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Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 2h

it is far better to be in a country with a mass visible protest movement than one without it

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 2h

The notion that regular people could be political agents outside of elections isn’t threatening to them, it’s incomprehensible.

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🕯️ Crowley Rae Jepsen 🕯️ @mags.colvett.online · 2h

Something maybe worth noting is that all the frog costumes and signs and good-natured memeing came about because a wide spectrum of Americans saw someone in direct, brave confrontation with ICE—getting pepperballed and standing their ground—and thought “that’s awesome. That person is a hero”

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Silky @silkyweineck.bsky.social · 5h

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Sara Whitmer
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I'm sure many of you have heard by now that earlier this week, IU k*lled the print edition of its student paper, the IDS. The issue that was supposed to print this week contained criticism of the Whitten regime and IUs further slide into Fscist control, and they couldn't allow that to happen during Homecoming, when all the rich alumni are in town.
Enter Purdue! The Purdue student paper, The Exponent, owns its own presses. Yesterday, in an act of tremendous solidarity with their biggest rival school, they printed the forbidden issue of the IDS. They then drove it to Bloomington overnight and stocked all of the IDS boxes on campus, just in time for Homecoming.
Solidarity is what makes us stronger, and solidarity will be what ultimately allows us to triumph, if we can ever truly get it together. I hope everyone has a fun, safe day if they're going out today, and I hope we can think about what acts of solidarity we can begin taking to really make this movement MOVE - beyond a permitted expression of upset into more active resistance.

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 4h

my hot take is today is about showing maybe millions of people how it’s fun to say fuck the government

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 2h

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A sign that reads: leaked! young Dem's group chat

You'll never convince me that people who came here looking for a better life are the problem (bummer emoji)

Does anyone have biodegradable glitter? avoiding microplastics...

Imagine if we spent ICE's budget on housing instead

God I love bernie (heart emojoie)

Please share the voter registration link on your socials!

I miss having a president that could put together a coherent sentence (laughing emoji)

love trumps hate! (lots of heart emojis)

Caring about people isn't radical. It should be the baseline - not the revolution (fire emoji)

I love America too much to give up (flag emoji)

I'm tired of thoughts and prayer :( (prayer hands emoji)

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 3h

Just walked by a pharmacy & spur of moment went in and asked about the new Covid vax - got it & the flu shot - too get - so fast so free. Get vaxed & live your life. 💉

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kate b.ooOooO 👻 @katebitz.bsky.social · 3h

“who cares” would be a titch more credible if they hadn’t spent all week whining about the rallies in advance.

Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 3h

"Who cares?" says the president about a day of peaceful NO KINGS protest in approximately 2,500 cities, towns, villages all over the United States, and in many other parts of the world.

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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 2h

My favorite #NoKings sign seen in my neighborhood today.

a protest sign, half in blue and half in red, with a cartoon of a black cat with a grumpy face kicking a crown, and it reads: "NOPE" (with a red tie imitating Trump's tied through the 'O') and "SINCE 1776".

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Andrew Jennings @andrewkjennings.com · 5h

Monday morning: a new 10,000% tariff on inflatable costumes.

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kat 🌻 @kataclyst.bsky.social · 2h

You love to see it.

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 4h

I thought of my friends in Palestine when I was out today. I saw a lot of Palestinian flags at the protest. I'm home now but would love to keep the momentum going by getting Alaa some help; she still needs support. If you have something to spare please send it her way.

Eng Alaa @mamatwins.bsky.social · 20d

My family,my children have always been my top priority in life. They are the most precious part of me. I dedicated all my time and energy to them, until I nearly forgot myself forgot that I am an engineer who studied and worked hard for more than ten years.
🔗 chuffed.org/project/your...

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Micah @rincewind.run · 6h

this is why I think the admin spending all week yelling about a “hate America” rally was stupid

anyone who tunes in gets to see funny signs, joyful crowds and shit like “an enormous constitution being carried to the White House”

this is a crowd that loves America and wants it to be better

Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 8h

Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.

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kat 🌻 @kataclyst.bsky.social · 2h

Yeah, they look like absolute fools.

kat 🌻 @kataclyst.bsky.social · 2h

I love that after all of this past week’s screeching about “antifa terrorists”, all sorts of normies (complimentary) at #NoKings events doubled down on describing themselves as antifascist.

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kat 🌻 @kataclyst.bsky.social · 2h

#NoKings

A hand drawn sign on a yellow background that reads: We have friends everywhere. The sign also has a drawing of a sunflower.

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 9h

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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Greg Iwinski @garyjackson.bsky.social · 5h

No Kings isn’t going to change the world.

But it is where can meet the people you’ll work with to win back your city council. Your school board. Your state legislature. Your do-nothing geriatric congressional seat.

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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 3h

No Kings organizers say it would be easier if people just let them know if they did not attend a rally.

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Victoria Dahl/Victoria Helen Stone @victoriadahl.bsky.social · 5h

One more from No Kings in Salt Lake City, Utah! #NoKings

Victoria stands in a crowd next to someone in an inflatable frog costume. She’s wearing a gray cap & sunglasses & is smiling & giving a thumbs up. Her sign reads “Secret police are fascist police”

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 8h

South Koreans held their government accountable earlier this year. And now they’re protesting for American’s rights and democracy on No Kings too!

Thank you South Korea! #NoKings ❌👑

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Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 8h

@mehdirhasan.bsky.social at No Kings: Israel for the past week has violated the ceasefire again and again killing Palestinians with impunity. Yesterday they killed 7 Palestinian children during a ceasefire.

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Blue Texas @turntexasblue.bsky.social · 8h

No Kings-Kansas City

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 8h

No kid should ever have to protest or advocate for their friends’ basic humanity.

But they’re standing up at No Kings anyway.

A little boy holds a handmade sign with hearts glued to it. It reads, “leave my friends ALONE Donald Trump”. He’s bravely protesting at the No Kings Evanston protest.

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Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 8h

No Kings protest kicking off in Washington, D.C. Here’s the view down Pennsylvania Avenue from near the front. Street is totally packed for blocks.

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