If I was still living in Ohio I'd join you. My niece and her husband will probably be there.

We need 10s of millions of people nationwide.

"Wake up Everybody"

they would.

where Abbie Hoffman was speaking. I bought him a Corona beer and asked him to sign it, which he did -- and then a year later he was dead. That book is one of my prized possessions.

"Don't It Make A Red Map Blue" (Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue"

IDEA!!!

Nice project for a Saturday: reclaiming our country. Everybody show up, be safe, and have fun.

It’s up to We, the People.

Working on ideas for a sign.
I'm thinking along these lines:
No Kings
No One Above the Law
With an upside down U.S. flag

No Kings
No Dictators
No Nazis

NOW!

This is what I'm going with.

It was really fun. Way more people than I expected. Probably 12 - 13. We spread out these long narrow tables and there were at least three people at each of them.

At local Dem hq.
I have my sign planned out. I think it'll be okay.
As I plan, I keep thinking of adapting a joke to: spell f**k as in king in America. There is no f**k king in America. I won't of course, but it's fun to think about as I keep my gloves on
Be safe!

Of course we should protest. Of course we should exercise our first amendment rights.

But civil war is coming. Trump is going to put the full force of our military against the American people. All it takes is a declaration of martial law to make that happen.

get a final Mussolini Moment!

I will be unarmed if it does, but I don’t much give a *** because it ain’t worth living in a fascist tinpot shell of a once-great-nation stripped bare of decency, civil rights, truth, goodwill.

We essentially had a civil war back in the 1960's during the civil rights and the anti-Vietnam war movements - and even though quite a few people died, no one was "scared". Instead we took to the streets. And we will again, it's just human nature.

As far as weaponry goes, it won't be guns that will this battle. It will be won via technology and AI. Or it won't be won and America will go into the history books as a failed experiment in democracy. Either way, no one is going gently into that good night.

Fighting another part of the US.

What we got now is merely a Nazi Putin takeover of our federal government.....

No civil war necessary.

I'm planning to go - not sure of my sign yet.

Every weekend, there is a small protest group that stands in front of my small town Oregon city hall to protest. Last weekend, a maga couple pulled up and the wife started screeching at a protester. Then her husband came out and punched the 75yo to the ground causing a head injury.

He's in jail now. I think it will increase turnout. We don't need no stinkin' kings.

Scroll down to see it.

https://www.nokings.org/

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Can you explain? Thanks.

Any answer I gave you would be pure conjecture. I'm sorry I can't be more help. ❤️

major organizing hubs, multiple protest locations within those cities, or X number of people have officially signed up to be there. If you find anything different, let us know! It can't just be capitols or major cities because you know NYC, Boston, LA and New Orleans will be protesting.

at some point, soldiers may start to consider they may be on the wrong side of this.

Schweibert Riverfront Park my wife and I will be there. She has used her art talents to create a poster showing doge sucking up all the funds for social services and transferring it to a trumpian figure bouncing on the over stuffed money bags.

Post if you can...

I'll try to figure out how to post a picture after the No Kings Rally.

Call out the National Guard on Texans before anything happens!

Our little town and two others are holding a rally from 11:00 - 1:00 Saturday. We are signed up! Two gimpy ole warriors will be there. Hubs is wearing his Beto shirt and I’m wearing my Vote like your Granddaughter’s life depends on it. We’ll be carrying the biggest Texas and US flags we can find!

FAFO my a$$!

