2026-09-30 14:20 UTC
He's a sweet Japanese-American Vietnam veteran who, like me, always shows support for Ukraine at protests. As we played "Ole Ole Ole Fuck Trump" and other anti-fascist hits with naughty words, he was telling me you'd never get away with playing that in the more conservative city they just moved from. But here, almost everybody was laughing. We traded stories about MAGA nutjobs we'd dealt with protesting. We've handled our fair share in this city, but they'd had a much tougher time.
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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social 2026-09-30 14:25
Whatever the case, there's no question that this year is a different planet from last year in terms of middle fingers and agitators. The banners are the same innocuous messages like RELEASE THE FILES and HONK FOR DEMOCRACY and VOTE, but MAGA is dead as a doornail, y'all. We made plans for next week's protest, and I have a neighbor who might be joining me at that one. I hope she can make it and experience the joys of being a bridge troll. Onward!