cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/31700751
Rachel Leingang in Minneapolis, Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles and Melissa Hellmann in Philadelphia
Sat 14 Jun 2025 18.45 EDT“No Kings organizers estimated the day’s events have so far drawn millions of people, with some hundreds still under way in all 50 states and to some cities abroad. These included over 200,000 in New York and over 100,000 in Philadelphia, plus some small towns with sizable crowds for their populations, including the town of Pentwater, Michigan, which saw 400 people join the protest in their 800-person town, the No Kings coalition said.”
Contrast this with NYT, USA Today, or WaPo, who are downplaying it with headlines that say “thousands” or “tens of thousands” protesting.
There were over 2000 protest locations alone. Thousands would mean that an average of 1-5 people showed up at each location which you can find plenty, plenty, plenty of photos to prove otherwise. For instance, you can find places with hundreds turning out in deep red small towns
My town had hundreds at several intersections. People rotating in and out all day. Cars constantly blaring horns. Just a little suburb.
My town was thousands. It was very inspiring
Edit: yep, I’m seeing estimates of 2,000 for my town
I wonder what the total was and if we made it to 3.5 %
One group’s estimate is least 11 million, which is at the 3.5% figure and they are still counting! Been rising hourly by millions as they continue to count the thousands of protest locations
The 3.5% is not necessarily the full iron clad guarantee it’s touted as, but the high turnout is encouraging. Keep the pressure up!
I’ve heard anywhere from 7 to 11 million.
I attended the rally in Madison today. It was a large and enthusiastic crowd, estimated at over 15,000. There was a lot of anger, but it was all directed toward positive ends. The protest was peaceful and non-destructive.
I have to give credit to the State Troopers who provided security for the event. They got right everything the police in LA have gotten wrong. Our police were pleasant, helpful, and low-key.
There was a good lineup of speakers. One of was a reporter and author named John Nichols who has written several books with Bernie Sanders. He arranged for Bernie to speak to the rally by phone.
I left feeling more positive than I have for quite a while. It’s easy to feel helpless, and the authoritarians are doing their best to promote that feeling. Being part of a huge crowd with a common goal makes fixing this mess seem possible.
I was there. It was nice seeing so many people out, and I personally loved hearing people chant fuck Donald Trump.
Over 20,000 in San Diego. And the cops commended us on the way the protest was run.
If all these people voted for someone else, Trump would not be our president. WAIT!
Some people who voted for Trump have repented and joined the movement for democracy in America.
But also, there are serious doubts about the integrity of the 2024 elections and a nontrivial possibility that Trump didn’t win the election.
Yep. Important to not assume the election was fraudulent. But there is a case filed to interrogate some anomalous results in at least some districts. It’s definitely possible that foul play was involved.
Some reasons to suspect foul play:
https://www.planetcritical.com/p/cyber-security-experts-warn-election-hacked
https://thiswillhold.substack.com/p/she-won-they-didnt-just-change-the
If it turns out to be fraudulent, I expect he will immediately step down, and everybody ruling, EO, and anything in-between that his administration has made will be immediately made null and void, and the person who actually won will assume office…oh, and then he gets to visit the inside of a prison where he belongs.
😂 good one. We’re all fucked because republicans are allowing this fascistic charade to continue to happen.
The fucking traitors know exactly what’s happening, and they hate America enough to actively ignore it.
They won’t do their jobs until forced to.
A guy can dream
I said essentially this last night and was down voted to hell lol apparently I needed the sarcasm.
That was sarcasm?
I wasn’t being sarcastic, I was being hopeful.
It’s Trump. You know, the adjudicated serial rapist (Inmate #P01135809).
There was foul play.
What percentage of these people do you think voted for Trump in the first place?
What does it matter what I think?
I mean, “matter”? I guess it doesn’t.
But you were saying things would have been different if they hadn’t all voted for Trump. I was just pointing out that they probably didn’t for the most part.
Yeah, but genocide and feelings and all that
I did my part. And yeah, we had tons of people
Where I’m from, hundreds showed up and only about 8 counter-protested.
They were being herded, too. The bitches.
Why did they choose a picture that looks like the us is on fire? Propaganda much?
For the same reason they described it as ”New York and Philadelphia plus some small towns”, instead of “over 2,000 cities and towns”
As Larken Rose said in his youtube video the majority want a different king that will represent what they want but we live under dictatorship of 2 party illusion.
