The most wholesome protest I’ve seen in a long time (and I see a lot of actions) and they still got U.S. Capitol Police called on them…

Holy cow thank you all so SO so much. 🫶🏼😭 your support for These American Crossroads keeps me going, literally and spiritually.

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Why did the chicken cross the street? To save democracy, of course.

It’s not not 100 degrees in Lawrence, Kansas, where I am today. Very impressed by this individual’s commitment.

Covering progressive politics in red states. I sat down with brother jeff in the Free Think Zone to talk about my first month of “These American Crossroads” covering stories of resistance and persistence in the U.S. Heartland available in @yellowscenemag.bsky.social

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Getting to finally cover Kansas Satanists was wildly eye opening and cool. Not the terrifying bunch assumption would have you believe, these dedicated political organizers usher the ostracized into civic engagement.

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Final moments of tonight’s action with The Satanic Grotto is the umbrella march. Stopping at the four cardinal points on the Kansas Capitol, their chant is magick in their community.

Mike, the president of the Satanic Grotto, closes out the evening.

Headliners Rage Is My Rival takes the stage. They introduced this tune as their “country song.”

The next speaker, from The Satanic Temple in Wichita, evokes Christian warrior and son of Kansas John Brown and contrasts his crusade against the sins of slavery with contemporary Christian nationalists’ quest for control.

Good news, we’ve got some punk rawk 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

Author, activist, and former elected official Mike Trapp is next. He is wielding his decades of experience advocating for a better world to discuss the slide from what he calls “friendly fascism” in to something even worse.

Next speaker is Miss B, a local activist, who is speaking on the need to recognize personal liberty as practicing your fair — “your thing” — your way, without impedance so long as you’re causing no harm.

Gonna need the music experts to weigh in here and correct the genre, but we’re starting out with what I’d call Synth Goth from a group out of Kansas City on the south steps of the Capitol.

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We’re kicking off with thank yous and announcements about where to find safety stations, the restroom, and reminders not to litter. Here we go!