Small protest at Shoreline City Hall
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
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| Protestors at Shoreline City Hall Photo by Claudia Meadows |
There were a number of protests planned for President's Day.
Hundreds of people in downtown Seattle protested the job cuts to federal workers.
A planned protest against Elon Musk at the Tesla dealership in Lynnwood was cancelled when the organizers did not have a permit.
Members of EverydayActivists.net, they braved the cold and rain to protest Elon Musks's D.O.G.E actions.
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Many more of us are "protesting" quietly at home. I hope everyone with medically complex or elderly relatives and friends is making plans how to help them when Medicare and Social Security on which these people depend is gutted.
I would like to think the day was used by many in the Democratic party to find viable challengers that will be able to be elected to federal offices in the next election.
let's hear it for our bloated wastefull government! , reducing size and waste of the public sector may not be a bad thing , the typical governenment worker would likely struggle to meet expectations of the private sector standards
I am on the right in the picture accompanying this article about Presidents' Day protests for democracy, good governance, and the good of our country and ALL its citizens, and against the current chaos stemming from DOGE/Musk's actions).
While I applaud the efforts of Everyday Activists, I can't claim to be affiliated, at least not yet - I'm just a citizen who cares and wanted to make her voice heard.
Although turnout in Shoreline was sparse, a third demonstrator did arrive, and there was only one foul-mouthed driver shouting obscenities, and numerous waves and horn honks of support. It gives me hope.
Thank you for covering it and for helping to keep journalism alive in Shoreline.
As usual, federal issues suck all the oxygen out of the room while Washington state works tirelessly to infringe upon more of your freedoms each legislative session.
Reducing size (maybe) and waste (definitely) in the public sector may well be a good thing, but this is not the way to go about it (will cost more and give the public less in the long run) and while there may be some bad apples, most of the public employees I know are dedicated, hardworking, talented and ethical - more so they many others in the private sector.
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