Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The gop is a fucking disgrace.

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

Usually wrong but never in doubt

Let’s bury these fuckers at the polls 2 years from now.

Dumb motherfuckers cannot understand a consequence that most 4 year olds have fully sorted out.

If you’re gonna whine, it’s time to resign!

I’m starting to think Jesus may have made a mistake saving people with no questions asked.

Donald Trump found guilty as fuck – May 30, 2024!

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. keep building.

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

Someone should tell Republicans that violence is the last refuge of the incompetent, or possibly the first.

Peak wingnut was a lie.

Michigan is a great lesson for Dems everywhere: when you have power…use it!

It’s easy to sit in safety and prescribe what other people should be doing.

Reality always lies in wait for … Democrats.

Washington Post Catch and Kill, not noticeably better than the Enquirer’s.

Oppose, oppose, oppose. do not congratulate. this is not business as usual.

One of our two political parties is a cult whose leader admires Vladimir Putin.

Books are my comfort food!

Too often we hand the biggest microphones to the cynics and the critics who delight in declaring failure.

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

Since when do we limit our critiques to things we could do better ourselves?

He really is that stupid.

“But what about the lurkers?”

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  2. 2.

    Nix Besser

    Signed up for West Chester, PA. Asked a buddy if he is in. Anybody else in Chester County PA?

  3. 3.

    sab

    Emily B had a link to the No Kings map in the morning thread.

    There are four different ones in my county.

    ETA The morning open thread Flaghumpers’ Parade.

  5. 5.

    zhena gogolia

    The one in my town you have to register for to see where it is. I don’t want to register.

  8. 8.

    zhena gogolia

    @WaterGirl: I get six million texts and e-mails a day from Democrats as it is. I’m not signing up for anything more.

    Standing around is the worst thing for me anyway.

  9. 9.

    Barbara

    I’m signed up for my nephew’s wedding. I don’t think I can get out of it.

  12. 12.

    Percysowner

     

    I’m thinking about going to the one in the Clintonville area of Columbus. I haven’t officially signed up yet, because I don’t know if I can actually make it.

  14. 14.

    Ohio Mom

    @zhena gogolia: Just go to church this Sunday and ask around during coffee hour. Somebody there has signed up and knows (Now that probably wouldn’t work at either my old synagogue or Ohio Dad’s. But you belong to a very liberally committed congregation).

  16. 16.

    bookdragon

    Debating between Harleysvillle and Lansdale, PA.  Went to Dylestown last time but they don’t seem to be having one on the 14th

  17. 17.

    hedgehog mobile

    Not registered but planning on going to one near where I live in Denver suburbs.

  19. 19.

    bbleh

    Big ol’ one in Philly, as always.  I think a sufficient number of signs with taco shells or “TACO [whatever]” will be adequate.  (“TACOs are bad for your wealth.”  Or a cartoon of the Orange guy with his gut looking like a bell and … well, you know.)

    Innit funny the things that stick?  JD Vance and the couch?  Trump and TACO?

  20. 20.

    Ohio Mom

    I’m going to the Cincinnati one with the new local Arc chapter (that’s a national disabled advocacy organization. We haven’t had a local chapter in over a decade, I don’t know the story but I know it wasn’t a happy one).

    The idea is for all of us to wear orange teeshirts to match the Arc’s logo. Well, actually that was my contribution. Then I remembered I got rid of my orange teeshirt long ago because it definitely isn’t my color.

    So now I’m going to buy an orange teeshirt at Goodwill (where the original orange shirt came from and went to) and write something in magic marker on it.

    I’m torn between copying the No Kings shirt someone linked to in an earlier thread, complete with an Xed-out crown, or something like, Cincinnati Arc: We are not waste, fraud or abuse, or maybe simply, No cuts to Medicaid!

  21. 21.

    DarbysMom

    Signed up for downtown San Diego.  Allison Gill, host of multiple MSW (Mueller, She Wrote) media podcasts is MC’ing the event.  I know some have their reservations about her, but the woman is a fierce Trump critic and seems to be working hard to take him down.

  22. 22.

    Marc

    One of our neighbors here in Oakland is having a block party, then we’ll all walk over to the main protest at Lake Merritt.

  24. 24.

