Thank you Portugal. My son and family are relocating there after 21 years in the Air Force overseas, last in UK. He's out 1 year now and has no Visa anymore in the UK. Can't wait to visit!
Lucky them! ☀️ Congrats on their military retirement and move to Portugal! Enjoy your upcoming visit, Anne! (My ex was active duty USAF and our tour in the UK was the best time of my life! Over 30 years ago 🥹)
We had a minister in her stole at No Kings in Sandpoint (1200 peeps!) I thought of you. Our fabulous Peacekeepers are in a lineage you brought to us. May you be well!
Thank you! I wish I'd heard more reporting on the international piece of this. One media source referred to "hundreds of Americans" in other countries. Yeah...no. There were people who are citizens of those countries, too, and there were more than hundreds in total.
well from Denver, Colorado, I say hooray for you folks in Denver, North Carolina! You’ve got the right idea, my friends and nearly 500 people in that tiny town — good for you and our DEEPEST THANKS! 🙏 💙🙏💙🙏❤️❤️🙏💙❤️
Pam, that is what Republicans in FL wanted us all to believe, but I think those older folks in the Villages have a lot more spunk than DeSantisd and his Klan give them credit for or want to see!
I just got back from the protest in Worthington MA. It's a small Western Massachusetts town of 1,000 people, and here were at least 125 people at the town hall. It was a joyous resistance with signs, flags, children and dogs!
Perspective on Black Americans being MIA at ‘KINGS 2 ‘ protests across America
There are a variety of reasons for the absence of large numbers of Black Americans today @ various ‘K2 ‘ protests ‘
Some of them have historical context as well as contemporary reasons for the mass absence of Black Americans @ ‘K2’ protests across America today
-Legacy of Racism
-Work
-Fatigue
-Distrust
-Messaging
-Class
-Ownership
-Politics
-Law Enforcement Agencies racial bias and reactions to incidents today will reflect the Law Enforcement Agencies racial bias and reactions during the Civil Rights Movement any
-The unspoken sense that only White Protests matter because Black Folks don’t matter now
I am here @ a ‘K2’ protest to explore and understand all of the questions and concerns from not only my perspective but others especially White Protesters
Isn't this on us? Black folks put their lives on the line during the civil rights movement, and showed up under conditions far more dangerous for them. We ALL benefited from it. It's our turn now to take up the slack and fill those slots, standing up for democracy and pushing back. This just isn't an either/or situation, so why try to make it one?
I recall Professor Heather Cox Richardson saying months ago that African-Americans had done so much of the heavy lifting when it came to fighting for civil rights and justice at risk to their life and limb, that it was the turn of people who looked like her (white, middle-aged) to step up because there was less risk they faced.
Yes, I remember her talking of that, and it struck me, because I feel the same way. My family is mixed and I have many black friends who have spent decades working for civil rights, with white allies supporting them. I was grateful to her then for making such a clear and stark statement, and grateful to you now for reinforcing it.
Boo hoo . I just asked my friend who happens to be Black and told her she was about to represent her race on this matter. So I asked why there was little Black participation. Her response was that it wasn’t a Black issue. She is unfortunately right even though this is a misnomer. It is an issue for all of us but she stated that if it wasn’t specifically Black issue they weren’t coming out. Unfortunately she is correct. We remain so divided as a society that our divisions have defeated us.
Bill, please tell your friend It is VERY MUCH a black issue, a freedom of speech issue, an LBGBTQ issue, a white issue, an asian issue, a hispanic issue, a freedom of religion issue, a bodily autonomy issue, are you people getting it ??? NOT the time for whining "but it's not about me"...it's about ALL OF US
Best comment on this topic I’ve seen. Right now, our job — all of us regardless of color—is to save our democracy. Those who don’t participate might just as well be MAGAs.
I asked her for a Black perspective and this was her response. I will accept it and she enlightened me even though I disagree but she stated correctly why there has been little participation from the Black community. Take it for what it’s worth. Or deny it. I did my writer’s investigation.
Maybe 2000 at Gulport, FL - adjacent to St Peresburg. I saw only two blacks. They seemed to be on same wave-length (archaic term ?) as the rest of us. there was another No Kings demonstration planned for Tyrone Mall ( very large) I expect the turnout there was huge, don't know yet. 2 police persons who mostly tried to keep people off the street. Very benign.
