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(128,893 posts) Sat Oct 18, 2025, 04:54 PM Saturday

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The crowd size numbers are beginning to come in: [View all]

https://open.substack.com/pub/politicususanews/p/massive-crowd-numbers-are-beginning?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3aksq

Twenty million people protested for Earth Day in 1970 in the United States. The only other protests to come close to Earth Day 1970 were the George Floyd protests. It is possible that No Kings (October) could end up being the second-largest single-day protest in US history.

A better estimate likely won’t be available until Sunday, but the low-end estimate for today currently is that 6 million people will end up attending these protests. The high-end number will be around 10 million.

Either of those numbers would make the fall No Kings protest the second-largest single-day political protest in US history.

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The crowd size numbers are beginning to come in: [View all] applegrove Saturday OP

Your children and your children's children have their very freedoms threatened and those that chose not to NoMoreRepugs Saturday #1

Football Traildogbob Saturday #4

I chose not to go. I'm not "ashamed" ... QueerDuck Saturday #6

"My reasons for not going are nobody's business but my own" speak easy Saturday #9

LOL! QueerDuck Saturday #11

You are entirely correct. AZ8theist Saturday #12

Exactly... But proceed with caution... QueerDuck Saturday #14

I like fishing do you? Botany Sunday #41

I'm on a seafood diet... I see food, I eat it! 🤣😂 QueerDuck Sunday #42

There are many ways to make a contribution to the cause of resistance. Trueblue Texan Sunday #56

Sorry - I had a reason. cab67 Saturday #10

I had to work today and could not attend. AllyCat Saturday #15

Our car needs a brake job and isn't safe to drive Oeditpus Rex Saturday #30

What are you doing next? WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #31

Fill out postcards reminding vote by mail Dems here in Florida they need to re-register to do it. NoMoreRepugs Sunday #35

This sounds like stuff you've already been doing, right? WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #39

As someone partially impaired, Conjuay Sunday #45

Many off us had work or family commitments. mwmisses4289 Sunday #51

Ashamed, why? ironman99 Sunday #55

We had about 900 in our little town of 9000. CanonRay Saturday #2

Could you post... LAS14 Saturday #18

Some folks want to maintain their anonimity 70sEraVet Saturday #24

Of course. That's why I included "or state". nt LAS14 Saturday #25

WOW! I think 10% is pretty darned GOOD! 70sEraVet Saturday #23

US population in 1970 was 203 million, so the Earth Day protests then comprised 10% of the population MichMan Saturday #3

That's interesting.. mountain grammy Saturday #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Saturday #27

I believe studies of successful... LAS14 Saturday #19

you have to take into account we are protesting FASCISM Skittles Saturday #28

One thing to keep in mind about today compared with Earth Day.... hatrack Saturday #29

I participated in Earth Day events in 1970, with my Girl Scout troop. yardwork Sunday #44

I don't remember people on Earth Day being threatened by the president Hope22 Sunday #46

I mean, Nixon was a jerk but... yardwork Sunday #50

And we're not done yet! ✌🏼 1WorldHope Saturday #5

The small town I protested in today had a ton of people. Oneironaut Saturday #7

Excellent! electric_blue68 Saturday #8

Tampa is just starting at 4pm Oppaloopa Saturday #13

We're right at the critical number 3.5% flamingdem Saturday #16

I hope it's 3.5%. I've heard 5%. nt LAS14 Saturday #20

I heard 3.?. The amount of protesters that make applegrove Saturday #33

The number of people willing or able to march is way smaller... Hope22 Sunday #48

Studies point to 3.5% for * sustained * protests. Bernardo de La Paz Sunday #47

Supposedly 4000 at the rally I attended Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Saturday #21

Could you... LAS14 Saturday #22

Who says that the Orange Anus doesn't draw big crowds ? CentralMass Saturday #26

It isn't about the actual number. It isn't about the percentage of population. Morbius Saturday #32

The protest I attended expected 500 and got about 2000. Scrivener7 Saturday #34

If someone is afraid for their safety to protest FASCISM I think they might be missing the point maybe? NoMoreRepugs Sunday #36

Pretty ballsy judging people. Hope22 Sunday #49

And more protests to come BlueWaveNeverEnd Sunday #37

That's important!!!! Sparkly Sunday #38

I hope so! calimary Sunday #40

The Minneapolis event turnout was estimated at more than 100,000! Ocelot II Sunday #43

There are many of us that could not be counted NoSheep Sunday #52

We had an estimated turnout of 500 here in Bloomsburg, PA. This was our largest protest so far. Borogove Sunday #53

Couldn't George Soros put this to bed and just... Ol Janx Spirit Sunday #54