UPDATE: Scientists are planning a march. You can support them here.
How about we find a way to power up the resistance instead of just being aghast at each atrocity (which we all saw coming).
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UPDATE: Scientists are planning a march. You can support them here.
How about we find a way to power up the resistance instead of just being aghast at each atrocity (which we all saw coming).
Resistance Open Thread
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I probably have enough photos for one more long post tomorrow. I find all these photos and BJers comments heartening. We can do this, don’t let the latest news cycles rob you of that feeling.
From Joel, more DC march (and I know I’ve been saying 3-4 pic limit, but these were sent in before that and I had a difficult time choosing)
So a line of cop cars tried to drive through but became engulfed by the crowd where we were. An officer in the front of the line called out to this one who was close to the end and asked him to try and back up. he gets up onto the hood of his car and looks behind, turns around and yells back to the front of the line “we can’t go anywhere, there’s a hundred thousand people back there!” evoking a huge roar from the crowd. Cops were very cool – high-fiving everyone in the crowd as they worked their way through.
Left @ Metro station entrance
How about a video of the march (thanks to Neil Gillies)
More below the fold:
From mdblanche, the Providence march:
Here are some shots of the sister rally at the Rhode Island State House. A few crowd shots, photos of some of the signs collected afterwards, and a special guest whose suit didn’t fit him very well. Sad!
From prawnworks a photo essay (blessed are those who send me links!) on the Philadelphia march:
For the full photo essay on the march in Philadelphia – click here.
From Karen, the Austin march (I had a friend there, too):
We drove from San Antonio and arrived early so the crowd is sparse when the first photo was taken. They expected about 30,000 and the final estimate was over 50,000. The entire event was well organized, positive and upbeat. When we left we were Fired Up and Ready to Go.
More DC march from Valerie – I asked her to pick 3, but then looked at her photos and picked several more because the signs were so awesome:
Finally from No One You Know, the Portland march:
That’s it for today. I’ll continue the fun tomorrow. Remember:
Open thread.
Even More Inspiration To Keep Us Focused On The GoalPost + Comments (56)
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Utah's #WomensMarch saw 6,000+ people occupy the State Capitol. Possibly biggest protest ever #utpol #utleg pic.twitter.com/VA2rb9w7lK
— Pat Bagley (@Patbagley) January 24, 2017
This is probably my next-to-last batch from BJ commentors, but I’m nowhere near tired of admiring all these Nasty Women (and allies)!
Here in New England we’re getting a nor’easter of freezing sleet — wicked lucky, for January, because if the temps had dropped just a few degrees it would’ve been a foot or more of sodden snow.
What’s the other (preferably) good news on the agenda for the day?
From “Occasional commentor” JCJ:
Pictures from Madison. Driving in it was like football game traffic.
Beloved gardening-and-rescue commentor MaryG:
Just because I am still fired up, here is a picture of Bonnie the Bailbondsperson’s phone number I wrote on my knee, along with bonus concerned cat; my sign, a bit worse for wear after going through narrow doors after the march, but with the names of some of those Juicers unable to march written on it… I am still gobsmacked that hundreds of people showed up and how positive the energy was.
A very cool thing happened. A van full of very young Marines from Camp Pendleton with a door decal about LIBERTY!!! pulled up and everyone on both sides got very tense. The Marines got out and there were a long few seconds of showdown-at-the-OK-Corral silence, then an older woman marcher said Good morning, gentleman! Thank you for your service! Smiles broke out on all sides, thank you, ma’ams were issued and they went into the vape shop. The driver looked extremely disgruntled, especially when I said Nice try, dude, but lame.
(MaryG also included an .mp4 clip, which unfortunately I can’t figure out how to embed here.)
“Longtime reader and occasional commenter” Matryoshka:
Attached are a few photos from Columbia, Missouri… The march was much larger than anyone expected. We were permitted to use only the sidewalk and had to obey traffic lights, but eventually there were so many of us that we took both sides of the street and it still took us 2 hours to walk the 10 blocks or so. My favorite chant of the day was “We want a leader/Not a sleazy tweeter!”
