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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 11h

GIGANTIC turn out at #NoKings here in Longview, WA!

Easily twice the number of people as any prior protest here. Fantastic to see so many turn out today!

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ckurth.bsky.social @ckurth.bsky.social · 9h

Florence, OR

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 7h

This overhead image of thousands of protesters in Denver on Saturday is by @kevinmohatt.bsky.social.

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⚜️Frenchy’s Tea Time & Politics : Madder Than The Hatter @itsfrenchy.bsky.social · 8h

Eww, Vought. Gross, evil, and cringe?

Reddit AMA is the only place you belong.This man should have been a full time moderator. Where we couldn't see or absorb much of his presence.

Hazmat Suit Scenario. He's a vile, fatal toxin. Bad for Representative Democracy, bad for a Republic or constitution.

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Phil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 17h

Important reporting from @propublica.org: How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

NEW: From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russ Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term.

Vought has consolidated power to an extent that insiders say they feel like “he is the commander in chief.”

@andykroll.bsky.social w/ @newyorker.com

Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President

From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...

www.propublica.org

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⚜️Frenchy’s Tea Time & Politics : Madder Than The Hatter @itsfrenchy.bsky.social · 8h

#NoKings

He can hear us. He doesn't care.
Consent never has been his thing, has it?

You can't run over a people United!

No one can, we haven't given up, that's why they're mad. They wanted the path of least resistance.

For a national "Hell No!", I have to stay it was very polite.

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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 15h

MEANWHILE AT MAR-A-LAGO…

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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 13h

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MILLIONS OF AMERICANS are standing up to Trump at No Kings Protests

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 12h

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'No Kings' isn’t just a slogan. It’s a call to save democracy before it’s too late.

In June, millions of Americans rose up in the largest single-day mobilization in modern history. Today, we’re doing it again, but bigger.

www.msnbc.com

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Liberty and Justice for All @libertyjustice.bsky.social · 8h

John, as usual, not mincing words!

The Independent @the-independent.com · 8h

John Cusack says Trump should ‘go to hell!’ at ‘No Kings’ protest in Chicago

www.independent.co.uk

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Liberty and Justice for All @libertyjustice.bsky.social · 8h

CNN seems to have gotten it right, nice to see...

CNN @cnn.com · 8h

Millions of people are expected to attend more than 2,500 "No Kings" protests across the US and internationally.

Organizers say President Donald Trump is leading an increasingly militarized and authoritarian regime in the United States.

Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/48xT2ME

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 8h

"Organizers say"

7 million + showed up today for #NoKings

CNN @cnn.com · 8h

Millions of people are expected to attend more than 2,500 "No Kings" protests across the US and internationally.

Organizers say President Donald Trump is leading an increasingly militarized and authoritarian regime in the United States.

Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/48xT2ME

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 8h

The American people have made their voices heard today. Trump and the Republicans have never looked smaller. Their lies about these protests have completely discredited them and backfired. They miscalculated. Badly.

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Democrats @democrats.org · 8h

Americans across the country made their voices heard 🔥🔥🔥

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 8h

📽️ VIDEO: Republicans in Texas are trying to push through one of the most extreme gerrymanders in modern history. Democracy Docket’s Jen Rice went inside the courtroom to uncover the GOP’s every move. Now, she joins Marc Elias to break down the trial.
https://bit.ly/4nUosS2

Texas Redistricting Sparks Nationwide Alarm

Republicans in Texas are trying to push through one of the most extreme gerrymanders in modern history. Reporter Jen Rice was inside the courtroom for all ten days — uncovering how GOP leaders, Gov. Greg Abbott, and AG Ken Paxton coordinated with the RN...

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BT @luditetechy.bsky.social · 8h

The Big Beautiful Crowds Trump promised finally arrived!!

TO RUN HIM OUT OF OFFICE AND PUT HIM BEHIND BARS!!

We must document each protest as a single UNIFIED piece. Multiple copies is excellent but please reply your local protests to this post

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 10h

An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 11h

Guy passing out constitutions who didn’t want me to show his face is where we are as a nation

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 8h

Trump "will do everything he can to make sure you get paid exactly as you deserve."

That's not a promise, JD, that's a threat.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8h

Vance: Trump wanted me to tell each and every one of you despite the Schumer shutdown, he will do everything he can to make sure you get paid exactly as you deserve. Democrats seem to want to keep the government shutdown even though it would mean a lot if you would not get your paycheck

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 8h

We’ve got generations out in the streets — toddlers, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents.

90 year olds who saw fascism rise — & helped the world defeat it.

And toddlers who may not speak much yet but still know this truth:

In America, we don’t have kings
🚫👑

#NoKings
#DemocracyRocks 🇺🇸

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 8h

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 8h

On Saturday, countless people gathered at “No Kings” protests in thousands of cities and towns across the United States and the world.

Their focus?: President Donald Trump and his administration’s increasing turn towards authoritarianism.

Here's what "No Kings" Looked Like Across the World

It certainly wasn't a "Hate America Rally."

www.motherjones.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 8h

After her partner was detained, leaving her to support two kids by herself, Pérez applied to self-deport.

DHS set a departure date — then went silent. No information, no plane tickets.

Months in, she feels trapped in a country that doesn’t want her.

“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America

Venezuelan immigrants signed up for a Trump-promoted app called CBP Home, which promised a safe and easy way to leave the country, and prepared to leave on their given departure dates. Those dates hav...

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Reuters @reuters.com · 8h

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DHS purchase of business jets during shutdown draws Democrats’ ire

Democrats in Congress on Saturday criticized the Trump administration's decision to buy two Gulfstream G700 jets for $172 million during the ongoing government shutdown that are to be used by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other senior leaders.

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⚜️Frenchy’s Tea Time & Politics : Madder Than The Hatter @itsfrenchy.bsky.social · 8h

The Anti-Fa Am-Phibas have spread to London.

Can't you hear it?

That's solidarity!

#NoKings

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 8h

Outside the US Embassy in London today.

Our friends across the pond showed up en masse and in solidarity.

No Kings