Portraying you as a black villain? 🤣🤣🤣 Clearly, it's all about the "likes" for you. You just want to be heard and validated - not discuss anything of relevance or address any argument. It's too bad you can't see past your own ego, Mr. Checkmate.
No, they're not. They're just tired of being told they they'll "never understand", and therefore, will never be trusted as an advocate. People trying to heal the historical division and make sure this country works harder for equality for ALL, get tired of being slapped in the face by folks like you. It's almost as though you'd prefer to stay separated.
Put your teeth back in your mouth and Spare me your assumptions about me as well as your tiresome BS allegations that White people are getting slapped in the face rant
Black Americans have fatigue waiting for White America to mature on Race in our country…. We are tired of White Americans claiming to be for equality and justice when they aren’t
Clearly far too many Whites have never been sincere about equality and the like this of course accounts for the fatigue Black Americans have confronted for centuries
U post like one of those Whites which is probably why U your identity
Go read the threads, Thrasher. There a more than a few here, showing exactly what I'm saying - white people sincerely asking how we can do better, what we can do to prove that we're advocates, how we can atone for what our ancestors did, and basically getting ZERO answers. Your "checkmate" closing proves to me that you're not willing to hear anything that doesn't suit you. What is it that you want? There is no way for white folks to truly understand what generations of systemic racism feels like to any black person (or others of color, indigenous, etc.). All we can do is go forward and teach, through our words and actions. But that isn't good enough. Hey, if it makes you feel better to lecture and bitch at white folks who are already on your side, go right ahead and foster division. Rather than listen to people like you, I'll just go ahead treating ALL people with respect and kindness, because that's just the right thing to do with any human being.
Nothing has credibility or currency for you, because you're not here for discourse or even to share original thoughts - just practiced insults directed toward white people. Your blog tells all.
Greg, can it. You gave an opinion, and I have a different one, including the reality from the black folks whom I spoke and marched with yesterday. You know absolutely NOTHING about how genuine I am about systemic racism or anything else, and are now accusing me of being prejudiced or racist because YOU can't answer a simple question: What is it that you want?
We had big No Kings in Porto Portugal today. 300 plus. Lisboa too.
Yay!!! 💖 Thank you, Portugal!!! America loves you! 🇵🇹🤝🇺🇸
YAYAYAYAY potuguesa ❤️💙🙏❤️💙❤️🙏❤️💙
Yea to Portugal!
Love, love Porto and Lisboa! Thanks for your support! I just finished Marshaling and marching with a big crowd in Charlotte, NC!
Great job Illinois I’m Your Boy!!❤️💙🙏💙❤️💙🙏💙❤️💙🙏💙❤️i used to live in Chicago so i am very grateful
Dan Fogelberg ❤️
Não Réis! Viva Portugal!
Si! Viva Portugal — 🇵🇹 We Americans are not alone hating TRUMP and his evil minions!💙❤️🙏❤️💙❤️🙏
I was there as well!!!!!Fabulous
Yahoooooo Carol! ❤️💙🙏💙❤️💙🙏💙❤️🤩❤️💙🙏💙❤️Mille grazie!
MILLE GRAZIE!!!!❤️💙❤️💙🙏💙❤️🙏💙❤️ but you, Portugal marching with us we are not alone! DEEPEST THANKS! MILLE GRAZIE!!
Thank you Portugal. My son and family are relocating there after 21 years in the Air Force overseas, last in UK. He's out 1 year now and has no Visa anymore in the UK. Can't wait to visit!
Lucky them! ☀️ Congrats on their military retirement and move to Portugal! Enjoy your upcoming visit, Anne! (My ex was active duty USAF and our tour in the UK was the best time of my life! Over 30 years ago 🥹)
Hurrah!
Thank you, Portugal! If we could move our whole animal sanctuary, Portugal is where we'd move - wonderful people, food and entire country!
https://open.substack.com/pub/wrybanter/p/no-kings-day-in-winston-salem-nc?r=1wsqoo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
We had a minister in her stole at No Kings in Sandpoint (1200 peeps!) I thought of you. Our fabulous Peacekeepers are in a lineage you brought to us. May you be well!
Thank you! I wish I'd heard more reporting on the international piece of this. One media source referred to "hundreds of Americans" in other countries. Yeah...no. There were people who are citizens of those countries, too, and there were more than hundreds in total.
Parabens!
Thank you!
