# No Kings - 17OCT2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 17, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-kings-17oct2026/1033920 "2026-10-17T19:20:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-kings-17oct2026/1033920/21 "2026-10-18T14:53:55Z")
The No Kings Rally in the Portland OR area apparently had several thousand people. Carla and My Beloved attended (while I was in a Zoom meeting for Norwescon) and said it went well. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-kings-17oct2026/1033920/22 "2026-10-18T15:17:06Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > Did you honk and/or wave? > > We got a whole lot more encouraging noises/signals than discouraging ones. This time I didn’t even though I usually do. By the time I could tell that it was a protest rather than people holding electioneering signs (from either party) I was in the wrong lane. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-kings-17oct2026/1033920/23 "2026-10-18T15:52:17Z")
More like, “A protest is only likely to work if it’s **really big**.” Such as the [3.5 percent rule.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_rule) It also needs to be _sustained_ protest; getting 3.5 percent of the population to show up for one or two days, then going back home as if nothing happened, is unlikely to do the trick. (even for single-day protests, No Kings did not reach 3.5%) ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-kings-17oct2026/1033920/24 "2026-10-18T16:01:45Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > getting 3.5 percent of the population to show up for one or two days, then going back home as if nothing happened, is unlikely to do the trick. I guess it depends on what “the trick” is. I agree that alone it’s unlikely to topple a regime or even bring about meaningful change. It has a role, however. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-kings-17oct2026/1033920/25 "2026-10-18T16:45:21Z")
I keep posting “It’s a Sin to Vote for a Republican,” but you guys (as far as I can see) haven’t been doing much to make it go viral. Maybe it’s my fault. Should I make it a hashtag? #itsasintovoteforarepublican ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-kings-17oct2026/1033920/26 "2026-10-18T16:47:52Z")
You keep saying that as if society wants to avoid sin. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-kings-17oct2026/1033920/27 "2026-10-18T16:51:21Z")
Televangelists get to, so I should too. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-kings-17oct2026/1033920/28 "2026-10-19T19:01:53Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > The little one in Navy-Town Bremerton WA was about two to three times larger than I’ve seen before. Maybe 150 protesters. I’m surprised it was that big. Bremerton is my home town and it’s pretty conservative, especially for a town in western Washington. ---
**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-kings-17oct2026/1033920/29 "2026-10-19T19:27:42Z")
> [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > I’m sorry to shit on all this, but these are the sort of protests that just make the people protesting feel better about themselves. There’s a benefit to “feeling better about” yourself though! It’s pretty discouraging having the daily flood of excrement produced by the MAGAverse constantly washing over us. It’s a reminder that there are a lot of good people who are trying to do what they can, even if it is just standing up and waving a sign. ---
**Author:** ![deltogre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deltogre/32/5041_2.png) [@deltogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltogre)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-kings-17oct2026/1033920/30 "2026-10-21T22:43:57Z")
I went to my local protest in Madison County, Ohio, which may be the reddest county in this reliably red state. It was fantastic. 40 or so folks, lots of signs, singing, chanting, and making our voices known… That, friends, is an exciting day. And yes, for sure, positive feedback from passers-by was FAR outweighing the ~12 fingers we saw, and most of those chickenshits left their windows rolled up. If you want to dig, I am in some of the public pics. Honestly, it was magnificent. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-kings-17oct2026/1033920.md?page=1)