I Will Not Bow to King Donald

One Independence Day weekend years ago, the guys in the Mormon Elders' Quorum I attended with my dad sang "God Save the King" as a joke. My dad didn't sing. After they finished, he said, "Was that for Obama?" Nobody laughed. I asked him later why he didn't sing, and he said, "Because we don't have a king, and I don't want one." So now I wonder how he feels about the guy he voted for thrice doing this.

Maybe he's pissed. Maybe he's horrified. Maybe he doesn't give a shit, just like he told me it's never okay to lie and then didn't give a shit when his church was caught lying about its stockpile of wealth so members would keep giving it money. I'm not curious enough to want to talk to him.

Maybe this trash I got in the mail this week was meant for him. I don't know why I would have gotten it when I haven't said or done anything in the last decade to signal support for the orange taint. These jackasses shouldn't even have my address, but oh wait, I guess the unelected South African Nazi billionaire has everyone's addresses. Now I'm mortified that my landlord might think I'm a MAGAt. Hopefully the stuff I get from the ACLU cancels that out.

THIS. IS. A. FUCKING. CULT. But do I understand that this coin is the first in a series with different inspirational quotes? Let me know when the "Grab 'em by the pussy" coin comes out, and I'll think about it.

​Trump is a cult leader, despite having less charisma than a wet sock, but he is not a king. He's made a huge miscalculation. His first month of "shock and awe" was supposed to cover up how weak his regime is and steamroll the American people into submission. Instead, it just pissed us off. The protests and the lawsuits are only beginning. He's pissed off Canada and pretty much every country that isn't Russia, too. Do you realize how badly you have to fuck up to piss off Canada? I stand with Canadians as they boycott our products, end our economic contracts, and boo our national anthem. I will not stand with my country when it's in the wrong. ​

I found another fun little way to resist this weekend, too, after the unelected South African Nazi billionaire illegally demanded that all the government employees his tech bros haven't fired yet justify their existence to him.

I sent a nice email to [email protected] and also tried some other fun things.

LMAOOOOO

​On February 17, 50501 sponsored "Not My President's Day" protests at state Capitols across the nation. Due to some confusion, I missed the one in Utah and only made it to the previously scheduled Druids for Change protest that happened right after. Disappointing, but whatever. I got a picture of my favorite slogan this time.

I also got a picture of this random poster because it was unattended and I didn't need to ask permission. This is a parody that compares Governor Cox, who started his tenure as a moderate and slightly reasonable Republican and then devolved into a MAGAt ass-kisser, to the most hated cartoon character since Scrappy-Doo.

During the march, someone named Michael J. Christensen punched a woman in a wheelchair, then punched a guy dressed as Captain America and pepper-sprayed four people when they confronted him. I didn't witness that, but I was close enough to hear the yelling, and then I followed him for a minute, and he yelled at me too. (I was trying to film him, but I forgot to switch to video and just got a picture of the sidewalk. Embarrassing.) I'm not sure this was politically motivated because he's several fries short of a combo even by MAGAt standards. He basically just woke up that morning and decided to get arrested. He already had two outstanding warrants. Now it's reported that he exposed himself and peed on the floor when they booked him into jail. Don't worry, Trump will pardon him.

Druids for Change is also doing this really cool thing that I wouldn't miss for the world. I don't believe in witchcraft, but a. it's worth a try, and b. at a minimum, it will have scientifically proven psychological benefits for the participants.

"Bring your rage, power, energy, herbs, crystals and vibes," they say. I'll bring enough rage to go around.

To my knowledge, there's still another protest on March 1, and 50501 will have more nationwide protests at noon on March 4 in response to the orange taint declaring himself king. I strongly encourage everyone who's able to participate. This is the time to shape history, not just cower in fear while it happens around you.

Here are some other things you can do without leaving home, without even doing anything. These things are even easier to not do than sending an email to [email protected]. "Total Economic Blackout" means don't buy anything, or if you must, only buy from local businesses and use cash.