I'm a very blue dot in a very red, very rural Michigan county. Hell, I'm a blue dot under my own fkn *roof* (two of my family members voted for him three times & one of em didn't vote at all in the last three elections). I'm literally an island of one over here. My family may not be red-hat-wearin hardcore maga fans, but I still wanna scream into the void every day of my life bc I know that their "moderate/centrist" asses still voted for this bullshit.
I also have terrible arthritis in my feet & ankles, so marching for miles or even blocks is pretty much outta the question for me. I feel terrible about it, so please don't pack my bags & send me on a guilt trip. 😔
I may not be able to walk arm-in-arm with my brothers and sisters out in these streets, but I've got a fairly sizable soash meeds following, which I use often to amplify my voice.
And lastly, you bet I’ll be out on June 14th. If you can’t do that, send letters or call your reps and bawl them out for letting things go this far. This needs to end.
I’m with you, Glenn. 100%. Fuck Trump is right. Wild horses couldn’t keep me away from the protest on No Kings Day. I’m doing everything I can to spread the word. We ARE rocks. We WILL be heard.
Be relentless. Be consistent. Know that you CAN make a difference.
Call your senators and house reps at call (202) 224-3121 for the U.S. House switchboard operator.
Call or write to SCOTUS and remind them that as Supreme Court Justices, they have a responsibility to make their decisions based on the good of the American people,not an extreme ideology that thrives on cruelty and wanton lawlessness.
U.S. Mail: Supreme Court of the United States. 1 First Street, NE. Washington, DC 20543.
Telephone: 202-479-3000. TTY: 202-479-3472. (Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) ...
Contact the Public Information Office by U.S. Mail: Public Information Officer. Supreme Court of the United States.
Use the 5 Calls app. They make it super easy to make your voice heard. https://5calls.org/
Find a protest near you. GO! GO! GO! Remain peaceful. And remember to return to this post from Glenn when you need inspiration.
Glenn nailed it when he spoke of the power WE have. When anyone, anywhere, asks “How ya doing?” Tell them you can’t believe what’s going on in our country. You might be surprised how people respond to that!
We only win when we stand strong for democracy, our Constitution and the rule of law, TOGETHER. As ONE.
The thing going on in LA started out as an ice--trump gestapo raid on a lot of businesses. And what is happening now about that ? Nothing... trump did exactly what he wanted--he egged people on to really protest against his gestapo and then the national guard..unlawfully deployed. And now trump wants to pull in the Marines...to just keep the chaos going. This is not the act of a president who cares about the American people....this is the act of a dictator. So now that the national guard and the marines are coming in...are the gestapo raids for immigrants still going on ? Of course not.... this was all about creating a distraction and chaos....trump is the worst so called human alive today in the world. Maybe he fall and smash his head in big time next time he tries walking up the stairs to his plane. We can only hope.
Couple questions: If the order was illegal, shouldn’t Major General Smiley, commander of the California National Guard, have rejected the order? Shouldn’t he be held accountable?
Next question: If the court responding to Gov. Newsom’s lawsuit has leeway because of politics or presidential powers, how can there be any limitations on him from invoking the insurrection act? If the courts allow that, then why wouldn’t the president go full insurrection act creating his own definitions and simply taking over the military branch for his own purposes?
Seems we’re missing a few crucial checks and balances here, aren’t we?
As the mayor pointed out, even the isolated graffiti incidents involved 180 people (arrests?) by LAPD and did not need he national guard let alone marines. Not that LAPD are angels, and national guards or whatever fed enforcement depts are welcome to stand outside federal buildings (2 in LA) but IN THE STREET? 2000? Plus MARINES?
Here it is Glenn. Published article reporting on the effectiveness (guaranteed effectiveness) when a people unite and employ the 3.5% Solution And we need more voices such as yours right now. We in fact need to each of us speak up for peaceful protesting. I'm pushing the logic of peaceful protesting on Substack and getting angry pushback from the younger generations many if not most who label me as a boomer and blame me for where we are today. Immature and expected but there is a growing faction convinced they need to meet violence with violence, and we cannot afford it under this mad man. There is only end if that faction overwhelms reason. I would love to see a larger voice if you and others like Kinzinger and Aaron Parnas and Meidas could all come together to lead us in dropping violence with violence and educate those unaware as to why. Invite the leader of Indivisible. We need to hear this VERY LOUD right now.