    Timill

    /me checks calendar:

    Protest in Oak Ridge TN 12-2pm

    Red Sox game not until 7.15pm

    Also King Charles III Official Birthday. Maybe I should wear something appropriate?

  27. 27.

    eclare

    The event in Memphis is at a very high traffic intersection, with the protest on one corner.  Given car attacks over the past several months, no, I will not be going.

    Memphis has nice parks and uncluttered streets downtown, why a protest can’t be held there I will never understand.

  28. 28.

    Matt McIrvin

    I’m going to my town’s, unless something unexpected comes up that prevents it. I forget whether I actually RSVP’d.

  29. 29.

    Matt McIrvin

    @zhena gogolia: Huh. I’m pretty sure ours is in the same place as last time (they named a specific intersection, but it actually sprawled up both sides of the street for several blocks).

  31. 31.

    Nelle

    I may buy the No Kings t-shirt.  But that isn’t exactly true, as I’m a dual citizen of a country that nominally has King Charles.  Sigh.  I miss Queen Elizabeth.

  32. 32.

    pat

    @sab:

    Loved that map.  Signed up!  12-2 on Saturday….  I don’t usually go to these things but I am looking forward to this!

  34. 34.

    RandyG

    Four separate events in The Tucson AZ area. The big one in central Tucson is a vehicle caravan on a 14 mile loop, with street protestors in locations along the route. Expecting hundreds upon hundreds of drivers and thousands of participants overall. (We’ve had thousands to individual street protests this season.)

    Drive For Democracy: https://drivefordemocracy.com/

    When 3.5% of a country’s population get into the streets to protest, that’s the tipping point to bringing down an authoritarian state. It’s been demonstrated time and again. That’s only 12 million Americans; we’re almost there.

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    mvr

    Going to put off leaving for vacation by half a day to go to the one in Lincoln NE (at 10th and O street apparently, though it won’t fit just in that corner if the past is a guide to the present)..

    Not as sure about signing up ahead of time as I once was.  There are some folks advising not to sign up, turn off one’s phone, etc. so as to be harder to trace if someone wants to for nefarious purposes.  Not sure it will be much of a barrier to such folks especially given my posting on here and Bluesky. But still not sure the advice is wrong.

  40. 40.

    KrackenJack

    Political normie KrackenJill spontaneously asked me today if I wanted to attend a protest on the 14th. So I guess we are…

  41. 41.

    ceece

    The silicon valley CA protest is aiming for a 7 mile line of people between two Tesla dealerships.

    I’m trying to get my elderly parents out to their first protest ever (they don’t like crowds), about 5 blocks from my place. What do you think of “Gramma’s first protest” as a sign? I think Dad will wave a flag and maybe a “Veteran against Trump” sign. Any other ideas?

  44. 44.

    prostratedragon

    Chicago, Daley Plaza, noon. Haven’t registered and if I do, will be at the last minute. Likely to go either way. ACLU says they’ll be handing out signs at Washington and Dearborn.

  46. 46.

    Diceros bicornis

    There are somewhere around 34 No Kings / No Tyrants events currently planned in cities outside the US, in Canada, Europe, and Africa by Americans, organized by Indivisible Abroad, Democrats Abroad, and a number of other American-led groups that have sprung up since Nov 2024.

    A bit reminiscent of The Women’s March, although TBH I don’t remember any “resistance lunches” that time around. (I think maybe not everyone quite understood the assignment 🙄)

  47. 47.

    Papaloupas

    Signed up in Eugene, Oregon and looking forward to it.

    Bringing a 4-foot version of that Trump in Diapers balloon!

    I’ve been out of the country ever since before Inauguration Day (work-related), so, been feeling ineffectual.  This will feel great.

  49. 49.

    WaterGirl

    @Papaloupas: Take pictures to share with us!

    If you have several you can use the OTR form.  If just one or two, you can send them to me by email.

  50. 50.

    Beth in VA

    I will be in Pittsburgh — two different locations are mapped–one on City Council building downtown, one at Freedom Corner. Does anyone know which will likely be the better event?

  52. 52.

    greenergood

    Going to a No Kings gathering in Glasgow, Scotland on the 14th! Looking forward to meeting up with like-minded Americans living in (or visiting) Scotland, and like-minded Scots!!

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