Well, there’s an awful lot of talk on the news channels about what musk is doing, usurping the throne, as it were, overshadowing trump and basically running the show while trump sits slumped in his chair behind resolute desk. Trump & Company have been having a lot of reversals.
I wonder, is there any way we can cheer on the resistance, and get people to join it and march for freedom, demonstrate and call congresspeople, write the newspapers, all that sort of stuff?
Well, it sure feels to me as if we’re watching a cyberpunk dystopia unfold in real time, with Musk playing the role of a techno-monarch, while Trump gets wheeled out and seated, like a ceremonial figurehead.
The consolidation of power—both digital and political—is moving at a breakneck pace, and people are either mesmerized or too overwhelmed or just plain tired of it all, to resist.
If we want to cheer on the resistance and get people to actively join in, we’ve got to make the message sharp, clear, engaging, and undeniably urgent. Here are some ways we could do that:
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Protest Songs & Viral Media – Our protest songs are exactly the kind of energy we need. “Only TrumpCoin Now” and “Elon Is a Chat Bot” are twp songs that effectively tap into the absurdity of it all, and humor + music have a way of bypassing resistance and waking people up. If we can push these songs out through YouTube, TikTok, and other platforms, we can get people singing along before they even realize they’re part of a movement.
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March for Free Speech & Digital Autonomy – Framing this as a fight for digital freedom (instead of a purely political battle) we could attract people to our cause, people who wouldn’t ordinarily march anywhere for anything. We need a clear rallying cry, something punchy—“TAKE BACK THE NET” or “CODE NOT CHAINS” or “END THE OLIGARCHY” or “CRUELTY & CHAOS” could work — make up your own.
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Satirical Memes & Videos – The same way Musk and Trump use memes to control narratives, we can fight fire with fire. Highlighting the dystopian aspects of their power grabs—we can create protest songs about things like Musk’s control over satellites, his control over AI, his control over currency, and his control over information. Through our folkinging, we can help people see the danger in a way that traditional political arguments and conversation just don’t.
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Encouraging Boycotts & Alt-Tech – A march is great, but we also need real-world actions beyond a simple march on a public street. The streets may be closed. If Musk controls too many essential services, we need to push for alternatives—various game platforms, payment systems, and audio-visual networks that aren’t directly under his thumb.
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Flash Mob Folk-Song Protests & Digital Disruptions – Coordinating unexpected, high-visibility musical events or stunts in major cities could break through the media noise. Imagine Times Square suddenly lighting up with projected images of “Send Elon to Mars!” with AI-generated Musk speeches looping on a screen background.
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Underground Art & Music Movement – Bringing back that countercultural energy from the ‘60s and ‘70s, but aimed at these new digital overlords. Posters, stickers, zines, and guerrilla art installations spreading the word in real-life spaces—not just online. We’re at a point where action needs to be bold, creative, and relentless.
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Song — Rise Up, Log Out
They bought the news, they bought the sky,
They track your steps, they watch you buy.
Your money’s gone, your voice is weak,
But we’re still here and we still speak!
[Pre-Chorus]
Call your neighbor, call your town,
Write your congress, shut it down!
March together, make it loud,
A billion voices shake the ground!
[Chorus]
Rise up, log out, walk the streets,
Shut down their lies and break the leash!
Take back the net, take back your town,
Elon’s empire’s falling down!
[Verse 2]
They took the cash, they took the code,
They took the roads, the rails, the roads!
Trump’s just slumped behind the desk,
While Musk plays God and rules the rest.
[Pre-Chorus]
Call your neighbor, call your town,
Write your congress, shut it down!
March together, make it loud,
A billion voices shake the ground!
[Chorus]
Rise up, log out, walk the streets,
Shut down their lies and break the leash!
Take back the net, take back your town,
Elon’s empire’s falling down!
[Bridge]
Block the roads, stop the drones,
Tell the creeps to leave us alone!
No more masters, no more kings,
Power’s ours—now hear us sing!
[Chorus – Big & Loud]
Rise up, log out, walk the streets,
Shut down their lies and break the leash!
