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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 12h

Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]

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

California Dreamin’ of No Kings in San Diego.

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 6h

An immigration agent to a protester who was filming their vehicle’s license plate: “You can record all you want. We change the plates out every day.”

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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 6h

Love this lady!!!

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 8h

“We found over 35 cases in which the judges have specifically said what the government is providing…false information. It might be intentionally false information, including false sworn declarations time and again," says Ryan Goodman, law professor at New York University.

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 7h

It’s just incredible this isn’t the way everyone talks about him

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h

Gov. Pritzker: "The president lies consistently, and he's got a lot of people around him who are sycophants, including JD Vance, who lie on his behalf...It's propaganda."

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

I think we made him mad

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Trump's Truth Social account just posted this AI video of him flying a fighter jet that reads "King Trump."

AI Trump is wearing a crown while he dumps shit on protesters. He's such a pathetic little man.

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 18h

We're going to win.

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 16h

hell yeah, we're doing hopepunk, we're making star wars references, we're cringemaxxing

caring about stuff is so uncool that it's cool again, get ready www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Resistance Is Cringe—But It’s Also Effective

Dismissing the movement as embarrassing pap ignores what has made it so powerful.

www.theatlantic.com

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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 12h

one interesting thing is the collapse of mass support for trump before he took office. his in-person events were sparsely attended. his conventional fundraising (donations in the dollar to thousand dollar range) was more or less nonexistent.

Trump I was a grassroots phenomenon. Trump II was elite.

Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 12h

Republican rhetoric all week was clearly aiming to either depress turnout or inspire visible maga pushback. Neither happened and the press doesn’t seem particularly interested in exploring the implications of that.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15h

The Trump regime tried to paint No Kings Day as a “hate America” protest, but what we saw on display was the best of what this country is meant to be. #NoKings

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 15h

One retiree said he chose to wave an American flag instead of a sign “because people who carry the flag do not hate America and as you can see there are a lot of flags.”

WE ARE TAKING BACK THE FLAG 🇺🇸

#NoKings

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 16h

The 7 million Americans who took the streets for 'No Kings' made history, and they did something even more important

They got under the skin of Donald Trump and his dictatorial regime, on a day that showed that most Americans love democracy instead

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/no-k...

Then they fight you: How the No Kings protests are winning America | Will Bunch

A massive turnout of 7 million and a panicked White House showed Saturday why the No Kings protests matter, a lot.

www.inquirer.com

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 12h

The big crowds everywhere is the story. This is not just the usual places and the usual protesters. (Also chuffed to have Portland represented in a 📸 I took.)

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19h

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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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19h

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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The Phoenix Project @phoenixprojnow.bsky.social · 11h

The controversy is shaping up to be the first major scandal of Lurie’s term. For a mayor who campaigned on ending pay-to-play politics, the OpenGov deal raises a sharp question: Who’s really running City Hall — Lurie or Silicon Valley billionaires?

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 11h

Our pro-democracy movement is surging. Now it’s up to each of us to channel this incredible energy into the organizing power it will take to win.

Join us on Tuesday for a mass call of movement leaders and activists to discuss what’s next: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even... #NoKings

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 10h

If your words don't spread, they don't work. And for those words to spread, someone has to see and want to share them. Or in admittedly MANY words words...

www.weekendreading.net/p/bringing-a...

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 9h

Three cartoon girls from KPop Demon Hunters looking skeptical and displeased. Above them it reads "Checking out the shady billionaires who don't want us to vote Yes on Prop 50."

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Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks for having me on @doomloopdispatch.bsky.social this week!

Doomloop Dispatch @doomloopdispatch.bsky.social · 1d

NEW EPISODE: We talk to the techies’ worst nightmare… DEAN PRESTON! Listen to him drop knowledge like bombs, especially when it comes to housing. SF wouldn’t have a housing issue if they listened to Dean. @dscotmiller.bsky.social @deanpreston.bsky.social
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Fighting for housing with Dean Preston

YouTube video by Doomloop Dispatch

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 7h

I’m glad this is being covered. Federal judges have been warning us as best they know how. When I looked into this back in June, I found dozens of cases where judges suggested that the Trump administration’s conduct was untrustworthy or acting in bad faith.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 5h

Cleve Jones gave a riveting, rousing speech at San Francisco's No Kings rally yesterday, and he's graciously allowing me to publish it. He began: "The pronouns I use the most are the ones probably understood the least by those in the White House today. They are WE, US and OURS."

Cleve Jones: "This Is Our Country"

This is the first guest essay at Meditations in an Emergency. I'm proud to bring you yesterday's speech by the great Cleve Jones, who has for nearly half a century been a key organizer for the global ...

www.meditationsinanemergency.com

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Mary Scheib @mascheib.bsky.social · 16h

I'm attending No Kings's event, “Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings?” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings? · No Kings

No Kings will be massive, powerful, and meaningful - but it won’t be the end of our work. Join movement leaders and fellow local activists after the big day to come together, celebrate what we accompl...

www.mobilize.us

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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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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 1d

Just in from two SF No Kings events (Ocean Beach and then a colossal march and rally downtown). So many good signs, so much devotion to justice, liberty, human rights, and Jesus lord the one part of the US economy that must be booming right now: INFLATABLE critter costumes.

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

This was my favorite sign from #Portland #NoKings. #putabirdonit

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