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The Austin rally kinda felt like a picnic.  There were folks up front listening to the speaker but a lot of people were just hanging out under the trees.  Lots of folks complementing each others's t-shirts and signs.

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59 minutes ago, Pancho said:

 

there has been more win today than in the entire prior history of the intertrons

DPS looks like they relented and are allowing folks to march down Congress, but the reporter was told the cops want everyone out by 8pm. I'm not sure how regular folks are supposed to know that.

 

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1 minute ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Constitutional rights don’t expire at 8:00pm. 

They expired Jan 20th of this year. 

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From what we could tell while we were there, from about 5 to 7, DPS seemed pretty chill. Hope it stays that way. 

Great turnout. Very peaceful. Very respectful and patriotic. LOTS of older folks out representin'. Made me proud. It was a good day. Far better than what I expected. I hope it'll be a good night, too.

2 minutes ago, wood said:

From what we could tell while we were there, from about 5 to 7, DPS seemed pretty chill. Hope it stays that way. 

Great turnout. Very peaceful. Very respectful and patriotic. LOTS of older folks out representin'. Made me proud. It was a good day. Far better than what I expected. I hope it'll be a good night, too.

The reporter I'm watching said that 20,000 showed up at the Capitol.

30 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

 

Ha, I was cranking that song in the car on the way to the protest!  

3 minutes ago, bolverk said:

The reporter I'm watching said that 20,000 showed up at the Capitol.

That sounds about right imho. Probably more imho, but that's a pretty good ballpark figure.

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That sounds about right imho. 

Thanks for showing up and showing out.

2 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Ha, I was cranking that song in the car on the way to the protest!  

Playing that for trumps birthday parade is a little on the nose though, gotta say

3 minutes ago, bolverk said:

Thanks for showing up and showing out.

Hey, never had to do it when I was younger. Figured it was my civic duty now that things have gone to shit. It was very encouraging.

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27 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

there has been more win today than in the entire prior history of the intertrons

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no fucking wai

situational awareness measured in negative numbers

fortunate son is in the counter-cullture top 10 from the vietnam protest era

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Protesting against this administration today felt like the most patriotic thing I’ve ever done.

from the wiki:

It was played at a campaign rally for Donald Trump. Fogerty found this to be "confounding"[19] and later issued a cease and desist order, noting that Trump obtained a draft deferment.[20]

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Had a great time at the Capitol. So many people. Great energy and everyone united in the common loathing of that fucking guy. Carried our American flag around. Haven’t felt this patriotic in a long time. It was inspiring and energizing knowing that there are a lot of people out there in the movement. Still lots more to do but fuck fascism 

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24 minutes ago, Captainant said:

Playing that for trumps birthday parade is a little on the nose though, gotta say

Sans lyrics, though.  Probably a smart choice.

 

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my favs, i'm kind of a minimalist, get-to-the-point type.

 

 

adding this one

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My 21 yo shot this pic of me & Mrs. Wood (no more pics you filthy pervs). And yeah, the artwork on those teeshirts is homemade.

 

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My 21 yo shot this pic of me & Mrs. Wood (no more pics you filthy pervs).

 

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Nice calves...

 

 

What's your routine?

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3 minutes ago, wood said:

My 21 yo shot this pic of me & Mrs. Wood (no more pics you filthy pervs).

 

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Would Mrs Wood

5 minutes ago, wood said:

My 21 yo shot this pic of me & Mrs. Wood (no more pics you filthy pervs).

 

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2 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

Nice calves...

 

 

What's your routine?

LOL. Superior genetics like Stephen Miller.

 

36 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Ha, I was cranking that song in the car on the way to the protest!  

They played the CCR version of "Fortunate Son" at the induction of my son's company into the Army at the end of basic training. This was in early fall, 2021, at Fort Jackson, SC, so after January 6. It was one of several other songs they played while some units were standing at rest waiting for other units to straggle in from their final overnight training exercise. I got the impression that it was a purposeful choice, with a full awareness of the class ramifications in the lyrics, and it made me appreciate the willingness of the fort's command to allow it to be played.

I get the impression that this is a bit of a different matter. Wondering why it's an awful knockoff instrumental and whether anyone in the administration had the good sense to vet the musical choice. As a matter of optimism, I'm going to see it as a possible small act of rebellion, maybe even messaging, among military brass who have their patriotism in the right place.

10 minutes ago, wood said:

My 21 yo shot this pic of me & Mrs. Wood (no more pics you filthy pervs).

 

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I see you married way out of your league like all competent Texans. Welcome to the club. 

7 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

Would Mrs Wood

She's a San Antonio Mexican. Be careful what you wish for. 

1 minute ago, Hayduke said:

They played the CCR version of "Fortunate Son" at the induction of my son's company into the Army at the end of basic training. This was in early fall, 2021, at Fort Jackson, SC, so after January 6. It was one of several other songs they played while some units were standing at rest waiting for other units to straggle in from their final overnight training exercise. I got the impression that it was a purposeful choice, with a full awareness of the class ramifications in the lyrics, and it made me appreciate the willingness of the fort's command to allow it to be played.

