The Daily Populous

Sunday October 19th, 2025 morning edition

image for Republicans mostly silent as millions of Americans protest Trump on No Kings day

In comments Friday, Donald Trump opposed the protest organizers’ characterization of him as a would-be monarch.

I’m not a king,” Trump said in a Fox News interview.

At a White House event on Wednesday, Trump tried to downplay the No Kings events.

“I hear very few people [are] going to be there, by the way, but they have their day coming up and they want to have their day in the sun,” he said.

“The President is putting his ego over responsibility with this disregard for public safety,” the Democratic governor said in a statement.

“I encourage you to watch – we call it the ‘hate America’ rally – that will happen Saturday,” said the House speaker, Mike Johnson of Louisiana.

“Let’s see who shows up for that,” Johnson added, listing groups including “antifa types”, people who “hate capitalism” and “Marxists in full display”. »

Millions across all 50 US states march in No Kings protests against Trump

Authored by theguardian.com

In Chicago, at Grant Park’s Butler Field, at least 10,000 people assembled, many with signs opposing federal immigration agents or mocking Trump.

TV stations with feeds from protests warned viewers they could not be responsible for the language used in the signage.

The crowd erupted in chants of “Fuck Donald Trump” when Illinois representative Jonathan Jackson took the stage. »

Three Afghan cricketers killed in Pak airstrikes; Afghanistan pull out of tri-series involving Pakistan

Authored by theweek.in

Pakistan were set to host Afghanistan and Sri Lanka in a T20I series starting November 17.

However, the airstrikes, which were launched just hours after a two-day ceasefire with Afghanistan ended, killed three local cricketers who had returned after a friendly match in Sharana.

Kabul accused Pakistan of an attack in the Afghan capital, a claim Pakistan's government and military have not confirmed. »

‘No Kings’ protests pass in festival atmosphere as an estimated 7 million across US rally against Trump’s ‘authoritarianism’

Authored by the-independent.com
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Nearly 7 million demonstrators in small towns and cities across the country showed up for No Kings protests to rally against Donald Trump’s presidency, according to organizers.

More than 350,000 people across New York City protested on Saturday, organizers said, with New York City Police making zero arrests connected to the protests.

open image in gallery There was a festival atmosphere across the protests, such as at this rally in Nashville, Tennessee ( AFP via Getty Images ). »

US tells airlines to disregard ‘X’ sex markers on passports and input ‘M’ or ‘F’

Authored by theguardian.com

US Customs and Border Protection implemented a rule this week that will require airlines to disregard “X” sex markers on passports and input an “M” or “F” marker instead, sending those people with an “X” marker into panic.

Now, the new CBP rule has many people on social media and beyond worried that they will no longer be allowed to fly internationally.

A CBP spokesperson said: “Foreign travelers with authorized and valid US travel documents are being processed as they were previously. »