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Video: MAGAt mess on BLM Plaza as trumpers tear down signs, confront progressive protesters

On the 13th of November, supporters of defeated lame-duck "President" Trump descended on Black Lives Matter Plaza. They tore signs off two sections of fence and harassed Refuse Fascism, Extinction Rebellion and migrant rights protesters.

Video-Luke Kuhn confronts Trumper w faux Greek helmet and shield 54sec

Video-cops push progressive protesters after Proud Boys throw water 1 min 34 sec, by Black House News

The Trump supporter with faux Greek helmet, shield

G20 Announces Debt Relief Process

 G20 finance ministers held an extraordinary meeting and announced further plans on debt reduction for developing countries affected by the COVID-19 economic crisis. 

The Shortwave Report 11/13/20 Listen Globally!

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Defeat of Trump in election triggers VJ-Day style celebrations in DC

Just before Noon on Sat, Nov 7, the big corporate media outlets called Penn and the entire election for Biden. With Trump facing defeat unless GOP state legislatures throw out the votes, DC broke into huge street celebrations reminescent of the end of the Second World War Four years of Fascist terror have hopefully come to an end in the US.

Video: celebrations in DC, Luke on the 4 hard years to get here and what's next 1 min 33 sec

The scene on 16th st at K st facing Black Lives Matter Plaza. Trump to be evicted from the White House on Jan 20

Protesters march giant inflatable Trump-headed rat through the streets

A march from the ongoing events at McPherson Square to the White House featured a giant inflatable Trump-headed rat. This is symbolic among other things of Trump's insults about Baltimore and urban residents last year. The count continued as this was written, with Trump fuming about having GOP state legislatures toss out the votes and submit GOP electors anyway.

Video-Trump Rat in march set to "Trump is a rat" song 1 min 14 sec

The Shortwave Report 11/06/20 Listen Globally!

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Shut Down DC circles White House with bikes, cars, and march

On the 5th of November, as Trump sought to stop the counting of ballots in multiple states, protesters demanded that every vote be counted. Here in DC, Shut Down DC circled the boarded-up, fenced area around the White House over and over with bikes, a car caravan, and a march.

Video-protesters circle the White House by bike, car, and foot 1 min 35 sec

GOP party militants attempt "Brooks Brothers Riot" to forcibly stop count in Detroit

On Nov 4, the same day the Trump campaign sued Michigan attempting to stop the count, GOP party militants stormed a building in Detroit where ballots were being counted. For all their "Stop the Count" chants, this "Brooks Brothers Riot part II" failed to put a stop to the apparently well-defended count.

Video: attempted "Brooks Brothers Riot" chants "Stop the Count!" in Detroit 53 sec

Shut Down DC marches visit RNC and other targets, join rally at McPherson

On the 4th of November, Donald Trump put into place his plans to stop/steal the election with the first of many "stop the count" lawsuits. Michigan was his first target. On the same day, protesters showed up at Republican Party headquarters and many other places participating in Trump's efforts to seize ongoing power. The day culminated in a Count Every Vote rally at McPherson Sq and dancing into the night at BLM Plaza.

Video: Speaker from Uganda on election interference there in 2016 1 min 28 sec

More Video: Shut Down DC marchers in the streetby Shut Down DC, 1 min 7 sec

Extinction Rebellion at Republican Party headquarters (Shut Down DC photo)

Fuck the President march marches from BLM Plaza to 4D

On the 3ed of November, shortly before both sides tried to declare victory in the Presidential election a "Fuck the President" march took to the streets from BLM Plaza. This march picked up a sizable crowd from the go-go truck's exit march-and proceeded to march all the way to MPD's 4D police station for Karon Hylton.

Activists with shields at MPD's darkened and mostly shut down 4D headquarters

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