I get the impression that this is a bit of a different matter. Wondering why it's an awful knockoff instrumental and whether anyone in the administration had the good sense to vet the musical choice. As a matter of optimism, I'm going to see it as a possible small act of rebellion, maybe even messaging, among military brass who have their patriotism in the right place.

That's exactly how I'm viewing it.

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Went to both rallies/marches in Seattle - most of the suburbs also had one, including the one Rick Steves was at above. The one at the UW had a couple thousand (it was commencement today as well, so a bit more challenging to get to). The main march had 70,000 estimated; it filled the entire 2 mile route from end to end. Many, many others lined the streets and rooftops and leaned out windows cheering and banging pots.  No damage, no hassle, nothing at all went awry. No cops at all visible at the UW; downtown there were none along the route as they were a block to either side keeping the cross streets closed. Trains ran every couple of minutes all day to get people in and out.

Great day, made greater by all the posts from fellow Surlyites from cities and towns far and near, big and small.

12 minutes ago, wood said:

My 21 yo shot this pic of me & Mrs. Wood (no more pics you filthy pervs).

 

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It's hard to follow the rules, but this is exactly the kind of courageous Surly patriotism that we need to see in these difficult times. Well done, @wood. Surly commends you.

15 minutes ago, wood said:

My 21 yo shot this pic of me & Mrs. Wood (no more pics you filthy pervs).

 

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Rick Steves a fucking real one

We were among those hanging out under the trees. Tried to stay out of the way, but that never works. Folks kept finding us and so our protest turned into any other public event. A lot of yammering. 

Still, the best of reasons to show up in public. No mask. 
 

As I was being pulled over on the way home, I wondered for a moment if it was protest related. A black cop stepped up, and I relaxed. Expired sticker. Cop called it a fix it ticket. 
 

Decided to get a little exercise and employ my constitutional right to yell "fuck trump" a couple of times, so I strolled down to the capital from my place in Hyde Park. Aint gonna lie, I was a bit warm standing in that sun, so I bailed after an hour and headed back stopping in at Scholz's for a pop and to catch the end of the US open, and then again at the Crown because, well its the Crown. Not a bad Saturday.

Guy was handing these out, but mine got a little fucked up in my pocket. 

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Fuck Trump. 

Almost looks like Melania’s smirking

36 minutes ago, wood said:

She's a San Antonio Mexican. Be careful what you wish for. 

I'm married to an RGV Mexican so I've got some experience

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I went to the No Kings Birmingham rallying point, which was away from the actual downtown, over in the Industrial Wastelands flats.

I believe that it was the only open lot in that area not currently or formerly occupied by a brewery. Maybe it will become a brewery in the future.

The crowd (maybe a thousand?) were mostly people you might meet in breweries. I believe they may have later marched past some breweries, but I was gone.*

There was no foolish redneckery while I was there. For Maga, Birmingham is Mordor.

*The spins. The woozles. Inability to stand up or maintain conversation. Blood sugar and pressure both tanked. Kindly nurses fed me Welch's Fruit Snacks and I had the strength to find my car, where I died, so they strapped El Cid's body in the seat and slapped it on the rear quarter panel and it drove me home.

59 minutes ago, wood said:

My 21 yo shot this pic of me & Mrs. Wood (no more pics you filthy pervs).

 

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leonard nimoy dat ass GIF

43 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

Would Mrs Wood

I love this community.  

34 minutes ago, flatdawgs said:

Went to both rallies/marches in Seattle - most of the suburbs also had one, including the one Rick Steves was at above. The one at the UW had a couple thousand (it was commencement today as well, so a bit more challenging to get to). The main march had 70,000 estimated; it filled the entire 2 mile route from end to end. Many, many others lined the streets and rooftops and leaned out windows cheering and banging pots.  No damage, no hassle, nothing at all went awry. No cops at all visible at the UW; downtown there were none along the route as they were a block to either side keeping the cross streets closed. Trains ran every couple of minutes all day to get people in and out.

Great day, made greater by all the posts from fellow Surlyites from cities and towns far and near, big and small.

We were thinking we were going to Tukwila, but then weren't needed, and then hit the march late coming out of the Westlake station.  Just step right out of the train station into a political march.  Great march.  In these dark political times, it's cathartic to have something that feels like a celebration with people who aren't horrible.  But Tukwila went sidewise, so a bittersweet day.  The sense of community these marches create is so important.  But the fuckers still are running shit. 

 

 

 

 

 

49 minutes ago, Hayduke said:

As a matter of optimism, I'm going to see it as a possible small act of rebellion, maybe even messaging, among military brass who have their patriotism in the right place.

This is the way I took it. 

Glad to see that during these dark times the Surly cargo short lore continues 

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