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Maj Jason Watson, USAF

Free Speech For People Statement in Support of Active US Air Force Officer Arrested In Peaceful Capitol Protest Calling on Congress to Impeach, Remove and Convict Trump

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Major Jason Watson, an active US Air Force officer, was arrested today in a nonviolent act of civil disobedience by standing on the steps of the US Capitol holding a sign calling for Donald Trump to be impeached, removed, and convicted for the high crimes he has committed since assuming power again.

At a press conference organized by the Removal Coalition, Major Watson was joined by Removal Coalition founder Jessica Denson, Congressman Al Green, members of About Face Veterans, constitutional scholar Bruce Fein, Defenders of Our Republic, and other advocates calling for constitutional accountability.

Before his arrest, Major Watson called on every Member of Congress to follow the leadership of Representative Al Green by supporting articles of impeachment against President Trump. He also urged Americans to engage in peaceful, nonviolent protest until Congress fulfills its constitutional duty. Watch Major Watson’s remarks and arrest here.

“Major Watson demonstrated today the kind of courage our democracy demands,” said John Bonifaz, President and Co-Founder of Free Speech For People. “He honored the same oath that every Member of Congress has taken—to support and defend the Constitution. His willingness to risk his own freedom stands in stark contrast to those who continue to look away as President Trump commits unprecedented abuses of power. Congress has both the authority and the constitutional obligation to act to impeach and remove Donald Trump from public office.”

Free Speech For People launched its impeachment campaign on Inauguration Day and has since gathered more than 1.1 million petition signatures calling on Congress to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Trump. The organization proudly joins Major Watson in calling on Members of Congress to fulfill their sworn duty to protect and defend our Constitution at this critical moment in our history by invoking the congressional power of impeachment.

Free Speech For People has documented hundreds of impeachable offenses across 27 separate grounds, including:

• Engaging in corruption for his own and his close associates’ personal enrichment
• Committing or Planning War and Humanitarian Crimes
• Unconstitutionally usurping Congress’s power to declare war
• Committing treason by levying war against the United States, individual states, and their people
• Calling for the execution of Members of Congress
• Abusing the power of his office to unlawfully maintain political power
• Illegally kidnapping, imprisoning, and removing U.S. residents
• Unconstitutionally and systemically violating the First Amendment
• Defying court orders, threatening judges, and unconstitutionally usurping judicial authority
• Abusing investigatory and prosecutorial powers

“This is an existential moment for our nation and our democracy. We either have a Constitution, or we don’t,” Bonifaz added. “Donald Trump has already engaged in multiple abuses of power. We demand that our elected officials in Congress carry out the mandate of their oath to protect the Constitution at this critical time by standing up and bringing impeachment proceedings against this lawless president.”

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No Kings

The Indivisible website is reporting "over 8 million people at 3,300 locations".

It was a pretty good day. I drove thru a few in my area, and they all looked pretty good, with lots of hopeful, mostly happy, and determined people.

Small Protests

... are simple reminders of large problems that need to be addressed.

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Amanda Nelson has been on fire lately.

The regime keeps doubling down. It's what they do because authoritarian assholes have nothing else in the toolbox.

So it seems we'll see things getting worse for a while - not because passive disobedience and social pressure aren't working, but because that's what does work. That's what is working.

What that inflamed human hemorrhoid did to Renee Good in Minneapolis was appalling and unforgivable, and we need to burn him for that. And we will. We just have to keep in mind that if we're out here fighting for justice, we have to follow our own rules.

Stay mad, and push back hard, but stay focused and contained. We have to show the world we're not the ones losing their shit.

Get out there and do it

A Good Sign

We can't win without a fight, and we can't fight if we don't show up.

People are usually a huge disappointment to me, and a royal pain in my ass.

But then there's this, and the night seems a bit brighter.

Wait - What?

If only we could count on people being reasonable.

