Work-Bites, Joe Maniscalco, Jan 12, 2026

Sunday’s massive march south on 5th Avenue in response to the ICE execution of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis took protesters right past Trump Tower and provided many with the opportunity to express their anger and disgust towards the current administration in patented NYC style.

“Ass-hole,” they chanted as grimacing cops posted in front of the building looked on behind barricades. “Fuck you, Trump”, other protesters put in, middle fingers thrust high into the air. “You pathetic loser,” another vocal opponent began shouting.

Ahead of the march, Manolo De Los Santos, executive director of the People’s Forum, reminded the thousands gathered around the General William Tecumseh Sherman monument at the southeast entrance to Central Park that Renee Nicole Good was killed on the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota last week because she “defended our collective sense of humanity.”

“Now, I have a question for all of you,” De Los Santos continued. “Do you think we need to wait until November to stop this fascist regime? We cannot allow for this fascist regime to go on as it has. Now is the time for the people to take the streets—not just today, but every day. It cannot be a question of voting for another Democrat or another Republican to fix our problems. We have to fix this problem now.”

January 20, De Los Santos reminded protesters, marks Donald Trump’s first year in office since returning to power following the 2024 Presidential Election.

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