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proud patriot

(102,511 posts)
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 02:45 PM Sunday

My 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 would’ve been “too hot.”

“We fought Nazis back when they took over Germany,” Gardiner said, “and we’ll 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 there’s 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, they’re 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
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My son made the local Newspaper (Original Post) proud patriot Sunday OP
Sweet malaise Sunday #1
Proud of him, Proud of you....you raised him right! ☮ walkingman Sunday #2
His Great Grandpa WW2 Vet. would have been proud too proud patriot Sunday #4
Good on him! Faux pas Sunday #3
Yes proud patriot Sunday #6
Rebellious mix for sure! Faux pas Sunday #7
oh for sure proud patriot Sunday #9
That's awesome, he's so right wendyb-NC Sunday #5
it's like a battery recharge for me proud patriot Sunday #10
You raised him up right irisblue Sunday #8
This Navy vet salutes your son. Permanut Sunday #11
A good apple fallen from a good tree. twodogsbarking Sunday #12
Wow, proud patriot! I bet Cha Sunday #13
sooo proud proud patriot Sunday #18
In the spirit of Churchill TexLaProgressive Sunday #14
That is a beautiful picture. sheshe2 Sunday #15
The weight of the world proud patriot Sunday #19
I know. sheshe2 Sunday #20
Congratulations LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #16
80th Rec, proud patriot Niagara Sunday #17
"People are starting to wake up" oasis Monday #21
Dear God, I hope so! calimary Monday #22
and my son spends his time in the bro incel universe proud patriot Monday #32
I was on the local news. BigmanPigman Monday #23
Here's the pics for convenience of viewing for others looking for them progree Monday #24
I LOVE these! calimary Monday #25
Thanks! (But I just posted them, it was BigmanPigman who created them and took the pictures of them and emailed them progree Monday #28
Comments on liberal YouTube podcasts BigmanPigman Monday #31
those are great proud patriot Monday #34
Awesome proud patriot Monday #33
Thanks! I was an illustrator and it comes in handy BigmanPigman Monday #36
Excellent! SheltieLover Monday #26
Awesome. 😎 n/t iluvtennis Monday #27
DURec leftstreet Monday #29
Eisenhower popsdenver Monday #30
Congratulations to you and your son! greatauntoftriplets Monday #35

Faux pas

(16,356 posts)
3. Good on him!
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 03:05 PM
Sunday

My son has the same long red hair and gray beard! He has Norwegian and Swedish ancestry, how about yours?

proud patriot

(102,511 posts)
6. Yes
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 03:09 PM
Sunday

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)
7. Rebellious mix for sure!
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 03:17 PM
Sunday

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.






wendyb-NC

(4,690 posts)
5. That's awesome, he's so right
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 03:06 PM
Sunday

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)
10. it's like a battery recharge for me
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 03:45 PM
Sunday

I get so many ideas from the Conversations and the signs .

Cha

(319,062 posts)
13. Wow, proud patriot! I bet
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 04:11 PM
Sunday

you are so proud of your Son!!

How thoughtful and passionate about our Democracy!

Mahalo! ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

TexLaProgressive

(12,730 posts)
14. In the spirit of Churchill
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 04:21 PM
Sunday

"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!"

BigmanPigman

(55,137 posts)
23. I was on the local news.
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 03:09 AM
Monday

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.

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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)
24. Here's the pics for convenience of viewing for others looking for them
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 04:18 AM
Monday

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.







progree

(12,971 posts)
28. Thanks! (But I just posted them, it was BigmanPigman who created them and took the pictures of them and emailed them
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 01:47 PM
Monday

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)
31. Comments on liberal YouTube podcasts
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 03:49 PM
Monday

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.

BigmanPigman

(55,137 posts)
36. Thanks! I was an illustrator and it comes in handy
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 08:28 PM
Monday

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.

popsdenver

(2,301 posts)
30. Eisenhower
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 02:44 PM
Monday

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"

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