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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 9h

The top of two prominent newspapers’ mobile editions right now—and the reason that, despite growing up in New York, I always read @theguardian.com first (and rarely open @nytimes.com):

The Guardian

No Kings protests
Millions across all 50 US states march in No Kings protests against Trump

US politics Republicans mostly silent as millions of Americans protest Trump on No Kings day

In pictures No Kings protests across the US

NYT:

Social Media, Pleas From Allies and Prison Essays:
How Santos Won His
Freedom
On Friday evening, former Representative George Santos walked out of prison after President Trump commuted his seven-year sentence.
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OrangeSage @orangesage.bsky.social · 20h

#NoKings Miami!

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 12h

I didn't get a picture of the best sign I saw today, but I remember what it said:

Somewhere in America
A little Hispanic girl
Is hiding in an attic
And keeping a diary.

#NoKings

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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 6h

Tonight the president of the United States posted a video of himself wearing a crown and flying a jet that dumps diarrhea all over the United States.

Seriously. He actually did this.

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Hallie Speight @halliespeight.bsky.social · 9h

Thanks for visiting!

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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 11h

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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Mike "looking for research fellowship" Caulfield @mikecaulfield.bsky.social · 12h

Telling moment: I was walking back from the rally, but a couple miles from it, carrying nothing but my gigantic American flag. An eight year old on his bike sees me with it and yells "No Kings!!" with absolute conviction.

My friends, they have lost the flag.

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enrich12 @enrich12.bsky.social · Jul 14

As American as apple pie. 😳

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Hallie Speight @halliespeight.bsky.social · 10h

Can’t imagine there was much upside for the Beckley PD in not arresting her. Thanks to them for that.

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hpanzironi @hpanzironi.bsky.social · 11h

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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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 12h

The GOP called protestors "terrorists" and "Marxists" and that didn't stop retired moderates in small towns from coming out today dressed in frog costumes because they're tired of this obvious bullshit.

Two million more than in June. Seven million total.

The GOP should be very worried.

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Hallie Speight @halliespeight.bsky.social · 12h

Mine was nowhere near that spacious or well-lighted.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

David Byrne at #NoKings on his bike.

(via @wutangforchildren.bsky.social)

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 13h

I don't think folks have any conception of how radicalized a lot of moms are becoming as they go through shit like "will my babysitter get kidnapped" and "will my child be able to get the measles vaccine"

Cameron @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 14h

every smug internet communist tweet about showing up to a No Kings protest with an abolish ICE shirt to scare the libs is getting completely mogged by the real-life winemoms showing up with slogans like "ICE will melt in hell"

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Eric L. Robinson @uticaeric.bsky.social · 17h

The Tea Party and FedSoc threw it into the gutter, where it has now been picked up by the heirs of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Robert Gould Shaw.

Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 20h

Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Halloweean Miles Schlong @tedcruznipples.com · 14h

It’s so funny that for the past week republicans have all been like “the only people out there are gonna be Hamas.” Everyone in this crowd is signed up for Kohl’s rewards points.

Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 15h

“This is what democracy looks like.”
“This is what America looks like.”
NYC

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 18h

So dangerous that they must be blown into small pieces rather than arrested … unless they are actually captured in which case they may go home with a warning. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

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Kim Shumway @kimshum.bsky.social · 16h

Good 🧵, but damn, do you know how pissed off New Yorkers have to be to *voluntarily* go to Times Square?

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19h

3. NYC

#NoKings 👑 @newyorkcitykopp.bsky.social

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Chris Sprigman @cjsprigman.bsky.social · 16h

I hope each and every one of the fascists who rule this country read this and choke.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19h

😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 16h

When you are geolocating at the protest based on inflatable animals

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[email protected] @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 1d

“Turn in your badge” is the only appropriate response to behavior like this.

StrictlyChristo 🐸❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 1d

Divorced, whiny ICE goon gets arrested for driving drunk with his kids in the car.

He acts like he’s above the law, stating, “I’m Federal.” He also confronts one of the arresting officers, asking, “Are you Haitian?” And makes a big deal out of getting an answer because, "It does matter!"