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Kings
The signs were epic this morning in Freeport, Maine, where I’m hanging out with my kid for the weekend. (Thanks for failing to fund TSA, GOP.) It was 19 degrees at 8 a.m. when the rally, which lined Main St. with hundreds of people, lots of young people and kids among them, kicked off.
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There was lots of friendly horn honking, smiles over clever signs, and coffee from Dunkin’. And it made me feel good to be an American.
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People understood the assignment.
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Some of the signs offered painful clarity.
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I went with a friend who made this brilliant sign.
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And we saw this guy, who reminded us that saving democracy can actually be fun. Because if we lose our ability to take joy in being with friends and neighbors, our ability to laugh, then what’s the point?
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I know many of you are out now or will have a chance to get out later today. Be proud of yourselves and what we are doing. While we celebrate today, we also need to grow the awareness that it can’t just be one day, that we’re at a tipping point that requires all of us to get involved and do the hard work of democracy that is ahead of us. I remain optimistic that we can do it—even Alabama is going full force today.
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The question is, what are we going to do tomorrow, and the day after that, and so on until people who value democracy prevail in the midterm elections and we can start to restore our institutions? It’s time to make your plans.
We’re in this together,
Joyce