From Beacon Street to Boylston Street, from Charles Street to well past the Frog Pond, tens of thousands of people filled Boston Common today for a protest against the new administration. From Mayor Marty Walsh and Sen. Elizabeth Warren to women, men and children in the crowd, people vowed to fight for health care for all, for immigrants, for LGBT rights - and for science.
Walsh, Warren and Sen. Ed Markey vowed to fight Republicans at every turn, to protect Massachusetts immigrants, blacks, Muslims and Latinos, to stand up for Obamacare and to return Boston to its revolutionary roots and begin the fight for a kinder America, where the middle class begins to grow again as union rights are restored and the bigots are forced back into the swamp they crawled out of.
Beacon Street itself filled with people, so many so that some protesters created their own detour up Beacon Hill, and down its streets until past the knot of people at Beacon and Charles. Boston Police estimated the crowd at 175,000.
Attorney General Maura Healey, Sen. Ed Markey, philanthropist Barbara Lee and Sen. Elizabeth Warren march on Comm. Ave.
Three generations in one family with hats:
You could tell you were in Boston:
Intense hat on intense girl:
Lots of things to protest:
There's one in every crowd:
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For the movement to succeed in toppling Trump in four years.
By anon
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 5:14pm
We need a lot more of Maura and Marty and a lot less Madonna and Michael Moore. There must be a concerted effort to recruit rust belt mothers, military wives, women in law enforcement and the millions of faith based women who are Catholics , members of Black churches and immigrant families who tend to be more conservative and who are not impressed with the Hollywood or DC elite.
Problem is, Michael Moore got things Totally Right.
By be not logged in
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 7:22pm
http://michaelmoore.com/trumpwillwin/
Then again, he (as most of the 'anti Trump' sorts) are actually 1% ers themselves, making their fortunes on the gullible.
Well, he's now half right
By adamg
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 8:10pm
He got, um, lucky this time. In 2012, he predicted Romney would win.
Yes
By BostonDog
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 7:43pm
I'm excited about Brianna Wu running for congress. She's exactly the sort of people we need: Young, smart, and accomplished for things beyond making documentaries and giving speeches.
The established activists have done a great job but it's time for fresh blood, fresh ideas, and fresh faces. More Obama, less Moore.
For the movement to succeed,
By Refugee
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 7:54pm
For the movement to succeed, the Democratic primary process has to come up with a more popular nominee in 2020. Isn't that what went wrong in 2016?
"More Popular"?
By GrooPunk
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 8:52pm
Need I remind you that the Democratic nominee WAS more popular: she received over 2.5 million MORE votes than the GOP nominee.
Also, as a general reply to several comments already, will the Left stop looking so far forward to winning in 2020? There's another important election in 2018. That's the problem: Democrat voters seem to disappear every two years between presidential elections and that's part of the reason how the GOP gained control of both the House and the Senate.
How is that relevant? A
By Refugee
Sun, 01/22/2017 - 1:17am
How is that relevant? A third a Trump voters were more motivated in voting against Clinton than voting for Trump. That contributed an order of magnitude more to the election's outcome than did electoral math, the FBI, Putin, or 3rd party spoiler candidates.
The Democratic Party had a stronger candidate available in 2016, consistently predicted to be stronger than Clinton in a general election, but the party (and the Commonwealth) nominated the flawed one. Democrats in Mass also lost control of the Governor's office in 2013 because the party nominated the same bad candidate who in 2010 lost a US Senate seat kept warm by dead Kennedys to an unknown guy with a pickup truck.
That's a clear sign that the nomination process is broken. That's the reason there's a President Trump. If you're going to protest something, don't protest the outcome, protest the cause.
Relevant?
By GrooPunk
Sun, 01/22/2017 - 10:44am
How is that relevant? Simply put, you said "the Democratic primary process has to come up with a more popular nominee in 2020" and I responded with the fact that the Democratic primary process came up with a nominee that earned over 2.5 MILLION popular votes than the opposition.
I would say that one person that is receiving 2.5 million MORE votes than the other person is more popular.
A third of Trump voters might have been more motivated to vote against Clinton than for Trump, but that still doesn't erase the simple fact that she received 2.5 million MORE votes.
If a winning margin of 2.5 million doesn't constitute "more popular" in your book, what does? 3 million? 4 million? 25 million?
Popularity was not the issue here. Clinton WON the popular vote. Your "popular" argument simply doesn't work here.
