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Wikipedia page "List of protests and demonstrations in the United States by size" says the Hands off protests were the third largest protest in US history (i.redd.it)

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cross-posted from: https://50501.chat/post/97685

Originally Posted By u/Northwest_Thrills At 2025-04-07 01:34:57 PM | Source

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I remember when Biden mocked the Defund the Police movement in his first SOTU, and then went on to accelerate the militarization of police. Now, we have cop cities.

At the end of the day, none of these people are going to vote differently than they have for decades, so nothing is going to change.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Coupling his Defund response with his backing of a far right wing genocide, and his absolute bed-defecation in the dem campaign for president, Biden is easily the worst dem president of my lifetime. And I'm not young. I hope history remembers him accurately.

[–] match@pawb.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

but what about his brace leadership during the pandemic where he filled our hearts with hope by

by uh

uhh

i guess we got a stimulus check?

[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I did. I watched. I listened. I learned.

I changed. Others will. Yet more can.