cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/41890395
January 18, 2026
[contains 3 parts: an editorial by World-Outlook; an article from In These Times and Workday Magazine; and a press release from the Minneapolis Regional Federation of #Labor, AFL-CIO.]
MINNEAPOLIS — #Unions and community groups gathered in front of the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, this morning to announce a day of “no work, no school, no shopping” on January 23 to oppose the ferocious assault on the state by federal #immigration authorities.
“We are facing a tsunami of hate from our own federal government,” Abdikarim Khasim, a Minnesota rideshare driver, told the crowd. “We’re going to shut it down on the 23rd. We’re going to overcome this.”
This is the solution. Stop contributing to the economy of the people fucking you over.
I would give you an infinite amount of upvotes if technically possible. This is the answer.
Everyone should go tax exempt. Put that money aside until April 2027.
I hope they stay safe.
There is going to be an “extreme cold event” on that date so most of that’s is happening either way.
In solidarity, I will also do nothing on the 23rd
But Jeff (I assume your name is Jeff), that’s what you do every day.
This needs to be national.
What is the government going to do, when millions of Americans suddenly stop paying taxes? Stop going to school? Stop working? Stop shopping?
They can arrest maybe dozens of us because we’re not contributing to the script they jotted in how they think the country should be ran. But, a good month long protest of this will really kick them in the knees. They will understand that they need us to function, because they sure as shit wouldn’t do what we have to in our shoes.
For a national general strike to work you need to get buy-in (ideally pledges) from major trade unions all across the US, as well as non-union organizations due to the very low union membership here in the US. Simply calling for one and then having almost nobody participate would be a disaster and would set the movement back, which is why it’s important to do the work of organizing a coalition to agree ahead of time to participate. The short of it is, if you want this to happen (which I do as well), start selling the idea to the people who need to buy it now and get them talking. The only reason they were able to get this organized so quickly in MN is because of how dire the situation is on the ground, so that everyone asked was immediately on board.
That’s what America needs now and not just for a day, they need to keep it up until things change
Or if our leaders grow a particularly large pair of balls, they could attempt nullification.
Recognize ICE as it stands as unconstitutional, and evict/imprison them for harassing people.
Unilkely
Almost as unlikely as coordinating a national general strike
My username says it all. Let’s organize and do it.
Do it!
Good luck.
This will have zero effect. It’s ice out until they are out.
I shouldn’t bother responding to this energy-suck, but god damn I get so mad reading so many versions of the same defeatist comment. Why do you even take the time to write it?
Because people need to know the truth. I’m sorry that it sucks your energy, but you’ll think it sucks a lot more when ICE shows up at your door.
A single day of protesting will do nothing.
How about a moratorium on evictions so endangered families can stay safe at home? Done.
How about volunteers delivering food to those families at home so they don’t have to leave? Done.
How about schools pivoting to allow remote learning options so endangered students can continue to receive an education without having to risk leaving the house? Done or almost done depending on district.
If you think this march is the only thing we are doing, then you haven’t done your research. This march draws national eyes, but it also allows local organizers to recruit new people to take steps to weather this siege in a fashion that increases national (and international) support instead of stepping on it through violent means.
Ahhh weathering the siege is your plan.
That’s perfectly fine bud. But stop telling people that doing something besides hiding is a bad thing. I know you won’t stand up for yourself, but lots of people will stand up for you… and they just need encouragement.
So when you see people suggesting fight instead of flight… just don’t comment.
Wow, everything you just said could be mirrored right back at you. So here is the mirror:
Ahhh fighting the federal government is your plan.
That’s perfectly fine, pal. But stop telling people that doing something besides shooting is a bad thing. I know you won’t protect the folks around you, but lots of people will stand up to protect you… and they just need encouragement.
So when you see people suggesting non-violent fighting instead of killing people… just don’t comment.
Sound like you enjoy where we are at. I’ll leave you to it.
ICE is at my door. Do you live in Minneapolis? I do, and I’m out every day, but not everyone is able to do that. People have kids, they have patients they have to see, they have disabilities. It’s bleak right now, and I promise you that even though these organized protests aren’t physically confronting ICE, they keep the community engaged and send a message that they’re not wearing us down. Even if you believe what you’re saying, it contributes nothing helpful to this movement.
True, but they should do it anyway in the hopes that it will normalize doing it more in the future.
