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Report from the Amsterdam protest: there are a few hundred people here and two uniformed Dutch cops at a respectful distance very casually chatting with each other while they wait for nothing to hurry up and happen.
A lot of people are tourists (American or otherwise) who happened to see the protest because the US consulate is between several museums. They’re all like “hell yeah I’m stopping for this.” Passing bikes ring their bells (some of them might even be in support and not because Americans are standing on the bike path). I don’t know where someone in Amsterdam found an enormous California bear flag on such short notice
And yes, everyone loves Odin, who randomly decided to put his paws up on my shoulders when we were very visible to the crowd
#nokings #Amsterdam #protest #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #netherlands
BTW there is another low-key protest happening in #Chicago today. if you’re #catholic, you can call it the #NoKings but the King of kings protest, featuring #PopeSouthSide
“Pope Leo to deliver 1st address to US audience in video message in Chicago”
https://abcnews.go.com/US/pope-leo-deliver-1st-address-us-audience-video/story?id=122794475
no, i don’t think it’s a coincidence #PopeLeo chose today for his address. this is counterprogramming. Prevost is notoriously anti #MAGA ; ie: he supports L.A.’s cardinal call for clergy to protect migrants from #ICE
Some of you protesting are far too into publicly posting identifiable pics and videos of folks in protest crowds without good reason.
If you brought a camera to the protest point it at the authorities, not your compatriots. Document and publicize incidents of abuse, but don't facilitate your fellow protestors being identified and punished for showing up. Assume every face you post will be recognized and catalogued. They're not there to be your photo op.
It's #NoKings day!
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Be loud. Be heard. Be safe.
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EFF Protest Guide:
•📱https://mastodon.social/@eff/114678037068775207
Know Your Rights:
•🚨https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
Privacy Guides on Protests:
•🔏https://mastodon.neat.computer/@privacyguides/114678118111594773
Helpful tips by @tankgrrl:
•💡https://hachyderm.io/@tankgrrl/114678716867309614
What's this?
The poster board section of a Target in #LosAngeles
They're all gone
Why are all the posters gone?
🤔
(bye for now #Mastodon, I leave soon myself to join my local #protest #demonstration)
The #NoKings crowds today are beyond impressive.
#FlopsweatMcBoneSpurs #Trump is probably frantically pecking out a sputtering word-slaw post claiming his ego parade crowd is bigger... and it hasn't even happened yet
Just got home from the protest at the Minnesota State Capitol. It was somber, it was passionate, it was angry, and it was peaceful. So fuck the bastards trying to scare us out of demonstrating and protesting. #NoKings #Minnesota
Fantastic turnout today No Kings March, Palm Beach Gardens. Probably 2000 people or so both sides of busy highway, very inspiring in the brutal 32.5C heat/high RH. Only 2 MAGAt problems, big black oversized trucks w big wheels (always trouble, those) speeding past, yelling, flipping off. If police weren't there, they may well have run into the crowd. My 89 yr. old father, USMC vet was with 👍🏽. Carlin Park run this morn., before, so taxing for me. #nokings #florida #running #birds
NBC News:
Actors Mark Ruffalo and Susan Sarandon among New York's protesters
Ruffalo told NBC News that he was marching "because democracy is in real trouble."
"We're not going away. We're not going to be quiet," he said. "We love each other, and ...we love this country..."
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-military-parade-protests-live-updates-rcna212332/rcrd82198?canonicalCard=true
Friday, 60 veterans were detained following veterans protest against Army parade on Capitol Hill, 1 injured
The group had just concluded a protest in front of the Supreme Court building and were preparing to take photos near the Capitol building when the incident occurred.
The veterans sat down on the steps of the Capitol with signs that read "Veterans say military off our streets" and "Money for people, not parades."
News cameras caught the moment officers standing behind another gate on the steps of the Capitol building detained several people, and pushed one woman veteran down the steps.
Some information now available about what happened at the #SLC #NoKings protest:
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/06/14/crowd-gathers-salt-lake-city-march/
My experience and photos from the San Diego No Kings protest. View the post from my server if you’re on mastodon for the full set.
