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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4h

We decided there were just too many great signs at yesterday’s “No Kings” rallies to stop at a Top 15. So without further ado, enjoy the Top 40 “No Kings” signs, curated by our editor-in-chief, Ron Filipkowski.

Follow along this thread — here are 31-40:

Top 40 No Kings Signs, #31-40

Countdown of the best protest signs from Oct. 18

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4h

Don't miss 11-20:

Top 40 No Kings Signs, #11-20

Countdown of the best protest signs from Oct. 18

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 2h

During 2 1/2 hours of arguments, the court's six conservative justices seemed inclined to effectively strike down a Black majority congressional district in Louisiana because it relied too heavily on race.

US Supreme Court Appears Poised to Gut Voting Rights Act

The U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to gut a tool of the Voting Rights Act that's rooted out racial discrimination in voting for over half a century.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11h

At this point, if you're interviewing a Republican about the president's latest transgression and you *don't* have the video or post or whatever cued up and ready to show them when they pretend they haven't seen it yet -- I'm just going to assume you're in on the con yourself.

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Judy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · 3h

Another powerful perspective from @donnagaffney.bsky.social and @nurseteria.bsky.social www.yahoo.com/news/article... on how JFK supported vaccines and RFK is undermining the good family legacy.

Opinion: RFK Jr. spreads false vaccine claims, exposing children to diseases like polio

President John F. Kennedy was a champion of life-saving immunizations. His nephew RFK Jr. destroys that legacy by spreading lies about vaccines.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 5h

The Trump administration cut funding for disaster preparedness there because of “DEI..”

A tweet from Lu for Alaska reads: “NW Alaska evacuating in case you watch mainstream news and don’t know what’s happening up here.” The attached image shows the inside of a large military cargo plane packed with people sitting on the floor, many wearing coats and holding children, as they appear to be in the process of evacuation.

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Edge @czarbucks.bsky.social · 5h

A wonderful place, not mildly (terribly) envious. And what a day you had!

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MathiasTCK.bsky.social @mathiastck.bsky.social · 6h

I put myself down a rabit hole but it's probably a good time for a refresher course:

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#Confederate

Confederate States of America - Wikipedia

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6h

seems that RFK is clearing the path for his CDC to do tuskegee syphillis experiments as a matter of course. in other news, RFK is a genuine monster who relishes in the pain and suffering of those he feels he has control or dominion over

Julia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 8h

RFK is undoing human subjects protections so he can conduct placebo trials of vaccines. That means infecting people knowingly. I wonder who will “volunteer” for these trials? If history is any guide, a lot of incarcerated and other powerless people.

Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 8h

Dismantling the Institutional Review Board (IRB), that oversees all human subjects research, is bad. Really bad.

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Rick Porter @rickporter.bsky.social · 5h

Shout out to a number of my neighbors who came out to tell them off and get the f out of our town. And to local reporters who showed up to talk to people and document it. 3/3

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 6h

Somehow the @nytimes.com found this worth only glancing coverage.

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 12h

A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day.

Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏

History.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 7h

For those asking after the woman who was arrested for wearing a penis costume to a No Kings protest in Fairhope, Alabama, @gambleganders.bsky.social says she was released after being charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

I told her I bet Bluesky could find her a lawyer!

Threads post by gambleganders:

Hey, looking for Antifa 800# so I can find a Civil Rights Attorney after my arrest at the Fairhope, AL No Kings protest.
Anyone have those digits?

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 6h

Focusing on the ladder? Good police work there.
Maybe look for masked men in stripey tops carrying bags marked "swag"

James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 7h

Films: We need to hack a keycard, obtained by seducing one of the guards. We then need to drop in from the skylight after jumping from a plane, and dodge all of the lasers and traps, carefully switching the jewels for fakes that weigh the same to avoid tripping the alarm.

Real life:

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 7h

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has instructed staff to allow hunting in many of the roughly 600 National Wildlife Refuges, three employees said, as President Trump continues to direct select parts of the government to ignore the shutdown.

Trump allows hunting in National Wildlife Refuges despite shutdown

The Trump administration directed staff to open wildlife refuges to hunters even as many national parks and other government services close.

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 7h

The Mall in Washington is just a big outdoor area, it doesn't have doors that can be locked. The only way to "close" it would be to erect many blocks worth of barriers. It's like saying "The only reason people can criticize Trump is that he hasn't thrown them in jail yet" like we should be thankful.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Mike Johnson: "We congratulate them on an apparently violent-free speech exercise ... but if President Trump was a king, the government would be open right now ... by the way, the Mall was open because President Trump hasn't closed it."

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 8h

This can’t be said often enough: Trump is selling out his most loyal voting block while bailing out somebody else’s.

📍Keep an eye on this: Trump’s intentionally sabotaging U.S. farmers. His billionaire buddies will benefit by acquiring their land on the cheap.

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 11h

With alt text.

Executive summary: the US killed at least 3 Colombian fishermen who’d put up a distress flag. In Colombian waters

Camila @camilapress
FULL REPORT: Colombian public media reports that a U.S. military strike on a boat on September 15—the second attack on a vessel by the U.S. in the Caribbean that we're aware of—was a Colombian boat and was in Colombian territorial waters.
At least one of the three victims extrajudicially killed in the strike was Colombian lifelong fisherman Alejandro Carranza. Alejandro's identity is confirmed by his cousin.
The Colombian boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure.
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11h

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 8h

Curious to know: How many Antifans were arrested yesterday

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 8h

Our new recurring feature covers key stories from the world of campaign finance and influence buying, from the AI industry to unprecedented levels of super PAC support for a lame-duck president. bit.ly/42wEcSM

Money in Politics Roundup — October 2025

Our new recurring feature covers key stories from the world of campaign finance and influence buying, from the AI industry to super PAC support for a lame-duck president.

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Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 11h

God: Any other requests?

Angel: Ooh! Do a cow in sunglasses, holding a cigarette!

God: No problem.

A lightning bolt with a branching pattern in the night sky, with power lines visible in the foreground.

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Edge @czarbucks.bsky.social · 8h

Here is also the coverage of #Asheville #NoKings protest from last night, with an estimated 7000-8000 protesters marching through the city.

www.citizen-times.com/picture-gall...

Photos: Thousands gather in Asheville’s Pack Square Park for nationwide 'No Kings 2.0' protest

Thousands packed Asheville’s Pack Square Park on Oct. 18 for the “No Kings 2.0” rally, part of a nationwide day of action organized by Indivisible.

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Edge @czarbucks.bsky.social · 8h

Another story about the #NoKings in #BlackMountain #NC yesterday. I'm quite surprised they think this was only 600 people...

www.blackmountainnews.com/story/news/2...

'No Kings' protest sees 600 people gathered in Black Mountain's Town Square

More than 600 people gathered in Black Mountain's Town Square for the "No Kings" protest June 14.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 8h

Q: "Do you have a sense why the Secretary of Defense seems to be afraid to interact with journalists?"

Mike Johnson: "I reject that premise. Fear is not part of the Secretary of War's make up."

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Popehat Or Danger of Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 10h

Don’t let the frogwater that’s boiling us alive let you skip over this: we murdered another country’s citizens in cold blood, and when their leader objected, we called him a drug dealer and cut off aid to his country. That’s freakish.

Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 11h

Petro objected to the US bombing a Columbian fishing vessel that had the emergency beacon on because they were broken down, that we subsequently bombed. One Columbian fisherman survived the attack.

This is the official US response to Petro's comments.

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