Why aren't the military loudly disobeying these illegal orders? How can our military look us in the eye and call us the enemy. We are they. We are their families. How dare they meekly follow a despot's orders to terrify their families? These troops are being dishonorable to themselves as human beings. They must tell Trump "NO, BUT HELL NO, we will not attack our own citizens." C'mon, military, where are your guts hiding? I'm 77 - you attack me? You'd attack your own grandmother. For shame.
Since the governor is the commander-in-chief of the States National Guard, why can’t he just countermand trumps illegal order (based on the premise that illegal orders do not have to be followed) and let trump,sue him and the state instead? Think of the press on that one. And if he has aspirations of running for president this act will show he has bollocks enough to be a strong leader who will fight lawlessness.
Well guess I can say it if you did. oh fuck! Sending the marines! Talk about over kill. But wish I could be as assured as you are that they wouldn’t follow unlawful orders. I feel that anyone that is joining the service under Trump and Hegseth is doing because they believe in their “vision “ of the United States.
I don’t agree. Maybe some MAGA’s would do that, but the majority of men & women know they took an oath to the Constitution not a President. I was raised in a military household and there is no way a true Patriot to Our country, Freedoms & Constitution, or their Superiors, would willingly break his/her Oath because of a Lawless Dictator of a President, like Trump, & especially not want to obey an asshole like Hegseth. I believe the majority of those in the armed forces will not go and fight their own country’s citizens. They are very much part of that citizenship of America too. They are trained to fight to protect us, not fight us. Just my take.
I'm a very blue dot in a very red, very rural Michigan county. Hell, I'm a blue dot under my own fkn *roof* (two of my family members voted for him three times & one of em didn't vote at all in the last three elections). I'm literally an island of one over here. My family may not be red-hat-wearin hardcore maga fans, but I still wanna scream into the void every day of my life bc I know that their "moderate/centrist" asses still voted for this bullshit.
I also have terrible arthritis in my feet & ankles, so marching for miles or even blocks is pretty much outta the question for me. I feel terrible about it, so please don't pack my bags & send me on a guilt trip. 😔
I may not be able to walk arm-in-arm with my brothers and sisters out in these streets, but I've got a fairly sizable soash meeds following, which I use often to amplify my voice.
I'll miss the local No Kings rally, but my ass will still be marching up & down my own goddamn driveway all by myself this weekend. ✊🏽
I’m going to the protest Saturday!! No Kings, No Thrones, No Crowns!!!
Heather Cox Richardson’s Substack, FB & UTube content is 100% free. She is awesome and is here to help.
And lastly, you bet I’ll be out on June 14th. If you can’t do that, send letters or call your reps and bawl them out for letting things go this far. This needs to end.
I’m with you, Glenn. 100%. Fuck Trump is right. Wild horses couldn’t keep me away from the protest on No Kings Day. I’m doing everything I can to spread the word. We ARE rocks. We WILL be heard.
Be relentless. Be consistent. Know that you CAN make a difference.
Call your senators and house reps at call (202) 224-3121 for the U.S. House switchboard operator.
Call or write to SCOTUS and remind them that as Supreme Court Justices, they have a responsibility to make their decisions based on the good of the American people,not an extreme ideology that thrives on cruelty and wanton lawlessness.
U.S. Mail: Supreme Court of the United States. 1 First Street, NE. Washington, DC 20543.
Telephone: 202-479-3000. TTY: 202-479-3472. (Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) ...
Contact the Public Information Office by U.S. Mail: Public Information Officer. Supreme Court of the United States.
Use the 5 Calls app. They make it super easy to make your voice heard. https://5calls.org/
Go to https://www.nokings.org/
Find a protest near you. GO! GO! GO! Remain peaceful. And remember to return to this post from Glenn when you need inspiration.
Glenn nailed it when he spoke of the power WE have. When anyone, anywhere, asks “How ya doing?” Tell them you can’t believe what’s going on in our country. You might be surprised how people respond to that!
