The Day

Chicago on Saturday: NY Times photo

It was a day unique in American history.  In over 2000 communities, millions of Americans marched and rallied their resistance and opposition to the Chaos dictatorship.  Crowds ranged from the hundreds of thousands in big cities like New York, Philadelphia and Chicago, to thousands in almost every sizeable city in the fifty states, and hundreds in smaller communities--like Pentwater, Michigan (pop.800) where 400 participated.

 

Boise, Idaho: Capital Sun photo

   One New York Times reporter stood on a Portland, Oregon street corner and watched the crowd pass for more than an hour.  "The mood is definitely serious, but also laced with a kind of buoyant joy."  Another reporter observed that in Los Angeles "the scale of the protest in downtown is remarkable...People of all ages have spread across blocks all over downtown."  In Dallas, a Times reporter said the crowd "stretches from curb to curb for at least five blocks, as far as I can see."

Portland, Oregon: Capital Chronicle photo

The San Francisco Chronicle headlined that the demonstration there could be one of the largest in the city's history.  In Chicago, the large crowd shut down the Loop.  

New York City crowd estimated over 200,000

There were instances of police applying forces to divert marchers, but no real violence except perpetrated against the protests, including several cases of cars hitting and attempting to hit marchers.  The worst violence of course was earlier in Minnesota with the assassination of a rising star in state government and the serious gunshot injuries of another official and spouse.  The gunman was reportedly masquerading as police.  Because he was still at large and No Kings flyers were found in his vehicle, the Minnesota protests were officially cancelled.  But the big St. Paul protest went on anyway. 

Des Moines, Iowa: Des Moines Register photo

The millions of Americans committing themselves to active protest underscores the latest polls which show opposition to Chaos in every policy, action or topic; and specifically by a large margin disapproving military intervention in Los Angeles, and some 60% consider the Chaos created military parade a waste of taxpayer money. 

Atlanta, Georgia: Guardian photo

Hartford, Conn.  Courant photo

In Washington the multi-million dollar vanity military parade was met with relative indifference, less than large and more than lethargic crowds, many who left early.  The Times reporter called it desultory and "underwhelming."  Daily Beast observed that Melania and the faux Sec. of Defense appeared bored, and even Chaos looked sour and disconcerted. Politico observed the obvious: that the protests outdid the parade in scale. Many many times over. 

Topeka, Kansas

San Francisco: KQED photo

San Diego, CA

Predictably Faux News giddily covered the parade and the protests not at all.  Other cable networks showed some parade, with more on Minnesota and the Middle East, and showed protests mostly when police were shooting tear gas and their "non-lethal" stuff, as in LA.  But the secret weapon of these protests is they were local, and probably hundreds of city and local television stations and newspapers covered them extensively--they were the biggest news in their locality. And of course, millions of people means millions of social media posts and looks.

Philadelphia, PA : NY Times photo

Louisville, Kentucky

Once again, protestors managed to be more creative and succinct that politicians. In Springfield, Mass. a young woman held up this sign: "Eggs are expensive because all the chickens are in Congress."

Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Journal Sentinel photo

Cincinnati, Ohio

Mt. Kisko, New York: lohud photo

Pittsburgh, PA: Post Gazette photo

I'm not sure where this sign was held but it kind of sums it up: "We fought a king in 1775.  We fought a dictator in 1945.  We will fight whatever the hell this is in 2025."  

Los Angeles: NBC photo

Los Angeles: Guardian photo