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JMCKUSICK

(5,005 posts) Sat Oct 18, 2025, 12:11 PM Oct 18

Having been in Springfield for two prior protests,

Last edited Sat Oct 18, 2025, 02:03 PM - Edit history (6)

I'm thrilled to announce that this crowd is three to five times bigger than any I've seen here before

Adding a public service announcement

https://imgur.com/a/ZLIaRwO

https://imgur.com/a/MzQvXnJ

https://imgur.com/a/4McAxAc

https://imgur.com/a/eKNj6bF

https://imgur.com/a/6p8gU0G

In honor of all the Monarch lovers out there lol

https://imgur.com/a/Y36NVpP

https://imgur.com/a/z3ghQdp

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Having been in Springfield for two prior protests, (Original Post) JMCKUSICK Oct 18 OP

Thx, John! SheltieLover Oct 18 #1

It was such a a pleasure SheltieLover JMCKUSICK Oct 18 #14

Excellent, thank you. quaint Oct 18 #2

Great news! Celerity Oct 18 #3

Which Springfield? Ma?Oh?Illinois? irisblue Oct 18 #4

Illinois, sorry JMCKUSICK Oct 18 #5

The population of the US is estimated at 342 million people this year. soldierant Oct 18 #6

We will have more than that today by multiples I believe JMCKUSICK Oct 18 #7

Someone said the demo they were at was four times as big as the last one. soldierant Oct 18 #9

I would love to see numbers in the eight figures JMCKUSICK Oct 18 #13

Love all the signs! llmart Oct 18 #8

Here you go... no clicking needed. QueerDuck Oct 18 #10

Thank you QueerDuck JMCKUSICK Oct 18 #11

Those are great signs. Love it! LoisB Oct 18 #12

You're right, John. Great signs!! And, yes, especially love the butterfly sign. wordstroken Oct 18 #15

I took that for you Wordstroken JMCKUSICK Oct 18 #16

I'm honored. And definitely saving it in my fave archives. wordstroken Oct 18 #18

Thanks John for posting. Emile Oct 18 #17

There you go Emile, JMCKUSICK Oct 18 #19

SheltieLover

(76,348 posts)

1. Thx, John!

Reply to JMCKUSICK (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 12:22 PM

Oct 18

JMCKUSICK

(5,005 posts)

14. It was such a a pleasure SheltieLover

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 04:29 PM

Oct 18

So nice to get out with purpose and dodge raindrops lol.

quaint

(4,620 posts)

2. Excellent, thank you.

Reply to JMCKUSICK (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 12:50 PM

Oct 18

Teeheeheeheehee (public service announcement)

Celerity

(53,584 posts)

3. Great news!

Reply to JMCKUSICK (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 01:03 PM

Oct 18

irisblue

(36,706 posts)

4. Which Springfield? Ma?Oh?Illinois?

Reply to JMCKUSICK (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 01:40 PM

Oct 18

JMCKUSICK

(5,005 posts)

5. Illinois, sorry

Reply to irisblue (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 01:48 PM

Oct 18

soldierant

(9,267 posts)

6. The population of the US is estimated at 342 million people this year.

Reply to JMCKUSICK (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 01:54 PM

Oct 18

3.5% of that figure is 11.97 million.

I bring this up because no authoritarian regime in modern history has survived if 3.5% of its subjects opposed it.

JMCKUSICK

(5,005 posts)

7. We will have more than that today by multiples I believe

Reply to soldierant (Reply #6)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 02:01 PM

Oct 18

soldierant

(9,267 posts)

9. Someone said the demo they were at was four times as big as the last one.

Reply to JMCKUSICK (Reply #7)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 02:16 PM

Oct 18

The last one was 3 million nationally. Four times that would be right on track.

Not that that means we can be idle, of course. But hope is absolutely necessary for us to keep on track.