I'm attending the No Kings rally on the 18th

[BeneteauBum]

According to the right wing pinheads, this is a Hate America rally with paid protesters. How long do I have to wait before my check arrives?
Peace ☮️

https://www.rawstory.com/despicable-shameful-ex-gop-congressman-sickened-as-party-smears-millions-of-protesters/

[Ocelot II]

1. I never did get my check from Mr. Soros for the last one.

That's OK; I'm happy to protest the regime for free.

[BeneteauBum]

2. Yep

Peace ☮️

[yellow dahlia]

7. I keep asking where I should send my receipts for reimbursement,

for all the poster board and markers I have been using this year.

[murielm99]

3. I'm going, too.

How big is this check supposed to be? No one discussed it with our group.

[Norbert]

15. At least the same as dump's upcoming tariff stimulus check

or so I'm told.

[Marie Marie]

4. I'm planning on going in spite of having a broken bone in my right foot and

3 broken bones in my left (not kidding about this). So, do I qualify for "hazard pay" or bonus pay for pain and suffering? Mr Soros??

[murielm99]

17. Find a wheelchair.

I have had serious shortness of breath since covid. It has gotten better only recently. I have gone to protests in a wheelchair because of this. Borrow one, and get someone to wheel you to one spot. I know some older people who bring lawn chairs. There is nothing wrong with that, either.

[Marie Marie]

18. I am able to hobble around with my boot but I will be taking a lawn chair.

One way or another, this ass will be on the grass of Legislative Hall with all my fellow Antifas. Power to the people!!

[markie]

5. heaven on earth....

as an atheist I take great comfort in knowing the reward is in knowing we are doing the good and worthy thing now... I will proudly be there for at least one NO KINGS rally!!

Matthew: "he will repay each person according to what he has done" "Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven"

[yellow dahlia]

6. These Republicans are targeting peaceful protestors.

If there are instigators, it is because the RW nutjobs are there to disrupt.

A large faction of the protests are made up of aging hippies, former flower children, and grannies. People are often there with their walkers or canes. There is an abundance of professional retired folks like librarians, teachers, and art teachers - hence the creative signs.

The First Amendment entitles us to freedom of speech and the right to peacefully assemble, and to petition the Govt for a redress of grievances.

The current Republican leaders need to review their Constitution. Maybe they should go meet their constituents at the protests.

[BeneteauBum]

8. Agreed

As an aging hippie boomer, I have attended several rallies protesting the current administration. Were are of all the same ilk and have never had any problems. Now we are being advised on how (not) to react to potential violent counter protesters. Keep the faith….it will result in positive change.
Peace ☮️

[yellow dahlia]

11. I watched the Indivisible Webinar this afternoon.

They are under attack, but responding with a positive message.

[wnylib]

9. I was at the last No Kings protest in my town and there was a mix of ages.

The organizer was a man in his 30s. I was expecting to see a lot of older people and was surprised by how many young ones showed up, from late teens to late 30s.

I agree, though, that there will likely be RW agitators, some pretending to be one of the protesters. That's why I've been suggesting that people sing well known patriotic songs that everyone can join in on - especially if someone tries to agitate the crowd. Songs like America the Beautiful or My Country 'Tis of Thee. The contrast between peacefully singing patriotic songs and being called violent and anti-American is in itself a protest message.

Our group of protesters will gather first in a park to hear speeches and have a discussion before going to the sidewalks to march with our signs. Last time there was one of our own who thought it was amusing to antagonize people who did not agree with us. A couple of us shut her down by chanting, "Peaceful protest" until the whole group took up the chant. Afterward, when I had a chance to talk with her, I pointed out all the wrong reasons to agitate people at a protest, the main one being that it harms the protesters and our message.

[yellow dahlia]

10. Yes. I think "we" need to keep it non-antagonistic...for so many reasons.

At a visibility event I attend sometimes, a woman was stopped in traffic and giving us the finger. We threw kisses.

I love the dancing inflatable animals in Portland.

[wnylib]

12. I was at a protest in my town during Trump's first term. A driver passing by gave us the finger.

I called out, "Have a nice day."

[LetMyPeopleVote]

13. MaddowBlog-Ahead of No Kings events, Republicans' anti-protest rhetoric takes an ugly turn

GOP leaders appear so concerned about a scheduled protest that they're falsely labeling a No Kings gathering as a “hate-America rally.”

The more Republican rhetoric about No Kings events turns hysterical, the easier it is to believe that the party is increasingly worried about the growing public backlash to the GOP agenda. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-10-13T15:48:52.307Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/ahead-no-kings-events-republicans-anti-protest-rhetoric-takes-ugly-tur-rcna237271

Donald Trump’s approach to peaceful American protesters has long reflected a president uncomfortable with dissent. Indeed, the Republican has spent years trying to delegitimize dissenters, urging the public to see his detractors as “paid protesters,” as if his opponents are inherently inauthentic.......

But when it comes to GOP attitudes related to Americans and their right to public dissent, the problem isn’t limited to the man in the Oval Office. Politico reported late last week:

Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday slammed the No Kings protest march scheduled to take place at the National Mall [on Oct. 18], describing the planned protest as the ‘hate America rally’ that would draw ‘the pro-Hamas wing’ and ‘the antifa people.’ His characterizations, however, drew condemnation from some Democrats who defended the protest movement, whose first big demonstration was overwhelmingly peaceful.

Hours after the Louisiana Republican made those comments on Fox News, he doubled down on the rhetoric during comments to reporters on Capitol Hill, referring to No Kings gathering as a “hate-America rally.”

Johnson had plenty of company. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer on Friday also told reporters that the scheduled protest should be seen as a “hate-America rally,” adding that the gathering is being championed by “the terrorist wing” of the Democratic Party......

Last month, Trump designated antifa as a “major terrorist organization,” notwithstanding the fact there is no such organization, and we soon after discussed an unsettling dynamic: If the White House says that antifa members are terrorists, and the White House says it will decide on its own who and what qualifies as “antifa” affiliates, this can get very scary, very quickly.

Weeks later, GOP leaders started telling Americans that a peaceful demonstration by Americans will draw “the antifa people,” and that “the terrorist wing” of the Democratic Party is involved in the gathering.

There have already been too many recent instances in which those in positions of power have tried to stifle dissent. There’s no reason to believe, however, that things won’t get worse.

[Jack Valentino]

14. For any of the GQP mouthpieces claiming these are "paid protesters", we should flood them with messages

demanding to know how to get paid--- since they claim to know so much about it !!!!


By point of fact, so far as I know, it has only been TRUMP
who ever paid for rally attendees!

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

16. Me too