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BlueWaveNeverEnd

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Thu Oct 23, 2025, 12:48 PM Oct 2025

Banners hung in SF: "Pity the nation whose leaders are liars, Whose sages are silenced and whose bigots haunt the airwav

The banners read in full: “Pity the nation whose leaders are liars, Whose sages are silenced and whose bigots haunt the airwaves. Pity the nation that praises conquerors and acclaims the bully as hero. Pity the people who allow their freedoms to erode and their rights to be washed away. My country tears of thee. Sweet land of liberty!”

SF business hangs protest banners as fed agents are sent to Bay Area

https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/sf-business-hangs-protest-banners-fed-agents-sent-21114905.php

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQKC7Cwk4dr/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==

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Banners hung in SF: "Pity the nation whose leaders are liars, Whose sages are silenced and whose bigots haunt the airwav (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 2025 OP
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