Thank you, Portugal!
Thank you
Porto! Beautiful place! Thanks for your support 🙏
5000+ strong in Palm Beach Gardens FL
I was there! Definitely a record. And in Palm Beach County, home of NightMarALago.
MAGA-Lardo?
that works
Several thousand in Plano, TX!
1000's in downtown Walnut Creel in "Broadway Plaza". Good celebration. Music .
All Good.
I did photograph 1 potent sign from a American Vet wearing army camouflage & holding an American Flag:
"I am a U.S. Army Vet"
"I used to be proud to call myself an 🔆AMERICAN"
"Now I'm Embarrassed"
"Ashamed + Totally"
"PISSED OFF"
Biggest turn out yet- inspires hope
Yeayyyyyyyyyyyy!!
that's a lot !
i’ll say that’s a LOT!
❤️💙🙏💙❤️💙🙏💙❤️😳5000+ STRONG IN PALM BEACH GARDENS FLORIDA!!!!🙏🤩Yahooooooooo
good for you Palm Beach Gardens Florida YOU SHOULD BE SO PROUD! 💙❤️🙏❤️💙❤️🙏
Wow! Great turnout in Palm Beach Gardens FL!👏👏👏
We are in Italy and attended the No Kings event in the middle of Florence. There were a few hundred of us!!!!
c’est magnífico! MILLE GRAZIE from Denver, COLORADO!❤️💙🙏💙❤️💙🙏
My once home for two glorious years. Yaaaa Firenze.
How fabulous!
Nearly 500 in tiny Denver NC in deep red Trump country.
well from Denver, Colorado, I say hooray for you folks in Denver, North Carolina! You’ve got the right idea, my friends and nearly 500 people in that tiny town — good for you and our DEEPEST THANKS! 🙏 💙🙏💙🙏❤️❤️🙏💙❤️
Fantastic! 🙏💙🇺🇸
YES Fantastic news!❤️💙🙏💙❤️
Thank you for being brave in deep red country!!
Awesome!
The Villages, FL had two separate turnouts. At least 2500 at the northern location. Very empowering.
i’m telling you that’s amazing for you folks in The Villages, FL!
From our point of view here in Denver, Colorado, where we have close to 20,000 WE SALUTE YOU, fellow AMERICANS! ❤️💙🙏💙❤️💙🎵🙏💙❤️💙💙❤️
And I thought the villages were strictly pro Trump!
Pam, that is what Republicans in FL wanted us all to believe, but I think those older folks in the Villages have a lot more spunk than DeSantisd and his Klan give them credit for or want to see!
They are waking up👍👍👍
Could be Florida's largest closet!!
That sounds very good since I think that The Villages are filled with old white republican retirees, lol.
Woooo! Thanks y’all, well done! 🙏🗽🇺🇸💙
Punkette — are u the marcher in Portugal!?
Hi Claudia! 😁 No … I wish I was, but I’m in SoCal. I congratulated the Portuguese marchers on a different thread.
Woohoo!
I just got back from the protest in Worthington MA. It's a small Western Massachusetts town of 1,000 people, and here were at least 125 people at the town hall. It was a joyous resistance with signs, flags, children and dogs!
Fabulous!
Just left a wonderful two hour event in Casselberry Florida.
that’s amazing Casselberry Florida! Yahoooooo 💙❤️🙏❤️💙❤️❤️💙🙏
Yay!
🇺🇸 400 strong in Miller (Gary), Indiana this morning!!
Sweet!!
Just got home from a big protest in our small town - feeling the love ❤️💙
Right!? The love. Buzzing from the love.
Great walk today with 1,000 of my peeps in Southern Pines NC. No hate. Lots of positive energy. Frogs, unicorns and chicken!
Heading out now with the carpool - this one might get me locked up: LITTLE MEN BUILD BIG BALLROOMS and NO KINGS - More American Than Apple Pie!
