I just returned from a rousing resistance rally at the U. S. Treasury building in downtown Washington. The rally was organized by the MoveOn and the Indivisible organizations after Elon Musk’s egregious invasion and takeover of the U.S. Treasury and its sensitive computer systems over the weekend.
A crowd of thousands thronged the sidewalk and street in front of the building on 15th Street, NW. A contingent of Democratic U.S. Congresspersons, Senators and Representatives, many of them on Government Oversight Committees, had been turned away from entering the building
The rally featured over a dozen members of Congress as well as leading spokespersons for MoveOn and Indivisible. My fellow Indivisible member and friend Raj Gupta joined me for the Metro ride downtown. We arrived early enough to get prime standing positions just behind the official video cameras of the event.
We were both inspired by the energy and enthusiasm of the speakers and the crowd. The speakers’ list included Senators Elizabeth Warren (MA), Chris Van Hollen (MD), Chris Murphy (CT), Ron Wyden (OR), Richard Blumenthal (CT), and Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Shumer (NY). From the House side were Rep. Maxine Waters (CA), Ayanna Pressley (MA), Jaime Raskin (MD) and a number of others.
Ezra Levin of Indivisible gave a rousing speech, forcefully calling on the Senators to shut the Senate down in protest of the outright coup at the Treasury. Rahna Epting, the Executive Director of MoveOn, deftly facilitated the event after giving her own stirring call to action.
I took some photos and have posted a few of them below.
John Bayerl, 2/4/2025
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