Hello. Just got back from the No Kings protest on the Mall in Washington D.C., a huge display of justified public outrage over an ongoing criminal and amoral assault against the people of the United States by a president intoxicated by power and poisoned by hatred and bigotry.
I attended the rally along Frederick Avenue in Rockville. About 1500 lined the street. It was heartening to hear hundreds of passing cars honking in support. My sign, using enlarged playing card images, said "NO (Kings), NO (Jokers). Favorite sign that I saw read, "Can we admit we may have taken this 'Anyone can grow up to be president' thing just a bit too far?"
I was pleased that in Alexandria VA there were tons of young people, from toddlers to teens and 20-somethings. It was a great feeling to be surrounded by like-minded strangers. Definitely recommend!
In Sequim WA, there were more young people than at the June demonstration, but I’d say the median age was still about 60. Admittedly, it’s an area with a lot of retirees
I should have gone to my city's rally, Chicago. But I've had a week, so I went to nearby Evanston for their rally. Well attended. Peaceful. BUT, I have to say, a lot of old people. The good news is there were a lot of old people of color.
I did not see many people of color in the DC protest, mostly old white people like me. So talking to a Jamaican-born friend later I asked why, and she said her community is somewhat afraid to get involved in protests like this. And, sadly, it tracks. The first way to get politicians a hankerin’ for invoking the Insurrection Act is a situation involving people of color. See e.g., Katrina. (Sorry I can’t think of anything remotely humorous to say.)
I don’t routinely hate people. However I not only loathe Trump but I absolutely hate and detest Mitch McConnell. May he burn in hell forever for what he did to deny the vote on Obama’s Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland because 8 months was “too close” to a presidential election but then allowed Amy Coney Barrett’s a mere three WEEKS before a presidential election. So now we have this awful stacked Court that is happy to trash fairness and equality that took decades to achieve. McConnell did this. Effin’ hypocrite. Vile. Odious. POS. I will celebrate when that MFr dies. Clarence Thomas is also on my list. Ten years ago I didn’t even have a list. This makes me so sad. I did go protest today but I fear we are too far gone as a country to ever come back to what we had.
I really like the "Same Shit, Different Hat" shirt.
I'm really happy today, because we had over 160 people show up for the rally in Marion, IL (which is in the deep red southern tip of the state), and then the big rally in Carbondale--I have no idea how many were there, but it was well into the few thousands (more than the 2000 we had in June). All peaceful, and fun.
In Memphis, I saw noticeably more young people, people of color and immigration supporters than I saw at the No Kings protest in June. Still however, disproportionate numbers of us oldsters and LGBTQ folks.
Thank you for that WaPo lede. It reminded me how happy I am to not be giving them money anymore. I suppose a few more adjectives -- ones that would relate to the purpose of the protest -- might piss off a certain orange politician. Adjectives like "violent" (or even, gasp, "illegal") immigration crackdowns? Or "deployments to 'ostensibly" fight crime?"
The New York Times also has a pro-Trump headline: "U.S. Is Repatriating Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel." The only evidence that Times has that any of the boats Trump has attacked were suspected of transporting drugs is Trump's word, and we all, including the Times, know what that is worth.
Which, again, is sort of immaterial because even if we knew for certain that these people were somehow involved with the drug trade, it would not be lawful to kill them. Apparently, illicit drugs are now weapons? How long before somebody claims a Second Amendment right to grow weed? (Asking for a friend. Of a friend’s wife’s brother.)
The Times reports under the above headline, "The Trump administration is repatriating two survivors of a deadly U.S. strike this week on suspected drug runners in the Caribbean Sea rather than prosecute them or hold them in military detention.... The men who survived were being returned to their home countries, Colombia and Ecuador, “for detention and prosecution,” the president said.... It was not immediately possible to confirm that either Colombia or Ecuador had agreed to prosecute the two men." (The last sentence should read, "Trump has no apparent basis to claim that the men will be detained or prosecuted in their home countries.")
If these two men were at war with the U.S., then they should be held as POWs. If they were running drugs, then they should be prosecuted. To repatriate them can indicate only that Trump has no legal case against them.
