<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[ThePoliticsBar: QOTD - Questions Of The Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[So what do you and the rest of the community think about the issues of the day? We'll ask you here, and you can respond, just like you would IN PERSON.]]></description><link>https://www.thepoliticsbar.com/s/qotd-questions-of-the-day</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NLZ0!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F07f00cb0-f47c-4551-9c0f-ee31a4173299_1280x1280.png</url><title>ThePoliticsBar: QOTD - Questions Of The Day</title><link>https://www.thepoliticsbar.com/s/qotd-questions-of-the-day</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:45:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thepoliticsbar.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Jody Hamilton & Shawn "Smith" Peirce at "The Politics Bar"]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[thepoliticsbar@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[thepoliticsbar@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[ThePoliticsBar]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[ThePoliticsBar]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[thepoliticsbar@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[thepoliticsbar@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[ThePoliticsBar]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[QOTD For Monday, June 16, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[No Kings Recap - & Best Signs!]]></description><link>https://www.thepoliticsbar.com/p/qotd-for-monday-june-16-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thepoliticsbar.com/p/qotd-for-monday-june-16-2025</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ThePoliticsBar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 20:53:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1629200a-a035-4eec-b56f-9e8e7cd2c7d8_420x300.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First, to everyone across the U.S. and around the world who protested *peacefully* on No Kings Day, a great big thanks to you. It was an amazing show of force, for good, against the fascist Trump regime. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CWx5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feba41e67-69ae-406f-a0ae-f9a569e916d4_1458x1114.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CWx5!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feba41e67-69ae-406f-a0ae-f9a569e916d4_1458x1114.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CWx5!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feba41e67-69ae-406f-a0ae-f9a569e916d4_1458x1114.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CWx5!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feba41e67-69ae-406f-a0ae-f9a569e916d4_1458x1114.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CWx5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feba41e67-69ae-406f-a0ae-f9a569e916d4_1458x1114.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CWx5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feba41e67-69ae-406f-a0ae-f9a569e916d4_1458x1114.png" width="580" height="442.967032967033" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/eba41e67-69ae-406f-a0ae-f9a569e916d4_1458x1114.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1112,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:580,&quot;bytes&quot;:2589854,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.thepoliticsbar.com/i/166018685?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feba41e67-69ae-406f-a0ae-f9a569e916d4_1458x1114.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CWx5!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feba41e67-69ae-406f-a0ae-f9a569e916d4_1458x1114.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CWx5!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feba41e67-69ae-406f-a0ae-f9a569e916d4_1458x1114.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CWx5!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feba41e67-69ae-406f-a0ae-f9a569e916d4_1458x1114.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CWx5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feba41e67-69ae-406f-a0ae-f9a569e916d4_1458x1114.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Sent by a listener, reportedly from a No Kings rally in Ft. Lauderdale.</figcaption></figure></div><p>We want to hear how YOUR No Kings party/parade/rally experience was. So leave your comments and what your favorite signs said, below. Or <a href="https://www.thepoliticsbar.com/p/contact-us">call us on our bar phone and leave a voicemail</a> telling us about your favorite part of the No Kings event where you were, and we may call you back on Monday night&#8217;s show.<br><br>It was clearly a democracy party from coast to coast, as this montage from <a href="https://workingfamilies.org/">the Working Families Party</a> - another group that supported the No Kings rallies - clearly shows.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DK5iPS8gOu_&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A post shared by @workingfamilies&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;workingfamilies&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DK5iPS8gOu_.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><p>While it&#8217;s hard to make comparisons of crowd sizes, given all the variables. 50501, one of the major No Kings organizing groups, estimated <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DK6KDuyu-nV/?hl=en">the total worldwide No Kings rallies attendance at 11 Million</a>. Data-driven journalist G. Elliott Morris at his Strength In Numbers Substack <a href="https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/no-kings-day-protests-turn-out-millions">estimated  4-6 Million, with only 40% of the total count</a> - so 11M sounds fairly accurate.<br><br>Meanwhile, Trump&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="https://jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/small-inthe-pants-parade">Small In The Pants Parade&#8221;</a> as our friend Jo Carducci called it has unconfirmed estimates of anywhere from 8500 to 80,000, which clearly disappointed Donald Trump</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!z6y9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f563feb-d119-4f3d-b4c6-d5fba8c33f83_1066x1066.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Snapshot via pool coverage of Trump&#8217;s parade</figcaption></figure></div><p>There were some great signs out there - and Jody &amp; Shawn both saw some of them.  <br><br>Here&#8217;s where Shawn was, <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCi5yA">in Northern Virginia</a>:</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8e75bc70-2007-4b9b-b0eb-30571c31aab6_800x534.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6d79decc-62b2-44e9-b39c-3bca94d7ba66_800x540.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/17ff1a2a-912a-4ee5-8115-c97621d560b0_800x534.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c2b54346-c674-45f0-8d99-86278d570b20_800x534.