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Erie

@empoweredswan.bsky.social

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Eternally hopeful Love will win the day. Looking to find joyful warriors to work with to make it happen 💜🦋🪶🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸

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Erie @empoweredswan.bsky.social · Feb 23

She Rides

She Rides into battle, sword drawn, pointed forward.

She rides

She rides toward an enemy attacking Her land.

She rides into the fray, pulling attackers off the vulnerable.

She rides. & she does not hide.

When it is over, she drops her sword and returns to planting seeds in Her garden

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 20h

There are more of us than there are of them. Thank you for a truly historic day of peaceful protests across America. #NoKings

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John O'Connell @jdpoc.bsky.social · 19h

This was #NoKings in #London, yes, we got into it as well :-)

(#SoundOn)

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11h

Here is a map showing the exact spot a CHP vehicle was struck by shrapnel after a shell detonated over I-5 during the Trump-Vance missile firings at Camp Pendleton:

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 21h

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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Erie @empoweredswan.bsky.social · 17h

I think this is also a benefit to protests. The local police see how caring, patriotic, respectful and fun their community members are and it conflicts with the narrative of the propaganda. It humanizes people, they feel the good vibes and it solidifies community.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

The world joined us and said, “No Kings.”

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 20h

We're going to win.

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 20h

After adding new data to our spreadsheet, our central estimate of turnout for the No Kings Day protests yesterday has risen to 5.5 million, with an upper bound of 8.7 www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...

Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants

Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates

www.gelliottmorris.com

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 19h

Folks who are rightfully frustrated at the indefensible NYT coverage, please do note: in terms of actually reaching people, this is way more important

Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 19h

I scrolled through the @1stforall.bsky.social's gallery of print front pages for local coverage of "No Kings" protests. Here are some of the standout papers, starting with the Daily Sentinel of Grand Junction, Colorado:

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 18h

⚠️ October "No Kings Day" protests the largest single-day political protest ever in the United States

(Wikipedia has already been updated accordingly.)
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...

Second "No Kings Day" protests the largest single-day political protest ever*, with 5.2-8.2 million participants

Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates

www.gelliottmorris.com

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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 1d

Minneapolis, New York, Washington, Reno.

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UncannyKyle @uncannykyle.bsky.social · 1d

Downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota, home of Senate Leader John Thune. Don’t let anyone tell you we’re not fighting in the red states. #NoKings

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Seth Iser @siser187.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings No Kings Protest in Keyser, West Virginia.

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Dale Denwalt @denwalt.bsky.social · 1d

Retired Army Sgt. Brian Wofford spoke to me this morning at the Oklahoma City #NoKings protest. Didn’t expect him to be carrying his DD214 so I asked some warmup questions like when he got out and whether his injury was service-related.

He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 1d

To quote @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 1d

Per an organizer in Platte City, MO (population 4,867):

June #NoKings attendance: 20
October #NoKings attendance: 550

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Tough Kid @toughkid.bsky.social · 1d

The Seattle Monorail is a mile long.

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Jack Cousteau ⚓️ @angrywaterman.bsky.social · 1d

Seattle No Kings from the monorail

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings, Madison WI

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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 1d

Thousands of people attended 'No Kings' demonstrations on Saturday in protest of the policies of President Donald Trump. Participants criticized everything from Trump's consolidation of power to his immigration policies to congressional apathy toward him. Here are reports from four protests.

'We've got to do something:' Thousands attend 'No Kings' protests in Alabama | Alabama Reflector

Thousands of Alabamians participated in the protests against President Donald Trump, part of national demonstrations that drew millions.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d

Philadelphia Freedom. 🇺🇸 #NoKings

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 1d

MSNBC's Vaughn Hillyard noting that TV can't fully capture the scale of the "No Kings" protests: "Forgive us, we only have so many boxes we can fix on the television screen, we know these are happening ALL over the place..."

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

I lived a few miles away from Nanuet for many years, and this is beyond amazing. #NoKings

TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 1d

Insane.

Nearly *4,500* people turned out at the #NoKings event in Nanuet, NY, which beats the old record!

Every age, ethnicity, religion, gender and orientation was represented.

Here’s a quick drive-by of just one side of the rally.

More vids and pics to come!

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Brendan Gutenschwager @bgonthescene.bsky.social · 1d

Happening Now: Thousands out for a “No Kings” protest in Chicago

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 1d

Walking through the No Kings rally, and seeing it thousands of times over across the country, has me awestruck. So many Americans are ready to stand against corruption and fight for a lower cost of living. I’m honored to stand with them.

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