Officials estimated the crowd of resisters at 10,000 at the Chester County Courthouse in West Chester, PA. There are many protest held at this location...but this is the first time they had to shut down the streets due to the crowd size. #handsoff
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Someday, we will all be judged by these times. Peaceful protests are a chance for us to leave our mark on history. I do not want to be remembered as someone who quietly surrendered our freedom.
It was moderate R, so much so that I registered R to vote in the primaries in order to have a say in who would eventually win (always voted D in the actual elections). In 2016 Hillary won by 9+ and we have elected D ever since, including all of our country officials. Now happily registered D.
Glad to hear it is moderating. I had a house in Chestnut Hill for 13 years and had the feeling it was solid R but with the University in town, nothing can be quite that Red.
I was there! 10,000 seems way high but it was definitely a large and enthusiastic crowd!! I think they closed the road for the Women’s March in 2017 too. Chester County is fairly blue these days but it’s a recent and welcome change 🌊😊
The mayor reported it from the podium at the end of the presentations. He also made the comment on the closed streets. I try not to share misinformation - it was a lot of people. It was great. What part of CC do you live in? Phoenixville area for me.
Ah - got it. I left around 2:15 or so. The MC posted that the Local is going to report 6,000 people. Clearly I’m terrible at judging crowd sizes (maybe I should be president 😂). I’m from the Dtown area. I was in DC for the women’s March in 2017 but I thought I saw pics with High st closed 🤷🏻♀️
We attended the Women's March in DC in 2017 also - what a day! We should stay in touch, you know we will both be back in West Chester for many more Resist events. Love Downingtown, lived in the borough for 5 years in the early 80s.
We were in WC for the Women's March, as well as the protest against poor treatment of migrants...and neither of those were ANYTHING like this in size. Great energy.
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#handsoff #protest #resist #trump #musk #doge
This coup will end us if they think they can whistle past the scary graveyard & wait for easier times.
There will be no easier time.
ANY govt will fall if large # of ppl refuse to go along.
Strikes will end his coup.
I have friends who live in that area. I’ve visited a couple times.
"Wow! That's amazing! It's a heavy republican Area".