My wife and I attended our small town protest and were so inspired by the turnout. It’s the biggest I’ve ever been to in my native town. Our favorite sign was being held by a person in an alien costume that said, “Do Not take me to your leader”.
I'm also in a small town. But 15,000 people showed up!! Shocked the heck out of me because it was even more than the 10,000 who showed up on June 14. Some signs were hilarious ("Dogs Against Trump for Dog Catcher"). Some were touching... a young girl carrying a sign saying, "Free the Kids!" A boy with a sign saying, "Even Hello Kitty Says Good-bye to Trump!" A man in a wheelchair saying that he had polio in 1957 and is grateful for vaccines. One white-haired woman carried a sign that said, "I want to tell my grandchildren that I fought for them." I wore my father's Air Force ring from WWII... the one he wore into battle when he bombed the Nazis.
And yet, I saw Facebook posts from acquaintances who made fun of the protests. One woman even posted an admiring video of Trump dressed in a crown and an ermine-lined cape. I commented, "If you want to live in a monarchy, move out of the US. Let the rest of us live with the democratic republic we've had for 250 years."
I'm tired. I'm 80 years old. I already did this protest stuff during Vietnam and the civil rights movement. I'm pissed that I have to do it all over again.
You've helped building freedom, democracy and civil rights in the USA. You can be proud of yourself, and the people of the USA should be thankful for your unwavering engagement.
I'm from Germany, and participating in protests for 57 years now, still fighting prejudice, racism, inequality and nazies.
Protests are good, but protesters, Democrats in government, and the news media have not recognized the ongoing criminal felony insurrection by Trump and ICE. What’s happened in America is an insurrection by Trump, his administration, ICE agents, Republicans in Congress, and six justices on the Supreme Court. The insurrection started on January 6, 2021, and was planned in PROJECT 2025 to continue as planned in 2025. The authoritarian illegal war attacking Americans redefined as enemy combatants, is defined as a felony crime in federal law (18 U.S. Code § 2383) in language that is clear and easy to understand:
“Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.”
Ignorance drives the failure to recognize crimes and enforce the law which threatens democracy. The threat is supported by the weak and corrupt federal legal system. The weak federal legal system includes the corrupt Supreme Court which is now controlled by Trump and the wealthy. Will the weak federal legal system stop Trump? No. The states controlled by Democrats must act to stop Trump using the legal system in the states which is protected and given authorization by the Constitution.
From January 6, 2021, through 2024, the weak federal legal system enabled the illegal election of Trump who should have been convicted of the felony crime of insurrection and imprisoned. Trump should have been prevented from being on the ballot in 2024, but Section 3 of the 14th Amendment that prohibited him from holding office was not enforced by the corrupt Supreme Court. In 2025, Trump is exploiting the weak legal system to engage in his many illegal actions such as illegally ignoring court orders, illegally canceling funding authorized and directed for specific purpose by Congress, illegally creating and collecting tariffs, and illegally putting military into city streets with false claims of “fighting crime”. Trump has renamed the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of War, and is raging war against Democrat controlled states and cities.
Don’t listen to the news media to understand what happened to America, and why democracy is not working. “We the people must save democracy.
Read my Post #4 in the series, Creating Solutions to Core Problems in America, The Weak Legal System Destroys Democracy.
I am convinced that protesters, ruling Democrats, and the public media have clearly recognized the criminal energy with which the trump regime and its national and international backers are pursuing the overthrow of US society and the destruction of the constitutional order. This also applies to the GOP, the Supreme Court, the corrupt administration, and the criminal henchmen of ICE.
I am equally convinced that anyone who reads this Substack or similar publications, and who has not been living under a rock for the last, say, fifty years, is aware of the current political and economic situation in the US and does not need any mansplaining.
The January 6, 2021 insurrection was viewed on television by many, many viewers.
Usually, the official announcement of the result of the Electoral College vote went very smoothly, but this time there was a public riot opposing any result.
I think you might have missed the point of his post which poses a possible legal solution to our current situation if it is seen as a continuing insurrection.
In recent months, there have been numerous considerations and proposals on how to put a stop to the orange criminal and to restore the rule of law in the US.
I have no objection if William wants to make his proposal public.
It just has nothing to do with my post. That was addressed to Donna and served to support her and to acknowledge her achievements.
Somewhere on social media I saw a photo of an elderly woman in a wheelchair with her sign saying “This is 1938 all over again. I know. I was there.” She’s 100 years old. While her message is chilling, the fact she showed up for this protest is highly inspiring! We can all find a way to fight this wretched orange man!
A wonderful report Kris. Thanks. This woman in the wheelchair with her sign, is amazing. Her image should be all over the internet. Just like the man standing in front of the tank in Tiananmen Square, or the little naked girl running screaming down the road while her village is being bombed in Vietnam. Images that affected history.
I’m almost 82 and walked the same road as you, Donna - my Dad was also Army Air Corps in WWII. I was sitting back enjoying my retirement, until I decided that I needed to make my remaining years much more meaningful. (Actually, our youngest son David, who died in 2010 (almost 22 yrs at DOD) of cancer, recently “spoke” to me - “Dad, get your head out of your butt!”) Our Nation and its People call me back into service - and I jubilantly respond!
I didn’t have a T-Rex costume yesterday, but I did proclaim “Weep first with all who suffer injustice, then rise to join them in confronting that injustice!” I showed up!!
Now I return, to resume saving the world by loving my neighbors, one by one by one by . . .
My wife and I are looking at France (my wife spent her “junior year abroad” in Rouen, and I debarked at Le Havre in 1960), if we are unable to stand against the Gestapo. The 2026 elections will be our tipping point. C’est bon.
I am in Canada. We had a small but dedicated group of both Americans and Canadians, in our town display two banners over the only overpass in town. They read - Resist trump and Resist Fascism. We got many honks and waves from the nearly constant stream of traffic in both directions.
France is just about to vote in their fascist party with LePen and her protege. It's happening all over, and it's because of immigration in heretofore heterogeneous countries that are experiencing income inequality and so many changes. Everything gets blamed on the "Other." Reverting to our caveman times
Immigration is a tool used by fascists to create hate and division. Remember when Syria ran thousands of unwanted Syrians over their border? That was deliberate and was the beginning of the fascist movement
I've spent a lot of my life in France. It's not utopia, but nobody has a gun and everyone has heath insurance. nd they take separation of church and state seriously. I've been tempted to move there, but decided that I owe it to my five daughters and eight grandkids to stay here and fight. As for you, next year's elections may push me to reconsider.
I wish I could do the same as I spent my university years in Great Britain. But I found that people our age are not the first choice as immigrants. Perhaps you're better financially endowed than myself and that will make a difference. I certainly hope so - I know a lot of people who are turning to France now that this regime has taken over.
Canada is not a possibility for anyone who is retirement age. It is a civilized country with universal healthcare, something supported by the citizens who have paid into it all their working lives. They understandably do not welcome hordes of us coming to take advantage of a service we never contributed to. Keep looking--we all need a refuge lined up!
This is true. I have relatives in Canada and I am not eligible to immigrate. The same with Britian! Maybe many other Boomers have realized this, and that is why so many turned out.
Britain is going the way of America and fast. The problem there and in Europe, and why Orban got elected is that the culture is under assault from Muslim immigration.
It might seem harmless to an American, but trust me no American,especially female or gay would want to live in a Muslim country
I found that as well - in both those countries. I applied to Canada at the start of the last trump administration and was turned down. I couldn't qualify for the UK either (which broke my heart as I loved living there).
Good to know!! I saw this danger during DJT #1 and applied for Irish citizenship. (I was eligible because my grandfather was born there). It is a time consuming process, and it was made more so because it was during covid. I encourage anyone who may be eligible for dual citizenship anywhere else to look into it.
