“I hope they don’t work for the Department of Education,” one Arizona State lawmaker quipped when they saw one of the signs held by protestors at the Capitol on Monday.
The protestors claim to be part of the 50501 Movement and their goal was to hold 50 protests in 50 states on 1 day including the several hundred of them that converged on the Arizona State Capitol.
Although the group’s website says violence will not be tolerated, according to Kim Quintero, spokesperson for the Arizona Senate, Arizona State Troopers and Senate Security were forced to respond to “aggressive behavior displayed by protestors.”
Quintero released the following statement:
This afternoon, the Senate experienced a large presence of protestors outside of the building in anticipation of a bill being heard in committee. DPS and Senate Security have discretion to control the flow of people into the building to maintain the safety of all individuals inside and outside of the premises. DPS and Senate Security exercised this discretion based on aggressive behavior displayed by protestors, including but not limited to, protestors using force at the front doors of the Senate to enter the premises, instead of heeding instructions from law enforcement on safe and orderly entry. As a result, DPS and Senate Security implemented precautionary measures while still allowing as many members of the public to enter the building for public testimony as possible. Prior to the aggressive behavior demonstrated by protestors, there was no limit on Senate building access today., including but not limited to, protestors using force at the front doors of the Senate to enter the premises, instead of heeding instructions from law enforcement on safe and orderly entry. As a result, DPS and Senate Security implemented precautionary measures while still allowing as many members of the public to enter the building for public testimony as possible. Prior to the aggressive behavior demonstrated by protestors, there was no limit on Senate building access today.
It wasn’t just lawmakers who mocked the protesters on Twitter when reporter Brahm Resnick posted a picture of the crowd.
NOW Hundreds gather at Arizona Capitol in Presidents Day protest of Trump & more. pic.twitter.com/MWdQGn6nh5
— Brahm Resnik (@brahmresnik) February 17, 2025
Former Arizona Senatorial candidate, Josh Barnett tweeted in response, “Idiots are protesting, the wasteful spending of our taxpayer money. That’s how brainwashed these fools are that they’re actually sticking up for the corrupt federal government and the corrupt politicians.”
According to the 50501 website, ”The #50501 protests were a decentralized rapid response to the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration and its plutocratic allies. The idea—50 protests in 50 states on 1 day—was born on r/50501 and spread rapidly on social media.”
Amazing! A photo of hundreds of protestors. Match it to a photo of one Trump rally in Arizona. Which one shows more people?
Tear gas with a puking agent can calm things down.
Poor babies. You lost, in a landslide, get over it.
Probably bussed up there from Tucson; it’s full of these people; all gullible loons.
Seriously AZ Legislature, StopFundingTucson. To wit: https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2024/12/14/arizona-needs-to-stop-funding-its-parasitic-tumor/
wonder how many are receiving SSI at age 125
I remember 50 year old ‘kids’ of mom/dad who died
failed to tell SSI
Like children throwing a tantrum on the floor of the cereal aisle in the grocery store. Upset because they are told “NO”, the family budget will buy healthy food not the sugary stuff with a prize. The Koolaide is swamp water!
Brahm Resnik — I think he was separated at birth with Jim Acosta. Resnik is such a reliable tool for the Marxists agenda in Arizona. Da Comrade, shuska!
50501 – How cute!
The rent-a-mob is at it again. They’re probably joined by a lot of very ignorant people. I bet Soros is funding it. From the description, this sounds like an insurrection, right?
Soros supporting Marxists, tell me it is not true. Brahm Resnik — I think he was separated at birth with Jim Acosta. Resnik is such a reliable tool for the Marxists agenda in Arizona. Da Comrade, shuska!
What can you say about idiots that just want to use our tax money as a slush fund for the deep state and democrat party. How utterly stupid they look when they protest. What would happen if the government came and took $1000 a month from them and gave it to Hamas to buy condoms or or gay comics in Africa? What fools these people are and brainwashed is not the proper term for them.
Some paid for natioanl organized joke. A way to launder some more money to the troops? Who are these people, they look mostly older, public union employees, USAID recipients?
plutocratic allies… I had one of those with dinner on Valentine’s day! It was great with a twist of lime – the truth of truth does not vary – stufid remains 🙂