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 No Kings Protests - June 14, 2025

🌊 Pacific States


“The edge of the continent is where the wave breaks.”

  • California: Los Angeles (25,000), SF, San Diego, Sacramento

  • Oregon: Portland, Eugene, Salem—well organized & diverse

  • Washington: Seattle, Spokane held major marches

  • Alaska: Anchorage’s seafood-themed protest delivered joy

  • Hawaii: Statewide events, mingled with Pride energy

📝 Mood: West Coast insurrection with biodegradable glitter
📊 Estimated Turnout: 700,000–800,000

🌎 U.S. Territories

  • Guam (Dededo): Hundreds at the mall

  • Puerto Rico (San Juan): Thousands

  • U.S. Virgin Islands: Civic presence noted

📝 Mood: Colonial indignation with handmade flags
📊 Estimated Turnout: 15,000–20,000


 


No Kings Protests - June 14, 2025

🌵 Southwest


“The sun was hot, the chants were hotter.”

  • Texas: 30+ protests, Houston (26,000), Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, El Paso—even League City showed up

  • Oklahoma: OKC & Tulsa led with thousands, smaller towns followed

  • New Mexico: Santa Fe set a record; Albuquerque turned out in force

  • Arizona: Phoenix and Tucson stood firm in the dry heat

📝 Mood: High noon constitutionalism
📊 Estimated Turnout: 100,000+

🏔️ Mountain States


“The hills have eyes, and they’re rolling at monarchy.”

  • Colorado: Denver, Boulder led 20+ marches

  • Utah: Salt Lake City hosted 8,000 across two rallies

  • Montana: Statewide surge—Bozeman, Missoula, Billings

  • Wyoming: Cheyenne’s hundreds made noise

  • Nevada: Las Vegas saw 1,500 at Fremont

  • Idaho: Boise, Coeur d’Alene rallies confirmed

  • (New Mexico & Arizona also counted in Southwest)

📝 Mood: Granite in spirit, volcanic in execution

📊 Estimated Turnout: 100,000–150,000 

No Kings Protests - June 14, 2025

🌽 Midwest


“They told us to stay in our lanes. We paved new ones.”

  • Iowa: Des Moines (10,000); Cedar Rapids, Iowa City active

  • Illinois: Chicago swelled; Alton brought homemade signs

  • Indiana: Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Lafayette all joined in

  • Kansas: Topeka (2,000), plus turnout in Lawrence, Wichita

  • Michigan/Ohio/Wisconsin: Metro protests in Columbus, Detroit, Milwaukee

  • Missouri: 30+ cities, urban & rural united

  • Dakotas & Nebraska: Strong showings in Fargo, Lincoln, Sioux Falls

📝 Mood: Industrial resolve with corn-fed fury

📊 Estimated Turnout: 350,000+ 

No Kings Protests - June 14, 2025

🔥 The South: The Rebels Rebel Against The Wrong Rebels

“Even the magnolias wilted in protest.”

  • Florida: Miami, Orlando, The Villages—a multigenerational push

  • Georgia: Atlanta (5,000), Savannah followed suit

  • South Carolina: Columbia brought 3,000

  • North Carolina: Charlotte, Raleigh, Asheville

  • Virginia/Maryland: Dozens of towns, DC spillover

  • Arkansas: Little Rock brought 8,000

  • Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee: Statehouse protests, some with arrest threats

  • Delaware / Kentucky / West Virginia: Joined the pageant without scandal

📝 Mood: Southern Gothic Constitutionalism
📊 Estimated Turnout: 600,000+

 No Kings Protests - June 14, 2025

🗽 New England – “The Common Rebellion”

Boston’s Million, Burlington’s Thunder, and the Founders Rolling in Applause

 “A million Bostonians can’t be wrong. And if they are, they’ll still tell you they’re right.”
  • Boston: 1,000,000+ – Pride + No Kings coalesced into a rainbow-drenched Bastille Day

  • New York City: 50,000+ across boroughs; Staten Island still waiting for the memo

  • Philadelphia: 80,000 waved Betsy Ross flags while singing “This Land Is My Land” in minor key

  • Burlington: 16,000 progressive juggernauts; free maple syrup shots dispensed

  • Providence / Newark / Hartford: Thousands joined from city halls to CVS parking lots

📜 Mood: Revolutionary revival with drag interludes



 

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