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US cities to resist Trump’s crackdown on dissent with No Kings protests 10/18/25

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US cities to resist Trump's crackdown on dissent with No Kings protests: 'We will not be bullied'
Second round of protests at more than 2,500 sites are set for Saturday, including in cities where Trump has sent troops
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/17/no-kings-protests-trump-dissent 🔗
The Guardian - Rachel Leingang
Fri 17 Oct 2025 06.00 EDT

Donald Trump has promised to crack down on dissent and sent troops into US cities. His allies are claiming antifa, the decentralized antifascist movement, is behind plans to protest.

Still, this Saturday, even in cities with troops on the ground, millions of people are expected to march against the president as part of a second "No Kings" protest. The last No Kings protest in June drew several million people across more than 2,000 locations. This time, more than 2,500 cities and towns nationwide are hosting protests.

More than 200 organizations are signed on as partners for the 18 October protests; none have dropped off for fear of a Trump backlash, Levin said. The American Civil Liberties Union, the civil rights group, is a partner, as is the advocacy group Public Citizen. Unions including the American Federation of Teachers and SEIU are in the coalition. The new protest movement 50501, which began earlier this year as a call for protests in all 50 states on a single day, is also a partner. Other partners include the Human Rights Campaign, MoveOn, United We Dream, the League of Conservation Voters, Common Defense and more.


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There will be two protests in Pueblo, Colorado, tomorrow. One is by Pueblo Indivisible (part of the No Kings protest), and the other is by Grassroots Pueblo, which has no affiliation with the No Kings movement. They will be collecting donated food for furloughed federal workers.

Personal safety is always a consideration, especially considering the latest actions by the Trump Administration to label people as "terrorists".

Republicans have called these protests "un-American", so organizers are encouraging people to wear yellow and carry an American flag. There is safety in numbers, and the numbers are expected to be the largest turnout for any protest in history.

If you attend one of these protests in your area, be safe, be peaceful, and LOUD.

If you do not attend, watch the news for Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City. The major news networks will be covering them. The reason it is important to watch is because we need the public to observe what is really happening, versus what the government says happened.

Remember that Transgender Rights are Human Rights, and everyone deserves fair and equal treatment under the law. That is not happening currently under the Trump Administration. Your voice matters no matter how you are heard.
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Speech given at the No Kings protest in Washington, D.C.

Jay Brown with Human Rights Campaign and Shawn Skelly, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness, address the National Mall crowd.

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It was a great rally in Olympia, Washington, today. The rain (mostly) held off as somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 people gathered to voice their demands for the rule of law. The speakers were decent - neither amazing nor awful. The overall mood was one of unity and hope.

I found the dozen or so handmaids to be extremely powerful. They moved silently in single-file through the crowd and assembled here and there with their "signs of fascism."

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I saw a report that the NYPD estimated 100,000 protestors participated in New York City, and they made NO arrests.

The air shot of the Atlanta crowd was amazing. It stretched for miles during the march.

The Democrats are getting the message, and the Republicans are worried.
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Quote from: Lori Dee on October 17, 2025, 05:26:24 PMRepublicans have called these protests "un-American"

And the "Republicans" honestly don't see the irony in a protest called "No Kings" being labelled "un-American"? As a Brit... that kind of makes me shake my head in bewilderment, lol. That's literally how you folks got to where you are and about the most American you can get.

This is a good thing. The voice of a place should always rest with its people. Keep going!
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News photos of the No Kings protest in Pueblo, Colorado.

The local organizers wanted to join the larger protests in Denver or in Colorado Springs. They were told, "We don't want you here; we want you in your own local communities. Get YOUR community involved."

'No Kings' protest draws crowds to Pueblo: See the photos
https://www.chieftain.com/picture-gallery/news/politics/2025/10/18/no-kings-protest-photos-from-pueblo-co/86776553007/ 🔗
Pueblo Chieftain - Zachary Allen
October 18, 2025
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No Kings protests held across U.S., overseas to demonstrate against Trump administration
Protesters flooded into streets chanting, marching and waving homemade signs.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/no-kings-protest-photos-cities-demonstrations-rcna238041 🔗
NBC News - Claudia Hernández, Alis Atwell, and Marlene Lenthang
Oct. 18, 2025, 7:20 PM MDT

Crowds gathered Saturday in cities across the United States — and overseas — for No Kings rallies in protest of President Donald Trump's administration and to call for the defense of First Amendment rights.

Protesters from Los Angeles to New York — including in Chicago, Washington, D.C, and Austin, Texas — flooded into streets chanting, marching and waving homemade signs, including some that proclaimed "We want all of the government to work" and "Make America Good Again."

Organizers said nearly 7 million people turned out Saturday to more than 2,700 No Kings protests across the U.S.

Politicians joined the rallies encouraging people to fight for democracy.


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This was the largest public protest in American history.

Locations mentioned in the photo captions:

  • Washington, D.C.
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Chicago, IL
  • Las Vegas, NV
  • New York City, NY
  • Tokyo, Japan
  • Birmingham, Ala.
  • Boston, Mass.
  • Paris, France
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Bremerton, Ohio
  • Louisville, KY
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Manhattan, NY
  • Memphis, Tenn.
  • Longmont, Colo.
  • U.S. Embassy in Berlin, Germany
  • Nashville, Tenn.
  • Shelburne, Vt.
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