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Robyn Muncy

@robynm.bsky.social
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Historian of the 20th-century US, especially social movements, social policy, women, and labor. Prof at University of Maryland, College Park. All opinions are my own.

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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Join VoteRiders to Defend the Vote in Washington!- sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/voteriders/e...
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Join VoteRiders to Defend the Vote in Washington! · VoteRiders
On August 28, 2026, join VoteRiders as we join thousands of others to Defend the Vote. On the 63rd anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington, we’re coming together to protect voting right...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Marylanders! We can all weigh in on the proposed ICE detention center in Hagerstown. Please tell the DHS to Stop the ICE Warehouse in Washington County. Write here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell DHS: Stop the ICE Warehouse in Washington County
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is attempting to convert an 825,000-square-foot industrial warehouse in Washington County, Maryland into a massive ICE detention facility despite overwhelming...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
By high jacking accreditation boards/rules, the current presidential administration aims to control higher education. Please help us Protect Academic Freedom in Higher Education. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ha...
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Protect Academic Freedom in Higher Education
We represent students, parents, higher education faculty and staff, and concerned citizens united in opposition to the dangerous proposed rules. We write at a grave moment in our country’s history, ...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Remove Trump’s Ludicrously Unqualified & Massively Dangerous National Intelligence Director act.indivisible.org/sign/remove-...
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Remove Trump’s Ludicrously Unqualified & Massively Dangerous National Intelligence Director
Trump just appointed his political attack dog, Bill Pulte, as acting Director of National Intelligence. Pulte has absolutely no experience in national intelligence, and was clearly offered the job bas...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I'm attending De-ICE Citizens Bank Coalition's event, “De-ICE Citizens Bank Rockville, MD - National Day of Action” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/deicecitizen...
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De-ICE Citizens Bank Rockville, MD - National Day of Action · De-ICE Citizens Bank Coalition
Join Indivisible Montgomery and thousands of people across the country on Saturday, June 6th to send Citizens Bank a clear message: financing private prison and immigration detention facility operator...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Marylanders! Please sign the petition to stop new dirty data centers from creating gas pollution in the Potomac with @ChesapeakeClimate. act.ccanactionfund.org/page/97586/p...
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No Dirty Data Centers
I just signed the petition to stop new dirty data centers from creating gas pollution in the Potomac with @ChesapeakeClimate. Join me!
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Maryland voters: we need to urge our state legislators to pass a comprehensive Maryland Voting Rights Act . Write one here: act.commoncause.org/letters/pass...
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Pass a comprehensive Maryland Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court of the United States handed down a devastating decision in the case of Louisiana v. Callais in another troubling attack on our voting rights. The impact of this decision will make it...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Horrified by the SCOTUS decision to gut the Voting Rights Act? Join the movement to respond. Post-Callais: National Organizing Call. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/post-...
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Post-Callais: National Organizing Call
The Supreme Court just gutted voting rights in Louisiana v. Callais. We're not staying silent. We're organizing. Join United for Democracy and our allies to learn how we can take our power back.
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Tell Congress: End the Illegal War on Iran act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
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Tell Congress: End the Illegal War on Iran
Trump's unauthorized, unprovoked war in Iran has cost the lives of US service members and thousands of civilians in Iran and across the Middle East. And now, Trump is threatening a ground invasion and...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
According to Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass), who served in Iraq as a Marine: “Some active-duty Marines are already calling Mr. Hegseth’s agency the ‘Department of War Crimes’ rather than the ‘Department of War,’ the president’s name for the Defense Department.” (NYT). STOP THIS WAR!
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
I'm attending a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social event: May Day 2026: A Day of Truth and Freedom. No Work. No School. No Shopping.. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/may-d...
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Walk Out on Fascism
January 20, 2026 will mark one year of this fascist regime and one year of Free DC's organizing to rise up and protect our people. One year into this fight it is more urgent than ever: ICE is kidnappi...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
I'm attending No Kings's event, “What’s Next After No Kings 3?” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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What’s Next After No Kings 3? · No Kings
On March 28, millions of us made it clear: we don't do kings in America. Our nonviolent movement is only growing. At our March 31 Mass Call, you'll hear from leaders and fellow local activists to cele...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Maryland's best clean energy legislation is at risk if we don't take action! Use this easy tool to email the MD Senate President urging him to pass the Affordable Solar Act via @CCANActionFund! act.ccanactionfund.org/page/95726/a...
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Save the Affordable Solar Act!
