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BigmanPigman

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14. Common sense...avoid the instigators.

Reply to Tom Rinaldo (Original post)

Thu Oct 16, 2025, 04:37 PM

Oct 16

They want to get a reaction from you. Do NOT give them the opportunity to pull any of their BS. They thrive on getting attention. If I see or hear any BS I will put my stone-face on and march right past them. I'm 5' 11/2" and I have no fear of MAGA!!!

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No Kings 2 Has No Downside, and Negligible Risk [View all] Tom Rinaldo Oct 16 OP

Don't take provocateur bait. Make wide circles around them or walk far away. Do not sit down! . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 16 #1

this!!!!! Shellback Squid Oct 16 #2

Fun day for good people, almost without exception, but maintain situational awareness at all times Bernardo de La Paz Oct 16 #3

Networking AdamGG Oct 16 #8

Indivisible is a primary sponsor of No Kings 2 Tom Rinaldo Oct 16 #9

Great Post Tom, gab13by13 Oct 16 #4

Absolutely, Tom! Thank you for posting. Collective joy in defiance is not only effective, it is exhilarating. At a KitFox Oct 16 #5

Kick BlueWavePsych Oct 16 #6

❤️ RESIST!! ✊️ littlemissmartypants Oct 16 #7

I envy your certainty. pecosbob Oct 16 #10

National protests build base for strikes. You may get your first national strike ever in the not-too-distant future. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 16 #12

If marching in the streets is all it takes to trigger the Insurrection Act Tom Rinaldo Oct 16 #13

A most excellent post! Mountain Mule Oct 16 #11

Common sense...avoid the instigators. BigmanPigman Oct 16 #14

This is why I think the multitudinous rallies all over the country are so great. yellow dahlia Oct 16 #15