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This is actually very sad for the US Army. (Most of) Those soldiers probably didn’t want be there in the first place and most of them probably didn’t deserve to see that sad crowd.

In Grand Rapids, April 5 was boomer heavy with lots of “save this or that” signs. Yesterday was a larger, more mixed crowd with soccer moms holding “Abolish ICE” signs. People are pissed. The “it’s not politics as usual” is sinking in to the “doesn’t watch news much” crowd.

We are patriotic

49 million dollars

The secret to peaceful protest is music and dance.

Biggest takeaway from today is that Choreography & Merriment are vital. The people doing percussion were amazing, but we need like 100 times more of them. And some trumpets and trombones too. Biggest impediment to protest is social awkwardness, which drums can really loosen.

Massive #NoKings march in New York City!

🚫 We will have NO KINGS in the USA 🚫

Join us Saturday, June 14th to say NO 🚩

Find a #NoKingsRally 🚫 👑 NEAR YOU
….at www.nokings.org

🚨 San Antonio, Texas!!! 🚨

#PeoplesMovement #5051Movement #June14

Gorgeous. We should all carry flags. We need to take back our flag!

Palestinian director of Oscar-winning film attacked by settlers in West Bank, activists say Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the documentary “No Other Land,” was attacked in his home village of Susya, according to activists.

Hamdan Ballal, the Palestinian producer of the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” was attacked by a group of Jewish settlers in the West Bank and later arrested by the Israeli army, according to activists and a neighbor who spoke to The Post.

Trump Seeks More Sway in Picking Kennedy Center Honorees The president, who recently had himself installed as the center’s chairman, has called a meeting of its board to approve changes that would give him more input in the process.

Artists, if you ever doubt that what you do matters, just look at the efforts the Trump admin is making to control what art gets made, seen, recognized.

It’s an easy way to send a powerful message. Consume less, shop small, and support businesses who support our communities. Do this as much as you can, not just today.

50 Protests. 50 States. 1 Movement. Join us: www.FiftyFifty.one.

#50501movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne @polrev.bsky.social

The Imitative Impulse | The Point Magazine One June afternoon, I found myself idling about a meadow at the top of a forest in the northwest of the Pacific Northwest. I ate […]

“Metaphor on the page had the same function as metaphoric thinking in the world: it rendered experience more truly, so that the reader could grasp the truth of that experience too.”

New online, Jessie Kindig on daisy chains, wild apples, and Thoreau’s art of metaphor:

JUST IN: A judge has enjoined President Trump's effort to block federal funds from going toward grant recipients who engage in DEI practices.

The judge says the orgs are likely to succeed on claims that this is viewpoint discrimination, among other issues
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Artists demand National Endowment for the Arts roll back Trump restrictions More than 400 artists sign letter urging organization to resist funding ban for projects focused on DEI and gender

A story in @theguardian.com covering @anniedorsen.bsky.social coordinated protest letter to the #nationalendowmentforthearts
gives some context. Will there be bi-partisan support for the NEA by congress this time as there was during Trump's first term?

www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Getting ready for tomorrow. See you at City Hall!

Elektra is open!
The Duke of York Theater