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I am just as surprised as you are. Wine educator, optimistic American, History buff, #1 fan of Jess Hutchinson. I wasn't born in Chicago, but I got here as soon as I could. Italian Wine Ambassador, Vinitaly International Academy He/ Him
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Politico doing it's very best to finish off a flaccid Trump without chafing him

Why does a military parade have a corporate sponsor

More people protested today than went to the president’s fascist parade. It’s incredibly important to remember that

Look at that crowd. Tens of people.

It's very difficult to accurately count crowds but I'm going to go with zero Bob

Chicago ✊

The guy who ran the "Christ for tbe Nations Institute" (alleged) assassin Vance Boelterd graduated from. "Religion scholar Matthew Taylor states that "'no Christian leader did more to mobilize Christians to be in DC on January 6th than Dutch Sheets.'" en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_S...

Wondering if our Kids, Not Kings playground meetup today was bigger than Trump’s kingly parade 🤔

I did not edit this, this is the actual parade with the actual music being played. CINEMATIC

Best photo of the day

a 21 year old drove an SUV intentionally into a crowd of protesters at a No Kings rally in Virginia www.fox5dc.com/news/man-dri...

Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd.

Because I am a glutton for punishment, I watched the Fox coverage of Trump's parade for a while, and I have never truly experienced state propaganda on that level before in my entire life.

For those claiming protests don’t mean anything… How do you think movements are built, fueled, sustained, & grown? How do you prove the spirit of resistance is loud, proud, present, & powerful? How do you prove democracy is loved, valued, & worth fighting for? This IS what democracy looks like.

1m people allegedly in boston today. the scale of this is just crazy. i think record-breaking www.wcvb.com/article/more...

Resources about the New Apostolic Reformation movement of alleged assassin Vance Boelter from national treasure Frederick Clarkson. The Christ for the Nations Institute he graduated from. religiondispatches.org/the-spirit-o...

Chicago

Best view yet:

A draft dodger is forcing our brave troops to do a masturbtory parade for his birthday because he doesn’t have any real friends. Top notch loser shit.

As a four-decade veteran of the daily journalism business, let me tell you: Every competent political reporter in this country knows that Trump is trying to establish a dictatorship. The industry's shame is that so few journalists will say so, and the ones who do lose their jobs.

[Exit King.]

Surreal to hear a “No Kings” chant reverberate through the concrete canyons of #Chicago

MY PEOPLE. Love you, Chicago. *signed 5-gen Chicago girl who got accidentally stuck in London.

Marching past Trump Tower Chicago. It’s hard to show from ground level how huge this crowd is. The “No Kings” protesters keep coming.

This reads as if someone prompted ChatGPT to write a statement that superficially sounds strong but is substantively very weak. Who might have caused this? Who are the extremists? ? Who needs to take responsibility? All of that remains unstated!

h/t dril www.oklahoman.com/story/sports...

They want people to stay home; it makes their job easier. The Capitol was already closing an hour ahead of the rally. I am of the general belief that the "credible threat" is based on the shootings in Minnesota.

Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

Chicago congresswoman @repdeliaramirez hands Kristi Noem a letter of resignation and encourages her to use it 👀

The Minnesota @startribune.com coverage of this morning's shootings is here, with no paywall:

I will provide an update on last night’s targeted shootings shortly: youtube.com/live/VHtHNAb...

The news isn’t being clear about this but to people hearing about these Minnesota shootings: Melissa Hortman is the Dem leader in the Minnesota House and was Speaker of the House 2019-2025. She’s probably the most influential state-level Democrat barring the governor.

Since April 8, I've been demanding Noem's immediate resignation.    If she doesn't, I am ready to take further action against her abuses of power.

I’m horrified by the shootings targeting Minnesota lawmakers, including Senator John Hoffman and State Rep. Melissa Hortman. Violence is never the answer. Never. I'm holding everyone affected by this attack in my heart.

Fucking hell: “Minnesota state senator John Hoffman in Champlin and Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park were reportedly shot in their homes by a gunman impersonating a police officer.”

The parade in DC today moves from the Pentagon to the White House, so the military can bow before the President. #NoKings

Two Democratic (DFL) Minnesota lawmakers and spouses shot by man impersonating police officer. www.fox9.com/news/melissa...

There ARE kings in America. Show some goddamn respect -

If you can't attend the rallies today for whatever reasons, something useful you can do is scour your local news outlets for coverage and share the coverage on social media and pump it out to all of your networks. Amplify what's happening locally so others in your communities are aware.

it’s cool how the whole trump coalition is a circular firing squad of grievances. this guy thought trump was homophobic/transphobic but mostly joking about the immigration stuff lol

Always worth revisiting: thebaffler.com/salvos/the-l...

Finally some more aesthetic Thaddeus Stevens content

Alex Padilla has learned his lesson. by Susan Collins