Quote:St. Paul, MINN. – From Times Square to here in Minnesota's state capital, communist and socialist activists at the nationwide "No Kings" protests escalated their anti-America campaign and openly called for a nationwide economic strike on May 1, an international communist holiday known as May Day, as key Democratic activists joined their call.

At the rally here in St. Paul, organizers, speakers and activists distributed communist literature, waved flags from socialist governments and revolutionary movements, and urged demonstrators to transform the day's protests into a nationwide shutdown of work, school and commerce.

By early Sunday, Press TV, the propaganda arm of the Islamic Republic of Iran, leveraged news of the protests to tell readers, "Regime change begins at home’: No Kings, No War protests held across US."

As Fox News Digital reported, about 500 organizations with an estimated combined annual revenue of about $3 billion sponsored and organized the demonstrations, creating a centralized protest apparatus even while organizers tried to market the activists as "grassroots."

The network included traditional Democratic advocacy organizations, like Indivisible, MoveOn and the American Federation of Teachers, alongside openly socialist and communist groups such as the Party for Socialism and Liberation, Freedom Road Socialist Organization and local chapters of the Communist Party USA, including the Twin Cities Communist Party USA club, which endorsed the St. Paul rally.

Offstage at the celebrity-filled "No Kings" protest in St. Paul, activists with the Party for Socialism and Liberation sold a manifesto, "Socialist Reconstruction: A Better Future for the United States," filled with Marxist teachings.

Yards away, near the main stage, Kevin Dwire a candidate for the U.S. Senate from the Socialist Workers Party, sold copies of the "Communist Manifesto" by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, the 1847 work that would transform the next century's global politics. The group says it is "part of the continuity of revolutionary Marxism," tracing back to Marx, Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky.

In the middle of the lawn, flags for the Islamic Republic of Iran, Venezuela and Cuba flew next to a flag of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, a self-described Marxist group.

In the back of the lawn, a young man who identified himself only as "Mason" championed the teachings of the Revolutionary Communists of America. A young woman nearby sold copies of Socialist Alternative, which describes itself as a "revolutionary organization working to build a movement for a democratic, socialist society."

Across the country, from Los Angeles to New York City, pro-communist Americans marched alongside traditional center-left Democrats in an alliance that many mainstream media outlets largely portrayed simply as anti-Trump protests.

The ideological adherents themselves, however, were not shy about their beliefs.

In Times Square, members of the Revolutionary Communists of America chanted: "There is only one solution — communist revolution," while waving red flags bearing the hammer and sickle.

The common refrain from these groups was a call for a nationwide strike on May 1, the traditional May Day holiday long embraced by communist and socialist movements as a day of mass political action.

At the St. Paul rally, that call received support from the stage.

Ezra Levin, the co-founder of Indivisible, the protest's key organizer, joined the communist call for a national strike and urged protesters to prepare for economic disruption on May Day, similar to a shutdown that saw limited success in Minneapolis during protests on Jan. 23 against Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

"I want everyone here to put this on their calendar… It is a tactical goal, an escalation… It is an economic show of force, inspired by Minnesota’s own day of truth and action," Levin told the crowd.

Levin continued: "On May 1, on May Day, we are saying, ‘No business as usual.’ No work, no school, no shopping. We’re going to show up and say, 'We’re putting workers over billionaires and kings.’"

While Indivisible has participated in May Day coalitions before, the prominence of socialist organizations in the protest ecosystem illustrates the growing influence of the far left within networks that overlap with mainstream Democratic political organizing.

Indivisible Project, a nonprofit whose work is often marketed with just the first word of the group's name, has received $5 million in recent years from billionaire George Soros' Open Society philanthropy arm.

Meanwhile, some of the openly pro-communist groups marching alongside Democratic activists are connected to a global activist network funded by Neville Roy Singham, an American-born tech tycoon now based in Shanghai, promoting messaging critical of U.S. democracy and sympathetic to China’s political model.

That network includes media and organizing hubs such as the People’s Forum, BreakThrough BT Media Inc.'s BreakThrough News, CodePink, the ANSWER Coalition and the Party for Socialism and Liberation, which have received funding and support through the Singham network.

Over the years, Singham, who sold his tech company for approximately $800 million in 2017, has provided $22.4 million to People's Forum, $1.3 million to CodePink and $1.1 million to BreakThrough BT Media Inc. The ANSWER Coalition and Party for Socialism and Liberation have received support through their relationships with the People's Forum.

