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teddyfan.bsky.social @teddyfan.bsky.social · 3h

👏👏👏 Thank you to everyone who participated and speaks up in whatever way you can! #NoKings

After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 7h

Philadelphia Freedom. 🇺🇸 #NoKings

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Candice Bernd @candicebernd.bsky.social · 6h

#NoKings Austin tagging in.

Massive crowd at the Texas State Capitol despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s activation of the National Guard.

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teddyfan.bsky.social @teddyfan.bsky.social · 6h

🔥 #NOKINGS

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 8h

Based on early numbers, there are easily more people participating in the second No Kings Day than in the first. Trump's strategy of constantly talking about this on TV and GOP govs sending in the national guard obviously energized the left. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

20251018_No Kings Day 2 Protests Unofficial Attendance Crowdsourcing

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Blue Texas @turntexasblue.bsky.social · 7h

No Kings-Boston

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Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 10h

Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.

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US Political Politics News 💙🌈🦋The Fighting Liberal Democrat @us-political-news.bsky.social · 7h

No Kings protesters form human banner in San Francisco

www.youtube.com/live/g4Mi8XX...

No Kings protesters form human banner in San Francisco

YouTube video by ABC7 News Bay Area

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 7h

All these people turning out for No Kings make me proud to be an American.

Protesters Denouncing Trump Unite Across the Country

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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 7h

Holy fuck! No Kings protesters are marching through Center City in Philadelphia. 🙌💪👏✊️👇

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Blue Texas @turntexasblue.bsky.social · 7h

No Kings-Los Angeles, CA

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 10h

Look at this turnout in Charlotte! #NoKings (via Marco Foster/Threads)

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1d

“In Maine, a family of four making $130,000 would face an increase of $16,100 in annual premiums next year.

“In Kentucky, a 60-year-old couple making $85,000 per year could face an increase of $23,700.”

Gift link ⤵️

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Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 10h

Looks like people showed up in DC

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 10h

#NOKINGS

New York City, NY

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

The trump regime is setting up official agency accounts here on BlueSky, and they’re dragging their MAGA trolls with them. Block liberally.

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teddyfan.bsky.social @teddyfan.bsky.social · 12h

Can someone please explain to #Rogan that Trump is the one who killed the ultra-conservative 2024 immigration bill drafted by Senate REPUBLICANS so he could use it as a fear-based propaganda tool? And the GOP have blocked immigration bills for years for the same reason? thehill.com/homenews/sen...

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The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 14h

In a coordinated move, multiple federal agencies joined BlueSky yesterday and turned to trolling the opposition. Our Assessment on Democratic Decline warns of this autocratic practice: attacking the free press and narrowing the space in which factual reporting can safely operate without retaliation.

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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.msnbc.com · 1d

Happy No Kings Day, America. It couldn't happen at a better time.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

This doesn’t even include the ones who had pending case but he had their charges dropped.

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teddyfan.bsky.social @teddyfan.bsky.social · 13h

Exactly what I came here to ask: "commentators." They really do think a lot of themselves don't they? Millions of people protesting dangerous authoritarian overreach but "they" think it's "cringe." Another good example of how we got here with what used to be an effective fourth estate's help.

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teddyfan.bsky.social @teddyfan.bsky.social · 13h

I take care of my elderly mom too - I know how challenging it can be and wish you both the best. Sweet smiles.

teddyfan.bsky.social @teddyfan.bsky.social · 13h

Convenient block mechanism for MAGA gaslighting.

VanDammit @chaosagent42.bsky.social · 13h

White House, Homeland Security, and HHS MAHA shitmuppets all added to the block list.

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teddyfan.bsky.social @teddyfan.bsky.social · 13h

Sounds a lot like TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.

Time for blue states to withhold revenue. Let's see them explain lack of services to red states funded largely by CA and NY. @governor.ny.gov @governor.ca.gov

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White House pauses new round of largely blue-state projects — POLITICO

$11 billion in Army Corps projects will be considered for cancellation.

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teddyfan.bsky.social @teddyfan.bsky.social · 13h

That doesn't factor in the voluminous misinformation and conspiracy theories that circulate in the remaining cult. That's not "reality" based on actual data. See RFK Jr. as a prime example.

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teddyfan.bsky.social @teddyfan.bsky.social · 13h

And yet another step toward their intent: a police state to prevent future assembly and fair elections.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 19h

This is a profoundly absurd show of force that could put Californians directly in harm's way.

Flying live rounds over a busy highway without coordination between state, federal, and local partners isn't just wrong — it's dangerous.

New York Times: "Military Plans to Fire Artillery Over California Freeway on Saturday"

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