More photos have come in, following our earlier post about today’s “No Kings” rally that drew 1,500 people to Jesup Green. Here are a few:
(Photo/Dayle Brownstein)
(Photo/Dayle Brownstein)
(Photo/Dayle Brownstein)
(Photo/Rowene Weems)
(Photo/Rowene Weems)
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What a farce.
For a town that fights against any form of affordable housing for the under privileged, Westport is full of hypocrites as demonstrated today. Keep up the charade.
I’m sure my ‘friends at KMS Compass’ would agree
March of the self-righteous. Perfect for Westport.
these commenters are missing the point totally.
Good point…
Democrat Art Show‼️
How are you enjoying the increased price of gas because of the Trump War in Iran?
Ladies and Gentlemen- TDS can be interpreted two ways.
From my point of view TDS means there are fellow Americans who are willing forgive Donald J Trump for any and every mean, nasty and wrong decision he makes- including ignoring our congress, attacking our Supreme Court when it decides against him and ignoring 250 years of observing our Constitution.
Along the way TDS sufferers are willing to ignore what DJT said in an unguarded moment about grabbing women by their private parts and then not believing at least 30 women who said he did exactly that to them and a court of law that found him guilty of doing exactly what he said he could do to the tune of 80 million dollars.
TDS sufferers are willing to accept that our elections are somehow rigged inspite of mostly Republican states, Republican Attorney Generals and Republican courts saying they were fair elections that were not rigged.
TDS sufferers cannot see a West wing of the Peoples’ White House torn down, the name “Trump” placed on the Kennedy Arts Center that dedicated in memory of a slain President or a war entered without the consent of Congress.
TDS sufferers cannot relate to or empathize with the tragedy of masked ICE agents on our street (just like in N Korea, Russia or Nazi Germany totalitarian states we criticize) scooping up any immigrant they can get their hands on, shipping them off to prisons inside and outside our country without any form of legal representation- and mistakenly taking American CITIZENS because they look different.
TDS sufferers can overlook and excusein the killing two Americans ( a mom and a nurse) in Minneapolis by ICE turned loose on our streets.
And TDS sufferers can just ignore millions of their fellow Americans marching to protest these injustices and then ridicule the marchers as a waste of time, being self righteous or part of an art show!
AS I see it the character of America is under attack by our President and his TDS sufferers.
Please- TDS sufferers – wake up and realize – the wanna be KING wears no clothes??
Great signs. Millions of Americans marching and protesting what they see happening!
Steve you’re the poster boy for TDS‼️🙀
Hi Tom-
Nice to hear your thoughts. At my age I couldn’t be more pleased to be a poster boy for anything.
But as a retired physician I had to learn a lot of official medical syndromes and TDS is not one of them- it would appear to be a made up, self declared one that is often caste as an aspersion to belittle- act as a conversation ender or gotcha.
I look at TDS from the medical point of view that if it is a syndrome it must include blindness to what the afflicted sees this president doing or has done but it doesn’t register. Also deafness to what this President has said and is saying constantly and repetitively but not actually hearing it. Not perceiving his incredible lack of good taste by destroying the West Wing of our White House, putting gold plate on every conceivable place in the People’s House and plastering his name on the memorial dedicated to our assassinated past president -JFK. Finding it acceptable of DJT’s poor judgement in associating with a pedophile for decades and during that time bragging about his ability to peek at the teenagers in the Miss Teenage Contest in Russia on Howard Stern’s show. The ability to overlook his apparent insensitivity to countless women who have come forward accusing him of molestation or rape and having bragged about it’s okay to grab women by their privates (my word- not DJT’s). And finally TDS includes thinking it’s okay that his narcissistic need to surround himself with sycophants and yes men and women (instead of experts or advisers) is how to lead this country toward sane vaccination and Climate change policies that would protect us and our kids from deadly diseases.
Finally I include in the TDS the incredible ability to swallow, hook line and sinker – his self declared passing of a dementia test that makes DJT a self declared stable genius. I would love to see documentary evidence for his claims- including his NY Military Academy records, his Wharton grades, his tax records and the Epstein files unredacted!
That is my take on TDS.
In the mean time you can ignore why millions of your fellow citizens are marching in the No Kings protest across the country- or you might ask yourself why?.
I have nothing against folks who do these protest exercises. It is part of our democracy. The good thing about this exercise is it was peaceful, and we had no incidents.
