Political sign in North Creek sparks debate over free speech -- The Adirondack Explorer

[erronis]

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James Odato

The sign, which uses the word 'neutralize' in reference to the president, sparked complaints to the FBI and divided residents

A sign in the center of North Creek has sparked community debate and federal scrutiny over the limits of political expression. The sign, which uses the word "neutralize" in reference to the president, sparked complaints to the FBI and divided residents in the town of Johnsburg.

Robert Nessle put the message up in late March urging people to vote Nov. 3, 2026, in a way that "DJT" would be "neutralized." The message was attached on his property near the Gore Mountain ski center and on a main route used by locals and tourists alike. The message was part of a post used to display other signs, including one advertising events at the town's community center, Tannery Pond.

To some people, the sign called for violence against the president of the United States. Nessle's anti-President Donald Trump message uses a verb that some residents consider off-putting at best, violent to the extreme at worst. Town of Johnsburg Supervisor Sterling Goodspeed said it could be interpreted as "threatening."

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Great comments also.

[UpInArms]

1. Good Grief

It clearly says to VOTE him out of majority power on November 3 2026

[wcmagumba]

2. They should call t-rump a lying, Doo Doo, poopy head on that sign...

I guess the SS will be at my retirement community apt door now...he's such a snowflake...

[Walleye]

3. It's bad enough they're such snowflake, but they're so stupid

They don’t seem to understand plain English

[58Sunliner]

4. Snowflakes. He didn't say exterminate or eradicate.

[DBoon]

5. Instead of "neutralize" the sign should say "neuter"

[erronis]

6. While "neuter" may be a fun operation to perform (if you can find it/them), "neutralize is just fine.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neutralize

1
: to make chemically neutral
2
a
: to counteract the activity or effect of : make ineffective
propaganda that is difficult to neutralize
b
: kill, destroy
3
: to make electrically inert by combining equal positive and negative quantities
4
: to invest (a territory, a nation, etc.) with conventional or obligatory neutrality conferring inviolability during a war
5
: to make neutral by blending with the complementary color
6
: to give (a pair of phonemes) a nondistinctive form or pronunciation
t and d are neutralized when pronounced as flaps

Notice that the "kill" definition is not the primary one and is one of many alternatives.

[DBoon]

9. I've owned four dogs

To me "neuter" Implies rendering incapable of reproduction and for males dogs tends to reduce aggression.

Both of these Trump would benefit from.

[modrepub]

7. More (White) Victimhood

Or rules for thee by not for me.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Isn't it a shame that half of all Americans don't know that words have definite meanings.

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/neutralize

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neutralize
American

[noo-truh-lahyz, nyoo-]
/ ˈnu trəˌlaɪz, ˈnyu- /
especially British, neutralise
verb (used with object)
neutralized, neutralizing
to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.

to make (something) ineffective; counteract; nullify.

carelessness that neutralized our efforts.

Military. to put out of action or make incapable of action.

to neutralize an enemy position.

to declare neutral; invest with neutrality in order to exempt from involvement during a war.

to neutralize a city to prevent bombing.

to add an acid to a basic solution or a base to an acidic solution until the resulting solution is chemically neutral (pH = 7).

Electricity. to render electrically or magnetically neutral