I haven’t posted anything in ages.  I’ve been too depressed given the oligarchs’ current attempt, too nearly successful so far, to destroy democracy.

But I did get a bit of a pickup yesterday morning.  I showed up at my local No Kings rally around 10:30, about half an hour before the scheduled start; and already there were maybe a couple hundred folks on the sidewalk in a line that extended probably the equivalent of five or six city blocks; and cars were lined up trying to get into nearby shopping center parking lots.  There were thirteen rallies in the St. Louis area, and this was one of the smaller ones.

We were lined up along Lindbergh Blvd., a major four-lane north-south street in St. Louis County; and there was lots of traffic.  About every third or fourth car that went by would honk in support.

I stayed for only about an hour.  The temperature was around 45°F, 7°C; and this old fart was getting chilled.  (Also, the only covering I have for my bald head that wouldn’t blow away in a gust of wind is a St. Louis Cardinals cap; and I was concerned that, if folks didn’t see the Cardinals logo on the front, if all they saw was a red baseball cap, they might think I want to make America hate again. 😎 )

I wish I had some photos to show you; but I didn’t bring my real camera.  I thought I’d try to take pictures with my phone (for the first time), and did a really bad job of it.

My next civic duty will be voting in a municipal election a week from Tuesday.  There are four candidates for three positions on my local school board; and school board elections are important.  Only one of the four has made statements that sound a bit MAGA, so this’ll be an easy choice for me.  There’s also “Proposition F,” an attempt by Republicans to turn a property tax into a sales tax.  I’m against it.

Missouri’s primary elections will happen on August 4^th, two days after my 80^th birthday.  I’m looking forward to that (the election, not the birthday).