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Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 6h

Unfortunately, SCOTUS gave him carte blanche in actions like this.
We need to roll that back, and then deliver him to the Hague.

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Tracy @tracydeepbluesea44.bsky.social · 6h

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 7h

Literally all of this is false. 7 million people turned out, probably the largest single-day protest in American history. And at least in DC, what I saw was a hugely representative crowd, mostly with (often very clever) homemade signs.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump on No Kings: "It's a joke. I looked at the people. They are not representative of this country. And I looked at all the brand new signs I guess paid for by Soros and other radical left lunatics. We're checking it out. The demonstrations were very small. And the people were whacked out."

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Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 6h

Well, who could have foreseen this accident?
Every person who's ever worked with artillery, that's who.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11h

BREAKING NYT: A shell fired during a live-fire demonstration at Camp Pendleton on Saturday prematurely detonated, dropping fragments of the shell on a California Highway Patrol vehicle and motorcycle that were part of Vice President JD Vance’s protective detail, according to a patrol report.

Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say

www.nytimes.com

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Proud Veteran @roghair.bsky.social · 8h

As a veteran with multiple combat tours, this “No Kings” poster touched my heart more than any of the other hundreds of great signs I saw this weekend

Love this lady so much for honoring her veteran and the cause he died for

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13h

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 7h

Does he even know his "peace deal" has fallen apart already? Maybe no one told him because they didn't want to deal with his inevitable tantrum?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Q: Do you feel Israel was justified with striking when it did?

TRUMP: Striking where?

Q: In Gaza. Today. And overnight.

TRUMP: I'd have to get back to you on that

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 7h

Oh I'm sure the American agricultural community is going to be thrilled with this. We deport all their workers and then buy beef from Argentina? America First, my derrière!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump: "The only price we have that's high is beef, and we'll get that down. And one of things we're thinking about doing is beef from Argentina."

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h

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🪬🇺🇦🌻 mon petit choufleur 💙🇺🇸🪬 @asassytart.bsky.social · 8h

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Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 9h

"Trump asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Illinois" - SCOTUSblog

He's getting desperate. Time to prepare for an escalation (as if he hasn't escalated things already).

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Illinois

The Trump administration on Friday afternoon asked the Supreme Court to pause an order by a federal judge in Illinois that bars the federal government from deploying the National Guard […]

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Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 17h

"In a show of solidarity, protesters around the world held demonstrations outside U.S. embassies, consulates or at town squares, including in Prague, Vienna and Malmo, Sweden."

Many international friends attended rallies, too.

Thank you all.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country

www.nytimes.com

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Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 1d

Sacramento.
"The Constitution protects EVERYBODY"

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Empathy @constant-tummyache.bsky.social · 1d

Sharing this 102 year old WW2 Vet who is fighting fascism a second time.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings rallies in solidarity with the US.
1.) Stockholm
2.) Amsterdam
3.) Paris.

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Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 1d

MoveOn shared this estimate.

MoveOn @moveon.org · 1d

BREAKING: Our crowd count estimate from the No Kings coalition responsible for planning today’s event is 7 MILLION nationwide.

7 MILLION of you gathered across the country to peacefully protest today.

2 million more than the first No Kings action in June.

Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 1d

It's official. Nearly 7 million people. Today is the single largest day of protest in American history. Americans from all corners of the country are standing up and saying #NoKings. This is what peaceful, patriotic protest looks like.

Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 1d

Brave people. Thank you for being there.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d

Los Angeles came out in droves. #NoKings

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Every single No Kings protest, all 2,500+ of them across the country, made Mike Johnson and House Republican leadership look like lying sacks of shit for all the bullshit that spewed out of their mouths about it this week.

Again.

Not very Christian.

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Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 1d

Unlike J6, people understood the "peaceful" part.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

So no terrorism then?

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Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 1d

People across the USA and across the world protested him.

We ALL care.

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

Per CNN, the White House has just issued a two-word response to what may be the largest day of protest in US history—and those two words perfectly encapsulate why No Kings Day exists.

The response from would-be King Donald to outrage over his destruction of our traditions and norms is, "Who cares?"

Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 1d

We were at the No Kings protest in Sacramento.
We saw some cool sights. We ran into great people. Saw some interesting things and heard great speeches.

California state capitol with a crowd in front.

The cap on a Ballard at the California State Capitol building.

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