Protesters fill the streets in cities across the US to denounce Trump agenda
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Organizers call for 11 million people to march and rally in this weekend’s effort to ‘protect democracy’

Organizers have called for 11 million people across country to participate this weekend in effort to ‘protect democracy’

The US will witness its second wave of protests in a fortnight on Saturday as organizers seek to turn discontent with Donald Trump’s presidency into a mass movement that will eventually translate into action at the ballot box.

More than 400 rallies are anticipated across the nation loosely organized by the group 50501, which stands for 50 protests in 50 states, one movement.

It is the fourth protest event to be staged by the group since Trump was inaugurated on 20 January. Previous events included a “No Kings Day” on President’s Day, 17 February, a theme adopted before Trump referred to himself as a king in a social media post days later.

  • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 day ago

    The most important thing is the “11 million.”

    Studies have shown that as little as 3.5% of the population can cause a “Tipping Point,” and create a trend. America has a population of 335 million people, so 3.5% is just bit over 11 million. They are trying to reach a tipping point with just the protesters alone. For every protester, there are many more at home, posting on social media, talking to their family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, etc.