The “No Kings” protests drew modest turnout in left-leaning cities like Portland, Boston, and Seattle. But behind the scenes, vast sums of dark money funded these events, and a politically charged shooting in Minnesota turned a weekend of protest into a national flashpoint. Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered, and State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were seriously wounded, in an act linked to a suspect found with “No Kings” flyers.
Online retailers Temu and Amazon are selling merchandise promoting the “No Kings” protests planned to coincide with President Donald Trump’s military parade and birthday celebration in Washington, D.C., this Saturday. The shirts carry slogans such as “No Kings,” “No Kings in America,” and “No Kings, No Fascists, No Tyrants, No Nazis,” aligning with the rhetoric of leftist groups organizing demonstrations nationwide.
What began as a reaction to ICE raids in Los Angeles has escalated into ideologically driven chaos as militant protesters invoke Palestinian "intifada" rhetoric, burn American flags, and promote anti-Israel and anti-American propaganda. Violent demonstrations in major U.S. cities, including New York and Los Angeles, now bear the hallmarks of foreign-inspired insurgency movements.
As America prepares to honor the birthday of President Donald J. Trump on June 14—a day that patriotic Americans view as a celebration of freedom and resilience—another force is mobilizing.
Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University student recently released from ICE detention, defended the ongoing campus protests during a Friday appearance on CNN’s “Laura Coates Live.” Mahdawi claimed the university administration has “pushed students too far” by refusing to meet their demands regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict and called on the school to “divest from war and invest in peace.”
More than 20,000 Islamist activists flooded the streets of Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka, on Saturday to protest proposed legal reforms that would grant Bangladeshi women equal rights, including property inheritance.
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) warned fellow Democrats Thursday against turning antisemitic protesters into political martyrs in their opposition to President Trump’s immigration enforcement actions.
Over 50,000 police officers flooded Istanbul, shutting down major transportation networks and arresting more than 400 protesters in response to mass May Day demonstrations across Turkey's largest city.
Liberal activists across the country took to the streets again on Saturday, this time under the guise of protecting “democracy,” but with a clear intent to undermine the Trump administration’s efforts.
