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Zoe TunnHELL @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 8h

It is honestly reassuring to see the protests drawing such massive crowds--and ones full of liberal, average folks--because the main thing preventing the admin from going FULL SPEED AHEAD fascism is that it is WILDLY unpopular and that makes it very hard to ultimately pull off, historically

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Dr. Lisa Corrigan @drlisacorrigan.bsky.social · 9h

In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.

Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 9h

Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.

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hpanzironi @hpanzironi.bsky.social · 9h

Hero’s of the day - In a small town of Beckley, WV, Kendra Sullivan staged a one-woman No Kings protest. She was confronted, had the police called on her, but stood her ground. She was physically threatened. Police came more than once and protected her right to protest. This is how we do it.

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thekoolaidmom.bsky.social @thekoolaidmom.bsky.social · 14h

#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.

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David J. Loehr @djl.bsky.social · 13h

Sure, Donald. #NoKings

Screenshot from when the White House account tweeted out a fake Time magazine cover featuring a painting of Trump with a crown and the caption "Long live the king".

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◥◤CDFI, Frankenstein @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 17h

Update, now there's a No Kings story (via AFP) at the top of the carousel for CBS News.

So that's it: Every major news outlet is covering the protests. Tell your friends on Bluesky

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◥◤CDFI, Frankenstein @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 17h

Across all the major outlets — NYT, WSJ, WaPo, LAT, CNN, ABC, CBS, Fox News, NBC, CNBC, NPR, Bloomberg — the only outlet without a No Kings story on its home page is CBS News.

For every other outlet, it's near the top. Even Fox News is running with "Nationwide unrest looms as thousands mobilize"

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 19h

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

The Obama Hope poster, but it's a frog and it says "Hop"

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 16h

I’ve seen just one counter-protester at No Kings San Diego. He’s got a Trump 2024 flag and this guy has been following him around for probably an hour playing Benny Hill and circus music.

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Claudia Stellar, PhD @claudiastellar.bsky.social · 1d

Unpopular Opinion:

People calling for ICE agents to unmask and/or wear body cams are missing the point because that still gives legitimacy to their operations.

The focus needs to be on preventing kidnappings, driving them out/stopping them and dismantling the agency, not cosmetic changes.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 20h

Caturday meets No Kings day.

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Mary Joy @maryjoy.bsky.social · 19h

Bluesky is real life.
@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win.
Poster

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 16h

ok leave me alone for being corny but like this is what america (can) look like

Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 19h

Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 19h

Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 1d

I haven't had the capacity to keep up with moderation lists for a bit, but this one is really obvious, so I'm stealing some energy from Future Me: a list for the extremely obvious wave of inauthentic accounts following today's newly-created US gov accounts

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Cen Galdre @cengaldre.com · 17h

folks can complain about the effectiveness of scheduled orderly mass protest but to think about it another way its the closest thing we have to the opening scene of A Muppet Christmas Carol where all the muppets sing "there goes Mr. Dipshit, there goes Mr. Ass" to Scrooge and it clearly bothered him

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The Princess Formerly Known As Prince @nataliereed84.bsky.social · 16h

You ever think about how it used to be normal for offices to offer free coffee and donuts in the break room?

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18h

Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.

Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 15h

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15h

Minneapolis is showing up and showing out. #NoKings

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dirt squirrel @dirtsquirrel.bsky.social · 17h

the most popular and widespread form of theft is wage theft from employers. the fact that your employer can call the police if you steal from them but you can't call the police if they steal your wages, should tell you almost everything you need to know about the police and their function in society

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Friendly Skeleton @jonathan.eylerwerve.com · 20h

The defense against despair-and-darkness social media ops is simple. Block and ignore. Do not amplify, do not respond.

Instead post *your* story. Believe what you saw, heard, felt on the street.

The online space is a channel with artificial rules, hidden controls. Engage carefully and win. /🧵

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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 17h

Alex says "i'm going to take a selfie under harsh overhead lighting." She continues with resolute determination "I'm also gonna use a reeeeeal unflattering focal length." The selfie renders a predictably monstrous portrait. Alex looks at it and exclaims "OH GOD! I objectively look like this!"

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 16h

The protest in Atlanta, Georgia is growing by the hour, joining millions nationwide. The people say no to the Trump regime.

#3E #NoKings #50501Movement #indivisible #wearetheflood

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Snowden St. @snowden.st · 16h

This is probably the single wildest change in US political culture this…century?

Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 18h

Can report back from the Charlotte No Kings that "free Palestine" is now, if not the normie lib position, then at least fully accepted among the normie libs. Lots of signs and flags scattered about, no apparent drama at all.

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