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Aaron Parnas's avatar

Exclusive reporting!!!!

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Natalie's avatar

The Wee Fascists are scared of October 18 No Kings Protest.

Good, they should be. 😉

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Porter's avatar

Fascist dictator Trump is incensed and threatened by No Kings Day because (1) he wants to be king, and (2) it's the non-magat crowd (60% of the country, at minimum) that he's saying are Antifa - whatever that is - and communists, rapists, you-name-it. Trump is increasingly deranged and is continuing to make the US a worldwide bad joke and to do whatever he can to stop the release of the Epstein papers. Pitiful!

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PlasticFish's avatar

Just got back from Europe. Everyone we encountered in Sweden and Germany thought Trump and his crew are nuts and/or criminals, and could not understand how we allowed him even to stand for re-election. Both of these countries are generally quite friendly towards Americans, mind you.

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Janet Sanderson's avatar

I agree with the Europeans…I don’t understand it either.

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Michael Cenoz's avatar

I discovered this in Turkiye and Italy as well.

In Florence I met some Canadian folk that intimated they felt badly for America Citizens. As do I.

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Laurie Blair's avatar

Porter, it's easy, the "antifa" are the patriots of the world who hate fascism and can't respect fascists. anti -fascists.

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Schmendryck's avatar

Wee wee fascists, in their diapers.

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Dennis King's avatar

Fascist or commie, it's so hard to tell, straight out from Kim Jong Un's playbook!

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Vel Santic's avatar

they converge. and he&his love it the most that way putin's way.

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Dennis King's avatar

All miniscule autocrats to the core.

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Ash's avatar

They’re terrified

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Terry's avatar

Exactly - the felon child rapist is doing this bc he's threatened and unhappy about the no kings protest - he's trying to throw a wrench in the wheels of our resistance. Dream on shitler...we will gather in numbers never seen before in the country!

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Cindy B's avatar

Great name for him....shitler......I'll be using that!

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Vel Santic's avatar

Already during his first reign of terror he earned that nick. It's why everybody with a common sense and a good heart in the world along with America, is traumatized that USA allowed him&his again on power.

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JudithMontreal's avatar

Don't you get the feeling that this regime is doing everything it can to alienate the military forces? Not getting paid must be a pivotal point for some of the troops as they scratch their heads and wonder, "what's going on, what's the point"? When is enough, enough? When are they all going to call in sick....

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Susan Raquel's avatar

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Pensacola News Journal

Military members checking their bank accounts received a pleasant surprise on Wednesday, Oct. 15, after President Donald Trump instructed the Pentagon to reallocate $6.5 billion from unspent funds to pay active-duty troops.

Wednesday's paychecks may only offer temporarily financial relief if the government shutdown continues."

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Annie's avatar

So dam scary! What the hell are we doing about this???m Mr Newsom what are you doing to stop this invasion??? HELP US FROM THIS DISASTER!

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S. A. Linden's avatar

C'mon, Annie . . . these White House freaks are just making things worse for themselves. It's comical, how stupid they seem right now.

THIS SHOULD HAVE TRUMP'S NAME/BRAND ALL OVER IT. While it's likely Hegseth's brain child, Trump appointed all of the freaks and crooks. The buck stops with Trump. He hates having his brand stained.

And look who they threw in the headlights . . . our peerless fascist JD. He will take most of the flak, and well-deserved it will be. Focus on the cost of this vanity parade to the taxpayers. I won't be surprised if protest signs reflect that. Meanwhile, Stephen Miller is hiding in the closet.

They're trying to grab all the media attention by being chaos agents. Like that worked so well last time for Trump's vanity parade. 🙄

Major cluster for the Trump White House.

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Annie's avatar

Hope you are right! But the Nazi king asshole threatening us still for the 18th!

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S. A. Linden's avatar

Shallow learning curve . . . I guess that we should be blessed that they're so stupid.

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Robin Brenner's avatar

And we must stand up with righteousness, peacefully, as witnesses. At the demonstrations, sit down if his minions come to disrupt us. Channel MLK and Gandhi as we demonstrate. Can you imagine how powerful that would be? I can dream, I guess.

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Gotaklew's avatar

Somehow I don't think this will help JD's credibility with the Indepents in the country. Only Trump can do Trump. The rest of the admin are just shadow puppeteers and when they are hit with those camera lights their incompetence shines!