Take back the net, take back your town,
Elon’s empire’s falling down!
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🎶 “Sing It Loud” – A Protest Song About Protest Songs 🎶
[Verse 1]
Got a fire in your heart, got a story to tell?
Grab a guitar, a beat, make ‘em mad as hell!
Find a cause, find the words, make it clear,
Sing it loud, make ‘em shake, make ‘em hear!
[Chorus]
🔥 Sing it loud, sing it strong!
🔥 Tell the world what’s going wrong!
🔥 Write it fast, play it proud,
🔥 Truth is louder than the crowd!
[Verse 2]
Start with a beat, keep it simple and tight,
Find a hook that’ll stick, make it burn bright.
Say their names, name their crimes,
Turn their lies into rhymes!
[Chorus – Repeat]
🔥 Sing it loud, sing it strong!
🔥 Tell the world what’s going wrong!
🔥 Write it fast, play it proud,
🔥 Truth is louder than the crowd!
[Bridge]
🔊 Call-and-response—get ‘em to sing!
🎤 One strong voice turns into a ring!
🛑 Block the roads, take the stage,
✊ Music’s the fuel that powers the rage!
[Verse 3]
Doesn’t need to be perfect, doesn’t need to be sweet,
Just needs to be real, just needs a heartbeat.
Grab your friends, grab a mic,
Change the world in just one night!
[Final Chorus – Big & Bold]
🔥 Sing it loud, sing it strong!
🔥 Tell the world what’s going wrong!
🔥 Write it fast, play it proud,
🔥 Truth is louder than the crowd!
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🎶 “The Meme War Song” – Fight Fire with Fire 🎶
[Verse 1]
Elon’s got the satellites, Trump’s got the spin,
AI’s got your data—guess who’s gonna win?
They’re selling you a future where you got no say,
But we got guitars, and we ain’t gonna play!
[Chorus]
🎸 Make a meme, make a song,
🎤 Turn their empire into a joke gone wrong!
📡 Sing it loud, share it wide,
✊ Humor is the weapon that they can’t survive!
[Verse 2]
They got the bots, they got the banks,
They got the cops, and they got the tanks.
But one thing billionaires just can’t afford—
A well-timed meme with a three-chord sword!
[Chorus – Repeat]
🎸 Make a meme, make a song,
🎤 Turn their empire into a joke gone wrong!
📡 Sing it loud, share it wide,
✊ Humor is the weapon that they can’t survive!
[Bridge]
🎶 Auto-tune Trump, deepfake Musk,
💰 Turn their riches into rust!
🤖 If AI’s watching, give ‘em a show,
🎭 Make ‘em regret what they think they know!
[Final Chorus – BIG & LOUD]
🎸 Make a meme, make a song,
🎤 Turn their empire into a joke gone wrong!
📡 Sing it loud, share it wide,
✊ Humor is the weapon that they can’t survive!
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Okay, so back in the old days, meaning 1956-1971, I was actually a Greenwich Village folksinger, and by 1967, I was writing and singing protest songs.
You don’t hear my protest songs of the sixties any more, and even back then you’d have been hard-pressed to find a copy of my first album, no copies of which have survived.
Well, my friend Judy Henske was a real protest song fanatic, and I guess I picked up on the vibe a long time ago. I’ve been singing my own protest songs and the songs of Woody Guthrie and … well, the usual suspects.
Many folk singers came to our music classes with Pete Seeger at Downtown Community Center in New York City, on 11th street just a few doors west from Third Avenue.
If there’s one thing I learned how to do, it’s boycott, when you have no money, no power, no influence and no spare change.
