2.16.26 Presidents Day Hundreds of people joined Rise and Resist, gathering in front of Trump Tower in NYC to tell Trump to go fuck himself. It was beautiful. The people of New York hate him. Among the chants were "Fuck Trump" + "Lock Him Up!" Power to the People! 🎥 @recluseastrid.bsky.social

Recording in the studio for FINGERGUN. Happy Valentine's Day. youtu.be/X82ySPopGkQ?...

My latest Substack entry on LGBTQ Stigma. Listen or read here: open.substack.com/pub/reclusea...

📣(NOT OUR) PRESIDENTS' DAY SALE- RUNS THRU 2/16/25 📣 All money raised goes toward our actions Pins: riseandresist.dashery.com/pins

📣 FLIP TRUMP THE BIRD, Pop-Up Protest 📆 Mon, Feb 16 ⏰ 1 – 2 pm 📍 Trump Tower, 725 5th Ave, NY Rise and Resist invites you to join us for our joyous 🖕🏾🖕🖕🏿PRESIDENTS' DAY FLIP OFF!🖕🏿🖕🖕🏾 Music!🎵Drums! 🥁Dancing! All expressions welcome, as long as it’s nonviolent. 🎵OleFuckTrump!

📆 Monday, Feb 16, 2026 📢Presidents' Day ⏰ 1:00pm 📍 Trump Tower, 725 5th Ave NYC Express how you feel about Trump and ICE! Join us in protest. All expressions welcome, as long as it’s nonviolent.

We spent the day in Jersey City and Newark alongside reps from Jersey City Indivisible, Plainfield Indivisible, and Hoboken Resist. Together, we visited the offices of Cory Booker's in Newark and Andy Kim in Jersey City to demand: not a penny more for ICE!

Let's ask the question: How many times do the following people show up being named in the Epstein Files: President Joe Biden: 0 President Barack Obama: 0 MN Governor Tim Walz: 0 President Donald Trump: 4,500 Does any Republican not see the problem?

I support term limits for Congress, the Senate and SCOTUS.

I guess they are pretty upset. For some reason.

On January 31, activists with Rise and Resist held a demonstration at Trump Tower in Manhattan. For nearly two hours, members of RAR read aloud the names of people killed by ICE and spoke with the public about defending democracy through community action. @riseandresist.bsky.social

January 31, activists from Rise and Resist held a demonstration at Trump Tower in Manhattan. For nearly 2hrs, RAR members repeated the names of the victims of ICE killings, also stating that no one is above the law. Police was forced to close the 5th av entrance. @riseandresist.bsky.social

📣 Stop DHS funding 📆 Tuesday, Jan 27, 2025 ⏰ 10AM 📍780 3rd Ave, NYC Join us at Schumer/Gillibrand office building to double down in our demands that they stop DHS funding!

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NO WARS • NO ICE • NO KINGS‼️ January 11, 2025 Tens of thousands of Anti-ICE protesters march down 5th Ave, New York City #ICEOutofNYC

Mark Milano, a founding member of Rise and Resist, the Reclaim Pride Coalition, and a world-renowned AIDS activist with ACT-UP NYC, was a fierce warrior. He died of complications from cancer on Jan. 3, 2026. Mark, you are with us in all we do...

Protests erupted in NYC following the murder of Renée Nicole Good. People call for an end to ICE, the removal of Kristi Noem, and the defunding of DHS. 🎥Astrid O. Via @owlmedia.bsky.social . @riseandresist.bsky.social

Protests erupted in NYC for two consecutive days to demand justice for Renee Good. We want ICE and DHS defunded and Kristi Noem impeached. @riseandresist.bsky.social

According to MAGA, Renee Good, just sitting in her car, is a domestic terrorist, but Kyle Rittenhouse, shooting strangers in the street with an assault weapon, is not. These people are such shameless, twisted liars.

Goodnight, FUCK ICE. Power to the People.

The media (and everyone else) need to stop referring to ICE as "law enforcement". They are out to perform "ethnic cleansing" and to terrorize the population. There is nothing "lawful" about it.

CNN, the home of careless prudes.

January 8, 2025 The second night of anti I.C.E. protests in the streets of downtown New York City, calling for justice for Renee Good, an end to ICE raids, and impeachment, and removal of Kristi Noem. 🎥 @recluseastrid.bsky.social

So many people whom I've known for decades have said things like "we didn't realize this affected you personally." And there it is. Other countries are a concept to the American public. Only when it touches their circle do they have any semblance of an awakening.

