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BigmanPigman

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5. I knew it! They always do this.

Sat Nov 1, 2025, 10:15 AM

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They ALWAYS under report the real numbers and it is a pet peeve of mine.

For the April Hands Off protest the reports were "in the tens of thousands" in San Diego.
BS! It turned out that 80,000 actually protested.

On the June 14 NO KINGS they reported 5 million when there was over 10 million.(50% too
low).
On the Oct 18 NO KINGS they reported over 7 million, now it's over 20 million (66% too
low).

I have been to over 30 protests and am a pretty good judge of the real numbers. Also, there are a few statisticians out there who do the math and it is usually 50% higher than the MSM reports.

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8% of Americans say they participated in a No Kings protest on October 18 - about 21 Million [View all] BlueWavePsych Saturday OP

Hooray for the 65 + NJCher Saturday #1

The over 65ers were well represented in our Vermont rally. democrank Saturday #13

Absolutely, Cher. Excellent ideas! I'm sick of the boomers continuing to be the focus of critiques by everyone else. littlemissmartypants Saturday #16

I was there! With my vets hat.. Playingmantis Saturday #2

That's a hell of a lot more than the 7 million they said. Bravo! Biophilic Saturday #3

At my local protest, people were coming and going all afternoon William Seger Saturday #15

This is exactly right. pandr32 Saturday #21

Many of the over 65s know what is going on and can do a comparative analysis Norbert Saturday #4

I knew it! They always do this. BigmanPigman Saturday #5

The 7 million number was the number reported by the ORGANIZERS Wiz Imp Saturday #9

A lot of people don't sign up Tree Lady Saturday #25

Right. Which is why it's disappointing that the organizers of the protests apparently use sign-ups to report attendance Wiz Imp Saturday #26

That seems like the opposite of what they should do BigmanPigman Saturday #30

I agree Wiz Imp Saturday #32

That's over the 3.5 percent margin to "be effective" Blues Heron Saturday #6

Yes. Know that the margin applies to "sustained" protests. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #11

I wonder how many people didn't respond to the poll Marthe48 Saturday #7

My mom (94 years young) participated! intheflow Saturday #8

there was 1 at a senior bldg near me. mopinko Saturday #10

OK, well that makes sense Farmer-Rick Saturday #12

They're withholding from us to be cruel. We should be cruel righ back and withhold from them. Hotler Saturday #14

I think the shutdown is accomplishing exactly that. MichMan Saturday #23

Kicking for data. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Saturday #17

More more more. Drums, food pantries, clinics, shelter, jobs. Tetrachloride Saturday #18

And for everyone of those 21-million, 1-2 more who could not attend. Grins Saturday #19

Saw that 85+% of Republicans approve the SlobFathers performance thus far - NoMoreRepugs Saturday #20

Our little town's gathering was packed. byronius Saturday #22

Fan-freaking-tastic numbers. Plus the shout-out to us Boomers! Hekate Saturday #24

Deleted Raven123 Saturday #27

Bookmarking for data... yellow dahlia Saturday #28

Great to Know !💙 We had 2000 on Kauai... Cha Saturday #29

Yup. SheltieLover Saturday #31

And many, like my husband and I, wanted to be there, but Dark n Stormy Knight Saturday #33