Perspective on Black Americans being MIA at ‘KINGS 2 ‘ protests across America
There are a variety of reasons for the absence of large numbers of Black Americans today @ various ‘K2 ‘ protests ‘
Some of them have historical context as well as contemporary reasons for the mass absence of Black Americans @ ‘K2’ protests across America today
-Legacy of Racism
-Work
-Fatigue
-Distrust
-Messaging
-Class
-Ownership
-Politics
-Law Enforcement Agencies racial bias and reactions to incidents today will reflect the Law Enforcement Agencies racial bias and reactions during the Civil Rights Movement any
-The unspoken sense that only White Protests matter because Black Folks don’t matter now
I am here @ a ‘K2’ protest to explore and understand all of the questions and concerns from not only my perspective but others especially White Protesters
Resist 2 Exist(c)
Greg Thrasher
Director
Plane Ideas
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https://planeideas.blogspot.com/?m=1
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Isn't this on us? Black folks put their lives on the line during the civil rights movement, and showed up under conditions far more dangerous for them. We ALL benefited from it. It's our turn now to take up the slack and fill those slots, standing up for democracy and pushing back. This just isn't an either/or situation, so why try to make it one?
I recall Professor Heather Cox Richardson saying months ago that African-Americans had done so much of the heavy lifting when it came to fighting for civil rights and justice at risk to their life and limb, that it was the turn of people who looked like her (white, middle-aged) to step up because there was less risk they faced.
Yes, I remember her talking of that, and it struck me, because I feel the same way. My family is mixed and I have many black friends who have spent decades working for civil rights, with white allies supporting them. I was grateful to her then for making such a clear and stark statement, and grateful to you now for reinforcing it.
Solidarity should be a a given so please don't feel grateful- it's what I should do. More power to all of you.
She is so smart, that Heather!
Thanks for posting this truth !!
Greg/BLM
Kinda silly statement. We are alwasys in this together.
And yet here you are, still tossing out downers.
Unfortunately so many people reflect his negativity and are carriers of this backward thinking
Greg/BLM
Greg, those are the MAGAS...not us
Actually there are NAGA’s and MAGA’s in many Liberal venues and circles
There is a reason for the continued shelf life of bigotry and racism in America long before MAGA’s appearance of late
Greg/BLM
Boo hoo . I just asked my friend who happens to be Black and told her she was about to represent her race on this matter. So I asked why there was little Black participation. Her response was that it wasn’t a Black issue. She is unfortunately right even though this is a misnomer. It is an issue for all of us but she stated that if it wasn’t specifically Black issue they weren’t coming out. Unfortunately she is correct. We remain so divided as a society that our divisions have defeated us.
Bill, please tell your friend It is VERY MUCH a black issue, a freedom of speech issue, an LBGBTQ issue, a white issue, an asian issue, a hispanic issue, a freedom of religion issue, a bodily autonomy issue, are you people getting it ??? NOT the time for whining "but it's not about me"...it's about ALL OF US
Best comment on this topic I’ve seen. Right now, our job — all of us regardless of color—is to save our democracy. Those who don’t participate might just as well be MAGAs.
I asked her for a Black perspective and this was her response. I will accept it and she enlightened me even though I disagree but she stated correctly why there has been little participation from the Black community. Take it for what it’s worth. Or deny it. I did my writer’s investigation.
Spare us your regressive assumptions about Black Americans
We are quite diverse and not monolithic in many respects
The divisions that exist within races and cultures in our society are not helped by your myopic views
B Better
Greg/BLM
Shut up this is the response you are deserving. I’m done interacting with you.
Nonsense in fact for centuries there was deep segregation in America
Greg/BLM
yes Greg we all know that and are sorry for it
Sorrow has zero currency with me when I confront White Folks and racism in America
Those who try to diminish me have failed miserably
Greg/BLM
Greg, Don't give me crap for acknowledging disrespect of black people
Greg, may I ask, are you of color? Did you read my conv with my friend above?
I am a Black American full of color and soaked in color
lol
Greg/BLM
Maybe 2000 at Gulport, FL - adjacent to St Peresburg. I saw only two blacks. They seemed to be on same wave-length (archaic term ?) as the rest of us. there was another No Kings demonstration planned for Tyrone Mall ( very large) I expect the turnout there was huge, don't know yet. 2 police persons who mostly tried to keep people off the street. Very benign.
In speaking with both Black and White protesters there is shared harmony and perspectives
Black Protesters are more eager to chat about this question than White Protesters
Greg/BLM
You didn't answer the question.
