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Trumpers and Proud Boys harass BLM Plaza, start fights all over downtown

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 12/12/2020 - 03:08

On the 11th of December, Proud Boys and Trump supporters started out with small unit harassing runs through BLM Plaza, only to find cops blocking the last half-block N of H st, meaning they had to run the gauntlet in reverse. There were again also cases of people in the streets being jumped by fascists, including a confirmed threat to stab someone by saying "I'm going to cut you."

Video: Trump supporter violently assaulting Black woman on BLM Plaza. Both she and the Black man who stood up to defend her were arrested(Chuck Modi, 4 sec)

Race/Racism
Right Wing

This fascist was challenging everyone to fights. Note the unmasked Trump supporters behind him

Trumpers begin attacks on Black Lives Matter Plaza early, on Dec 10

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 12/11/2020 - 18:46

On the 10th of December, a small crew of Trump supporters showed up on Black Lives Matter Plaza and again began attacking signs. They got a single "Fuck the Proud Boys" sign down before activists responded only to be threatened with bear mace. The attackers declined a challenge to a one-on-one fight with their most aggressive and shortly therafter threw in the towel.

Chuck Modi's video of a Trumper with a pistol on BLM Plaza Dec 11 20 sec

Race/Racism
Right Wing

Sign damaged by MAGAts on the evening of Dec 10

Congress Passes Shell Company Accountability Bill

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/11/2020 - 18:42

By a vote of 84 to 13, the Senate passed corporate transparency legislation as part of the annual vote on the National Defense Authorization Act. The legislation reveals to authorities the real owners of so-called anonymous shell companies. These types of corporations can hide the identity of their owner and facilitate crime, development aid theft and human trafficking.

Elections/Legislation/Government

Banks get Keystone, Line 3 tar sands pipeline protests, BofA shuts down

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 12/11/2020 - 15:39

On the 11th of December, as Nazi terrorists menaced DC, a courageous band of pipeline warriors assembled in Dupont Circle and marched on DC branches of several banks funding the Keystone XL and Enbridge Line 3 tar sands pipeline. Bank of America shut down their branch in response.

Video: tar sands pipeline protest shuts Bank of America branch 1 min 47 sec

Elections/Legislation/Government
Race/Racism

Bank of America's Dupont Circle branch shut down rather than accept a letter signed by Indigenous women. The branch called corporate offices, which told them to refuse the letter

"Area cleanup" of overpass homeless camps limited to trash removal by community pressure

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 12/08/2020 - 21:16

On the 8th of December, DC Dept of Public Works trash trucks showed up at the L and M st underpass homeless tent cities for a pre-announced "cleanup." Normally these involve forcible expulsion of all residents and large-scale destruction of property. This time however, community activists were ready and waiting, and the cleanup was limited to trash collection and removal of two abandoned tents at request of camp residents.

Housing/urban Issues/Gentrification
Local News/Neighborhoods

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