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Six more reports from the No Kings protests:
B.R. in Helena, MT:
P.S. in Seattle, WA, writes: I attended the No Kings rally in Seattle last Saturday. Here are a few of the sights and signs:
R.C. in Boise, ID, writes: I attended the rally/protest in Boise, and it was a big'un! Estimates say 10,000+ attended. Among the largest in Boise history. The previous NK in June brought out between 3,500 and 5,000, so this was roughly two to three times larger!
We had meant to stay out on the fringes of it (crowds and older people in the age of COVID, you know), but it grew right past us. It was festive, with many speakers giving nods to the Constitution and Rule of Law, to our basic civil rights, and so on. Not a single incident of violence or harassment by people who might disagree with the premise of the rally was recorded. The weather was also perfect (it turned cold and rained the very next day, so thank you Weather Gods).
My favorite sign of the day, which I sadly didn't get a photo of, read: "Like Adolf and Benito, and yesterday's burrito, this too shall pass..." I love the sentiment!
Here are a some photos from the day. It was fun to exercise my First Amendment rights, and I'll happily attend the next one!
P.S. in North Las Vegas, NV, writes: I hope you get the chance to post a picture from the rallies here in Las Vegas:
D.L. in Olathe, KS, writes: My husband and I have been protesting since we met while working for the McGovern campaign in 1972. Still going strong!
L.E. in Putnam County, NY, writes: Despite my being uncomfortable with the world's monarchies being unfairly associated with Donald Trump, I did want to put in an appearance at Putnam County's "No Kings" rally, which was held in Brewster... but I got delayed, and by the time I got there police were directing traffic off the road on which the site (Wells Park) was located. I went in the indicated direction and around the edge of the village and found no available parking.
The Putnam County Courier front page story reads:
The largest gathering in the history of Brewster crowded into Wells Park Saturday for a regional No Kings Rally when activists and advocacy groups protested in response to what they described as an abuse of power by President Donald Trump and his administration, including his immigration crackdown and sending troops into American cities. "Brewster Police estimated about 4,000 people attended the demonstration—a gathering that resulted in gridlock throughout the half-mile, square-mile [sic] village.The population of the county is a little under 100,000, and Trump got 56% of the vote last year.
Six more tomorrow! (Z)