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Contrarians celebrate No Kings Day ... anytime you need oa shot of democracy adreneline come watch our daily updated coverage of the democracy movement : open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

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Yesterday, millions of us reasserted the “We” in "We the people." We gained strength from our solidarity. We celebrated our numbers and our power. We will be steadfast. We will not cower to a dictator. We will win.

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June 14, 2025. To the millions who showed up today. You participated in one of the largest single day protests in American history. And you did it in a week that was the most authoritarian week of the Trump presidency. It matters. Thank you. And keep building.

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This is huge. The Trump administration wants to vastly expand the practice of shipping people to random countries they have never been to before, and are now making this part of a threat; either the countries accept taking third country nationals, or they get banned from visas.

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LATE NIGHT DEPORTATION FLIGHT AT KING COUNTY AIRPORT IN SEATTLE, WA Yesterday, at 8:40 PM, another deportation flight landed at King County airport in Seattle. 85 people were seen getting on the plane. 1 person arrived on the plane and was seen getting on a bus.

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This is serious, rigorous analysis and it should change the way the media has been covering these protests. These were, in the aggregate, massive.

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#NoKings

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What we learned yesterday. The Times They Are a-Changin'

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“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.” Yesterday, you were the stars, your compassion, your courage, your pride in standing up for what’s right lit up the darkness. This is the America we believe in. 💚✊

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Trump's vanity parade cost us $45,000,000, which is about a million dollars for each person watching from the bleachers.

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seems accurate.

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When mommy and daddy spend a fortune on your quinceañera and nobody from school shows up.

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Just want to take a moment to shout out the international reporters helping us get the real story out. When an 80-year-old veteran with a walker is hauled off with his hands zip-tied behind his back, and the media spins it as a “threatening breach” of a police barricade

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I understand why Democrats are being restrained about this but the right's effort to lie about what happened here is incredibly disrespectful to the victims and requires vociferous pushback. The shooter appears to have been an anti-abortion zealot and a Trump voter. Don't let them avoid this.

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Once again the correct response to this is to immediately push for a huge amnesty bill. If farm, hotel, and restaurant workers are so vital to the country that even donald trump can admit it, they should all be getting green cards now

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It is firmly in the “somebody’s making an active decision to downplay this” territory.

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Thank you for your attention to this matter! #NoKings

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The radicalization of the American right is THE story of US politics over the last four decades and political reporters are still not allowed to talk about it

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@msnbc.com reporter at the 1:15 mark. “The chaos you’re seeing is not the result of peaceful protestors, it’s the result of actions of law enforcement, specifically the Los Angeles sheriff’s department.” #nokings

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Protesters have come face-to-face in recent days with members of law enforcement wielding “nonlethal” weapons. While these are regularly used in the United States to disperse public demonstrations, they can cause serious injuries.

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Laid-off federal workers in WA... www.cascadepbs.org/news/2025/06... also, everywhere... REVERSE THE CUTS!!!

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nervous to go to protests? Don’t be. They will be peaceful family affairs. Go with a group, peel off if anything makes you nervous, don’t stay to the bitter end. This moment calls for all Americans to express their rights. And when some cannot, it’s important for others to stand in their place.

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Well played, sir. #NoKingsDay

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this statement was made just yesterday

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Happening now: a massive crowd growing in Chicago for this afternoon's No Kings march. We'll update as we can. Service is spotty right now.

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Just finished up at the Evanston No Kings rally. It was safe, peaceful, and a show of solidarity by at least 1,000 people. Go to your local protest. Don’t let this administration scare you. Stand with your community when our leaders won’t.

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Raskin takes the stage at No Kings Philly.

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The energy is incredible here in Philly. We’re marching and rallying for Medicaid, for food assistance, for our students, for our schools, for our democracy and so much more. #NoKings

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The contrasting images of a DC ghost town/military parade and 1800 American cities and towns with well-attended protests is going to drive Trump batty.

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Uber doesn't give its delivery or ride share drivers health insurance. Uber workers count on federal health care programs that will be cut under the Republican bill.

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BREAKING: We’re suing President Trump to challenge the shutdown of asylum processing at the U.S.- Mexico border The President has taken drastic steps to cut off all access to the asylum process. This is in direct violation of immigration law, and we will hold him accountable in court.

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This is the most dangerous thing Trump has done since taking office and the silence from Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker and House Chair Mike Rogers is deafening, and a betrayal of their duty to the military and the Republic.

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Don't forget:

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Gavin Newsom is on fire (in a good way):

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FOX NEWS IS EVEN TURNING ON TRUMP. 🔥

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I just voted to block the sale of arms to the UAE & Qatar. America should NOT sell weapons to the UAE & Qatar to thank them for gifting Trump a brand new jet or buying into his crypto schemes. But Republicans opposed our resolution. The corruption they are enabling at this point is frankly absurd.

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Immigrant advocates say over 100 workers who have been detained by the Trump administration and ICE over the last few days do not have criminal histories and are being denied their due process rights. apnews.com/article/los-...

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Trump is looking to cancel $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress, including in public broadcasting. Republicans say if this first effort to do 21 budget rescissions is successful, MORE WILL FOLLOW as they continue the work of DOGE. apnews.com/article/trum...

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All 12 members of the Fulbright Scholarship Board have resigned: "This proud legacy has depended on one thing above all: the integrity of the program [is] based on merit, not ideology, and its insulation from [politics]. That integrity is now undermined." frmrffsb.substack.com/p/fulbright-...

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“Pretty much wherever you are, you’re probably less than 30 minutes away from your closest No Kings event.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social with @democracynow.org We hope to see you at your local #NoKings Day mobilization on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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These cases--where ICE assaults someone and then ratchets up false claims against them to cover up their own crimes--are connected to the political cases, especially David Huerta, where ICE charged a felony after injuring a prominent union leader.

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The entire board tasked with overseeing the State Department's Fulbright Program has resigned — claiming political interference from the Trump admin. The Board voted "overwhelmingly" to resign "rather than endorse unprecedented actions … impermissible under the law." substack.com/home/post/p-...

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