The network has funded conferences, media outlets and activist organizations promoting narratives that portray the United States as a "fascist" and "hyper-imperialist" power while defending the authoritarian governments of China, North Korea, Venezuela, Cuba and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The theme echoed throughout the protests, where demonstrators warned of rising "fascism" in the United States.

In the hours after the protests ended, the activist networks celebrated the demonstrations online. In Los Angeles, CodePink posted video showing its banner in the middle of a protest where demonstrators chanted: "Hey, hey, ho ho, Donald Trump has got to go."

BreakThrough News shared videos from protests in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Houston and Gainesville, Florida, declaring: "Massive demonstrations took place as part of the ‘No Kings Day.’"

The outlet blasted what it described as Trump’s "right-wing agenda of endless wars and deportations."

The ANSWER Coalition circulated video showing Indivisible, CodePink and the Party for Socialism and Liberation marching together in Chicago, writing that the "people of Chicago take the streets to stand against Trump’s agenda."

Indivisible Chicago responded with three fire emojis, revealing the emerging synchronicity between traditionally Democratic groups and openly pro-communist organizations.

The ANSWER Coalition operates out of the People’s Forum in New York City, which also celebrated the demonstrations online with the caption, putting its stamp on the day: "No Kings Day NYC."

Leaders tied to some of these activist groups, including CodePink co-founders Jodie Evans and Medea Benjamin, have participated in delegations to Venezuela, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and China, strengthening relationships with governments frequently at odds with U.S. foreign policy. Evans married Singham in 2017, as he started funding this network in the U.S.

Back in St. Paul, even some socialist activists expressed skepticism about those alliances.

Dwire, the Socialist Workers Party leader selling copies of Marx’s manifesto, shook his head when discussing China’s political system. "China socialism is capitalism," he said.

The young activist from the Revolutionary Communists of America also distanced himself from China’s government, describing it as a betrayal of communist ideals, while he openly embraced communist ideology. "We are against imperialism," he told Fox News Digital.

As the rally wound down and crews dismantled stage equipment, the protest grounds began to empty.

A demonstrator propped a Party for Socialism and Liberation sign against a porta-toilet.

Nearby, two American flags lay discarded in the grass beside a heap of garbage bags, an emptied bag of Cheez-It visible among the trash.

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yea .................. another no kings thread ... toss them spam folders like frisbees to the clutter bin...

America has no king.

Instead, Dems want an oppressive Orwellian hell where they are in charge with rigged elections.

Didnt' they try that already??? And I don't recall that shut down going too well either...

Yes do that please….
Use the highest of Communist high holy days to “protest”.

Please make it easier for Americans to draw that connection from today’s Leftist Commie “Democrat” party to Marxist Commies. Please do it….

As a side note don’t you have to actually have to work and contribute to society to have an opportunity to shut down the society. Beyond affecting the shelf stock of Hot Pockets and Red Bull, there’s little the typical Leftist can do to shut down anything.

They're not going to spend money on May 1st..

But will spend it on April 30th and/or May 2nd..

Yea that'll show Trump and the economy..

These people can't be serious.

(03-31-2026 06:21 AM)gdunn Wrote:  They're not going to spend money on May 1st..

But will spend it on April 30th and/or May 2nd..

Yea that'll show Trump and the economy..

These people can't be serious.

I had a similar thought. These peeps are not too bright.

The irony of vendors at a communist event selling merchandise, engaging in rank capitalism, is lost on every single useful idiot in attendance.

The feds should be looking into every one of the organizations present who were pushing their communist bullschit and start doing financial deep dives into every one of them. If they discover ties to marxist governments they should be shut down and their executive officers jailed.

This type of behavior is virtually ensuring that bloodshed will occur in our cities and towns, resulting in skirmishes that pit brother against brother. Where and when have we seen that before?

(03-30-2026 05:55 PM)DaSaintFan Wrote:  Didnt' they try that already??? And I don't recall that shut down going too well either...

Yes, and yes, these type things never pan out. Even the diehards are spoiled by living in the US, although they will never admit it. It's easy to be a communist while living in a democracy but impossible to be free in a communist country.

(03-31-2026 06:39 AM)TripleA Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 06:21 AM)gdunn Wrote:  They're not going to spend money on May 1st..

But will spend it on April 30th and/or May 2nd..

Yea that'll show Trump and the economy..

These people can't be serious.

I had a similar thought. These peeps are not too bright.

We have a couple of neighbors and they bragged they haven't missed a No Kings Rally yet. All the places they went to for these rallies and this no shopping.

I said do you really think 8.5 million people not buying anything for one day will do anything?

They said we're 100 million strong don't think otherwise..

Ok.. Again.. You think 100 million not buying anything for a day will do anything?

