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emily north @north0fnorth.tgirl.gay · 1d

been riding cta since the 2000s. this is the most crushed-loaded chicago L train i’ve ever been on in my life #NoKingsDayOct18th

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Danielle Lasker @larkshead.bsky.social · 1d

Seeing this at the end of the march was WILD!!! The scale is truly MASSIVE!

emily north @north0fnorth.tgirl.gay · 1d

sometimes you gotta lib out a little and write some stuff on a big constitution to carry by trump tower

me carrying the giant constitution by trump tower

messages i wrote saying “fuck ice” and “free palestine”

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Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry to be corny but the aerial shots of these crowds are almost indescribably moving and hopeful

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 1d

CNN talking about the possibility of violence as a guy in a giraffe costume waddles by

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David Ingram @davidingram.bsky.social · 1d

A play in three acts

Grok rebutting DHS, saying Will Stancill is not a threat

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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 1d

npr: so, no kings

tyrannosaurus rex: yes

npr: how shall I put this

trex: this interview is over

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 1d

A dinosaur talking with an NPR producer.

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Blue Texas @turntexasblue.bsky.social · 1d

No Kings-Chicago, IL

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 1d

No Kings march in full swing in downtown Chicago. Large crowds headed east toward Grant Park and the lakefront.

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John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago - no kings

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Sarah Fackrell @design-law.bsky.social · 1d

Best Chicago-themed costumes I saw today:

- Two hot dogs (no ketchup)

- One t-rex skeleton (representing Sue, at least in my head canon)

#NoKings

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ACLU @aclu.org · 1d

NO TROOPS ON OUR STREETS

Someone on a city street in a crowd holds up a sign that says "The only guard I want to see in Chicago" with a drawing of Michael Jordan in a Bulls jersey.

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Danielle Lasker @larkshead.bsky.social · 1d

I’ll share more later but it’s looking like Chicago had 300,000+ people turn out today!

Danielle Lasker @larkshead.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago trains are PACKED with folks turning out for NO KINGS 🤩

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Danielle Lasker @larkshead.bsky.social · 1d

Need I say more?

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Danielle Lasker @larkshead.bsky.social · 1d

at every station there’s cheering and waving from all sides of the platforms

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Danielle Lasker @larkshead.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago trains are PACKED with folks turning out for NO KINGS 🤩

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

No kid should ever have to protest or advocate for their friends’ basic humanity.

But they’re standing up at No Kings anyway.

A little boy holds a handmade sign with hearts glued to it. It reads, “leave my friends ALONE Donald Trump”. He’s bravely protesting at the No Kings Evanston protest.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

The antifa terrorist marxists are out

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

Today's No Kings protests showcase the absolute best of America

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Weingarten: There are so many people who want to fight for our democracy and say no kings. And what I have just been told, that in New York City, there are more people at Times Square than there are on New Year's Eve

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ACLU @aclu.org · 2d

Saturday, we the people are taking to the streets nationwide to protest the Trump administration's attacks on our rights and communities.

Follow along as we mobilize to defend our democracy.

Live Coverage: No Kings National Day of Action

Follow for live coverage of the nationwide peaceful protests to condemn President Trump's escalating abuses of power.

aclu.org

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Chicago Pride Parade @chicagoprideparade.bsky.social · 2d

Help us find this year’s Community Grand Marshal for the Chicago Pride Parade! 🌈❤️

Know someone who embodies pride, leadership, and love for our community?

Make a nomination now!

#chicagoprideparade #lgbtq #pridechicago

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PRIDEChicago Invites Community Grand Marshal Nominations for 2026 Chicago Pride Parade - PRIDEChicago

Community members can nominate individuals who embody the spirit of Pride to lead the 55th annual parade on Sunday, June 28, 2026.

pridechicago.org

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Danielle Lasker @larkshead.bsky.social · 2d

Fiber art is an inherently political medium so it should come as no surprise that there’s a lot of work being made right now from some amazingly action-oriented folks 🧶

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Danielle Lasker @larkshead.bsky.social · 2d

I’m so lucky to work with amazing artists including one who prepared some screenprints of texts with various NO KINGS slogans that now adorn some of my tshirts! Here’s some pictures from the rapid-fire printing she did today 🔥

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Danielle Lasker @larkshead.bsky.social · 2d

A lot of folks have been talking about what they’re wearing tomorrow - inflatable costume, cosplays, bright colors, American flags, Halloween costumes - everything to show that this is a peaceful protest with many folks marching for their sense of patriotism

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2d

Cops led us into the street as the new “protest zone” and then beat us repeatedly.

Got hit in the face with a baton. Leaving to pick up my friends who were arrested.

Stay safe out there.

This picture is from about 5 minutes after being hit. A visible bruise is forming on my right cheekbone and by my right eye.

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