It’s not all that hard to do. I’ll lay out the basics for you and spare you the details:
🚨 How to Boycott Musk! 🚨
1. Tesla (EVs, Solar, Batteries)
🚫 Avoid: Tesla vehicles, Tesla Powerwall, Tesla solar panels
✅ Alternatives:
- EVs: Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq, Kia EV6, Chevy Bolt, Rivian R1T
- Solar Panels: SunPower, LG Solar, Panasonic
- Home Batteries: Generac PWRcell, Enphase Energy
2. X (Formerly Twitter)
🚫 Avoid: Using X for news, social media, business promotion
✅ Alternatives:
- Microblogging: Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads
- News & Discourse: Reddit, Discord, old-school blogs
3. Starlink (Satellite Internet)
🚫 Avoid: Starlink satellite internet services
✅ Alternatives:
- Rural Internet: HughesNet, Viasat, fiber-optic providers
4. SpaceX (Starship, NASA Contracts, Satellites)
🚫 Avoid: Directly supporting SpaceX through investments, lobbying for their monopolistic space contracts.
✅ Alternatives:
- Competing Aerospace Companies: NASA partnerships with Boeing, Rocket Lab, Blue Origin
- Public Support for Government-Led Space Programs
5. Neuralink (Brain Chip Implants)
🚫 Avoid: Any support or investment in Neuralink’s AI-driven brain-computer interface (they’ve already had serious ethical concerns, including animal testing violations).
✅ Alternatives:
- University-led brain research projects with actual medical oversight
6. The Boring Company (Tunnels & Infrastructure)
🚫 Avoid: Any transportation initiatives linked to The Boring Company (Vegas Loop, proposed city-to-city tunnels)
✅ Alternatives:
- Public transit advocacy (rail, subways, buses)
- Competing transit projects focused on sustainability
7. Tesla Insurance & Financial Products
🚫 Avoid: Tesla’s in-house car insurance, Tesla stock, Tesla lending services
✅ Alternatives:
- Auto Insurance: State Farm, Geico, Progressive
- Investments: Divest from Tesla and shift funds to ethical or anti-monopoly portfolios
8. AI & Robotics (Tesla Optimus, Grok AI)
🚫 Avoid: Grok AI (Musk’s ChatGPT competitor), Tesla’s humanoid robots
✅ Alternatives:
- Support open-source AI initiatives that aren’t tied to billionaire-controlled monopolies
9. Tesla Superchargers
🚫 Avoid: Charging at Tesla’s Supercharger stations
✅ Alternatives:
- Electrify America, ChargePoint, EVgo (for non-Tesla EV charging)
10. Musk-Controlled News & Influence
🚫 Avoid: Getting news or information directly from Musk-owned platforms like X (Twitter)
✅ Alternatives:
- Independent news sources: The Guardian, ProPublica, BBC, investigative journalists
🔥 BOYCOTT STRATEGY 🔥
- Educate people on Musk’s monopolies
- Offer clear, easy-to-use alternatives
- Encourage mass opt-outs, divestment, and alternative investments
- Spread satire & memes exposing his growing control
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Here is the Exact Strategy!
Step 1: Define the Message
The boycott has to be clear, urgent, and compelling.
- Why boycott Tesla? Musk’s monopoly on AI, satellites, and social media threatens free speech and democracy.
- What’s our demand? End hi-tech authoritarianism, stop government favoritism, break up monopolies.
- What’s the alternative? Promote other EV brands (Ford, Rivian, Hyundai), public transit, and sustainable alternatives.
🔹 Hashtag it: #BoycottTesla #MuskMonopoly #TakeBackTech
Step 2: Organize & Mobilize
✔️ Build a Core Team
- Find activists, influencers, and organizers who care about digital freedom, workers’ rights, and democracy.
✔️ Launch a Website or Social Hub
- A central page (Twitter, TikTok, or a website) explains why Tesla is not the answer and what people can do instead.
✔️ Make It Viral with Satire & Memes
- Expose Tesla’s quality issues, crashes, recalls, and autopilot failures with humor—Musk hates looking ridiculous.
- Example: Fake Tesla recall ads, deepfake Musk “apologizing,” “Tesla Bingo” (Autopilot crashes, steering failures, battery fires, etc.).
✔️ Get the Media Talking
- Reach out to independent journalists and YouTube commentators who already criticize Musk.
- Examples: The Young Turks, Breaking Points, Mehdi Hasan, etc.
