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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy son made the local Newspaper

His sentiments were shared by self-identified ANTIFA member Tyler Charles Gardiner, 29, of Captain Cook, who wore all-black and a face covering and opted to attend the Hilo protest instead of the Kona one because the latter wouldve been too hot.
We fought Nazis back when they took over Germany, Gardiner said, and well fight them here, too.
He said that a sense of empowerment, and a commitment to peaceful protest, motivated him to attend the rally.
I want to oppose Trump in the most peaceful way possible and tell him that we are sick of him and theres more of us than him, and he just needs to go, he said. It feels empowering, and it makes me feel like we are gonna make a difference finally. People are starting to wake up, theyre starting to realize he has lied to us, everything that he has said is not true and just a cover-up for his own terroristic crimes.

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2026/03/29/hawaii-news/were-being-called-to-rise-more-than-3200-turn-out-for-no-kings-rally-in-hilo/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ2TmpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEehLw8aFFh3so3ZF5o0ppgW9CBqzULuQoYtewnEMPSj2zsxHccKcI8dfTVj6I_aem_NDXFDDQFCtvLWmLNgI-j3g
malaise
(296,076 posts)Rec
walkingman
(10,860 posts)proud patriot
(102,511 posts)Faux pas
(16,356 posts)My son has the same long red hair and gray beard! He has Norwegian and Swedish ancestry, how about yours?
His dad has Norwegian ancestry
His dad and I both have Scottish and Irish ancestry mostly.
what a Rebellious mix.
Faux pas
(16,356 posts)Swedish, German and Native American on his dad's side. Norwegian, Scottish, Dutch and English on my side. Lol In other words, 99 percent Northern European and probably all of them have Viking blood I bet.
proud patriot
(102,511 posts)wendyb-NC
(4,690 posts)There is a sense that we cannot go on if we don't join the growing numbers and peacefully protest the current administration.
Our small town in eastern North Carolina held their first "No Kings" sanctioned walk for democracy. We got many supportive
responses from people passing by in cars and on foot. It felt empowering and very positive. The next one will be bigger and
more inspirational
proud patriot
(102,511 posts)I get so many ideas from the Conversations and the signs .
irisblue
(37,506 posts)Permanut
(8,390 posts)twodogsbarking
(18,774 posts)Cha
(319,062 posts)you are so proud of your Son!!
How thoughtful and passionate about our Democracy!
Mahalo!
☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜
proud patriot
(102,511 posts)I love my boy .
TexLaProgressive
(12,730 posts)"We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing-grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!"
sheshe2
(97,620 posts)A very moving one that speaks volumes, proud patriot.
proud patriot
(102,511 posts)To be young in these times .
sheshe2
(97,620 posts)💙
LetMyPeopleVote
(179,822 posts)You should be proud of your son
Niagara
(11,849 posts)!!!
oasis
(53,689 posts)calimary
(90,010 posts)proud patriot
(102,511 posts)of online gaming . He should know.
BigmanPigman
(55,137 posts)They interviewed me and showed me chanting. I'm glad I didn't sound like an idiot. My friend and sister said I sounded experienced and knowledgeable when they saw me.
I am wearing the I hate Fox News t-shirt. My interview isn't on this clip.
Here are my signs (also my anti-tRump earrings that I made amd have worn from 2016--2020 and 2024-now and some of the bumper stickers I made) ..go down to the 16th reply. A kind DUer Progree posted them for me...what a pain it was for him too!
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10115044
progree
(12,971 posts)Pictures are at the bottom of this post.
I see you were wearing your earrings
No, creating the DU postable pics wasn't a pain at all. The only one that was more work than the basic was the first one that I decided to rotate and didn't know how right away.
You can post any of these simply by right-clicking on a picture. Up should pop up a little menu with choices, including "Copy Image" and "Copy Image Link"
Click on "Copy Image Link" (NOT on "Copy Image" )
That will put the link in your system's clipboard for later pasting.
Then in any DU post that you are creating or editing, put the mouse in the spot you want to put the picture, and do Control V (or right click and choose "Paste" ).
The above is how I do it on a regular Windows 10 desktop computer. I've never done a tablet and I've never tried to do any of this on my phone.
The same trick works on any picture you see on DU no matter how it was posted (not just Imgur posts).
The "Notes to myself" part in https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1011&pid=5072
was just to myself in case anyone asked how I did it. Or to myself in the case of the first image which I didn't know how to rotate until I figured it out, and then I didn't do a very good job because it has a lot of white space below with the funny green arrow in the lower right.
Anyway, I knew the "notes to myself" would not be meaningful to most people unless they had experience with Imgur. And only somewhat understandable to people using other posting services. Some people use other posting services, like imgBB, postImg, and many others. Some people use tools other than the Windows Snipping Tool.




calimary
(90,010 posts)Gotta say, that monster certainly does inspire artists!
progree
(12,971 posts)to me to post them because she doesn't know how to post pictures from her tablet. And I probably wouldn't know how either).
That thread is in https://www.democraticunderground.com/10115044
I think they are superb too.
BigmanPigman
(55,137 posts)inspired my tombstone since I've read, "The most anticipated obituary in history". I used the tombstone idea for a sign during his 1st term when the ACA was originally threatened.
proud patriot
(102,511 posts)proud patriot
(102,511 posts)BigmanPigman
(55,137 posts)I can describe my signs, earrings, bumper stickers in writing but visuals are what is needed to make them more accurate to a viewer. I've got all of my signs from 36 marches in a portfolio. I use old ones to remake into new/current ones sometimes. I'm "old school" and do the signs with a ruler, pencil, spray mount, x-acto knife, etc. Progree was a great help to achieve this outcome!!!!!! He is the one who figured out how to post them on DU.
SheltieLover
(80,442 posts)iluvtennis
(21,497 posts)leftstreet
(40,666 posts)popsdenver
(2,301 posts)and every U.S. Soldier/Sailor that DIED fighting NAZI FASCISM in WWII, are all in their graves crying right now.......
The Republican Party has been completely replaced by the: United Corporations of America
The Uber Wealthy and Corporations have succeeded installing THE BEST POLITCIANS THEIR MONEY CAN BUY......
Some guy in France? at the time we were just starting our Democracy, was reported as saying:
"Democracy will work, until some individuals or group of individuals, figures out that they can vote themselves money"
greatauntoftriplets
(179,004 posts)You raised him right.