San Antonio area
"No Kings" rally for Cibolo and Schertz from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
"Kick Out The Clowns: End the Greatest S**t Show on Earth" rally in Boerne from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
"No Kings" rally for Guadalupe County in Seguin from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Central Texas and Texas Hill Country
"No Kings" rally in Lockhart from 9 a.m. to noon.
"No Kings" rally in Bastrop from 10 a.m. to noon.
"No Kings" rally in Kerrville from 10 a.m. to noon.
"No Kings - Hands Off" rally in Taylor from 10 a.m. to noon.
"No Kings Bell County" in Belton from 10 a.m, to noon.
"We Have No Kings In America!" rally in Dripping Springs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
"No Kings" rally in Brenham from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
"Kick Out The Clowns: End the Greatest S**t Show on Earth" rally in Waco from noon to 1:30 p.m.
"No Kings" rally in Pflugerville from 1 to 3 p.m.
"No Kings" rally in San Marcos from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
"No Kings" rally in Fredericksburg from 5 to 6 p.m.
South Texas
"No Kings" rally in Corpus Christi from noon to 2 p.m.
"No Kings Day of Defiance" in Laredo from 10 a.m. to noon.
"No Kings" rally in McAllen from 10 a.m. to noon.
"No Kings" rally in Harlingen from 10 a.m. to noon.

West Texas and Texas Panhandle
"No Kings" rally in Amarillo from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
"No Kings" rally in Midland from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
"No Kings" rally in El Paso from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
""Kick Out The Clowns: End the Greatest S**t Show on Earth" rally in Lubbock from noon to 2 p.m.
"No Kings Alphine Tri-County Event" rally in Alpine from noon to 2 p.m.
"No Kings" rally in Abilene from 1 to 3 p.m.
"No Kings" rally in Fort Davis from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

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I'll DEFINITELY be at the protest here in Los Angeles.

Hopefully the authoritarians won't win the day.

We have 2026 in the bag and stuff like this is why we could lose it.

You cannot count on the elections being fair with Musk and others tinkering around, with gerrymandering and with unlimited money to be spent.

It's a long road back to sanity.

It's all we've got, but Trump and his goons have to realize how much that really is. What are we supposed to do, just bend over and take it? Be good Germans? I don't think so. Fuck that.

eom

I believe that is his ultimate goal.

Declare an insurrection, deploy troops, suspend habeas corpus, and delay/suspend elections.

I believe with all my heart it is time to show up for our Constitution and Bill of Rights.

What's your point?

Do you support Trump's crackdown on immigrants? His dismanteling the entire government? Withholding FEMA money from states he doesn't like? Letting unqualified 22 year olds take charge of all our personal information - Social Security, medical records, military records, and leaving them open and stealable? You're an old vet; do you approve of what Hegspeth is doing to the services? Why would you actively discourage citizens to forego their Constitutional right to peaceably protest? Perhaps your take is the Vietnam protests were worthless, the Civil Rights movement was pointless, and Stonewall was a joke. If so, your take would be wrong.

to stand up for what is right. Sorry you have a problem with Participation. That's Democracy. Possession is what happens when we lose it.

Stephen Miller (PeeWee German, the Little Nazi) the mastermind of immigration deportations should be mentioned.

It is time to get our voices heard!!!!!!! NO TO FASCISM, NO TO DICTATORSHIPS, NO DEPORTATIONS.

BE PEACEFUL,NON VIOLENCE PROTESTS SPEAKS VOLUMES.

Also Posting Indivisible.org

https://indivisible.org/

Deliver a terrifying message in order to stop any dissent.

in relation to a State having the right under the Constitution to defend against a hostile Federal invasion. This was in the context of discussing events that led up to the American Revolution. What a way to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary!

Those protests will be EVEN MORE INTENSE now.

GOOD.

Within easy walking distance.

I'm unfortunately working all day, but I wish I could go to the one in London.

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Will be an exodus of moderates from our party.

#felon47 is radicalizing people on a daily basis.

People on either side aren’t going to be swayed one way or the other. In my (humble) opinion. I believe it has to do with how the protests are conducted. Peaceful non violent protests would serve our side well. However, in my (humble) opinion when they turn ugly, people in the middle will get turned off.

What are your thoughts?

Not much pisses regular people off like intentionally causing a traffic jam.

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And the Marines, refuse to follow the Maggot

...bringing my friends with me and will be sporting my TACO hat!

Fuck the convicted felon!

