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Schrödinger's parade - the crowd was both sparse and dense.

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To those who still somehow say you’re overreacting to say we are far past the point of historic crisis, go back to summer 2024 and say that in less than a year the president of the United States would be deploying the literal Marines on American soil to deal with and intimidate his political enemies

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You can't teargas people into loving your policies

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Bet DC hasn’t had more people praying for rain than today since the Brits burned the Capitol

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If someone tells you this charade was to celebrate the military show them this photo. Who and what do you see at the center. This propaganda shot cost millions of dollars to produce. Every element is intentional.

submitted 15 hours ago • 191 comments

and a happy fathers day to everyone who has a weird relationship to this day, for whatever reason. we could be each others dads. i'm proud of you, champ.

submitted 14 hours ago • 4 comments

Sun-Times subscriber Barb Harris, at the Des Plaines No Kings rally Saturday, borrowed a line from her favorite columnist to make her sign.

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I am shaking and crying. This is not the Minnesota you and I grew up in and love. And this is not the country that we grew up in and love. We are in a dark, dark time.

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YESSSSSSS!!! Repost Please.

submitted 14 hours ago • 264 comments

It's pretty obvious that a lot of US mainstream media either doesn't recognise authoritarianism or doesn't want to call it out. Either way, it's an excellent way to destroy trust in your institution.

submitted 18 hours ago • 462 comments

Chicago ✊

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FYI good questions. A lot of people should be asking.

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Padilla on Noem: "How does the cabinet secretary not know the senator from California when she steps foot into Los Angeles? She came through the Senate for confirmation."

submitted 15 hours ago • 861 comments

No wonder Trump wants to defund public broadcasting www.threads.com/@simfidel/po...

submitted 14 hours ago • 15 comments

i'm surprised by how low energy and farcical that whole military parade situation was. I was expecting Moscow 1945 and we got Spirit Halloween instead.

submitted 1 day ago • 1370 comments

Talk about different optics. 800,000 people attended the last big military parade. They weren't behind high security fencing. And the president actually greeted the troops in the street, not from an elevated box.

submitted 15 hours ago • 18 comments

"If I am to write, I must have a room to myself, which shall be my room." Harriet Beecher Stowe, born on this day in 1811

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I really, truly don't know how we come back from this. I don't think the U.S. makes it, at least in its current formation.

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A lot of my friends, family, colleagues don’t understand why I’m so optimistic about this situation. When the hammer falls, those prepared to fight for this country will outnumber these assholes a few thousand to one, minimum. We’re going to crush them like bugs.

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I am here in beautiful downtown Oakland California for the gigantic #nokings march through downtown. Grabbing a spot with signal to share pics and conversations with folks I’ve met.

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Michael McFaul on The Emerging Geopolitical Order www.persuasion.community/p/michael-mc...

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Seeing Pulp in 2025 was always going to give me a weird burst of nostalgia and time dilation, what a rush. Love to dance to a song about how far in the future the year 2000 is.

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Just a few days ago, Speaker Mike Johnson, the puritanical pixie twit, refused to rule out arresting Governor Newsom. He added that Newsom should be “tarred and feathered,” a form of torture popularized by vigilantes. He is a reckless hypocrite.

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Holy crap! No Kings Philly.

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Today I had a long discussion with my Mexican roofer. We talked about immigration lawyers in our city, places for sanctuary, and help from churches. He was already aware of some, and is now aware of all. We are a community. We need to protect each other.

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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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This just cannot be circulated enough

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Raskin: You are not our king, and we are not your subjects. We will never be your subjects. All of us born here on this land are citizens and your executive order is nothing but bad graffiti on the Constitution, and we're going to wash it off today

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Walz announces that Rep. Melissa Hortman is dead as a result of a "politically motivated assassination"

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“No Kings” demonstration, Ocean Beach, San Francisco

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Massive #NoKings march in New York City!

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Dallas turned out with at least 10,000 marching for #NoKingsDay

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📌"ALL OF THIS lies at the fat, little feet of the convicted felon, who attacked this country on January 6, 2021, and spent hours rooting for its success. HE has continued to throw gasoline on the raging fires HE has stoked when HE started questioning President Obama’s citizenship. To hell with him."

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It’s not just that they normalize political violence. They also accuse the left of engaging in mostly imaginary violence, which gives unhinged right-wingers justification to “retaliate.”

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Dating myself, but keep thinking there’s a Kent State feeling in the air—this shit is really real and we’re finally on our own. And brooding question is: what can possibly wind it back? What keeps the fires from raging all summer and longer?

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I don't think I've ever seen a New York City political ad quite like this one.

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"Yeah, get him. Take him. Go ahead, take him,” said one masked thug to another masked thug.

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Our brains love the colour gradation in rainbows, maybe due to our ancestors searching for sources of water. Looking at plants helps us recover from stress & looking at something we think is beautiful causes dopamine release. I've posted this photo to alter your brain biochemistry for the better 🌿

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Shapiro: " If the Guard is going to be federalized. we have a legal process in place where POTUS has to consult with the Commander in Chief of the Guard — the governor — and seek his or her approval first. POTUS did not do that [in CA]. He went around the governor and created some real dangers."

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There is no such thing as an overreaction with what has now happened. This is the line in the sand. Every red hat who supports killing Americans is a traitor.

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The No Kings marches across the nation we're all participating in today are the opposite of the political violence that occurred in the Minneapolis suburbs overnight. Peaceful protest is the cornerstone of our democratic republic. Take to the streets today! Be bold, be loud!

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