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SpankMe

(3,669 posts)
Sun Jan 25, 2026, 07:06 PM 19 hrs ago

So, when the fuck are the national memorials for Good and Pretti gonna happen?

Not even a week went by when plans were announced for nationwide memorials for Charlie Kirk after he was shot. They rented whole football stadiums and hundreds of thousands of racists, white Christian nationalists and misogynists joined together in a national Nazi kumbaya. This included a group masturbation session at the Kennedy Center for Kirk.

Tim Walz hasn't even ordered flags at half staff in MN for Renee and Alex: https://mn.gov/governor/newsroom/flag-status/.

I want elected Democrats to start playing this game harder. A lot harder. And right now. I want a call for flags at half staff everywhere. I want to hear about memorial gatherings to reflect on these murder victims no later than the end of this upcoming week. I want the public outpouring - to include present and former Democratic AND Republican lawmakers in attendance in-person - to dominate the news for a week. I want to hear exceptional public statements from Schumer and Jeffries right now from the steps of the US Capitol.

I don't want to hear any more tepid bullshit from Dems about "turning down the temperature". I want Minnesota to investigate and indict the ICE murderers now. I know it'll go nowhere. But I want it on the record.

And to those who would say we shouldn't rock the boat too much because that could bring Trump/ICE down on blue America even harder, I ask you - would it be better to put this off until later, when Trump and Heritage have closed their grip even harder on the institutions of police power in this country?

Hella fuck no. We have to get this going ASAP. No waiting for the mid-terms (because there won't be any). Trust me. Everything Republicans are doing today reflects an assumption that they are in power permanently. We must agitate - in a non-violent and legal manner - but agitate nonetheless.

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So, when the fuck are the national memorials for Good and Pretti gonna happen? (Original Post) SpankMe 19 hrs ago OP
Seriously, we've gone that route. Worse than a waste of time. Biophilic 19 hrs ago #1
Yes, we should definitely have a national day of mourning. OhioBlue 18 hrs ago #2
Memorials should call for a "day of action" by the country. BigmanPigman 16 hrs ago #3
Or the CBS townhall with their families? maxrandb 16 hrs ago #4

Biophilic

(6,448 posts)
1. Seriously, we've gone that route. Worse than a waste of time.
Sun Jan 25, 2026, 07:12 PM
19 hrs ago

We need to make some waves and speak truth loudly.

OhioBlue

(5,127 posts)
2. Yes, we should definitely have a national day of mourning.
Sun Jan 25, 2026, 08:14 PM
18 hrs ago

and they should definitely investigate the ICE murderers.

BigmanPigman

(54,695 posts)
3. Memorials should call for a "day of action" by the country.
Sun Jan 25, 2026, 09:50 PM
16 hrs ago

Not specifically for either of the two murdered victims but for them as well as all the other possible victims of the same actions by ICE. We know there will be more murders and lies. A national day of action would encompass the crimes by ICE and to call them out in full view of the MSM!!!!!

Follow that with a national general strike once we have all of our supporters prepared and willing to walk out like they did on Fri. This will not be easy so it must be very clever and planned.

One step at a time. We must not do anything "wishy washy" but we must show that the majority of peaceful, passionate and angry Americans is as big, if not bigger, than the Oct 18th Nationwide protests (the largest in US history and we hit the magic 3.5% mark).

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