Why is Trump murdering people whom he does not suspect to be drug runners? The psychological reason is to show how manly he is -- to compensate for his deep-seated insecurity, especially his sexual insecurity. The political reason is to get us used to his having the power to murder people with impunity, so that when he starts to murder immigrants or protesters or political opponents, we take it in stride.
I refuse to ever take this in stride. Speaking of which, I lost mine on the way to the rally (#%! bricks) so bunged up my foot. So, where do I find the Soros workman’s comp application?
If anyone directing these murders thought there was evidence the boats were running drugs they would have been delighted to bring the men back to the U.S. for public trial. The fact they didn't want to do that, and in fact didn't even want to conduct a show trial, seems to support your theory.
Funny thing about hate. Maybe it was laziness. More likely never had the bandwidth or time for hate. Oh, certainly judged and disliked plenty, just never really "hated" or utterly despised anyone in my line of sight. But I give Demento (and his merry band of miscreants) credit for yet another first. Congrats Demento. I hate you (and the rest of your jackwagons). Thing is, having spent a good deal of time sharing the same geography with his sorry ass, I must have built up a reserve of hate for a bunch of reasons, now finally put to good use for even better ones. Don't kid yourself. The man-child and what he does are one and the same. Evil.
I've seen some young people at the protests I've attended, but not too many. What I have seen are lots and lots of young people in cars joyously cheering us on with big smiles on their faces.
Exactly right. There seems to be a lot he does not understand. He seems to be a child in a candy store with all these selections that are not good for him (or us).
I attended the rally along Frederick Avenue in Rockville. About 1500 lined the street. It was heartening to hear hundreds of passing cars honking in support. My sign, using enlarged playing card images, said "NO (Kings), NO (Jokers). Favorite sign that I saw read, "Can we admit we may have taken this 'Anyone can grow up to be president' thing just a bit too far?"
Your last line was what I put on my facebook main page background the day trump was elected in 2016. Closed my account next day.
One does need to be able to grow up first, ideally.
I was pleased that in Alexandria VA there were tons of young people, from toddlers to teens and 20-somethings. It was a great feeling to be surrounded by like-minded strangers. Definitely recommend!
In Sequim WA, there were more young people than at the June demonstration, but I’d say the median age was still about 60. Admittedly, it’s an area with a lot of retirees
That sign about the raccoon; best sign ever!!!!
I should have gone to my city's rally, Chicago. But I've had a week, so I went to nearby Evanston for their rally. Well attended. Peaceful. BUT, I have to say, a lot of old people. The good news is there were a lot of old people of color.
I did not see many people of color in the DC protest, mostly old white people like me. So talking to a Jamaican-born friend later I asked why, and she said her community is somewhat afraid to get involved in protests like this. And, sadly, it tracks. The first way to get politicians a hankerin’ for invoking the Insurrection Act is a situation involving people of color. See e.g., Katrina. (Sorry I can’t think of anything remotely humorous to say.)
What you say is also similar to what I saw at the women's marches in 2017 and 18.
Your friend is wrong though. The insurrection act is most likely to be invoked if there is violence against police. These were all peaceful marches.
Sadly, many immigrants are afraid to stand up and make their voices heard.
Well, she didn’t say that about the Insurrection Act. I draw on my own studies about the IA. She just said a lot of people of color are afraid.
My tiny, red Florida city (population 7,500) turned out approximately 1,000 protesters. My heart swelled.
Saw some good signs in DC today, but my favorite is one I heard about from another protest:
Kristi Noem is like a box of chocolates. They will both kill your dog.
I don’t routinely hate people. However I not only loathe Trump but I absolutely hate and detest Mitch McConnell. May he burn in hell forever for what he did to deny the vote on Obama’s Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland because 8 months was “too close” to a presidential election but then allowed Amy Coney Barrett’s a mere three WEEKS before a presidential election. So now we have this awful stacked Court that is happy to trash fairness and equality that took decades to achieve. McConnell did this. Effin’ hypocrite. Vile. Odious. POS. I will celebrate when that MFr dies. Clarence Thomas is also on my list. Ten years ago I didn’t even have a list. This makes me so sad. I did go protest today but I fear we are too far gone as a country to ever come back to what we had.
