Millions Rally Against Trump as ‘No Kings’ Protests Erupt Across US

Even though I don’t live in your country, I’m there in spirit with you. Trump is absolutely *hated* on this side of the world, I can assure you.

There is hope for Americans. Please vote this November , and don't let Trump steal your votes.

I was there

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Peaceful protest does matter! It’s about showing up, standing up against criminal tyrants, letting other people know that what Trump is doing is not okay, and that you are not afraid to speak out publicly about it. 

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In Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only. He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people. He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences: For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies: For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people. He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation. He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions. In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people. Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends. We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

I went to the San Antonio rally today and it was awesome. So many people.

and we won't stop until he's gone nor will be forget who went along with his shit show.

There were at least thousands in my city. Lots of petitions going around too. Not many counter protesters dared show up, I only saw a handful of cars drive by, while hundreds of supporters cheered as they drove by

I was there in Des Moines. Vote

I'm proud of all the red Melt The ICE hats that people wore to the Seattle rally. Knitters Represent!

On this "NO KINGS" day, let's take the time to sketch a portrait that illustrates Trump's transformation into a self-styled dictator. To start, he once made the conscious choice to post images of himself on social media wearing a crown while literally referring to himself as "KING." The official White House account amplified these posts no less... Then there's his immodest "renovations" of the White House, his fixation with personal vanity projects, with constructing grotesque monuments to himself, and his obsession with plastering his name and likeness on everything—behavior that is historically consistent with that of dictators, fascists and kings. Outside of all of the merchandise and real estate, the crypto schemes, the golf resorts and hotels, the clothing and accessories, footwear, watches, commemorative medallions and trading cards, digital NFTs, airlines, magazines, bibles, so on and so forth, Trump has exploited his power as president to mandate that his name and/or image be added to multiple landmarks and buildings, currency and coins, government programs and policies, navy battleships and fighter jets, national park passes, roads, among other things of course. Yes, Trump's hideously gilded oval office and visuals of his garishly decorated "ballroom" are clearly (and poorly) styled after the halls and palaces of monarchs. Trump has lived a very sheltered and privileged existence. He has the temerity to throw tone-deaf, elaborate parties at his various clubs and his Mar-A-Lago resort while showing cruel indifference towards the countless Americans who don't have the benefit or birthright to indulge in life's luxuries, excesses and pleasures. Donald Trump is co-opting and politicizing America's memory and its anniversary while he organizes and hosts his own tacky birthday military parades. In the same spirit as "The Hunger Games," Trump has decreed that all fifty states select two competitors to take part in an Olympic tournament to distract us from our worsening economic problems. Trump is shamelessly monetizing his presidency to the tune of billions. He is always thinking of ways to scam and grift the public while he deals in massive insider enrichment schemes to the financial benefit of the Trump family. He abuses his power as president to declare needless "emergencies" to enact his policy goals. He has already signed a record breaking number of executive orders to bypass checks and balances, overstep congressional authority and take control of the government's purse so he can unilaterally implement his agenda without any limitations on his authority. He defies court orders, threatens judges and law firms, and has consolidated prosecutorial power under his administration. His DOJ operates as his personal legal arm and he has weaponized every power and agency of the federal government to seek retribution against his political opponents, his critics in the media, and anyone who has ever wronged him. He openly accepts lavish gifts, bribes, cryptocurrency investments and donations from foreign governments, CEOs, billionaires, technocrats, corrupt overseas royals and petro-fascists—all of whom are hoping to literally purchase influence with the president, or receive explicit political and economic favors in return for their "contributions." Donald Trump is reshaping the government into an authoritarian kleptocracy that is concentrating economic power and resources into the hands of the few at the direct expense of the many. He has disgraced his office and has stripped the presidency of its dignity, its integrity and its very accordance with the law. He behaves like he is free from accountability, like he's somehow entitled to operate outside the justice system, like he's exempt from long standing constitutional traditions and democratic norms. He has even admitted as much, saying in so few words that the only standards he is beholden to are his own while posting comments like "He who saves his country does not violate any law." This quote is often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte. Trump is insinuating that he can circumvent the rule of law whenever and however he pleases. In other words, dictator logic. Donald Trump is a rampant militarist, and US Interventionism is only acceptable when it suits his goals and/or narratives. To that point, Captain "bone spurs" has also launched into another open-ended foreign war in the middle east under false pretenses after explicitly campaigning on no new wars and an end to regime change. He has shown no genuine sympathy towards our fallen soldiers, nor the thousands of innocent lives that have been lost in this war so far—some of them children who died at the hands of our military and its incompetent commander in chief. Trump's law and order rhetoric is rife with dog whistles. Language that is used to incite violence and hostilities towards minorities, immigrants, marginalized segments of our society and anyone who is subjectively deemed a "left wing agitator." In other words, to Trump, his allies and supporters, "law and order" means punishing your enemies. This is reflected in the administration's militarization of domestic policy. It's reflected in Donald Trump's position: > "For my friends everything, for my enemies the law." When it comes to elections, Trump would prefer if they were performative. Him and his party have gone to great lengths to suppress the vote, subvert elections, and deny their outcomes when unfavorable. Now, to complete this picture, contrast the vanity and immense wealth of Trump with the financial struggles of most Americans. Question why the rich are getting richer while the majority of the American people contend with an ongoing affordability crisis that Trump has failed to address—while the poor and working class face mounting income and wealth inequality, rising costs and housing inaccessibility, regressive taxes in form of tariffs, sharply rising gas prices due to Trump's war in Iran... Juxtapose this portrait of a wannabe king with the millions of people losing access to their healthcare and food assistance, their community support structures, their social safety nets and economic opportunities. Compare Trump's life of extravagance, comfort and safety with images of dead troops and children overseas, with visuals of federalized state troops and trigger happy, unaccountable ICE thugs occupying the streets of our cities; terrorizing the public; suppressing civil liberties and cracking down on protestors who are critical of Trump and his policies. Yes, compare Trump's life of abundance to descriptions of "detention centers" that depict such horrid living conditions that they practically resemble concentration camps. Note the shocking difference between this profile of an American King and one of an American people that reflects financial hardship, inequality, depression, division and despair. Recognize this stark and disturbing contrast and the massive and multiple disparities separating the president from even his most loyal supporters. Acknowledge that Donald Trump believes he is entitled to everything, that his vanity and his pettiness are virtues, that he exists outside the law, that he is beyond reproach, that the constitution is beholden to him and his deranged and autocratic whims, that he answers to no one. And that no matter how loyal you are, your interests are far outweighed by the interests of those who belong to an exclusive inner circle of family members, cabinet sycophants, corrupt co-conspirators, and rich MAGA donors.