It'll crash the economy.

I said no.. It won't.. My wife began pinching my side as her nice subtle way of saying be quiet.

One informed me how educated they were and the other let me know what Occupy Democrats said.

I said ok.. Lemme ask you this, it's for one day, is anyone going to spend money the day before or after in protest. They said probably not.. I said well you're not doing anything and I'm willing to bet that your 100 million is not going to be that strong. True boycott would be going 3 weeks without spending money.

I was then "educated" that some people can't go that long without food or rent or gas.

(03-31-2026 06:56 AM)gdunn Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 06:39 AM)TripleA Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 06:21 AM)gdunn Wrote:  They're not going to spend money on May 1st..

But will spend it on April 30th and/or May 2nd..

Yea that'll show Trump and the economy..

These people can't be serious.

I had a similar thought. These peeps are not too bright.

We have a couple of neighbors and they bragged they haven't missed a No Kings Rally yet. All the places they went to for these rallies and this no shopping.

I said do you really think 8.5 million people not buying anything for one day will do anything?

They said we're 100 million strong don't think otherwise..

Ok.. Again.. You think 100 million not buying anything for a day will do anything?

It'll crash the economy.

I said no.. It won't.. My wife began pinching my side as her nice subtle way of saying be quiet.

One informed me how educated they were and the other let me know what Occupy Democrats said.

I said ok.. Lemme ask you this, it's for one day, is anyone going to spend money the day before or after in protest. They said probably not.. I said well you're not doing anything and I'm willing to bet that your 100 million is not going to be that strong. True boycott would be going 3 weeks without spending money.

I was then "educated" that some people can't go that long without food or rent or gas.

Sacrifice is easy as long as you aren't really sacrificing anything.

(03-31-2026 07:00 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 06:56 AM)gdunn Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 06:39 AM)TripleA Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 06:21 AM)gdunn Wrote:  They're not going to spend money on May 1st..

But will spend it on April 30th and/or May 2nd..

Yea that'll show Trump and the economy..

These people can't be serious.

I had a similar thought. These peeps are not too bright.

We have a couple of neighbors and they bragged they haven't missed a No Kings Rally yet. All the places they went to for these rallies and this no shopping.

I said do you really think 8.5 million people not buying anything for one day will do anything?

They said we're 100 million strong don't think otherwise..

Ok.. Again.. You think 100 million not buying anything for a day will do anything?

It'll crash the economy.

I said no.. It won't.. My wife began pinching my side as her nice subtle way of saying be quiet.

One informed me how educated they were and the other let me know what Occupy Democrats said.

I said ok.. Lemme ask you this, it's for one day, is anyone going to spend money the day before or after in protest. They said probably not.. I said well you're not doing anything and I'm willing to bet that your 100 million is not going to be that strong. True boycott would be going 3 weeks without spending money.

I was then "educated" that some people can't go that long without food or rent or gas.

Sacrifice is easy as long as you aren't really sacrificing anything.

People act as if it's a major accomplishment of going a day without spending money.. There are days where I do it... Usually it's a Saturday when I'm baching it cause the fam is somewhere else for an extended stay.. I have supplies I bought earlier in the week and I come home on Friday and don't leave until Monday.. Just me, my whiskey, and a grill..

Quote:500 groups with $3B in revenues are behind the #NoKings protests and communist call for 'revolution'
A Fox News Digital investigation finds the “No Kings" protests are backed by a network of about 500 groups with an estimated $3 billion in annual revenue, including communist and socialist organizations calling for "revolution."
By Asra Q. Nomani Fox News
Published March 28, 2026 1:02pm EDT

https://www.foxnews.com/us/500-groups-3b...revolution

So some White Boomer Libs won’t be shopping that day. No big deal.

(03-30-2026 06:20 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  As a side note don’t you have to actually have to work and contribute to society to have an opportunity to shut down the society. Beyond affecting the shelf stock of Hot Pockets and Red Bull, there’s little the typical Leftist can do to shut down anything.

the bulk of that bloc is only good for one thingy ... muh ballot come harvest....

(03-31-2026 07:02 AM)gdunn Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 07:00 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 06:56 AM)gdunn Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 06:39 AM)TripleA Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 06:21 AM)gdunn Wrote:  They're not going to spend money on May 1st..

But will spend it on April 30th and/or May 2nd..

Yea that'll show Trump and the economy..

These people can't be serious.

I had a similar thought. These peeps are not too bright.

We have a couple of neighbors and they bragged they haven't missed a No Kings Rally yet. All the places they went to for these rallies and this no shopping.

I said do you really think 8.5 million people not buying anything for one day will do anything?

