Is it sizzling in right here, or is it simply these protest indicators?
From New York Metropolis to Washington, DC, from Los Angeles to Boston, tons of of 1000’s of individuals took to the streets this Saturday, April 5, in a large present of anti-Trump, anti-Musk, anti-fascist mobilization full of artwork and signage that was vital, cheeky, and decidedly no-bullshit.
Artistically inclined protesters got here out in power with hand-made placards, elaborate illustrations, and in-your-face effigies concentrating on all the pieces from Trump’s merciless immigration crackdown to DOGE’s assaults on arts and tradition funding.
In DC, one marcher held up a painted canvas portraying Luigi Mangione slaying Goliath; in Manhattan, drawings and montages drew parallels between Trump’s ascent and the rise of authoritarianism all through historical past. A collage of Elon Musk co-opted the “Stop the Steal” slogan of January 6 rioters to indicate Trump voters who, precisely, is stealing what.
Under are the cheekiest, most brazen, chef’s-kiss-meriting indicators we noticed at this weekend’s protests, captured by Hyperallergic and others — as a result of “Dump Trump” is so 2016, am I proper?
A Manhattan signal that goes straight to the purpose (photograph Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic)
A dig at Musk’s Wisconsin loss in a Washington, DC, protest signal (photograph Isa Farfan/Hyperallergic)
Mmmm … oligarchs. (photograph Valentina Di Liscia/Hyperallergic)
A protest sign up Washington, DC (photograph Isa Farfan/Hyperallergic)
Prints and illustrations crammed the streets this weekend. (photograph Valentina Di Liscia/Hyperallergic)
Some protesters received particularly artful. (photograph Valentina Di Liscia/Hyperallergic)
Marchers down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan (photograph Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic)
Hand-drawn indicators and artworks in New York Metropolis (photograph Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic)
Marchers strolling down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan (photograph Valentina Di Liscia/Hyperallergic)
A protest signal for ladies’s rights in Manhattan (photograph Valentina Di Liscia/Hyperallergic)
Protesters co-opted the “Stop the Steal” messaging of pro-Trump rioters to take goal at Elon Musk. (photograph Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic)
You don’t should be an emoji skilled to decode this one. (photograph Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic)
Hand-drawn indicators advocate for local weather coverage (photograph Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic)
An indication in Washington, DC, took goal on the latest Sign chat fiasco. (photograph by Dominic Gwinn/Center East Pictures/AFP through Getty Pictures)
A minimum of 100,000 marched in Manhattan (photograph Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic)
Demonstrators maintain indicators in Columbia, South Carolina (photograph by Sean Rayford/Getty Pictures)
A Manhattan protester holds up a Trump effigy (photograph Valentina Di Liscia/Hyperallergic)
One protester’s wearable signal (photograph Valentina Di Liscia/Hyperallergic)
Many indicators took goal at Israel’s assaults on Palestine (photograph Valentina Di Liscia/Hyperallergic)
