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MIButterfly

(1,101 posts) Sat Jun 14, 2025, 08:49 PM Jun 14

I just want to say thank you to all the DUers who went to the No Kings protests in their towns today [View all]

and reported back to us with their experiences, signs and pictures. I've been following it all day long here. Getting a first hand account from participants is so much more accurate and better than what's on TV.

I've been so disheartened, disillusioned and depressed about everything since the election, but I'm finally starting to feel a little bit of optimism and hope. Maybe all is not completely lost after all!

DUers are the best!

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I just want to say thank you to all the DUers who went to the No Kings protests in their towns today [View all] MIButterfly Jun 14 OP

It gave me such a lift to be there mcar Jun 14 #1

Many thanks to those who protested & those who couldn't & kept discusdion going SheltieLover Jun 14 #2

+1. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 14 #3

yes seeing all the protests all over the country is a ray of sunshine. Irish_Dem Jun 14 #4

Yes a big TY everyone reporting in. Been watching on line, and readng here all day. electric_blue68 Jun 14 #5

Things were great in Tuscaloosa! AverageJoe Jun 14 #6

I WENT AND ABSOLUTELY LOVED WHAT WE DID...... a kennedy Jun 14 #7

It was a great pleasure to go. It restored some of my faith. Scrivener7 Jun 14 #8

We had a good turnout (2500) for the first protest in our suburb of Minneapolis. Nanuke Jun 14 #9

YVW... happy to represent!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 14 #10

"""" AllaN01Bear Jun 14 #11

I echo this...could not go but glad to see so many people out there JT45242 Jun 14 #12