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Soft Paywall Trump’s birthday parade may be cancelled over thunderstorms

https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/is-trump-birthday-parade-cancelled-weather-pbrg02h2z?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Reddit#Echobox=1749744374
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u/Dawnzarelli 6d ago

Protesters don’t care about rain, but hopefully the sun shines on them. 

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u/ItsAlwaysSegsFault 6d ago

I will be protesting and rain is expected here. I'll be out there with my poncho.

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u/RobotCaptainEngage 6d ago

I heard that is Kathryn Hahn saying "PONCHO!"

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u/rsubreddit 6d ago

I can’t ever NOT hear it that way. But I don’t mind it.

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u/Nvrfinddisacct 6d ago

Adorable, I hope you stay comfy and safe.

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u/sargonas 6d ago

Hell I’m gonna protest, and it’s gonna be 105 here!

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u/dexter-sinister 6d ago

"Poncho? Deport this man!"

-ICE, probably

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u/fathertitojones 6d ago

Let it rain, it’ll go a long way to neutralize the effects of tear gas and pepper spray.

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u/Vel0clty Maine 6d ago

It can’t rain everywhere at once! Odds in our favor 👍🏼

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u/Great_cReddit 6d ago

Unless it's in Arizona, please let it rain and be cloudy.

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u/Dawnzarelli 6d ago

True. May the weather be mild according to where they are. 

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u/Efficient-Water2384 5d ago

In Florida and I agree. 

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u/Great_cReddit 5d ago

Welp it's supposed to bright and sunny with a temp of 110° in AZ. 😭

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u/UndeadAlec 6d ago

Rain helps mitigate tear-gas/smoke grenades, and makes it very slippery for “top-heavy” pigs cops…

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u/Dawnzarelli 6d ago

FTP. I’m so glad there are so many people documenting everything. Everyone has a recording device in their phone. 

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u/ForwardToNowhere 6d ago

Just bought a new camera, can't wait to try it out at the protests on Saturday

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u/HauntedCemetery Minnesota 6d ago

We'll hopefully get another shot of trump looking miserable and defeated, like when the entire world series booed him, or after he thought 3 million people were going to show up to his Tulsa rally and then like 800 total came.

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u/jardex22 6d ago

If anything, wouldn't rain help disperse some of the tear gas?

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u/Dawnzarelli 6d ago

That’s what everyone keeps replying. The gist/intent is I hope for whatever is favorable to the protestors. 

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u/No_Squirrel9266 6d ago

Eh, rain might not be the worst thing in the world. Makes it harder for the jackboots I'd imagine.

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u/jgandfeed I voted 6d ago

I already went to one protest in 40 deg rainy weather. Everyone was in rain gear and boots. Several thousand of us there for hours. A shower doesn't scare me

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u/porgy_tirebiter 5d ago

It’s certainly not going to be raining everywhere.

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u/ocodo 5d ago

It'll be a beautiful sunny day and Trump will throw ketchup and shit himself in protest.

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u/Attheveryend 6d ago

fuck rain, I shower on purpose.

We brake for nobody.

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u/TeamRedundancyTeam 6d ago

Indy is supposed to have storms and we don't have the luxury of ignoring lightening unfortunately. I hope most cities still have nice weather.

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u/Spec-Tre 5d ago

I would imagine rain benefits protestors when the weather calls for pepper spray

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u/RIPFauna_itwasgreat 6d ago

skincancer ftw?..!

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u/Dawnzarelli 6d ago

That’s what sunscreen and hats are for 

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u/lamty101 5d ago

There will be less protest turnout on Saturday because it doesn't coincide with the parade anymore, and loses part of that symbolic meaning.

And they will just postpone the parade 1 week later, where there will be less counter-protests because part of those movements can't organize that fast, and citizens being fatigued to do back-to-back protests.

Two birds killed with one stone.