2026.03.29

[lsanderson]

Whistles, monarch butterflies and other anti-ICE symbols join thousands at ‘No Kings’ Minnesota rally
Minnesotans clearly embraced having the nation’s attention at the “No Kings” rally on Saturday as thousands of them stood unified in opposition to President Donald Trump.
by Cleo Krejci and Ellen Schmidt
https://www.minnpost.com/news/2026/03/whistles-monarch-butterflies-and-other-anti-ice-symbols-join-thousands-at-no-kings-minnesota-rally/

Third No Kings protest draws 8 million worldwide to push back on Trump administration
Anti-authoritarian rallies, in all 50 states plus more than a dozen countries, were the largest number of protests in a single day in US history
Lex McMenamin, Fabiola Cineas, Rachel Leingang and Amy Qin
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/28/no-kings-protests-trump

No Kings protesters across the US rally against Donald Trump (Paywalled?)
Sakshi Venkatraman
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq8wy7g1gd1o

Want to continue demonstrating after the No Kings protests? Here’s what you can do next
Millions of people marched on Saturday against Trump and his administration. While the single-day protest has ended, there are other ways, used in other movements throughout history, to keep the momentum going
Fabiola Cineas in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/mar/29/no-kings-protest-next-steps-activism

I’ve spent a decade fighting Trump. Here are six lessons I’ve learned
Saul Austerlitz
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/29/trump-grassroots-organizing



‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Hawaii’s small farmers begin recovery after catastrophic flooding
Two kona low storms dumped up to 50in of rain on Oahu, flooding fields and submerging equipment
Dani Anguiano
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/29/hawaii-farm-recovery-after-storm-flood

‘People should be scared’: convictions in US ‘antifa’ trial set dangerous precedent
Sam Levine
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/29/texas-leftwing-antifa-activist-trial

Millions of boomer small business owners will soon retire. Will their companies just disappear?
Gene Marks
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/29/boomer-small-business-owner

My search for the perfect Sachertorte in Vienna
The luscious chocolate and apricot torte is the stuff of legend in the grand, old world of Viennese coffeehouses. But which makes the tastiest?
Susan Smillie
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/mar/29/perfect-sachertorte-cake-vienna-austria

Palm Sunday, surfers and swan boats: photos of the weekend
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
Matt Fidler
https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/mar/29/palm-sunday-surfers-no-kings-far-right-protests-swan-boats-photos-of-the-weekend