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Michael Portuesi
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Ex-technologist, now I teach sewing and fashion techniques. Also interested in astronomy, videography, Italian language and culture, and fountain pens.
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More scenes from today's #Handsoff anti-Trump, anti-Musk rally in San Francisco.
Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, Hands Off Anti-Trump Rally. A middle-aged couple poses at a picnic table near the plaza. The man is holding a sign: "Dump Donald Trump is Toxic; Hillbilly Eulogy PLEASE". The woman is holding a sign: "We the people demand HANDS OFF OUR DEMOCRACY: USAID, Social Security, National Parks, Dept. of Education, FEC, NOAA, Immigrants, DACA, Reproductive Health Care, Trans, Dept. of Energy, National Science Foundation, NIH, CDC, Water, Clean Air, Artists, Non-human Species". Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, Hands Off Anti-Trump Rally. A smiling protester in the crowd holds up a sign: "Hands Off Our Democracy, No Oligarchy!" Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, Hands Off Anti-Trump Rally. Another photo of the crowd gathered in the plaza, San Francisco City Hall in the background. Some signs are visible: "Justice is Served, Not Bought", "Fuck Nazis, Fuck ICE", "Zero Tolerance for Trump". Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, Hands Off Anti-Trump Rally. Two protestors are holding up signs. First sign says: "Congress Report Card, Voice of People: F, Accountability, F, Knows Job, F, Works Independently, F". Second sign has photos of Senator Cory Booker, Senator Bernie Sanders, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, plus the following: "A+, They got the memo!"
April 6, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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The final speaker was especially eloquent and inspiring; only after she had finished did they introduce her as Rebecca Solnit. Also appearing were Christine Pelosi (daughter of Nancy), as well as CA State Senator Scott Weiner.
Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, Hands Off Rally. Man dressed in costume of a colonial revolutionary; carrying a sign that says "No Kings, Crooks, Tyrants, Oligarchs" Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, Hands Off Rally. Three large signs, each depicting in turn JD Vance, Vladimir Putin, and Elon Musk in Nazi military outfits. A crowd of protesters is behind them, and San Francisco City Hall is in the far background. Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, Hands Off Rally. A large crowd of protesters fills the plaza, with San Francisco City Hall in the background. Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, Hands Off Rally. A protestor holds up a sign: "Get the Puppet Off Stage". A cartoon depiction of a Donald Trump hand puppet has three arms inserted: one belongs to Elon Musk, one belongs to Project 2025, the third to Vladimir Putin.
April 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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This photo is terrifying. President Trump shown signing an executive order to abolish the Department of Education, with several school children in the background holding up their own mock executive orders for show. (Source: NBC News on reddit)
President Trump is shown holding an executive order he just signed to abolish the Department of Education, while about a dozen school children in the background hold up their own mock executive orders for show.
March 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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San Francisco, March 22, 7:30 pm, Sydney Goldstein Theater, 275 Hayes Street
Senator Chuck Schumer live, Saturday March 22, 2025, San Francisco, 7:30 pm, Sydney Goldstein Theater, 275 Hayes Street
March 15, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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This picture I took in Port Huron, MI, 2021 shows American and Canadian flags, together on the American side. It's really sad that this friendship between these two countries has been forever damaged, especially since it was completely unnecessary and absolutely no fault of the Canadians.
American and Canadian flags, together on the American side, in front of a bridge between the United States and Canada, Port Huron, MI.
March 5, 2025 at 2:10 AM