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Combat Veteran and Former Republican Calls on Americans to Join the ‘No Kings’ Protests

TCS / October 17, 2025

No Kings. No Tyrants. No Excuses.

My good friend Adam “Brick” House is a combat veteran and longtime activist. He’s served his country in uniform, worked on campaigns, marched in protests, and never sworn loyalty to any party, only to the Constitution.

In this video, Adam calls on all of us—veterans, activists, and citizens who still believe in self-government—to show up for the No Kings demonstrations tomorrow, Saturday, October 18th. It’s not about left or right. It’s about standing up for the country we were promised—one without kings, one built on laws, not on the whims of a single man.

You don’t have to agree on every issue to stand up for the simple idea that nobody—not even a president—is above the law, and that we the people will not sit quietly while our country slides deeper into the authoritarian empire the Trump regime is trying to build.

Watch Adam’s video, take his words to heart, and join us tomorrow to remind the world that America still belongs to its people.

— Nick A.


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October 17, 2025 in 3) Politics, 5) History, activism, by A.G. House, by Nick Allison, free speech. Tags: adam brick house, American democracy, anti authoritarian, authoritarianism, civic engagement, combat veteran, constitutional rights, defend the constitution, former republican, free speech, No kings, no kings protest, no kings rally, october 18 2025, political activism, protest movement, rise rally resist, rule of law, trump regime, veterans for democracy, we the people

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"In the end, McKenna, the Stoics, Buddhists, Taoists, and Heraclitus are all pointing us toward the same truth: to live fully, we must learn to dance with chaos, not run from it. We must let go of our rigid need for control and open ourselves to the wild, untamed, and unpredictable flow of life. Only then can we truly understand the deeper currents that shape our existence, the very sections of life where chaos and order intertwine."
- The Fear of Letting Go: Ego’s Struggle for Control

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