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byronius

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22. Our little town's gathering was packed.

Reply to BlueWavePsych (Original post)

Sat Nov 1, 2025, 11:25 AM

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And joyful. It was Awesome.

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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