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Karl DEFEND DEMOCRACY Bunday 🇺🇸 🗽 🇺🇦 🇹🇼 @45xiatai.bsky.social · 38m

We are the real Americans, and we will fearlessly stand up with thousands of our neighbors here in Minnetonka, Minnesota and around the country for #NoKings events.

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No Kings Minnetonka-Southwest Metro · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “No kings” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Born in the streets, carried by millions in chants and on posters, this principle echoes from city blocks to rural town squares, uniting people across this country to fight dictatorship together. Donald Trump thinks his rule is absolute. But in America, we don’t have kings, and we won’t back down against chaos, corruption, and cruelty. Stand up for the United States of America and join us. 📍 Where: Minnetonka, Minnesota, at the same location as No Kings Day 14 June 2025 (which is the same location as the May Day protest in Minnetonka and the Minnetonka Wednesday Weekly Protest each week and Good Trouble Lives on in Minnetonka and Families First in Minnetonka and Minnetonka #WorkersOverBillionaires Labor Day) 📅 When: 12:00 noon to 2:00pm Saturday 18 October 2025 ℹ️ What: Neighbors will get together with other neighbors on public land near road margins in a friendly demonstration of support for freedom, democracy, and rule of law with our homemade signs. Some signs will be available to borrow or to keep. **A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.** All local protests organized by Indivisible MN03 are peaceful, legal, nonviolent, family-friendly exercises of first amendment rights in public places.

https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/839634/?referring_vol=26546&rname=Karl&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=bluesky×lot=5508951

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 1h

Americans: “No kings!”

Republicans: “How un-American”.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1h

The regime is nervous. They know No Kings protests are widely appealing, deeply American, and unignorably large.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 2h

Trump controls the White House, the Supreme Court and Congress. The only thing he doesn't control is public opinion. That's why the Trump regime is so worried about this coming Saturday's "No Kings" protests – so worried that it's blatantly lying about "No Kings" and showing itself to be pro-king.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 3h

Bullshit. “No Kings” on October 18 will be the largest peaceful protest in American history. Millions & millions & millions & millions of Americans organically taking to the streets to reaffirm this basic American ideal: No Kings here. Never.

Team Trump is scared to death of No Kings.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 1d

When Trump won in 2024, the very first words that came to me were “No Kings.” No Kings in America. I changed my social media profile pic & banner to “No Kings” in Jan when he was sworn in, and I’ll be out again at a “No Kings” rally on Oct 18. See you out there.👇 www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 16h

NoKings.org

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Karl DEFEND DEMOCRACY Bunday 🇺🇸 🗽 🇺🇦 🇹🇼 @45xiatai.bsky.social · 42m

That is a mistaken idea. Riots don't help. I've seen examples of peaceful people-power movements working much better than violent movements, so we (and the No Kings coalition in general) are sticking with nonviolent methods.

www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 4h

On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social

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Rana Foroohar @ranaforoohar.bsky.social · 1h

My latest column: on.ft.com/48y6Ir7 The limits of the ‘Donroe doctrine’

The limits of the ‘Donroe doctrine’

[FREE TO READ] America’s attention is turning to its own backyard, but it is discovering that it still can’t go it alone

on.ft.com

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 2h

They are SO scared of the mass display of opposition that they’ll see on Saturday that they’re claiming the protesters will all be paid.

Flop sweat, folks.

If they were a truly strong majority, they wouldn’t care.

They’re not.

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 2h

Russ Vought is now officially using the government shutdown as a pretext for his continued attempts to permanently gut the civil service.

The executive branch cannot unilaterally reduce agency funding that Congress has allocated: This is a serious separation of powers issue.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

REPORTER: Do you support repealing Obamacare and what's your healthcare plan?

MIKE JOHNSON: We worked on repealing and replacing Obamacare back in 2017. I still have PTSD from the experience. We know that American healthcare needs dramatic reform. We have lots of ideas.

(So, no plan)

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Northern Progressives @northernprogressives.org · 3h

reframingamerica.substack.com/p/big-list-o...
#noKings #noKingsCookMN

The Big List of Protest Signs for #NoKings 10/18

Instead of talking to MAGA or each other, focus on winning the hearts and minds of the unaware and undecided.

reframingamerica.substack.com

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 3h

The Treasury Secretary declares himself to be pro-monarchy, and promises to punish the entire country if the people exercise their First Amendment rights.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 3h

New blog post!

Let's say you have two measures meant to capture the same confounder. They're highly correlated. Can you still proceed with your regression analysis?

(I admit, the title is a bit of a spoiler)

www.the100.ci/2025/10/13/i...

If you have two measures of the same confounder, you can just include both of them in your regression model

Sometimes, researchers worry about multicollinearity in situations where it’s actually a non-issue. Here’s one such scenario. Imagine a situation where you are interested in the effect of X on Y (X...

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 3h

These guys are terrified of the numbers that are going to turn out on Saturday, and that's all the more reason to put down your "wine mom protest" objections and join them.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 12h

Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.

The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”

Federal immigration operations target San Diego neighborhoods, sparking community resistance

Federal immigration agents conducted operations in Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego on Friday, with community members capturing footage of the enforcement actions.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11h

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13h

There is absolutely zero chance that a man who took $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from an FBI agent on camera would have been appointed to any position by any other president.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

This is an obsession of mine - a huge pathology of the press is coverage suggesting that politicians who are less skilled performers are somehow less "authentic"

Me on Romney coverage in CJR: www.cjr.org/united_state...

Me on Hillary Clinton coverage in The Upshot:
www.nytimes.com/2015/10/02/u...

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Karl DEFEND DEMOCRACY Bunday 🇺🇸 🗽 🇺🇦 🇹🇼 @45xiatai.bsky.social · 2h

We in @indivisiblemn03.org are in it to win it here in Minnesota's Third Congressional District, and we welcome thousands of our patriotic neighbors to join us for #NoKingsMinnetonka on Saturday afternoon 18 October 2025.
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

No Kings Minnetonka-Southwest Metro · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “No kings” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Born in the streets, carried by millions in chants and on posters, this principle echoes from city blocks to rural town squares, uniting people across this country to fight dictatorship together. Donald Trump thinks his rule is absolute. But in America, we don’t have kings, and we won’t back down against chaos, corruption, and cruelty. Stand up for the United States of America and join us. 📍 Where: Minnetonka, Minnesota, at the same location as No Kings Day 14 June 2025 (which is the same location as the May Day protest in Minnetonka and the Minnetonka Wednesday Weekly Protest each week and Good Trouble Lives on in Minnetonka and Families First in Minnetonka and Minnetonka #WorkersOverBillionaires Labor Day) 📅 When: 12:00 noon to 2:00pm Saturday 18 October 2025 ℹ️ What: Neighbors will get together with other neighbors on public land near road margins in a friendly demonstration of support for freedom, democracy, and rule of law with our homemade signs. Some signs will be available to borrow or to keep. **A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.** All local protests organized by Indivisible MN03 are peaceful, legal, nonviolent, family-friendly exercises of first amendment rights in public places.

https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/839634/?referring_vol=26546&rname=Karl&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=bluesky×lot=5508951

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 3h

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KJW...

On October 18th, we say #NoKings

YouTube video by Home of the Brave

www.youtube.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Sean Duffy: "If we go to the south pole of the moon, we can set up a base. We want to put up fission power. We think we can have longterm stays on the south pole of the moon."

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