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TIL No Kings Protests were the 3rd Largest in US History (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 4 months ago by RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to c/til@lemmy.ca

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[–] MystValkyrie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

That is exactly why the midterms will be so important, not to mention the next presidential election. We need to keep the momentum going for a blue wave, and this protest may have helped with that.

The fact that No Kings was nonviolent was perfect, because trying to riot or a coup would have just enabled MAGA to justify state-sanctioned violence of their own.

[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well, good thing that the Minnesota assassin is currently being held on state-level murder charges because Trump can't pardon non-federal charges.

[–] MystValkyrie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago

Oh, thank goodness.

[–] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Cute to think there will be midterms. You need to act now.

[–] MystValkyrie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Can I ask what you're doing to act? I don't mean it as a gotcha question, I'm actually curious. Because I don't know what the heck to do other than protest and vote.