Clinton did not "win" the
By Refugee
Sun, 01/22/2017 - 2:03pm
Clinton did not "win" the popular vote. Nobody won the popular vote. No candidate received a 50.1% majority. About 6% of people voted for 3rd party candidates, and with single vote ballots, we have no way of knowing how those votes would have swung between Clinton and Trump if they had to choose.
That is the crux of the problem. If you want to protest something, protest our election system. Protesting Trump may have been very good for the mental health of everyone who felt crushed and alienated by the November election, but politically speaking, it accomplishes as much as Occupy Wall street.
Alternative Facts
By SwirlyGrrl
Sun, 01/22/2017 - 6:35pm
Nobody said she got a majority.
She did, however, get a plurality. In most states, such a vote for governor would mean that she won.
In many countries, that 50% is not a threshold, either.
I guess you are entitled to your own alternative facts, if it makes you feel better.
If you think that 5% of the population of Eastern MA deciding to take a walk together accomplishes nothing, guess again. Any Republican in statewide office probably won't share your views when it comes to capitulation with Trump now.
IMHO The Democrats need to
By anon
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 10:36pm
IMHO The Democrats need to field stronger nominees in state races in places outside of the North East and the West Coast. Things like Secretary of State in Florida, Attorney General in Michigan.
"The movement" != electoral politics
By lbb
Mon, 01/23/2017 - 10:09am
For the movement to succeed, we can't rely on electoral politics, particularly not with people in power with a vested interest in voter suppression. It's part of the picture, but my gut says that the Democratic Party failed mostly because of over-focus on electoral politics and not enough on policy.
Hat tip to Boston Police
By Bob Leponge
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 5:56pm
Once again, we're reminded that the Boston Police Department is a classy, highly professional outfit. I encountered a number of police officers, no doubt many having political views quite different from mine. Universally, they were polite, respectful, in many cases smiling, and obviously there to protect me rather than to harass me. Crowd control, and opening and closing of the side streets, seemed to go off without a hitch.
Great Job
By BostonDog
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 7:46pm
I saw a state trooper giving fist bumps to kids and their parents. Also Boston cops walking the crowd solo and chatting with the protesters. Nice.
Yes
By Miaow
Sun, 01/22/2017 - 5:49pm
I was at the DC march, and there, too, the police offers were very polite and respectful, and some even posed for photos.
I agree.
By mplo
Sun, 01/22/2017 - 6:57pm
The Boston Police were very professional all around and kept everything under control, since they were in control themselves. They did a fine job.
The showing today is a good reminder
By Snuggles
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 6:11pm
that there's a lot of goodness in Boston.
Before it got really crowded
By adamg
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 6:18pm
Greg Cook took photos at the march, too, including this aerial shot around 10:45 a.m. (before that little brownish-green spot in the upper right, and much more, filled in):
Additional photos
By johnmcboston
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 6:40pm
Got some of mine on-line...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterbum/albums/72...
Great Photos!
By BostonDog
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 7:49pm
That's the best set of sign shots I've seen so far.
Thanks...
By johnmcboston
Sun, 01/22/2017 - 12:43pm
Thanks...
Great photos!
By abostonparent
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 7:52pm
As someone that was home fixing broken water pipes today, I appreciate the power of social media and the interwebs. Everything I saw today on here, twitter and instagram was incredible. Great pics and even better signs!
But did anyone get a picture of Adam? The person behind the best website in the city?
I am the ghost in the night ...
By adamg
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 8:12pm
Nobody sees me - I'm the ultimate in non-descriptness :-).
OK, Greg Cook spotted me, but I don't think he took a photo.
Are you rocking the Clark Kent glasses?
By anon
Sun, 01/22/2017 - 4:28am
That would do it.
(And how does Superman transform these days w/o phone booths?)
I tried
By cybah
Sun, 01/22/2017 - 10:08pm
I've met Adam before so I have a good idea what he looks like. There were just so many people there, it was very hard to spot anyone I knew.
I was trying to meet up with a buddy of mine, but between cell service that sucked and just so many people.. it took me a while to find him. I finally told him, we'd hafta meet near Park Street just to get away from the sea of pepole.
Neat photos, johnmcboston!
By mplo
Sun, 01/22/2017 - 7:01pm
Way to go! Thanks for posting them.
Cowardly Faker
By anon
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 6:43pm
The governor was nowhere to be seen. That's his second recent cowardly action. According to him, he didn't cast a vote for president at all.