Most Canadians actually would be unhappy, but Governor Cucking Farney 省長, just like Justin, is happy to invite the world to take advantage of the free stuff (just like Mrs. Iggy Winkle tried to do around 2010). With that racket being shut down in the US, more and more deportees will try our free stuff. 謝謝你，省長!
Gene, this moved me deeply. Your words and spirit are a beautiful reminder that purpose doesn’t retire. The image of you showing up, heart open and ready to serve, captures exactly what love in action looks like. Thank you for reminding us that changing the world really does begin one neighbor, one act, one moment at a time.
Thank you for writing this. Thank you for service to the people. I am 84. I am tired and scared so I did not go out to march. I wish I had but perhaps next time.
Ida J : Our town common had convenient benches that I was able to share one with another senior woman. The rotary traffic came to us, so we did not need to march. there was one senior man who brought his own collapsible fabric chair, which was light as an umbrella, and very portable.
Many seniors and disabled people lined up along our parade route yesterday. They sat in their wheelchairs, used their walkers, brought portable chairs, etc., but they all held signs up and gave encouraging words.
Gene, you have made the bold and admirable choice to push back against the despot and his minions. The alternative would be the unthinkable, to be rolled by them and to have our cherished freedoms destroyed. The regime represents everything wrong in the World, and We, the People must hold firm and resist them with one voice.
No, Gene, but I grew up and still live in Wisconsin. Here, the legislators are split as between the descendants of the 'American Bund' who supported the Nazis before WWII, and the progressives who kept voting for FD Roosevelt in those times. Granddad, who was from Poland, lived his version of the American Dream by hacking hematite, red iron oxide ore from underground for 40 years in the mines of Ironwood, Upper Michigan where I was born in the 1940's. Then Grandma tended the chickens and geese and baked the bread. Much of the iron from the mines in the 1940's was employed to defeat fascism in the day. How quickly humans forget or simply ignore the lessons from history placed squarely before them.
Aha, you grew up a “Yooper” - I spent my high school and college years in Lower Peninsula MI. I now have a married daughter living in Milwaukee - active in weightlifting and curling.
I too am an Army Brat from ww2 and when my Dad left the Army, the Army still lived in our home as a proud resident. I don't think what we had as kids ever leaves us!!! The event yesterday in the Napa Valley was amazing!!!!
Gene, I thank you from a decade younger. I am glad you saw the need and jumped in. I am doing that too along with lots of folks from all ages and backgrounds. We all want something better than this band of crooks now inhabiting the white house, the supreme court, and among Republicans in Congress.
Gene, I had a daughter who died at 33. She was sassy as well. I share your utter sadness at the loss of a loved child. But I also hope they meet up and kick arse together, perhaps from a space where they can make a difference! Who knows?
Doesn’t it just turn your stomach that this faux President called the military that fought and died while fighting against fascism, losers and suckers? What a P.O.S.
If he proceeds, we will dismantle it. There should be no monuments to figures who embody horror and disgrace; his name must be removed from every place that carries it.
The Republicans are good at selecting the most odious and superficial candidates for the presidency. The issue is more about all those who either voted for this creep, or didn't vote but would have for the Democratic candidate.
Marlo, totally disgusting and unfeeling. An "ARC de trump" near Arlington Cemetery. What is his "triumph"? the biggest traitor of them all disrespecting those who fought and died fighting for Democracy and freedom for all?
This should be shot down. I have never heard of someone in office glorifying THEMSELF with our taxpayer money. It is usually AFTER they died and it was in remembrance of the GOOD they did for OUR country.
Sadly, there's always an autocrat wannabe waiting in the wings to move in at an opportune moment. One thing I have learned is that maintaining a free and democratic society takes constant vigilance.
The sign at my rally that grabbed me the most was one that said, "We don't hate America. We are America."
Right there with you! Been out demonstrating for years, and was hoping to do something in my semi-retirement other than fighting fascism. But nothing is more important. Hopefully my hands and eyes will still work when democracy is restored so I can do the art and craft projects I was hoping to be doing now!
Whenever I start down that path, I try to reframe the situation: "Ah ha! I'm grateful that I CAN and that I MAY still do this." Then I find energy to keep on keeping on.
I am also 80. Who knew the fascists roots ever present in our nation in white supremacy and organizations such as the kkk would re-emerge? But here we are. I remember reagan circumventing congress to fund and support the contras in Nicaragua, the moving of weapons through israel to this band of folks based in Miami. I see these protests as one sign we the people know that democracy must be renewed many times over decades and decades. At 80 there is still a life purpose for a future we will not see. That gives me hope.
So am I. Livid in fact! Never did I think this would happen in my lifetime. Praying every day he’s dead when I wake up. So happy yesterday was so successful. Thank you to everyone!
I am also 80 years old and also protested against the Vietnam War, for Civil Rights and against aprtheid in South Africa....for example. But, I'm not tired! We live in the Mad River Valley of Vermont--3 towns with a total population around 5,000. I don't know how many showed up, but a few hundred at least and more than showed up even for J.D. Vance's visit to ski here. We rounded up the "usual suspects" from toddlers to 90 year olds plus many new faces and visitors here for the weekend. The rest of Vermont was filled with protests in more towns than any previous protest. Oh, yes, there was also one pro-Trump demonstration down near the New Hampshire border.
Donna, the rally you attended sounds great! There must always be those who will support the ridiculous in leadership, I guess, hoping for a crumb from the huge loaf of bread being split among those who already have far far too much. I have heard that democracy is an action word, and this having to stand against would-be kings is part of that. We do have to get as many involved in this democratic effort as possible because the future for our children and those into the future are depending on us.
After reading some responses on Facebook about No Kings rallies, I'm wondering if we should start calling our rallies Not Another Hitler or Keep America Non-NATZI. Would that wake up the Fox devotees?
I also saw quite a few disheartening FB posts/comments…asking if it was legal to run over or shoot protesters since they are terrorists. I know nothing will be done, but I reported way too many people to FB yesterday for violent rhetoric.
There were creeps who were "loyalists" who would work actively to subvert the US Revolution 1.0 in the lead-up to 1776. It is what it is. The Christians tells us that God grants humankind the freedom to choose, and clearly some Americans have been raised so poorly and are so benighted that they believe lies, propaganda, hate-filled rhetoric, and extremist political chatter. All we can do is work to overcome and outmaneuver them.
We were likewise inspired in Chicago. The powerful photos of peaceful protests around the country reminded me that the writing is on the wall. As was the case when I learned that that Prince Andrew surrendered his royal title in shame and disgrace over his Epstein connections in a country where there ARE kings. “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” Ida B Wells.
My husband and I did the same thing in our town and had a similar experience. Reaffirmed our sense of community and even had a group of characters along with dogs with their own signs! Filled our hearts with pride and hope.
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BTW 2, ‘DATA GENERAL’ ALSO ‘SCRWED THE POUCH’ BY NOT LISTENING TO JOHN SACHS, JOHN HENDERSON, & RAY OZZIE.
BTW 3, DR. AN WANG SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO HOWARD KOPLOW, BOB SIEGEL, JOHN CUNNINGHAM, AND THE DOCTOR HIMSELF —- INSTEAD OF HIS SON, FRED & AND ALL THE BULLSHIT IN THE DISTORTED BOOK “RIDING THE RUNAWAY HORSE”
"True American unity has nothing to do with being Christian or Atheist, Republican or Democrat, Conservative or liberal. Identity politics is fundamentally irrelevant to American greatness. American unity and our rule of law have to do with how the Constitution defines our liberty and structures our government. It has everything to do with our being united as one people in our commitment to honor the values, goals, and principles of the Constitution of the United States. The left and right can join together to honor the Constitution. Conservatives and liberals can be allies when both are willing to suffer and sacrifice in the support and defense of the Constitution and the rule of law. Either we honor our Constitution to make the rule of law sacred again, or the possibilities of American unity and greatness die with our neglect.
