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No Kings, the Democrat-oriented protest group organizing anti-Trump rallies this Saturday, urges protesters to wear yellow ribbons inspired by a NATO-backed color revolution in Hong Kong and the Ukraine proxy war

No Kings messaging does not include opposition to US-Israeli wars

[Image: Infographic with bold text overlays on a yellow-themed background explaining the historical context of yellow ribbons in protests. It details Hong Kong protests using yellow umbrellas as symbols of peace against suppression. Asian yellow ribbons symbolize accountability after the South Korean Sewol ferry tragedy. Eastern Ukraine yellow ribbons represent resistance and self-determination against foreign invasion. The text emphasizes aligning with a visible optimistic democratic banner struggle stemming from the people not from crowns.]

8:39 PM | Oct 16, 2025

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Source: https://x.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1979029422918316177


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Max Blumenthal | @MaxBlumenthal

Home of the Brave, a group of neocons like Bill Kristol, ex-FBI officials and wealthy corporate GOP lobbyists is kicking in $1 million to promote No Kings - and steer it to the pro-war center-right

Their first ad bizarrely equates Donald Trump with Hugo Chavez

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8:51 PM | Oct 16, 2025

Source: https://x.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1979032549218197934

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[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 10 points 2 weeks ago

The further left you are, the more irresistible the urge for self-sabotage becomes.

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago

Color revolutions don’t exist.

The CIA cannot mobilize mass protests of a civilian population, it just doesn’t work that way.

[–] exupulosion@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Smells like lemmy.ml 🤢

[–] ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Why would it have to?

The proper lefties totally fixed the Israel problem by pushing everyone away from the most terrible genocidal Democrats after all...

Edit to also:

Ukraine proxy war

Because of course it was NATO, not Russian invasion of their neighbor that started a war in Ukraine 🙄

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

No Kings should remain focused on its original intent. One thing at a time.

Similarly, when boycotting companies, it should be organized to focus on one company before moving on to the next.