In a first for me, I attended — took part in — my local area’s portion of the ‘No Kings’ protests staged across the country today in opposition to all things T-Rump. It was emotional. All these people crowded into downtown Merced, California, with one voice and one aim — call shit as shit.
People lined the streets and banged drums and carried a shitload of signs, a few posted below (photos by my daughter, Hannah).
The event was well-attended — via the Merced Sun-Star this afternoon:

Hundreds of people lined both sides of M Street for four blocks, taking part in the largest protest gathering in Merced in decades for Saturday’s anti-Trump “No Kings” protest.

The peaceful crowd stretched from 19th Street to the Merced County Administration Building with many protesters raising signs and reacting when vehicles honked as they passed.

“It’s very encouraging, democracy is not a spectator sport,” said Henry Ildefonzo of Merced. “You have to be involved, it’s our civic duty. To see this today is pretty awesome. People are standing up for themselves and others. We all should because if it’s affecting one of us, it’s affecting all of us.”

Yeah, that’s me:

There’s “NO” American King (outside of Elvis):

Some real-ugly takes:

On to funny burns

And some democracy watch:

Stand up — Resist:

Overall, it was a way-positive time. If we can just come together more often.

And to close us out this glorious day, Bob Marley and the anthem of the nowadays:

Resist, or not, yet once again here we are…