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Annie's avatar

What are we doing to stop it??? This is serious shit from a shit ass TRUMPASS!

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S. A. Linden's avatar

There are several things right now, like the protest -- to be followed by other joyful and exuberant protests, since that obviously scares them to death. We need creative ideas, like Portland is producing.

But there are longer term projects it's never too early to get busy on. One thing that's been roaring around the net these last few weeks is the "Montana Plan," whereby individual states use their inherent power to block corporate money in campaigns. The Center for American Progress has produced remarkable videos on this and John Tester is speaking out as a farmer, not a politician. I hope it's something that catches on. I believe that they still have a YouTube slot or you can sign up for their awesome emails.

And impeachment is still possible, as the dynamics of Congress shift.

Plus protecting all the righteous influencers and investigative journalists online and elsewhere...aka the First Amendment protections. We must guard it with our very lives.

And legal, legal, legal: bring the courts to bear on these thieves. I know SCOTUS is unreliable right now (again, impeachment and reform?), but the steady pushing of all the subordinate courts is truly helping.

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Tari Coleman's avatar

I live just minutes from this and closing down the only way down south on Saturday will be a nightmare! And bombing the base is absurd! All the Marines should refuse to participate! We will line Pacific Coast Hwy from San Clemente north as far as possible! NO KINGS PROTEST will still go on!!

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Cheryl Thomas's avatar

How do you expect Governor Newsom to do that???

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Annie's avatar

HE IS OUR GOVERNOR,!!!

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Purobi Phillips's avatar

With dye respect, time to brush up civics lessons as some others mentioned here.

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Annie's avatar

He is the Governor of California!

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Cheryl Thomas's avatar

Which doesn’t make him " the great and powerful Wizard of Oz"! His authority against the President is limited. I think the best he can do is minimize the effects of Trump and company's insanity.

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arne link's avatar

He's doing great with what he has. I'm proud of our governor.

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Michael Cenoz's avatar

If Trump refuses to follow Codes of Civics, then why should we?

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Truth2power's avatar

It’s a huge problem, and it needs a huge answer.

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Robert Illes's avatar

He will.

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Annie's avatar

Like when and how Brittany! Soo dam scared, I lost so much family in the concentration camps, not dealing well with the way I don’t see the help! Bombing California on the 18th! 🙋🏻‍♀️💙💙💙💙💙💙🙏🏼😓look at it! It is posted by him!!!

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Robert Illes's avatar

Not bombing California. Firing off missiles into a military base to demonstrate power. It's a display. It's ridiculous and obviously an attempt to distract. I think he or the WH or DoD used deliberately sensational language. I understand your fears, believe me. They are trying to repeat history. We will stop them.

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Vel Santic's avatar

Just re: your second sentence - the military base that is very close to the residential areas, according to what I've just read.

The rest of your comment I fully agree with.

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Robert Illes's avatar

I'm not sure if that is literally what they are doing (because it sounds a little weird), but certainly with no intention to kill anybody, soldier or citizen. I hope. ha. Beyond that they are going so utterly rogue I'd expect the military itself to start objecting. That's how it works in banana republics.

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Marianne Klee's avatar

We were just a few miles north of there this weekend for a staycation. Firing missiles off the gorgeous California coast? Bonespurs Bonaparte wouldn't try this outrageous crap in a Republican-led state (which we largely subsidize). By the way, Californians gave him more votes than any other state....in all three elections. No one acknowledges that, and the orange felon is too blinded by revenge to consider it.

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arne link's avatar

I don't understand how they can launch a missile from the sea into a military base. Won't there be significant damage? I don't get it.

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Vel Santic's avatar

My don't-understandings also.

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PlasticFish's avatar

Presumably the targets will be in the firing range that's part of the base.

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Annie's avatar

Into military base,NICE, WILL OUR SOLDIERS BE THERE TO GET KILLED.???

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Fred's avatar

What could go wrong with firing missles? A lot ! ! !

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PlasticFish's avatar

Not only to distract, but to intimidate.

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Annie's avatar

Help us Mr Newsom!

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Carol-Ann Dearnaley's avatar

This is federal land, it is not part of the state of California. There is nothing he can do.

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Annie's avatar

Like how and when! We are in unbelievable scary trumps evil doing! Look it up, it is real on trumps mentions!

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Annie's avatar

How??

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Cappy Fann's avatar

Is Newsome going to call in the National Guard?

