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Protesters carry a replica of the Declaration of Independence as they march through Washington, D.C. on May 1. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

See photos from the nationwide protests against Trump

For the third time in a month, tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets, government buildings and the White House in a nationwide rally against the Trump administration.

Driving the news: Thursday's May Day protests fall on International Workers' Day and are calling attention to policies that affect working people, including threats to Social Security and union protections.

By the numbers: About 250,000 people had mobilized by midday on Thursday in more than 1,100 cities, by organizers' count. That's more than double what organizers expected earlier in the week.

Philadelphia

Boulder, Colorado

Washington, D.C

Miami

Los Angeles

New York City

May 1, 2025

Axios

May Day protesters to rally against "billionaire takeover" in Trump administration

More than 70,000 protesters were expected nationwide as of Tuesday.

what do you mean elon musk did a nazi salute on live tv at the united states presidential inauguration twice and is now erasing the evidence off the internet by replacing the footage with the crowd cheering instead?

would be a shame if people reblogged this, wouldn’t it?

Also- if its 'extra important' even if only to a select few- torrents are a possibility. But yeah- private archives are important and precious and the only real possibility of owning media or having information in a space not controlled by capricious actors that control the cloud.

i encourage people to start archiving. whatever amount you can do. get a physical hard drive.

documentation of political events (both sides)

resources & information that you access online (don't bank on it staying up forever)

your important documents, photos, etc.

moments of humanity (ex: just saw a video of a nyc subway wall covered in hopeful sticky notes after the election)

culture you want to preserve (ex: like how ppl saved vines back in the day to make vine compilations when it went away!)

your medical records

what will you NEED access to if it's no longer available online?

what will you WANT to show future generations from this historic time period?

this was always important with the fragility of the internet but especially now 💕