No Kings

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just drive by and honk 

Tomorrow

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No Kings 10-18-2025

October 18, 2025

Denver No Kings Protest: When, Where, What to Know

The first No Kings protest in Denver brought more than 5,000 people to the Colorado State Capitol.

Denver protest attendance started leveling off during the summer, but controversial policies from President Donald Trump targeting everyone from immigrants to federal employees to universities have people eager to return in force on Saturday, October 18, for the second No Kings protest.

“The fight isn’t over,” reads an online description for the upcoming No Kings demonstrations across the country. “President Trump has doubled down—sending masked agents into our streets, terrorizing immigrant families, silencing voters, dismantling protections, and handing our future to billionaire allies while everyday people struggle. He wants us to believe his rule is absolute. We’re here to remind him: it’s not.”

Part of a national string of protests in June, the first No Kings protest in Denver brought out more than 5,000 people to the Colorado State Capitol, and was the last major anti-Trump protest in Denver before a clear downturn in attendance in July, August and September. Nationally, the first No Kings day of protests saw a reported turnout of 5 million people.

According to local organizers, Denver’s second No Kings demonstration will feature live music, speeches, chalk art, chants and sign making, in a format that sounds similar to the “activists fairs” hosted at recent protests in front of the State Capitol. However, there are more No Kings events scheduled across Colorado, including one in Colorado Springs expected to draw thousands.

Where is the No Kings Protest in Denver?

The upcoming No Kings protest in Denver will take place at the Colorado State Capitol. According to the Capitol permit for the event, protesters will gather on the West Steps and at Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park across the street.

According to an online billing for the protest, the main action will take place on at Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park, and “activities like sign-making and sidewalk chalking will be on the west steps.”

When is the No Kings Protest?

According to online fliers for No Kings, the protest in Denver will take place from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 18.

Similar protests in Denver have gone on past the posted stop time when turnout is large and have carried on into the night or spilled into other parts of town. The permit for the event allows protesters on the Capitol west steps and Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Will There Be a March?

Yes, online descriptions of No Kings promise “a march through the heart of our city” from 1 to 2 p.m., but the exact route hasn’t been shared.

How to Get There

Denver’s protest is along major roads, like East Colfax Avenue and Broadway. Parking a few blocks away from the Capitol is a good idea, as large turnouts can back up traffic.

RTD bus lines like the 0, 15 and the 83D/L have stops on East Colfax Avenue, Lincoln Street and Broadway that are a block or two from the action. Capitol Hill doesn’t have any light rail stations, but stops at 10th Avenue and Osage Street and downtown on 16th Street are about a thirty-minute walk from the Capitol. And you can always scoop an e-bike or scooter along the way.

Who is Organizing Denver’s No Kings Protest?

Multiple local groups have put out information on the upcoming No Kings protest, including 50501 Colorado, Solidarity Warriors, the Indivisible Action Network, Pulse Colorado and the Service Employees International Union, among others. Most of the Denver groups spreading the word on No Kings have been involved in organizing protests against President Donald Trump all year, with many of them forming shortly after he returned to office in January.

The permit holder for the event is Indivisible Colorado, a local branch of a national progressive activist network.

Other No Kings Protests in Colorado

No Kings 2 protests are planned around the Denver area and throughout Colorado on October 18. Find details about your closest protest on a national map by No Kings and an online list of events in Colorado.

In northern Colorado, a rally and food donation drive is planned for 9 a.m. at the Fort Collins Civic Center Park, according to Indivisible Northern Colorado, which will host alongside the League of Women Voters of Larimer County and the American Association of University Professors.

Anyone driving to or from the mountains via Interstate 70 instead on October 18 will likely see protesters on the Genesee Overpass near exit 254 in Golden, according to an online description. The protesters expected to hold up signs for get support from passing motorists from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. that Saturday.

In addition to the main event at the State Capitol, Denver protesters are planning to wave anti-Trump signs at traffic on Colorado Boulevard from 1 to 3 p.m. with gatherings expected at major intersections with Alameda, Mexico and 8th avenues.

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