"The Walnut Creek rally I attended was jammed with peaceful protesters showing they love America. They want decency, the Constitution and the rule of law. They don't want a country that is anti-science, anti-health and anti-democracy and sicker because of it. Climate change is a prime example, a human health emergency, yet this administration is stomping out science and hiding the data, while dismantling the democracy we depend on to change direction."
"Each day we open the comics page to wonder, who will be Mallard's target of the day? Perhaps there is humor in the malicious skewering of scientists, Hillary Clinton, supporters of Bernie Sanders and the state of California. Maybe not. Mallard's strips remind me of the schoolyard bully who thumps you on the back or twists your arm until you cry out in pain, then sneers and asks, What's the matter? Can't you take a joke?"
Seven million Americans attended rallies that countered claims of hate and demonstrated patriotic concern for decency, constitutional principles, and the rule of law. Large gatherings featured peaceful protesters calling for respect for science, public health, and democratic institutions. Climate change was identified as a human health emergency and as a policy area harmed by suppression of scientific data and weakening of democratic oversight. Citizens were urged to join advocacy organizations to amplify their voices and pursue reality-based governance. Separately, a recurring comic strip was criticized as maliciously ridiculing scientists and political figures and compared to schoolyard bullying, deemed inappropriate for the comics page.
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