They said we're 100 million strong don't think otherwise..

Ok.. Again.. You think 100 million not buying anything for a day will do anything?

It'll crash the economy.

I said no.. It won't.. My wife began pinching my side as her nice subtle way of saying be quiet.

One informed me how educated they were and the other let me know what Occupy Democrats said.

I said ok.. Lemme ask you this, it's for one day, is anyone going to spend money the day before or after in protest. They said probably not.. I said well you're not doing anything and I'm willing to bet that your 100 million is not going to be that strong. True boycott would be going 3 weeks without spending money.

I was then "educated" that some people can't go that long without food or rent or gas.

Sacrifice is easy as long as you aren't really sacrificing anything.

People act as if it's a major accomplishment of going a day without spending money.. There are days where I do it... Usually it's a Saturday when I'm baching it cause the fam is somewhere else for an extended stay.. I have supplies I bought earlier in the week and I come home on Friday and don't leave until Monday.. Just me, my whiskey, and a grill..

I truly enjoy the Howard Hughes days ...

(03-31-2026 07:02 AM)gdunn Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 07:00 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 06:56 AM)gdunn Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 06:39 AM)TripleA Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 06:21 AM)gdunn Wrote:  They're not going to spend money on May 1st..

But will spend it on April 30th and/or May 2nd..

Yea that'll show Trump and the economy..

These people can't be serious.

I had a similar thought. These peeps are not too bright.

We have a couple of neighbors and they bragged they haven't missed a No Kings Rally yet. All the places they went to for these rallies and this no shopping.

I said do you really think 8.5 million people not buying anything for one day will do anything?

They said we're 100 million strong don't think otherwise..

Ok.. Again.. You think 100 million not buying anything for a day will do anything?

It'll crash the economy.

I said no.. It won't.. My wife began pinching my side as her nice subtle way of saying be quiet.

One informed me how educated they were and the other let me know what Occupy Democrats said.

I said ok.. Lemme ask you this, it's for one day, is anyone going to spend money the day before or after in protest. They said probably not.. I said well you're not doing anything and I'm willing to bet that your 100 million is not going to be that strong. True boycott would be going 3 weeks without spending money.

I was then "educated" that some people can't go that long without food or rent or gas.

Sacrifice is easy as long as you aren't really sacrificing anything.

People act as if it's a major accomplishment of going a day without spending money.. There are days where I do it... Usually it's a Saturday when I'm baching it cause the fam is somewhere else for an extended stay.. I have supplies I bought earlier in the week and I come home on Friday and don't leave until Monday.. Just me, my whiskey, and a grill..

The only sure way I have of knowing I won't spend anything in a day is to stay home and off the internet. Back in the day when times got tough, I'd go to ground, so to speak. I'd shut myself up in the house and go nowhere other than work and do nothing that wasn't productive. Those days are long gone thank God.

These days I can't rely on that because of this box sitting on my desk that shows me things in far-away places like Texas or California that are so easy to buy with a few mouse clicks and keystrokes. I have 8 pairs of high-dollar exotic cowboy boots and 3–4 pairs of plain leather ones. I have 5 pairs of tactical boots, 4 pairs of hunting boots, 6 pairs of dress shoes, and one pair of tennis shoes. I have 7 high-dollar Stetson hats and a couple of high-dollar Resistol hats, along with 4–5 other cheap foldable felt hats from Bass Pro. I have 15-20 belts of various styles, designs, and costs, made with exotic leather, including eel, ostrich, gator, and croc, to match the boots. I'll spend 150 bucks on a belt buckle without even thinking about it until later; I have at least 6 of them. I like western wear; what can I say? I've been wearing cowboy boots for as long as I can remember.

I think I just realized I'm a woman, and retail therapy is real. I may have a problem.

Meanwhile, my wife buys her clothes from Goodwill or Salvation Army. She finds brand new stuff for pennies on the dollar. I'm hanging on to her.

(03-31-2026 07:17 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 07:02 AM)gdunn Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 07:00 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 06:56 AM)gdunn Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 06:39 AM)TripleA Wrote:  I had a similar thought. These peeps are not too bright.

We have a couple of neighbors and they bragged they haven't missed a No Kings Rally yet. All the places they went to for these rallies and this no shopping.

I said do you really think 8.5 million people not buying anything for one day will do anything?

They said we're 100 million strong don't think otherwise..

Ok.. Again.. You think 100 million not buying anything for a day will do anything?

It'll crash the economy.

I said no.. It won't.. My wife began pinching my side as her nice subtle way of saying be quiet.

One informed me how educated they were and the other let me know what Occupy Democrats said.

