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Black Lives Matter protest at US Attorney's office: Prosecute "special police" who killed Alonzo Smith

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 10/13/2016 - 22:40

On the 13th of October, Black Lives Matter activists, some of them by motorcade, showed up at the US Attorney's office on 4th st NW demanding that the "special police" who killed Alonzo Smith in the Marbury Plaza apartments be prosecuted for murder.

Video from "Justice for Zoe" protest at US attorney's office

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism
Demanding the US attorney prosecute Alonzo Smith's killers

Hundreds picket Trump Hotel over labor dispute

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 10/13/2016 - 20:13

On the 13th of October, the mainstream press was buzzing about the five women who have come forward to declare that they were sexually assaulted by Donald Trump. On that same day, hundreds picketed Trump's brand new luxury hotel in DC over yet another crime by Donald Trump: his flat refusal to honor the outcome of an election by workers at his Las Vegas hotel to seek union representation.

1 min video of mass picket at Trump Hotel

Elections/Legislation/Government
Labor/Economics/Business
Picketing Trump hotel over labor abuses

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Anti-War/Peace
Civil Liberites/Constitution
Elections/Legislation/Government
Environment/Food/Health
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Globalization/Anti-globalization
Human Rights
Immigration
Iraq/Afghanistan
Media
Military/Weapons
World Uprisings

AFL-CIO President Trumka's support for Dakota Access pipeline draws protesters

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 10/12/2016 - 21:34

On the 12th of October, DC Standing Rock Solidarity showed up outside the headquarters of the AFL-CIO to call out Richard Trumka's support for the Dakota Access Pipeline. Several activists with personal histories in union organizing called Trumka's stance a betrayal.

Video from NoDAPL protest at AFL_CIO

Environment/Food/Health
Race/Racism
Calling out Richard Trumka of AFL-CIO for endorsing Dakota Access pipeline

"Trump is a Pig" posters appear on DC lamp posts

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 10/12/2016 - 14:17

Decades ago, scandal after scandal brought down former Reagan adminstration attorney general Edwin Meese III. As the scandals escalated, "Meese is a Pig" posters appeared all over DC, sometimes in huge clusters. The last batch read "Experts Agree-Meese is a Pig!" Now Donald Trump is receiving a taste of the same treatment in the wake of that raging sex tape scandal.

Elections/Legislation/Government
Right Wing

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