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Michael Bersin @michaelbersin.bsky.social · 6h

Greek (the original).

Michael Bersin @michaelbersin.bsky.social · 7h

No Kings – Lee’s Summit, Missouri – October 18, 2025

Near the corner of Chipman and Douglas, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, 9:05 a.m.: As one part of the thousands of No Kings events protesting Donald Trump (r) and his administration residents and nei…

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Michael Bersin @michaelbersin.bsky.social · 13h

#nokings 12 noon, Johnson County Courthouse, Warrensburg, Missouri - @750 in attendance.

Michael Bersin @michaelbersin.bsky.social · 13h

#nokings 12 noon, Johnson County Courthouse, Warrensburg, Missouri - @750 in attendance.

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Michael Bersin @michaelbersin.bsky.social · 13h

#nokings At 10:00 a.m. in Lee's Summit, Missouri.

"I am not a paid protester. I despise Trump for free!"

Michael Bersin @michaelbersin.bsky.social · 13h

#nokings Johnson County Courthouse, Warrensburg, Missouri - @750 in attendance.

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Michael Bersin @michaelbersin.bsky.social · 17h

Nope, I just remember high school shop class...

Michael Bersin @michaelbersin.bsky.social · 18h

#nokings Lee's Summit, Missouri. At the scheduled 10:00 am start.

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Michael Bersin @michaelbersin.bsky.social · 1d

The original phrase is from a poem by Greek poet Dinos Christianopoulos.

The Zapatistas adapted it in the 1990s.

The sign adapts it for our time.

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Michael Bersin @michaelbersin.bsky.social · 1d

The first iteration, from November 2024. It was visible and readable from 100 yards.

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 1d

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
(sound up)

DAY 17 OCTOBER 2025

THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES

TOMORROW
NO KINGS DAY

ARE YOU READY?
Be safe. .Be loud
Be strong. . Be proud

I thank all of you who are marching

IN AMERICA THERE ARE NO KINGS

GO TO : nokings.org

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Michael Bersin @michaelbersin.bsky.social · 1d

The original phrase is from a poem by Greek poet Dinos Christianopoulos.

The Zapatistas adapted it in the 1990s.

The sign adapts it for our time.

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Michael Bersin @michaelbersin.bsky.social · 1d

Tell that to people on inflatable frog suits getting pepper sprayed for participating in a dance party....

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Betty Cracker of Florida @bettycrackerfl.bsky.social · 1d

Who’s with me? #NoKings

Homemade poster that says “NO KINGS.” A yellow crown is drawn inside a red circle with a line through it.

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Michael Bersin @michaelbersin.bsky.social · 1d

Campaign Finance: Greetings from the Gulf of Mexico

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission: C000628 10/17/2025 MISSOURI RIGHT TO LIFE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Marcus J Azar 16166 Verilyn Circle Naples FL 34110 Requested 10/16/2025 $7,500.00 Oxymo…

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 3d

“The 3.5% rule is a concept in political science that states that when 3.5% of the population of a country protest nonviolently against a government, that government is likely to fall from power.”

If you can get to a No Kings rally this Saturday, please do.

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Michael Bersin @michaelbersin.bsky.social · 3d

Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Donald Trump, Donald Trump...