We must reclaim national unity through shared principles, not by demanding uniformity of opinion, but by rallying around the one thing that allows us to remain one nation at all: the Constitution of the United States. To speak of American unity in constitutional terms is not to dream of sameness; it is to honor the shared ground that makes disagreement safe, that makes liberty among diverse peoples possible, that binds the many into one without demanding that they become alike. Unity through shared principles, real American unity, constitutional unity, is not forged in party platforms or culture war anger. It is built on the soil of citizens honoring the Constitution, where the ordinary civic duties of self-government give shape to the extraordinary miracle of free people living together in peace."
These words express exactly what we are wanting & are *missing* so much now. We are *all* Americans. There isn’t one party or one type of person that is “really” the US. Nor is there 1 that is better or more patriotic! *We* are. .
The Satyagraha movement in India modeled the kind of principles we need now to save the Constitution and the American Republic. Gandhi was my introduction to nonviolence in resisting government lawlessness. The American civil rights movement also used nonviolence well. The importance of nonviolent resistance to our current crisis is fundamental to any chance of success. I have a whole section on nonviolence in E Pluribus Unum,
"History has already shown us a greater weapon, one that is extremely effective against superior physical force: nonviolent resistance. Mohandas K. Gandhi shattered the chains of the British Empire without firing a single shot. Martin Luther King Jr. forced a nation to confront its own sins, not through the destruction of violence, but through the unyielding power of moral defiance. Both Gandhi and King attributed their focus on non-violence in their respective movements to American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher Henry David Thoreau's book Civil Disobedience. Nonviolent resistance is not passivity, it is the disruption of injustice and an unbreakable discipline in the face of oppression. Those who wield it refuse to comply with lawlessness, exposing tyranny not with bullets, but with truth."
John Roberts' Supreme Court is the main agent in tearing up the fabric of our Constitution. If we are to restore the Constitution and Democracy, than we must not only get rid of Trump and Vance, but we must quickly reform the Court and it's integrity Whether threw impeachment or expansion, the Court as presently constituted is the underlying lying cancer to our present sickness!
Thank you for this. Here in Canada, we are watching and hoping that you can stop this man before he is the King and invokes the insurrection act which will give him amazing powers to change the United States and then try to take Canada. We too are afraid.
We had a penguin saying they should send ICE to Antarctica where it belongs. Peaceful was the order of the sunny, warm and well-attended day. The down side was that we have lost a minimum of 265 neighbors to ICE deportation forces. It is time for them to stop. Our town is not huge, but we have a lot of poultry processing. Immigrants also work with contractors, install solar and rebuild roadways. We would not do well without these neighbors.
Wayne, I am sorry you have lost many of your neighbors to those thugs! I hope they are okay and not suffering from ICE brutality! I love the penguin! He is right! They should send ICE to Antarctica!
It's really "their" great land. Anyone from Europe, Middle East, Far East, Artica, Antarctica and all islands around the world are immigrants to "the americas."
“The great irony is that Donald Trump is the son of an immigrant, the grandson of an immigrant and married to an immigrant. In fact, TWO of his 3 wives were immigrants. Proving yet again, that immigrants will do the jobs that Americans are not willing to do.”
Wayne, my son is the author of the sign I carried yesterday: "Listen to Immigrants, NOT to IGNORANCE." Absolutely, the racial profiling, cruel abductions and detentions must be stopped.
What an uplifting day! In little Pennsburg, PA, halfway between Philly and Allentown, up where PA begins to turn “red,” we had nearly 400 patriots come out for No Kings Day. Not only that, but every few moments, the drivers of cars and trucks passing us honked and signaled thumbs up and shouted encouragement. Sure, a few flipped that notorious finger, but we shouted at them, “Go, Birds!” like good Eagles fans, and took the sting out of their nastiness. The weather was perfect and the crowd was, too. Success!
We only encountered one MAGA infiltration when 2 masked men walking behind us started shouting that we should walk into the street, which was filled with police officers rather than be stuck on the sidewalk like cattle. Of course, this was in hopes of getting folks arrested.
When that didn't work, they started shouting how we were probably all so glad that Kirk was shot in the neck, trying to incite the crowd into hateful speech.
I started singing America the Beautiful as loud as I could, and several others joined in and we drowned them out until they left the area we were walking through.
My son, who is extremely introverted, but very politically motivated, told me he was proud of how I handled that and how it caught on in such a positive and effective way.
Most of the police were silent and non engaging, but you could tell the ones who were probably liberals by their kindness while people were crossing the streets.
I'm glad I was a part of something so important, glad it was peaceful, glad to be around such caring and loving humans. I laughed at a lot of good signs, I smiled a lot at everyone there and everyone was safe exercising their right to free speech. I'm really glad that I got to do something important like this with one of the 2 people I love most in the world, and it was even nicer being outside with people who I didn't have to wonder which side of goodness they were on.
Hi from overseas! Love that response! Americans have many friends abroad and we know that if the USA goes under the rest of the free world will follow quickly.
And if we can focus all that solidarity on just a handful of House Republicans, our massive voice can convince them that this moment gives them the opportunity to reach the zenith of their careers.
This moment, they become legends when they declare as independent, now choosing to caucus with Democrats for the singular purpose of driving Trump out of power in every sense possible.
If just three do this, they can #FlipTheHouseFall2025AndBeHeroesForever. Let's remind them of this from the overpasses on their way to their offices. Let's remind them of this on their fax machines and with messages on phones.
In this selfless act, they will turn loose a #BlueHouse that will rip through Trump's #ClownCarCabinet so fast that impeachments, indictments, and resignations will fly like the confetti raining down on a future #2ndIndependenceDay parade.
We're so close America. Let's generate the sigh of relief by billions that changes the course of human history, shall we?
After yesterday's demonstration of good will, good sense, and good cheer, how could there not be that "handful" of Republicans who want to step over the line and join us? It's so much brighter where we are. There is laughter, generosity, even forgiveness. We need to be clear that we will welcome them, their children will thank them, and history will honor them.
Perfectly said Jill! Imagine if Indivisible and the #50501Movement were to offer up that these #ConscientiousDefectors could suit America best by rebranding as #ConstitutionalConservatives. They don't have to represent as Democrats, they're just joining us as #PolarOppositePatriots.
Together we'll prove that our patriotism is stronger than our ideological divide. We will not stand for Trump #ThirdWorldingAmerica, reducing us to a #TangerineRepublic where billionaires call all the shots.
Has anyone made a careful evaluation of who those potential allies might be? If there were a list of, say, 20 names, we could be very strategic. It's a worthwhile project, very concrete. They must feel like they are in prison. We're offering them release.
Yes, A Glass-1/8th-Full Perspective! Now is the time to convince those republicans they would have a much better legacy by denouncing this regime, declare as independents and caucus with the Democrats. They all say they are scared of being primaried. They need to know that if they continue down the road that republicans are taking, they are going to lose their jobs anyway! I would rather be considered a hero than a zero!
“Get on board with us before you are voted out of office” is the message they need to receive. Seems to me that too many of them have their fingers firmly planted in their ears.
I (almost) wish my representative and senators were not all Democrats. Now would be the time to offer a Republican legislator an opening to redeem him-/herself.
Any thinking Republican in office now should be pondering the prospect of responding to questions from future panels of investigators seeking answers.
It is important to do as you have done here in recognition of the protesters in the areas that did not get major tv coverage. Every protester is important and an inspiration. The day was an amazing success; a strong message to trump and his minions
Even while struggling witha devastating natural disaster in Western Alaska, we had tons more people protesting. We had frogs, unicorns, even Otters! It was a beautiful day.
