"No Kings" Protests

[Voluntarist]

'No Kings' protests across the U.S. Saturday expected to draw millions

Millions of people in more than 2,000 cities and towns throughout the U.S. are expected to participate in "No Kings Day of Defiance" rallies on Saturday as part of a nationwide protest against the Trump administration.

Organizers behind the “No Kings” movement said the protests “come in response to President Trump’s escalating use of military force in American cities and a federal agenda that would strip health care from 16 million people while expanding ICE raids targeting immigrants and protestors,” according to a press release.

Protesters are responding to the large military parade taking place in Washington, D.C., on Saturday in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States Army. It’s estimated the parade will cost around $45 million, and potentially more, since the Army has to pay for any damage its vehicles do to the streets. Organizers say there's been increased interest in "No Kings" after anti-immigration protests began in Los Angeles last week.
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As of reporting, the group expects more than 2,000 rallies to take place on Saturday, with events planned in all 50 states but not Washington, D.C. Trump told reporters on Tuesday that anyone protesting the Army’s parade “will be met with very big force.” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday that he ordered the deployment of more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops and more than 2,000 state police to prepare and monitor the "No Kings" protests on Saturday.

Locally, in St. Louis, there's at least 8 protests organized within 20 miles of the Arch. I honestly expected to hear about counter-protests in support of the Trump administration, but haven't seen any signs of that.

Oh, and in before Occam's Banana

 

[Voluntarist]

Kehoe activates Missouri National Guard

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe announced Thursday that he signed an executive order to activate the Missouri National Guard in response to planned protests about immigration enforcement.

There were protests in St. Louis Wednesday afternoon and evening regarding President Donald Trump’s immigration policy. There have been no reported injuries, arrests, or property damage from those protests.

A press release from Kehoe’s office said the decision to activate the Missouri National Guard was in reaction to “recent instances of civil unrest across the country.” Protests in downtown Los Angeles have spanned days, and the Los Angeles Police Department has arrested or detained nearly 400 people since Saturday. Trump sent 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines there to assist with the law enforcement response.

Protestors met Wednesday in St. Louis at the Tamm Avenue overpass over I-64 and also near downtown. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department monitored those protesting.

 

[acptulsa]

Your tax dollars at work.

 

[CaptUSA]

Counter protests?? Like, "Yes, Kings!"?


Curiously, their "no kings" press release is calling for a king to take care of their health care expenses.

 

[TheTexan]

Apparently denying federally funded health care to illegals makes Trump a "dictator".

Of all the "dictator" hills to die on, that's what they choose? Huh, fancy that.

 

[TheTexan]

Trump told reporters on Tuesday that anyone protesting the Army’s parade “will be met with very big force.”

Just very big force? Not huge force? That's disappointing.

 

[Occam's Banana]

Protesters are responding to the large military parade taking place in Washington, D.C., on Saturday in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States Army. It’s estimated the parade will cost around $45 million, and potentially more, since the Army has to pay for any damage its vehicles do to the streets. Organizers say there's been increased interest in "No Kings" after anti-immigration protests began in Los Angeles last week.

I wonder how much it will end up costing them. Whatever the amount, I'm sure they'll get off a lot cheaper than the Army, since they won't have to pay for any of the damages their ("mostly peaceful") "protests" cause.

Hell, after all the subsidies from NGOs and the like are accounted for, they may even end up making a profit ...

 

[acptulsa]

Apparently denying federally funded health care to illegals makes Trump a "dictator".

 

[Occam's Banana]

I honestly expected to hear about counter-protests in support of the Trump administration, but haven't seen any signs of that.

I suppose it must be hard for many of Trump's supporters to work up enough enthusiasm for that sort of thing, given Trump's vacillating ballslessness - which arises from the the fact that the man has no real principles.

The pinko progressive leftists have principles - bad ones, to be sure, but real ones nevertheless. And they know how to get and use power - in government, in academia, in the media, and on the streets. That's why they're winning - while Trump backtracks, retracks, untracks, and otherwise just putzes around, and his supporters just let it slide or make excuses for it all (file under: "3D chess", "Trust the Plan!", etc.).

