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I just hope they wait a bit before doing it. It's ****ing cold out there and Punxsutawney Phil says 6 more weeks.

I suppose it makes black bloc tactics a bit easier if everybody is in a parka and balaclava for practical, weather-related reasons.

02-03-2018 , 12:18 AM

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Mid-80s. Sounds perfect, but it's a bit uncomfortably hot working in the sun all day. Ridiculous for feb 1st. The 65 degree winter was nice for about a month. I'm trying to put myself in the position where I'm not on the roof all summer.

02-03-2018 , 01:14 PM

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I know the protests are set for Mueller being fired, but I will look to hit the streets if Rosenstein is fired as well.

Likewise. Die hard Eagles fan, too, but if he does it tonight, I am ready to protest at noon tomorrow and hopefully make it back for kickoff, then resume protesting after the game if it's still going on.

02-05-2018 , 08:50 AM

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what good is any of this protesting doing? do you think trump cares? lol

02-05-2018 , 10:37 AM

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Wow, you totally just blew my mind.

02-07-2018 , 06:30 AM

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hi i know a guy who can help.

03-18-2018 , 12:58 PM

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Sad that this thread died. Let's revive it.

March 24th is a big day. I assume all of you will be participating in the March for Our Lives to end gun violence.

But, if you can make it a double, you might look for demonstrations against the Turkish invasion of Rojava. They just took Afrin. Tens of thousands more displaced people in Syria. If there's a Turkish consolate or embassy near you it's probably the place to be.

03-20-2018 , 09:31 AM

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My wife and I are planning on going to the March in DC - I'll look into whether there's anything planned at the embassy there.

03-23-2018 , 10:53 PM

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Bomba di culo

Going to the March for Our Lives in Boston tomorrow. Meeting with neighbors regularly to discuss actions. Held a SwingLeft fundraiser at our house last week. Hosted a candidate for state rep at a coffee. Attended her campaign kickoff. Will host her main primary opponent in a couple weeks at a coffee. Wrote postcards with Sister District this week. Talked to another neighbor last night; trying to get her to attend an event. I mentioned Roy Moore, and she said, "Who?" This is a fairly liberal person, so I think there's plenty of opportunity for recruitment.

03-23-2018 , 11:03 PM

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Curious why you brought up Roy Moore with a neighbor in the Boston area?

03-24-2018 , 11:04 AM

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Curious why you brought up Roy Moore with a neighbor in the Boston area?

I don't remember the exact context (the neighbor was visiting for a cocktail), but I think it was as an example of a sexual predator who pursues teenaged girls. I just assumed she would agree that he is an egregious example, but she didn't.

I have to remember that many or even most people DGAF about what they consider politics.

03-24-2018 , 01:53 PM

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It's hard to tell at a march but I think there are 5 figures here at a relatively small march from Manhattan to Hermosa Beach CA.

03-24-2018 , 04:38 PM

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Pictures from today bring me to tears. Awesome job, kids.

03-24-2018 , 04:48 PM

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Done Seattle marching. Walked the whole way. Kids with F the NRA signs. Dave Matthews and Brandi Carlisle sang. Min 100k people. Good times.

03-24-2018 , 06:07 PM

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I'm headed to the Turkish Consulate now. If you see anyone fighting the apparently unprosecutable Turkish Security it might be me.

03-24-2018 , 06:15 PM

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what good is any of this protesting doing? do you think trump cares? lol

wow checkmate. makes you think

03-25-2018 , 02:53 AM

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wow checkmate. makes you think

There is a thread over at chiefsplanet about the march. One of the posters said it was too bad there wasn't an active shooter at each march to take out some of the Soros kids. He literally wished for them to be shot for protesting. This should be all we ever need to know about the deplorable piece of **** right.

03-25-2018 , 12:40 PM

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I got there late in Boston, so there were only 30k or so people there. But even the cops estimated 50k in the march, and many more people just went to the rally. So I believe the organizers' 100k estimate.

The answer to the guy trying to pooh-pooh the protests is:

Going to send an invite/reminder for our next candidate coffee event now.

03-25-2018 , 01:28 PM

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Turkish consulate protest was a bust. I guess we were late. We were there before the supposed end time. Maybe the protestors were all dissappeared by the time we got there. There were still police directing traffic at the intersection. Maybe something had happened.

03-25-2018 , 09:10 PM

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My aunt posted a picture of a march near her in Sheridan, Wyoming (population 17,000). Local paper has a video: https://www.facebook.com/thesheridan...2631648113291/

Small, but still, this is middle of nowhere in Wyoming!

03-25-2018 , 09:21 PM

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Reading the comments, I see Wyoming has a lot of angry deplorables.

04-10-2018 , 08:18 PM

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Just a reminder that the Mueller Firing Rapid Response protests are still ready to go, all over the country.

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04-10-2018 , 11:55 PM

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One of the SoCal protests will/would be at the Trump golf course. I don't see these protests being quite as orderly as the women's or science marches.

04-11-2018 , 12:17 AM

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If they are triggered, hopefully not. We'd need real civil disobedience - occupations, blockades, etc. Whether or not people will actually do that... idk. Can't say I'm wildly optimistic about it.

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