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Ocelot II

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Sat Oct 18, 2025, 04:09 PM Oct 2025

Report from great Minneapolis rally, with photos! [View all]

Beautiful day, great turnout (no idea how many people but a big crowd, spread across a park and into streets), joyful vibe, with unicorns, dinosaurs, sharks, frogs, axolotls, oompah-loompahs, and excellent signs! There were bands, singers and a number of speakers, including Sen. Tina Smith, but unfortunately I couldn't hear her speech; I was too far away from the sound system and there was a noisy helicopter. There was also a march through downtown after the rally, but my old knees had started to complain so I didn't stay for that. Here are some photos:











































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Excellent! SheltieLover Oct 2025 #1
Great pics !! dweller Oct 2025 #2
Kick canetoad Oct 2025 #3
so good to see DoBW Oct 2025 #4
Great signs! Great crowd! marybourg Oct 2025 #5
Righteous axlotl .N/T Tom Dyer Oct 2025 #6
Great effort !! bucolic_frolic Oct 2025 #7
Aerial photo of the crowd: Mister Ed Oct 2025 #8
Many more people were in the area off the right edge of the photo next to the stadium Ocelot II Oct 2025 #11
Much appreciation to my former hometown. Lots of love to all of you who participated. MLWR Oct 2025 #20
So fucked up even the introverts are here! ananda Oct 2025 #9
I LOVE that one! calimary Oct 2025 #30
NO KINGS MORE QUEENS! Skittles Oct 2025 #10
Beautiful Signs.. Mahalo! Cha Oct 2025 #12
kick JMCKUSICK Oct 2025 #13
K&R Solly Mack Oct 2025 #14
Bravo! txwhitedove Oct 2025 #15
GOD BLESS AMERICA BOSSHOG Oct 2025 #16
Fantastic 3auld6phart Oct 2025 #17
TY! Great crowd, and you found some great signs... electric_blue68 Oct 2025 #18
OMGAWD.......these signs are the reason they hate us....WE'RE SO GAWD DAMN SMART, CLEVER a kennedy Oct 2025 #19
I haven't seen a single typo either Blue Owl Oct 2025 #21
Those are wonderful! PatSeg Oct 2025 #22
Terminate Unwanted Presidency progree Oct 2025 #23
Oh THANK YOU so much!!!!! Sparkly Oct 2025 #24
Kick. Nice collection of pix. oasis Oct 2025 #25
There were many in additional sites in the Twin Cities and across the state question everything Oct 2025 #26
Great pictures thanks for sharing... MiHale Oct 2025 #27
I was there. It was great. Monsieur_Grumpe Oct 2025 #28
WUNNNNNNNNNNNNderful!!! calimary Oct 2025 #29
Thanks so much hermetic Oct 2025 #31
I'll stop drinking when I become the Secretary of Defense suegeo Oct 2025 #32
The one about the proctologist made me laugh out loud!!! CTyankee Oct 2025 #33
Sure is a good day to be a Democrat! Every day is a good day to be a Democrat. NBachers Oct 2025 #34
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