The No Kings protest was pretty darn pleasant. With speakers and musicians presiding from a gazebo, a shady park, great weather, and a stream of supporters driving by, it was a 'walk in the park' and resembled the town picnic in The Music Man quite a bit. The police calmly parked across the road, I suspect to nab drive-by trouble-makers or coal-rollers more than anything else. Shortage of costumed animals, but some folks dressed as cacti, and plenty of other creative efforts at signs and apparel.

And turns out there is a local branch of Raging Grannies, which led a few songs, with help from a tall fellow with a large cue card with the chorus for the audience to use. But they did not do "Hey Mr. Tangerine Man".

This evening, have been seeing posted pics and videos of the large and peaceful demonstrations all across the land, very heartening. A group in Chicago marched a giant Constitution Preamble through downtown. Lots of flags, so good to see the US flag reclaimed from rightwing haters.