We did it! June 14, 2025 – No Kings Day – was a joyous celebration of unity, strength, and solidarity. It was conceived as opposition to Trump’s birthday bash, which was more pathetic than powerful. We more than met our goal – our No Kings Day was observed in over 2150 registered protests in all 50 states, from large cities to small towns, red and blue, and in 27 countries who stood besides us against tyranny.
The participation of at least 5 million people in No Kings Day is hailed as one of the largest peaceful protests in American history since the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960’s. You may have heard of the 3.5% Rule, the social science-derived observation that few authoritarian governments have withstood that percentage of their population in open revolt against them. This percentage in the US is 11.8 million. We are almost halfway there.
But the 3.5% Rule is not a one-day/one-action principle, it requires sustainable actions by us all to tear down the authoritarian walls. One important goal will be ensuring that Virginia Republicans are defeated in this November’s elections. Republicans foresee that this is the first domino in a column that is not likely to fall in their direction, and they rightfully fear the momentum their defeat will create in 2026.
Turn Purple 2 Blue presents you with a wide variety of actions to choose from. From influencing legislators, to grassroots organizing, to voter outreach including persuasive phone calls and postcards, the most important message for us all is TO GET BUSY! Democracy cannot wait. We are already a force to be reckoned with. We must keep scaling up our actions until we succeed … no kings!