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Text on signs read: "SuperCallousFragileRacistSexist Impeach!!"; "NO! [in rainbow stripes] Drive out Trump/Pence Fascist regime! RefuseFascism.org." One individual wears a shirt that reads "NO!"

Text on signs read: "Live like them. RefuseFascism.Org [with photographs of Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche, Ricky John Best, Micah Fletcher, and Rahma Warsame]"; "SuperCallousFragileRacistSexist Impeach!!" One protester wears a shirt that reads "NO!" On May 26, 2017 three men were stabbed in Portland, Oregon after they tried to intervene while a man shouted racial slurs at two women, one of whom was wearing a hijab. Two of the men died: 53-year-old Ricky John Best and 23-year-old Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche. Micah David-Cole Fletcher, 21, of Portland was also stabbed in the attack but survived. Rahma Warsame was severley injured in a fight in Cleveland, Ohio on June 6, 2017. There was pressure to investigate the beating as a hate crime, but police eventually determined that there was not enough evidence to do so.

Text on sign reads: "You and your bloody tweets must go - #IMPEACH."

Text on signs read: "Lock him up!"; "Impeach"; "Dump Trump [with an image of a pig wearing President Donald Trump's signature hairstyle]"; "Impeach the pig [with an image of a pig wearing President Donald Trump's signature hairstyle]"; "Impeach Trump! That boy lies!"

Text on sign is in Arabic. Translated, it reads: "NO! Stop Trump/Pence fascist regime - RefuseFascism.org."

Text on signs read: "Drain the Swamp - Walls, Lies, Alternative Facts, Putin, Misogyny, Muslim ban, Emoluments, Narcissism, Lies, Nepotism, Perversion, Money Laundering - Trump - Tweet tweet!"; "Save our democracy, Save our country, Save our planet - Impeach 45"; "Impeach Trump - No Ban, No Wall, No Trump - #NotMyCheeto"; "Repeal & Replace [with a silhouette of President Trump]." Vladimir Putin is a Russian politician. He has served as the President of Russia since 2012, before which he served as Prime Minister.

Text on signs read: "We want a leader, not a creepy tweeter"; "Elect a clown, expect a circus." Text on clothing reads: "Impeach Trump - It's not a political decision, but a moral one"; "Hillary 2016"; "Clinton / Kane 2016"; "Dump Trump."

Text on sign reads: "NO! Drive out Trump/Pence fascist regime! RefuseFascism.org”.

Text on sign reads: "Not presidential - TRUMP - T, Terrible terrible temper, bigly R - Repulsive, U - Unprofessional, M - Man child, ImPeach!!!!"

Text on sign reads: "No one trumps the constitution [with an image of President Trump in front of an image of the U.S. Constitution on fire]."

Text on signs read: "Impeach Trump! That boy lies!"; "Impeach the pig [with an image of a pig wearing President Trump's signature hairstyle]"; "Repeal & Replace [with a silhouette of President Donald Trump]"; "Save our democracy, Save our country, Save our planet - Impeach 45." One demonstrator wears a shirt that has a cartoonish silhouette of 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders above the words: "Hindsight, 2020."

Text on signs read: "Kindness is everything, Black Lives Matter, Women's rights are human rights, love is love, climate change is real, no human is illegal, alternate facts are lies, healthcare is a human right. Why is this so hard to understand? DUMP TRUMP"; "Resist [with a raised fist]." Text on clothing reads: "Weller, U.S. Navy [in English and Arabic]"; "No on 1-1552." Initiative Measure No. 1552 is a Washington state initiative proposing restrictions on bathroom access based on gender.

Text on sign reads: "Lock him up!" Text on clothing reads:"Resist."

Text on sign reads: Resist Trump - No deportations! Black Lives Matter! Defend Workers' & Women's rights! - Unite Against Trump & the Billionaire Class - Socialist Alternative."

Text on sign reads: "Who owns Trump?."

Text on signs read: "Dump Trump [with an image of a pig wearing President Trump's signature hairstyle]"; "Prosecute Trump for crimes against the 99%, Society, Humanity, Our Planet."

Text on signs read: "Impeach [with a drawing of a peach]"; "Ur fired." The line "You're fired" was President Trump's iconic line from his reality television series, The Apprentice.

Text on signs read: "Cheato - ??Taxes?? - Who owns Trump? [with a cartoon of a pig made to look like President Trump]"; "Save our democracy, Save our county, save our planet - Impeach 45"; "Women's Rights = Human rights"; "Repeal & Replace [with a silhouette of President Trump]."

