one in a million

[lauradi7dw]

WCVB reported that there were a million people at the combined Pride/No Kings day in Boston. I marched in the Parade but didn't go to the Common.
My part of the T worked well and wasn't extremely crowded - I got to all the things I wanted to do (Tai Chi, protest, pungmul session, friend's curling match) in two different cities (Somerville, Boston, two additional parts of Somerville) by buses, Red line, and my feet.
14th rainy Saturday in a row, but I didn't get soaked, just damp.

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[lauradi7dw]

The counted-by-organizers number for the gathering in Lexington was 2142, in a town of about 35,000. I hope to see photos. The police had set up some barricades on Friday to keep protestors separated from the tour bus people who come to Lexington Green*. I am curious how that went. There were also dozens of flags up for flag day, so presumably a crowded spot.

* There is a weekly protest by the minuteman statue midday on Wednesdays. Last Wednesday a schoolteacher asked politely if we would briefly move a little so they could take a class field trip photo with the statue but without any strangers or political signs. Everyone obliged.