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Annie's avatar

Wish I knew!! I want to know it will be stopped! Like he killed innocent Venezuelan????

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arne link's avatar

Murder! He is getting his jollies from murdering people in boats. It's truly horrible. Now he's going to have our military invade Venezuela? Really?

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Annie's avatar

Ya, really, all now California also, threatened bombing S Ca! Please someone help stop this horrific tragedy!

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Vel Santic's avatar

and all that for his performative fun 'cause both maduro and he are slaves of putin.

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Annie's avatar

God I hope so! I live here! And I have a lot of family and friends here!

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Old Reprobate's avatar

He should. That holds true for every Blue State Govenor.

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Zach's avatar

Gov. Newsom is doing a bunch of stuff. Read the accompanying text before you fly off the handle.

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Robin Brenner's avatar

Sometimes it's best to not give him the attention he craves. So, he'll do this stupid parade. He loves distractions and attention and we give him lots of attention. What if our media gave him 5 minutes a day to simply inform us and then spend all our time and energy undermining him? MSM, stop giving him so much airtime. Inform us without fanfare and spend the rest of your show and articles and newsletters highlighting what actions WE'RE taking and the people who are heros in this fight.

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Truth2power's avatar

You’re not alone

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AAA's avatar

Sorry, this is how my posts get so long, I keep adding new posts at the top! PLEASE READ EVERYTHING!!! Click on all links and see why we are in this mess!!! It will NOT STOP, until they are ALL ARRESTED for the traitors they are, including the men on the S. court, Amy, A. Cannon and many runt judges, mush, white Africans!!! Runts adult kids, and everyone involved in EP files!! Oh, and ICE, plus all the pardoned J6 people!! Add anyone else you think needs arrested!!

GET rid of the illegal regime first, release the EP files, and then start arresting the rest!!! Good thing they built all those cozy camps for themselves!!!!

THIS IS WHAT I’M DOING!!! READ THE TRUTH, KNOW WHY YOU’RE PROTESTING!!! HE DID NOT WIN!!! The whole regime is illegal, traitors!!!! AND, if he ALLOWS another election, he will steal it again!!!!! You’ve all been conned to believe WE DID NOT VOTE!!! runt has NEVER WON A FAIR OR LEGAL ELECTION!! IN THIS COUNTRY!! EVER!!!!

Go to “Dissent In Bloom”!! Lots of scary reports on how “THEY,” proj. 20/25, will turn us ALL into slaves, IF WE LIVE!!! runt DID NOT WIN!! WE DID VOTE!!!!

EVERYONE IS REPEATING ma ga LIES, AND CONS!!!!! READ THE TRUE EVIDENCE!!!!They are already buying up more election machines!! They have demanded states election info!! They want us to not have any proof!!! PLEASE, READ AND SPREAD THE TRUE Evidence!!

THERE IS MORE at the bottom of the page!! It opens up a whole page of connected reports!! Start at the bottom of the page and work your way up!!!

READ FIRST!!! HE DID NOT WIN!!!!

https://thiswillhold.substack.com/p/she-won-part-ii-seven-judges-direct?r=58ocfg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

READ TO FIND OUT HOW THEY WILL LET US DIE!!!!!!

https://thiswillhold.substack.com/p/trump-the-trojan-horse-for-authoritarian?r=58ocfg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Entire Election rigging Evidence!!!! Not PA or NY numbers!! Believe the true Evidence, not Maga lies, and CONS!!!

https://thiswillhold.substack.com/archive

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Brittany Hildebrand's avatar

So this isn’t a headline from The Onion 😢

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Annie's avatar

So what? It needs to be stopped!!

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arne link's avatar

I can see why you might think so. I don't really know. I hope it's the Onion.

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Diane Steinberg Lewis's avatar

It's not the ONION! It's stinks of Trump and alcoholic haze breath of hergseth1

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Paula McNichol's avatar

Distraction

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Old Reprobate's avatar

Could be a deadly one.

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Lori T.'s avatar

You guys stick together, be safe. We need you

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Julie's avatar

Insanity Reigns!!!

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Michael Cenoz's avatar

Unfortunately!

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Jax’s's avatar

Traitor. Treason. It is not illegal to protest. When is the criminal going down?

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Black Raven's avatar

Right of Revolution: The Declaration of Independence states that when a government becomes destructive of the people's rights and aims to reduce them under "absolute despotism," the people have the right and duty to throw off such a government and institute a new one.

