Through rain and shine, Fort Worthians filled Burk Burnett Park yesterday for the city’s second No Kings protest of the year. Organizers with the progressive group Indivisible 12 estimated between 7,000 and 8,000 attendees, the largest protest in Fort Worth’s history. The rally was part of similar rallies across the country. Estimates indicate that nearly 7 million Americans participated in more than 2,500 cities and towns. By most accounts, every rally was peaceful.
Throughout the march downtown, protesters carried signs calling for the protection of democracy, comparing the president to other fascist leaders, and demanding the release of the Epstein files.
Like other recent protests across the country, a few Fort Worthians wore inflatable costumes of both real and mythical creatures — a trend popularized by the viral TikTok of cops pepper-spraying the Portland Frog at an ICE protest.
While the national No Kings movement originated to challenge the rise of fascism within the federal government, community speakers brought the importance of local issues to the forefront…