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Rally Against Truth Decay – Johnson County Courthouse – Warrensburg, Missouri – September 13, 2025

13 Saturday Sep 2025

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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.

“Hey MAGA, isn’t Karma a Bitch?”

Karma is indeed a bitch.

“Loving and Caring”

“Stop the Billionaire Coup”

At half staff on the courthouse lawn:

Charlie Kirk (r):

If I see a Black pilot, I’m going to be like, boy, I hope he’s qualified.

If you’re a WNBA, pot-smoking, Black lesbian, do you get treated better than a United States marine?

Happening all the time in urban America, prowling Blacks go around for fun to go target white people, that’s a fact. It’s happening more and more.

If I’m dealing with somebody in customer service who’s a moronic Black woman, I wonder is she there because of her excellence, or is she there because of affirmative action?

If we would have said that Joy Reid and Michelle Obama and Sheila Jackson Lee and Ketanji Brown Jackson were affirmative action picks, we would have been called racists. Now they’re coming out and they’re saying it for us … You do not have the brain processing power to otherwise be taken really seriously. You had to go steal a white person’s slot to go be taken somewhat seriously.

We need to have a Nuremberg-style trial for every gender-affirming clinic doctor. We need it immediately.

I think it’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the second amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational.

America was at its peak when we halted immigration for 40 years and we dropped our foreign-born percentage to its lowest level ever. We should be unafraid to do that.

The American Democrat party hates this country. They wanna see it collapse. They love it when America becomes less white.

The great replacement strategy, which is well under way every single day in our southern border, is a strategy to replace white rural America with something different.

America has freedom of religion, of course, but we should be frank: large dedicated Islamic areas are a threat to America.

We’ve been warning about the rise of Islam on the show, to great amount of backlash. We don’t care, that’s what we do here. And we said that Islam is not compatible with western civilization.

Islam is the sword the left is using to slit the throat of America.

There is no separation of church and state. It’s a fabrication, it’s a fiction, it’s not in the constitution. It’s made up by secular humanists.

“Culture War – a smokescreen for – Class War”

“When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty”

“Johnson County Democrats”

“Kindness is like glitter. It spreads.”

“MO-GOP hates voters”

“Republican power grab…”

“Melt ICE, Deport Trump”

Previously:

thoughts & prayers (September 10, 2025)

gaslighting & hagiography (September 12, 2025)

Keeping a civil tongue (September 13, 2025)

Keeping a civil tongue

13 Saturday Sep 2025

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#resist, Johnson County Courthouse, missouri, protest, Warrensburg

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.

A drive-by commenter:

“Killers…”

He turned the corner and kept shouting.

https://showmeprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ProtestWbgMo091325KillersDriveby.mp3

“Killers…”

“Killers…”

So much for civil discourse.

The First Amendment must really chap some people’s asses.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) – Labor Day Rally – 47th and Main – Mill Creek Park – Kansas City, Missouri – September 1, 2025

01 Monday Sep 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Resist

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#resist, 5th Congressional District, dissent, Emanuel Cleaver, gerrymandering, Kansas City, missouri, protest, Redistricting

Today at noon close to 2000 individuals gathered at Mill Creek Park, 47th and Main, in Kansas City Missouri to protest the continuing shitshow of Donald Trump (r), his administration, and his sycophants and enablers.

Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D), who represents Kansas City as part of the 5th Congressional District, stopped by the demonstration to visit with and encourage his constituents.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D).

Representative Cleaver also spoke with media covering the demonstration.

https://showmeprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/EmanuelCleaverInterviewLaborDay090125.mp3

….Question: ‘We’ve heard a lot of fear coming from voters, a lot of concern, that their vote is being disenfranchised because of this. Do you share in that fear? You know, what’s your message?’ [crosstalk]

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D): ‘Oh, absolutely. Uh, absolute. Just think about all of the business organizations, from the Chamber on up, or around, are denouncing this. And the reason is they believe that they will be disenfranchised because, uh, they don’t have a chance to elect, uh, someone whose views reflect theirs in terms of, of the economics of this community. So, the Chamber, the City Council have all come out strongly, saying this is wrong and it’s not helpful….’

….Question: Representative, are you confident you can hold on to a seat if this map is redrawn, or, what are you thinking?’

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D): ‘Well, I don’t know. Uh, but, what I do know is that, uh, they messed with the wrong person. If they thought I was going to lay down, uh, and just let it go….’

Question: ‘What do you think is the real reason they’re doing this?’

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D): ‘It’s pure, uh, politics because there is no rationale. You know, they can’t say, well, we wanted the Kansas City School District to be in one congressional district, or, I mean there’s nothing logical about it except what the president said. He needed, uh, some more seats because of his fear of losing the House in the, in next year’s election….’

….Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D): ….We were in, uh, Austria, uh, and I was in the hotel lobby and a woman walked up to me, she looked around to see if anyone was, uh, listening and she said, are you guys going to be all right? And I think that’s where the world is right now. They’re concerned about what’s happening in the United States.

Question: ‘Are we going to be all right?’

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D): Uh, I, I think the lights are flashing red right now. Uh, and it all depends on how we react, how we respond to this crisis….’

Previously:

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) – on Donald Trump’s (r) early redistricting scam (August 29, 2025)

Hey, Brandon Phelps (r), are you going to vote for this gerrymandered bullshit? (August 30, 2025)

Democracy dies, strangled by a cult of sycophants in a legislative special session (August 30, 2025)

Anti-Trump Labor Day Rally – 47th and Main – Mill Creek Park – Kansas City, Missouri – September 1, 2025 (September 1, 2025)

Anti-Trump Labor Day Rally – 47th and Main – Mill Creek Park – Kansas City, Missouri – September 1, 2025

01 Monday Sep 2025

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#resist, dissent, gerrymandering, Kansas City, missouri, protest

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

GREAT Governor Mike Kehoe, of the Wonderful State of Missouri, which I love and won SIX times, including with
1.8 Million Votes in 2024 (by far the most Votes in History!), just called a very Special Session to begin passage of a new, much fairer, and much improved, Congressional Map, that will give the incredible people of Missouri the tremendous opportunity to elect an additional MAGA Republican in the
2026 Midterm Elections — A HUGE VICTORY for our America First Agenda, not just in the “Show-Me State,” but across our Nation. [….]

Today at noon close to 2000 individuals gathered at Mill Creek Park, 47th and Main, in Kansas City Missouri to protest the continuing
shitshow of Donald Trump (r), his administration, and his sycophants and enablers.

“Fuck Trump and Fuck You for Voting for Him”

“No Human is Illegal”

“Mike Kehoe is Trump’s Bitch”

“No Kings”

The constant car horns…

https://showmeprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CarHornsAntiTrumpLaborDayKCMO090125.mp3.

“Stop Kehoe and Schmitt’s Gerrymandering”

“Abolish ICE, America’s Gestapo”

Media.

“Chinga La Migra”

“Gerrymander This”

“Science Saves Lives, Ignorance Kills”

“Defy Fascism”

“Fuck Ice”

“Do Not Obey in Advance”

“Tax the Rich”

Ironically, on the Country Club Plaza.

Previously:

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) – on Donald Trump’s (r) early redistricting scam (August 29, 2025)

Hey, Brandon Phelps (r), are you going to vote for this gerrymandered bullshit? (August 30, 2025)

Democracy dies, strangled by a cult of sycophants in a legislative special session (August 30, 2025)

We remember when Melania (r) became a protest meme.

28 Thursday Aug 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in media criticism, Resist

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#resist, gaslighting, media criticism, Melania Trump, MSNBC, Way Too Early

Spare us from the “she cares” hagiography, MSNBC.

From 2018:

I really do care. Do U? – June 24, 2018

I am Spartacus

16 Saturday Aug 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Resist

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#resist, authoritarian, autocracy, Donald Trump, Fascism, ice, sub sandwich, Washington D.C.

Resist.

Protesting Trump (r) – Sedalia, Missouri – August 2, 2025

02 Saturday Aug 2025

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Today, starting at 11:00 a.m., a group of eight demonstrators opposed to the administration and policies of Donald Trump (r) set up in the right-of-way near the intersection of U.S. Highway 65 and U.S. Highway 50 in Sedalia, Missouri. There is a lot of passing traffic at this intersection.

https://showmeprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SedaliaMoProtest50Hwy080225.mp4

“Are we great yet?”

“No Kings”

There were a few passing Trump (r) loyalists. They were upset by the demonstration. Most of them used language you’d expect.

“…[@#$%&!^] liberals…”

“Only You Can Prevent Fascist Liars”

Those showing support far outnumbered those expressing disapproval.

A honk on the car horn, a thumbs up.

“Nope”

Good Trouble – Johnson County Courthouse – Warrensburg, Missouri – July 17, 2025 – 12:00 noon

17 Thursday Jul 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Resist

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#resist, dissent, Good Trouble, Johnson County, missouri, protest, Warrensburg

Today at noon over seventy-five individuals gathered on the Johnson County Courthouse lawn in Warrensburg, Missouri to commemorate the birthday of John Lewis (D) and to resist the continuing excesses of the Trump (r) Administration.

