May 2019

Police raid Embassy of Venezuala for second time, arrest remaining Embassy Defenders

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 23:10

Shortly before 10AM on the 16th of May, police raided the Embassy of Venezuala a second time. On territory where no US law enforcement has any jurisdiction unless invited by the government of the day(that's Maduro's government), they arrested the four remaining Embassy Defenders.

HD Video: Protesters at Venezualan Embassy shout down False Ambassador Carlos Vecchio after police raid 2 min 13 sec

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29th st (backside of embassy area) about an hour after cops smashed their way in with a battering ram. Unknown who the ambulance was for

The Shortwave Report 05/17/19 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 19:22

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK World Radio Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.    http://www.outfarpress.com/swr190517.mp3        From GERMANY- We will start with 3 brief stories- clashes in Palestine, another successful lawsuit against carcinogenic Roundup, and Turkey launches military exercises for the second time this year.

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Jesse Jackson gets four bags of food into Vezezualan Embassy after earlier delivery pushed through opponents

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/15/2019 - 15:29

On the 15th of May, Rev Jesse Jackson made a visit to the still surviving and still beseiged Embassy of Venezuala. Due to his status as a celebrity, he was reportedly able to walk four bags of food right up to the building and they were hoisted up to the windows with ropes. What appears to be another delivery of one bag was aggressively resisted by coup supporters but got through.

Video clip of aggressive but failed interference in earlier food delivery by camilateleSUR of Telesur (37 sec)

Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Defenders of Venezualan Embassy DEFEAT police raid w help from attorneys

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 19:29

At about 7PM on the 13th of May, police commenced a raid on the Embassy of Venezuala. The next few hours were very tough going as police sought to enter an embassy, which is far better protected than a normal office building, At around 9:40PM, police abandoned their failed raid as attorneys got control of the situation. The efforts of embassy protectors to deny the police "facts on the ground" bought time for attorneys and legalities to stop the raid.

Update May 15: Ongoing support rallies 6-8PM nightly

DC Media Group video of police entering only to be effectively escorted out by a Partnership for Civil Justice attorney 30 seconds

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Some of the victorious defenders of the Embassy

Cops cut food haul rope at Venezualan Embassy to assist coup supporter's blockade

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 18:34

On the morning of May 13, supporters of the beseiged Embassy of Venezuala tried to again deliver food to the Embassy Protection Collective. This time around, police overtly supported the siege by grabbing and cutting the haul rope that was to be used to haul food to a window too high for coup supporters to enter by. Cops and the far-right always work hand in hand, blue uniforms by day and blue armbands by night(or in this case broad daylight.

1 min clip from Ford Fischer's video of cops cutting rope to block food delivery

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Still from Ford Fischer's video of the cops cutting the rope to keep food out of the Embassy of Venezuala

Police assault activist at Venezualan Embassy rally after power and water cutoffs

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 05/11/2019 - 19:51

On the 11th of May, activists held a rally at the Embassy of Venezuala to respond to the now-confirmed water cutoff as well as the power cutoff. Things again got nasty as police threw down an activist for trying to deliver food to the beseiged embassy. This is at least the second time police have met food with violence at this embassy

Compilation video of the day's events including the police assault (2 min 53 sec)

Video of assault by police on activist 16 sec, cut from longer twitter clip by Morgan Artyukhina

Foreign Policy/Imperialism
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Houses Passes Disaster Aid Package for Puerto Rico, US States and Territories

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/10/2019 - 16:34

Washington DC - On Friday, the House of Representatives passed disaster relief legislation to benefit US States, Territories and municipalities recovering from wildfires, floods and hurricanes.

Elections/Legislation/Government

Chelsea Manning released, but maybe for only a week

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 23:57

On the 9th of May, grand jury resistor Chelsea Manning was released from jail as the grand jury investigating Julian Assange had ended its term. She has already received a new subpeona (for a new grand jury) for the 16th of May and is expected to be going back to jail at that time, as she has sworn never to cooperate with any grand jury.

Police/Legal/Prisons

The Shortwave Report 05/10/19 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 19:54

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from NHK World Radio Japan, Radio Deutsche-Welle, Sputnik Radio, and Radio Havana Cuba.    http://www.outfarpress.com/swr190510.mp3        From JAPAN- North Korea launched several missiles on the weekend, saying that it was part of ordinary military training for self-defense- Japanese Prime Minister Abe said there were no threats to national security.

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Embassy of Venezuala goes carbon-neutral as US cuts power, water

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 15:20

With PEPCO having cut off electrical service to the Embassy of Venezuala, Venezuala now has the world's first carbon-neutral embassy right here in Washington DC. The Embassy Protection Collective says they have once again made lemonade from lemons.

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Photo by Pronouns are Yankee/go/home @queeralamode

Big May DC Bike Party takes to the streets

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 14:49

On the 8th of May, another DC Bike Party took to the streets. As is often the case for May this was a big ride with hundreds of riders participating. The DC Bike Party departs from Dupont Circle on the second Wednesday of each month April-Dec.

HD video-DC Bike Party May 2019 4 min 41 sec

Culture/Entertainment

DontMuteDC holds another huge go-go at 14th and U

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 14:21

On the 7th of May, another #DontMuteDC go-go night took over the streets at 14th and U. This one may have been the largest yet based on videos shot from the air.

Video from a rooftop or drone supporting estimate of 3,000 participants 28 sec

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