Then and Now

2009-10, a few hundred thousand people turned out for Tea Party rallies. The press almost twisted themselves into knows covering it. There was stuff about the "people sending a message" and that the politicians needed to take heed.

Last Saturday, somewhere between four and nine million people turned out, protesting in every state of the Union. And for that, relatively crickets. The coverage was dismissive, at best. The Grey Lady of Trump (NYT) wrote of "thousands" protesting nationwide.

The MSM doesn't think that we matter. We need to teach them overwise.

Throw every Republican, and crypto-Republican, such as John Fetterman, out of office.

Malicious Compliance, or DILLIGAF. Plus RW Terrorism

I watched some of the footage from the Rotted Mango's birthday parade. There seemed to be a something going on with the soldiers, from simply not giving a shit to malicious compliance. The marching was more of organized strolling. The formations weren't marching in step and appeared to make no effort to do so. The Ft. Bragg campaign rally had soldiers creeened for political reliability. The parade had soldiers that appeared to not only not give a shit, but were resentful at having to spend an entire Saturday performing for a draft dodger who regards them as chumps.

And what the hell was up with them playing "Fortunate Son" while the soldiers marched past? It's an antiwar and antidraft song. It mocks people like the Hair Furor.

Meanwhile, the Minnesota assassin was indeed a Trumpanzee.

And Trump is still a terrible person.

Four to Six Million People

That's a rough estimate of the number of people who turned out yesterday for the No Kings protest.

One protester is probably equal to ten or twenty who feel the same way and didn't march.

The politicians should pay attention.

ACAB; Santa Ana Ed.

I was a medic at the Santa Ana protests in OC today. I watched police fire tear gas, flash bangs, & rubber bullets into crowds of men, women, & children. Other medics and I were clearly marked with red crosses, and the police were targeting us. One of the most fucked up things I’ve ever seen.

— Richard Ferro, MD (@richardferro.xyz) June 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM

LAPD: ACAB

A LAPD officer took aim and at short range, deliberately shot a TV reporter in the back of her leg.

You can bet the farm that there will be no consequences for that cop. He will go have a drink with his buddies and brag about backshooting a reporter. And they will slap him on the back and buy him another drink.

So when you hear the Administration and other officials whining about how bad the cops in LA have it, consider this: The bastards have earned it.

Trump, Hohman and the Far Right is Full of Shit

A view of LA, two minutes ago:

As much as the Right says otherwise, LA hasn't burned to the ground.

"Only American Flags Should Fly at Protests"

That's what the Trumpy legions are saying today.

But it's sure not what they do. A few examples:

They have no problem with themselves waving the flags of both treason and wartime enemies.

Also, guess Republicans are done with advocating for "states' rights".

Looks As Though We'll Be Singing This Soon

Tin soldiers and Trump is coming We're finally on our own This summer I hear the drumming How many dead in San Diego?

Gotta get down to it Soldiers are cutting us down Should have been done long ago What if you knew her And found her dead on the ground? How can you run when you know?

This is what the Floss and Discount Goebells wants to see happen. They want disorder and they want to then declare martial law nationwide. Which they'll then use to suspend habeus corpus and arrest not only undocumented migrants, but everyone else that annoys them. First into the Trumpist camps, after the migrants, will be the transgendered and then everyone with a legal visa and greencard holders. Naturalized citizens of color will be denaturalized and sent back home.

This is going to get a lot worse. And the "we got guns because of tyranny" crowd will be in Trump's corner, all the way.

Been Pepper-Sprayed by the Po-Po?

Some advice from an instructor:

Cold running water. That’s it. Everything else is a wives tale.

And for fuck’s sake don’t degrease your eyeballs with dish soap.

Do not use a still bucket of water for people to dunk their faces in. OC is an oil. It floats on water. After the first person, everyone else is just decal-dipping their faces with a fresh coat of pepper spray.

< br> Don't wear contact lenses.

Tin soldiers and Trump is coming.

Happy Antifa Day

That trip was necessary.

Unfortunately, the threat now comes from within. It comes from billionaires, who want the government to benefit them alone. It comes from a political party that has taken up the flag of the Klan with its "southern strategy" of hate-based politics. It comes from voters who have been suckered into letting the billionaires pick their pockets, rob them of health care and steal their retirement funds so long as they think that some other group has it worse than they do.