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Virginia Governor Proposes "Natives Are Immigrants" and Columbus Was a Good Businessman Virginia Governor Youngkin just proposed new history standards for all Virginia students. He released them over the weekend and the first hearings are this Thursday, to try to force them through quickly. He proposes to teach Virginia children a lot of falsehoods about Natives and very little mention of Asian, Latinos, or Pacific Islanders. His new standards include genocide denial and that Natives are "immigrants." |
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Street chalk left by protesters at Mitch McConnell's house (Our Rights DC photo)
Video clip by Our Rights DC 7 seconds
On the 22nd of November, protesters again showed up at the home of Mitch McConnell. This time they were there to demand accountability for GOP promotion of anti-LGBTQ hate in the wake of the armed attack on Club Q in Colorado Springs. Protest chants included "DC Don't like Fascists," "2,4,6,8 fascist hate won't make us straight 5,6,7,8 end the anti-trans hate" and many more.
Still from Our Rights DC video
Video: Speaking out on regime horrors(from raw clips by Our Rights DC) 3min 2 sec
On the 19th of November, members of the Iranian disapora and their supporters once again marched in DC demanding the end of the theocratic regime in Iran. After the kickoff rally protesters marched on the Washington Monument and the White House.
Photo by Our Rights DC
Video from clips by Our Rights DC 1 min 28 sec
The 16th of November was just one night after Trump's formal announcement that he is running for the White House again. On that night, protesters again returned to the home of "Justice" Amy Coney Barrett, Trump appointee to the court. She also formerly held the title of "handmaid" in the Christian extremist group People of Praise.
Still from Our Rights DC video
Video by Our Rights DC: Marchers at the Lincoln Memorial 49 sec
On the 13th of November, the final leg of the Leonard Peltier walk to justice, with stops at the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument before finishing the over 1,100 mile walk at the US Capitol. Marchers demanded that Leonard Peltier be released unconditionally from the US prison system, where he has been held hostage for 47 years for a "crime" he did not commit, for supposedly shooting two FBI agents with rounds ballistics proved his weapon could not have fired. Leonard is a political prisoner.
Disrupting the TERF rally w bullhorns at the Lincoln Memorial
Video-Park Police attack counterprotesters, breaking promise to leave them alone if they moved back 1 min 11 sec
On the 7th of November, infamous anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen showed up in DC as part of her nationwide tour. Things got UGLY in DC. Park Police first demanded pro-trans activists move to a nearby spot, then attacked them and arrested one of them anyway for unknown reasons.
Still from West Virginia Rising's Twitter video,looks like SCOTUS's live feed
Video: empty main courtroom shown,action is on audio, heard again after audio unmuted 32 sec
On the 2nd of November, three women from W Va got inside the Supreme Court and shouted down the proceedings. They yelled ""We will restore our freedom to choose - women of America vote." This is one of the only times in all US history SCOTUS proceedings have been forced to pause by disruption inside.
All three were arrested after the fact, with their mission accomplished.
