After the tragic loss of Minnesota native Renee Good, due to an ICE-related incident, liberals and Democrats around the nation are fired up. Not just in her hometown, but even in the far reaches of Texas, including Austin. On the cusp of this tragedy, many are organizing and even stating intentions for more dramatic uprisings, not just hollow virtue signals and simple profile picture swaps. Everything seems to be gearing up for a sizable protest outside Austin City Hall this Saturday, January 10th.
In a post shared on the Austinprotests Reddit page by user QueenofCups_13, a staging ground has been set for a unified, fiery protest at Austin City Hall this Saturday. This is just one post, but the Reddit thread is completely stacked top to bottom with protests, with many circling this one as the primary one to mobilize for. Other threads on general protests have also formed, asking for advice on how to protest, and the anger is palpable in the posts.
Many are calling for more than simple stand-and-chant protests, and even though nothing is said, the implications are clear. At some point, people are only going to accept being stepped on by ICE and other government agencies for so long, and who knows what the future holds? Here are what people are saying in these threads.
“Protesting will just be ignored. The time has come for more.”
“Protesting can be effective, just not the ‘stand on the sidewalk with a sign’ kind. Organize with intent and actually have an effect people’s day-to-day activities. Standing outside a building and yelling has never changed anything in history, but that’s not the furthest extent to which protesting can be carried out.”
“I wonder what it will take for people to actually do something… besides comment online. Virtue signal by changing their profile picture or putting a sticker on their car.”
“We need to rise up, it’s not just this it’s everything that has happened in 2026 it’s crazy!!!! It will get worse and the genie cannot go back in the bottle. We are done as a country and a society.”
As you can see, the anger isn’t stopping anytime soon, and as this week continues and protests from across Austin, Texas, and the country mount, the political pressure squeezing both sides seems almost about to explode.