The left eats it own - but at least it eats. The right just begs for scraps while it starves.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

 

[Voluntarist]

Counter protests?? Like, "Yes, Kings!"?

No reaction yet from the Canadian Parliament

 

[acptulsa]

"The protests are about overthrowing the Trump Administration." They're really milking that "we're going to take your Trumpy Bear away" horseradish.

 

[Anti Federalist]

I suppose it must be hard for many of Trump's supporters to work up enough enthusiasm for that sort of thing, given Trump's vacillating ballslessness - which arises from the the fact that the man has no real principles.

The pinko progressive leftists have principles - bad ones, to be sure, but real ones nevertheless. And they know how to get and use power - in government, in academia, in the media, and on the streets. That's why they're winning - while Trump backtracks, retracks, untracks, and otherwise just putzes around, and his supporters just let it slide or make excuses for it all (file under: "Trust the Plan!").

The left eats it own - but at least it eats. The right just begs for scraps while it starves.

<insert impressed applause meme here>

I've said this a million times. The Bolsheviks are experts at getting people out in the streets. They can have millions in a month.

They are well funded, well supported and have millions of "True Believers®" at their beck and call.

We dork around like monkeys fucking a football, break our asses and plan for six months to get 15,000, if we're lucky, because we're like herding cats. And that was almost 20 years ago now.

"We" can not, WILL not organize, not even to save our own asses, for a million different reasons.

Trump's rallies were the only thing that came close, but the bloom is pretty much off that rose.

And that is why the Marxist left wins, over and over and over again.

 

[Anti Federalist]

"The protests are about overthrowing the Trump Administration." They're really milking that "we're going to take your Trumpy Bear away" horseradish.

LOL - There's reason number 467,391 why "we" can not organize, ever, for any reason.

The "I know it all, you're all a bunch of dumbass dupes" guy.

 

[acptulsa]

I've said this a million times. The Bolsheviks are experts at getting people out in the streets. They can have millions in a month.

Yeah, yeah. They trash the economy, print money, and hire protesters. It's not like the protesters are getting rich doing it, and it's not like there's any loyalty being built up either. If those protesters were willing to fight for money, they'd have joined the Army and would be making more.

If you just want a reason to fret about something, fret about the fact that Trump's been in charge of every executive branch agency for six months now, and it's just like USAID is still going full blast.

 

[vita3]

Majority of protestors...OF COURSE... are not getting paid

Folks really really don't like Trump. & now the façade of him being a peace candidate is gone. His Presidency is gonna be strained @ best

Just making honest observations

 

[acptulsa]

Majority of protestors...OF COURSE... are not getting paid

That remains to be seen. Yes, people dislike the blowhard, but that's no guarantee they'll show up for this silliness. Admittedly they've only got so many regular protest contractors, and they'll be spread thin with this many simultaneous protests nationwide. It'll be interesting to see how many useful idiots show up.

 

[Voluntarist]

Cuz you know that dozens are lining up to try it, but that the Trump administration has contingency plans for circumventing it

 

[CaptUSA]

<insert impressed applause meme here>

I've said this a million times. The Bolsheviks are experts at getting people out in the streets. They can have millions in a month.

They are well funded, well supported and have millions of "True Believers®" at their beck and call.

We dork around like monkeys fucking a football, break our asses and plan for six months to get 15,000, if we're lucky, because we're like herding cats. And that was almost 20 years ago now.

"We" can not, WILL not organize, not even to save our own asses, for a million different reasons.

Trump's rallies were the only thing that came close, but the bloom is pretty much off that rose.

And that is why the Marxist left wins, over and over and over again.

Here's another look at it...


Even in RPF, there is rigorous debate over nearly every issue. Not so on the left. So, when you need to organize, it's a whole lot easier to herd cattle than cats.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Here's another look at it...


Even in RPF, there is rigorous debate over nearly every issue. Not so on the left. So, when you need to organize, it's a whole lot easier to herd cattle than cats.

Exactly right.

But at the same time, there has to be some reckoning with that, in order to organize effectively.