There were chants. There is a joy in the battle. There was a cowbell.

There were honking horns. There was a shout – “Socialists” – from a passing car in the public street. Think about that for just a brief second. There were a few revved motors – you guessed it – from pickup trucks.

There were mostly honking horns.

“Good Trouble”

“Protect Public Ed!”

“Stop the ICEholes”

Later, a passerby stopped to “ask” about the flag. What did it mean? It turns out that the passerby was disturbed about this particular display. The holder explained what it meant, and added, “I am a veteran.”

“Melt ICE, deport Trump”

“Human rights”

“Separate Church and State”

“Where is the list? With Liberty and Justice for All.”

A benediction:

“Stop the billionaire coup”

“This is not okay”

There was a reporter from a national publication interviewing demonstrators.

The resistance will continue.

“RESIST” (2024)
Posterboard. Permanent marker. 22 x 28.

Previously:

March and Rally – Warrensburg, Missouri – March 29, 2025 (March 29, 2025)

#HandsOff – Warrensburg, Missouri – April 5, 2025 (April 5, 2025)

https://showmeprogress.com/2025/05/30/march-and-rally-warrensburg-missouri-may-30-2025/ (April 19, 2025)

March and Rally – Warrensburg, Missouri – May 30, 2025 (May 30, 2025)

Warrensburg, Missouri – No Kings – June 14, 2025 (June 14, 2025)

Good Trouble – Henry County Courthouse – Clinton, Missouri – July 17, 2025 – 10:00 a.m. (July 17, 2025)

Good Trouble – Henry County Courthouse – Clinton, Missouri – July 17, 2025 – 10:00 a.m.

17 Thursday Jul 2025

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#resist, Clinton, dissent, Good Trouble, Henry County, missouri, protest

It was raining. It had rained heavily overnight.

This morning at 10:00 a.m. over thirty individuals gathered at the Henry County courthouse square in Clinton, Missouri to celebrate John Lewis (D) and hear a few words about continuing to protest and the right wingnut assault on public education in Missouri.

A week day morning. There were signs. There were passersby.

“If not us, then who? If not now, then when?”

“In America we shouldn’t have to protect Democracy from the President”

“Equality is greater than division”

“No Kings. No idiots, either.”

“12 million will lose healthcare”

“Love, not hate, makes America great”

“Power to the people”

“I identify as a former republican”

The organizers and participants are a persistent bunch. They plan to continue these demonstrations.

Previously:

March – Clinton, Missouri – April 26, 2025 (April 27, 2025)

Clinton, Missouri – No Kings – June 14, 2025 (June 15, 2025)

The exhausting inertia of our time

09 Wednesday Jul 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Resist, social media

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#resist, America, Donald Trump, Fascism, ice, immigration, San Francisco

“…Do not diminish those who are raising alarm bells by scolding them that they are hurting the cause—do not believe that if only they dialed it back, then the troubling behavior they are describing will somehow go away. History shows that the opposite is true…” – Eric Larson – 10 Lessons from a Dark Past [David Pepper]

“…All we really have in the end is massive resistance. That is where we are heading–acquiescence or resistance. You and I will all need to make our choices about whether we will stand up against oppression in ways that a lot of our ancestors did not stand up…” – Erik Loomis

“…in the face of the impulse to normalize, it is essential to maintain one’s capacity for shock. This will lead people to call you unreasonable and hysterical, and to accuse you of overreacting. It is no fun to be the only hysterical person in the room. Prepare yourself…”

“…Don’t make compromises. [….] In an autocracy, politics as the art of the possible is in fact utterly amoral…” – Masha Gessen – Autocracy: Rules for Survival

“…Write down what you value; what standards you hold for yourself and for others. Write about your dreams for the future and your hopes for your children. Write about the struggle of your ancestors and how the hardship they overcame shaped the person you are today.

Write your biography, write down your memories. Because if you do not do it now, you may forget.

Write a list of things you would never do. Because it is possible that in the next year, you will do them.

Write a list of things you would never believe. Because it is possible that in the next year, you will either believe them or be forced to say you believe them…” – Sarah Kendzior – We’re heading into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump

Our time:

San Francisco, yesterday.

Michael Bersin ‪@michaelbersin.bsky.social‬

“….People can’t get to [xxxxxxxx] work and be a normal person, that’s what I’m upset about…” – San Francisco man, upset about ICE protest/confrontation blocking traffic.

We’re doomed.

If you’ve ever wondered what you would have done had you lived in Germany in the 1930s, you’re doing it now.

July 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM

“RESIST” (2024)
Posterboard. Permanent marker. 22 x 28.

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