Carrying signs that were at times deadly serious (“Evil Wins When Good People Do Nothing,” “Stop Kidnapping People”) and other times mocking (“Cleanup on Aisle 47,” “Elect a Clown, Expect a Circus”), an estimated 200,000 protesters filled Pennsylvania Avenue and surrounding DC streets on Saturday, October 18, for the second No Kings day of action this year.

While speakers such as senators Chris Murphy and Bernie Sanders warned of the current state of affairs, and some participants broke into spontaneous chants about democracy (“the people united will never be divided”), the rally at times had a light-hearted, almost party-like vibe thanks to all the people sporting costumes—including “founding fathers” in powdered wigs and colonial garb, a massive Statue of Liberty head, and colorful infl

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