Maryland's best clean energy legislation is at risk if we don't take action! Use this easy tool to email the MD Senate President urging him to pass the Affordable Solar Act!
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Wheaton” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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NO KINGS Wheaton · No Kings
**We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.** On March 28th, rise up, take to the streets, and say it loud: no thrones, no crowns, no kings. We’re not watching ...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Congress: DO NOT Overturn Local Pesticide Laws. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: DO NOT Overturn Local Pesticide Laws
URGENT action is needed to help stop the spread of toxic pesticides. Corporations like Bayer's Monsanto are pressuring lawmakers to include language in the 2025 Farm Bill that could OVERTURN all pes...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Reject the Deportation & Detention Agenda act.indivisible.org/sign/reject-...
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Reject the Deportation & Detention Agenda
Tell your Members of Congress to publicly oppose any warehouses or detention centers being expanded in your community or anywhere in the country.
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Tell Congress: No War with Iran act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
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Tell Congress: No War with Iran
Trump has launched unauthorized military strikes on Iran, dragging the United States into yet another war without approval from Congress. This reckless escalation is putting U.S. servicemembers, Ameri...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Congress: DO NOT Overturn Local Pesticide Laws. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: DO NOT Overturn Local Pesticide Laws
URGENT action is needed to help stop the spread of toxic pesticides. Corporations like Bayer's Monsanto are pressuring lawmakers to include language in the 2025 Farm Bill that could OVERTURN all pes...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Rise Up, Patriots! Oppose all ICE detention centers near you! The ICE Prisons and Camps Are About To Get A Lot Worse open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...
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The ICE Prisons and Camps Are About To Get A Lot Worse
A head-spinning appellate decision just greenlit detentions without end, supercharging an already horrific human rights crisis.
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Montgomery County, Maryland Needs a Data Center Moratorium While Regulations are Crafted. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/moco...
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MoCo Needs a Data Center Moratorium While Regulations are Crafted
Click "Start Writing" to personalize a letter to the Council and Planning Board urging a moratorium on data centers while strong policies are created.   Data centers hold our digital lives, eve...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
If tear gas is too dangerous for a battlefield, there is no justification for using it against people in our cities. Sign the petition. sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
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Tell Congress: Don’t silence dissent with tear gas
If tear gas is too dangerous for a battlefield, there is no justification for using it against people in our cities. Sign the petition.
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Tell Your Members of Congress to rein in ICE NOW act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...
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Tell Your Members of Congress to rein in ICE NOW
On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Nicole Good. These killings are a dire...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I'm attending a vigil for Alex Pretti. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/vigil...
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Vigil for Alex Pretti
Join federal workers and community allies to honor the life of VA nurse Alex Pretti.
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Easy action to take to rein in ICE: sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...
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Congress: Stop Funding ICE’s Violence
Masked, unidentified federal agents have been militarizing our cities and brutalizing our communities in order to carry out Trump’s extreme deportation agenda. These agents—outfitted for war—are showi...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Resistance matters! Bovino’s replacement in MN is no saint, but Bovino’s removal is evidence that the administration feels the heat of our commitment to democracy and the rule of law and wants to cool it down. Keep the heat high!!
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
People nationwide are rising up against ICE & DHS, displaying true courage through acts of resistance–large and small! This fight is costing lives. It's time for Congress to join working people on the frontlines. Tell your Senator to vote NO on ICE funding! share.jwj.org/s/HUrVPoVS
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Tell your senator to STEP UP: Vote NO on ICE Funding!
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
People nationwide are rising up against ICE & DHS, displaying true courage through acts of resistance–large and small! This fight is costing lives. It's time for Congress to join working people on the frontlines. Tell your Senator to vote NO on ICE funding! share.jwj.org/s/HUrVPoVS
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Tell your senator to STEP UP: Vote NO on ICE Funding!
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Tell your senators to rein in ICE NOW act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...
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Tell your senators to rein in ICE NOW
On Wednesday, January 7, Renee Good was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Then, on January 24, Border Patrol killed Alex Pretti. These deaths were a direct...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Tell your senators to act now to lower healthcare costs act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-yo...
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Tell your senators to act now to lower healthcare costs
Health insurance premiums are doubling for more than 22 million Americans, and up to six-million people have already, or will soon, lose coverage because Republicans made Affordable Care Act tax credi...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Demand your Member of Congress do everything in their power to stop Trump’s escalating attacks against Venezuela. act.indivisible.org/sign/stop-tr...
