🛑 No Kings Protest 2025: A Nationwide Stand for Democracy Date: June 14, 2025 — Flag Day, U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary & former President Trump’s 79th birthday Organizers: 50501 Movement (50 Protests, 50 States, 1 Voice), coalition including ACLU, MoveOn, AFT, CWA “No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.” 🇺🇸 What Was It? A coordinated day of protest in over 2,000 cities across the U.S. (and even globally) against what organizers call authoritarian drift in Trump's second term—military spectacles, ICE raids, court defiance, social-program cuts. Organizers aimed for peaceful civil action, emphasizing the Constitution and democracy 1. 📍 Major Cities & Impact New York City (Bryant Park): ~200,000; featured Mark Ruffalo and Ilana Glazer; Ruffalo called protesters “the Avengers” 2. Philadelphia: 80,000; union, LGBTQ+, veteran participation; joyful yet purposeful atmosphere 3. Denver & Colorado: Thousands statewide; street marches, Prid...