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Second 'No Kings' Protests Draw Big Crowds, New Surveillance Concerns

AI mockery, paired with reported drone surveillance, is fueling organizers' fears of a crackdown.

Overview

  • The latest nationwide day of 'No Kings' action brought large, peaceful turnouts across major cities including New York, Boston, Chicago, Washington, Los Angeles and Billings.
  • An eyewitness in Great Barrington, Massachusetts reported a crowd that appeared to exceed 1,000 people at a local rally with no formal speakers.
  • A fairly large gray-white drone was observed hovering over the Great Barrington crowd before moving away, with no confirmed source identified by the eyewitness.
  • The Hitavada reported that Trump's political team circulated AI‑generated videos depicting the President in a crown and quoted White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson saying, "Who cares?"
  • Protest signs targeted a range of Trump administration policies, from immigration enforcement and city troop deployments to cuts in medical aid, layoffs and vaccine rule rollbacks, with some organizers saying they fear a broader crackdown.