Thanks, y’all!
Tuesday Morning Open Thread: Still CelebratingPost + Comments (285)
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I wanted to start your week off right with another batch of photos. So here we go.
Satby sent these from South Bend:
two special photos I wanted to share. The first sign was held by the youngest girl in a family and the other was my own, representing the people who couldn’t get out to march today. It was a great, diverse crowd and spirits were high.
From Aaron – 10K+ in Reno:
First time emailer. First time marcher. My wife and two daughters joined friends, family and 10K+ others this morning. News coverage here.
Mingobat (f/k/a Karen in GA):
Walking back to the bus this evening after the march in DC, I saw this discarded sign: decency on the opposite side of the fence from the Capitol building.
A nice link from Gelfling 545 with some terrific photos from Buffalo – click here.
I’ve put some NSFW photos below the fold, at the bottom of the post.
vheidi sends in one from NYC:
DC March from Marge:
Major, Major, Major, Major sent in these from San Francisco:
From PJ, DC March photos:
They are from the Hirshhorn at 7th and Independence. Everyone, from Metro workers to cops, was supportive. Crowds were big league everywhere. Our morning metro trip only took an hour (normally 20 minutes) but I heard of waits of more than 2 hours from some people. People are fired up.
That’s it for now…more to come. Thanks again for sharing these with us.
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Happy to march with 125k+ women (& friends of women) in Boston. We can whimper, we can whine, or we can fight back. #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/8yCQZBrqpO
— Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) January 21, 2017
Maybe it’s just me, but… the present social moment reminds me of the Anita Hill – Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings. All the nice white men (and some women!) shook their heads and said Not my mother! My wife! My daughters! Nobody would dare treat my women like that!…
And then ‘their’ women told them the stories they hadn’t been able to share, because they needed that job and all the girls expected to be treated like that and what good would it have done to complain?
Or ‘their’ women just looked away, because really, what could they say?
That didn’t stop Justice Thomas’ confirmation, of course, but it did — as the expression was — change the conversation. Suddenly sexual harassment was a real problem, not just a smutty joke.
Let’s be the snowflakes that start the avalanche…
Who wants to take their trolling to the next level. All you need is a stamp, pen and paper. #TheResistance #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/k7vRwn9cdy
— Liz Tambascio (@etambascio) January 23, 2017
These women never met till today and practiced this song online. Show them some love. #Icantkeepquiet #WomensMarch #WomensMarchOnWashington pic.twitter.com/rPA4dDTIYz
— Alma Har'el (@Almaharel) January 21, 2017
John Lewis speaking at the #WomensMarch in Atlanta: "I am ready to march again!" pic.twitter.com/2XdddippdK
— Colin Jones (@colinjones) January 21, 2017
From a BJ commentor. Dogs know which people can be trusted:
Courtesy of my grandson. Evidently my granddog Scruffy is immune to Trump's charm. pic.twitter.com/nRjE117fUl
— urbanmeemaw (@urbanmeemaw) January 22, 2017
Monday Morning Open Thread: Keep Resisting!Post + Comments (118)
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And @womensmarchchi embroidered protest sign is hooped and ready! @womensmarch #notmypresident pic.twitter.com/My8AyqRxfq
— Shannon Downey (@ShannonDowney) January 19, 2017
Julia Ioffe, Russian emigre and professional cynic, despite her worst fears was not immune:
Protesting is easy. Real political work is hard. My latest, on the #WomensMarch. https://t.co/WoVtQL6VFx
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) January 22, 2017
… But unlike in Moscow, I spoke to people here who knew that this rally by itself would change nothing; that only politics could. “I don’t think it’s going to make a difference,” said an older woman from Pennsylvania. “It might, but only in two years. It’s more for the people here to feel like they’re part of something.” Her sights were set on the congressional elections of 2018, on more concrete political action. Unlike the Moscow protesters, these women had access to a strong and vibrant civil society, a century-old women’s rights movement, and legislative elections that aren’t rigged by the executive. Women riding back from the rally on the Metro chattered about the midterms and the presidential election of 2020….