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Take Action: Stop Trump’s War in Venezuela
Demand your Member of Congress do everything in their power to stop Trump’s escalating attacks against Venezuela.
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Tell your senators to act now to lower healthcare costs act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-yo...
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Tell your senators to act now to lower healthcare costs
Health insurance premiums are doubling for more than 22 million Americans, and up to six-million people have already, or will soon, lose coverage because Republicans made Affordable Care Act tax credi...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Add your name to the petition demanding Congress pass legislation requiring all immigration agents to clearly display their agency and name or badge number—just like other local law enforcement are required to do. sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...
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Tell Congress: Unmask ICE!
Add your name to the petition demanding Congress pass legislation requiring all immigration agents to clearly display their agency and name or badge number—just like other local law enforcement are re...
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
We’re hosting a national rapid response call tomorrow night to go over concrete next steps. Please circulate - we need a national response. More details to come. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Rapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis · Indivisible
Join us tomorrow, Thursday, January 8th, at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT to discuss the killing and lawlessness by ICE in Minneapolis. We will talk with leaders and provide concrete next steps on how you...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Tell me another one about how protests don’t matter… www.newhavenindependent.org/2026/01/07/a...
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Avelo To Exit Deportation Biz - New Haven Independent
Avelo Airlines plans to stop running deportation flights for the Trump administration later this month after deciding that its participation in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) program is too...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Raju: The Speaker and others have said that this driver was weaponizing her vehicle. AOC: Their editorializing of this event to justify a public murder is disgusting. It is horrifying. Watch it for yourself and make that assessment for yourself on which of these leaders are lying to you.
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Amy J. Rutenberg @amyjay401.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
🧵 A friend was at Roosevelt HS in MPS when it was raided today. My friend is now dealing with the effects of the tear gas that was deployed on school grounds AT DISMISSAL TIME. Bovino popped out of a car for photos while children sheltered in place. 1/ www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Live updates: Noem says ICE agent justified in killing woman
Renee Good, 37, was identified as the woman shot and killed Wednesday morning by an ICE agent in south Minneapolis. ICE said Good was shot while trying to run over agents with her car. Mayor Jacob Fre...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
I'm attending Healthcare Not Warfare's event, “Mass Call: Healthcare Not Warfare” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/thirdact/eve...
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Mass Call: Healthcare Not Warfare · Third Act Initiative, Inc.
### We need to act fast to ensure that Trump doesn’t run Venezuela ** Join our emergency organizing call to find ways to mobilize to stop more endless war. ** Congress can act this week to end Trump...
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
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In Trump rebuke, US House approves bill to overturn collective bargaining limit - Maryland Matters
The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would overturn an executive order from President Donald Trump that strips collective bargaining rights for roughly 1 million federal employees.
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Thanksgiving-Cyber Monday, my wallet's ignoring Target, Home Depot, & Amazon. I'm tired of corporations enabling this administration ditching DEI, allowing ICE to terrorize our communities, & chase tax breaks. Join me! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫 app.sosha.ai/s/aWhV68gX
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We Ain't Buying It - Target, Home Depot & Amazon
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Thanksgiving-Cyber Monday, my wallet's ignoring Target, Home Depot, & Amazon. I'm tired of corporations enabling this administration ditching DEI, allowing ICE to terrorize our communities, & chase tax breaks. Join me! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫 app.sosha.ai/s/2Kd1ZYWh
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We Ain't Buying It - Target, Home Depot & Amazon
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
We all need to cancel Spotify subscriptions until the ICE ads are removed. Streaming hate is a choice and we can refuse to fund it. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/4RQIf5VK
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Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
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Robyn Muncy @robynm.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Democracy lovers, we have GOT this!! #NoKings
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Amazing.
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Americans have spoken.... #NoKingsDay
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Kansas City. No Kings.
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kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
“who cares” would be a titch more credible if they hadn’t spent all week whining about the rallies in advance.
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daviss @daviss.org · 18/10/2025
Starting now: No Kings Minneapolis
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Colin Boyle @colinbphoto.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
The No Kings March in Chicago is one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen here. Looking down from by the river, the crowd stretches for blocks down Michigan Ave and wraps around Wacker Dr. This video is from a few minutes ago and the end of the protest is nowhere in sight. @blockclubchi.bsky.social
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
LEFT: Citizens assembling in Washington, DC to deride Donald J. Trump with a protest. RIGHT: Citizens assembling in Washington, DC to celebrate Donald J. Trump with a military birthday parade.
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 18/10/2025
Provo UT showing up for #NoKings
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