Lucy, I have been watching what has happened in Alaska and I am so sorry. Even though you Alaskans are contending with such devastation, you managed to get out there and protest the orange man and his regime! You simply cannot get any more American than that, Lucy! Thank you!
Well, she was out yesterday to the village that washed away with our governor. At least she visits and does talk with regular folks (even as she votes against our interests). We haven't seen hide nor hair of our Sen. Sullivan ("Ohio Dan" as he's known up here) or our Rep. Nick Begich. Those two dont even answer mail or anything, just staying quiet and hiding except with the oil and mine company owners.
Was out in the South Bay Area with thousands of others. True patriotism out there seeing all generations, all colors, people born here, naturalized, and our nation’s guests many flying the American flag showing the true American spirit is that of inclusion! We reject Trump, his tyranny and division; this is a nation of the people, by the people, for the people!
In downtown Helsinki I wore my protest shirt proudly (on the front: Power to the People, on the back: No Kings, No Tyrants, No Dipshits). Protesting is positively addicting and invigorating!
Trump denies he reaches for the status of a King but with every action he takes, as this country's President, he reflects a man whose wardrobe is invisible. His favorite serpent is a King Cobra. He loves a fine meal consisting of King crab and broiled King Mackerel, after stuffing his rotund form we all know he never relaxes on his Queen sized bed. As a young man he would listen to the songs by The Kingston Trio while dreaming of some young thing he met on the beach in Kingston Jamaica. His favorite game was checkers because he loved to say "King Me." The man has been preoccupied with a kingship of his own ever since he flunked puberty. Can you imagine the Kingdom of Trump? Face it, if Trump isn't the KIngpin in the room he'll make it known he should be. Muhammad Ali said he was the greatest however, Trump would disagree. I heard Mr. Miller say--"No phone, no pool, no pets. I ain't got no cigarettes----" Perhaps you Mr. Trump should hit one.
In Great Britain they call it "No Tyrents" day since they have a King that let's the Parliament and Prime Minister do the "Heavy Lifting". In America we have Burger King just to add to your list.
My wife and I attended our small town protest and were so inspired by the turnout. It’s the biggest I’ve ever been to in my native town. Our favorite sign was being held by a person in an alien costume that said, “Do Not take me to your leader”.
I'm also in a small town. But 15,000 people showed up!! Shocked the heck out of me because it was even more than the 10,000 who showed up on June 14. Some signs were hilarious ("Dogs Against Trump for Dog Catcher"). Some were touching... a young girl carrying a sign saying, "Free the Kids!" A boy with a sign saying, "Even Hello Kitty Says Good-bye to Trump!" A man in a wheelchair saying that he had polio in 1957 and is grateful for vaccines. One white-haired woman carried a sign that said, "I want to tell my grandchildren that I fought for them." I wore my father's Air Force ring from WWII... the one he wore into battle when he bombed the Nazis.
And yet, I saw Facebook posts from acquaintances who made fun of the protests. One woman even posted an admiring video of Trump dressed in a crown and an ermine-lined cape. I commented, "If you want to live in a monarchy, move out of the US. Let the rest of us live with the democratic republic we've had for 250 years."
I'm tired. I'm 80 years old. I already did this protest stuff during Vietnam and the civil rights movement. I'm pissed that I have to do it all over again.
You've helped building freedom, democracy and civil rights in the USA. You can be proud of yourself, and the people of the USA should be thankful for your unwavering engagement.
I'm from Germany, and participating in protests for 57 years now, still fighting prejudice, racism, inequality and nazies.
Never give up! 💚
Protests are good, but protesters, Democrats in government, and the news media have not recognized the ongoing criminal felony insurrection by Trump and ICE. What’s happened in America is an insurrection by Trump, his administration, ICE agents, Republicans in Congress, and six justices on the Supreme Court. The insurrection started on January 6, 2021, and was planned in PROJECT 2025 to continue as planned in 2025. The authoritarian illegal war attacking Americans redefined as enemy combatants, is defined as a felony crime in federal law (18 U.S. Code § 2383) in language that is clear and easy to understand:
“Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.”
Ignorance drives the failure to recognize crimes and enforce the law which threatens democracy. The threat is supported by the weak and corrupt federal legal system. The weak federal legal system includes the corrupt Supreme Court which is now controlled by Trump and the wealthy. Will the weak federal legal system stop Trump? No. The states controlled by Democrats must act to stop Trump using the legal system in the states which is protected and given authorization by the Constitution.
Read my post.
https://williamlmiller.substack.com/p/how-to-stop-trump-republicans-and
From January 6, 2021, through 2024, the weak federal legal system enabled the illegal election of Trump who should have been convicted of the felony crime of insurrection and imprisoned. Trump should have been prevented from being on the ballot in 2024, but Section 3 of the 14th Amendment that prohibited him from holding office was not enforced by the corrupt Supreme Court. In 2025, Trump is exploiting the weak legal system to engage in his many illegal actions such as illegally ignoring court orders, illegally canceling funding authorized and directed for specific purpose by Congress, illegally creating and collecting tariffs, and illegally putting military into city streets with false claims of “fighting crime”. Trump has renamed the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of War, and is raging war against Democrat controlled states and cities.
Don’t listen to the news media to understand what happened to America, and why democracy is not working. “We the people must save democracy.
Read my Post #4 in the series, Creating Solutions to Core Problems in America, The Weak Legal System Destroys Democracy.
https://williamlmiller.substack.com/p/post-4-the-weak-legal-system-destroys
To learn more, read my recent post, Core Problems in America and the Barriers Blocking Solutions,
https://williamlmiller.substack.com/p/post-5-core-problems-in-america-and
I am convinced that protesters, ruling Democrats, and the public media have clearly recognized the criminal energy with which the trump regime and its national and international backers are pursuing the overthrow of US society and the destruction of the constitutional order. This also applies to the GOP, the Supreme Court, the corrupt administration, and the criminal henchmen of ICE.
I am equally convinced that anyone who reads this Substack or similar publications, and who has not been living under a rock for the last, say, fifty years, is aware of the current political and economic situation in the US and does not need any mansplaining.
You missed what I said about enforcing the law against the insurrection
The January 6, 2021 insurrection was viewed on television by many, many viewers.
Usually, the official announcement of the result of the Electoral College vote went very smoothly, but this time there was a public riot opposing any result.
I don't think so.
I think you might have missed the point of his post which poses a possible legal solution to our current situation if it is seen as a continuing insurrection.
In recent months, there have been numerous considerations and proposals on how to put a stop to the orange criminal and to restore the rule of law in the US.
I have no objection if William wants to make his proposal public.
It just has nothing to do with my post. That was addressed to Donna and served to support her and to acknowledge her achievements.
Yeah, and we don’t need Germans who’re busy committing national suicide lecturing us either. “Szwabklärung”, anyone?
Which foreigners would you prefer? Those with poor spelling or those with bad manners?
Thanks for emphasizing a strategy that would work! I know Gov. Newsom of California is working at it.
I disagree with your first sentence.
What about recognizing the violation of the law against the ongoing insurrection which is a criminal felony violation
Are you referring to Jan 6, or Trump's new accusations and threats to impose the insurrection act?
Somewhere on social media I saw a photo of an elderly woman in a wheelchair with her sign saying “This is 1938 all over again. I know. I was there.” She’s 100 years old. While her message is chilling, the fact she showed up for this protest is highly inspiring! We can all find a way to fight this wretched orange man!
CONGRATULATIONS to this wise woman!
A wonderful report Kris. Thanks. This woman in the wheelchair with her sign, is amazing. Her image should be all over the internet. Just like the man standing in front of the tank in Tiananmen Square, or the little naked girl running screaming down the road while her village is being bombed in Vietnam. Images that affected history.
