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4 days agoPark Slope's Polite No Kings Protest
Thousands protested at the No Kings rally in Park Slope, while a lone counterprotester voiced support for President Trump.
The following are just a few of the pictures I took today at a "No Kings" protest held in Nassau County, New York. It was a peaceful protest. There was a larger-than-expected turnout, with minimal and respectful police presence. As I anticipated in my post explaining why I was going, there were a lot of senior citizens there. But take a look at what
Berkeley protests this Saturday are planned from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Telegraph Avenue and Bancroft Way; from 11 a.m. to noon at San Pablo and University; and from 1-3 p.m. at the pedestrian overpass at the north end of Aquatic Park, where activists will be in ocean creature costume with signs to protect endangered sharks, whales and seabirds imperiled by the President's Executive Orders.
In the '60s and the '70s we still had laws that somebody paid attention to... That's all crumbling now. It’s a pretty big leap downhill for a country that really has been a country that people look up to, rightfully or wrongfully.