On February 5, 2025 at noon, the American public starting fighting back at statehouses across the nation against an unconstitutional takeover of the American government lead by the newly installed Trump Administration following the playbook of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025. The rallies were an extraordinary example of decentralized organizing. No major organization was behind the rallies—just an idea floated on Reddit under the title 50501 (Fifty Protests, Fifty States, One Day) that took off like wildfire. Many people stayed away because they didn’t trust it, maybe it was a trap. But it wasn’t. It was real and it was powerful. And thousands came out to make their voices heard.

The photos shown here were taken at the Massachusetts State House in Boston. The message first was to stop the coup. There was more outrage expressed against Musk than Trump. More focused messages of trans and LGBTQ+ rights, US AID, reproductive rights, immigration, veterans, and so many others followed.