You are so right! I can’t even imagine the flashbacks she must be experiencing. I hope the photo goes viral!
I’m almost 82 and walked the same road as you, Donna - my Dad was also Army Air Corps in WWII. I was sitting back enjoying my retirement, until I decided that I needed to make my remaining years much more meaningful. (Actually, our youngest son David, who died in 2010 (almost 22 yrs at DOD) of cancer, recently “spoke” to me - “Dad, get your head out of your butt!”) Our Nation and its People call me back into service - and I jubilantly respond!
I didn’t have a T-Rex costume yesterday, but I did proclaim “Weep first with all who suffer injustice, then rise to join them in confronting that injustice!” I showed up!!
Now I return, to resume saving the world by loving my neighbors, one by one by one by . . .
Thank you, from another 82-year old! I thought about going to Canada, but I decided to stay for the fight.
My wife and I are looking at France (my wife spent her “junior year abroad” in Rouen, and I debarked at Le Havre in 1960), if we are unable to stand against the Gestapo. The 2026 elections will be our tipping point. C’est bon.
Hoping you won't need to leave. I'd be in Canada if my stars aline. But I'm here to fight. 62 yo lady with grit!!
I am in Canada. We had a small but dedicated group of both Americans and Canadians, in our town display two banners over the only overpass in town. They read - Resist trump and Resist Fascism. We got many honks and waves from the nearly constant stream of traffic in both directions.
France is just about to vote in their fascist party with LePen and her protege. It's happening all over, and it's because of immigration in heretofore heterogeneous countries that are experiencing income inequality and so many changes. Everything gets blamed on the "Other." Reverting to our caveman times
Immigration is a tool used by fascists to create hate and division. Remember when Syria ran thousands of unwanted Syrians over their border? That was deliberate and was the beginning of the fascist movement
I've spent a lot of my life in France. It's not utopia, but nobody has a gun and everyone has heath insurance. nd they take separation of church and state seriously. I've been tempted to move there, but decided that I owe it to my five daughters and eight grandkids to stay here and fight. As for you, next year's elections may push me to reconsider.
I wish I could do the same as I spent my university years in Great Britain. But I found that people our age are not the first choice as immigrants. Perhaps you're better financially endowed than myself and that will make a difference. I certainly hope so - I know a lot of people who are turning to France now that this regime has taken over.
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things: the
decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic
feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. A
man who has nothing which he cares about more than
he does about his personal safety is a miserable
creature who has no chance of being free, unless made
and kept so by the existing of better men than himself.
John Stuart Mill
Canada is not a possibility for anyone who is retirement age. It is a civilized country with universal healthcare, something supported by the citizens who have paid into it all their working lives. They understandably do not welcome hordes of us coming to take advantage of a service we never contributed to. Keep looking--we all need a refuge lined up!
This is true. I have relatives in Canada and I am not eligible to immigrate. The same with Britian! Maybe many other Boomers have realized this, and that is why so many turned out.
Britain is going the way of America and fast. The problem there and in Europe, and why Orban got elected is that the culture is under assault from Muslim immigration.
It might seem harmless to an American, but trust me no American,especially female or gay would want to live in a Muslim country
I found that as well - in both those countries. I applied to Canada at the start of the last trump administration and was turned down. I couldn't qualify for the UK either (which broke my heart as I loved living there).
Thanks, I didn't know that. I have relatives in Canada. My mother was from Canada.
Belize wants your money, and the language is English.
Good to know!! I saw this danger during DJT #1 and applied for Irish citizenship. (I was eligible because my grandfather was born there). It is a time consuming process, and it was made more so because it was during covid. I encourage anyone who may be eligible for dual citizenship anywhere else to look into it.
6 months in the US fighting, 6 months in Canada resting and preparing.
Or ditto Costa Rica.
That’s thought provoking. Timothy Snyder just moved there. I’m thinking he plans on getting healthcare.
OTOH
https://torontosun.com/news/national/warmington-why-is-canada-using-our-strained-public-health-care-to-lure-newcomers
Most Canadians actually would be unhappy, but Governor Cucking Farney 省長, just like Justin, is happy to invite the world to take advantage of the free stuff (just like Mrs. Iggy Winkle tried to do around 2010). With that racket being shut down in the US, more and more deportees will try our free stuff. 謝謝你，省長!
Trump will take over Canada if he is not stopped. Good you stayed.
Gene, this moved me deeply. Your words and spirit are a beautiful reminder that purpose doesn’t retire. The image of you showing up, heart open and ready to serve, captures exactly what love in action looks like. Thank you for reminding us that changing the world really does begin one neighbor, one act, one moment at a time.
Thank you for writing this. Thank you for service to the people. I am 84. I am tired and scared so I did not go out to march. I wish I had but perhaps next time.
Ida J : Our town common had convenient benches that I was able to share one with another senior woman. The rotary traffic came to us, so we did not need to march. there was one senior man who brought his own collapsible fabric chair, which was light as an umbrella, and very portable.
Many seniors and disabled people lined up along our parade route yesterday. They sat in their wheelchairs, used their walkers, brought portable chairs, etc., but they all held signs up and gave encouraging words.
Awesome!
Donna thank you for continuing to support justice. It’s people like you that explain why we’ve hung on for 250 years. Sending you hugs and strength.
Me too - almost 82, and I am loving joining every protest!
Yesterday (in Boston) was fantastic - so much good energy, friendliness, determination - may we the people of all ages prevail!!!!
Gene, you have made the bold and admirable choice to push back against the despot and his minions. The alternative would be the unthinkable, to be rolled by them and to have our cherished freedoms destroyed. The regime represents everything wrong in the World, and We, the People must hold firm and resist them with one voice.
"As we weaken Trump and his regime, we have less to fear and more reason to hope". Thank you, Robert Reich.
Any chance you are “Dennis King” that I knew in 1960s in Michigan?
No, Gene, but I grew up and still live in Wisconsin. Here, the legislators are split as between the descendants of the 'American Bund' who supported the Nazis before WWII, and the progressives who kept voting for FD Roosevelt in those times. Granddad, who was from Poland, lived his version of the American Dream by hacking hematite, red iron oxide ore from underground for 40 years in the mines of Ironwood, Upper Michigan where I was born in the 1940's. Then Grandma tended the chickens and geese and baked the bread. Much of the iron from the mines in the 1940's was employed to defeat fascism in the day. How quickly humans forget or simply ignore the lessons from history placed squarely before them.
Aha, you grew up a “Yooper” - I spent my high school and college years in Lower Peninsula MI. I now have a married daughter living in Milwaukee - active in weightlifting and curling.
You truly are a man of strength! I’m sorry about your son. That is so incredibly tough. I’m very happy you heard him & showed up to fight this battle!
I too am an Army Brat from ww2 and when my Dad left the Army, the Army still lived in our home as a proud resident. I don't think what we had as kids ever leaves us!!! The event yesterday in the Napa Valley was amazing!!!!
Gene, I thank you from a decade younger. I am glad you saw the need and jumped in. I am doing that too along with lots of folks from all ages and backgrounds. We all want something better than this band of crooks now inhabiting the white house, the supreme court, and among Republicans in Congress.
Inspiring!!!
Thanks, Gene. That helps.
Gene, I had a daughter who died at 33. She was sassy as well. I share your utter sadness at the loss of a loved child. But I also hope they meet up and kick arse together, perhaps from a space where they can make a difference! Who knows?
I’m sure your daughter has met my David - they sound like they are of similar mind. We know not the extent of the powers of The Mystery.
Her name was Monica. She was fearless. Yes, like-minded with your David.
