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Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 13h

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TheHerm @herminator12.bsky.social · 16h

A beautiful Bald Eagle circled overhead during our protest in Burnsville Minnesota and the crowd went wild
#NoKings #Minnesota

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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 13h

Live your life in such a way that 7 million people don’t show up just to tell you that you are an asshole.

#NoKings

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 14h

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 16h

Genuinely huge No Kings crowd in Columbus at the Ohio Statehouse, comparable in size to the Black Lives Matter protests here in the summer of 2020 - maybe even larger, though definitely less diverse. And this while a Buckeyes football game is on, even.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 15h

No Kings in Providence, RI, was massive! Providence Journal estimates the crowd at 32,000. It was a rally, a march, and a picnic on the State House lawn. Fantastic!

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norbizness @norbizness.bsky.social · 15h

1. TrumParade
2. No Kings, just Minneapolis
3. No Kings, just Chicago
4. No Kings, just San Diego

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 16h

No Kings Denver speaker Joe Salazar (fmr Dem state rep) tells me they estimate 25-30k gathered in Denver today, similar to the No Kings protest earlier this year. This view is from photographer Cheney Orr for the New York Times. #copolitics

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Joe Adams, Ph.D. @docadams.bsky.social · 15h

No Kings, Birmingham, Alabama.

No Kings crowd at Railroad Park, Birmingham, AL

Frog at No Kings crowd at Railroad Park, Birmingham, AL

U.S flagsand We Are America at No Kings crowd at Railroad Park, Birmingham, AL

U.S. loving flags at No Kings crowd at Railroad Park, Birmingham, AL

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 16h

DC churches rang their bells in support of protestors today.

We must keep those bells of freedom ringing.

No Kings

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MoveOn @moveon.org · 16h

BREAKING: Our crowd count estimate from the No Kings coalition responsible for planning today’s event is 7 MILLION nationwide.

7 MILLION of you gathered across the country to peacefully protest today.

2 million more than the first No Kings action in June.

Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 16h

It's official. Nearly 7 million people. Today is the single largest day of protest in American history. Americans from all corners of the country are standing up and saying #NoKings. This is what peaceful, patriotic protest looks like.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 15h

Amazing video from Chicago today.

No Kings

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Rebecca Spang @rlspang.bsky.social · 17h

This is a town of 6000 people

Neal Harkness @nealharkness.bsky.social · 17h

#NoKings #BelfastMaine

I thought I'd go down to the harbor and hang out with a few of my friends

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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 18h

Annie Pearl Avery, a long time civil rights activist, with her head in her hand after speaking at a “No Kings” protest at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on Oct. 18, 2025. Avery told the small crowd that people have the power. (Anna Barrett/Alabama Reflector)

A woman holding her head in her hand while sitting in a wheelchair. People are lined up next to her holding signs saying Free speech not fascism and Hate never made a country great

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Daniel Andrews @danielandrews.com · 20h

Great turnout at the Canton #nokings protest. Next up, Woodstock this afternoon!

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 17h

Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.

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speck @notkaspeck.bsky.social · 17h

My sign is a bit wordy for a protest march, but it’s fun to watch folks pause to read it, then look at me and nod knowingly. One grizzled guy came up to me and said “That guy’s been mafioso since the 80s!“ I nodded knowingly, having read “Hiding In Plain Sight” by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social

speck @notkaspeck.bsky.social · 19h

Downtown ABQ is packed with peaceful angry people.

me snd my sign, quoting @SarahKendzior: "This is a transnational crime syndicate masquerading as a government" small letters: "they knew"

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Mostly Harmless @toadlily.bsky.social · 15h

I can't estimate crowds but the #nokings rally in Olympia was big. High spirits, colorful costumes and community activist booths were everywhere. Whoever organized the car parade did a spectacular job. The horns never stopped honking.

A large, dense and colorful crowd is assembled on the steps and lawn of the Legislative Building in Olympia, Washington.

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 18h

As God is my witness I just saw a cop give a thumbs up to a protester

A sweet-looking elderly woman protester, but a protester nonetheless

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 18h

People are on the move. This protest is so big that it's using two bridges, and this is a TINY portion of the people who are marching

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Mina Cool @febrifuge.bsky.social · 18h

Awesome! In Tucson our mayor named what’s happening as fascism and Adelita spoke to a crowd of about 5000 all
chanting SWEAR HER IN (one of several protests across town). Adelita was pretty ticked with my husband’s sign

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 19h

This is the attitude and numbers I am seeing when I see cops here at the Chicago No Kings protest

Five cops hanging out against some barricades. They could not look more relaxed

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 15h

Even the cops know which side to be on.

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 19h

Once again, I need to emphasize the lack of police presence

There are cop cars blocking off the streets to prevent cars from coming in. I saw a single bike cop patrol. There's a helicopter circling overhead. That's it

This is very, very unusual

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 20h

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asks if we are ready to crush authoritarianism

He is calling for a general strike and the crowd is going crazy

"Are you ready to take it to the courts and to the streets?"

"We will defend our democracy...we will tear down tyranny!"

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Elizabeth Neswald @octobeth.bsky.social · 22h

Today in marine invertebrates
The lobster inflatables have entered the chat
via @astridme.bsky.social

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MFHɪᴀᴛᴛ @mfhiatt.bsky.social · 19h

#NoKings
#NoKingsDSM
Des Moines, Iowa

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