Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

 [ NO KINGS Day #1 (June 14, 2025) -- Human Banner, Ocean Beach, San Francisco, 2,500+ people spell it out. PHOTO: Arthur Koch Studio ] * * * SINCE 2007, organizers Travis Van Brasch and Brad Newsham and many friends have been hosting “human banner” events in which hundreds (sometimes thousands) of attendees assemble themselves inside the outlines of enormous images that are then filmed from the air. The Internet always feasts on the imagery from these events, and the mainstream press often gorges itself, too. Already in 2025, three events have been featured on ABC, CBS, "NBC Late Night with Seth Myers," Rachel Maddow, many more. The full list goes on and on, including scores of newspapers on three continents: The San Francisco Chronicle, Guardian, Washington Post, NY Times, LA Times, Irish Times. You know you've struck a universal note when your work runs in the Hindustan Times! Or spends a week as the lead photo on RollingStone.com (see photo below). The details of the upcoming October 18 banner -- as always, this is a free event -- are still being worked out, and will soon be posted here on this site, as well as at Human-Banners-at-Ocean-Beach.org. If you can come, please do register. It really helps the organizers to know what size crowd to prepare for. Thank you! * * * IMPORTANT NOTE: A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.  [ An aerial photo from our "HANDS OFF DEMOCRACY" event in April was the lead image on RollingStone.com for a solid week, giving all 550-600 attendees lifetime "cover of the Ro-ol-ling Stone..." bragging rights. ]  [ On "NBC Late Night," host Seth Myers riffed for several minutes about how you should "never piss off a city where half the population are expert graphic designers." ]

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