600 million protesters?

Who can say what the actual number of Americans were protesting yesterday against Trump and his oligarchy administration. I have read as high as 600 million but who really knows. I thought there would be more. I don't think it was only Democrats involved this time.

Nevertheless, it was heartening to see protest in many parts of the country, not just in the big cities.  When Trump's tariffs take full effect on common people. I suspect there will be more. 

In Marquette, Michigan, close to where Joan and I used to live, 3,000 people attended the protest. In a town where only 21,000 live, that is 30% of the population. That might be a higher percentage than some of the big cities. It made me especially happy to see our friend, Mary O'Donnell participating. She protested EVERYTHING.

Now we will see what effect this protest will have on the government. I will keep an optimistic point of view.

Meanwhile:

Resistance in America - Resistance in Ukraine    

On Saturday, April 5, 2025, a crowd of close to 1,000 people gathered on Route 9 near the corner of Mechanic Street in Cape May Courthouse. They held flags and signs. The flags were American and, perhaps surprisingly, Ukrainian. The signs read “Dump Trump,” “Dump [Congressman] Van Drew,” “We will defend Democracy,” “No Tyranny,” “Save Medicare and Social Security,” and even “Give me liberty or give me death.”

I mingled in the crowd, urging them on with a bit of a cynical exhortation, “It’s about time!” and spoke to two of the protesters who displayed Ukrainian flags. I simply asked whether they were Ukrainian. In both cases they said “no” but added “we love Ukraine,” “Ukrainians are protecting us and the whole world from tyranny.” I was obviously very proud and acknowledged my Ukrainian background. They showered me with accolades about the courage of the Ukrainian people and how the entire world owes them a debt of gratitude.Souce Askold S. Losynskyj-KyivPost

 American volunteer soldiers fighting in Ukraine say that they feel “betrayed” by their own country after the U.S. halted military aid and stopped sharing intelligence with Kyiv in early March.

“(U.S. President Donald Trump) betrayed every one of us,” a U.S. Army veteran, who goes by the callsign Goldfish, told the Kyiv Independent.

The American soldiers who spoke to the Kyiv Independent said they were “horrified” by their country’s recent decisions and the ensuing consequences on the ground in Ukraine.

 

“Never have I ever thought that I would be listening to any U.S. public figure — let alone the president — openly declare support for an aggressor,” Goldfish, a 33-year-old Alaskan.said.

“If we stand here now on the side of the oppressor, literally telling Ukraine, either submit or cease to exist, that's not peace – that’s subjugation.”  Source-Kyiv Independent