From David Lane, Colorado's most prominent (and justly so) civil rights attorney, who applauded the protesters as they passed by:
“I’m witnessing the first amendment at its best,” Lane said. “Thousands and thousands have taken to the streets to protest the election of a racist, misogynist, xenophobic man.”
This is also people-powered politics at its best.
Children in strollers, some on foot, and people walking dogs on leashes were part of the mobile gathering...Two women, a daughter and mother ages 50 and 80, were part of the protest....“I’m really unhappy we have elected a president like Trump. I don’t believe all of his lies,” the octogenarian said.
The 10pm local news said more than 5,000 marched in Downtown Denver -- that's huge. They went from the capitol through downtown on the 16th Mall, turned around and marched to East High School (more than a mile away), then came back downtown via Colfax Avenue.
A second protest march is going on in Denver now, with protesters entering I-25 trying to block traffic. The police in riot gear are there trying to stop them. They've just moved on to a different highway entrance.
Trump, who appears to have wrested control of his Twitter account back from his handlers, blasted the protests today, claiming they were incited by the media. Very different tune than he sang in 2012, when he tweeted,
We can't let this happen. We should march on Washington and stop this travesty. Our nation is totally divided!
One of the biggest KKK groups in the country, the Loyal White Knights of Pelham, NC, will be holding a parade on Dec. 3 to celebrate Trump's win.
DACA applicants are readying for an immigration nightmare -- that a Trump Administration will get access to their home addresses, something the Obama administration promised wouldn't happen if they applied for temporary protection against removal under his Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Now for the really depressing news: Donald Trump will be doling out 4,000 federal jobs. He even launched his new transition site today. But rather than go there, you can go to Center for Presidential Transition. On the page about the Incoming Administration:
The goal of a presidential transition team is not only to help the president-elect prepare to take office, but to fill roughly 4,000 politically appointed positions, including more than 1,000 jobs requiring Senate confirmation.
This article in the Washington Post will make you want to take a shower when you're done -- it's about how the KKK and other extremist groups are celebrating Trump's election and intend to keep the pressure on him to enact their racist, nationalist, pro-life, anti-immigrant agendas.