You couldn’t pay me money to go into DC this weekend

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I read that there are no bleachers or seats. Folding chairs are not allowed. It’s all standing room.

I think they must have some kind of special seating near the president that will be on tv and filled with his supporters in the hats and everything, but they must get them there some way besides the checkpoints.

I don’t think a crowd of regular maga people will go to stand and watch a parade. They would be standing on the side of the road in the heat for hours. Inside a security perimeter. Maybe food vendors? Probably not? No one with small kids or older people will be able to do it unless they’re insane.

I remember when they did that flyover thing with all the old planes in like, idk, 2012? It had a moderate crowd. But you could just walk anywhere onto the mall and there were no restrictions on anything. Way easier, and it looked like mostly people taking a lunch break from offices.

There was a casting call for seat fillers. Specifically ones with an ethnic background. There was a whole dress code

[Anonymous]

I almost got hit in the crosswalk yesterday near McPherson square by one of those enormous charter buses that I assume was full of magas coming into town—two buses in a row and the guy was just rolling through a red to make a right turn despite my being right in front of him in the crosswalk. I hate those big out of town charter buses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I read that there are no bleachers or seats. Folding chairs are not allowed. It’s all standing room.

I think they must have some kind of special seating near the president that will be on tv and filled with his supporters in the hats and everything, but they must get them there some way besides the checkpoints.

I don’t think a crowd of regular maga people will go to stand and watch a parade. They would be standing on the side of the road in the heat for hours. Inside a security perimeter. Maybe food vendors? Probably not? No one with small kids or older people will be able to do it unless they’re insane.

I remember when they did that flyover thing with all the old planes in like, idk, 2012? It had a moderate crowd. But you could just walk anywhere onto the mall and there were no restrictions on anything. Way easier, and it looked like mostly people taking a lunch break from offices.

There was a casting call for seat fillers. Specifically ones with an ethnic background. There was a whole dress code

How are they paying these people? Who is footing the bill?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The whole thing is awful, and I hate Trump an MAGA. But I kind of want to see this -- it's going to be something to crazy to behold. I won't go though.

This is exactly how I feel too. We made plans months ago to go out of town though.

[Anonymous]

I am going to be at no Kings events in Arlington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I almost got hit in the crosswalk yesterday near McPherson square by one of those enormous charter buses that I assume was full of magas coming into town—two buses in a row and the guy was just rolling through a red to make a right turn despite my being right in front of him in the crosswalk. I hate those big out of town charter buses.

They could have been protestors...or tourists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think it's going to be bad. I saw on social media that they have ads posted all over trying to hire seat fillers for the parade so that the area in the line-of-sight to the VIP area looks full.

They are offer $1000 paid through Crypto for seat fillers. I think they need to know their audience. My MAGA relatives don't trust Crypto and think it's akin to Monopoly money.

Yep, I predict lots of tight-angle shots for the propaganda machine.

[Anonymous]

I mean you can't even get there!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am going to be at no Kings events in Arlington.

Same

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I read that there are no bleachers or seats. Folding chairs are not allowed. It’s all standing room.

I think they must have some kind of special seating near the president that will be on tv and filled with his supporters in the hats and everything, but they must get them there some way besides the checkpoints.

I don’t think a crowd of regular maga people will go to stand and watch a parade. They would be standing on the side of the road in the heat for hours. Inside a security perimeter. Maybe food vendors? Probably not? No one with small kids or older people will be able to do it unless they’re insane.

I remember when they did that flyover thing with all the old planes in like, idk, 2012? It had a moderate crowd. But you could just walk anywhere onto the mall and there were no restrictions on anything. Way easier, and it looked like mostly people taking a lunch break from offices.

There was a casting call for seat fillers. Specifically ones with an ethnic background. There was a whole dress code

I went to the historical WW2 flyover and it was fun and impressive. Lots of older people and you could stand anywhere, we picked the shade.

Not surprised there is a casting call for seat fillers.

[Anonymous]

I live here and have a few kid activities on Saturday, including one in Arlington that we may just skip (though my son will be upset). It’s already impacting roads and commutes so Saturday is going to be awful.

[Anonymous]

Darn, LA is paying $2,000 a day!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I read that there are no bleachers or seats. Folding chairs are not allowed. It’s all standing room.

I think they must have some kind of special seating near the president that will be on tv and filled with his supporters in the hats and everything, but they must get them there some way besides the checkpoints.

I don’t think a crowd of regular maga people will go to stand and watch a parade. They would be standing on the side of the road in the heat for hours. Inside a security perimeter. Maybe food vendors? Probably not? No one with small kids or older people will be able to do it unless they’re insane.

I remember when they did that flyover thing with all the old planes in like, idk, 2012? It had a moderate crowd. But you could just walk anywhere onto the mall and there were no restrictions on anything. Way easier, and it looked like mostly people taking a lunch break from offices.

There was a casting call for seat fillers. Specifically ones with an ethnic background. There was a whole dress code

How are they paying these people? Who is footing the bill?

it was a craigslist ad. Who uses craigslist with the exception of scammers and sex workers?

[Anonymous]

Related to this post - how many are planning on staying in completely on Saturday? We don’t live in DC but the suburbs and think the protests everywhere are going to be just as disruptive. We are telling our kids, or trying to convince our teens, to do the same. It’s not the peaceful protests we are worried about but the crazies on both sides.

[Anonymous]

I have never been a fan of the military, so even without Trump I would not have gone. Not even $1,000 would get me to go, and I’m a laid off federal contractor.

I’m going to one and possibly two No Kings protests in Montgomery County. One in the afternoon is less than a mile from my house. There are so many planned!