Thank you Donna,
Doesn’t it just turn your stomach that this faux President called the military that fought and died while fighting against fascism, losers and suckers? What a P.O.S.
Trump plans to build the “arc de Trump” in Washington DC." near Arlington cemetery.
https://youtube.com/shorts/DFSa7HGzE9w?si=MW8dy7qGva0i6Aii
If he proceeds, we will dismantle it. There should be no monuments to figures who embody horror and disgrace; his name must be removed from every place that carries it.
You are right
The ballroom imploded
The rose garden patio dug up and returned to grass
The Oval Office returned to a place for a nation of equality.
All gold and vanity gone
Gold leaf is cheap stuff. It makes for gaudy. It is what trump is all about all show no substance.
Not to mention the whole People's House fumigated.
just like all the disgraceful confederate monuments and statues that should be removed and destroyed.
Can anyone imagine Obama doing such a puerile thing?
NEVER.
Exactly Susan. Trump has disgraced the office of the president. What's worse is that so few people seem to care.
Forget about losing our democracy, we are living in an autocracy right NOW.
Presidents Obama and Biden embodied INTELLIGENCE, INTEGRITY, MORALITY and LAWFULNESS. Trump has NONE of those qualities.
It's not what we seem to want today. We want entertainers. Just entertain me. We have a bad "reality" TV nominally in charge
Joe H, : Never, Obama knows what the job of President entails.
The Republicans are good at selecting the most odious and superficial candidates for the presidency. The issue is more about all those who either voted for this creep, or didn't vote but would have for the Democratic candidate.
Tasteless vs Tasteful
Trump has remade the Oval Office to resemble a brothel from Game of Thrones. All that cheesy, curly-cue gold leaf crap is awful.
I like gold jewelry, well some of it. But what's been done to the Oval Office is simply ugly - much like its current occupant.
Puerile is thy name.
It is all part of his narcissistic agenda to make America great again. Just like the White House ballroom and his gold wall decor the White House.
His lack of taste reflects his character.
Gold leaf is cheap stuff. It makes for gaudy. It is what trump is all about all show no substance.
Especially as it looks like gold spray paint rather than gold leaf; I doubt he'd know the difference.
i suggest a trump mausoleum-the sooner the better
An unmarked grave would be more fitting.
dump him off the jersey coast with his brethren mafiosi
we're america-we can do both
Yeah, that's the way to go for Donny "Two Weeks" Trump. AKA - Donny "TACO" Trump.
Considered unarmed, hapless, and dimwitted.
Maybe all landfills can be renamed for Trump. It would be a solid response to changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico.
great idea
That has a 'ring' to it : "The Trump dump".
They should start selling “Trump Toilets, Trump Diapers, and Trump Pooper Scoopers.”
Marlo , he is so disgusting! there ought to be a law, that can be enforced.
Marlo, totally disgusting and unfeeling. An "ARC de trump" near Arlington Cemetery. What is his "triumph"? the biggest traitor of them all disrespecting those who fought and died fighting for Democracy and freedom for all?
This should be shot down. I have never heard of someone in office glorifying THEMSELF with our taxpayer money. It is usually AFTER they died and it was in remembrance of the GOOD they did for OUR country.
you go girl! 80 and still protesting, so appreciate you!
Sadly, there's always an autocrat wannabe waiting in the wings to move in at an opportune moment. One thing I have learned is that maintaining a free and democratic society takes constant vigilance.
The sign at my rally that grabbed me the most was one that said, "We don't hate America. We are America."
Right there with you! Been out demonstrating for years, and was hoping to do something in my semi-retirement other than fighting fascism. But nothing is more important. Hopefully my hands and eyes will still work when democracy is restored so I can do the art and craft projects I was hoping to be doing now!
Whenever I start down that path, I try to reframe the situation: "Ah ha! I'm grateful that I CAN and that I MAY still do this." Then I find energy to keep on keeping on.
I am also 80. Who knew the fascists roots ever present in our nation in white supremacy and organizations such as the kkk would re-emerge? But here we are. I remember reagan circumventing congress to fund and support the contras in Nicaragua, the moving of weapons through israel to this band of folks based in Miami. I see these protests as one sign we the people know that democracy must be renewed many times over decades and decades. At 80 there is still a life purpose for a future we will not see. That gives me hope.
Proud to be among the 80’s crowd, applauding each & every one supporting democracy for the UNITED STATES of AMERICA❣️🇺🇸
I am with you Donna. Golden years, my arse.
I am with you! Same vintage.
Yes I at 91 protested again and will continue until I am no longer here. Started back in the 60’s
Amazing Elizabeth keep on keeping on!
Thank you, Elizabeth! 🤗 💙
So am I. Livid in fact! Never did I think this would happen in my lifetime. Praying every day he’s dead when I wake up. So happy yesterday was so successful. Thank you to everyone!
I am also 80 years old and also protested against the Vietnam War, for Civil Rights and against aprtheid in South Africa....for example. But, I'm not tired! We live in the Mad River Valley of Vermont--3 towns with a total population around 5,000. I don't know how many showed up, but a few hundred at least and more than showed up even for J.D. Vance's visit to ski here. We rounded up the "usual suspects" from toddlers to 90 year olds plus many new faces and visitors here for the weekend. The rest of Vermont was filled with protests in more towns than any previous protest. Oh, yes, there was also one pro-Trump demonstration down near the New Hampshire border.
Donna, the rally you attended sounds great! There must always be those who will support the ridiculous in leadership, I guess, hoping for a crumb from the huge loaf of bread being split among those who already have far far too much. I have heard that democracy is an action word, and this having to stand against would-be kings is part of that. We do have to get as many involved in this democratic effort as possible because the future for our children and those into the future are depending on us.
After reading some responses on Facebook about No Kings rallies, I'm wondering if we should start calling our rallies Not Another Hitler or Keep America Non-NATZI. Would that wake up the Fox devotees?
I also saw quite a few disheartening FB posts/comments…asking if it was legal to run over or shoot protesters since they are terrorists. I know nothing will be done, but I reported way too many people to FB yesterday for violent rhetoric.
There were creeps who were "loyalists" who would work actively to subvert the US Revolution 1.0 in the lead-up to 1776. It is what it is. The Christians tells us that God grants humankind the freedom to choose, and clearly some Americans have been raised so poorly and are so benighted that they believe lies, propaganda, hate-filled rhetoric, and extremist political chatter. All we can do is work to overcome and outmaneuver them.
We were likewise inspired in Chicago. The powerful photos of peaceful protests around the country reminded me that the writing is on the wall. As was the case when I learned that that Prince Andrew surrendered his royal title in shame and disgrace over his Epstein connections in a country where there ARE kings. “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” Ida B Wells.
A sad reaction to the gifts of diversity
My husband and I did the same thing in our town and had a similar experience. Reaffirmed our sense of community and even had a group of characters along with dogs with their own signs! Filled our hearts with pride and hope.
Hahahahaha! I love that, Keith!
Amen, on the sign!
So many clever and funny signs.
Check out the signs on the Meidastouch Substack. Awesome
I did! and they are so good! Inventive and clever. Some very funny.
My peace protest sign is a cute alien giving the 2-finger peace salute. On the top and bottom it reads,
"Peace in the World or...The World in Pieces!'
Hilarious!
LOL! Great sign with the costume. :DD
Love it!
I love that alien and their sign, sight unseen!
That’s a great one!
BY THE WAY, KEN OLSEN, DEC (DIGITAL EQUIPMENT), WOULD LIKELY NOT HAVE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS IF THEY HAD THE BRAINS TO PUT ‘UNIX’ ON ‘DEC SYSTEMS’ .
BTW 2, ‘DATA GENERAL’ ALSO ‘SCRWED THE POUCH’ BY NOT LISTENING TO JOHN SACHS, JOHN HENDERSON, & RAY OZZIE.