I really like the "Same Shit, Different Hat" shirt.
I'm really happy today, because we had over 160 people show up for the rally in Marion, IL (which is in the deep red southern tip of the state), and then the big rally in Carbondale--I have no idea how many were there, but it was well into the few thousands (more than the 2000 we had in June). All peaceful, and fun.
I’ve hated a lot of people who have done a lot less harm than Trump. If you don’t hate this monster, your moral compass needs a tuneup.
In Memphis, I saw noticeably more young people, people of color and immigration supporters than I saw at the No Kings protest in June. Still however, disproportionate numbers of us oldsters and LGBTQ folks.
Don't forget this: we old people vote.
Thank you for that WaPo lede. It reminded me how happy I am to not be giving them money anymore. I suppose a few more adjectives -- ones that would relate to the purpose of the protest -- might piss off a certain orange politician. Adjectives like "violent" (or even, gasp, "illegal") immigration crackdowns? Or "deployments to 'ostensibly" fight crime?"
The New York Times also has a pro-Trump headline: "U.S. Is Repatriating Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel." The only evidence that Times has that any of the boats Trump has attacked were suspected of transporting drugs is Trump's word, and we all, including the Times, know what that is worth.
Which, again, is sort of immaterial because even if we knew for certain that these people were somehow involved with the drug trade, it would not be lawful to kill them. Apparently, illicit drugs are now weapons? How long before somebody claims a Second Amendment right to grow weed? (Asking for a friend. Of a friend’s wife’s brother.)
The Times reports under the above headline, "The Trump administration is repatriating two survivors of a deadly U.S. strike this week on suspected drug runners in the Caribbean Sea rather than prosecute them or hold them in military detention.... The men who survived were being returned to their home countries, Colombia and Ecuador, “for detention and prosecution,” the president said.... It was not immediately possible to confirm that either Colombia or Ecuador had agreed to prosecute the two men." (The last sentence should read, "Trump has no apparent basis to claim that the men will be detained or prosecuted in their home countries.")
If these two men were at war with the U.S., then they should be held as POWs. If they were running drugs, then they should be prosecuted. To repatriate them can indicate only that Trump has no legal case against them.
Why is Trump murdering people whom he does not suspect to be drug runners? The psychological reason is to show how manly he is -- to compensate for his deep-seated insecurity, especially his sexual insecurity. The political reason is to get us used to his having the power to murder people with impunity, so that when he starts to murder immigrants or protesters or political opponents, we take it in stride.
I refuse to ever take this in stride. Speaking of which, I lost mine on the way to the rally (#%! bricks) so bunged up my foot. So, where do I find the Soros workman’s comp application?
I believe there is a link address on the page to which your protest check is appended.
Good to know! How will I ever spend all of these Soros bucks?
If anyone directing these murders thought there was evidence the boats were running drugs they would have been delighted to bring the men back to the U.S. for public trial. The fact they didn't want to do that, and in fact didn't even want to conduct a show trial, seems to support your theory.
They need to hide these guys, repatriate them. These are the first survivors who can confirm crimes against humanity.
Funny thing about hate. Maybe it was laziness. More likely never had the bandwidth or time for hate. Oh, certainly judged and disliked plenty, just never really "hated" or utterly despised anyone in my line of sight. But I give Demento (and his merry band of miscreants) credit for yet another first. Congrats Demento. I hate you (and the rest of your jackwagons). Thing is, having spent a good deal of time sharing the same geography with his sorry ass, I must have built up a reserve of hate for a bunch of reasons, now finally put to good use for even better ones. Don't kid yourself. The man-child and what he does are one and the same. Evil.
Same way in Reston. Mostly boomers and genx. Lots of American flags. Maybe 10% millennials, some with their kids.
I've seen some young people at the protests I've attended, but not too many. What I have seen are lots and lots of young people in cars joyously cheering us on with big smiles on their faces.
Do I FEEL that I hate him? No. I KNOW that I have loathed him since the 1980s.
I do not hate anyone. I hate what they do.
I think Trump would not understand this sentiment.
Exactly right. There seems to be a lot he does not understand. He seems to be a child in a candy store with all these selections that are not good for him (or us).