{"id":4251,"date":"2025-10-19T00:21:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T06:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/?p=4251"},"modified":"2025-10-18T19:21:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T01:21:15","slug":"friends-dont-let-friends-protest-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/2025\/10\/19\/friends-dont-let-friends-protest-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends don\u2019t let friends protest alone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4252\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/roberta-and-me-IMG_20251018_144023796_HDR_AE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4252\" src=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/roberta-and-me-IMG_20251018_144023796_HDR_AE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"612\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/roberta-and-me-IMG_20251018_144023796_HDR_AE.jpg 800w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/roberta-and-me-IMG_20251018_144023796_HDR_AE-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/roberta-and-me-IMG_20251018_144023796_HDR_AE-768x588.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me, right, with my friend Roberta.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The second No Kings protest against the Trump regime was held on Saturday, October 18, 2025. These are some of the photos I took of all the people I know who turned out for the event in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4254\" style=\"width: 639px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/maria-1O8A8861.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4254\" src=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/maria-1O8A8861-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"835\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/maria-1O8A8861-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/maria-1O8A8861-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/maria-1O8A8861-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/maria-1O8A8861.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I was happy to see Maria again. Somehow, we wander around and keep losing track of each other during protests.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4253\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rick-and-suzanne-1O8A8893.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4253\" src=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rick-and-suzanne-1O8A8893.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"575\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rick-and-suzanne-1O8A8893.jpg 800w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rick-and-suzanne-1O8A8893-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rick-and-suzanne-1O8A8893-768x552.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rick (left) and Suzanne (middle) with some protester friends. They were showing off their signs at the start of the protest.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4256\" style=\"width: 639px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/deb-IMG_20251018_130503736_HDR_AE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4256\" src=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/deb-IMG_20251018_130503736_HDR_AE-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"839\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/deb-IMG_20251018_130503736_HDR_AE-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/deb-IMG_20251018_130503736_HDR_AE-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/deb-IMG_20251018_130503736_HDR_AE.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not everyone had arrived yet, but cars were already honking in support and Deb was waving back at them.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4257\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tim-IMG_20251018_130514924_HDR_AE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4257\" src=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tim-IMG_20251018_130514924_HDR_AE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"945\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tim-IMG_20251018_130514924_HDR_AE.jpg 800w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tim-IMG_20251018_130514924_HDR_AE-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tim-IMG_20251018_130514924_HDR_AE-768x907.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tim started out in the back of the crowd, but slowly moved up and joined the crowd.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4255\" style=\"width: 639px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cricket-1O8A9042.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4255\" src=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cricket-1O8A9042-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"943\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cricket-1O8A9042-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cricket-1O8A9042-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cricket-1O8A9042-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cricket-1O8A9042.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ha. Cricket wasn&#8217;t fast enough to hide behind her sign.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4258\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/roberta-1O8A9175.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4258\" src=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/roberta-1O8A9175.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/roberta-1O8A9175.jpg 800w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/roberta-1O8A9175-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/roberta-1O8A9175-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roberta and her wonderful sign.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4259\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ann-and-glenda-1O8A9170.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4259\" src=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ann-and-glenda-1O8A9170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"615\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ann-and-glenda-1O8A9170.jpg 800w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ann-and-glenda-1O8A9170-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ann-and-glenda-1O8A9170-768x590.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anne and Glenda show their support at the protest.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4265\" style=\"width: 639px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/donna-IMG_20251018_133118389_HDR_AE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4265\" src=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/donna-IMG_20251018_133118389_HDR_AE-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"839\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/donna-IMG_20251018_133118389_HDR_AE-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/donna-IMG_20251018_133118389_HDR_AE-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/donna-IMG_20251018_133118389_HDR_AE.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donna proudly hoists her sign at the No Kings protest in Scottsbluff.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4260\" style=\"width: 639px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/me-IMG_20251018_143017449_HDR_AE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4260\" src=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/me-IMG_20251018_143017449_HDR_AE-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"839\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/me-IMG_20251018_143017449_HDR_AE-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/me-IMG_20251018_143017449_HDR_AE-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/me-IMG_20251018_143017449_HDR_AE.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oh, look. It&#8217;s me, again.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second No Kings protest against the Trump regime was held on Saturday, October 18, 2025. These are some of the photos I took of all the people I know who turned out for the event in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[254,453,447,322],"class_list":["post-4251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photos","tag-nebraska","tag-no-kings","tag-protest","tag-scottsbluff"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4251"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4266,"href":"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4251\/revisions\/4266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}