"The difficulty with State of the Union in particular is that the audience in the chamber is captive. If Democrats commit to maintaining a 'dignified presence' while Trump speaks, as Jeffries requested last year, they will sit there unresponsively absorbing abuse and lies.

That leaves them in an inherently weak posture."

~ Brian Beutler

#Trump #StateoftheUnion #boycott #Democrats
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https://www.offmessage.net/p/why-the-state-of-the-union-boycotters

"He doesn’t deserve our attention. He’s abused and defiled the American presidency, even worse than he did in his first term. …

I already know the real state of the union. It sucks."

#Trump #StateoftheUnion #boycott
/6

"I’m not going to watch the State of the Union address on Tuesday night. I urge you not to, either.

I hope Neilsen (or whoever makes such estimates these days) will find that far fewer Americans watched Donald Trump’s State of the Union than have watched any other State of the Union in recent memory. It will drive Trump crazy."

~ Robert Reich

#Trump #StateoftheUnion #boycott
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/24/trump-state-of-the-union-boycott

@renewedresistance if you participate in this #boycott of the #broligarchy please record your cancellations here: https://dropout.baby/

@renewedresistance if you participate in this #boycott of the #broligarchy please record your cancellations here: https://dropout.baby/

Ukraine’s #Paralympic team will #boycott the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Paralympics over the presence of #Russian and #Belarusian teams.

The Ukrainian team will still participate in the competition in March 2026. https://www.facebook.com/NationalSportsCommitteeOfTheDisabledOfUkraine/posts/pfbid0T3Dsi9E4VQpVnKLiopmhqorkS7DB5Vg6ywifzvhCvKirJqU2Xxf9xvDSk11rAZ4Fl?locale=ru_RU