Seriously, screw this guy. Not surprised, just continuously disappointed.
HEY EVERYONE DOING PROTESTS LISTEN UP
One addendum to the last post:
We need to do our own reporting. We need to talk about these protests. To everyone. You need to post about them, at least to say you did them, that you were there.
The media’s not reporting it, so WE HAVE TO REPORT IT INSTEAD.
Which is one reason why I’m writing all this up. WE have to spread the news, because THEY will NOT.
Seriously, the fash podcasting littleman I talked about last post? He was literally the ONLY media to show up. No other media was there.
So once again, we have to be that media. For real.
March 29 Tesla Takedown, as seen from Lynnwood, Washington State:
https://solarbird.net/blog/2025/03/30/march-29th-tesla-takedown/
March 29th Tesla Takedown
Okay! So! Tesla Takedown Day, March 29th, as it happened in Lynnwood.
It went pretty well. I’m not good at estimating crowd sizes; I thought it was around 300, but it turns out they did a more formal count and it was more like 425. That’s funny, given the location and area code, but also pretty dang good for south Snohomish county.
Drivers going by honked a LOT of support. The counter-crowd was functionally nonexistent – we had a couple of drive-by finger-throwers and swearers, but I only saw one (1) MAGAt hat. I didn’t really know what to expect, but I do think I expected a little more than that.
There was also one fash hanger-on littleman doing a livestream while walking down the sidewalk through the crowd. I think he only did one run-through – I can’t be sure, but I didn’t spot him a second time, and I was looking. He had a couple of his buds trailing behind him, maybe as bodyguards? They weren’t talking, though.
Littleman himself was going off to his audience of maybe tens about how “pathetic” all these people were with “nothing better to do” on a Saturday afternoon. I really wish I’d turned around and gone into my “aren’t you so pathetic! what a good li’l booklicker! <3” doggie voice before delivering commentary about how if protesting is pathetic showing up to cover a protest must be a whole ‘nother world of pathetic but alas, I didn’t.
There’s always next time.
But yeah, even in Snohomish County, the people going by were overwhelmingly on our side. Overwhelmingly, and enthusiastically. Which isn’t that surprising but is good to have confirmed.
Cascadia Strong, team.
Hm, what else? I’ve got a few other notes:
The GMC dealership next door to the Fashhaus had to set up traffic monitors, because the crowd on sidewalks meant they couldn’t see the road on the way out. We weren’t blocking the driveway at all, we just blocked the view by being there. They weren’t mad – after all, we weren’t protesting them.
Lots of people wanted photos of my sign – both sides, specifically. I think I want to change “DO NOT” on the “DO NOT BUY CARS FROM NAZI ASSHOLES” to “DON’T” though, because:
DON’T buy
CARS from
NA-zi
ASS-holes
…is a good chant rhythm. Repeat the set three times, then “Don’t! Buy! their CARS!” over the same beat count, and you’ve got a nice little bit going, I think.
One of the few pro-Tesla cretins who did show up drove by the crowd a couple of times in their Incel Camino with a big I <3 ELON sign, but I couldn’t help but notice that they’d debadged the skip truck. No Tesla logo to be seen.
Hilarious.
We had a couple of T-Rex brigade people show up, that’s always fun. I also managed to completely miss that other people I know where there. From talking with them on Monsterdon afterwards, I literally walked by them multiple times and didn’t notice. But, well, I suppose that wasn’t the point.
Anyway, all in all, two hours, overwhelming enough support to help a bit with the ol’ morale, plus the weather held and we biked there so got in some good exercise. Not a bad day.
Next major event up are the Hands Off!/All Out protests on the 5th. I’ll have a post up about it on Monday; find your local and show up. It won’t be specifically Elon Musk this time, it’ll be about the whole Trump administration, and these have to keep happening and keep getting bigger.
See you on Saturday, I hope.
missed the first train, second almost here
on our way to lynnwood tesla takedown
A quick Do This: call about a detained activist
okay Cascadia and Washington State in particular let’s go
A Washington State activist & Indivisible member was detained by ICE – here’s how to help
From Indivisible National and Indivisible Skagit:
“Alfredo (Lelo) Juarez, a well-known and well-loved activist and member of Indivisible Skagit, was violently taken By I.C.E [on March 25]. It is widely believed that it was a targeted attack on Farmworker leadership. You can find more information about Lelo and how to help on the Community to Community Development Facebook Page.
