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BonsaiBean @bonsaibean.bsky.social · 48m

To be clear, the protest is on Saturday, NOT tomorrow!
But you can use tomorrow to get ready.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2h

Today, I convened a group of former military generals and veterans to hear perspectives on deploying troops in American cities.

Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.

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Psycho Pete @psychopete.bsky.social · 6h

The crown is baiting blood. This Saturday, No Kings will face provocateurs, dirty tricks, and staged chaos. Some of ours may take the bait—handing Krasnov the headline he wants. We need to spread this—on Bluesky and beyond. De-escalation tips included.
substack.com/home/post/p-...

This One Matters: A "No Kings" Protest Guide

For Oct 18 and beyond ...

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BonsaiBean @bonsaibean.bsky.social · 53m

Tomorrow!
Go out, make signs, bring water, drive by & show support!

lisasasa56.bsky.social @lisasasa56.bsky.social · Feb 26

Think of the 3.5 percent goal, or 11.5 million people, as the political equivalent of the four-minute mile. It might seem impossible, but it’s actually quite possible.
bigthink.com/the-present/...

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BonsaiBean @bonsaibean.bsky.social · 56m

You mean he actually HAS principles?

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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 21h

$40 billion could modernize water systems in every lead-poisoned town in the US and bring high-speed internet to rural America, but instead it's going towards bailing out Argentina

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BonsaiBean @bonsaibean.bsky.social · 3h

Scary stuff, eh?

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BonsaiBean @bonsaibean.bsky.social · 3h

I truly think you're right. They have no particular interest or intention of opening anything.
Trump & those he hired never wanted the government to work anyway, so this accomplishes many of their goals.

WE ALL better hit the streets tomorrow!
#NoKings!

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BonsaiBean @bonsaibean.bsky.social · 3h

Ten years in Tennessee, I know exactly what "bless your heart" means. That smug bastard.

🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 6h

"Bless her heart. She's a representative elect. She doesn't know how it works around here,"

If you're from the South, you know what Bless Your Heart means. 🤬

Johnson Patronizes Rep.-Elect When Cornered on Epstein Vote

The speaker belittled Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva after she accused him of stalling her swearing-in to avoid a vote on releasing the Epstein files.

www.thedailybeast.com

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BonsaiBean @bonsaibean.bsky.social · 3h

"a great philosophy taking over a great country..."
Sounds like Trump wants to help out another Trump wanna be. And use OUR money to do it!
While denying health care to millions in his own country.

midnightsun49.bsky.social @midnightsun49.bsky.social · 3h

The United States is a beautiful country, too

Or we were...pre djt

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BonsaiBean @bonsaibean.bsky.social · 5h

I had some hopes for her, but this isn't going well at all.
She is smart, her charts & such were great, but if you can't handle the heat...

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BonsaiBean @bonsaibean.bsky.social · 5h

And there is the key!
All the folks complaining about us calling them Nazis?
ARE Nazis.

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Joe W @rikerjoe.bsky.social · 5h

Why we are gathering to peacefully protest on Saturday #NoKings

Steve Heise (@steveheise)

A lesson for those who sit back, who say nothing, and do nothing when they witness an injustice. Injustices are spewing from the White House every damn minute as if it’s a sewage spill of foul efflu...

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

He gives $20 Billion of OUR dollars to bailout Argentina without consulting Congress or the American people. Does that seem like the actions of a KING to you?

Join us & let him know just what you think about that this Saturday, 10/18

#NoThronesNoCrownsNO_KINGS 👑

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 5h

Because this isn’t the movement of Reagan or Eisenhower or even Bush… if you still find yourself defending it, maybe the joke’s on you—because history never laughs with those who excuse the inexcusable.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

The GOP’s Young ‘Leaders’ Aren’t Kids — They’re Adults Praising Hitler

There’s a world of difference between gallows humor and glorifying genocide — one saves your sanity, the other kills your soul.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

It really is bizarre to me that every single member of GOP House leadership & the admin has decided their coordinated talking point this week is that the No Kings demonstrations this Sat are essentially acts of domestic terrorism. Are they that afraid of free & peaceful assembly?

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Jules1212💜🌎☀️ @jules1212.bsky.social · 19h

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Ellsworth Green @greenellsworth.bsky.social · 19h

When things get bad to worse... Just remember...
Over 77 million people voted for this corruption and fraud.

They may start regretting it now but Everyone will hate trump.

FIGHT. FIGHT. FIGHT.

Don't stop! FIGHT SOME MORE TILL EVERYTHING IS RESTORED!

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BonsaiBean @bonsaibean.bsky.social · 20h

Until someone actually stops him, he can do ANYTHING he dreams up.
Enforcement is where the rubber meets the road.

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BonsaiBean @bonsaibean.bsky.social · 20h

They didn't give a number at the time, but the story was on the ABC national news tonight.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 23h

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

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Ms. Lynne Jeff 🏳️‍⚧️ (Trannÿ of Tÿranny) @alissa914.bsky.social · 22h

Are we at the 25th amendment now?!?! Come on everyone. Stand up to Trump...

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BonsaiBean @bonsaibean.bsky.social · 20h

The cruelty is the point

James Hughes @dystopian-fashion.bsky.social · 20h

Trump Administration Decimates Birth Control Office in Layoffs
The layoffs have raised fears that the administration could be effectively ending an initiative that provides contraception for millions of low-income women.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Trump Administration Decimates Birth Control Office in Layoffs

www.nytimes.com

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BonsaiBean @bonsaibean.bsky.social · 23h

I would NOT let go! Looking good. Clearly the work is paying off.

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BonsaiBean @bonsaibean.bsky.social · 23h

WTF is wrong with these folks?
Seriously though, what combination of parenting, society, education, politics, social media,...has created these monsters? How can someone be so callus?

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking: Capitol Police have been called after a Republican congressional office was just caught displaying a swastika.

This comes one day after group chat messages were leaked of young GOP officials saying “I love Hitler” and calling to put Democrats in “gas chambers.”