We cannot let them divide us. Resist all the hate of this day.

Be courageous, friends. Beneath the surface there is a war of the spirit. I hope we find compassion for ourselves and others whom we may not yet understand.

Two things can be true: -I would not tell an abuse victim how to feel the day their abuser is taken prisoner. -US Citizens have the right to criticize the actions of their govt. Please know that we can be complex. Binary thinking is only the beginning of understanding.

Jan 1, 2026 Mayor Zohran Mamdani (wearing a suit from SuitSupply), and the first lady, Rama Sawaf Duwaji (wearing a brown wool coat with faux fur from Palestinian-Lebanese designer Cynthia Merhej) #zohranmamdani 🎥 L. Vural Elibol Insta: @vuralelibol

📢 Immigration Vigil 📆 Monday, December 29, 2025 📍 26 Federal Plaza, NYC, Federal Worker's entrance ⏰ 12 pm - 1 pm Normally scheduled for Thursdays, this week, we have rescheduled for Monday. This may be a silent vigil, but our message is LOUD!

December 23, 2025 Home Depot, 23 Street, NYC Protesters with Swing Left joined together to sing “We don’t want any deportations, we want ICE out of New York,” set to the tune of “Feliz Navidad.” The message was clear: ICE out of NYC! 📸 @recluseastrid.bsky.social

On December 23, 2025, protesters with Swing Left in New York City joined together to sing “We don’t want any deportations, we want ICE out of New York,” set to the tune of “Feliz Navidad.” The message was clear: ICE out of NYC.

Love this!

The Handmaid Army comes to NYC for the Holiday. We stand in red as a visible warning, bearing witness to policies that rely on fear, silence, and disappearance.

Trump's past coming back to haunt him ..(cartoon Dave Granlund) #politics #trump #epstein

My favorite shots from Sundays action. @riseandresist.bsky.social

HANDS OFF NYC! Sunday, Dec 14, 1-2pm The Resistance Revival Chorus joined Rise and Resist outside Trump Tower to demand an end to inhumane immigration policy. 5th Ave was closed to traffic today creating a pedestrian-only zone, so we turned it into a block party! 🎥 @recluseastrid.bsky.social

Big thank you to all the Brooklyn Heights businesses that are standing with the immigrant community and sending a clear message to ICE that their agents aren’t welcome in our neighborhood.

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Adam Kinzinger “The founders assumed a guy like #Trump would come along — They never assumed a Congress would so willingly give up their power—“ And by extension, a Supreme Court

Rise and Resist was outside the Financial Times' Innovative Law Firms Awards gala, protesting the 9 firms that capitulated to Trump. At least 6 of the capitulating firms (Paul/Weiss, Kirkland & Ellis, Skadden/Arps, Latham & Watkins, Willkie Farr and A&O Shearman) were shortlisted for awards.

Earlier today in NYC, thousands of protesters marched against a war on Venezuela.

It’s pretty bad when the only person praising your military doctrine is Vladimir Putin. Let’s impeach this fascist dictator before it’s too late for American democracy!

On Dec. 8, at 10 AM, the NYC Council will hold a hearing on the NYC Trust Act. The bill would create a private right of action to allow people harmed by violations of our city's sanctuary laws to sue in court. Join us at 9 AM for a rally! RSVP: secure.ngpvan.com/nLdWWVfohkmT...

RISE AND RESIST, the beloved activist group, stunned tourists and locals alike with a demonstration of love and acceptance on the steps of the iconic Saint Patrick's Cathedral on 5th Ave. in New York. @riseandresist.bsky.social

@riseandresist.bsky.social took action today outside The New York Times’ DealBook Summit, calling out the platforming of key figures behind the Trump regime Ben Shapiro, David Ellison, Brian Armstrong, Alex Karp, Scott Bessent, some of the most harmful actors shaping that agenda, were given a stage

ICE still FROZEN at Centre St & Howard in lower Manhattan right now as calls continue circulating for people to join. NYPD arriving with barricades.

Remove the Regime Rally November 22, 2025. youtu.be/DucnOI1sKAQ?...

The Removal Coalition peacefully descended on DC this weekend. The group is explicit in their mission to constitutionally remove the illegal Trump administration from power, NOW Handmaidens march with flags upside down signaling distress @removalcoalition.bsky.social 📸 @recluseastrid.bsky.social