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Baitball Blogger

(50,827 posts) Thu Aug 21, 2025, 03:19 PM Aug 21

Orlando fights back.

So, there was a memorial set up for the Pulse shooting where people died because a gunman shot up the gay bar. The memorial was simple. A crosswalk painted in rainbow colors. Last night the state came and painted it in white and black. So the residents just colored it back to rainbow colors using chalk. Resist

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Orlando fights back. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Aug 21 OP

It's raining here Greg_In_SF Aug 21 #1

We know. It will probably become a pilgrimage. Baitball Blogger Aug 21 #2

I'm surprised the chalkers weren't arrested for "vandalism". Boomerproud Aug 21 #3

Greg_In_SF

(486 posts)

1. It's raining here

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Aug 21, 2025, 04:06 PM

Aug 21

today so the chalk is probably already gone.

Baitball Blogger

(50,827 posts)

2. We know. It will probably become a pilgrimage.

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Thu Aug 21, 2025, 04:24 PM

Aug 21

Boomerproud

(8,929 posts)

3. I'm surprised the chalkers weren't arrested for "vandalism".

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Aug 21, 2025, 05:24 PM

Aug 21

I read the entire piece on NBC's website and the DOT painted it over in the dead of night. The state is worried about one crosswalk being ",political". Newswise it's been a bad day.

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