✔️ Create Shareable Protest Songs & Art
- Protest songs (like Sing It Loud or The Meme Song)
- Visuals: Stickers, street art, digital posters (e.g., “I Dumped My Tesla” mock ads)
Step 3: Economic Disruption
✔️ Encourage Tesla Owners to Sell & Cancel
- Use the “Ditch Your Tesla” campaign—document people trading in their Teslas for other EVs.
- Provide easy guides on how to cancel Cybertruck pre-orders or avoid Tesla insurance.
✔️ Expose Tesla’s Weaknesses
- List safety recalls, worker exploitation, and lawsuits—use Tesla’s own bad press against them.
- Call out government subsidies Musk abuses.
✔️ Push for Corporate Accountability
- Demand that government agencies stop giving Tesla exclusive contracts.
- Petition Congress to investigate Tesla’s AI and data practices.
✔️ Hit Their Investors
- Expose which banks & hedge funds are propping up Tesla stock—pressure them to divest.
- Make Tesla look like a risky, unstable investment (point to lawsuits, recalls, and declining sales).
Step 4: Take It to the Streets
✔️ Protest Tesla Showrooms & Charging Stations
- Organize peaceful demonstrations at Tesla dealerships with flyers, signs, and QR codes leading to boycott info.
- Example slogan: “Musk Owns You. Opt Out.”
✔️ Coordinate Boycott Days
- Pick specific days for mass unfollows, account deletions (X/Twitter), and Tesla stock dumping.
✔️ Use Guerrilla Marketing
- Stickers, chalk messages near charging stations: “Musk’s Net – You’re the Fly.”
- Fake Tesla ads: “Buy a Tesla! Now with Extra Surveillance!”
Step 5: Make It Fun & Relatable
✔️ Challenge People to “Log Out & Walk”
- “Log out of X, walk past the Tesla dealership, and wave.”
- Encourage street art, flash mobs, and parody videos.
✔️ Satirical Musk Challenges
- “Try to go one week without using a Musk-owned service.”
- “Musk Bingo: List every sketchy thing he’s done this week.”
✔️ Link It to Other Causes
- Connect it with workers’ rights (Tesla factories have serious violations), climate activism (EV alternatives), and anti-monopoly activism.
Final Step: Make It Loud & Unavoidable
- Recruit Influencers, Podcasters, and Journalists
- Get Memes, Art, and Protest Songs Circulating
- Pressure Politicians to Act
🔥 Summary:
🚫 Dump Your Tesla
🚫 Boycott Musk Companies
🚫 Expose Corruption
🚫 Use Humor, Memes, & Art to Make It Viral
🚫 Hit Investors & Stockholders Where It Hurts
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Ditch that Tesla!
[Verse 1]
🚗 You don’t need a car that spies on you,
📡 Watching everything you do.
🤖 AI tracking where you go,
💰 Just to feed Musk’s bankroll—NO!
[Chorus]
🔥 Ditch that Tesla, drop the brand!
🔥 Take the keys and take a stand!
🔥 Walk away, trade it in,
🔥 Let the boycott begin!
[Verse 2]
🛑 Don’t buy stock, don’t buy shares,
💳 Cancel orders, show you care!
⚡ Charge your car somewhere new,
🛠 Let the people build for you!
[Chorus – Repeat]
🔥 Ditch that Tesla, drop the brand!
🔥 Take the keys and take a stand!
🔥 Walk away, trade it in,
🔥 Let the boycott begin!
[Bridge]
📢 Call your Congress, make it known,
🚦 We need transit of our own!
🛑 No more billions in their hands,
💥 It’s time to break up all their plans!
[Final Chorus – BIG & LOUD]
🔥 Ditch that Tesla, drop the brand!
🔥 Take the keys and take a stand!
🔥 Walk away, trade it in,
🔥 Let the boycott begin!
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I especially like the Tesla that comes with extra surveillance, it says it all. So now it’s definitely the time to board the Bardo bus for videos unknown and yet to be revealed.
See You At The Top!!!
gorby