Make it the biggest damn funeral ever. By Eric Hensal.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

https://open.substack.com/pub/erichensal/p/make-it-the-biggest-damn-funeral?r=lxca0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email


No Kings will be a hit. The images will be great. More folks will turn out than last time. People will walk away renewed for the fight. And, outside of training in crowd building and event participation, such events yield little long-term.

This morning in Minnesota, Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark are dead, and Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette are gravely injured.

I was going to write on how illusory protests look, as even red states can get good turnout with a major city or college town. And how opposing Trump loudly does not make your wishes more likely to come true. Strategy does. Plans for progress do. Protests without these are merely emotional support gatherings.

So without objections from family, go to Minnesota. Make it the biggest goddamned funeral a state legislator has ever had.

All of it at the link above.

[SWBTATTReg]

1. This was a political assassination, no less, all done in tRUMP's foul name. His name will be forever linked to this

violence.

I fear for what's to come next, other copycats coming out of the woodwork.

Be cautious, be safe, observe your surroundings, and if in doubt, call the authorities or leave quickly, protect you and yours.

In other notes, it's gay pride in STLMO, and we're having a parade of golf carts down the middle of Soulard in south St. Louis. The official gay parade is:

St. Louis celebrates Pride Month with a variety of events, including a vibrant parade, festivals, drag shows, and an exhibit paying homage to the history of the LGBTQIA+ community in St. Louis. The St. Louis Pride 2025, one of the Midwest's largest LGBTQ+ celebrations, will be held in downtown St. Louis on June 28-29, 2025

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2. It was brought to us by Fox, Infowars, and American megachurches.