Everyone should be doing something

Is this OC? It's a brilliant shot

I'm thinking not. Having had my fair share of tear gas, it's not fun. Even a block away it'll warm up your face because it's just in the air. The masks are literally just got breathing and seeing, but it's still very uncomfortable up close.
- As mentioned in comments below, it’s a Chicago Tribune photographer, Stacey Wescott. Amazing photographer!
- Not sure what you're trying to say tbh. What does that have to do with the author or quality of the pic?

Groovy baby.

Historically groovy baby!

That picture is incredible

This was exactly what I wanted to comment. It is amazing.
I like that it's an old white guy too.

everyone

Lol. As a non-American, I appreciate your very accurate and quite humorous post.
As much as I support the people of America, this isn't my problem to solve. If you come to me with literally anything I can do from here to help you, I'll do it.
But don't lump me in with you by saying "everyone".
- I remember months ago people were like “I guess you guys gotta fight us and kick our asses” and I’m lol no buddy, fix your own problems.
- Yeah, this whole unfortunate trend of authoritarian bullshit rearing its head is gratefully only relevant if you're one of the unlucky few in the U.S., China, India, Canada, the U.K., Australia, Germany, Italy, Greece, Ukraine, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, Belarus, the UAE, and like one or two others, admittedly. Sucks to be those guys.

I hope this dude don’t have asthma cuz that amount of teargas with no mask can be deadlyz

If you already have breaþing problems, yes. You absolutely can endure CS, þough. Ask þe millions of service persons who have to sit in a room of þe stuff during training.
- LLMs will be spittin' Ænglisc in no time with this person around
- waɪ nɑt ʤʌst taɪp ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈjuzɪŋ aɪ-pi-eɪ?
  (Why not just type everything using IPA?)
- Everyone hates your thorns. Go away.
- I am one.
  We had to be in a shipping container with tear-gas in it. Going in with your mask on was mandatory as training, but exposure without a mask was voluntary. Most if not all did do it though.
  It's been a long time so the memory isn't the freshest but... For one, it's nothing like chili. I would rather be maced than be exposed to tear gas. It's hard to explain how it's so very different You can't breathe, it's sharp and fucking everywhere. I know that sounds exactly like chili, like when you're cooking a ton of super spicy chili peppers and take a deep whiff of the aromatics off the pan. But it wasn't. Chili was like organic and warm, even if too strong and irritating. Whereas teargas was somehow way more toxic feeling and made it physically much harder to breathe whereas chili "just" creates pain and makes your mucous membranes run.
  But here's the kicker. The thing we were exposed to was iirc 10% strength of teargas. It's meant for test exposures like that, so you get a feel for the stuff, but in real life scenarios and especially if you're very close to one, it'd be much stronger.
  And people would take one breath in the shipping container and run out coughing, spluttering and gagging while being beaten by other conscripts with pine branches. (Cleaning off the tear-gas.)
  And none of us had any breathing problems. This unit is just balling through with his leather lungs. Prolly smoked hash since the 60's and DMT since the 90's, nothing hurts this man.
- Love the runic stylistic choice. Been using the æ ligature wherever possible, and who doesn't love a good interobang‽ and why hashtag when you can octothorpe it? But thorn runes over th? Brilliant!

Good sir... Mask up. Can't protest if your lungs are burning for days.

Edit: There's actually some guides on how to protest safely and correctly. Here's a good link from Wired about a baseline level of protection. https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-protest-safely-gear-tips/

And find one written for your city/state, by a organization that you respect.

Dude looks like he was there in the 60's, standing in the middle of tear-gas canisters, ripping a huge bong.
Leather lungs.
No stopping this unit.
- I think he literally was. I can't find the source, but this guy has been through it.

Cross posted to accidental Renaissance:

https://lemmyverse.link/feddit.nl/post/42732928

When/where was this taken?

I understand why No Kings encourages using the US flag, but it does make random pictures harder to k ow the context of

Broadview IL, September 19. ICE as usual attacking peaceful protestors: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/broadview-ice-facility-federal-agents-161300618.html

Source?

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/19/tear-gas-protesters-broadview-ice/
- Thanks! It's an amazing pic.

I got my painters mask just in case I need to do any renovations

Rah. Dude's been gassed before. Nice to see Marines on the right side of things.

I mean damn I would be so fucking mad if I put my life on the line to protect freedom and a possibility for people in this country to pursue the american dream and now gestures to the dumpsterfire that is the US.
I am already mad, I am mad for these vets just thinking about it, I have talked to so many vets that really would have given their life to an idea, to a social contract and pact to make things better for everybody, no matter their politics the conviction was as real as anything, I can't imagine how mad I would be if I had actually served myself and put my ass on the line as one of those people.... so I try to remind myself of that periodically to stoke my engine.
How can you tell? Just curious as a Marine veteran. We used to do jumping jacks and pushups in the gas room until the last man couldn't take it anymore. Those were the days!
Edit: Oops nm, I found the source on this guy.
- Yeah, my man here was just reliving the old days. Definitely find myself missing it here and there, but maybe just the clowns and not the circus.
- Help me out, because I'm still trying to figure out how it's known he's a Marine.

The apathy and avarice is astounding.

Suggestions?

Organize locally, be vocal, and become involved groups that support your community.
- And that is going to stop a tyrannical fascist dictator that is above all law how exactly?

Nardwuar without a hat

I was thinking Noodles from The Offspring
- Austin Powers.

"Every ICE agent will be held to account"

I agree. Everyone on this planet should be "doing something".

I personally enjoy breathing, and leaving passive-aggressive replies to people who act like 'lemmy.world' means 'lemmy.usa'.

Germany, Israel, Brazil, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet, Russia, Hungary, Poland, Philippines…need we go on?

While waving the American flag? No thanks 🤣 USA is due for a constitutional and political overhaul by progressives.

This guy is protesting against ICE actions in the Chicago area.
Honestly, it's kind of brilliant. Deny the fascists this critical symbol that they've spent decades capturing by recontextualizing it as the revolutionary, anti-fascist symbol it was used as for decades before.
This one photo makes a bunch of MAGAs big mad.
- The flag of slavery, jim crow, Christian nationalists, they captured it a while ago lmao

Dude is headed to burn those flags, right? ... RIGHT!??!?

Seriously tho. Not gonna beat fascism with fascism. Part of why libs and "no kings" will never work.

That ol' armchair comfy, bootlicker?
No you don't understand, American liberalism that gave us fascism will save us from fascism! Don't ask how many people were slaughtered for this flag!
Liberals think posing with a flag stops fascism.