I said ok.. Lemme ask you this, it's for one day, is anyone going to spend money the day before or after in protest. They said probably not.. I said well you're not doing anything and I'm willing to bet that your 100 million is not going to be that strong. True boycott would be going 3 weeks without spending money.

I was then "educated" that some people can't go that long without food or rent or gas.

Sacrifice is easy as long as you aren't really sacrificing anything.

People act as if it's a major accomplishment of going a day without spending money.. There are days where I do it... Usually it's a Saturday when I'm baching it cause the fam is somewhere else for an extended stay.. I have supplies I bought earlier in the week and I come home on Friday and don't leave until Monday.. Just me, my whiskey, and a grill..

I truly enjoy the Howard Hughes days ...

I don't understand how he got addicted to codeine. Was it simply used a lot more in the past and at greater doses? Was it used outside of being linked to Tylenol?

(03-31-2026 07:57 AM)miko33 Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 07:17 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 07:02 AM)gdunn Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 07:00 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(03-31-2026 06:56 AM)gdunn Wrote:  We have a couple of neighbors and they bragged they haven't missed a No Kings Rally yet. All the places they went to for these rallies and this no shopping.

I said do you really think 8.5 million people not buying anything for one day will do anything?

They said we're 100 million strong don't think otherwise..

Ok.. Again.. You think 100 million not buying anything for a day will do anything?

It'll crash the economy.

I said no.. It won't.. My wife began pinching my side as her nice subtle way of saying be quiet.

One informed me how educated they were and the other let me know what Occupy Democrats said.

I said ok.. Lemme ask you this, it's for one day, is anyone going to spend money the day before or after in protest. They said probably not.. I said well you're not doing anything and I'm willing to bet that your 100 million is not going to be that strong. True boycott would be going 3 weeks without spending money.

I was then "educated" that some people can't go that long without food or rent or gas.

Sacrifice is easy as long as you aren't really sacrificing anything.

People act as if it's a major accomplishment of going a day without spending money.. There are days where I do it... Usually it's a Saturday when I'm baching it cause the fam is somewhere else for an extended stay.. I have supplies I bought earlier in the week and I come home on Friday and don't leave until Monday.. Just me, my whiskey, and a grill..

I truly enjoy the Howard Hughes days ...

I don't understand how he got addicted to codeine. Was it simply used a lot more in the past and at greater doses? Was it used outside of being linked to Tylenol?

was unaware about that side of the equation ... it was the recluse portion I was referencing ... however, I can easily see how those could walk hand-n-hand...

looked it up (fwiw, nuts is still 6-3, 240 lbs ... kidneys and liver are still okey dokey ... the joints, not so much ... )

https://www.nytimes.com/1977/06/26/archi...cines.html

Quote:PHILADELPHIA, June 25 (AP)—Howard Hughes took massive doses of narcotic and pain‐killing drugs for many years, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. The illegally obtained drugs destroyed his kidneys and ultimately caused his death, the newspaper said in a copyrighted story.

Mr. Hughes's 6‐foot‐4, 150‐pound frame shrank to 6‐foot‐1 and 94 pounds after years of drug dependence, according to the article.

The industrialist was often left dazed by the drugs, which were obtained in the names of other persons, the newspaper said. It is illegal to have prescriptions made out to anyone other than the user of the drug.

Mr. Hughes died on April 5, 1976, at the age of 70. An autopsy showed that the cause was kidney failure. In the last 15 years of his life, The Inquirer said, he never left his bedroom except to move from a house to a hotel or from one hotel suite to another.
He spent most of his time sitting in a chair, often wearing no clothes, and the only persons who saw him were select circle of aides, the newspaper said.

The Inquirer said details of the illegal drug usage came from secret memos in the Hughes organization and the secret testimony of his long‐time aides, given as part of legal proceedings in Los Angeles in connection with the Hughes estate.

The newspaper said the drugs Mr. Hughes took were obtained by aides and turned over to him. Some of the prescriptions, it said, were made out by Mr. Hughes's personal physicians.

Mr. Hughes began taking Emperin Compound No. 4 in the late 1940's, The Inquirer said. The pain‐killing drug contains phenacetin, which can cause severe kidney damage with prolonged use, and codeine, a narcotic that is a weaker form of morphine.

Later, Mr. Hughes began taking straight codeine tablets and Valium, a nonnarcotic, nonaddictive tranquilizer, the newspaper said In his last years, Mr. Hughes was dissolving codeine tablets in water and injecting himself with a syringe, according to the report.

this is why "gotta keep moving" is my mantra and why I enjoy the field regardless of the pain...