May 27 Update – Recent reporting shows that the Pentagon has told participating soldiers to bring their sleeping bags and plan to bunk in government offices and warehouses – raising potential 3rd amendment (to the Constitution, remember that document that every soldier swears an oath to uphold?) concerns about the quartering of soldiers. As noted by our friend at Win Without War, even veterans groups now warn that the June 14 event is likely to be all about Trump rather than the troops who serve our country.

You don't have to stand silent. Sign now to tank Trump's war parade and then sign up with us to host or attend a June 14 No Kings action anywhere in the US — more than 1000 events are already planned and if enough of us show up we'll steal Trump's spotlight with a show of mass nonviolent noncooperation.

Our memorial day message repeats below of you want more context.

a drawing of a trump baby wearing a crown and holding a cell phone being fired out of a tank cannon

May 26 – Today is Memorial day, an American holiday to honor soldiers who have fought and died in wars. When I was growing up, it used to be a solemn, reverent day to remember relatives who’d died to make America free, end slavery, or defeat fascism.

But, like everything else, Trump wants to warp the ideas of patriotism and service to benefit himself and his fossil fueled fascist regime. The Army was already planning a parade to celebrate their founding on June 14, but when Trump got wind of it — and since June 14 is also his Birthday — he's demanded the war parade be supersized and redesigned to honor him.

We're fighting back with art, protest, and non-violent demonstrations that glorify freedom and climate action, not war and fossil fueled fascism. Sign now to Stop Trump’s War Parade.

The latest plans include tanks rolling through DC streets, uniformed soldiers marching past the White House, and fighter jets screaming overhead to. It's a $100 MILLION+ project to stroke the ego of a fossil fueled fascist who fancies himself a king.

But here's the thing: This parade simply cannot happen without support and cooperation from DC officials.

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, alongside the DC Council, has the power to put up bureaucratic roadblocks at every turn, from requiring Trump's team to cover the costs of police, security overtime, and road repairs, to guarantees protestors won’t be arrested or brutalized.

It's all to say, there's a lot of leverage to stop Trump's tank party in its tracks. But to do it, DC officials and our organizing team need to be able to show that people across the country are opposed to this war parade — and that's where you come in.

Let's stop Trump's tank parade in its tracks. Sign on to demand that DC Mayor Bowser block Trump's war parade. And then, make a plan to join us on June 14 for the No Kings day of action. We also know Trump loves an audience, so we’ll deny him what he wants in DC while showing off American resistance to monarchs and fascist rulers.

Thanks for all you do,

Drew & the 198 methods crew

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It just gets worse John.