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A No Kings protest hosted by Cary Indivisible in October 2025 drew some 5,000 participants. Credit: Photo by Steve Gallup

Good morning, readers.

Last October, some 5,000 people gathered along SE Maynard and Kildaire Farm Roads in Cary for the second national No Kings rally. A line of protesters wearing costumes, holding signs, cheering, and laughing stretched for more than a mile as drivers in passing cars honked their horns in solidarity. 

The residents protesting the policies of the Trump administration were organized by Cary Indivisible, a group that has come a long way from its 30-member origins in the Glenaire retirement community. Steve Glass, a former U.S. Navy admiral and longtime Democratic activist, started the group with his wife, Martha, a former legislative liaison, last February. 

Since then, the group has grown to include 700 official members, and there’s a serious agenda behind the demonstrations that, on the surface, look lighthearted. Cary Indivisible is part of a larger movement dedicated to preserving democracy and resisting right-wing politics. In practice, that agenda includes raising money for immigration lawyers, calling members of Congress, and canvassing neighborhoods ahead of elections. 

It’s a fight that the group intends to take into 2026 with energy and joy instead of anger and despair. As Steve Glass says, they’re having a lot of fun making fools of themselves. Read Jasmine Gallup’s story below about Cary Indivisible and have a good first full week of the new year.

—Jane

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