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Mr.Bee

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17. Democracy NOW!

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2025, 01:41 PM

Oct 2025

had inside the crowd ground-level coverage:

Protesters Rally at No Kings Washington D.C.
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8:20

"No Kings": Millions Set to Join Protests Against "Wannabe Dictator" Trump
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No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the media coverage: [View all] tblue37 Oct 2025 OP

And The No Kings protests were also held worldwide. tblue37 Oct 2025 #1

The Tea Party Metaphorical Oct 2025 #2

This! tblue37 Oct 2025 #6

You mean, Clear Channel aka iHeart Radio? A radio conglomerate that B.See Oct 2025 #8

Why do you think Bush Jr allowed the select billionaires to take over and add to their portfolios slightlv Oct 2025 #18

And FOX!!!! Grins Oct 2025 #13

What makes you think the 'MSM' Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #21

This was the big lesson the GOP learned during Dubya's Iraq war. travelingthrulife Oct 2025 #3

And the Tea Party continued getting corporate media coverage long after it became defunct. sop Oct 2025 #4

Well yeah, the corporate media is nothing more than a ruling class mouthpiece. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 2025 #5

Because our worthless media is run by republican billionaires. Initech Oct 2025 #7

It's almost like the media is part of the problem. progressoid Oct 2025 #9

Almost being a synonym for exactly in this case. hay rick Oct 2025 #15

In Columbus OH in 2009 Sarah Palin in town and about 200 people were there including the press and it got Botany Oct 2025 #10

In Metro Detroit DownriverDem Oct 2025 #11

That's because there was violence and drama during the anti-American Tea Party protests ffr Oct 2025 #12

The name "Tea Party" was copyrighted in October 2008 Grins Oct 2025 #14

When you own the information you can bend it all you want. twodogsbarking Oct 2025 #16

Democracy NOW! Mr.Bee Oct 2025 #17

Quit wasting time and energy expecting someone else (legacy media, or their ilk) to rescue us, or be "fair." jeffreyi Oct 2025 #19

Decades ago popsdenver Oct 2025 #20

Great story and sure illustrates the problem we have had for a long time rurallib Oct 2025 #23

LOL popsdenver Oct 2025 #28

This. tblue37 Oct 2025 #26

And we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that markodochartaigh Oct 2025 #27

One of Hitler's CABAL popsdenver Oct 2025 #29

For me this confirms that the media is a run and owned by right wingers Mr. Sparkle Oct 2025 #22

Interesting Cirsium Oct 2025 #24

This is probably a no-no but No Kings was FAR larger than the 7 million rurallib Oct 2025 #25

***THIS!!!*** US M$M is a big part of the reason we have Putin's Whore as president uponit7771 Oct 2025 #30

What a big fucking surprise. Cha Oct 2025 #31