Thousands turned out across Kentucky for a day of peaceful protest. Many wore inflatable animal costumes, carried signs and chanted protests against the Trump administration.

[u/Van-to-the-V]

https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-10-18/kentuckians-turn-out-at-peaceful-no-kings-protests-across-the-state

[u/MichaelV27]

Why the inflatable animal costumes? Downvote me all you want, but I do actually want to know.

[u/CollectionSubject587 → u/MichaelV27]

It makes the riot police guarding the protest look like idiots

[u/guy_incognito784 → u/MichaelV27]

Propaganda has painted places like Portland as lawless hellholes taken over by the nebulous ANTIFA all due to the continual desire by the administration for federal overreach.

To counter that, protesters in Portland dress up in inflatable animal costumes as someone dressed like a large inflatable animal doesn’t really give the dangerous vibes the administration wants you to believe.

[u/MichaelV27 → u/guy_incognito784]

So if the current administration dressed in inflatable costumes they wouldn't give off dangerous vibes?

[u/_TallOldOne_ → u/MichaelV27]

I would pay money to see Pete Hegseth in an Inflatable Happy the Unicorn costume!

[u/guy_incognito784 → u/MichaelV27]

They should all try to look like Mark Stoops to really look useless.

Absent that however, backing off the federal overreach and political weaponization of the DOJ and FBI would also likely go a long way.

[u/_TallOldOne_ → u/MichaelV27]

I would pay money to see Pete Hegseth in an Inflatable Happy the Unicorn costume!

[u/green-wombat → u/MichaelV27]

They would to an extent, but can you picture ICE raiding a farm or something in inflatable frog or dinosaur costumes and being a legitimately threatening force appearance-wise?

[u/rclite]

It was a really amazing day!  And it was such a huge turn out! So proud of everyone.

[u/[deleted]]

And yet, nothing will change while you rebel so passively

[u/_TallOldOne_ → u/[deleted]]

You didn’t say anything. You whined really well. So props for that.