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Letters from Rural America's avatar

Call-sign: April Fool

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Violet Hunter's avatar

Ham radio?

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

Official Anthem of C.A.R.

https://youtu.be/KOZhmsp6iBQ?si=Vkcw6fK8XEK5AuCz

"Where are the clowns? Send in the clowns."

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https://signal.group/#CjQKIMizgA1ZEdrzYuw-m18OVwnlHqpzQSa-JD5tJebLeI8WEhBloi8fc9YgXHRRnYbbjJZQ

Official Kegseth Signal group chat for THIS WEEKEND. Share widely and speak accordingly in char.

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Ok, this is Kegseth's official coordinating Signal chat for THIS WEEKEND's manuevers! Share widely and speak accordingly in the group.

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Anne Fletcher-Jones's avatar

I’m 84 years old and live in the U.K. so can’t join you. But my heart joins you! By the way, Roberto Benigni is one of the funniest actors I’ve ever seen. His movie “Johnny Stecchino” was priceless!

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

Oh, UK has it’s own battle for hearts and minds. Just as important a front as ours.

And, you already have platoons!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clandestine_Insurgent_Rebel_Clown_Army

This is a global war. Hearts and minds win wars.

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Anne Fletcher-Jones's avatar

You’re right. I write letters to the editor, which I know isn’t much, but I don’t get out much and don’t drive (not safe for the motorists of the British Isles!). My life experiences have mostly been in the U.S. and I don’t know much about how things work here—I’m still quite heavily invested in U.S. politics. But I’ll keep writing !

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

We need writers and advocates!!!!

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Violet Hunter's avatar

Hi, Anne. Are you living in a part of the UK where Nigel Farage’s Reform UK are becoming quite a force? My cousins live in such an area. It’s distressing to behold. Thank you for taking time to write letters to the editor; every little counts!

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Anne Fletcher-Jones's avatar

No, fortunately. I live in the New Forest area on the south coast. Nige, as they call him, is an odious little twit. He’s a Loser Taco Don fan!

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Jessica Feeley's avatar

Another Subversive Librarian

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Jessica Feeley's avatar

Another day. Not enough notice, but I did take the ACLU Know Your Rights training.

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

Wonderful.

The first case the Arkansas chapter took to the Arkansas Supreme Court was a young man who was arrested on an obscenity charge for wearing a T-Shirt that read "Fuck War". They won on the grounds that the prosecution failed to specify which word was obscene!

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Tamie Swain's avatar

I feel like you all need bagpipes…

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

And Tubas

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Lisa's avatar

But I only learned to play saxophone and piano!! Well there was a year of violin lessons (I couldn’t afford a cello, and a violin is not a cello), and I used to be able to play three songs on guitar…

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Valerieleep's avatar

There are no clowns in the resistance, only intelligent, honest people who have the integrity and the well-being of our nation at heart.

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Grammy’s House's avatar

Are you telling me I need to bring the funny out? Oh boyyy

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

Fascists hate funny. That’s why they make movies about scary clowns.

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Grammy’s House's avatar

We all float down here lol

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

WE ALL DO! This is an army of irregulars.

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Aaron Waddell's avatar

Sign me up! Call sign: Mystic - of course.

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

All you gotta do is be a clown in the face of tyranny. Make the troops laugh, because it is really difficult to shoot someone when they are making you laugh.

We are trying to form regiments, so please help in recruitment efforts (Signal). This is an army of irregulars, with no centralized command structure.

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Grammy’s House's avatar

Let me get caught up with what’s happening! I’ve been out all day!

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Allan's avatar

I think you should join with the "birds aren't real' conspiracy theorists. Birds are not real they've started by the rand corporation under the auspices of Eisenhower's deep state policies.

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

Official C.A.R. Statement on confusion about what we are

https://lettersfromruralamerica.substack.com/p/official-car-statement-on-confusion

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

Dude who started that ain't too far from me. ;-p

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This is **NOT** a comedy blog. We would be monetizing this if it were. We are not monetizing this, although we are available (free) for weddings and funerals of prominent fascists - no birthday parties - Hisself has exclusive access for these.

This is a *real* army of clowns fighting fascism with farce. We are not the only cell. See the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army (CIRCA) for other clown army cells. Pussycat Riot was a clown army troop. Clown army war heroes include Charlie Chaplin, Roberto Benigni, and Lewis Goodall. Little known fact: Woodie Guthrie was a clown army operative. So was his son, Arlo.

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Don Buckter's avatar

-.-. —- .—. .- .-.. .-..

= COPY ALL

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

Awesome!

Might be missing "-.--" in your Morse Code. ;-)

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Don Buckter's avatar

Yes, I stand corrected and PROUDLY so. No one is perfect. Our problem is with those who think they are perfect. RESIST!

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

INDEED! We mock ourselves first in this regiment!

Almost tempted to post a selfie of my Alfred E. Newman grin, lol!

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Don Buckter's avatar

Go ahead and post that “What, me worry?” pic. Yuks are in short supply these days. BTW I live in SF and was in DC for the Veterans United For America Rally on the National Mall. This weekend I’ll be closer to home with the “No Kings” protest. Do what you can but behave yourself, sir. RESIST like there’s no tomorrow.

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

Thank you for your service. Clowns on the front lines of riot squads are VERY EFFECTIVE if you are healthy enough. We need clowns STAT in LA!!!!

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

Sigh. I guess I'll doxx myself to anyone with access to my dental records. But in the Tactical Ops Center thread...

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

I am just doxxing myself left and right today.

Was hoping to see a photo at the Einstein memorial!

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

They think they can erase history. Same mistake fascists always make!

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Lisa's avatar

I’m very interested in joining. It is a little late for my plans for today. Was taught as a clowning volunteer a little over 40 years ago…

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painedumonde's avatar

Bread Sandwich

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Kim P's avatar

Bear Slippers

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

Welcome! Do you shortwave?

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Kim P's avatar

Sorry, I saw "clown" and decided that call sign meant clown name, lol. Fast forward to last night as I'm trying to settle in for bed; the realization that it's a short wave radio handle/name has me feeling dumb for several minutes. You know, the way your brain will point out the mistakes you've made recently (or decades ago) as you're trying to sleep? I'm not doxxing myself, for sure! Metro area person.

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

So we won't have any regiments formed this weekend, but ad-hoc deployments of any clown anywhere riot police show up will help!

I am working on my costume for this weekend: I plan to mock Patriot Front in KC.

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Kim P's avatar

I do not shortwave. Sorry

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

No worries. Are you in a major metro area? Or can you travel easily?

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

Don't doxx yourself!

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Kim P's avatar

That's my call sign

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

Be good for a laugh, too!

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Grammy’s House's avatar

https://youtu.be/hidkIJ3wJbw?si=YLgrpU1FmX5-vm39

I’m going to watch ittttt!!!

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Letters from Rural America's avatar

That is a summary and review. Sounds like LLM script and AI voice.

Your local library probably has a streaming service, worth checking into.

You are likely to have to rent it.

Maybe I’ll figure out how to do a watch party…

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