He's been put on notice
By SwirlyGrrl
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 7:55pm
150,000 to 175,000 people (BPD and Mayor's office counts) is enough to do some serious damage to his future prospects should we all become displeased.
IF that number is entirely
By deepfreeze
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 11:39pm
IF that number is entirely from Boston. I'n really pulling for Tito (unless someone even better steps up) but my expectations of the voting public remain low.
Wow.
By JPNative617
Sun, 01/22/2017 - 8:32am
Yes, please vote for Tito for Governor, just don't vote for him for Mayor.
His popularity makes no sense to me
By anon
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 9:16pm
Last polls I saw had him at 70% approval rating. 3rd most popular gov in the country.
He's such an empty suit speaking management consultese.
I've yet to hear him give an honest straight-forward answer. Ever.
Can someone explain the appeal?
Regarding Donald Trump's popularity:
By mplo
Sun, 01/22/2017 - 8:08pm
A lot of people liked what he said about illegal immigrants and so on, and they fell for his BS rhetoric, hook, line and sinker. Isn't it funny that Trump sold his voting base down the river as soon as he got their vote!
Sadly I had to work today.
By be not logged in
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 7:15pm
Was so pleased, though, to learn that my restaurant's owner texted us to put up some signs offering treats for folks who participated in the Rally.
Was so pleased to hear from folks about their experiences. From what I heard, it was a Happy, Peaceful, Family - oriented sort of event (albeit crowded).
Great coverage, Adam
By anon
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 7:28pm
Thanks.
Really needed to see this here and around the world after that disturbing speech yesterday.
I have faith that this presidency will go down in history as a short and futle dead-end wrong turn that America took before quickly getting back on track.
Adorable!
By Elmer
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 7:46pm
Warren's speech
By adamg
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 11:13pm
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By Elmer
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 11:23pm
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She Did NOT Lie And "Check A Box" To Get Her Job!
By Elmer
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 11:36pm
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"Power to the P*ssy"
By anonism
Sun, 01/22/2017 - 10:07am
Well, if you liked that sign in pic #22, you'll love this stuff:
http://legalinsurrection.com/2017/01/signs-of-madn...
That's nice dear
By SwirlyGrrl
Sun, 01/22/2017 - 6:41pm
Such tripe is to be expected of a blog that is wholeheartedly endorsed by Rush Limbaugh, of drug dealing and swilling and offshore underage prostitute raping with someone else's viagra fame.
You might also like this article on fake news: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/business/media/...
You don't stop at alternative facts but go full bore into alternative reality!
smh
By bastiat
Mon, 01/23/2017 - 6:41am
.
"That's nice dear"
By anonism
Mon, 01/23/2017 - 8:46am
- nice put down there. Condescending much?
"Such tripe..." Right. Tripe is what the respected professor at Cornell Law is all about.
Way to describe the Legal Insurrection blog--NOT! It isn't some army of Rush-like automatons that follows this blog; rather, it's more like people who see MSM BS and announce (like Madge in that '60s commercial) that "[we're] soaking in it" and get their news fix elsewhere.
"You don't stop at alternative facts but go full bore into alternative reality!"
Well, I hope you liked the very public, very indecent pictures of some of the signs carried by the marchers.
Condescention is warranted
By anon
Mon, 01/23/2017 - 9:08am
When faced with alternative facts and non-credible bloviation, condescending is the order of the day. Particularly when the reference is extremely condescending in and of itself.
Grow up and do your research like a man, and you won't be treated like a child.
Clutches Pearls
By anon
Mon, 01/23/2017 - 9:09am
OMG WOMEN HAVE ANATOMY!!!
THEY WERE SHOWING THEIR ANKLES TOO!
You poor scared little man
By anon
Mon, 01/23/2017 - 10:41am
Of course human rights include your rights, unless you are including that fictitious right to be special.
Maybe you need to go to your safe space that is free from horrifying female anatomy.
Boston made a good impression
By lbb
Mon, 01/23/2017 - 2:32pm
I wasn't sure how fast things would fill up, so I got in early (at 8 am there were seats to spare on the Red Line). I saw the people of Boston being very helpful and welcoming to marchers. One great moment: a DTX Ambassador who asked a couple of women what they wanted (looking for a non-chain coffee shop), and then calling in on his walkie talkie to make sure a particular coffee shop was open at that time. The bemused and delighted expressions on their faces will stay with me for some time. Well done Boston - be proud of yourselves!
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