Austin TX broke the record for the largest gathering in Texas history!!!!

[George II]

Link to tweet

[Cha]

1. Verklempt!

Beautiful, George.. Mahalo!

[marybourg]

2. Looks like the entire population of the city

is out there! Great going, Austin.

[northoftheborder]

3. WOW..

[Tatiana]

4. Amazing!!!!

Way to go, Austin, TX!!!!

[Angry Dragon]

5. good on the women!!

[sheshe2]

6. Bravo Austin.

Women Resisting n

[MLAA]

7. Way to go Austin!

[thbobby]

8. Blue Wave in Texas?

I am Texan and often say we would be blue if people would vote. I see a lot of voters in Austin. Still a steep, uphill climb, but it is a possibility.

[ProudLib72]

9. Old photo

It's from last year's march.

https://eewc.com/2017-womens-march-changing-history/

[RussBLib]

10. I'm just a little skeptical

largest in Texas history?

hmmmm

[George II]

14. I can't think if any marches that are held in Texas. And the Cowboys or Astros parades.....

....(if there were any) didn't get any big headlines.

Who knows, I guess I'm too believing.

[Lurker Deluxe]

22. Really?

The Astros World Series parade last year was said to be over a million strong .... so, if every single man woman and child that lived in Austin attended they would have still had to import people to tie the Astros parade.

[George II]

26. I posted a tweet, I didn't write it.

[Susan Calvin]

39. And yet you are defending it,

And am proposing that I do my own research as to who this guy is and why I should believe him.

Nope.

[4rivers]

60. fellow texan?

correct me if i am wrong. but if i am right...

[Susan Calvin]

64. Dunno your point, but

Whatever your point, yep, I am.

[Pacifist Patriot]

69. May be saying largest political/activist gathering by implication.

Perhaps the writer assumes people know he means largest of similar type gatherings and not comparing against things like sports parades. Who knows?

[grantcart]

71. largest political rally

[Ilsa]

11. Twitter thread says it is 2017 photo. nt

[ProudLib72]

31. I said as much above, but evidently no one cares

Using old pics and reporting them as new is a good way to get discredited.

[Susan Calvin]

48. I definitely care. nt

[Gothmog]

12. Yeah for Austin

[George II]

13. Yes, I saw that. Maybe the tweeter didn't have one from this year yet? But...

....regardless of the picture (may have done that as a representation of the Capitol) was the largest.

[mcar]

15. Tears of joy!

I didn't expect this year's marches to be so huge. I'm so glad to be wrong!

[ffr]

16. That's a lot of smart liberals.

But then aren't all liberals smart? True. True.

[Honeycombe8]

17. Amazing! Stupendous! Makes me proud! nt

[Lonestarblue]

18. Not really true.

I live in Austin, and local news stations reported a good turnout but not as many as last year. The crowd was definitely smaller but just as enthusiastic. Last year we had estimates of between 50,000 and 55,000, but I haven’t seen any estimates for this year.

[Susan Calvin]

58. Thanks.

And thanks to all who turned out in Austin.

[BobTheSubgenius]

19. The numbers are great, no doubt about it.

But this year's march, last year's march....doesn't matter as much as knowing that momentum is far from being lost, and is actually GAINING in some areas.

Maybe in all areas...what do I know?

[George II]

20. That's the big "takeaway" (hate that overused expression!!) - it's snowballing into November 2018

[Susan Calvin]

67. Oh my.

Really great defense of unsubstantiated and incorrect, it would appear, assertion.

Facts matter to me. YMMV.

[StarryNite]

21. WooHoo!

[blueinredohio]

23. Good for Texas

[ProudProgressiveNow]

24. K&R nt

[TxDemChem]

25. So proud of The Resistance

Here in Texas

[brush]

27. Hope Dems were out registering voters at all these huge marches.

[lunasun]

29. There were people registering new voters in Chicago @ the march

[dalton99a]

30. Strong turnout, but not a record

Women’s March and Impeachment Rally in downtown Austin on Jan. 20, 2018


Former state senator Wendy Davis high-fives a supporter after speaking at the Capitol

[Susan Calvin]

59. Great pics! Thanks! nt

[k8conant]

63. I like the sign "Grab 'em by the midterms"!

[Susan Calvin]

32. From what source?

The tweet you quote doesn't link to anything except a hashtag.