Text on sign reads: "Impeach Trump! That boy lies!"; "No! Drive out Trump/Pence Fascist Regime - #NoFascistUSA"; "Lake Tapps Resistance League."

Text on sign reads: "Make America Great Again: Impeach Trump." Many protest signs used the construction of “Make [___] great again” as a jeer at the Trump administration. "Make America Great Again", abbreviated to MAGA, is a campaign slogan used by President Donald Trump in his 2016 presidential campaign.

Text on sign reads: "Banish Trump to Russia."

Text on sign reads: "Stop Trump Now!"

Text on sign reads: "Equality Now Democratically - END Interstate Crosscheck - Stop Voter Suppression - Prosecute High Crimes - Demand single-payer healthcare for everyone."

Text on signs read: "Hate will not make us great"; "Bad hair, bad politics." One protester wears a shirt reading "Nevertheless, she persisted." This is an expression adopted by the feminist movement, especially in the United States. It became popular in 2017 after the United States Senate voted to silence Senator Elizabeth Warren's objections to confirmation of Senator Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell uttered this sentence during comments following the vote in an effort to defend the Senate's actions and blame Senator Warren.

Text on signs read: "Fight racism & sexism! Unite against Trump and the billionaire class - Socialist Students"; "Tax the Rich - Socialist Alternative."

Text on sign reads: "Follow the money."

Text on sign reads: "Missing: Truth and Facts." One individual is holding a piece of paper which reads: "The Trump Pence Regime must go!"

Text on signs read: "Resist!"; "Love is love is love is love is love!"; "Dump Trump!" One demonstrator wears a shirt that has a cartoonish silhouette of 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders above the words: "Hindsight, 2020."

Text on signs read: "No! In the name of humanity, we refuse to accept a fascist America - RefuseFascism.org"; "It's time to impeach the narcissistic dictator Donald Trump."

Text on signs read: "Enough is enough"; "Ur fired." The line "You're fired" was President Trump's iconic line from his reality television series, The Apprentice.

Text on signs read: "(No) Trump"; "Enough." Protester addressing the crowd wears a shirt that reads "No! In the name of Humanity, we refuse to accept a fascist America - RefuseFascism.Org."

Text on signs read: "Trump, our flag is [American Flag], not [Russian flag]"; "Drain the болотный [Translated from Russian: Drain the swamp]." Text on clothing reads: "Black disabled lives matter."

Text on clothing reads: "No! In the name of humanity, we refuse to accept a fascist America - RefuseFascism.org."

Text on signs read: "Fuck this"; "Stop Trump Now!"; "Fire the very bad or sick guy." Text on one sign is in Turkish. Translated, it reads: "No! In the name of humanity, we refuse to accept a fascist America - RefuseFascism.org."

Text on signs read: "No! In the name of humanity, we refuse to accept a fascist America - RefuseFascism.org"; "Banish Trump to Russia"; "Obstruction, Cover ups and lies"; "Resist!"; "Tax the Rich"; "Impeach Trump! That Boy Lies!"; "Trump - Treason, Russia, Putin." One demonstrator wears a shirt that has a cartoonish silhouette of 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders above the words: "Hindsight, 2020." Vladimir Putin is a Russian politician. He has served as the President of Russia since 2012, before which he served as Prime Minister.

Text on signs read: "Deplorable." One sign has an image of Vice President Mike Pence, and the other has an image of President Donald Trump.Text on clothing reads: "ITMFA [Impeach the mother fucker already]."

Text on sign reads: "Verbannen Trump nach Russland." Translated from Russia, the text reads: "Banish Trump to Russia." Text on clothing reads: "You're fired!" The line "You're fired" was President Trump's iconic line from his reality television series, The Apprentice.

Protester carrying a large orange T that has stickers of Russian flags and golden dollar signs. There is also an image of the comic book character Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman has lassoed the orange T.

Text on signs read: "The oceans are rising and so are we"; "Peace & Love to all"; "Stop racism, stop sexism, stop islamaphobia, stop transphobia, stop xenophobia, STOP TRUMP, stop ableism, stop lying, stop colluding, stop whining, stop misogyny, stop tweeting."

Text on sign reads: "People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people. Impeach Trump [with two images of the character V from the comic book V for Vendetta]." V for Vendetta is a British graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd (with additional art by Tony Weare). The story depicts a dystopian and post-apocalyptic near-future history version of the United Kingdom in the 1990s, preceded by a nuclear war in the 1980s which had devastated most of the rest of the world.

