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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

The Continued Humiliation of our Fortunate Son

Now that we're down from the high of the protests that showed the resolve of 13,140,00 Americans, we can step back and look at the pathetic "military parade and birthday party." 

I hope he is embarrassed, because the rest of us are.
What a waste of millions of taxpayers' money! It was laughable how bad a dictator he is. 

No one showed up to his birthday party! 

The spectacle was quite fitting for a small-minded, tantrum-throwing, diaper-wearing, tiny-hands li'l guy. Nothing about this parade was impressive, big, loud, boisterous, or powerful. 

The whole thing was pathetic.

Attendance was pathetic.
Rain had been forecast, and I was hoping that it would be rained out. But it was not. Turns out, it was better this way. No excuses. King Taco's humiliation was on display for all to see. 

It was reported that 200,000 were expected to show up to the parade. In reality, there were about 10,000. We had more attend our medium-sized town's No Kings protest!

Let me just show you this graphic from our local Indivisible:


Here's video of the "crowd:"

Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd.

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— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) June 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM

True to form, FAUX News had the audacity to add an applause track. Laugh track might have been more appropriate. 

Pathetic.
@photomusi Couldn’t even cut the “cheering” off to make it sound realistic haha #trump#militaryparade#speech ♬ original sound - Photomusic

The displays were ...not mighty
The tanks were... ...ummmm shall we say less than impressive. They looked so small and lonely as they squeaked along like children's toys to a crowd of .... about 17.

Soldiers were marching to some good ol' patriotic American music
Soldiers were strolling out of step while "Fortunate Son" played overhead.

Either the music director was woefully stupid or wonderfully subversive. I'm guessing the second, and I bet dollars to donuts that the soldiers were in on it. There is no way that U.S. soldiers are that sloppy. They were definitely throwing shade. 

Go, uniformed resisters! I salute you!



The Taco underlings were bored out of their minds.
Marco Rubio wishes he could've been back in Cuba. Fidel always got much better parades.

 

And look at Melania. She'd rather be at her semi-annual syphilis screening and colposcopy. 


Was.... was she sleeping? 


King Minus himself looked so sad and pathetic.
....that is, before he fell asleep.


If you need something to get you to Slumberland, below is the full parade.

Because MAGAts always lie and cry "No he didn't!!" I started the video where he was, indeed, asleep for a good minute:



The World was Watching
King Mini Taco is the laughingstock of the world. Luckily, the world was also watching 13 million of us take to the streets peacefully and powerfully. Determined not to let him define us. Determined to take him down.

The world already knew the might of the United States armed forces. This farce didn't change that; it just cemented the reality of the Clown King. 

More importantly, the world saw that We the People will turn out in force against this nonsense. Saturday was an important moment. I am proud to have been part of it.


Let the Mocking Begin
I mean, really, the reality is humiliating enough. He does a good job self-owning.

Still... ...let's go, internet! Show us what you got. 

Speaking of the world watching....

Dictator-y foreign countries got to some serious mocking. Note: I'm not sure these are real, but in any case they are savage!

@waterfordwhispersnews

North Korean News Report On Trump Military Parade

♬ original sound - WWN


Can I just say how fire Gov. Gavin Newsom is these days?

Here's his look at the parade:
Please, please read this piece from Alexandra Petri in The Atlantic (gift article). 

And the meme-makers and cartoonists did their stuff.

@mrs.frazzled The tank behind me is the one that squeaked louder than the crowd noise. #greenscreen ♬ original sound - frazz








Not satire, and not a meme. This is the administration's Official Lie. Still, it's laughable:






















It's why LSR exists!






And this summary video. I couldn't get it to embed, so follow this link to TikTok. 


Lastly, more seriously: This young person has gone viral for this impassioned speech. We need more like this from all of us!




Keep going, Resisters! We got this!





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Saturday, June 14, 2025

"In America, the law is the king." - Thomas Paine (1776)

The streets were alive with the sound of We the People!

Today on Flag Day we celebrated the fact that we are not ruled by kings, but by laws. This year marks 249 years of this truth. We ain't about to change now.

And celebrate we did. Millions showed up across the country. 

Here in Santa Barbara, the demonstration was organized along the beachfront. The sidewalk was packed for a solid mile and a half. I estimated 5,000 protesters, but the Santa Barbara Independent claims about 12,000, possibly up to 18,000! If we apply the 3.5% rule, Santa Barbara more than came through! Can you say upwards of 10% of the population?!

Babies, children, young adults, middle-agers, and grannies of all colors and types came together. There was joy, there was anger, there was humor, and there was ridicule. The protest was 100% peaceful. I literally got the chills more than once at the amazing unity of thousands of people. It felt like an important moment. 

It was a kick running into so many friends, too! Joyful hugs! I had a hard time connecting with the friend I wanted to stand with. The cell networks were overwhelmed and signals were not to be had. Other friends I found out had been there when I saw their pics on social media. 

Here are a few photos and videos.



I met up with several friends!
























A couple signs that I loved but I didn't get a picture of:
  • One that read "They're eating our checks. They're eating our balances."
  • One guy that held up a pocket U.S. Constitution booklet as his protest sign.

My signs:





I walked for three miles roundtrip. There were protesters the whole darn way! It was packed; I can't tell you how many people I bumped in the head with my sign! People were feeling festive and friendly.

I was out there for almost two hours. Here is four minutes.


Here's one local media's account: EdHat Santa Barbara.
And another: Noozhawk

Millions showed up at about 2,000 events held coast to coast. I would love to know the total number! Early reports say around 11 million. This is more than double the 5 million in April's Hands Off demonstrations, and very close to the 3.5% that can move the needle! 

It was amazing to see the crowds across the country. 

Here's national coverage by UPI. 
And photos from NBC News. 


I heard someone else had a parade. I'm not paying it any attention other than to mock it. I heard that thunderstorms and rain were possible in Washington D.C. I don't know if it rained on his parade, but I hope so. Like I said, I'm paying it no mind. 






A 2018 cartoon from my fave cartoonist (now retired). Tom Toles


Ed Wexler

Adam Zyglis



Ann Telnaes

Steve Sack


Dan Wasserman





Lastly, a favorite flag quote: 

“I prefer a man who will burn the flag and then wrap himself in the Constitution to a man who will burn the Constitution and then wrap himself in the flag” – Craig Washington



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