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Here are some images from the rally today in downtown Prescott.

#PrescottAz #AlexPretti #NoKings #NoMoreICE #Minneapolis #Rally #GoodTrouble #Democracy

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Protesters hold up signs and make some noise at the corner of Gurley and Montezuma streets in downtown Prescott. The rally was called quickly to protest the most recent shooting of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis. A protester wearing a pussy hat flashes two peace signs at drivers driving down Gurley St. in downtown Prescott, Arizona. A woman holds up a large placard with the picture of recently murdered US citizen Alex Pretti and his wife. The placard calls for more funding of healthcare rather than ICE. Protesters line the block of Gurley Street in front of courthouse square. Roughly 400 people showed up in downtown Prescott to protest the recent shootings of US citizens in Minneapolis by ICE agents.
January 26, 2026 at 3:21 AM
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Here are some images from the rally today in downtown Prescott.

#PrescottAz #AlexPretti #NoKings #NoMoreICE #Minneapolis #Rally #GoodTrouble #Democracy

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A man in cowboy regalia walks through the protest against recent ICE shooting of citizens in Minneapolis. He was yelling and being confrontational with protestors. Two women extend their middle fingers in a joint “fuck you” to protestors rallying against the recent shootings of citizens in Minneapolis by ICE agents. While four hundred supporters showed up, a couple of people had derision to offer instead. Two women flip off protesters who return the gestures with smiles and peace signs during a rally to protest the shootings of US citizens by ICE agents in Minneapolis. A troublemaker (right) gets in the face of photojournalist Chris Ortiz after Ortiz took photos of the troublemaker trying to egg protesters on.
January 26, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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Here are some images from the rally today in downtown Prescott.

#PrescottAz #AlexPretti #NoKings #NoMoreICE #Minneapolis #Rally #GoodTrouble #Democracy

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A rally goer holds up an illustration of a weeping Statue of Liberty in front of the Courthouse Square in downtown Prescott. The rally was called in response to the most recent shooting of a US citizen in Minneapolis by ICE agents. A woman holds up a sign that states, “ABOLISH ICE” in front of the courthouse in downtown Prescott. A rally goer holding a sign that states “It’s not Right or Left. It’s Right or Wring.” She’s holding her dog in her arm and smiling. She was one of roughly four hundred people who showed up in downtown Prescott to protest against the most recent shooting of a US citizen by ICE agents in Minneapolis. Rally goers walk the square of Courthouse Square in downtown Prescott protesting the most recent shooting of a US citizen in Minneapolis.
January 26, 2026 at 3:02 AM
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Here are some images from the rally today in downtown Prescott.

#PrescottAz #AlexPretti #NoKings #NoMoreICE #Minneapolis #Rally #GoodTrouble #Democracy

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Rally goers hold up signs in the background while friends say hello to each other at the rally against ICE shootings in Minneapolis. Roughly 400 people showed up at a rally to protest the ICE shootings in Minneapolis and lined up along Gurley St. in front of Courthouse Square in downtown Prescott, AZ. Roughly 400 people showed up at a rally to protest the ICE shootings in Minneapolis and lined up along Gurley St. in front of Courthouse Square in downtown Prescott, AZ. A dog wears a sign saying “Dogs Against Trump.
January 26, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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#MLKday #MartinLutherKing #Parade #March #PrescottArizona #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #IStillHaveADream @indivisprescott.bsky.social
It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year
January 19, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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#MLKday #MartinLutherKing #Parade #March #PrescottArizona #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #IStillHaveADream @indivisprescott.bsky.social
It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year
January 19, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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#MLKday #MartinLutherKing #Parade #March #PrescottArizona #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #IStillHaveADream @indivisprescott.bsky.social
It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year. It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year. It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year. It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year.
January 19, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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#MLKday #MartinLutherKing #Parade #March #PrescottArizona #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #IStillHaveADream @indivisprescott.bsky.social
It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year. It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year. It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year. It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year.
January 19, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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#MLKday #MartinLutherKing #Parade #March #PrescottArizona #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #IStillHaveADream @indivisprescott.bsky.social
It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year. It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year. It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year. It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year.
January 19, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year. It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year. It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year. It’s MLK Day again. A lot has happened in a year. A lot is happening right now, especially if you’re in Minnesota. Here in Prescott, I was a bit nervous to see if there’d be a dip in the attendance or spirit from the prior year. I got to the Prescott College Welcome Center parking lot a little early and didn’t see a lot of people. Within 20 minutes though, the place was packed. Manuel Lucero spoke and smudged the crowd with sage. The Bucket List popped out an Afro-Brazilian warm up of beats to set the pace of the march. The crowd started their way down Grove towards Gurley. Prescott PD were polite and organized, and while it was cold enough to dawn winter gear, the sun chased that chill away in no time. The march proceeded down Gurley and around Courthouse Square, and after a brief pause to pull everyone together, the march wound its way back up to the Prescott United Methodist Church for a celebration of the day complete with hot chocolate, music, speeches and any attempt to exercise the act of connection between people. It was worth it to go, if for any other reason than we as citizens still have the right to hold events like these without fear of retribution or persecution. Unlike years before and all the variety of other marches and protests, there’s a nagging feeling that these events might become harder to sanction in the near future, at least not without having to kiss a ring or two. Still, events like today, and past recent protests and marches, fill one with hope that the binary narrative so many unwilling-to-think people have been suckered into is not nearly as pronounced as it might seem in outrage media. Let’s hope it stays that way and grows. Looking forward to next year.
January 19, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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Because #Dolphins for #Stunday.

#Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Color #Water #SoLongAndThanksForAllTheFish
A dolphin breaches the water surface leaving a white splash behind on the blue green ocean surface.
January 18, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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A mournful #TeddyBear stuffed into a #Newspaper box in the heart of #Downtown #SanFrancisco for today’s #BlueskyArtShow theme #One

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A teddy bear is stuffed into a newspaper dispenser and looking out through the window with a sad expression. The neighboring dispensers are ramshackle if not empty. Taken in downtown San Francisco.
January 17, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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A sherbet #Sunset on a #Beach.

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The silhouette of a man walking down a beach during a sunset with an orange and blue gradient and wispy thin, white clouds. The setting sun is backlighting the man’s head
January 16, 2026 at 8:20 AM
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It feels like shades.

Taken in #TheMiddleOfNowhere in #NorthernArizona.

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Leaf silhouettes shot through an umbrella in the middle of nowhere Northern Arizona.
January 13, 2026 at 5:49 AM
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#NoKings #Rally #Protest #October #Flagstaff #Arizona

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At the No Kings rally in Flagstaff, Arizona, A man in a cowboy hat holds up a sign with a crown and a large “X” overlaying the crown. October 18, 2025. A group of people sit on the opposite bank of a dry creek bed separating the Flagstaff City Hall lawn where rally goers continued to rally at the No Kings rally. October 18, 2025. This image just about summed up the mood of the rally yesterday. Paradoxically, it was both serious and light-hearted at the same time. Speaking strictly for myself, there was a huge sense of relief being here with as many people that showed up. It was a break from the tedious daily stream of news highlighting the breaking down of civility in the function of federal government and the social ramifications that come with it. It helped quell the sense of isolation and helplessness that seems pervasive when trying to keep up with all the stupidity. At the No Kings rally in Flagstaff Arizona, hazard cones with messages stating, “Keep your cool. Hecklers want a reaction - don’t give it to them. Stay Peaceful, stay strong.” October 18, 2025. Possibly the best advice that could be given for the day in terms of how to deal with agitators looking to rationalize their own delusions as to who the “opposition” really is. Thankfully and almost predictably, no one showed up to give it a try.
October 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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#NoKings #Rally #Protest #October #Flagstaff #Arizona

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An inflatable Cartman costume worn my a rally goer walked menacing through the crowd at the No Kings rally in Flagstaff, Arizona. October 18, 2025 Having photographed multiple protests where people showed up representing Antifa in black garb and face coverings, I love the fact that people protesting the federal administration’s blatant disregard for human decency towards its own population have twisted the administration’s perversion of its so-called “anti-American” stereotype on its head. While there was a noticeable lack of frogs (presumably due to supply chain issues), people made up for it in terms of other inflatables. I mean, the question needs begging after, “who’s going to pepper spray/teargas [insert inflatable character here], and not feel like a total asshole?” Someone in an inflatable frog costume holds up a sign stating, “Frogs Together Strong,” at the No Kings rally in Flagstaff, Arizona. October 18, 2025 There were more inflatable T Rex costumes at this rally than frogs even though the frog theme seems to be “the thing” in places like Portland and Chicago over the last several weeks. I’m particularly attached to the frog fashion as it seems to be reappropriating the hapless amphibian from extreme right wingers who, during Trump’s first administration, used it a la 4chan as a mascot for their stupidity. Someone in a StayPuff Marshmallow inflatable holds up a sign saying, “Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me!” at the No Kings rally in Flagstaff Arizona. October 18, 2025. Love the nod to RATM here seen through the fictional apocalyptic lens of Ghostbusters. Before coming to the rally today, I read a quick AP article that stated that people opposed to the No Kings day, were calling them “Hate America” rallies. It’s so much easier to make a blanket statement that disagreement and criticism of the government is the exact same thing as “hating” the country, when the opposite holds more sway. A child in a Donkey inflatable, from the movie Shrek, strikes a pose at the No Kings rally in Flagstaff Arizona. October 18, 2025 The crowd at the rally wasn’t solely swaths of retired free speech hippies, although that demographic did make a showing. Many people felt the need to bring their children to not only witness the rally, but to participate, if the children so chose.
October 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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#NoKings #Rally #Protest #October #Flagstaff #Arizona

