[United States] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Hundreds of protesters gathered in Columbia, South Carolina on April 5, 2025, as part of a national "Hands Off 2025" day of action, demonstrating against Elon Musk and cuts to federal funding and Diversity Equity and Inclusion programs. The protest was classified as peaceful with low severity.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates. Given the peaceful nature and focus on federal funding policies rather than infrastructure or industrial targets, immediate supply chain disruption appears minimal.

Watch points

• Monitor for expansion of protests to industrial or logistics hubs if the "Hands Off 2025" campaign gains momentum nationwide
• Track any escalation in protest activity that could affect transportation networks or government facilities in South Carolina