I’m standing in the heart of the nation’s capital right now, surrounded by a sea of voices—over 100,000 strong—gathered in a sweeping demonstration of resistance against what many here see as an alarming consolidation of power by President Donald Trump and senior White House advisor Elon Musk, who leads the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency.
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There’s a current in the air—part anger, part resolve. Some people carry signs that read “Democracy is Not for Sale,” while others chant beneath flags of solidarity. I’ve spoken to so many people today—fired federal workers, organizers, members of Congress—and a common thread runs through every conversation: a fierce determination to resist, and a deep belief in something better.
Among the voices that stood out was Congressman Jamie Raskin, who addressed a group of recently terminated federal employees. His message to them was direct and defiant:
The wave of firings under Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has hit thousands of career civil servants—many of whom had served across multiple administrations. Today, they marched not just for their jobs, but for the soul of a government they say is being gutted from the inside.
I also spoke with the founders of Indivisible, one of the grassroots organizations at the forefront of this global protest movement. What began as a decentralized network of resistance groups during Trump’s first presidency has now evolved into a powerful engine for global dissent.
They told me that over 1,300 protests are taking place today in cities across the globe, from London to Lisbon. And while D.C. saw over 100,000 turn out, they expect the total numbers worldwide to climb even higher as the sun sets across time zones.
Back in the crowd, I captured a few images of the posters that seemed to define the mood: one read “Power Concedes Nothing Without a Fight,” another, “Resist the Technocracy.” The most haunting one? A black-and-white portrait of Musk and Trump fused into a single face, captioned: “Unaccountable. Unelected. Unchecked.” Here are some others:
What happens next remains uncertain. But what’s clear—on the streets of D.C. and across the globe—is that people aren’t staying quiet.
And they’re not going home.
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