Let's go for Zero incidents

Non-Violent protest is more successful in effecting change

The Harvard Gazette
Nonviolent resistance proves potent weapon
Michelle Nicholasen
February 4, 2019
9 min read

Erica Chenoweth discovers it is more successful in effecting change than violent campaigns
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/02/why-nonviolent-resistance-beats-violent-force-in-effecting-social-political-change/


See deescalation resources compiled by Hands Off organizers here.

fucking fascist piece of SHIT

One Patriot
Sadat
America saved!

It's our sworn duty.
ALL foes foreign or DOMESTIC!

If I wasn't on DU I don't know if I would even know about No Kings day....

(I think I did maybe see it on MSNBC)

But is it being well publicized?

Only “ we the people” can save ourselves

Impressive guy, mid-thirties. I'd heard him in early April at a protest at the Texas Capitol but couldn't see the stage. But my husband and I were both impressed, and when he said he lived and was attending the university in my county, we took note. This evening he was equally impressive.

Lots of tips on how to be safe and avoid allowing the adrenaline that could spike if you are confronted with counter protesters or law enforcement. It's VERY important not to be baited into violence, and adrenaline can bring the fight-or-flight reaction that could overwhelm our intent to stay peaceful. Before you go with the strategy of sitting down, link arms in a quad of 4. Strength in numbers, added safety, starts helping bring your heart rate down. Singing nonviolent protests songs (especially if you can add a cadence to it) also helps a lot. Marshalls can still quickly find any problems and work to protect protesters if they are in quads and moving/singing in unison, which is the point of directions to sit down. You're then in a better position to protect your core. This only works if the plan is clearly communicated at the beginning. If you are in another area where the plan is to sit down, at this point I'd say that's what you should do. But leaders could re-evaluate for future occasions.

While the current online chatter from groups likely to counter-protest is apparently very low right now, even those of us in smaller communities may encounter challenging situations. He recommends developing contingency plans. What will you do if you need to get to safety? Our group thought about signs – we'd leave them behind. He suggests setting up a meeting place, and also having a backup plan.

The most sobering thing he said was that we each should do a deep reflection and evaluation on what kind of resistance we could be comfortable with? He considers that a spiritual task. Are we willing to protest in peaceful circumstances? Would we be prepared to protest if clashes with counter-protesters are likely. How about if law enforcement is likely to be exercising crowd control? If gas, flash bangs, and force, where fellow protesters or you yourself are knocked down, is that something we will risk. He said that to encourage us to make the decisions for ourselves, and consider other ways to help the resistance if we find we are not prepared for any particular level of consequences. He expects the National Guard will be in Austin before too long, and that a contingent would be likely to be sent to our smaller town. We don't expect that for this Saturday, but still, it is wise to be prepared.

He participated last week in veterans' protests at the Texas Capitol for the anniversary of D-Day and got to meet a 102-year-old veteran who fought at Guadalcanal and was there to stand up for democracy. Veterans are also organizing for future protests, to be called Freedom's Shield I think. They'll wear tee-shirts with their service branch, rank, unit, and on the back Freedom's Shield. Their intent is to protect protesters and to cause the military being used by Trump serious pause on whether to fire on their brothers in arms.

and points to ponder. Thank you for posting it.

Here in Texas at least, we expect a lot of first-time protesters. Those who have had their college education and future yanked out from under them with the abrupt end of in-state tuition for undocumented students are undoubtedly scared and angry.

With that volatile mix of emotions, they are vulnerable to provocation in ways more experienced protesters are likely not to be.

He urged us to befriend and help those new to it. Help them understand the importance and value of PEACEFUL protests. The research is clear that 1) Numbers matter, and 2) Peaceful protests are the most effective.

due to "demonstration permit requirements". It will take place at Brittlebank Park, starting at 9 a.m. and running to 11:30 a.m.

https://abcnews4.com/news/local/charleston-to-see-no-kings-rally-against-trump-administrations-military-parade-plan-50501-peoples-movement-donald-trump-tyranny-facism-republican-wciv-abc-news-4-6-9-2025

Summerville's rally, however, will take place on Saturday.

Want to piss off the moderate independent voters that decide elections? Block the highways and roads on a Saturday when they’re trying to take Junior to their soccer game or go to the lake.