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An Estimated 100 000 People Showed Up In DC Alone Today For the Nationwide 50501 Protest (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to c/washingtondc@lemmy.world

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[–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemm.ee 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Amazing! Is there a source for this number?

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 23 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

In photos: "Hands Off!" protesters rally against Trump across the U.S (Axios)

"DC and NYC are well over 100,000 attendees, each."

The total attendance estimate far surpasses the 500,000 RSVPs organizers counted as of Friday night.

By the numbers: More than 1,100 rallies, visibility events and meetings were scheduled in all 50 states as of Wednesday.

And also keep in mind most media is undercounting protests counts here