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4326c513-ce8a-4776-820d-52f74a2ca1cb_800x556.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Northern Virginia No Kings Rally Pics - Courtesy Hillel Steinberg&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Northern Virginia No Kings Rally Pics - Courtesy Hillel Steinberg&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/bf5d7206-27fe-4cf0-aa9b-4ea0922d7b0b_1456x1210.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>And here&#8217;s where Jody was in Studio City California!</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;08cd06f0-ea31-4637-96d3-433ce6e28bc6&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;dd58c936-83bd-439b-b5c6-fecc49991f46&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>There were SO many great signs, and there are so many great stories from the No Kings weekend. <br><br>So again, tell us what your favorite parts were, what your favorite personal story from the weekend was, below, <a href="https://www.thepoliticsbar.com/p/contact-us">or on our social media pages</a>, where you can include pictures &amp; videos, if you want. And again, if you&#8217;d rather, <a href="https://www.thepoliticsbar.com/p/contact-us">call us on our bar phone and leave a voicemail</a> telling us about your favorite part of the No Kings event where you were, and we may call you back on Monday night&#8217;s show.</p><p>Bottom line: There are clearly WAY more of us who are against Donald Trump &amp; his fascist regime than there are those who support Trump. And there should NEVER be any kings in the U.S.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your No Kings Protest Rally Checklist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Be Prepared. Be Loud. LFG.]]></description><link>https://www.thepoliticsbar.com/p/your-no-kings-protest-rally-checklist</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thepoliticsbar.com/p/your-no-kings-protest-rally-checklist</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ThePoliticsBar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:33:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a01cc061-1f8d-48a7-84c5-2507c2978881_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;9d6c9a0b-dfaa-413f-b62a-49fd44f1295d&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>On Saturday, June 14, 2025, across the United States, and in locations around the world, good Americans and those who still stand with them are rising up with one voice to remind our elected officials at every level in the U.S. that <a href="https://www.nokings.org/">this nation has </a><strong><a href="https://www.nokings.org/">NO KINGS</a></strong> - especially not Donald Trump &amp; his fascist MAGA regime.</p><p>So today&#8217;s QOTD - Question Of The Day - is to answer your questions about how to prepare, to help you prepare, and to make sure you stay safe at whatever No Kings protest rally you go to.</p><h3>Tools For Preparation</h3><ul><li><p>First, you need to be prepared - and that means to know your rights. Thankfully, the Human Rights Campaign, ACLU, and Immigrant Defense Project have you covered:</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.hrc.org/resources/tips-for-preparedness-peaceful-protesting-and-safety">Human Rights Campaign: Tips for Preparedness, Peaceful Protesting, and Safety</a></strong></p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights">ACLU: Know Your Rights To Protest</a></strong></p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/know-your-rights-with-ice/">Immigrant Defense Project: Know Your Rights With ICE</a></strong></p></li></ul><p>Next, as <a href="https://www.thepoliticsbar.com/p/tacos-and-drag-queens">Malcolm Nance told us</a>, this video from the <a href="https://www.nlg.org/">National Lawyers Guild</a> tells you exactly what you need to say if you do get detained or if law enforcement tries to interact with you:</p><div id="youtube2-nWEpW6KOZDs" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;nWEpW6KOZDs&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/nWEpW6KOZDs?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Finally, if you don&#8217;t already have your posters, Indivisible has you covered with downloadable pre-made posters, signs, &amp; logos for the No Kings rallies, </p><ul><li><p><strong><a href="https://brandfolder.com/s/vqbb79z4p6hhkgkrxwp9nh">Flyers, Rally Signs, &amp; Printed Materials</a></strong></p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.lingoapp.com/101846/k/No-Kings-dyANGW">"No Kings" Logos</a></strong></p></li></ul><p>Remember to take your sunscreen, or other weather gear, bring or wear your American flags &amp; red, white, &amp; blue, and remember - <em><strong>HAVE FUN!</strong></em></p><p>We are the Americans who represent the BEST of what America can be - great fun, great music, great dancing, laughter - and an unshaken commitment to <strong><a href="https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript">the U.S. constitution</a></strong> and the rule of law.</p><p>They are the traitorous, treasonous, MAGA monsters who want a king.<br>But in the United States, there are&#8230;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Aj3Z!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F45f090a7-a3f9-426b-9d47-47c725436baa_4500x4500.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zFdB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff228d06c-47a4-45fc-9b09-a5c55c0050b8_950x375.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Coming to The Politics Bar tonight, we&#8217;ve got legal expert and friend of the bar, <strong><a href="https://www.barbaramcquade.com/">Barb McQuade!</a></strong> </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zFdB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff228d06c-47a4-45fc-9b09-a5c55c0050b8_950x375.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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his cabal are constantly breaking the law, you may have some questions on the law that Barb could answer.<br><br>So ask your questions here! We&#8217;ll pick one or two questions from those o you here in the bar, and see if Barb can answer them tonight.<br><br>Make your questions good - and we&#8217;ll all see you tonight here at The Politics Bar!</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[QOTD For Monday, May 19]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got Questions? Ask Us Here!]]></description><link>https://www.thepoliticsbar.com/p/qotd-for-monday-may-19</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thepoliticsbar.com/p/qotd-for-monday-may-19</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ThePoliticsBar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 18:58:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0c23e53f-ec60-47b8-a80a-001437a77f3b_256x256.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since it&#8217;s opening day here at The Politics Bar, you might have a whole lot of questions about the show. 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