This is what fascism looks like.
As someone arrested at a campus protest last spring, I have major qualms with how the Biden administration handled campus dissent. But it was nothing compared to what we are in for now.
Our reaction to this statement will help decide if Trump's regeime is able to consolidate power to form the strong-man dictatorship he envisions. Our reaction should be to protest in force across every campus while wearing MASKS.
Edit: organizers cancelled the event in fear of low turnout on short notice. Pivoting to other action.
UC Denver, along with our sister schools on the shared Auaria campus, are having a MASKerade on Monday to protest Trump's attack on our constitutional rights.
This is the time to stand up, all across the nation. We can still prevent the worst of what #Project2025 has promised us.
I hope other schools voice their concerns alongside us, and that folks in the Denver area join us Monday 3/10.
Edit: thanks for all the great ideas! Unfortunately the students organizing this feared low turnout on short notice and are cancelling the event.
Anyone up for helping crowdsource chants for our anti-fascist MASKerade? Here's some things we've been toying with so far:
"You gotta fight! For your right! To prooo-test!"
"MAGA is the mind virus, that's why they're scared of masks."
... Yeah that's all we've got so far. We need help.
@FantasticalEconomics Deport Elon to Mars!
It's got a nice sound to it :)
@FantasticalEconomics
It’s inspired by a chant I heard in Austria: „Schießt den Kickl auf dem Mond, das ist Raumfahrt, die sich lohnt!“ -- “Shoot Kickl (far-right politician) to the moon; that’s a space trip that’s worth it.”
Not sure how you could get the same idea with a rhyme in English.
Something we can play around with for sure :)
@jdeisenberg @FantasticalEconomics Für den Mond wäre das aber nicht gut. 
@jdeisenberg @FantasticalEconomics Bitte mein Englisch korrigieren: send a rocket to the Mars, filled with Trump and other ars's.