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SARose

(1,753 posts)
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 09:33 PM Saturday

If I were a Republican lawmaker, pollster, lobbyist, political consultant

I would be very worried tonight.

Trump is an optics guy, right? The optics today were a massive repudiation of everything Orange man stands for.

The optics today showed peaceful Americans telling their government they’ve had enough MAGA bs.

Today’s optics were about how we didn’t vote for your fascism. It showed we still believe in the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Rule of Law, and decency.

Thank you to all who participated today and shared your photos and stories.

Sleep well tonight, patriots, and God Bless America!💕

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usonian

(21,735 posts)
1. If I were a Republican lawmaker, pollster, lobbyist, political consultant ...
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 09:50 PM
Saturday

I'd lie my ass off and claim that there were 250 protestors total across the nation.

Or I'd lose that big old paycheck.

Love your OP!!!

Seinan Sensei

(1,202 posts)
8. "War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength"
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 12:37 AM
Sunday

And just like Orwell’s opposite-speak(above),
Rethugs are calling our No Kings rallies “hate America” protests

Despicables, all

usonian

(21,735 posts)
9. I posted twice today about Big Brother and his (antifa?) nemesis, Emmanuel Goldstein.
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 01:02 AM
Sunday
Emmanuel Goldstein (not Epstein)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20731166

Why AI is needed to speed up translation of OLDSPEAK into NEWSPEAK (1984-style)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220731559

You know what's totally weird? I grew up watching "Big Brother" on the tube quite religiously.
Big Brother Bob Emery



No, I don't recall Nu Fizz

And his cast. No wonder I grew up warped.



Left to right in back row is Bozo (Frank Avruch), Rex Trailer, Major Mudd (Ed McDonnell); middle row is Rex's sidekick Pablo (Dick Kilbride), next to an unidentified woman and clown; front row is "Big Brother" Bob Emery and Capt. Bob Cottle.

Major Mudd. IBBY -- "I'll be blasting you"

msongs

(72,680 posts)
4. if u were you'd be wearing your kkk outfit to the nazi rally at the local right wing fundie church...and pretending
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 10:24 PM
Saturday

you never did

Johonny

(24,894 posts)
5. They dont care
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 10:29 PM
Saturday

And won't ever care. Trump will keep running the country into the ground and red state voters will keep stacking the house and Senate with people that literally hate them.

Skittles

(168,201 posts)
6. true
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 11:18 PM
Saturday

but it is important those of us with critical thinking skills let the rest of the world know just how fucking despised that orange fascist piece of SHIT is

FoxNewsSucks

(11,378 posts)
7. You're right. That's the point I was gonna make
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 12:04 AM
Sunday

when I read the post.

They don't give a shit what we want or what we think. The fact that they're operating openly means they think they have sufficient control that we can't do anything about it. I'm afraid they're right, and it's not just their own impatience.

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