Cold Comfort

No Kings March 2026

I attended two of the March 28 No Kings rallies, and the turnout was fantastic and creative. The signs were both funny and tragic. The most interesting thing that I noticed was the variety of concerns that people were protesting.

There were still many complaints about our immigration system and the violent tactics used by ICE. The signs read “ICE out now,” and “Melt the ICE.”

Other issues were the war in Iran: “Stop the war,” “Peace now,” and “Make love, not war.”

Medicare: “Healthcare for all,” “Hands off my Medicare.”

Inflation

Fascism, Democracy

Epstein Files

The common denominator is our president, and his disregard for the rule of law.

I attend these rallies not in the hope that our leader will actually change anything, but that those in Congress will recognize that their political careers will be short-lived if they don’t resist the worst of his impulsive actions. Showing the numbers of those who disagree with our current policies will at least make some lawmakers take pause before they vote.

I think I also go because it helps me to see that I am not alone, that there are many other people who agree with some of my opinions, and that there is hope for change.