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gopiscrap

(24,737 posts)
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 11:46 PM Mar 25

I have to walk!!!!!

We have a president who has 34 felony convictions
I have to walk!
We have a president who wages a war with out thinking
I have to walk!
We have a president who stole classified documents for personal gain
I have to walk!
We have a president who molested children
I have to walk!
We have a president who alienated just about all of our alllies
I have to walk!
We have a president who denigrates and dismisses those who have died for our country
I have to walk!
We have a president that allows our own citizens to be shot in cold blood in our neighborhoods
I have to walk!
We have a president who makes it a part of his administration to disappear people
I have to walk
We have a president who is actively trying to suppress your right to vote
I have to walk!
We have a president who revels in cruelty
I have to walk

On Staurday we have that chance. Please join a No Kings protest. I had a heart attack in December and then got diagnosed with cancer in January and am taking chemo and radiation, but thios is so important to me. I wish to still struggle for the dream that was presented to me when I first came to the US.

What ever you can do, join a protest. run, march, ride walk, but please show up!!! There are those that say marching and protesting doesn't do anything...just ask the folks who protested against the Vietnam War and those who demonstrated for civil rights, what being out in the streets did to progress those causes.

So I invite you to in person or in spirit on Saturday, to WALK WITH ME!!!!!
Peace Mike C

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I have to walk!!!!! (Original Post) gopiscrap Mar 25 OP
Mrs. Permanut and I are in. Permanut Mar 25 #1
I am walking WITH you!! lastlib Mar 25 #2
OMG you said it better than I did gopiscrap Mar 25 #3
I would disagree with you there.... lastlib Mar 26 #24
thank you, you are very kind gopiscrap Sunday #30
I will be with you in spirit, Mike C. sheshe2 Mar 26 #4
excellent gopiscrap Mar 26 #5
I will be there. murielm99 Mar 26 #6
thank you gopiscrap Mar 26 #12
Still have not made any signs RussBLib Mar 26 #7
PLEASE. I just kicked this awesome post. usonian Mar 26 #20
I wish I could help, but NJCher Mar 26 #21
I will be there. brer cat Mar 26 #8
We'll be walking on Saturday. calimary Mar 26 #9
We have to walk flamingdem Mar 26 #10
great!, I was thinking of a few many more things Shellback Squid Mar 26 #11
Rural northern Wisconsin out in force! Wild blueberry Mar 26 #13
excellent gopiscrap Mar 26 #14
I'll be there! BeneteauBum Mar 26 #15
Walking with you, Mike, in Greenville, SC stage left Mar 26 #16
Absolutely! My first protests were 1967-71 while in college and I have been at it in one way or another ever since! My KitFox Mar 26 #17
I'll be there with my family and a few friends. byronius Mar 26 #18
Hear Hear Mike C JMCKUSICK Mar 26 #19
Spent part of the day 'building' the illusion of a jail cell for daughter's planned 'costume' for Saturday Attilatheblond Mar 26 #22
Ill be there..California BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 26 #23
Great OP malaise Mar 26 #25
I'll be there! Ocelot II Mar 26 #26
I had planned to do the NYC one, because I think it will be epic. But I'm just getting Scrivener7 Mar 26 #27
Hey stay healthy thank you for your note gopiscrap Mar 26 #28
Will do, with a seated walker. UTUSN Mar 26 #29

lastlib

(28,302 posts)
2. I am walking WITH you!!
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 11:57 PM
Mar 25

We WILL NOT let this autocratic basturd crush what we have spent a quarter of a millenium building. It has been won at too high a price to surrender it to the likes of donald fucking tRump! We fought a revolution, a civil war, and two world wars; endured lynchings, beatings, attack dogs, fire hoses, depressions, epidemics, shooting massacres and more to gain the liberties we have---and we will NOT give it all away to the likes of donald fucking tRump!

lastlib

(28,302 posts)
24. I would disagree with you there....
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 08:58 AM
Mar 26

Your eloquence truly inspired me!

WE will walk with you!

sheshe2

(97,672 posts)
4. I will be with you in spirit, Mike C.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:01 AM
Mar 26

I am going to a local gathering as I did last year. Not huge but good turnout with good people.

murielm99

(32,990 posts)
6. I will be there.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:31 AM
Mar 26

I was recently declared cancer free, but I have a newly diagnosed, untreated heart condition. I will not be deterred.

NJCher

(43,205 posts)
21. I wish I could help, but
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:45 AM
Mar 26

My sign turned out to be such an expression of my hatred of this despicable piece of crap that I’d best not carry it.

There will be signs there and I will take one of those.

calimary

(90,100 posts)
9. We'll be walking on Saturday.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:37 AM
Mar 26

With you, and hopefully, crowds of other people!

Really looking forward to it! A bunch of us got together last Sunday afternoon to make our signs. This Saturday, we’ll be showing them off! Gonna be fun! AND decorative!

Wild blueberry

(8,305 posts)
13. Rural northern Wisconsin out in force!
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:49 AM
Mar 26

Lots of us will stand up and walk on Saturday. Making my sign tomorrow.
Thank you.

stage left

(3,312 posts)
16. Walking with you, Mike, in Greenville, SC
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:08 AM
Mar 26

At least friends of mine are walking with us. Maybe more.We want our country back.

KitFox

(573 posts)
17. Absolutely! My first protests were 1967-71 while in college and I have been at it in one way or another ever since! My
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:18 AM
Mar 26

pals and I bring our instruments, put up a pop up and play and sing. People stop and sing along. It is affirming to be in the midst of throngs of folks feeling the same as you. At a protest last year, I saw this tiny, frail elderly woman slowly walking by. On the front of her walker, her sign said: “Courage Is Found In Unusual Places”. We can’t let up and need to keep insisting, resisting, and persisting whenever and however we can. Be well and safe DU family! 😊

JMCKUSICK

(6,081 posts)
19. Hear Hear Mike C
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:35 AM
Mar 26

My first protest was Presidents day last year, 4 days before my quadruple bypass surgery. I almost didn't make it through as I should never have risked it, but I've been going since and wouldn't miss saturdays for all the tea in India lol.

All joking aside, Our country depends on it!

Attilatheblond

(8,907 posts)
22. Spent part of the day 'building' the illusion of a jail cell for daughter's planned 'costume' for Saturday
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:47 AM
Mar 26

She always comes up with a dilly of a costume and sign for these events. And she got some cheap gold sneakers to wear with her many Trump slap-down ensembles. The Marie Trumpinette was a show stopper, but I think this week's outfit will be an even bigger crowd pleaser.

Did you guys know hospital scrubs are available in orange?

Ocelot II

(130,614 posts)
26. I'll be there!
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:03 AM
Mar 26

I'm too damn old for this. First protest was in 1968; I didn't think I'd have to haul my old ass out into the streets again some 60 years later, but here we are.

Scrivener7

(59,540 posts)
27. I had planned to do the NYC one, because I think it will be epic. But I'm just getting
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:11 AM
Mar 26

over bronchitis, so sadly I think I will fill out the ranks in a local one.

I have such fond memories of the absolute sea of humanity that was the Women's March in NYC, with a roaring crowd and a sign in front of me that said, "See? You are not alone." It really restored my faith in humanity. I think this one will be like that again. If there's any way I can make it downtown, I will.

gopiscrap

(24,737 posts)
28. Hey stay healthy thank you for your note
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:37 PM
Mar 26

and your willingness to stand up for democracy Mike

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