BTW 3, DR. AN WANG SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO HOWARD KOPLOW, BOB SIEGEL, JOHN CUNNINGHAM, AND THE DOCTOR HIMSELF —- INSTEAD OF HIS SON, FRED & AND ALL THE BULLSHIT IN THE DISTORTED BOOK “RIDING THE RUNAWAY HORSE”
SORRY FOR TALKING ABOUT TEC STUFF, STRATEGY, AND THE WONDER OF USING INTELLIGENCE & :
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EMPIRE
FROM FDR’s 1944 HENREY WALLACE’S DREAM OF ‘DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM’ THROUGH ALL THE BULL SHIT OF ALL FUCKING REPUBUGLICANS & FAR TO MANY
WEAK, SELFISH, CORPORATE LIARS AND ASS-HOLES, LIKE ‘LBJ’, REAGAN, CLINTON,
WEAK LITTLE, ‘BUSH’ & THE DROONING-ON OF HILLARY-DICKSTER !!!
Hilarious!!!!!!!! 😆
No George Soros sightings and no protesters were injured. Lots of ribbets in Portland though.
In Bradenton, Florida, we had a guy in an inflatable frog costume carrying a sign demanding "Ribberty and Justice for all"!
Hahaha! Love that, so clever 😆 🐸
We had frogs here in California, too! It's become a movement, I tell ya.
Was the frog out and about yesterday, Mike?
Yes Peggy, it was all quite ribbeting.
Hahahahahaha! Great one!
I still haven't gotten my check. 😉
mine bounced... sigh
But sadly, that's not what many will hear.
https://open.substack.com/pub/dbm01/p/who-would-think-this
Good one, Mike. LOLOL
My favorite sign I saw was : A woman's Place is in the Revolution!
“They’re eating the checks
They’re eating the balances!”
was a good sign.
A MUST read for a solution to this mess:
https://open.substack.com/pub/gregolear/p/the-liz48-plan-this-is-how-we-remove?r=24p296&utm_medium=ios
Then listen to this:
https://open.substack.com/pub/gregolear/p/ramble-on-sometimes-a-fantasy?r=24p296&utm_medium=ios
Fantastic!
That was my sign in July! 😂
It sure is, Mmerose!
Love that sign Mmerose!! Thanks.
Solidarity must be grounded on the Constitution, From my essay https://dialector.substack.com/p/american-politics-101 Our unity under the Constitution is the ultimate "No Kings" statement:
"True American unity has nothing to do with being Christian or Atheist, Republican or Democrat, Conservative or liberal. Identity politics is fundamentally irrelevant to American greatness. American unity and our rule of law have to do with how the Constitution defines our liberty and structures our government. It has everything to do with our being united as one people in our commitment to honor the values, goals, and principles of the Constitution of the United States. The left and right can join together to honor the Constitution. Conservatives and liberals can be allies when both are willing to suffer and sacrifice in the support and defense of the Constitution and the rule of law. Either we honor our Constitution to make the rule of law sacred again, or the possibilities of American unity and greatness die with our neglect.
We must reclaim national unity through shared principles, not by demanding uniformity of opinion, but by rallying around the one thing that allows us to remain one nation at all: the Constitution of the United States. To speak of American unity in constitutional terms is not to dream of sameness; it is to honor the shared ground that makes disagreement safe, that makes liberty among diverse peoples possible, that binds the many into one without demanding that they become alike. Unity through shared principles, real American unity, constitutional unity, is not forged in party platforms or culture war anger. It is built on the soil of citizens honoring the Constitution, where the ordinary civic duties of self-government give shape to the extraordinary miracle of free people living together in peace."
Thank you for this.
These words express exactly what we are wanting & are *missing* so much now. We are *all* Americans. There isn’t one party or one type of person that is “really” the US. Nor is there 1 that is better or more patriotic! *We* are. .
Amen!
Jawarharlal Nehru, Independent India's first Prime Minister, praised and honoured our multi- faceted Country as " Unity in Diversity ".
The Satyagraha movement in India modeled the kind of principles we need now to save the Constitution and the American Republic. Gandhi was my introduction to nonviolence in resisting government lawlessness. The American civil rights movement also used nonviolence well. The importance of nonviolent resistance to our current crisis is fundamental to any chance of success. I have a whole section on nonviolence in E Pluribus Unum,
https://dialector.substack.com/p/e-pluribus-unum#%C2%A7how-to-find-the-courage-and-skills-to-resist-unconstitutional-lawlessness-without-violence
From that section:
"History has already shown us a greater weapon, one that is extremely effective against superior physical force: nonviolent resistance. Mohandas K. Gandhi shattered the chains of the British Empire without firing a single shot. Martin Luther King Jr. forced a nation to confront its own sins, not through the destruction of violence, but through the unyielding power of moral defiance. Both Gandhi and King attributed their focus on non-violence in their respective movements to American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher Henry David Thoreau's book Civil Disobedience. Nonviolent resistance is not passivity, it is the disruption of injustice and an unbreakable discipline in the face of oppression. Those who wield it refuse to comply with lawlessness, exposing tyranny not with bullets, but with truth."
“But with truth!”
Excellent! Thanks for reminding us of the power of nonviolent resistance
But where are our towering leaders that can lead the movement?
a single one is not needed imho~
the more heads we have on this animal the better, cut one off, another rises. ✌
Leaders come in all shapes and sizes
If one should fall, another rises
(I just wrote that, inspired by your comment)
I remember J. Nehru, Yasmin! we in lthe United States certainly used to be so diverse-> and yet, unified.
I hope and pray we will be again.
Max, so well stated.
I will not identify myself belonging to a particular party or religious belief.
I will stand an a Patriot defending our Constitution.
*Yes* 💜
Beautifully said, Max! I 100% agree!
John Roberts' Supreme Court is the main agent in tearing up the fabric of our Constitution. If we are to restore the Constitution and Democracy, than we must not only get rid of Trump and Vance, but we must quickly reform the Court and it's integrity Whether threw impeachment or expansion, the Court as presently constituted is the underlying lying cancer to our present sickness!
Thank you for this. Here in Canada, we are watching and hoping that you can stop this man before he is the King and invokes the insurrection act which will give him amazing powers to change the United States and then try to take Canada. We too are afraid.
We had a penguin saying they should send ICE to Antarctica where it belongs. Peaceful was the order of the sunny, warm and well-attended day. The down side was that we have lost a minimum of 265 neighbors to ICE deportation forces. It is time for them to stop. Our town is not huge, but we have a lot of poultry processing. Immigrants also work with contractors, install solar and rebuild roadways. We would not do well without these neighbors.
Another favorite sign:
“I Prefer My Ice Crushed”
Mine too.
Wayne, I am sorry you have lost many of your neighbors to those thugs! I hope they are okay and not suffering from ICE brutality! I love the penguin! He is right! They should send ICE to Antarctica!
And the sad thing is their ancestors were in North America even before Columbus and should be grandfathered into our great land.
It's really "their" great land. Anyone from Europe, Middle East, Far East, Artica, Antarctica and all islands around the world are immigrants to "the americas."
An inspirational speaker, Medhi Hasan (sp?) said:
“The great irony is that Donald Trump is the son of an immigrant, the grandson of an immigrant and married to an immigrant. In fact, TWO of his 3 wives were immigrants. Proving yet again, that immigrants will do the jobs that Americans are not willing to do.”
Speaking of penguins, I keep saying we should ship Trump off to Penguin Island. He should get along very well there with his ice cold heart and all…
Plus, he's so fat he waddles.
Now that’s a good one! 💀💀💀
Wayne, my son is the author of the sign I carried yesterday: "Listen to Immigrants, NOT to IGNORANCE." Absolutely, the racial profiling, cruel abductions and detentions must be stopped.
