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Linda Roberta Hibbs's avatar

Apparently my doctor in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, participated! Members of my family in Oregon participated in No kings also! Watched on YouTube in my bedroom! Thank you! Mr. Acosta, Miss Reid and Mr. Lemon! Oh Tuxedo Man misses his uncle Rick , my cat! Patches is a, diva!

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Linda Roberta Hibbs's avatar

As for No kings (2) I was banned from the doctor from participating! Enjoyed your photos and the conversation! Musk is trolling me as is Jennings from CNN! Musk is disgraceful, I had telegram! Guess what that Ketamine junkie was doing! I’m not going to tell! I have to act in a bad theatrical play! It rained in Kansas, but my boyfriend neighbors, put out no kings protest signs 🪧 and lit fireworks 🎆 crackers in my boyfriend’s neighborhood! This made me feel better! They have a lot of regrets voting for humpty dumpy! I guess I need a video camera! I will look forward 1️⃣! Thank you! Everyone for this good conversation!

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MPT's avatar

Something to consider when counting '[participants' at No Kings: The 7 million only takes into consideration the people who hit the streets. Meidas had some numbers on those who tuned in live who may not have been able to attend because of work, childcare, illness, or other obligation. No mention of the many who contributed time, money or other contributions to the No Kings rally. Seven million is an undercount and those numbers should be gathered an incorporated into the members presented. It's like saying 80,000 went to the Super Bowl and discounting the millions who were unable to attend and watched it on other platforms. Media, including crap actors like musk, zuck and tim apple make bank on trump being crazy. And as Les Moonves of CBS said during trump 1.0, trump might be bad for America, but he's great for CBS... That's all we really need to know about corporate media.

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Tommye K Mayer's avatar

CJ, Please stop parroting theK Street/MAGAt pronunciation of "antifa". It's an abbreviation of antifascist. You wouldn't say Antee-fascist. ^oo^

To pronounce AntiFa, just think of your dear sweet Auntie Fa who marched into the factory during WWII to fight fascism Stateside while the boys were fighting overseas.

We need to wear AntiFa (pronounce "Auntie Fah") proudly. Being antifascist is profoundly patriotic American.

The #GreatestGeneration was AntiFa

And the synopsis of the Declaration Of Independence is "NoKings!"

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Kristine's avatar

Trump and the Broligarchs want to turn 47.5% of the population against the other 47.5%... so they don't look at how the Top Tier are doing.

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Kristine's avatar

LOOK AT THE OXYGEN MASK, people. These idiots can't even do AI correctly!

You're not wearing a Covid mask when you're in a fighter jet cockpit. I only wish Trump would get taken up in a jet witout oxygen. Although I am not sure it would degrade *his* intelligence noticeably.

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Sharon Heidē Ward's avatar

Sam! You said the magic word!! Ripple!!! ✨🌊💫

I want to join a ripple

that flows into a stream,

the power is our kindness

careening to the sea.

With every drop of empathy

we build a massive wave,

to cover dry and broken hearts,

Love flows — love is The Way.

✨by sward

The JOY was amazing at the protest in Salem, Oregon. I get giddy from the energy. I saw Jesus holding a “No Kings” sign. He disappeared too quickly to get a photo. That’s so Jesus.

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mary M keymer's avatar

Yes we said "NO" ...I'm not sure we are going to win this war against fascism but we have to keep trying and doing whatever it is we can. I love my country. My heart is broken .. I do my part at my age march, donate, and stay up to date. My hope is that the republicans in power wakeup and do something. I'm a life long democrat..still I always thought the GOP meant what they said

I never saw them as the enemy . They seem to think it's ok for Trump and company to call me vermin, a communist and all sorts of other names. I am none of those things.

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PW's avatar

Beautifully stated, mary M.

They're de-humanizing political, financial & legal opponents--the oldest trick in the book by dictators.

In our lifetimes (I may be older than you) dehumanization into the 'Other' was used vs. SE Asians, then by dictators in South America, by Russia...and of course by the 3rd Reich (before our time but with permanent repercussions). When I heard trump refer to Internment Camps (I guess Miller or Bannon fed him that), we knew where he was headed. It's tragic for our nation & good people.

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mary M keymer's avatar

Thank You ! Yes PW it's tragic for our nation & good peole.

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PW's avatar

De-humanizing others is a global tragedy through history. How bizarre that this GOP is allowing it to affect lives today. It's a Lose-Lose strategy & if they'd read a frikkin' history book, they'd know--it never works long-term.

I didn't even mention religious wars from European to global, gang rivalries, African tribal cruelties, Chinese oppression, militarism that led to WW2, and colonialism--one of the greatest de-humanizers of them all.

We're supposed to be better than all that. MAYBE...enough GOPs will open their eyes, but I'm not counting on them.

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mary M keymer's avatar

yep

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PW's avatar

We absolutely said "No!" to trump, hatred, absence of Due Process/Habeas Corpus, & we said it emphatically, peacefully & often with HUMOR (which we know Maga GOP despises).

But how long until trump & right-wing conspirators PLANT violent agitators into our Rallies?

We MUST ensure peaceful protest. He desperately wants to apply the flawed Insurrection Act against all who challenge him.

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Protect the Vote's avatar

Cheeto And the Nazi Economic Game: Screw Everybody Except The Wealthy

It has been clear since the 1980’s and Reagan that the main economic policy was to hand their wealthy donor class tax breaks and make the rest of the electorate pay for it It’s the story of the privileged class, superior genetics(RFK Jr and his eugenics crap), and “we deserve to rule” kind of policy that led eventually to the political strategy of “trickle down economics(TDE)” Give the wealthy a bunch of money out of the pockets of the middle class and then that money will be distributed to the inferior human beings “below them” The Republican gambit has always been “we’re better than everyone else” so join us….we’ll elevate your game

A couple of studies have now shown that TDE doesn’t work and that the wealthy just become wealthier with an ever increasing wealth gap as a result and as a result everybody else gets poorer It’s now clear that that Cheeto and the Nazis are living Greed/Power Corrupts, and Absolute Greed/Power Corrupts Absolutely

Yes, the protests over the weekend in my view are about saving the democratic Republic but that societal unrest has underpinnings in the economic inequality that is being foisted on the American people by the current Nazi regime in the guise of inflation WE the People have had enough and it’s French Revolution 2.0(21st century style) and the way to screw the wealthy is to tax them and level the playing field(in the 1950’s the effective tax rate for top 1% was 42 to 45% and now 26 to 28%!!!)

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