You’ve heard the saying, “If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention.”
This Saturday, Oct. 18, millions of patriotic Americans will take to the streets again and declare with one voice: “America has No Kings.”
We have been paying attention, and we’re outraged by the threats to democracy, the cruelty of extremist policies, and the ongoing damage caused by Trump and those enabling him.
The Trump administration is positioning the upcoming No Kings protest as an excuse for crushing dissent
From Media Matters for America, Oct. 15, 2025:
“President Donald Trump, Republican officials, and their right-wing media allies have laid the groundwork for a broad-based attack on core progressive and Democratic Party institutions in response to Saturday’s planned nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests.
“They are reframing and weaponizing the concept of antifa as a framework to target their political enemies — and anyone else who dissents from their authoritarian political project. …”
That’s why Saturday matters—and why we must show up with calm resolve, not fear or violence.
What we do next will decide what comes after. The wind is there; the spark has been lit.
But outrage alone isn’t strategy. In 2025’s media ecosystem, disinformation and crowd-for-hire schemes increasingly shape who looks big and who stays invisible. Political actors deploy bots, trolls, and dark money to distort who’s outraged and who “counts.”
We need resistance that is not just loud but also anchored in clarity, coordination, and durable structure.
Here’s what that means:
Share solid, verifiable information.
Join or strengthen a group that’s acting locally.
Keep your network informed—before, during, and after the protest.
Support people who face legal or personal risk for showing up.
And remember: We do this nonviolently. Stay calm, stay focused, and don’t engage with people who come to provoke or disrupt.
Peaceful courage is what gives these protests their power—and what keeps the light we carry from being twisted into something darker.
That’s how outrage grows roots.
If you can’t attend, stay active and visible in other ways: write, teach, make, donate, phone, pray, translate. Every act that strengthens connection pushes back against despair.
Outrage is the spark, but action keeps the light on.
Keep the spark alive:
Let’s turn awareness into power.
Let’s turn outrage into action.
Let’s keep learning, resisting, and rising—together.
🧰 Know Your Rights: Peaceful Protest and Public Assembly
The First Amendment protects your right to protest—as long as it’s peaceful.
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