Cost to town so far for our police for the many bridge exercises for our fiscal year 2025-2026 will probably be between $50 to 80K in overtime etc.
My two cents….I would love for the organizers to provide some $ or donations to our EMS, Fire and Police Departments for being there for their event.
I would also like to these this massive group take this exercise to Hartford and call out their corrupt Democratic Leadership in Hartford on their “KING” actions on all these “special emergency session” bills they now pass like going through a Starbucks Drive-thru.
NO Debate, bring it up and vote on it and pass it into law…note recent housing bills that will result in our post road being changed forever with development in the next 5 to 10 years.
Again, all cool with these exercises..not cool with hypocrisy of not calling out their own “kings” in our state.
Please my democratic friends, chime in here and tell me where you disagree or agree. As Westporter’s we are in for one crazy development ride with NO LOCAL ZONING control moving forward….
Hi, Jimmy. I did a quick check of donors to Westport EMS, fire, and police and their associated charities and events. I correlated those names with the names and photos of people I saw at the “exercise” and some news and social-media accounts (by no means an exhaustive list).
I think it’s safe to say that Westport residents who availed themselves of the right to free assembly and free speech on Saturday have also donated freely to these town groups—and do so all year every year.
Jimmy, that’s a horrible, anti-democratic, anti-American take. The right to protest in the U.S. is fundamentally protected by the First Amendment, guaranteeing freedom of speech and peaceful assembly in public spaces like streets, sidewalks, and parks. You’re on a very slippery slope, my friend. What’s next for you? Paying for the privilege of voting? Oh, right, that’s pretty much what Trump is demanding with the SAVE Trump Act. You’re circling the MAGA drain. Get a grip, man.
Guys…your missing my point…What about the “kings in Hartford?” Do you agree with me on what is going on in Hartford by one party?
My point on EMS, Fire, and Police, we can debate, and If I am wrong, so be it. My apologies…I all about everyone’s rights for everything.
Tom and Scott, I always appreciate when we can have dialogue. I will be the first to man up if I offend, or am wrong. I know you both care deeply about our democracy, as do I.
Why can’t the many activists who attended the “No Kings Protest” gather with the same vigor and passion against the “Kings of Hartford?”
Help me understand, and educate myself and others. We are one town at the end of the day, and Hartford, is run by “Kings” of one party.
Thanks J.
It sucks when your party is out of power. It sucks so hard. We can definitely agree on that.
Yes, I get your point about “kings,” not surprisingly.
You should use your sway to nominate sentient, centrist Republicans for the next state election. (No book banners, no science deniers, no ivermectin freaks, no Yankee Institute polemicists. Come on. It’s such a low bar.) I confront Democrats all the time when they screw up. I know the people who answer their phones. I can hear their eyes rolling when they figure out it’s me. Why not do the same with your party officials? Peck at them until they give in. Move them to where you want them to be.
Maybe give reasonable voters some reasonable candidates to vote for? Less McGruff the Crime Dog, more Olivia Benson.
Here’s a completely random thought that just popped into my head (and yes, I may have had a few drinks this afternoon): What’s Jimmy Izzo doing these days?
Jimmy, if you’re upset with your elected officials in Hartford, then feel free to meet up with like-minded allies in public to make your feelings known. I would suggest Jesup Green or the Bridge as venues, as they would give you the highest visibility. It’s free, safe and Constitutionally protected. I happen to favor sensible transit-oriented development and related measures to address the affordable-housing crisis in Connecticut. The state may be ham-handed about it, which is why I wish Farrell, Marpe, or Tooker had interest in effectively addressing the issue locally over the past 25 years. They didn’t so here we are. You can’t rail against “kings” in Hartford trying to build housing and also dismiss widespread concerns about a wannabe tyrant king in Washington, especially one with access to nuclear codes
If President Trump were a King he would not, thanksfully, allow those protestations to take place every few weeks; after calling him racist and Hitler to no avail, and King being just silly, what is left? As a legal immigrant and loving it here, I am puzzled about why most protesters are taking orders from a billionaire leaving in China or some elected liberals, here in the States, who made millions of dollars by stirring controversies. Hopefully, the plane load of people who went to Cuba to support the Castro regime, will think hard about wanting the same here, after witnessing how hard life is for the average Cuban family.