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Peter E. Murray

Library technologist, open source advocate, striving to think globally while acting locally

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  • My Public Archive of #TeslaTakedown Protest Signs

    A running list of the protest signs I'm using on #TeslaTakedown days. Many of them include links to PDFs that you can download to make your own.

     Posted on  April 11, 2025
     and last updated April 25, 2025
     ·  7 minutes reading time
  • Holy cow—did the people show up for today's #TeslaTakedown!

    At the Easton #TeslaTakedown, 600 protesters or more covered all four corners for the first time. The pleasant weather brought more families and supportive drivers. High energy. My sign read, 'The SIGNAL is coming from INSIDE the house!' and is available for download.

     Posted on  March 29, 2025
     ·  2 minutes reading time
  • My protest signage improved at this week's #TeslaTakedown

    At the Columbus, Ohio, #TeslaTakedown, attendance rose to 450-500, featuring music and supportive honks. My improved sign read, 'Our GOVERNMENT was fine. Now it is MUSKed UP! FIRE ELON! Read the post for instructions on how to print your own.

     Posted on  March 22, 2025
     ·  2 minutes reading time
  • Another Saturday, another #TeslaTakedown

    The second #TeslaTakedown at the Easton Tesla store saw around 400 attendees, despite gloomy weather reducing family participation. The presence of more police, especially a “Dialogue Team,” was noted, along with increased driver support through honks and thumbs up. The author's protest sign, though still verbose, was better received than last week. A personal dilemma arose over using an old point-and-shoot camera to avoid digital tracking at protests, an effort to maintain privacy while still capturing the event.

     Posted on  March 15, 2025
     ·  2 minutes reading time
  • My Economic Wake-Up Call Protest Sign: A #TeslaTakedown Story

    For #TeslaTakedown, I crafted a sign on economic disparity. Using a “cosmic distance ladder,” I aimed to show that while 1,000 passersby might collectively hold $100M, Musk's net worth of $350B highlights our shared realities versus billionaire influence.

     Posted on  March 08, 2025
     ·  4 minutes reading time
  • Reflections on "Responsibilities of Citizenship for Immigrants and our Daughter"

    Eighteen years ago, on Friday, September 7th, 2001, I was honored to be asked to participate in a naturalization ceremony for 46 new citizens of the United States in a courtroom of Judge Alvin Thompson in Hartford, Connecticut. I published those remarks on a website that has long since gone …

     Posted on  September 14, 2019
     and last updated April 03, 2021
     ·  5 minutes reading time
  • Defending Net Neutrality. Again.

    I'm bringing this blog out of dormancy to add my voice to the chorus of people defending net neutrality. It isn't the first time; we've been here before when the rules were first adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in 2015. New president, new people in charge, but the reasons …

     Posted on  July 12, 2017
     and last updated July 12, 2017
     ·  2 minutes reading time