Now that he has been moved to the NW Detention Center in Tacoma, the only way he will be released is if our elected officials step in. Please call your elected officials and demand that they intervene and take action to get him out.
Here’s everything you need including what you can say and who to call, with their numbers.
The Feds will send you straight to voicemail. At least so far. Leave the message anyway.
And don’t forget – tomorrow is Tesla Takedown day. Get out there, show your strength.
okay washington state in particular let's go
A WA activist & Indivisible member was detained by ICE – here’s how to help
March 28, 2025
From Indivisible National and Indivisible Skagit:
“Alfredo (Lelo) Juarez, a well-known and well-loved activist and member of Indivisible Skagit, was violently taken By I.C.E [on March 25]. It is widely believed that it was a targeted attack on Farmworker leadership. ...
Now that he has been moved to the NW Detention Center in Tacoma, the only way he will be released is if our elected officials step in. Please call your elected officials and demand that they intervene and take action to get him out.
@corbden The national Tesla on the 29th or the April 5th Hands Off!/All Out?
I'll be throwing out some info on both soon but:
Tesla International Takedown:
https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/teslatakedown
Hands Off!/All Out
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Washington Staters! HB1217, a bill that seeks to stabilize rent in the state, needs to pass out of the Senate Housing Committee by April 2. Record your support by completing this form with position = "Pro" #WApol https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=Senate&mId=33077&aId=165727&caId=26394&tId=3&emci=72340163-5403-f011-90cd-0022482a9fb7&emdi=472fffc2-6403-f011-90cd-0022482a9fb7&ceid=2636873
#auspol #wapol #lnp #election2025
WA election results are very interesting and i suspect good idea of results for coming election. All i hope is that the LNP are almost exterminated.
https://newpolitics.com.au/2025/03/15/wa-votes-and-dutton-unravelling-strong
From U. District Advocates:
Cedars of Lebanon leaving?
What makes the University District so unique is its abundance of legacy small businesses which attract folks to our main street. One of which is Cedars of Lebanon, the oldest restaurant on The Ave, who after five decades may be displaced to make room for a McDonalds.
For some of us, the introduction of a corporate chain restaurant, replacing three independent, small businesses with a block-wide façade, directly across the street from the entrance to our main light rail station, is very troubling.
Consider adding your name to the petition or attending the council meeting tonight at 7pm at Bulldog News to learn more.
Petition link:
https://newsletters.udistrict.org/t/y-l-cddxty-jjldtlhjiy-t/
https://open.substack.com/pub/ericacbarnett/p/publicola-questions-mayoral-candidate
"Harrell… is the establishment. He’s the status quo, and it’s not working… He appointed a high school buddy to lead the regional homelessness authority at a very sensitive time… He appointed an incompetent police chief who resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment and having an affair with his staff. His external affairs director resigned amid rape allegations. At the most basic, I think he has poor judgment and we can do better.”
I'm looking forward to seeing how Katie Wilson does in this campaign, I absolutely LOATHE Harrell, and she sounds like she's got a good head on her shoulders :) #waPol #SeattlePol
https://rollo75.blogspot.com/2025/03/horse-3448-what-wa-election-should-tell.html - blogged
What The WA Election Should Tell Us
https://social.chinwag.org/@abc_bot/114134562041059305
What we can expect from WA Labor
Fuck 'em. 
With Lord Antony complaining about the performance of the election count, I expect the WA Electoral Commissioner will be drafting his resignation letter
LOL Liberal spokesdroid saying the lesson is they need to shift further to the right, having been smashed, for the second election in a row, by an allegedly centre-left party
Antony Green has delivered the killing blow to the hopes of any RWNJs who thought they had a chance of winning. Roger Cook has been voted-in to give Labour another term to govern Western Australia.
Western Australia continues to be a wasteland for the LNP. I wish I could say it's because the ALP are brilliant strategists or have amazing policies, but it's starting to seem the ALP has been coasting for years, and the LNP have been a hot mess for years.
A stand-out example of this is Liberal candidate, Basil Zempilas, who said to the ABC that he's the victim of a massive smear campaign. In reality, the only person smearing Basil Zempilas is Basil Zempilas — he defames himself every time he opens his mouth.
It's too early to say with any precision, but I would like to think that when the final votes are counted, the LNP have a similarly dismal presence in Parliament as last term, when Labor won 53 out of 59 of the seats.
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