Text on sign reads: "Fuck the system." The Guy Fawkes mask is a stylised depiction of Guy Fawkes, the best-known member of the Gunpowder Plot. The plot was an attempt to blow up the House of Lords in London on 5 November 1605, in order to restore a Catholic head of state. The mask has become a well-known symbol for the online hacktivist group Anonymous, the Occupy movement, and other anti-government and anti-establishment protests around the world.

Text on sign reads: "Comey hameha!!! [with a drawing, in an anime style, that depicts former FBI director James Comey firing a blast of energy at President Donald Trump]." This sign is referencing the animated television show Dragon Ball Z. On the show, the kamehameha is the most widely used finishing attack in the Dragon Ball series, and it is the main character's signature technique.James Brien Comey Jr. is an American lawyer who served as the seventh Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from September 4, 2013 until May 9, 2017. Comey was dismissed by President Donald Trump on May 9, 2017, amid suggestions that his dismissal was an attempt to ease the "pressure" President Trump was under due to an ongoing investigation into the President's ties to the Russian government.

Text on sign reads: "Women's March, LGBTQ Solidarity, Dress like a woman, International Women's Strike, Stand with Standing Rock, Speak against islamaphobia, March for science, May Day - Worker's & Immigrant's rights, Cannabis freedom, Impeachment march, March for truth, Veteran's Anti-War formation, Stand with immigrants, Indigenous Action against DAPL."

Text on signs read: "Want to make America Great? Impeach Trump"; "Resist [with a raised fist]." Text on clothing reads: "Resist." Many protest signs used the construction of “Make [___] great again” as a jeer at the Trump administration. "Make America Great Again", abbreviated to MAGA, is a campaign slogan used by President Donald Trump in his 2016 presidential campaign.

Text on signs read: "Want to make America Great? Impeach Trump"; "Resist [with a raised fist]"; "Drive out Trump/Pence fascist regime. RefuseFascism.org." Many protest signs used the construction of “Make [___] great again” as a jeer at the Trump administration. "Make America Great Again", abbreviated to MAGA, is a campaign slogan used by President Donald Trump in his 2016 presidential campaign.

Text on sign reads: "Impeach Trump - Not our President [with a raised fist in rainbow colors]."

Text on signs read: "Want to make America Great? Impeach Trump"; "I can't survive GOP compassion." Many protest signs used the construction of “Make [___] great again” as a jeer at the Trump administration. "Make America Great Again", abbreviated to MAGA, is a campaign slogan used by President Donald Trump in his 2016 presidential campaign.

Text on hats read: "Resist"; "Women against Trump."

Text on signs read: "ImpeachDonaldTrumpNow.Org - FB: PugetSoundCommunities4Impeachment."

Text on signs read: "Impeach TrumpCO"; "Jesus is Weed"; "Resist Trump." Text on clothing reads: "Olympia indivisible."

Text on signs read: "Impeach - TRUMP - T, Taxes - R, Racist, U, Unfit - M, Moron - P, Putin"; "Follow the money, Follow the lies"; "Jesus is weed";"Prosecute Trump for Crimes Against the 99%, Society, Humanity, Our Planet"; "Black Lives Matter";"ImpeachDonaldTrumpNow.Org - FB: PugetSoundCommunities4Impeachment."

Text on signs read: "Impeach - TRUMP - T, Taxes - R, Racist, U, Unfit - M, Moron - P, Putin"; "Follow the money, Follow the lies"; "Jesus is weed";"Prosecute Trump for Crimes Against the 99%, Society, Humanity, Our Planet"; "Black Lives Matter";"ImpeachDonaldTrumpNow.Org - FB: PugetSoundCommunities4Impeachment."

Text on signs read: "Impeach - TRUMP - T, Taxes - R, Racist, U, Unfit - M, Moron - P, Putin"; "Follow the money, Follow the lies"; "Jesus is weed";"Prosecute Trump for Crimes Against the 99%, Society, Humanity, Our Planet"; "Black Lives Matter";"ImpeachDonaldTrumpNow.Org - FB: PugetSoundCommunities4Impeachment."

Text on signs read: "Impeach TrumpCo"; "Who owns Trump?"; "Truth over Trump"; "Bad hair, bad politics"; "ImpeachDonaldTrumpNow.Org - FB: PugetSoundCommunities4Impeachment."

Text on signs read: "Repeal & Replace [with a silhouette of President Trump]"; "86 Trump"; "No! In the name of humanity, we refuse to accept a fascist America." ; "Trump, our flag is [American flag], not [Russian flag]"; "Drain the болотный [Translated from Russian: Drain the swamp]"; "Stop Trump Now"; "Impeach."