A federal jury in Washington, D.C., on Thursday found Sean Charles Dunn, a former Justice Department paralegal who became known online as “the sandwich guy,” not guilty of misdemeanor assault after a viral August confrontation with federal agents on a D.C. street.
The verdict closes a surreal yet consequential case that began when Dunn, frustrated by the Trump administration’s militarization of the capital, tossed a wrapped Subway sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer. His attorneys called it a “symbolic act of protest.” Prosecutors argued it was a federal crime.
I hope someday we defeat fascism and in the far future, No Kings Day is celebrated as a federal holiday, and little children leave out dance mixtapes and cookies for the Resistance Frog, who leaves pocket Constitutions in their shoes.
As one part of the thousands of No Kings events protesting Donald Trump (r) and his administration residents and neighbors of Warrensburg, Missouri gathered yesterday for a demonstration at the Johnson County Courthouse which was scheduled to start at noon. People started showing up well before then. There were speakers and petition groups had set up tables (also circulating in the crowd) to gather signatures. We heard they did get a lot of signatures. Around 750 people attended the demonstration.
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“We the People…”
“Wrong is wrong…”
“How long before Trump hurts you?!!”
“No Kings”
“We love America…”
“No Kings”
Media interview.
A significant number of signature for petitions were gathered at a table and by individuals circulating in the crowd.
Gathering petition signatures.
Explaining the petitions.
“Fight Fascism…”
“…Defying tyrants.”
“Make Fascists Afraid Again”
Read the womb.
“Separate Church and State”
“They blame immigrants so you won’t blame billionaires”
“…I’m not to old to say ‘Hell No’ this time”
“I love America…”
Anti Fascist should be the default setting”
“When cruelty become normal, compassion looks radical”
“I am AUNT TIFA”
“Remember, only you can prevent Fascism”
“Resist”
Listening:
“Resist”
Emily Wales, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) and Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes (PPGPV).
“There is nothing MORE American than Standing up for Democracy”
As one part of the thousands of No Kings events protesting Donald Trump (r) and his administration residents and neighbors of Warrensburg, Missouri gathered yesterday for a demonstration at the Johnson County Courthouse which was scheduled to start at noon. People started showing up well before then. There were speakers and petition groups had set up tables (also circulating in the crowd) to gather signatures. We heard they did get a lot of signatures. Around 750 people attended the demonstration.
“Fight Fascism”
Tyrant.
“They’ll try to bury us. They don’t know we are seeds.
Near the corner of Chipman and Douglas, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, 9:05 a.m.:
As one part of the thousands of No Kings events protesting Donald Trump (r) and his administration residents and neighbors of Lee’s Summit, Missouri gathered this morning for a demonstration scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m. People started showing up well before then, and by that start time, when I left to drive to the next scheduled demonstration in Warrensburg, there were 1000 to 1500 people with protest signs on the north and south sides of Chipman Road.
“America’s Hitler, 8647”
Anti-Fascist.
Yeah, that guy.
Distress.
“We the People will not be silenced”
“…34 felonies…”
“…Stop the insanity”
“The only orange Monarch we want is a butterfly”
“Aunt Tifa”
“If only the government cared about the right ICE”
Frogs and taters.
Kings. Pigs. Fascists.
“I am not a paid protester. I despise Trump for free!”
“…once the nonviolent protests had achieved that 3.5% threshold of active engagement that success seemed to be guaranteed…”
“No King”
“…also, Fuck ICE”
“No Kings”
“No Kings”
Be there. 12:00 noon, at the Johnson County Courthouse, Warrensburg, Missouri, Saturday, October 18th.
“…when a mere 3.5 percent of a nation’s population mobilizes in peaceful protest at a key moment, it becomes nearly impossible for the government to ignore the people’s demands for transformative change. In the United States, that percentage equals approximately 12 million people…”
There was a peaceful “Rally Against Truth Decay” at 12:30 p.m. today on the Johnson County Courthouse lawn in downtown Warrensburg, Missouri. The temperature was in the 90s. There were about 75 individuals in attendance who listened to speakers, held protest signs (against the excesses of the Trump [r] Administration), and signed initiative petitions.
It’s been one hell of a week in America.
Johnson County Courthouse lawn, Warrensburg, Missouri.
Pastor Tim Whitmore.
“…easier than hiding a family in your attic later.”
Speakers and organizers:
“Veteran…”
“Trans Rights = Human Rights”
“Land of the Oligarchs, Hate & Violence Has Replaced Our Constitution”
“Wake Up!”
“Do Not Oppress…”
“I know you are asking today, how long will it take?….
I come to say to you this afternoon, however difficult the moment, however frustrating the hour, it will not be long, because truth crushed to earth will rise again.
How long? Not long, because no lie can live forever.
How long? Not long, because you shall reap what you sow….
How long? Not long, because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, March 25, 1965.
