Many Americans these days simply want to know the truth about what is going on. Americans are increasingly turning to independent news sources, like The Thinking Conservative, since mainstream media seem to be compromised. Lets use the “No Kings” demonstrations on Saturday March 26, 2026, dubbed “NO KINGS 3.0” by many after the previous demonstration on June 14, 2025 (Flag Fay and President Donald Trump’s Birthday), and October 18, 2025.
After these events, independent news sources reported that these demonstrations had a number of oddities:
- They were not grass roots and organic but Astro turf organized with BIG money.
- They were filled with a combination of paid performers, useful idiots serving as bad actors, and people who meant well, but had no idea who was behind the events.
- The crowds were largely comprised of white elderly baby boomers.
- The crowds were comprised almost exclusively of liberal Democrats.
- Organizers arrived with professional printed signs to be handed out to protestors.
Our research began with an interesting story from Fox News published Saturday, March 28, the morning of the most current protests.
“500 groups with $3B in revenues are behind the #NoKings protests and communist call for ‘revolution‘” – Fox News
This story spawned a video from a gentleman we have reported on prior, Ramin Ekhtiar. Ekhtiar is a high caliber loan officer located in California. He is also an Iranian-American who reported as a man on the street during the NO KINGS protest in Turlock, California, a city in Stanislaus County, the reddest county in California.
“NO KINGS — $3B Red Flag!!” – Ramin Realtalk
At one point Ekhtiar is interviewing a man on the street named Daniel where Daniel admits the quiet part out loud. They are protesting to influence the November Midterm Elections.
“November. There it is. This isn’t about Iran. This isn’t about the cost of living. This is about the 2026 midterm elections. That’s the real agenda. Manufactured outrage paid for, staged, deployed to drive votes in November. Daniel just told you himself.”
Another independent journalist who did an outstanding job was a young lady by the name of Angela Rose in the much larger City of Denver, Colorado.
“The ‘No Kings Protest’ in Denver Got Wild” – Angela Rose
She observed five points:
- Very low energy (lots of elderly people).
- So many commies (at least 3 booths set up with informational handouts).
- ANTIFA presence (flags flown and gun “safety” lessons offered).
- I agree NO KINGS (hypocrisy demonstrated and noted).
- How anti-American they are (the participants seem like they want America to fail)!
Rose is a pretty brilliant young podcaster on YouTube. At one point she talks to a man on the street that seems very articulate, wearing a t-shirt that reads “The founders are rolling in their graves.” She notes the following politicians with their duration in Congress such as Chuck Schumer, in office for 45 years, Nancy Pelosi, in office for 40 years, Elizabeth Warren, in office for 15, Bernie Sanders, in office for 34, and makes the case they seem more like kings than President Trump who has only been in office for 5. The guy actually seems to agree and notes our forefathers never intended for these offices to become full-time careers.
CONCLUSION:
The socialists took over Russia in 1914 while the communists took over China in 1949. To critical thinkers both countries are essentially Ponzi schemes where the people at the top flourish while the people at the bottom starve. This year America turns 250 years old. While our country is young compared to Russia and China, we are old as far as our Constitutional Republic form of government, AND AMEIRCA IS MORE SUCCESSFUL BY EVERY MEASURE!
There was an interesting post made to Angela Rose’s video in Denver. The person noted, “The Hammer and Sickle should be as taboo as the Swastika. But it isn’t, and that is the fault of the MSM.” – @Nobuddy2012
Congress seems to be doing a pretty poor job of obeying the will of the people in the United States of America. Americans want secure and fair elections, vetted immigration, safe streets, no foreign born people in Congress, and we the people are getting none of those things.
Given the chance, I strongly suspect most Americans would vote to have socialism and communism outlawed in this country. I suspect Americans would want to see the DOJ and FBI go after communist and socialist organizers the same way they went after the Hell’s Angles motorcycle gang and the Ku Klux Klan years ago. Both organizations still exist but not like they once did before they were targeted by our government.
There were some lighter moments during these protests:
Somebody flew a private plane over Los Angeles with a banner that read, “Not a King. He’s your Daddy!”
Then there were various guys around the nation stirring the pot by playing “ICE, ICE, Baby” and “YMCA” loudly on their car/truck stereo systems as they rolled by the protests.
Many were going into the crowds acting like they were honestly curious about the NO KINGS cause simply looking for “gotcha” moments on video to post to social media. There is always something funny about video that exposes older white women losing their sh*t.
Probably the most stunning development was the “Pro Trump” demonstration that took place in Washington, D.C. at the same time and it went unreported.
“Trump Supporters FLOOD DC and Make ‘No Kings’ Protesters Look PATHETIC!” – StateOfDaniel
The American Republican Party needs to do a better job of educating Americans so they will fail to show up during the next NO KINGS protest in October of 2026!
These protestors may be slow, but they are not stupid enough to support socialists and communists, and these organizers have now openly exposed themselves and showed us who they are. We simply need to get the truth out to those who attend these protest without understanding what they are supporting.
© 2026 by Mark S. Schwendau
Views expressed in this article are opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Thinking Conservative.
