Millions of people expected for potentially biggest day of demonstrations since president’s second term began
As tanks and soldiers parade through the streets of Washington on Saturday, millions of people around the country are expected to turn out in their communities to speak out against the excesses of Donald Trump’s administration in what’s expected to be the biggest day of protest since his second term began.
The protests, dubbed “No Kings”, are set to take place throughout Saturday in about 2,000 sites nationwide, from big cities to small towns. A coalition of more than 100 groups have joined to plan the protests, which are committed to a principle of nonviolence.
This week, Trump has deployed national guard and US marine troops to Los Angeles to crack down on protesters who have demonstrated against his ramped-up deportations, defying state and local authorities in a show of military force that hasn’t been seen in the US since the civil rights era. Interest in the Saturday protests has risen as a result, organizers said.
The actual parade route is super tiny, less than a mile. NYT published a parade route map, and the troops have a longer walk to the parade start point than the parade route itself. It is just going by the National Mall, and that’s it. My local town Memorial Day parade (which only had the mayor, boy/girl scouts, fire department, and school marching band) was longer.
(Edited to add: I don’t want to sell the town Memorial Day parade short, it also had a bunch of cool old tractors…)
FAKE NEWS. THIS IS ONE OF THE LONGEST ROUTES IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD NOBODY HAS EVER PARADED THIS FAR ESPECIALLY NOT UNDER SLEEPY JOE BIDEN
Also it supposed to start later in the afternoon, and DC has a decent chance of scattered thunderstorms today. Lets see if mother nature decides to show up.
Fear not, MAGAs! Nature is no match for Donald Trump’s Sharpie
It’s definitely a parade for one person.
What’s the weather looking like in DC today? Because I know these stubborn idiot fascists won’t let something like a little lightning stop their stupid little celebration of themselves, so this all could end up a really fucking stupid mass casualty event pretty easily.
Native American here we have been rain dancing since midnight we are doing our part.
Washed my car yesterday, hoping nature will handle the rest
Rain, chance of thunderstorms, air quality alert, and flash flood watch.
Cloudy and overcast, with sporadic bursts of fascism. Possible flood of lies in high-conservative-media areas.
Current hourly forecast says we’re gonna get thunderstorms around 5 here, but the rain will start at 3.
