#irondequoitny — Public Fediverse posts on home.social

I managed to get coverage at work today, so I could attend one of the No Kings rallies. Here in the Rochester NY area, there were five rallies at different locations around the county. I attended the one in the town of Irondequoit, which was billed as an "Un-Parade". People lined up for about a mile along Lakeshore Boulevard, which runs along the shore of Lake Ontario.

People were in good spirits, waving home-made signs and U.S. flags. Passing vehicles mostly honked, waved, smiled, gave a thumbs-up, or waved flags of their own. I only saw about a dozen rude drivers who gave us the finger. Seeing how many drivers were cheering the event was very encouraging.

For me, the highlight was a musician who walked along the route playing "This Land Is Your Land" on a guitar and harmonica. Lots of people sang along.

When I got home, I checked to see whether any of our local news outlets had covered the events. I was pleased to see fairly good coverage from the local paper, the Democrat & Chronicle. According to the article, "thousands" of people attended the Irondequoit event, though it doesn't specify exactly how many thousands.

Here's the D&C article:
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2025/06/14/no-kings-protests-across-rochester-ny-see-the-photos/84182470007/

Also, a couple of pictures I took, and the Irondequoit portion of the article in a screenshot.

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