Ace Cat
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Taken together, an overall look at protest patterns in 2026 reinforces the sense of a growing, durable, and disciplined pro-democracy movement increasingly mobilized at the grassroots.
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Taken together, an overall look at protest patterns in 2026 reinforces the sense of a growing, durable, and disciplined pro-democracy movement increasingly mobilized at the grassroots.
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The next common claims concern US foreign policy (primarily as it relates to Gaza, Venezuela, Iran, Ukraine, & Greenland), the economy, & health care.
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The next common claims concern US foreign policy (primarily as it relates to Gaza, Venezuela, Iran, Ukraine, & Greenland), the economy, & health care.
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What are the protests about? The top three claims expressed during the protests are concerns about the presidency, democracy, and immigration. These themes dominate the protest landscape.
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
What are the protests about? The top three claims expressed during the protests are concerns about the presidency, democracy, and immigration. These themes dominate the protest landscape.
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These are tiny fractions for a movement of this historic size and geographic dispersion. This discipline is part of why clear instances of lawless brutality by govt authorities tend to backfire—a dynamic that @owasow.bsky.social recently described in the NYT: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/o...
Opinion | We’re Seeing the Weakness of a Strong State
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
These are tiny fractions for a movement of this historic size and geographic dispersion. This discipline is part of why clear instances of lawless brutality by govt authorities tend to backfire—a dynamic that @owasow.bsky.social recently described in the NYT: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/o...
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The movement is extraordinarily disciplined, despite escalatory rhetoric, threats, & violence against the movement, immigrants, and observers. Over 99% of reported protests featured no arrests, 99.8% had no participant injuries or property damage, and 99.9% reported no injuries to law enforcement.
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The movement is extraordinarily disciplined, despite escalatory rhetoric, threats, & violence against the movement, immigrants, and observers. Over 99% of reported protests featured no arrests, 99.8% had no participant injuries or property damage, and 99.9% reported no injuries to law enforcement.
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Participation is likewise robust. For counts for just 41% of our events, we tallied well over 10.3M participants across explicitly anti-Trump protests, < 111k across pro-Trump protests, and over 387k across other protests.
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Participation is likewise robust. For counts for just 41% of our events, we tallied well over 10.3M participants across explicitly anti-Trump protests, < 111k across pro-Trump protests, and over 387k across other protests.
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Overall, we have tallied 4x more protests through Jan 31, 2026 than we had through Jan 31, 2018
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Overall, we have tallied 4x more protests through Jan 31, 2026 than we had through Jan 31, 2018
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Protest volume is escalating. Jan 2026 recorded the highest monthly total of protests during Trump’s second term so far (nearly 5900)—and the 3rd highest total of protests per month since 2017, behind only June 2020 (BLM) & March 2018 (Enough Walkouts + March for Our Lives).
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Protest volume is escalating. Jan 2026 recorded the highest monthly total of protests during Trump’s second term so far (nearly 5900)—and the 3rd highest total of protests per month since 2017, behind only June 2020 (BLM) & March 2018 (Enough Walkouts + March for Our Lives).
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The two No Kings protests (6/14 & 10/18) were among the largest single day protests in history, but we are tallying protests all over the country every day in locally coordinated protests, too, particularly in opposition to ICE - an increasingly large share of the total #.
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The two No Kings protests (6/14 & 10/18) were among the largest single day protests in history, but we are tallying protests all over the country every day in locally coordinated protests, too, particularly in opposition to ICE - an increasingly large share of the total #.
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The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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If you're wondering whether your town was a sundown town?
Check this map.
Shout out to everyone that immediately noticed that most sundown towns were not in the South.
Check this map.
Shout out to everyone that immediately noticed that most sundown towns were not in the South.
Sundown Town Map | History and Social Justice, inspired by James W. Loewen
A database contributed by people across the nation underlies these maps and the tables you can generate.
justice.tougaloo.edu
February 11, 2026 at 4:18 PM
If you're wondering whether your town was a sundown town?
Check this map.
Shout out to everyone that immediately noticed that most sundown towns were not in the South.
Check this map.
Shout out to everyone that immediately noticed that most sundown towns were not in the South.