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Remember April 2009 when about 250,000 people took to America’s streets in Tea Party rallies and the media was like “oh man, the Dems are in trouble?” Approximately 28X as many people took to the streets to protest Trump yesterday. Didn’t even make the NYT front page.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · Apr 10

In April of 2009 I observed the Tea Party rally in Salem. As this front page story says, there were a couple hundred people there. This past weekend in Salem there were roughly 2-3000 people at the Hands Off rally. Yet the Tea Party coverage seemed to take that event far more seriously.

StatesmanJournal.com
SERVING SALEM, KEIZER
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"If you don't say anything, you're accepting it."
Mari Jensen, McMinnville resident
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TIMOTHY J. GONZALEZ | Statesman Journal
Alan Grosso (center) of Happy Valley joins in chanting under the window of the speaker of the House on Wednesday during the Salem Tea Party protest at the Capitol.
Protesters slam Fed spending
Hundreds gather at Salem Tea Party to rally against bailouts, state-level taxes
BY DENNIS THOMPSON JR.
Statesman Journal
Hundreds of people uneasy over the future of their country gathered on the state Capitol steps on Wednesday to protest federal spending and state-level taxation.
Oregon State Police estimated more
SCRAP THE CODE
than 1,000 people attended the Salem Tea Party protest, which ran from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Organizers placed attendance at more than 2,000 people.
The rally was passionate but peace-ful, although many people carried handmade signs bearing stark and angry messages. A fake wooden pitchfork read "Politicians take note. We the people are about to revolt." Anoth er sign read "200+ years to build the Republic, 3 mos. to destroy it."
Many attendees said they were motivated to protest by the billions in stimulus spending and bailouts that have been doled out in recent months.
Willy Lowman of Falls City wears a label on his head that reads "Scrap the Code" at the tea party protest.
West Salem resident Steve Albin said he
came to protest federal bailouts of banks and automakers.
"They need to fail. That's what capitalism is all about," said Albin, who had a tea bag dangling from the brim
See Protest, 2A
Inside
Protesters take part in Tea Party events across the nation, Page 2A
Supporters to push for immigration reform, Page 2A
• ONLINE: See photo galleries and a video from the protest at StatesmanJournal.com.

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R.S.Knight @rsgreen30.bsky.social · 14h

The first time they smell weed at a protest.

R.S.Knight @rsgreen30.bsky.social · 15h

My heart breaks.

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R.S.Knight @rsgreen30.bsky.social · 15h

How foolish do you look wrestling with a giant penis?

He kind of made the point.

R.S.Knight @rsgreen30.bsky.social · 19h

My left kidney for someone in the press corps to ask him if he’s opened his eyes since Jan. 20.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 19h

Trump posting a video of himself dropping a huge shit on America is probably the most accurate public statement he has ever made.

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R.S.Knight @rsgreen30.bsky.social · 1d

This truly grieves me as well. Heartbroken about some friends.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

If you think something doesn't matter, you don't respond to it.

He responded. The people have the upper hand.

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R.S.Knight @rsgreen30.bsky.social · 1d

Does he think it will help him?

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing that “No kings and no Nazis” is suddenly a controversial slogan and up for debate in 2025. These are the two most basic creeds of American history.

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R.S.Knight @rsgreen30.bsky.social · 1d

I think I did too!

R.S.Knight @rsgreen30.bsky.social · 1d

About 200 in Auburn and over 75 in Albion.

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R.S.Knight @rsgreen30.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing!!

R.S.Knight @rsgreen30.bsky.social · 2d

Whateves

R.S.Knight @rsgreen30.bsky.social · 2d

🤬

S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · 2d

NEW -- Trump is now saying that the battle lines in Ukraine as they are right now should be the new territorial lines -- meaning war criminal Putin would be rewarded for his invasion and keep the land he has seized.

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Trump Says Putin Should Be Allowed To Keep The Land He Has Seized In Ukraine

The president met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, and later stated that the fighting should end and that territorial lines should be where the battle lines are today.

www.huffpost.com

R.S.Knight @rsgreen30.bsky.social · 2d

Don’t give him ideas

R.S.Knight @rsgreen30.bsky.social · 2d

Covering criminal courts was at times like being a carnival barker.

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R.S.Knight @rsgreen30.bsky.social · 2d

How do you know they're not?
Or are you just trolling?

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R.S.Knight @rsgreen30.bsky.social · 2d

That makes sense. One set disables, the other seems to drive/give energy to his actions.

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R.S.Knight @rsgreen30.bsky.social · 2d

malignant narcissism plus apparent dementia...what a ride we're on!

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