| Friend, Early this year, Donald Trump pardoned 1500 insurrectionists who attacked the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, including the ones that committed violence, calling many of them "peaceful protesters.”(1) Just two months later, he is calling the people protesting Tesla “terrorists,” threatening them with 20-year jail sentences in El Salvador prisons.(2) Only a handful of people have actually vandalized Tesla dealerships or cars, and none of them have committed violence. But Trump apparently believes anyone standing against his agenda doesn’t deserve the First Amendment right to free speech.
If anyone has committed violence, it’s Tesla’s CEO and Trump’s DOGE lackey, Elon Musk. Musk has run through the federal government with a digital machete, cutting tens of thousands of jobs of hardworking people.(3) He has also allowed people without security clearance to have access to our most personal data, including social security numbers.(4) No wonder people are angry. On March 29, tens of thousands of protesters will take action as part of the TakeDownTesla movement, and we cannot let Trump continue with his narrative of calling peaceful protest domestic terrorism. Dissent is not terrorism. Dissent is a core part of democracy. Will you join us in denouncing Trump’s actions against nonviolent Tesla activists? Thank you for being in the fight! –Irene, along with Annie, Angela, Isidra, Cecilia, Jen, and Lindsay (the Courage team)
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