In my opinion we need to start it and then the military 🪖 will be forced to join us. This will be a test to the oath they took to the Constitution.

one.

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Mary Kay Brewster's avatar

Still… NO VIOLENCE at “No Kings” protests. We must stop the MAGite infiltrators they will send to try and incite violence. We must prevent trump from declaring martial law so we can take back the House and the Senate and impeach trump.

NO VIOLENCE. Prevent the MAGites from starting it. NO VIOLENCE!

And make little Johnson Mike reconvene the house and certify the duly elected 118th vote AZ 7th district’s Adelita Grijalva .

LITLE JOHNSON MIKE SUPPORTS PEDOPHILIA AND PROTECTS PEDOPHILES.

Release the Epstein files Mikey, you lying, fake Christian Keebler elf.

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Vicki's avatar

Impeaching isn't enough. Trump must be removed and his regime/cabinet/administration must be impeached and removed as well, or at least sued. They should all face charges of high treason against the United States.

Trump doesn't care about being impeached. He can be impeached dozens of times, but he will cling to his position as POTUS and babble about being untouchable as well as above the law.

Trump does not care about law when it restricts his desires. That alone should be enough to remove him.

Republicans used to annoy me, now they just make me wonder what kind of dystopia they live in where they think ANY of this is acceptable.

Violence against civilians for not groveling at his feet? He acts like the antichrist.

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Sue W.'s avatar

They can all be removed at once if the prez is found guilty of treason.

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Black Raven's avatar

I'm not advocating violence by stating the Right of revolution. It can be done in many ways. With resistance for days on end halting the country to the ground. In no way did I say, yes, let's all go out with gums and knives and yank them out. Now, if they get all violent on us. Then the military 🪖 has to come to moral clarity and stand besides us We the People, or by a tyrannical government. They'll need to chose.

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Jody B.'s avatar

What did the Keebler elves ever do wrong?!? They don't want Little Johnson Mike, either!!

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Alice K.'s avatar

that’s my nickname for him ( little Johnson Mike)

too.

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Jax’s's avatar

Rig Madden. Look him up. He did 5 tours….. They will not hurt family and friends. We don’t do that. The Veterans are pissed. We don’t need a draft dodger telling Veterans what to do. HE couldn’t do it. Bone Spurs 5 deferments. My father was 17, drafted, Marines, purple heart and came home to being spit on by the Republicans and American citizens. Nam Veterans were called traitors. Nixon sent the National Guard on them at Kent State. 4 killed. People forget how they treated my father… He wasn’t a father.. Couldn’t get help and everyone hated himself no I will not stand for this draft dodger telling Veterans. I served for that reason and woman’s rights. Let’s ROCK this NO KINGS!!! 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡

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Kfrank's avatar

If history is any guide it will come to that. We need to stay the course. Our power is huge if we use it right.

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Betty Furness's avatar

Anyway the No Kings Protest could creatively and on the sly, somehow incorporate this “show” as part of No Kings? Literally stealing his thunder!

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Ed Crowdis's avatar

Hi Mary Kay

I am all for stealing his thunder but live ammunition being fired from a battleship into anyplace is dangerous to say the least.

Maybe Governor Newsome should amass a counter attack on any warship firing into California. Any commander of any US warship that would fire into California is fair game and would deserve the worst. At some point in time normal tax paying citizens of this country will take the next rite full step and eliminate this criminal regime!!! It is our duty!!!!

In other countries, where dictators have been over thrown, the people start protests peacefully but that usually leads to many of the protesters being killed or injured by the dictatorship hired bullies. We see this happening here.The next step for the successful countries that overcame their dictator was unfortunately violence. Storming the palaces with armed brut force…

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WonderWoman's avatar

Sure the military will join us?

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Diane Steinberg Lewis's avatar

I'm Wondering too, Woman!

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The Mitz's avatar

Every time he meets with Putin! And everybody knows it.

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Vel Santic's avatar

every time he meets that midget terrorist he gets new ideas of torturing America. same or similar applies to his meetings with erdogan and netanyahu and the gulf-saudi states.

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PlasticFish's avatar

I'm torn between +1, Funny and +1, Insightful for that one.

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WonderWoman's avatar

Trump wants protesting to be illegal. He wants us all arrested on terrorism charges or dead. As he stated " they can go f*ck themselves ". It's truly hard to believe, this is the President of the USA! A freaking nightmare no one can wake up from! Him and his pose ALL need to GO!