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A woman with inflatable American flag wings, American flag sunglasses, and two small American flags being held up behind her, holds up a sign saying, “Stop Corruption! You’re Fired! October 18, 2025, Flagstaff Arizona. A common theme in this particular rally, was the amount of American symbolism (flags, “We The People” calligraphy, etc.) on display. Not that it hasn’t been present at previous rallies and/or protests, but the frequency seems to be increasing in what feels like an attempt to steal back from right wing “conservatives” what the right wing constantly befouls by draping reactionary politics in said symbolism in an attempt to justify their wingnut fear-based beliefs. An older man wearing a t-shirt with the motto, “Same Shit, Different Hats,” smiles while holding a sign at the No Kings rally in Flagstaff, Arizona. October 18, 2025 The beautiful thing in this picture is the hat the military veteran is wearing, proclaiming his status as a veteran. He wasn’t the only veteran at the rally. One of the more heartening aspects of this rally was the fact that people who wouldn’t normally attend a rally like this, were out in force and ready and willing to speak their minds. A man holds up a sign stating, “Christian Nationalism is the American Taliban! Jesus wasn’t white!” At the No Kings rally in Flagstaff Arizona. October 18, 2025. The sign here seem to be asking for provocation from anyone opposed to the reasoning for the No Kings rally. Noteworthy was the complete absence of opposing view points to provoke. Sure, it’s the university town of Flagstaff, which isn’t exactly Trump country, but neither is it Portland Oregon. There was a thin line of protestors across Route 66 from the main lawn of City Hall, and while a quick glance might make it seem like a separation of factions, look a little harder and longer, and you’d find the thin line to also be No Kings supporters. A woman holds up a sign stating “Karma Is A Bitch (it’s coming)” while rallying in front of the Flagstaff, Arizona City Hall. October 18, 2025 The rally started later than other No Kings rallies around the state, but the atmosphere was no later or less than what I’ve seen in images and video from other rallies. In short, the crowd was there to celebrate their communal contempt for the current federal administration and its behavior. One of the more ironic sights at the rally was the handful of local police stationed at the entrance of the city hall, the irony being the absence of protesters whose political leanings would actually constitute a threat to the integrity of the government building being “defended.”
October 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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The #human known as Tí.

#BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #Photography #Portrait #DailyPhoto #EastCoastKin
A man named Tí photographed at his place of work.
September 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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#GoggleEyes make everything a #face. August 17, 2025

#Photography #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #FunnyFace #EastCoastKin #DailyPhoto
Someone stuck plastic goggle eyes on a paper towel dispenser in a bathroom in Wickenburg, AZ. August 17, 2025
August 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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In the #Blink of and #Eyelash in #Prescott, Arizona, 8/5/25

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A black and white photo of the passenger side headlight with an eyelash sticker attached around the headlight to make it look like the headlight is an eye.
August 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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A #LoveLock for Peggy Bevins in #Prescott, #Arizona. August 3, 2025

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A love lock with the name “Peggy Bevins” hitched to a chain link fence full of locks in downtown Prescott, Arizona. August 3, 2025.
August 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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#Morning sun bathing for Rosie on a #PerfectDay

#BlackAndWhite #Photography #Dog #Beautiful #DailyPhoto
Rosie the dog sun bathing first thing in the morning, on a deck, with a perfect temperature and a perfect wind, in August, in Prescott, Az.
August 17, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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#Pickup in a matchbox parking lot in #Prescott, Arizona. August 3, 2025.

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A black and white photograph of a nearly empty parking lot in downtown Prescott, Arizona. The only car in the lot is an old pickup at the very end of the lot.
August 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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A #Wickenburg Arizona vertical #night lizard.

#BlackAndWhite #Photography #Shadow #DailyPhoto
I lizard suctioned to a stucco wall late at night in Wickenburg Arizona.
August 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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#Night statue taken while at the #Biltmore, July 7 2025

#BlackAndWhite #Photography #FrankLloydWright #EastCoastKin #DailyPhoto
One of many statues found on the grounds of the Biltmore Resort in Scottsdale Arizona. The resort was initially designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and his artistic minions.
August 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM