# “Hands Off!” mass rallies scheduled nationwide for April 5 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [March 31, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417 "2025-03-31T18:56:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/81 "2025-04-05T22:56:27Z")
A favorite sign I saw today: “So many outrages, so little cardboard”. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/82 "2025-04-05T22:59:42Z")
A sign I saw in Boston read, “There are so many things I could put on this sign, it’s TERRIFYING!” ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/83 "2025-04-05T23:10:36Z")
I just saw a sign on TV from LA, held by (undoubtedly) a baby boomer / classic rock fan that said: “Hooray For Our Side”. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/84 "2025-04-05T23:44:36Z")
I went to a huge (for the gorge) protest in Hood River, OR. Tons of people even older than me, very good variety in signs, so clearly a home-grown, spontaneous kind of crowd > [@Johanna](#): > > “It’s so bad, even the introverts have turned out!” that was me, gritting my teeth while a huge crowd around me enjoyed themselves; too loud!!! But I was there to represent! ETA: some of my favorite signs were worn by dogs, including “Good Dogs against Bad D.O.G.E.” ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/85 "2025-04-05T23:48:40Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > How about some reports from those who are attending? I posted in MPSIMS. An estimated 4,000 turned out. Bellingham, WA has a population of about 97,000. That’s 4% of the population. (Granted not everyone – like us – was from Bellingham.) My wife wore her Gulf War Veteran hat. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/86 "2025-04-05T23:53:25Z")
> [@Ellecram](#): > > I am just not physically able to engage in this kind of activity. > > Cheers to everyone who did. Same here, sad to say. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/87 "2025-04-06T00:16:22Z")
MeidasTouch coverage of all the protests today. ALOT! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LU7OA8ZkLQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LU7OA8ZkLQ) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/88 "2025-04-06T00:19:16Z")
While I was in Holland, about a half hour’s drive east in Grand Rapids, they’re estimating more than 4,000 people attended their rally. I still haven’t heard how many were in Holland, but if I had to guess, I’d say close to 2,000 people (someone on Reddit said it was a 1/2 mile line of people and about 3,000. I’m estimating 1/4 mile, fairly dense crowd along the curb/sidewalk, both sides of the street, puts it at about 1,700-2,000 people. I didn’t actually see where the crowd ended though, so it could’ve been a 1/2 mile). The most-uniquely Holland sign I saw today was “Tulips not tariffs.” North of Holland in Muskegon, I’m hearing a couple thousand. 1,500 in Ann Arbor. A couple hundred in Portage/Kalamazoo. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/89 "2025-04-06T00:31:24Z")
Estimates for Pittsburgh’s turnout are about 6,000. Someone brought a pony or miniature horse (not sure which) with a sign across it’s back that read, “Stop the Horsesh\*t”. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/90 "2025-04-06T00:48:32Z")
And image taken from local [news coverage](https://www.kktv.com/2025/04/05/protestors-gather-colorado-springs-city-hall-against-trump-musk/) of the one I attended: [![](https://gray-kktv-prod.gtv-cdn.com/resizer/v2/WC3A5ZU72ZG27JU3Z43GEGYVCY.png?auth=c64e5333c6b08988770633ecfd194851b3a026a7bb9df8210c918db5e54e003e&width=1300&height=730&smart=true) ](https://gray-kktv-prod.gtv-cdn.com/resizer/v2/WC3A5ZU72ZG27JU3Z43GEGYVCY.png?auth=c64e5333c6b08988770633ecfd194851b3a026a7bb9df8210c918db5e54e003e&width=1300&height=730&smart=true) And we’re all bundled up because it’s darn cold. Technically the back of my head is in the shot. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/91 "2025-04-06T00:54:44Z")
Found this on Bluesky. Love the signs. [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:5gnkpgtabey6k5tb6egcnr7w/bafkreicrqr33ytmlzxalejuhrvf5f3wx4kyaqfgu76ozc7obqisv47c4l4@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:5gnkpgtabey6k5tb6egcnr7w/bafkreicrqr33ytmlzxalejuhrvf5f3wx4kyaqfgu76ozc7obqisv47c4l4@jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/92 "2025-04-06T01:15:23Z")
We were in front of a Tesla dealership; probably close to 1,000, which is pretty darned good for the republican stronghold that is S. Orange County. I wore my Gulf of Mexico shirt. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/93 "2025-04-06T01:23:14Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Orange County As we said in L.A., ‘Behind the Orange Curtain.’ ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/94 "2025-04-06T01:24:40Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > As we said in L.A., ‘Behind the Orange Curtain.’ Ach, I still say it; never thought I’ live here 😔 ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/95 "2025-04-06T01:52:04Z")
Its not something I’m proud of, but I didn’t go because its been raining all day. I would happily stand in the rain for hours to vote. thats not a problem. I just don’t think rallys accomplish much. They’re more performative than anything. Sadly I don’t know what the average citizen can (legally) do that is substantive and meaningful. All we can do is donate money to politicians, donate to groups filing lawsuits, remember to vote, and remind everyone else to vote not just in the midterm of 2026 but also the special elections, primaries, local election, etc. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/96 "2025-04-06T01:58:17Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > I would happily stand in the rain for hours to vote. thats not a problem. I just don’t think rallys accomplish much. They’re more performative than anything. I’m going to disagree with the “performative” label, but agree that they may not _accomplish_ much. But they do remind people that they’re not alone in the fight, which is a non-zero value when we’re seeing so much crap raining down from above, in a way talking to people online may not provide. They also serve as a counter to people in the MAGA-sphere, who constantly claim that everyone agrees with them, because everyone they choose to interact with shares their same feelings. Seeing a few thousand of their fellow Coloradans/Texans/etc. may make them question such. Of course, it could _also_ make them aggressive, and that’s why I’m very glad almost all of the protesting and counters were entirely peaceful. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/97 "2025-04-06T01:59:34Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > I would happily stand in the rain for hours to vote. thats not a problem. I just don’t think rallys accomplish much. What they do is demonstrate solidarity. The also get the attention of others who are starting to suspect that things aren’t right. In and of themselves, they can’t accomplish much. But you can’t build a coalition until you get enough people rowing your boat in the same direction. Rallies and demonstrations show there are others who feel the same way you do. ETA: @ParallelLines, get outta my head! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/98 "2025-04-06T02:08:19Z")
One of my favorite signs had a picture of Trump and said “Does this ASS make my country look small?” ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/99 "2025-04-06T02:39:04Z")
> **[In photos: Thousands gathered at Pack Square Park for ‘Hands Off’ demonstration](https://mountainx.com/news/in-photos-thousands-gather-at-pack-square-park-for-hands-off-demonstration/)** > > According to national reports, an estimated 1,400 similar protests are taking place across the country. I found these pictures from today’s rally. That’s me in the background of picture #23 (arms crossed). Had to retreat to the shade for a while because it was so hot this afternoon. I understand the pessimism of those who think these rallies do no good. But no one I know expected anywhere near the size and energy of this very peaceful protest crowd. I found the event powerful and motivating. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417/100 "2025-04-06T03:06:52Z")
Just thought I’d share. I love the line, ‘And shorten you a bit.’ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ep9fG_ji7T8/maxresdefault.jpg "You Went the Wrong Way, Old King Louie") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep9fG_ji7T8) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417.md?page=6)