It's OUR HOUSE! GET OUT!

I think I just decided what my new poster sign will say.

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Vel Santic's avatar

all those who voted for the pos should be made to make amends for that worst attack on USA i.e. fix this mess they've perpetrated last november!!

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COF Deep Diver's avatar

They can go to South Carolina where they have a proposed bill to outlaw abortion eith felony charges of 30 years or death! According to them, eomen are just a vessel for their unborn children. Oh, birth control will be outlawed as well. If raped you're carry the baby regardless of incest or age. Anyone helpung a woman across state lines for an abortion in a conspirators snd guilty of aiding and abetting a murder! They'll face the same sentences.

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Sue W.'s avatar

They are pro birth, not pro life.

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patti smith's avatar

Please, God, soon!!! And his whole cabal of clowns and miscreants along with him.

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Claudia Robinson's avatar

When someone gets pancreatic cancer and has three months to live and wants to be remembered in history books.

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Danita Hamilton's avatar

He won’t stop me. None of them will let’s raise our voices even louder Saturday. They think they will stop the American people from protesting. Fuck Trump And Vance 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕

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Brittany Hildebrand's avatar

To those at protests nearby, you should sing the national anthem. Heavy on the “and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air” Would be an amazing symbolic photo op…

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sharon haskell's avatar

I am in Minnesota but am a SoCal, lived for years on Orange . Singing is a great idea!

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Martha Kenne's avatar

Glad to have ya here in Minnesota!!!

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sharon haskell's avatar

Where in MN, are you doing ‘No Kings event? Stay safe. I think we should all wear masks, tit for tat!

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Mia S.'s avatar

Danita, I am with you! Fuck these guys and I hope twice as many people show up now!!! Damn the MAGOTS to Hell!

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Linda Makela's avatar

Hopefully the organizers can throw together some billeting for those who manage to get there by leaving early.

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Shellye Hassell's avatar

This is insanity!!! Trump is an inflamed boil on the buttocks of the world!!!

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Lynn Matsuoka's avatar

an appropriate image!

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Michael Wallace's avatar

So he's going to warning shot the country? Is that what I'm reading? Na fuck trump. That's some small dick energy if I've ever seen it. I hope the navy shuts that little dick shit down

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Brittany Hildebrand's avatar

That’s what I’m saying! He’s firing missiles, into California, for “show” during what is projected to be the largest protest in American history. Wow

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RW Taylor's avatar

Seems like an attack, warships off the coast lobbing missiles onto our lands?? Doesn’t matter who is doing it or why. Surely that requires permits with some civilian body, right??

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WonderWoman's avatar

He's broken the law so many times. He's not going to stop now. Like he once stated, " I can walk down the street and kill someone and get away with it". He'll do what he wants, when he wants. Who's going to stop him?

Some how, some way, he has to be stopped, impeached and removed. Then arrested! All of them .

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Kfrank's avatar

WE stop him. The military hates him. The time will come when they have to decide who they want to defend, dear leader or the country.

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Holli's avatar

There will come a time when young men, maybe even some young women if that’s still a thing, will want to sign up for military service. I mean, the sign ups have to be appallingly low right now.

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patti smith's avatar

Like trump ever worries about permission to do anything. If his supporters let him continue to materialize his muddled dreams of greatness, he will get us into a war sooner or later with his impetuous actions.

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Holli's avatar

Permits and laws mean nothing now. Our country is in a full blown dictatorship takeover. We have too many people who are still too apathetic to what is going on around them because they don’t see it with their own eyes. But they soon will.

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arne link's avatar

Yeah, you would think so, wouldn't you.

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Ed Crowdis's avatar

It would seem so! So the Governor of California needs to take immediate action to stop this attack before people get hurt or killed.

This is no time to sit back and wait. This is not right.

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Kathy Sowers's avatar

And CA is the most populous and BLUE state in the nation so go figure why he made THIS choice. He hates us here in CA. And as if his doing that will disrupt the protests coast to coast - and NOT EVEN on the West Coast!

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ramona j's avatar

He hates us all. We are his enemies. Its official. We are in authoritarian country. He is continuously pushing the limits. We just need to get louder. Hopefully stay strong, and make Saturday a day the entire world wont forget. Peacefully. If they let it be that way.