[George II]

34. That's how twitter links work - Bishop Talbert Swan

[Susan Calvin]

35. And who is he when he's at home.....?

On edit - Please, yes, I can see the originator. He links only to a hashtag (i.e., nothing).

I repeat, who is he when he is at home.

(As in, why should I trust him as a source? Without extensive research.)

[George II]

36. If you're on twitter, you can ask him, okay?

[Susan Calvin]

37. You ask him.

You are the one who is asking readers to trust him as a source.

I wasn't born yesterday, ok?

[George II]

38. I'm not the one questioning his credibility. He has his profile on twitter and....

....other links about himself.

With 50,000 followers I'm guessing he's credible. He may exaggerate, but I'm not going to question him.

[Susan Calvin]

40. Oh myyyyyyyy...

And did you read that Facebook is proposing to determine credible news sources by user polls?

Nope.

[George II]

42. Why don't you just go to his twitter profile. It's easy, just click on his name.

[Susan Calvin]

45. You quoted him,

You substantiate it. Substantiate it better than "50,000" followers, I would submit.

Not that I care much in this one instance, but I am interested in facts, sources, and research as a general principle.

[George II]

47. I didn't quote him, I posted a tweet of his. What's the big deal?

[Susan Calvin]

49. Huh?

Are you saying that posting a tweet and expecting readers to believe it is not the same as quoting?

This is getting surreal.

[George II]

50. Yes it is. Once again, why not go to his twitter profile and judge for yourself....

....you have all the information you need to do that. Instead you're going after me.

'night!

[Susan Calvin]

54. "Going after you"?

Going after *you*......?

Please.

I'm "going after" intelligent discussion.

Post current pics and link to a source with credentials better than "50,000 followers," and I might be interested.

As for yourself, I have made a mental note.

[Susan Calvin]

41. Excuse me?

You don't question authority, as a general principle?

Well, I do.

I thought Austin did.

[George II]

43. Never mentioned "authority" (did I say that), we're talking credibility.

[Susan Calvin]

44. Same general idea, I submit. nt

[summer_in_TX]

33. The photo is definitely from last year.

Crowd size estimates were that 50,000 attended in 2017. There was a big crowd today but I'd say no more than 5,000. Maybe 2,000 or so were at City Hall at a guess, although from my vantage point there were areas I couldn't see.

Not sure how many marched to the Capitol or rallied there, but we drove past about 1:50 and saw a lot of folks with signs and pussy hats leaving. I thought it was going to go much later so opted out of that part since I needed to get back to let my dogs out.

[Susan Calvin]

46. Thanks.

If incorrect photo was posted, that's enough for me to lose interest.

[Cha]

51. Cincinnati!

Link to tweet

[LeftInTX]

52. It was cloudy in Austin today

[rdking647]

53. that was last year

this is from this year

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210124385

[ismnotwasm]

55. K&R

[Texasgal]

56. I wish that people would use

current pics... It adds to credibility. UGH!

[Beartracks]

61. No kidding.

[Susan Calvin]

62. Yes, credibility. Important concept. nt

[Lithos]

57. The picture and broken record are from last year

Weather was much better - estimate was around 52K in 2017.

Weather, while it was good, is the first halfway decent day just after some really cold and nasty weather. Also there were more cities in Texas which held marches, so it's a case of apples/oranges. The turn out this year (from what I've heard - all unofficial) was around 15-20K.

Still a great turn out and a great march.

[efhmc]

65. Was at both events.

Cloudy until we started the march and then the sun came out. Good amount of people but less than last year. I wish someone would fix this erroneous headline.

[Susan Calvin]

66. Me too. Like the originator.

In any case, great day!

[Trueblue Texan]

68. Those people are from all over Texas...

Last year I went to the march in Austin. 50,000 people were reported to have marched. I marched with both my daughters and my son in law. This year I marched in Fort Worth with my daughter, my 4 yr old grand daughter and my 1 and a half year old grand son and my son in law. I didn't get a count of the march in Fort Worth. Has anyone heard?

I live in the ultra red Bryan-College Station area. People are educated here but a lot of them still support Trump. Go figure! We have to travel to get to a good sized march.

[George II]

70. Austin NOW acknowledges that the picture is from last year:

Link to tweet

[mountain grammy]

72. It's all good, the record still stands

and the numbers were great this year. Our evangelical cousins in San Angelo depise trump and the current Texas government. They were all once Republicans, no more.