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William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

"Yesterday showed that Trump can never take away our joy, our sense of community, our empathy, and our love."

#NoKings #democracy #Trump #authoritarianism
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William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

"According to the CCC, on Oct. 1, 2025, there had been over 29,000 political protests held around the country since Donald Trump’s second inauguration this January. I added the 2,500 No Kings Day events we have tracked in our spreadsheet.

Over the same period in 2017, during Trump’s first term, there were barely over 8,000 protests."

~ G. Elliott Morris

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/11

https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-kings-day-protests-likely

Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants

Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates
A graph by G. Elliott Morris showing the rise in public protests against Trump from October 1, 2017 to October 1, 2025
A graph by G. Elliott Morris showing the rise in public protests against Trump from October 1, 2017 to October 1, 2025
A graph by G. Elliott Morris showing the rise in public protests against Trump from October 1, 2017 to October 1, 2025
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William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

"The idea that someone is paying MILLIONS of Americans to go out and protest is a lie so absurd that only a Republican could believe it.

~ Jon Cooper

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/12

https://www.threads.com/@counterpoint_politics/post/DP9x0AjEVMy

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William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

At The Guardian, Pejman Faratin offers a gallery of photos from yesterday's No Kings protests.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2025/oct/18/no-kings-protests-in-pictures

the Guardian

No Kings protests across the US: in pictures

From New York to San Francisco, millions of Americans hit the streets to voice their anger over Trump’s policies
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William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Ron Filipkowski offers a number of his favorite signs from yesterday's No Kings events. These are 31-40 of a projected 40 he will share in several postings.

Of this lot, my two favorites are attached below.

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https://www.meidasplus.com/p/top-40-no-kings-signs-31-40

Top 40 No Kings Signs, #31-40

Countdown of the best protest signs from Oct. 18
A sign from yesterday's No Kings events saying, "Which restroom should castrated Republicans in Congress use?"
A sign from yesterday's No Kings events saying, "Which restroom should castrated Republicans in Congress use?"
A sign from yesterday's No Kings events saying, "Which restroom should castrated Republicans in Congress use?"
A sign from yesterday's No Kings events saying, "Not a terrorist, just a former Republican"
A sign from yesterday's No Kings events saying, "Not a terrorist, just a former Republican"
A sign from yesterday's No Kings events saying, "Not a terrorist, just a former Republican"
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William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

"About 400 people and at least six frogs turned out to the American Embassy in Ireland to call for No Kings today. …

We had maybe 6 frogs, one dancing dinosaur, and one chicken over the course of the protest, including a frog from Portland."

~ Marcy Wheeler

#NoKings #democracy #Trump #authoritarianism #Ireland
/15

https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/18/no-kings-thread/

emptywheel

No Kings Thread - emptywheel

About 400 people and at least six frogs turned out to the American Embassy in Ireland to call for No Kings today.
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