Check out London 

Too bad that many people didn’t turn out to vote against him at the last election.

There's a lot of shit in the world, but good people far outnumber bad ones. Just here to say LFG!

Señores, con protestar un día no sirve. Si queréis que os escuchen vais tener que comer hostias, eso significa hacer huelgas, paralizar el país durante unos días, acampar delante de algún edificio gubernamental, etc.

Hopefully someone shows dumbass the pictures and he spends the night rage tweeting.

The main one here in Portland had some 30k and perfect weather

These protests better show up at the polls at the same damn time to show ICE who’s in charge.

I wonder if this will make any kind of difference.

a nice first step, when the 8 million grow to 80 million I might consider going to that country again some day in my life

>“There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be fixed by what is *right* with America.” — Bill Clinton

I applaud the American people for standing up to a wannabe be dictator. He is absolutely stupid for putting his citizens in danger starting wars stock manipulation. He should be taking care of all Americans who work hard to make a paycheque and spend time with their families not get shocked when they go get gas or want to buy groceries shame on him

Well he does like crowd size 

I’m glad to know many people think tRump is a horrible human being.

I was at the one in LA.

Now do it during the work week and actually cause affect

I couldn’t make it due to work, also a bomb threat was called to deter protestors. They’re scared and they should be.

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Thoughts and Prayers.

All the MAGA people are so predictably triggered by it, too. One guy just keeps posting “AI” under all the images of the crowds.

While I 100% support these protests, realistically what are they expected to accomplish? Trump will still do whatever the f*** he wants regardless of how many people gather in one place for a few hours.

Deplorables can't read the room..... They keep deflecting with their strawman argument of: "There is no king."

[8 million!](https://x.com/hasek_dominik/status/2037990548175265845?s=20)

Cool! I'm sorry I missed it. So tell me what this accomplished? What's different today? Or will be soon as a result?

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Careful, listnook admins are going to ban op and bring this down

Trump couldn't care less.

He is going to steal the midterm, then what?

I think say millions is a strech

So easy to talk about shit we have no idea about while we sit at home go to work watch tv and go to bed. Y’all just respond off the first emotional response that comes to mind. Does this train of thought validate how I feel? Yes, then that means I’m right no strategical thinking of the bigger picture what’s so ever. No understanding that in order to achieve something must be lost. It’s annoying hearing yall who don’t know shit about what’s really going on utter your weightless opinions

In countries with constitutional monarchies they are called no tyrants rallies. Fake news creeps in when accuracy is not important to reporting agencies. I lament the loss of independent editors and proofreaders since basically thirty five years ago . Why would anyone trust media today.