I posted this yesterday and it applies as well today
Spare me your fake sincerely and typical reactions and contempt for my opinion from AWM like U
U R not a honorable person that is obvious from the tone of your comments with me
Even now U want to cast your self as some noble White person while portraying me as a Black villain
U and your opinions don’t reflect at the overwhelming majority of White posters who agree with me and share my opinions here not yours
Get Lost
Checkmate again
Greg/BLM
Portraying you as a black villain? 🤣🤣🤣 Clearly, it's all about the "likes" for you. You just want to be heard and validated - not discuss anything of relevance or address any argument. It's too bad you can't see past your own ego, Mr. Checkmate.
U remind me of people who are extremely shallow and not genuine at all
U claim to care about systemic racism but Yet resent a Black person’s honesty about the reality of racism today in America
Whites like U engage in hollow rhetoric about racism with crocodile rants being lectured to by your words Black folks ‘bitchin ‘at U and other Whites
U are a carrier of the continuous shelf life of Whites diminishing Black Americans lives and making Black folks like me your ‘villain’
Checkmate again and again and again
Greg/BLM
No, they're not. They're just tired of being told they they'll "never understand", and therefore, will never be trusted as an advocate. People trying to heal the historical division and make sure this country works harder for equality for ALL, get tired of being slapped in the face by folks like you. It's almost as though you'd prefer to stay separated.
Put your teeth back in your mouth and Spare me your assumptions about me as well as your tiresome BS allegations that White people are getting slapped in the face rant
Black Americans have fatigue waiting for White America to mature on Race in our country…. We are tired of White Americans claiming to be for equality and justice when they aren’t
Clearly far too many Whites have never been sincere about equality and the like this of course accounts for the fatigue Black Americans have confronted for centuries
U post like one of those Whites which is probably why U your identity
I don’t
Checkmate
Greg/BLM
Go read the threads, Thrasher. There a more than a few here, showing exactly what I'm saying - white people sincerely asking how we can do better, what we can do to prove that we're advocates, how we can atone for what our ancestors did, and basically getting ZERO answers. Your "checkmate" closing proves to me that you're not willing to hear anything that doesn't suit you. What is it that you want? There is no way for white folks to truly understand what generations of systemic racism feels like to any black person (or others of color, indigenous, etc.). All we can do is go forward and teach, through our words and actions. But that isn't good enough. Hey, if it makes you feel better to lecture and bitch at white folks who are already on your side, go right ahead and foster division. Rather than listen to people like you, I'll just go ahead treating ALL people with respect and kindness, because that's just the right thing to do with any human being.
Spare me your fake sincerely and typical reactions and contempt for my opinion from AWM like U
U R not a honorable person that is obvious from the tone of your comments with me
U and your opinions don’t reflect at all the overwhelming majority of White posters who agree with me and share my opinions here
Get Lost
Checkmate again
Greg/BLM
Your experience is quite similar to others
Greg/BLM
Many Hispanics here in Tucson AZ!
How about they're not there because they had to work ??? KISS
Yep that is on point as well as others which I referenced
Greg/BLM
I’ve talked to several Black Americans who thanked me for going, but are too afraid to attend themselves out of fear of being Targeted.
Each one Thanked me for going and advised me to be careful and Safe. I understand their reluctance completely.
Thanks for your sentiments here which I reference as well in my initial comments
Greg/BLM
Nothing has credibility or currency for you, because you're not here for discourse or even to share original thoughts - just practiced insults directed toward white people. Your blog tells all.
Greg, can it. You gave an opinion, and I have a different one, including the reality from the black folks whom I spoke and marched with yesterday. You know absolutely NOTHING about how genuine I am about systemic racism or anything else, and are now accusing me of being prejudiced or racist because YOU can't answer a simple question: What is it that you want?
Your chance meet with some Black Americans has zero credibility nor currency here
I know U R clueless about Black Americans ,that is obvious in reading your canned comments
I am not obligated to answer your questions , they have zero credibility and currency here
Own your racial shortcomings instead of trying to make me the villain for them
I tired of U now … U offer nothing of value nor do U advance anything of value with regards to this topic
Off to supper
B Better and of course Checkmate
lol lol
Greg/BLM
Date Line Punta Gorda, Florida. A couple of thousand strong.
Great
In Hawaii, our event is titled No Dictators, because of course our history includes beloved kings . . . and queens.
My sign I crossed out Kings and put Thugs below.
At an event in Newbury VT. 400+ people here
Love the sign, "Vaccines Cause Adults" - too bad Trump must've had some when he was a kid.
oops. My bad. How could I possibly think Trump is an adult??!! More like a grade school playground bully.