💯 has to be stopped. It’s inhumane.
What an uplifting day! In little Pennsburg, PA, halfway between Philly and Allentown, up where PA begins to turn “red,” we had nearly 400 patriots come out for No Kings Day. Not only that, but every few moments, the drivers of cars and trucks passing us honked and signaled thumbs up and shouted encouragement. Sure, a few flipped that notorious finger, but we shouted at them, “Go, Birds!” like good Eagles fans, and took the sting out of their nastiness. The weather was perfect and the crowd was, too. Success!
We only encountered one MAGA infiltration when 2 masked men walking behind us started shouting that we should walk into the street, which was filled with police officers rather than be stuck on the sidewalk like cattle. Of course, this was in hopes of getting folks arrested.
When that didn't work, they started shouting how we were probably all so glad that Kirk was shot in the neck, trying to incite the crowd into hateful speech.
I started singing America the Beautiful as loud as I could, and several others joined in and we drowned them out until they left the area we were walking through.
My son, who is extremely introverted, but very politically motivated, told me he was proud of how I handled that and how it caught on in such a positive and effective way.
Most of the police were silent and non engaging, but you could tell the ones who were probably liberals by their kindness while people were crossing the streets.
I'm glad I was a part of something so important, glad it was peaceful, glad to be around such caring and loving humans. I laughed at a lot of good signs, I smiled a lot at everyone there and everyone was safe exercising their right to free speech. I'm really glad that I got to do something important like this with one of the 2 people I love most in the world, and it was even nicer being outside with people who I didn't have to wonder which side of goodness they were on.
Hi from overseas! Love that response! Americans have many friends abroad and we know that if the USA goes under the rest of the free world will follow quickly.
So again - Thank you for all that you're doing!
And if we can focus all that solidarity on just a handful of House Republicans, our massive voice can convince them that this moment gives them the opportunity to reach the zenith of their careers.
This moment, they become legends when they declare as independent, now choosing to caucus with Democrats for the singular purpose of driving Trump out of power in every sense possible.
If just three do this, they can #FlipTheHouseFall2025AndBeHeroesForever. Let's remind them of this from the overpasses on their way to their offices. Let's remind them of this on their fax machines and with messages on phones.
In this selfless act, they will turn loose a #BlueHouse that will rip through Trump's #ClownCarCabinet so fast that impeachments, indictments, and resignations will fly like the confetti raining down on a future #2ndIndependenceDay parade.
We're so close America. Let's generate the sigh of relief by billions that changes the course of human history, shall we?
After yesterday's demonstration of good will, good sense, and good cheer, how could there not be that "handful" of Republicans who want to step over the line and join us? It's so much brighter where we are. There is laughter, generosity, even forgiveness. We need to be clear that we will welcome them, their children will thank them, and history will honor them.
Perfectly said Jill! Imagine if Indivisible and the #50501Movement were to offer up that these #ConscientiousDefectors could suit America best by rebranding as #ConstitutionalConservatives. They don't have to represent as Democrats, they're just joining us as #PolarOppositePatriots.
Together we'll prove that our patriotism is stronger than our ideological divide. We will not stand for Trump #ThirdWorldingAmerica, reducing us to a #TangerineRepublic where billionaires call all the shots.
Has anyone made a careful evaluation of who those potential allies might be? If there were a list of, say, 20 names, we could be very strategic. It's a worthwhile project, very concrete. They must feel like they are in prison. We're offering them release.
Every Republican that endorsed Kamala Harris is already on the list of those who we should appreciate for being true patriots.
Absolutely!
Yes, A Glass-1/8th-Full Perspective! Now is the time to convince those republicans they would have a much better legacy by denouncing this regime, declare as independents and caucus with the Democrats. They all say they are scared of being primaried. They need to know that if they continue down the road that republicans are taking, they are going to lose their jobs anyway! I would rather be considered a hero than a zero!
“Get on board with us before you are voted out of office” is the message they need to receive. Seems to me that too many of them have their fingers firmly planted in their ears.
1/8 Full:
Believe it!
I (almost) wish my representative and senators were not all Democrats. Now would be the time to offer a Republican legislator an opening to redeem him-/herself.
Any thinking Republican in office now should be pondering the prospect of responding to questions from future panels of investigators seeking answers.
What are they afraid of?
Americans being Americans!
\Vince S
It's almost comical how they chose to portray yesterday's national extravaganza as "hate America day."
With every politician that parroted that talking point, you can practically see little bits of their souls bleeding away.
They should remember what happened to Stalin, Mao, and Hitler's sycophants. Dictators turn on their own.
Julie:
And Mr Trump is following suit.
How many of his former followers and assistants and appointees has he already turned against? I've lost count.
\Vince S
Wittman in District 1 of Virginia needs to retire or be retired.
It is important to do as you have done here in recognition of the protesters in the areas that did not get major tv coverage. Every protester is important and an inspiration. The day was an amazing success; a strong message to trump and his minions
Even while struggling witha devastating natural disaster in Western Alaska, we had tons more people protesting. We had frogs, unicorns, even Otters! It was a beautiful day.
Lucy, I have been watching what has happened in Alaska and I am so sorry. Even though you Alaskans are contending with such devastation, you managed to get out there and protest the orange man and his regime! You simply cannot get any more American than that, Lucy! Thank you!
Agreed. Good job!
I'm sure Murkowski was "very concerned."
Well, she was out yesterday to the village that washed away with our governor. At least she visits and does talk with regular folks (even as she votes against our interests). We haven't seen hide nor hair of our Sen. Sullivan ("Ohio Dan" as he's known up here) or our Rep. Nick Begich. Those two dont even answer mail or anything, just staying quiet and hiding except with the oil and mine company owners.
Vote them out. That’s your power 💙
Your vote is your superpower!
Congratulations, good people of the USA. You exposed the fascist regime for what it is.
Was out in the South Bay Area with thousands of others. True patriotism out there seeing all generations, all colors, people born here, naturalized, and our nation’s guests many flying the American flag showing the true American spirit is that of inclusion! We reject Trump, his tyranny and division; this is a nation of the people, by the people, for the people!
Yes, solidarity, it reminds me of when Poland had it. We must prevail, there is no other choice.
What does this mean. We got it the first time
In downtown Helsinki I wore my protest shirt proudly (on the front: Power to the People, on the back: No Kings, No Tyrants, No Dipshits). Protesting is positively addicting and invigorating!
Adding No Dipshits is excellent!
The man who embodies a king--
Trump denies he reaches for the status of a King but with every action he takes, as this country's President, he reflects a man whose wardrobe is invisible. His favorite serpent is a King Cobra. He loves a fine meal consisting of King crab and broiled King Mackerel, after stuffing his rotund form we all know he never relaxes on his Queen sized bed. As a young man he would listen to the songs by The Kingston Trio while dreaming of some young thing he met on the beach in Kingston Jamaica. His favorite game was checkers because he loved to say "King Me." The man has been preoccupied with a kingship of his own ever since he flunked puberty. Can you imagine the Kingdom of Trump? Face it, if Trump isn't the KIngpin in the room he'll make it known he should be. Muhammad Ali said he was the greatest however, Trump would disagree. I heard Mr. Miller say--"No phone, no pool, no pets. I ain't got no cigarettes----" Perhaps you Mr. Trump should hit one.
In Great Britain they call it "No Tyrents" day since they have a King that let's the Parliament and Prime Minister do the "Heavy Lifting". In America we have Burger King just to add to your list.
Love conquered fear of being controlled and established hope in our hearts. It applies to us all who embrace democracy in its entirety of freedom
Thank you always Mr. Reich. There is hope - we will never give up our country, no matter what it takes.