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niyad

(129,183 posts)
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 05:00 PM Oct 19

Soooooo.7 MILLION + people. Two arrests (that we know of so far,

both trumphumping ammosexuals.

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Farmer-Rick

(12,381 posts)
1. So typical of the MAGAt crowd
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 05:36 PM
Oct 19

Both of them brandished weapons at peaceful protesters. Millions of people peacefully marching and these two so badly wanted to shoot at some of them, such craziness.

That is MAGAt all over.

orleans

(36,603 posts)
11. i googled and found this
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 07:49 PM
Oct 19

"13 arrested during Denver’s ‘No Kings’ protests, police say


A group of protesters marching west on Sixth Avenue through traffic at about 6:45 p.m. Saturday tried to access Interstate 25 near Santa Fe Drive, a spokesperson for the Denver Police Department said in an email to The Denver Post.

Denver officers made several loudspeaker announcements declaring the march an unlawful assembly and ordering the group to disperse, the spokesperson said.

After an unspecified amount of time, officers deployed smoke to scatter the crowd and arrested three people on suspicion of unreleased charges, according to the department. Officials denied using other means to disperse protesters, including firing pepper balls.

Another nine protesters were arrested during other secondary marches, police said. One person was arrested during the main “No Kings” event earlier that day for possession of a knife.

As of Sunday afternoon, Denver police said the 13 protesters arrested Saturday included: "

-more at link-

denver post
no paywall: https://archive.is/SykH9


niyad

(129,183 posts)
12. Thank you for that article. .The Denver police were certainly reluctant
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 09:42 PM
Oct 19

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to reveal anything about what they were doing. Unspecified charges? what "lawful orders"? arrested for "posession" of grafitti materials? One would think we were in TX.

spanone

(140,862 posts)
4. K&R
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 05:41 PM
Oct 19

Yet the media showed over and over trmp and mike johnson calling us terrorist, hamas suppoters, America haters ad naseaum.
Anyone think they will point out how wrong they were?
Absolutely not.

Hartpi978

(45 posts)
7. The penis lady
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 06:26 PM
Oct 19

Are you counting the inflatable penis lady who was arrested in Alabama for having a sign that said No dick-tators?

niyad

(129,183 posts)
14. Did not find out about her until after I posted. And wearing a costume is
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 09:47 PM
Oct 19

such a BS charge. Certainly not the violence and chaos that krasnov and the reichwingers ar insisting is happening.

C Moon

(13,397 posts)
9. Downtown L.A. had police in riot gear last night
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 06:37 PM
Oct 19

telling everyone to clear out or be arrested. Don’t know if anyone was arrested but there usually are at least a few.

Fiorillo

(18 posts)
10. So many people arrested!
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 07:32 PM
Oct 19

There were more people arrested at the UW Badger game, than at all the rallies across the country.

LetMyPeopleVote

(173,912 posts)
15. 8.1 Million
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 11:41 PM
Oct 19

"""Confirmed."""

Data journalist G. Elliott Morris, in partnership with Atlanta-based science newsroom The Xylom, gives a median estimate of 5.2 million, with 8.2 million as the upper boundary.

Importantly, unlike AltNPS, Morris shows his work:

www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...

AltWatcher (@altwatcher.bsky.social) 2025-10-20T00:45:59.413Z

BigmanPigman

(54,471 posts)
16. MAGA must really think Dems are dumber than they are.
Mon Oct 20, 2025, 12:34 AM
Oct 20

We can spot "projection" BS a mile away.

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