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Category: Rallies

Beto O’Rourke and the Populist Push for Power
Beto O'Rourke speaks to guests at the Scott Conference Center in Omaha, Neb.
Rallies

Beto O’Rourke and the Populist Push for Power

August 6, 2025August 6, 2025

Beto O’Rourke, a former Texas Congressman who later ran for U.S. Senate, President, and Governor of Texas, held a town hall event with approximately 350

Bernie Sanders Targets vulnerable Republican districts in call to “Fight Oligarchy”
Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to guests at the Omaha Marriott.
Rallies

Bernie Sanders Targets vulnerable Republican districts in call to “Fight Oligarchy”

February 23, 2025February 23, 2025

On Friday evening, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Omaha to a crowd of over a thousand people — with

Walk for life draws rally-goers, some shirtless, despite freezing temperatures
Rally-goers at the 2023 Walk for Life watch as pink and balloons are launched beside the Nebraska State Capitol. The event drew a large crowd despite 20 degree temperatures.
Rallies

Walk for life draws rally-goers, some shirtless, despite freezing temperatures

January 30, 2023May 29, 2024

It was a frigid 20°F that greeted pro-lifers by the north steps of the Nebraska State Capitol on Saturday morning. Most of them were bundled

Trump Rally with Charles W. Herbster in Greenwood
Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster speaks alongside President Donald Trump.
Election 2022 Rallies Trump

Trump Rally with Charles W. Herbster in Greenwood

May 1, 2022May 29, 2024

The weather was just about perfect at the I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb. for an outdoor rally with President Donald Trump. Around 2000-3000 people showed

Line of Storms Postpone Trump Rally in Greenwood
Charles W. Herbster addresses the crowd atop his parade float at his postponed rally on Friday.
Election 2022 Rallies

Line of Storms Postpone Trump Rally in Greenwood

April 30, 2022March 10, 2025

A rally featuring President Trump and gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster was postponed around 3 PM on Friday, just as the doors were officially set to

Ashley Bratcher, Ron Brown, thousands more attend Walk for Life in Lincoln
Ron Brown speaks to attendees on the Capitol steps at the Walk for Life in Lincoln, Neb.
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Ashley Bratcher, Ron Brown, thousands more attend Walk for Life in Lincoln

January 31, 2022May 29, 2024

Around five thousand people gathered at the north steps of the Capitol in Lincoln, Nebraska on Saturday for the annual Walk for Life rally. The

Freedom Rally on the Capitol Steps
Members of Nebraskans Against Government Overreach rally the crowd on the steps of the Nebraska State Capitol.
Rallies

Freedom Rally on the Capitol Steps

September 21, 2021May 29, 2024

Anywhere from 500 to a thousand Nebraskans took to the steps of the state capitol on Saturday afternoon, protesting vaccine mandates, mask mandates, and government

Freedom Rally at the Capitol
Attendees of one of Freedom Rally USA's many events at the steps of the Nebraska state capitol building in Lincoln.
Rallies

Freedom Rally at the Capitol

June 26, 2021May 29, 2024

On Saturday, I took a trip down to Lincoln for a Freedom Rally on the steps of the state capitol. Organizer Tim Davis had been holding them since the election,

Backing the Blue at Memorial Park
Speakers Kathleen Kauth, Don Rowe, Suzanne Geist, Tim Davis, and Tyeisha Kosmicki.
Rallies

Backing the Blue at Memorial Park

March 27, 2021January 30, 2025

My friend Tim Davis had his own “Back the blue” rally on Saturday, which was also peaceful but decidedly noisier. Speaking at the event was State Senator Suzanne

Worldwide Demonstration in Omaha
Over 50 protestors lined the street at 168th and West Dodge.
Rallies

Worldwide Demonstration in Omaha

March 24, 2021May 29, 2024

On Saturday afternoon, more than 50 people lined 168th street in Omaha by the West Dodge exit to protest against lockdowns and mask mandates. The

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