Me and 7,999,999 of my closest friends turned out on Saturday at more than 3300 locations across the country to reiterate our refusal to submit to the Kleptocrat’s attempts to become king-dictator. Additionally, thousands more showed up in cities and towns around the world to stand with us.
He didn’t hear us, because he was in Florida golfing and
grifting, but Republicans in general did. They are getting nervous. I hope this
develops into ulcers.
This
time round I did not get any photos of my fellow protesters in The People’s
Republic. Given the rotting that’s taken place in the Kleptocrat’s brain since
the last No Kings in October, I added a new message to the back of the poster I
made before:
I know it’s a pipe dream; the toadies and lickspittles in
the Cabinet will never invoke the 25th Amendment, no matter now much
he drools, slurs and meanders. But it’s still worth reminding Republicans that
we know what’s going on.
Ran into my neighbor again. He carried several signs with his political
cartoons, and saw some other protestors across the parkway who also had
them. Viz:
At one point, when people were changing call-and-response “Tell
me what democracy looks like/This is what democracy looks like,” he commented, “If
this is what democracy looks like, it’s aging.” Well, yes—there were a lot of
people who looked like they might have marched in the 70s, and 2010, and 2017.
But there were also many youngs, including families with small children and
dogs.
The passing motorists also showed support, honking and
waving American flags. Some even had their own No Kings signs against the
windows. (There was that one jackass in an SUV who flashed thumbs down; there’s
always that one jackass.)
Fairfax County’s finest were out in force as well—one of
their SUVs (why are they all in SUVs?) parked on the median and at one time
four more hovering in an adjacent parking lot, I suppose to ensure that the
people carrying signs didn’t suddenly pull out assault rifles or something. It
would have been a good time to knock over an ABC store, what with half the
force on riot control duty.
On the whole, a good way to spend 90 minutes being counted as
opposed to this administration and every criminal, corrupt, contaminated thing
it does. And it’s my gratitude for today.
©2026 Bas Bleu
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