Planeloads Full Of Women Head To DC To Grab Trump’s Thunder (TWEETS)

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Darrell Lucus
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No matter how you spin it, Donald Trump’s inauguration was a yuuuuge disaster. Need proof? Compare the crowd at Obama’s first inauguration concert to the crowd at what will hopefully be Trump’s only inauguration concert.

And compare the crowd for Obama’s first inauguration ceremony to the crowd at the Trump inauguration.

Wow. At risk of sounding Trumpian, that’s really sad. Sad enough, in fact, that the vaunted Trump spin machine hasn’t even tried to claim the crowds were bigger, even though it now has the full power of the White House press machine behind it.

Well, it’s about to get a lot worse for Trump on his first full day in office. The Women’s March on Washington is slated to start with a rally at 10 a.m. on Saturday before stepping off at 1:15 p.m. And judging by the large numbers of women posting about it on social media, the crowds gathering there could potentially put Friday’s festivities to shame.

On Friday morning, Twitter and Instagram started lighting up with pictures of women at airports and bus stops, and on airplanes, buses, carpools, and vanpools–all en route to the march. The hashtag “#planefullofnastywomen” started heavily trending on Twitter on Friday afternoon. In a lot of cases, it was easy to spot women headed for the march. They were either wearing t-shirts, carrying signs, or wearing “pussy hats”–an obvious swipe at Trump’s boast that he was willing to “grab them by the “p***y.” In others, all that was needed was a show of hands.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BPgyPXIBVbG/

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https://twitter.com/TallHenri/status/822526269451567105

https://twitter.com/legroff/status/822426518953623553

In many cases, all or most of the passengers were headed to Baltimore or Washington for the march. Yep, you read that right. There are literally planeloads and busloads full of women on the way to the capital.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BPflWLcBr8K/

In a remarkable show of solidarity, a yuuuge number of women from north of the border are rolling in for the march.

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In a lot of cases, the flight crews got in on the fun. A flight attendant on Spirit Airlines asked the passengers to applaud “all the nasty women on board” when it touched down in Baltimore.

And a Southwest Airlines flight bound from Chicago to Baltimore turned the cabin lights pink.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BPdc0Klj38X/

This is nothing short of inspirational. If these tweets and Instagram posts are any indication, the Women’s March will be a textbook case of what democracy looks like.

Darrell Lucus
Darrell is a 30-something graduate of the University of North Carolina who considers himself a journalist of the old school. An attempt to turn him into a member of the religious right in college only succeeded in turning him into the religious right's worst nightmare--a charismatic Christian who is an unapologetic liberal. His desire to stand up for those who have been scared into silence only increased when he survived an abusive three-year marriage. You may know him on Daily Kos as Christian Dem in NC. Follow him on Twitter @DarrellLucus or connect with him on Facebook. Click here to buy Darrell a Mello Yello.

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