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    Approximately 500 people gathered with signs at noon for the 50501 ‘Not My Presidents Day’ protest outside the county courthouse in Eureka on Monday, Feb. 17.
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    On their signs, protesters showed a range of opposition to the policies and actions of the second Donald Trump administration, and Elon Musk in particular, outside the Humboldt County Courthouse in Eureka on Monday, Feb. 17.
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    Many protestors singled out Elon Musk’s policies and actions amid those generally of the second Donald Trump administration.
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    Signs carried by the protestors showed a wide range of opposition to the policies and actions of the second Donald Trump administration outside the county courthouse in Eureka on Monday, Feb. 17.
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    Protesters carried signs expressing a mix of opposition to the policies and actions of the second Donald Trump administration outside the county courthouse in Eureka on Monday, Feb. 17.
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    Protesters show their signs to passing motorists outside the county court house in Eureka on Monday, Feb. 17.
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    Under light rain, protesters lined both sides of Fifth Street sharing their messages about Musk and Trump with a steady stream of passing vehicles, with many drivers honking their horns in support.
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    Protesters with signs, including one that re-purposed a 2024 Trump campaign poster, lined both sides of Fifth Street.
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    Hundreds responded to the call on social media to show up on President’s Day for a Eureka protest as part of the the national 50501 ‘Not My Presidents Day’ of action. Protesters had to stay on the sidewalks and in crosswalks, since they didn’t have a parade permit.
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    An estimated 500 protesters participated with signs, singing, drumming and chanting at the 50501 ‘Not My Presidents Day’ of action outside the county courthouse in Eureka on Presidents’ Day, Feb. 17.
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    This protestor rewrote the D.O.G.E. acronym into “Dangerous Oligarchs Grabbing Everything” on her sign at the 50501 ‘Not My Presidents Day’ of action in Eureka on Monday, Feb. 17.
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    Many protesters at the 50501 ‘Not My Presidents Day’ of action singled out specific policies and actions of the second Donald Trump administration, including the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America.”
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    Michael Welsh, of McKinleyville, outfitted his dog Buckeye with this protest sign reading “Good Dog, BAD DOGE” at the 50501 ‘Not My Presidents Day’ of action in Eureka on Monday.
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    Protecting trans rights and freedom of the press were among many issues seen on protesters’ signs at the 50501 ‘Not My Presidents Day’ of action in Eureka on Monday.
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    About 500 people gathered with signs facing the traffic on Fifth Street near the county courthouse at the 50501 ‘Not My Presidents Day’ of action in Eureka on Monday.