US EditionA Parade of Power: Protests Loom Over Trump's Military Celebration
- Nationwide 'No Kings' protests occurred on Saturday, June 14, opposing President Trump's military parade in Washington, D.C.
- The demonstrations were organized to coincide with President Donald Trump's birthday, the 250th anniversary celebration of the U.S. Army marked by a military parade, and Flag Day, all occurring on the same date.
- 'No Kings' organizers used the slogan 'In America, we don't do kings' and described Trump’s administration as corrupt and abusive while urging lawful conduct at protests.
- Authorities are deploying a large number of personnel and specialists to maintain security, while Trump cautioned potential demonstrators from the Oval Office about the strong measures that would be enforced.
- The protests highlighted nationwide rejection of authoritarianism, with over 75 demonstrations planned in Florida alone, suggesting ongoing organized opposition to the Trump administration.
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US President Donald Trump wants to celebrate his birthday next Saturday with a huge military parade. On the other hand, it is not only protests planned throughout the country – there is also criticism from his own ranks. The riots against the raids of the ICE immigration and customs authorities in Los Angeles were just the beginning.The USA is facing a nationwide protest weekend, the extent and impact of which no one can predict.The demonstratio…
Editorial: Trump parade, nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests mirror national division
Saturday will mark 250 years since the Second Continental Congress approved the creation of an army to organize a military response to the increasingly intolerable rule of the British, a day now celebrated as the birth of the U.S. Army. Two years later, also on June 14, the colonial legislature adopted a resolution regarding the design of a new flag, now recognized annually as Flag Day. Both are worth commemorating and, in normal times, would be…
The March Toward Authoritarianism - The MinorityEye
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Vietnam veteran criticizes Trump’s military parade on his 79th birthday
The irony is near-palpable, says this drafted Vietnam veteran, that our draft-dodging commander-in-chief will preside over a military parade Saturday for his 79th birthday (“‘No Kings’ rallies planned to protest military parade,” June 11). Of course, President Donald Trump’s millions of minions will enthusiastically applaud his star-spangled, red-white-and-blue dog-and-pony show, with many no doubt getting teary-eyed. In my nearly 83 years on Ea…
A parade for Trump, but the true patriots will be in the streets
I love a parade. Give me a crisply uniformed high school marching band, tall hats smartly strapped under chins, horns held high, playing "The Stars and Stripes Forever." A line of fire trucks, lights flaring, sirens whirring. I'm lucky enough to live around the corner from where parades — Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day — pass by in Northbrook.My wife and I don't bother with folding chairs. Just stroll over and park our butts on the curb. Though…
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