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[Incumbent]

My wife and I are still thinking it through. We both want to be among the numbers at the main protest downtown this evening, but have concerns about safety (Texas) and logistics. We do have a secure parking option but it would be about a 2 mile walk there and back.

Another option is a recently organized protest in our previous neighborhood, also this evening. It’s urban and densely populated, so turn out should still be strong.

Interested in hearing from others. Are you going? Do you have concerns about going? Other thoughts?

 

[sailorsaint]

Well, it was both an amazing and tragic event here in Salt Lake City. We started marching from Pioneer Park and working our way up to the Capitol, and my wife's feet started hurting so we decided to break a bit early. About 10-15 minutes later, about 3-4 audible rifle shots were heard and 1 person was apparently critically injured. I really hope they are okay and make it through...i hate that shirt like this happens as literally everyone was peaceful, respecful, kind, etc...They won't take away how much solidarity and energy there was there, though. We took over downtown:

Did they find the gunman?

 

[LA 2 L.A.]

Did they find the gunman?

According to this report, the police took one person into custody and don't believe there are any other suspects.

https://www.abc4.com/news/live-one-person-injured-after-shots-fired-as-10000-people-march-in-downtown-slc-for-no-kings-protest/

 

[Heathen]

Did they find the gunman?

They did. He was hiding amongst protestors. This was after he shot at least one person, and I’ve learned this person has died. He might have come down / across from his vantage point and tried to hide after shooting

A hero who noticed a rifle in a black bag the guy was carrying outed him.

Thankful for our amazing SLCPD

 

[MT15]

I like this sign:

 

[CoolBrees]

This was my favorite sign I saw yesterday but there were so many good ones.

I carried a sign for the first time ever.

It read:

"Not Much of a Sign Guy but This shirt is Ridiculous!"

 

[UncleTrvlingJim]

This was my favorite sign I saw yesterday but there were so many good ones.

I carried a sign for the first time ever.

It read:

"Not Much of a Sign Guy but This shirt is Ridiculous!"

I forgot about the profanity filter and was trying to figure out why you were wearing a ridiculous shirt

 

[fooferdoggie]

 

[Optimus Prime]

Trump team claims 250,000 watched military parade. ‘No Kings’ events drew 4 million

‘No Kings’ protests were estimated to have drawn more than one percent of U.S. population

www.independent.co.uk

 

[fooferdoggie]

Trump team claims 250,000 watched military parade. ‘No Kings’ events drew 4 million

‘No Kings’ protests were estimated to have drawn more than one percent of U.S. population

www.independent.co.uk

sure all that empty space was invincible people. I knew there would be a dumbass lie cause of course taco.

 

[Heathen]

Military birthday parade from Temu

 

[Optimus Prime]

 

[Optimus Prime]

Sadly it's a lot more than 5000, it's millions more

 

[Eeyore]

Apparently, this is from North Korean television. Some harsh truths here

https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/s/hwcLnSA4GF

 

[fooferdoggie]

Apparently, this is from North Korean television. Some harsh truths here

https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/s/hwcLnSA4GF

Trump's crush just crushed him he is going to be throwing catchup at the wall.

 

[zztop]

I Went to Trump’s Military Parade. Everything About It Was Wrong.

I have never experienced such a joyless, lifeless, and sterile mass event in my entire life.

www.esquire.com

 

[zztop]

Apparently, this is from North Korean television. Some harsh truths here

https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/s/hwcLnSA4GF

As much as I wanted that to be an accurate translation (b/c it is hilarious) according to some of the commenters, it is courtesy of "Waterford Whispers" (basically the Irish version of The Onion)

 

[MT15]

As much as I wanted that to be an accurate translation (b/c it is hilarious) according to some of the commenters, it is courtesy of "Waterford Whispers" (basically the Irish version of The Onion)

I would be curious to hear an accurate translation, too.

 

[Optimus Prime]

This July 4, some Americans are planning to retire their Independence Day barbecues and instead head to the streets in protest against President Donald Trump and his Administration.

The collective demonstrations will be the latest in a long line of protests that have taken place since Trump returned to the White House for a second term. On June 14, as Trump held a national military parade in Washington, D.C.,–the largest the capital city has seen in decades—people across the U.S. gathered for counter-action, attending "No Kings" protests to publicly “reject authoritarianism.” Ahead of the big day, Trump had warned that “people that want to protest will be met with big force,” saying participants are “people that hate our country.”

Amid the “No Kings” activism, states across the U.S. also encountered immigration protests as people demonstrated against the Trump Administration’s ICE raids. The protests notably started in Los Angeles and garnered national and international attention, especially after Trump deployed the National Guard, and later the Marines, to quell the demonstrations, without the request of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The decision resulted in much criticism and a legal battle, with an appeals court ultimately ruling that Trump was allowed to keep control of the National Guard in L.A.

In April, people gathered across the U.S. and international cities such as London, Paris, and Stockholm to protest against the actions of Trump and his then-ally, former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) lead Elon Musk. (The former allies have since had a very public falling out.)

Now, a fresh round of protests are set to take place on July 4, America’s Independence Day. Here’s what we know about the planned action.

Women’s March, which coordinates protests across the U.S. against sexism and oppression, has published a list of over 140 events set to take place on July 4. The displays of protest range from rallies and marches to block parties. Women’s March has invited communities across the country to create even more events.

Per the organization, the Free America Weekend aims to highlight key issues being faced by people across the U.S., such as poverty, unlawful orders, and “the grip of hate and the politics of fear.”

"This July 4th, while the U.S. marks Independence Day, we’ll gather across the country—on porches, in town squares, backyards, and streets—to stand for real freedom and build a vision of a Free America, brick-by-brick," reads a statement within Women March’s call for action.

“They want us scared, divided, and alone. They don’t want us to dream about freedom. But that’s exactly what we have to do," said the organization.

After widespread “No Kings” protests took place throughout the U.S. on June 14, another round of demonstrations are set to take place on July 4.

“No Kings 2.0” events have been scheduled in Wisconsin, Louisiana and Wyoming, along with at least ten other locations across the U.S. While the “No Kings” protests in June were notably rallying against “authoritarianism,” the event page for Wisconsin’s July 4 rally in Green Bay says that the focus this time is on ICE raids and activity amid Trump’s nationwide immigration crackdown.

The protest event page encourages those attending to stand up for “community, justice [in] solidarity with our immigrant neighbors.” In June, ICE arrests conducted in Trump’s second term reportedly reached over 100,000.


Organizers of “No Kings 2.0” events in Louisiana and Wyoming have stressed non-violent demonstrations as a core principle of the gatherings..............

Anti-Trump Protests Planned Across U.S. on July 4

"They want us scared, divided, alone. They don’t want us to dream about freedom. But that’s exactly what we have to do."

time.com