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March 29, 2026

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
September 4, 2025

I very Well Could have been an Epstein victim

I very Well Could have been an Epstein victim , but I was someone else's victim back in 89.
I was a student at DVC and I saw sign on the bulletin board for a modeling job
with "California Girls" . I called the number . At 19 I traveled alone to a giant
house where I was courted with all the rock stars I would see in my job .
He served sushi (yuck) I pretended to like it.

Then he said He needed some pictures and led me to his Garage that was made into a photo shoot
place full of racks of Skimpy Lingerie . I posed for pictures in said lingerie. What happened next
I'm super ashamed of . suffice to say I did not go back. shortly after I dropped out of College and
self destructed into Crank for a year. I have never Told anyone , I just told Proud hubby for the
first time (tears) .

Why did it take til I'm 56 to find the Courage to speak and realize that I was a targeted victim of a
predator? Well if those Epstein survivors can stand up to the POWERFUL Billionaire Child sex
trafficking Cabal I can tell my Truth. The Epstein survivors ARE HEROES .

Let's believe the survivors .

June 9, 2025

The Sitdown Wave

please spread the word ..

As seen on another thread, handy guidance for a peaceful “sit-down wave” should things get heated:

Lane, actually 🥄⚧️✊ (@laneactually.bsky.social) 2025-06-08T12:06:08.793Z
May 29, 2025

It's my Birthday ---- "You Need to Calm Down" a Swift clap back

My husband just found this , Yes I think she wrote this with Trump in mind .
Made me smile for my Birthday I'm trying to post positive stuff .

March 11, 2025

You had me at "Maple Flavored Friends"

Sent to me by a friend on Facebook
sure made me laugh
This guy is really talented

https://www.facebook.com/100087054110793/videos/992047195682579/?fs=e&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=u6hLLE2HIC5pmi8B#

January 25, 2025

Faded by Design -Melissa Ethridge-- inspired me today



We need to find strength in Art .. I hope this inspires others
November 25, 2024

Liberty Defense League

I thought it sounded good



Edited because the link might violate the rules .. Sorry

November 8, 2024

Remember "I'mSorry.com" ?

After the 2004 election this site was created and Americans posted videos apologizing for
America's election of bush. https://imsorry.com/ the website is now under construction ..

I wanted to post an apology to the world .. ah well

August 22, 2024

You've called me proud patriot for 23 yrs

I've never been prouder to be a patriot .or a memeber of the Democratic party .

tonight's DNC was my dream come true for our party 23 yrs ago when I chose my username .



Let's go Do Something

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Name: Trish
Gender: Female
Hometown: Hawaii/ agnostic
Home country: Woodstock Nation
Current location: Third planet From the Sun
Member since: 2001
Number of posts: 102,540

About proud patriot

Authentic love child born in the SF Bay Area in 1969. I lived in a commune for the first 3 yrs of my life before my parents split and my grandparents took over legal guardianship. Howard Dean brought me back to the Democratic Party. I consider myself a Rachel Maddow liberal . I spent 10 years full time moderating DU when DU was first starting out . While I don't post as much as when I was a moderator here, I read DU everyday . My username was inspired by Abbie Hoffman , I won't let fake right wing "patriots" own patriotism .
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