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Marianne Klee's avatar

More Californians voted for him than any other state's citizens--in all three elections. That is the irony. And he is too blinded by revenge to see it.

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patti smith's avatar

I fail to see how anyone who voted for this schmuck could still be ok with that vote. I'd like to cordon off a state like Kentucky or Texas and make all magas go live there with their maga heroes.

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Vel Santic's avatar

That is the way it should be!! But without the Democratic-majority Texas or Kentucky cities - into the rural exclusively!!

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patti smith's avatar

OK, let any correct-thinking people leave the state and welcome them to a blue state. Let the red state sink into its own oblivion.

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Cappy Fann's avatar

Plenty of red folks living in CA. That's how Nunes got elected.

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arne link's avatar

Vote for Prop 50 and they will be gone.

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Cappy Fann's avatar

I'm on the other side of the country. I'm not aware of the specifics of Proposition 50. I should look it up to learn about it, but it's almost midnight here and I'm supposed to be sleeping to get up in about 6 hours.

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Truth2power's avatar

I’m feeling like you. He hates so many people and things. So angry. Wish he’d get psychological help.

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Sue W.'s avatar

But......Murica first. 😤😳😵‍💫🧨🧨🧨🧨

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Jerri Peake's avatar

What could go wrong...??

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Ellen Franzen's avatar

On a bad day, everything. It's kind of like firing missiles into a red state like Arkansas. Or the Central Valley.

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ramona j's avatar

Yes. Orders that are so blatantly dangerous and disruptive should not be followed by OUR military ! This was never mentioned as a thing these fascists had planned. ITS BS

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Holli's avatar

I have absolutely no faith in the Navy at this point. They have been shooting boats off the coast of Venezuela and now Columbia with little proof to the public and Congress that there were drug smugglers on board. As my husband, ex navy, stated they will go by their orders of a commanding officer and not question the validity of those claims because it is not the job of the lowly seaman to question a superior officer’s intelligence gatherers. This is something we have to be aware of.

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Al Bernasconi's avatar

They’re incredibly afraid of the No Kings protests because it’s going to show how badly Trump is doing. Only a complete wack job like Hegseth would ok something like this. It’s time for military commanders to refuse illegal orders. The Trump parade to Fascism needs to be stopped now.

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sharon haskell's avatar

Yes, it is time for the military to refuse all of this insanity. Then it will be time for the masses to support and defend them and their actions

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Flannel & FlipFlops's avatar

Pretty much everything I've been reading for the last few weeks says we are already there. 25th now!

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Truth2power's avatar

Not only is it time,

But it’s mandatory. Following illegal orders is grounds for courts martial for service members. Good post.

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Ed Crowdis's avatar

Hi Al

I agree with you 100%.

I have attended many anti trump protests over the last few years and it is all great and heart warming to see like minded people getting out of their comfort zone to attend however, in my opinion, we are missing the point of protesting.

A thousand different signs saying all kinds of things that folks are fed up about but no DEMAND signs. What do we want to happen?

Going out on a limb here, I believe we all want the same thing! WE DEMAND that EVERYONE in TRUMPs POLITICAL CIRCLE REMOVE themselves or BE REMOVED from this USA Government. Our government, not trumps!

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debrianna mansini's avatar

Trying to distract from the massive protest against HIM

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Cappy Fann's avatar

If he really wanted to distract, he'd send a whole lot of Ospreys in to terrorize the gatherings.

Maybe I shouldn't be giving them any ideas.

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patti smith's avatar

Yes, please, Cappy! Go get some sleep...

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BF's avatar

Will only increase the intensity of the protests.

Ben & team == Please motivate everyone in the Palm Beach area around mar-a-pedo to hold a massive No Kings Eve street and beach party. Trump's mar-a-pedo billionaire party planned for the 17th is an ideal time for his neighbors -- from miles and miles around -- to express their peaceful disgust.

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Janet  Woodworth's avatar

I like it! Arrive by land and by sea!

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Lori P's avatar

Possibly naked protests. If they are not illegal there. The naked folks in Portland really got to Johnson!

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PlasticFish's avatar

It so happens that we plan to be in the area on unrelated business. Hope we can at least drive by and give Mar-A-Lago the finger. 🖕

Won't be the first time.

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BF's avatar

Cool!!

BTW, it's MAR-A-PEDO .... and we need all the 'neighbors' to realize their dirt has been re-branded, permanently, by the orange pedo-rapist.