If a fraction of the people who marched today get involved in state legislature & US House/Sen races, we'll change the country & the world.
— laura olin (@lauraolin) January 21, 2017
If you or someone you know was inspired to run for office today, 2 good orgs to check out: https://t.co/IQkakqpG0S https://t.co/WoyKymPXmH
— laura olin (@lauraolin) January 21, 2017
This. Is. Amazing. Taken in 1981. pic.twitter.com/cydc0kNNGX
— Anne Helen Petersen (@annehelen) January 21, 2017
There was always going to be something like this if Trump won, curious where it goes. Tea Party was first step in broader GOP makeover.
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) January 21, 2017
My hero pic.twitter.com/YnEuIFmWIq
— John Early (@bejohnce) January 21, 2017
Also incredibly proud of my little sister who is marching today. Here's one of the signs she spotted: pic.twitter.com/2SAnfCFH1M
— Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) January 21, 2017
Earlier today @jaketapper asked Michael Moore if the focus of the march was too narrow. https://t.co/n2H63Gww2G
— Armando (@armandodkos) January 22, 2017
I saw signs for everything from the ACA, to PP, to abolishing the electoral college. Of course, make that point and you get "unfocused." https://t.co/M7r8LMUkVL
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) January 22, 2017
This sign is relevant to my interests pic.twitter.com/v0jtcGddRF
— Mazel Tov Cocktail (@AdamSerwer) January 21, 2017
Peaceful protests are a hallmark of our democracy. Even if I don't always agree, I recognize the rights of people to express their views.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2017
Thanks, whatever staff member hijacked Donald's phone! https://t.co/6GrtDAme7Q
— Adam James Platt (@AdamPlatt1999) January 22, 2017
Another professional cynic:
I walked 4+ hours around DC—people everywhere—and heard barely a cross word. Don't let anyone spin this as anything less than upbeat & civil pic.twitter.com/37Jp96w1H1
— Piss Potus Jeb Lund (@Mobute) January 21, 2017
When elections, courts, media, have all become devoid of meaning and authority, what counts is how many people you can draw into streets.
— Borzou Daragahi (@borzou) January 22, 2017
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Still more photos. I am going in order of when I received them, except for this first batch, the top photo was the last photo I received last night. I was so struck by it, had to start with it today. And came with this tag from Leslie:
This was in DC, and there was a small crowd waiting and he was taking up the cameras one by one to take panoramas of the crowd. It’s maybe not a good pic, but it was a very cool scene.
Here are the remainder of her photos (most below the fold):
I also took some from the National Archives steps looking up and down and the mall. It really was incredible, because the mall was this full and there were thousands of people around on the other side on Independence and then we looked over the bridge and there were more on Pennsylvania. What an extraordinary and exhilarating day!
Next up, Sepideh has an nice blog post on the Denver March (which BTW crowd estimate was 200K and the Governor) :
My friend’s sign says, “Human Rights: Not Just for White Male Christian Billionaires.” It was comforting to see so many people of all ages, genders, nationalities. I also saw numerous people with very visible disabilities.
Click here to read it and see all her photos.
From Sandia Blanca more DC pix:
My sign, “Not my Tsar,” proved quite popular.
The sign with Trump’s face says, “shpion” which means “spy” in Russian.
The rental bikes made a good resting place for spectators. and the Trump Hotel was a favorite place for people to show off their signs.
And San Diego – estimates of a 30-40k crowd:
That’s it for now. There are still many more to post, so this will probably continue into tomorrow. Can’t wait to see what Betty Cracker has for us.
Since there are so many, I’m going to limit it to about 4 pix per person and continue to post them in the order I received them. Thanks to everyone who has sent me photos and links – it is unbelievable.
Writers Group Note: I was not expecting this many photos and my week was incredibly busy before that so I did not get around to writing up our next post. Let’s postpone until next Sunday and I’ll post a reminder mid-week.
Finally, this was on FB last night – apparently showing all the Marches. I can confirm there was indeed one in Antarctica.
True or not, I liked it.
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