BOSTON: "Even the drone couldn't get it all..."

[Miles Archer]

Denise Wheeler
‪@denisedwheeler.bsky.social‬

Today in Boston.

Over a million people turned out.

Even the drone couldn't get it all.

#NoKingsDay #BostonStrong #ICEProtest

Today in Boston.

Over a million people turned out.

Even the drone couldn't get it all.

#NoKingsDay #BostonStrong #ICEProtest

— Denise Wheeler (@denisedwheeler.bsky.social) 2025-06-14T23:41:21.995Z

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. That's a lot of people...

But it’s not a million.

Go look at photos of Woodstock or Obama’s inauguration- half a million each, bigger than this crowd.

Impressive turnout in Boston, but let’s not get carried away.

[yorkster]

2. Have seen the figure of a million in Boston.

There was also a Pride parade.
Both WCVB Boston (ABC affiliate) and CBS used a million as crowd estimate on Google.

[stillcool]

4. and even the drone couldn't get them all in

that's not getting carried away... it's over a million.

[Doug Skullery]

5. That is just Government Center

...which was the end of the parade route. The No Kings rally was merged with the Gay Pride Parade, which started in Copley Square, about a mile away. I was there yesterday along the parade route at Boston Common, which was also packed. If Copley Square, Boston Common, and Govermnent Center were all filled, along with all the streets connecting them, that could easily be a million people. That is an enormous area.

[niyad]

10. One is curious about why your posts are so insistently downsizing

the attendee numbers.

[dchill]

18. "One is curious..."

Two is, too. 😉

[niyad]

24. !!!

[Disaffected]

11. That's why the OP said

"the drone couldn't get it all".

[DENVERPOPS]

14. Totally agree FT

This is a max of maybe 300Kish...........personally observed World Youth Day, '93 with both the Pope and Bill Clinton. It was 450,000 by all estimates, and Boston was not quite that big......Same with comparison with Wood Stock photos...........

[sheshe2]

16. Yes, it was.

I Don’t know why you doubt that it is true.

Two events, The Pride March and No Kings Rally.

Channel 5 Boston…from my OP

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100220398961

More than 1 million descend on Boston Common for Pride and No Kings rallies



The Boston pride rally and the No Kings rally organizers said more than 1 million people showed up Saturday on Boston Common to celebrate the LGBTQ community and democracy.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony kicked off Boston's Pride for the People march while a motorcycle contingent led a rally down Clarendon Street and through the Back Bay as hundreds of thousands of people celebrated the LGBTQ+ community.

snip

Also in Boston on Saturday afternoon, demonstrators joined other cities across the country for the No Kings protests.

The No Kings rally is a movement targeted at the Trump administration, and specifically President Donald Trump. Protesters said Trump is bypassing Congress with too many executive orders and is creating a government that is no longer by and for the people.

“I hope they can see that there are a number of us upset with how Trump is handling this country, and there is no normal anymore," said one protester.


https://www.wcvb.com/article/more-than-1-million-descend-on-boston-common-for-pride-and-no-kings-rallies/65065335

GO BOSTON!!!!!!!
MY NOTES

[peggysue2]

3. Whoosh!

Now that reminds me of the Women's March in DC, a literal sea of peaceful protesters.

Another

The Resistance has arrived!

[Kali999]

6. Go Beantown

[Miles Archer]

8. Aw, Boston you're my home...

I was born in a small Massachusetts town about an hour out of Boston. Moved to California when I was 16. Decades later, you can take the boy out of Boston, but you can never take the Boston out of the boy.

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[PatSeg]

7. Hey, Donald loves big crowd sizes

He should be somewhat pleased even if the crowds are opposed to him. At least he's not being ignored.

[dchill]

20. He definitely CAN take some credit for crowd sizes...

"Without me there would have been no crowds!"

[PatSeg]

28. Exactly!

Biden never had numbers like these!!!

[AllaN01Bear]

9. """

[Magoo48]

12. It is truly inspiring.

How many millions came out yesterday, one wonders?

[Ponietz]

13. It's a shame these events can't have public speakers anymore

There’s always a man with a gun.

[BigmanPigman]

15. Something similar happened in San Diego.

I finished the 2 hour march and then odd stuff sort of started to happen. I stood on an elevated level to try to see was going on since it was confusing everyone.

Basically, there were 2 protests about 1/2 mile apart in downtown. The other march ended up converging with the one I was in and a sea of people fanned put in every direction as far as you could see.i knew it would be massive due to the recent immigration/deportation issue.

Initially they sad "thousands of protesters" will show up. I said it would be at least 40,000 since that was the number at the 2017 Women't March and the atmosphere right now is much angrier. Now they say 60,000 attended. That figure could even be too low.

[sheshe2]

17. I 💙 Boston

Recommend!

[Skittles]

19. I LOVES ME SOME BAWSTON

[scipan]

21. This is from Hands Off in April. Proof:

Video credit to Prime Aerial Photography (@primeaerialphoto on Instagram/Facebook)
#HandsOff
#HandsOff2025
#HandsOffBoston

— Rise Up Western Mass Indivisible ❌👑 (@ruwmi.bsky.social) 2025-04-06T16:52:23.583Z

[Miles Archer]

22. Aw hell.

I have to stop trusting these people. If I'd known, I wouldn't have posted. Thanks for clearing it up.

[scipan]

23. You're very welcome!

[Blue_Adept]

25. You should update the OP or delete it so people don't keep checking it out

Not everyone reads all of the replies and will see the truth.

[Wonder Why]

27. Excellent comment.

[SheltieLover]

26. Excellent!