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Toni's avatar

Love this idea!

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James W's avatar

As a retired Veteran, I call upon all Veterans reading this to contact your Senators and Representative to complain about sacrificing the honor of the Marine Corps to Trump’s and Vance’s political vanity!

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Toni's avatar

The top brass of all the armed services, acting and retired, need to call this out.

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Cappy Fann's avatar

We should all be reporting to the area and, en mass, raising our middle fingers in salute to him.

Will he have us all killed? That should look great on Fox's evening news and news around the world.

What country will pull a USA move and step in to stop this lunacy? Russia?

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Marianne Klee's avatar

Fox wouldn't show it. Or if they did, they would say we are all rioting, antifa Communists who had it coming.

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Susan Raquel's avatar

Shoot, they'd probably say we shot the first missile.

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Meg G's avatar

Cue the malicious compliance. What is the Navy's equivalent of a squeaky tank? Trump has declared war on the great state of California.

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Cappy Fann's avatar

In better times, Congress would be stepping up and stopping him -then removing him from office ASAP, but none of the majority have the balls.

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Ed Crowdis's avatar

None of these republicans congress members have balls because trump collected their balls when he first made them sign a contract to support his campaign. He could have incriminating information about many of them. He was in the hotel and gambling business for years. Cameras in the rooms. He could have the dirt on many important people. Rise to power through extreme blackmail, no proof, just saying and some common sense logic

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Cappy Fann's avatar

No argument there.

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Toni's avatar

CA should secede, or at the very least stop ALL tax money going to the Federal Govt immediately.

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Cappy Fann's avatar

Apparently, it's impossible to secede. That might have been added after that previous Civil War.

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PeMi+7's avatar

The outrageous un-constitutional actions of the Trump regime has no end to them. And the pathetic Supreme Court is just as guilty.

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Vel Santic's avatar

the roberts's court is busy ensuring tRumputin steals everything. I've just read Legal AF and it's bloodcurdling.

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Tobechukwu Olumba's avatar

This traitor is going to pay the price.

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Danny Simon's avatar

One would hope so

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Lynn Matsuoka's avatar

when?

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ArleneMach's avatar

WE THE PEOPLE will NOT be deterred.

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IM Citizen's avatar

LOCK THE FUCKER UP! NOW!!

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Janet  Woodworth's avatar

If he should die before I wake I pray to God the news ain't fake.

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Eddie Spaghetti's avatar

Do you have copyright on that?🤣

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Janet  Woodworth's avatar

No..I stole it from a meme from his first hideous administration

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arne link's avatar

OMG! That is brilliant. In the spirit of brotherhood, may I borrow it?

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Vel Santic's avatar

I've seen this during his first reign of terror already. On Raw Story comments. :):)

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Janet  Woodworth's avatar

Absolutely

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Warren Mitchell's avatar

He’s willing to strike our own country!

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Cappy Fann's avatar

It very well could be a hoax the people in the WH came up with to get the anti Trump people frothing at the mouth.

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ramona j's avatar

Then he is guilty of inciting and instigating a false threat to disrupt California and the protests. It is going to be so disruptive to so many already on edge.

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Cappy Fann's avatar

We all know he's good at that. Who's going to hold him accountable, the GOP majority Congress? The Supreme Court? The American people might want to, but the way the GOP is rigging voting, with the majority of the Supremes helping, they won't be removed from office unless red district voters turn against them. Even then, Elon could manipulate voting again, or Trump's voting czar, whatever she's called, could do it.

There is no honor in the Republican Party anymore.

Maybe every last Democrat should play their game. Register as Republicans and vote in the weakest candidates during the primaries.

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Cappy Fann's avatar

Please pay attention to how many other news sources are reporting this. I have seen none.

Always look at the sources. Look for more than one. Consider their reputations. Look for the info in overseas media sources. This claim would be major news worldwide.

If the WH hates these guys like these guys say they do, it wouldn't be above Trump's lackeys to plant info that never comes to pass. The WH could then attempt to humiliate them saying they were making things up, terrorizing the populace, all for the sake of the story --you know, like Trump does, like Fox does, all the time.

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ramona j's avatar

Source: San Francisco Chronicle https://share.google/pIvlR4DkpBf60td7P

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Cappy Fann's avatar

This plan sounds like another version of sending aircraft over the Epstein victims press conference only on a greater scale.

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