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bigtree

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4. I was on the street corner with about a dozen of us

Reply to ananda (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 12:20 PM

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...our Rep. Cummings was one of the first legislators to attend a peace rally, in town at our concert venue.

It was an abberation to many folks who drove by. The goons from the NDA base down the road came and took extreme closeup pics of us that I'd guess my kids can access years from now in a FOIA request; not to mention my teenage ones in D.C. from the 70's.

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This has to be the first time a president has been protested in such large numbers for his wholesale tyranny [View all] bigtree Saturday OP

I did a lot of protesting and marching in both Bush's years. ananda Saturday #1

I was there every time in D.C. bigtree Saturday #2

We did a candlelight vigil at Mecom Fountain in Houston. ananda Saturday #3

I was on the street corner with about a dozen of us bigtree Saturday #4