#NoKings #nokingsday #SanDiego
https://gts.scoobysnack.net/@snaps/statuses/01JXRKSKDPX02YZD5EHB36HQDA
1M people in Boston 👀 #nokings
WCVB Boston: More than 1 million descend on Boston Common for Pride and No Kings rallies
If you want a shot/chaser for how today was in the USA, watch this video of Trump's birthday parade:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/comments/1lblzwu/empty_crowd_at_trumps_birthday_parade_all_you/
This this video of #NoKings in LA:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/comments/1lbnyoe/video_shows_massive_crowd_in_downtown_los_angeles/
The #NoKings #protests by millions were a stark contrast to Trump's military parade in DC.
But a scholar who studies mass protests points out that protests can serve as a pretext for a nascent autocrat to further undermine democratic practices and institutions.
https://theconversation.com/millions-rally-against-authoritarianism-while-the-white-house-portrays-protests-as-threats-a-political-scientist-explains-258963
#USPolitics #Trump #Democracy
Check out this video from about 1:15 on, as a brass band play the leftist anthem "Bella Ciao" to drown out #ProudBoy neo-Nazis who showed up at a #NoKings rally in Atlanta yesterday. Not only is it incredibly heartening, but the band SLAPS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhBaJpzAR2k
ETA: A Tumblr user identified the band, "The Black Sheep Ensemble":
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💪🏼 We need to do this more often
Via Alt US Customs:
According to 50501, the organizers behind #NoKings, & @altnps.bsky.social, over 11 million people showed up in over 2,000 locations yesterday. These are the numbers we need to start getting through to the people we need to hear us.
"Pussy Riot showed solidarity on No Kings' Day, participating in the march in Los Angeles on Saturday. They joined the demonstration while displaying a red banner that read, 'It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Russia.'
The march in downtown Los Angeles drew about 20,000 people, and was one of 2,000 locations that held 'No Kings' Day protests against the president, who has deployed the National Guard and the Marines to L.A. over protests opposing his administration’s aggressive raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The protests were held on the same day Trump threw an expensive military parade on his 79th birthday in Washington, D.C.
Pussy Riot co-founder Nadya Tolokonnikova’s 'Police State' installation at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA was postponed Sunday, when the National Guard was deployed. 'Due to evolving conditions in downtown Los Angeles and the proximity of The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA to ongoing demonstrations and military activity near the Los Angeles Federal Detention Facility, the museum has made the decision to adjust its operating hours and event schedule out of concern for the safety of staff and visitors,' MOCA said on its website. The 10-day exhibit was originally set to conclude tomorrow, with a panel and performance of Siberia. The rescheduled dates have not yet been released.
In a statement regarding Pussy Riot’s participation in the 'No Kings' march, Tolokonnikova reflected on Russia and the current state of the world in relation to her exhibit. 'It’s not quite a penal colony here, but a halfway house,' she said. 'Once again, when I write a statement or a song, a demon on my left shoulder is whispering: ‘How much is too much? Will this get you jailed or not quite yet??’ The answer is – idfk. When the law is being used not to protect freedoms, put to punish – selectively and voluntarily – those who speak out, no lawyer can tell you what’s safe, and what’s not. As my Russian lawyer used to say, 'Nadya, stop asking me what’s safe – if you want to be safe, leave Russia.'
Tolokonnikova said that she refused to leave her home country, until she realized 'If I stayed, I’d spend the rest of my life behind bars.' She added that Russian President Vladimir Putin promised 'safety and stability' and instead is 'waging the bloodiest war in modern Europe.'
'It’s beginning to feel a lot like Russia…. Everywhere you go,' she continued.
My job as an artist is to interpret those feelings. I felt that tingle for a bit now, that is why I did the POLICE STATE exhibit,' she said. 'The walls are closing, the camera systems are getting AI upgrades, you have to censor what you say or unidentified masked men will show up at your home, at your work, at your church. One day, leaving the museum, I stepped into an actual police state – rows of police assaulting peaceful protesters.'
'I guess you could say it’s my first artistic collaboration with the United States Military,' she concluded. 'Now we are on the street protesting alongside people who believe immigrants make America great.'"
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/pussy-riot-no-kings-march-los-angeles-1235365059/
#NoKings was a huge success. let's bask in it
Here is #Asheville #NorthCarolina
I'm digging the wit Asheville. i especially like the "The Big Lebowski" riff 😆
"I have not yet begun to fight!" — Capt. John Paul Jones
I am not celebrating today. But I'm also not giving up! 🇺🇸
‘No Kings’ Was Biggest Protest in U.S. History: Data Analyst.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/data-guru-g-elliott-morris-says-up-to-6-million-people-attended-no-kings-anti-donald-trump-protests/
#usa #nokings #trump