"There were references to the Declaration of Independence and the New Testament, placards crammed with tiny type alleging vast pedophile conspiracies while demanding the release of the Epstein files, and, at least in Texas, T-shirts and posters reading " Chinga tu MAGA." At the demo I stopped by, some enterprising soul had even gotten up early to plant signs promoting freedom through cryptocurrency."
"In the past couple of weeks, images of protestors in inflatable frog costumes have become a defining image of the anti-Trump resistance, along with comrades clad as unicorns, chickens, even the odd 5-foot penis. The people inside those outfits were sometimes quite eloquent about their reasons for turning out, but the most potent message was the one sent simply by their presence."
Last weekend's No Kings demonstrations drew massive crowds with signs and slogans expressing a wide range of anti-Trump opinions. Protesters invoked the Declaration of Independence and the New Testament, displayed placards alleging pedophile conspiracies while demanding release of Epstein files, and wore T-shirts and posters reading " Chinga tu MAGA." Some participants promoted freedom through cryptocurrency. The events presented ideological cacophony without a singular message, unified chiefly by opposition to a recent rightward political shift and a desire to be seen. Inflatable frog costumes and other whimsical outfits became defining symbols of the visible dissent, with Seth Todd, the original Portland Frog, linking the presence to opposition to ICE detentions and deportations.
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