We only win when we stand strong for democracy, our Constitution and the rule of law, TOGETHER. As ONE.
The thing going on in LA started out as an ice--trump gestapo raid on a lot of businesses. And what is happening now about that ? Nothing... trump did exactly what he wanted--he egged people on to really protest against his gestapo and then the national guard..unlawfully deployed. And now trump wants to pull in the Marines...to just keep the chaos going. This is not the act of a president who cares about the American people....this is the act of a dictator. So now that the national guard and the marines are coming in...are the gestapo raids for immigrants still going on ? Of course not.... this was all about creating a distraction and chaos....trump is the worst so called human alive today in the world. Maybe he fall and smash his head in big time next time he tries walking up the stairs to his plane. We can only hope.
Couple questions: If the order was illegal, shouldn’t Major General Smiley, commander of the California National Guard, have rejected the order? Shouldn’t he be held accountable?
Next question: If the court responding to Gov. Newsom’s lawsuit has leeway because of politics or presidential powers, how can there be any limitations on him from invoking the insurrection act? If the courts allow that, then why wouldn’t the president go full insurrection act creating his own definitions and simply taking over the military branch for his own purposes?
Seems we’re missing a few crucial checks and balances here, aren’t we?
As the mayor pointed out, even the isolated graffiti incidents involved 180 people (arrests?) by LAPD and did not need he national guard let alone marines. Not that LAPD are angels, and national guards or whatever fed enforcement depts are welcome to stand outside federal buildings (2 in LA) but IN THE STREET? 2000? Plus MARINES?
20 arrested said the mayor
Thank you Glenn!!
Hi Glenn
Here it is Glenn. Published article reporting on the effectiveness (guaranteed effectiveness) when a people unite and employ the 3.5% Solution And we need more voices such as yours right now. We in fact need to each of us speak up for peaceful protesting. I'm pushing the logic of peaceful protesting on Substack and getting angry pushback from the younger generations many if not most who label me as a boomer and blame me for where we are today. Immature and expected but there is a growing faction convinced they need to meet violence with violence, and we cannot afford it under this mad man. There is only end if that faction overwhelms reason. I would love to see a larger voice if you and others like Kinzinger and Aaron Parnas and Meidas could all come together to lead us in dropping violence with violence and educate those unaware as to why. Invite the leader of Indivisible. We need to hear this VERY LOUD right now.
https://bigthink.com/the-present/the-3-5-percent-solution/
June 14 is our American community day, NO KINGS! Power in numbers
Why aren't the military loudly disobeying these illegal orders? How can our military look us in the eye and call us the enemy. We are they. We are their families. How dare they meekly follow a despot's orders to terrify their families? These troops are being dishonorable to themselves as human beings. They must tell Trump "NO, BUT HELL NO, we will not attack our own citizens." C'mon, military, where are your guts hiding? I'm 77 - you attack me? You'd attack your own grandmother. For shame.
Since the governor is the commander-in-chief of the States National Guard, why can’t he just countermand trumps illegal order (based on the premise that illegal orders do not have to be followed) and let trump,sue him and the state instead? Think of the press on that one. And if he has aspirations of running for president this act will show he has bollocks enough to be a strong leader who will fight lawlessness.
Looks like that’s in the works.
No 🤴🤴
Well guess I can say it if you did. oh fuck! Sending the marines! Talk about over kill. But wish I could be as assured as you are that they wouldn’t follow unlawful orders. I feel that anyone that is joining the service under Trump and Hegseth is doing because they believe in their “vision “ of the United States.
I don’t agree. Maybe some MAGA’s would do that, but the majority of men & women know they took an oath to the Constitution not a President. I was raised in a military household and there is no way a true Patriot to Our country, Freedoms & Constitution, or their Superiors, would willingly break his/her Oath because of a Lawless Dictator of a President, like Trump, & especially not want to obey an asshole like Hegseth. I believe the majority of those in the armed forces will not go and fight their own country’s citizens. They are very much part of that citizenship of America too. They are trained to fight to protect us, not fight us. Just my take.