https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2026/04/02/no-kings-protests-come-to-three-rivers-porterville/ In-depth, locally-produced coverage of the Central Valley. Sat, 23 May 2026 17:13:24 -0700 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2026/04/02/no-kings-protests-come-to-three-rivers-porterville/#comment-166694 Dave McElroy Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:30:58 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=54890#comment-166694 You have to admit, though, that it's great mental masterbation, (rofl). BTW, you do know that Democrats orchestrated our Vietnam involbement. No kings? Then why are you supporting Tom Steyer? Clearly, he wants to dictate! Do you even try to think? You have to admit, though, that it’s great mental masterbation, (rofl). BTW, you do know that Democrats orchestrated our Vietnam involbement. No kings? Then why are you supporting Tom Steyer? Clearly, he wants to dictate! Do you even try to think?

]]> https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2026/04/02/no-kings-protests-come-to-three-rivers-porterville/#comment-166521 Kelly Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:36:21 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=54890#comment-166521 In the last several months I have seen many of the protesters that regularly gather on Mooney Blvd., I have not flipped anyone off, even though I would never participate in them. What are they protesting ? No Kings? Ice? Most of these protesters can’t even explain exactly what their point is, even those quoted in this article. The apparent erosion of constitutional rights under the Trump administration? Have they all forgotten the Biden admin ordering social media to remove post and ban users that were questioning the Covid narrative being force fed to us? Have they forgotten the Biden admins attempt to make all American get an untested and dangerous vaccine , that many got because of the threat of losing their jobs ? They wanted those who didn’t get the shot to be unable to shop, work or even get medical services when needed. They shut down schools , churches and isolated those sick who were hospitalized by refusing to let family see them, effectively banning any kind of advocate to help them…. I could go on and on , if anything , the Trump administration has restored our rights under the constitution , which is why you’re allowed to hold these ridiculous protests. The sign that Lynch held, “if you ate today , thank an immigrant,” is a perfect example of what I mean by ridiculous…. As if , we would all starve to death without immigrants here to work in the fields, that is wrong and not even close to being factual. Lynch says that her sign was an invitation to make the connection to the Trump admins policies that have caused rising gas and food prices, excuse me? What does me thanking an immigrant after I eat have to do with rising gas prices? Lynch also says the protesters make a great “visual” ( the neon dyed hair of many of the protesters and the home made signs, many that read “FUCK ICE” is not an impressive visual,) to compare the amount of No Kings protestors to the amount of people who came out for Trumps Birthday parade, first of all it was a military parade that happened to fall on Trump birthday and Trump wasn’t encouraging people to attend it as it wasn’t a protest , so Lynches comparison is reaching. Let’s not forget that there were immigrants here illegally ( who, for the most part were left alone ) before the Biden administration opened the borders encouraging a flood of immigrants to enter, and why are these protestors ignoring the 300,000 missing migrant children that also came across during that time? They want all these immigrants to stay but don’t give any thought to the missing migrant children? You have no one to blame for the deportations except the Biden admin, who created this uncontrollable and expensive invasion, it has to be dealt with. So tell me , what have these multiple protests accomplished? I agree completely with Bob Davis , what is happening right now is more complex that most can comprehend , we don’t know anything on a national level, what I do know is , it’s wild for so many people to truly blame Trump for what’s going on in California , like Trump somehow intentionally made sure that gas prices in California were double that of the other states, it shows that these protesters are a bunch of really simple minded people with no critical thinking skills, wasting time with no chance of making any kind of difference , it’s hard to bring awareness about a unrealistic subject such as “No Kings.” How about protesting about the billions of dollars wasted in fighting homelessness that most counties in California received, and then wasted ? How about protesting the fraud that is costing tax payer billions , enriching scammers opening hospice offices that serve no one on hospice? Or the high speed rail that is no where near being complete ? Nope , they just want to dye their hair the colors of the Mexican flag and stand on the corner for hours pretending they are doing something worthwhile. In the last several months I have seen many of the protesters that regularly gather on Mooney Blvd., I have not flipped anyone off, even though I would never participate in them. What are they protesting ? No Kings? Ice? Most of these protesters can’t even explain exactly what their point is, even those quoted in this article. The apparent erosion of constitutional rights under the Trump administration? Have they all forgotten the Biden admin ordering social media to remove post and ban users that were questioning the Covid narrative being force fed to us? Have they forgotten the Biden admins attempt to make all American get an untested and dangerous vaccine , that many got because of the threat of losing their jobs ? They wanted those who didn’t get the shot to be unable to shop, work or even get medical services when needed. They shut down schools , churches and isolated those sick who were hospitalized by refusing to let family see them, effectively banning any kind of advocate to help them…. I could go on and on , if anything , the Trump administration has restored our rights under the constitution , which is why you’re allowed to hold these ridiculous protests. The sign that Lynch held, “if you ate today , thank an immigrant,” is a perfect example of what I mean by ridiculous…. As if , we would all starve to death without immigrants here to work in the fields, that is wrong and not even close to being factual. Lynch says that her sign was an invitation to make the connection to the Trump admins policies that have caused rising gas and food prices, excuse me? What does me thanking an immigrant after I eat have to do with rising gas prices? Lynch also says the protesters make a great “visual” ( the neon dyed hair of many of the protesters and the home made signs, many that read “FUCK ICE” is not an impressive visual,) to compare the amount of No Kings protestors to the amount of people who came out for Trumps Birthday parade, first of all it was a military parade that happened to fall on Trump birthday and Trump wasn’t encouraging people to attend it as it wasn’t a protest , so Lynches comparison is reaching. Let’s not forget that there were immigrants here illegally ( who, for the most part were left alone ) before the Biden administration opened the borders encouraging a flood of immigrants to enter, and why are these protestors ignoring the 300,000 missing migrant children that also came across during that time? They want all these immigrants to stay but don’t give any thought to the missing migrant children? You have no one to blame for the deportations except the Biden admin, who created this uncontrollable and expensive invasion, it has to be dealt with. So tell me , what have these multiple protests accomplished? I agree completely with Bob Davis , what is happening right now is more complex that most can comprehend , we don’t know anything on a national level, what I do know is , it’s wild for so many people to truly blame Trump for what’s going on in California , like Trump somehow intentionally made sure that gas prices in California were double that of the other states, it shows that these protesters are a bunch of really simple minded people with no critical thinking skills, wasting time with no chance of making any kind of difference , it’s hard to bring awareness about a unrealistic subject such as “No Kings.” How about protesting about the billions of dollars wasted in fighting homelessness that most counties in California received, and then wasted ? How about protesting the fraud that is costing tax payer billions , enriching scammers opening hospice offices that serve no one on hospice? Or the high speed rail that is no where near being complete ? Nope , they just want to dye their hair the colors of the Mexican flag and stand on the corner for hours pretending they are doing something worthwhile.

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