"No Kings" protests set for Pittsburgh

The big picture: Progressive political groups, labor unions and human and civil rights organizations expect Saturday's nationwide demonstrations to surpass last year's "No Kings" rallies in June and October.

• More than 3,000 events are planned nationwide for the Day of Nonviolent Action.

State of play: At least three "No Kings" protests are planned in Pittsburgh on Saturday — at Downtown's City-County Building from 12:30pm-2:30pm, in Shadyside from 5pm-6pm and on the North Side from 1pm-3pm.

• Roughly a dozen more are planned across the region, including in Mt. Lebanon, Penn Hills, McCandless, Greensburg, Sewickley, Beaver, Washington, Butler County and New Castle.
• The Quaker Valley Democratic Organization, which launched a singing resistance group after a virtual training with Minnesota's Singing Resistance, will lead songs at Sewickley's rally at 10am-11am.

Flashback: More than 7,000 people attended Pittsburgh's "No Kings" demonstration in October.

Zoom out: The Twin Cities will serve as the flagship event, with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, Joan Baez, Maggie Rogers, Jane Fonda and Bruce Springsteen scheduled to perform or speak at the state Capitol in St. Paul.

• Participating groups include Indivisible, 50501, the American Civil Liberties Union, American Federation of Teachers, National Nurses United and MoveOn.

The bottom line: Watch for possible road closures and traffic delays in areas surrounding the rallies.