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BumRushDaShow

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12. I think you missed the organizers' message which was exactly what this article is articulating
Fri Jun 13, 2025, 06:43 PM
Jun 13
From USA Today the other day -

'No Kings Day' protests planned for June 14 with aim to reclaim the American flag

(snip)

"We don't want to cede the narrative ground to Trump and MAGA that they they own the flag, they own patriotism," said Indivisible cofounder Ezra Levin, one of the organizers. "In fact, the most patriotic thing you can do (in) America is to show up peacefully and petition your government for something better."

(snip)


https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143476515

Today's OP mentions that a couple members of Congress have also been handing out little flags for their (D) colleagues to underscore this theme.

Sometimes an article is an article.

(trust me, I avoid Politico's and The Hill's most RW-leaning nonsense stuff and look for those with actual info)

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