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Both GA Senators get Stop Cop City residential protests at their DC homes

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 02/18/2023 - 22:43

On the 18th of February, outraged activists descended on the DC homes of both of Georgia's Senators demanding action to stop the infamous "Cop City" police training range in Atlanta's Weelaunee Forest. This is in memory of Turtuguita ("Little Turtle") who gave his life defending the woods. Since then the National Guard has descended on Atlanta and a firestorm of retribution has been meted out by activists from coast to coast. Even in the DC home demos the chant changed from "shut it down" to "burn it down" and warnings were issued Cop City would never be built and never be defended if it ever is.

Video: Both GA Senators get home demos, speakers were furious2 min 50 sec

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Frontlines to FERC brings Gulf Coast residents to DC to protest dangerous LNG facilities

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 02/16/2023 - 19:29

On the 16th of February, Texas and West Louisiana residents threatened by LNG projects and pipelines showed up at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). FERC is infamous as the oil and gas industry's rubber stamp, and is now planning to allow Freeport LNG to restart their Texas LNG export facility that exploded less than a year ago in June 2022.

Video-speakers recount the Freeport LNG blast, demand banks defund these projects 3 min 1 sec

Environment/Food/Health

Park Police raid destroys McPherson Square tent city

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 02/15/2023 - 18:31

In recent months, McPherson Square had hosted a tent city set up by those evicted by Mayor Bowser's sweeps of so many other camps. On Feb 15, US Park Police and biohazard-suited trash collectors stormed McPherson and destroyed the tent city, evicting everyone and arresting two people who stood their ground.

Update Feb 17: Washington Post(disable js to bypass paywall): DC Admits only two former McPherson residents got permanent housing, 20 got temporary housing, 50+ scattered and still sleeping outside

Update Feb 16: Report on Twitter NPS had inserted undercover cops into the tent city

Video: Biohazard suited cowards protected by Park Police load tents into trash trucks, a veteran is arrested for standing his ground 1 min 41 sec

Video-McPherson resident stands his ground with constitutional arguments against tent city eviction 5 min 9 sec

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NPS promised to store people's belongings. This storage of course was in the trash truck, transfer station, and landfill or incinerator

DC activists protest Wells Fargo, Cox Enterprises support for Cop City

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 02/09/2023 - 23:55

On the 9th of February, the fight against Atlanta's "Cop City" police training range proposed for the Weelaunee Forest again came to DC. Protesters marched on Cox Enterprises (owner of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper), and on Wells Fargo(a major funder of the project) with just one demand: Drop Cop City!

Video from raw clips by Extinction Rebellion DC 30 sec

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Photo by Shut Down DC

Our Rights DC protests on State of the Union motorcade route

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 02/07/2023 - 22:46

On the 7th of February, Biden gave his annual State of the Union address, with barely a mention of abortion or trans rights. On the motorcade route outside, Our Rights DC held down, demanding that the ongoing state of emergency (which allows for Federal assistance) for covid not be lifted. Also there was talk after Dobbs of declaring a public health emergency over restrictions on abortion killing women, so abortions could be performed on military bases etc in abortion ban states.

Video of motorcades passing ORDC 1 min 30 sec

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Demanding that multiple ongoing public health emergencies continue to be recognized (photo by Our Rights DC)

Cops backed by National Guard assault GA's Weelaunee Forest-AGAIN

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 02/06/2023 - 17:34

On the 6th of February, Ga cops launched yet another raid on the Weelaunee Forest, which is defended by Atlanta Forest Defense/Stop Cop City To this date no raid has succeeded in clearing and holding the site in spite of bullshit "domestic terrorism" charges and the murder of forest defender Tortuguita on Jan 18.

Video originally posted by John Spink to Twitter of stormtroopers unloading near the Forest 10 sec

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Christian nationalists/Nazis forced out of Pasco Pride in FL

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 02/05/2023 - 03:24

On the 4th of February, several members of the same extreme-right Christian cult that harassed the Dec 29 Clearwater drag show turned up at Pasco County FL's Pride event. They harassed Pride attendees and screamed that people were going to die, going to burn, and going to Hell. Eventually one of them lunged at a child attending Pride with their parents, drawing instant counterattack.

Video-confronting religious extremists at Pasco Pride 2 min 12 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity
Right Wing

"Bubble guns" have been used at the SCOTUS protests. Here in FL a bubble cannon is being used to foam down fiery religious terrorists like so much burning jet fuel on an airport runway

SDS, Community Action Coalition rally against police brutality in Tampa, FL

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 02/04/2023 - 21:14

The 4th of February was a national day of action against police brutality. In Tampa, FL protesters gathered near near Joe Chullia courthouse in Tampa, FL. SDS and Community Action Coalition were there, speakers covered subjects from the infamous Memphis "SCORPION" unit to "Biking while Black" harassment stops in Tampa.

Video of the protest near Joe Chullia Courthouse 2 min 38 sec

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Race/Racism

Stink bomb clobbers Cop City contractor Atlas Technical Consultants in Illinois

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 02/01/2023 - 22:09

Cop City contractor Atlas Technical Consultants office in Illinois just got hammered with a high-powered stench agent. Word is closure of the office might be PERMANENT. That place must stink like a whaling ship after a date with Sea Shepherd by now.

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Amy Coney Barrett gets another residential protest

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 01/30/2023 - 18:12

Eight months after the leak of the Dobbs decision, protesters are still showing up at the homes of antiabortion/Christian nationalist Supreme Court "Justices." One of these protests took place on Jan 29, 2023. In addition to abortion rights chants, protesters also invoked the name of Tyre Nichols, beaten and tortured to death by murderous Memphis cops.

Video from raw clips by Our Rights DC 2 min 5 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Photo by Our Rights DC

PSL Marches for Tyre Nichols against police station in St Petersburg,FL

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 01/30/2023 - 01:18

On the 29th of January, the Party for Socialism and Liberation held a march in St Petersburg, FL from City Hall to the nearest police station. The march demanded that killer cops be sent to prison, and that all other cops resign. This event was held in memory of Tyre Nichols and in solidarity with activists in Memphis.

Video of the march-and of cops hurredly barricading their station against it 1 min 10 sec

Police/Legal/Prisons

Cops barricading the station as the march unexpectedly targets their station

"Every City Is Cop City" chanted at DC march for Atlanta

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 01/29/2023 - 01:48

On Jan 28, an Atlanta Forest Defense solidarity march assembled in Logan Circle and took to the streets in DC. As bike cops swarmed around the march, marchers chanted "Every City is Cop City! Stop Cop City!" The bike cops were dressed in black and yellow above all else, same colors as the Proud Boys.

Chuck Modi's video originally posted to Twitter of marchers swarmed in cops chanting "Every City is Cop City" 14 sec

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Still from Chuck Modi's video

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