></a> Brian Mast's district offices turned its landscape sprinkler system on about 40 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SeniorCitizens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeniorCitizens</span></a> gathered to demand he schedule a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TownHall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TownHall</span></a>, something he has not offered constituents of any age since 2017.</p><p>The good natured crowd was undeterred &amp; heard to say:</p><p>"OK Brian, we'll get wet</p><p>But you ain't had</p><p>A Town Hall yet!"</p><p>Imagine spraying old ladies rather than answering their questions. Some fecking hero.</p>
Real Quack<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonbinary</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Engineer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Engineer</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/TownHall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TownHall</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/masculinity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>masculinity</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/born" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>born</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a></p><p>🧵3/n</p><p>As I mentioned, I'm old. I was old before I transitioned. Among the reasons is <a href="https://union.place/tags/Patriarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patriarchy</span></a>. I carefully examined myself and my life to reassure myself that I was not operating from internalized <a href="https://union.place/tags/Misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Misogyny</span></a>. Because the patriarchy doesn't need my help to keep going. </p><p>So now I'm trying to be kind of man I want see in the world.</p>
Real Quack<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonbinary</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Engineer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Engineer</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a></p><p>🧵2/n</p><p>I'm /old/. I've known /many/ men. And, as a generalization, men /are/ assholes. </p><p>That said, he was an example of being the kind of man he wanted to see in the world. </p><p>When Tim Walz and Beto O'Rourke had a <a href="https://union.place/tags/TownHall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TownHall</span></a> in Troy Nehls' district last week, I saw the same kind of <a href="https://union.place/tags/masculinity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>masculinity</span></a>.</p><p>Because people aren't <a href="https://union.place/tags/born" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>born</span></a> assholes. It's a <a href="https://union.place/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a> they make.</p>
Luca da Firenze<p>I saw some '<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Townhall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Townhall</span></a><br>Among ' <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Representatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Representatives</span></a>' and their <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constituency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constituency</span></a><br>(people who elected them to be &gt;represented&lt;)</p><p>One of the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> Rep. said that 'She was not in agreement' with the requests of his Constituency<br>(who care if you agree ? you job is to represent)<br>Another, to the request of his Constituency to intervene against <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a><br>replied 'I support Musk'</p><p>But ... <br>if these <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> 'representatives' do not represent who voted them to be represented ...</p><p>shouldn't they resign?</p>
Chris Dolunt<p>I currently live in Michigan's 10th district, our US Rep is Republican John James, who refuses to hold a town hall, so the Dems are holding one instead.</p><p>Despite scheduling it for the same day and time as the Tesla Takedown protest today, all 644 seats are full.</p><p>Disclaimer: I do not think the Democratic party can get us out of this mess.</p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Michigan</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/TeslaTakedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakedown</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Townhall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Townhall</span></a></p>