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MPD Lt Bagshaw refuses to speak to Karon Hylton's mother on Night 4 of protests

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 10/31/2020 - 00:41

On the 30th of October, Lt Bagshaw (w NO mask) showed up at the 4D protests for Karon Hylton. He repeated refused to answer questions from Karon's mother, ultimately causing the situation to escalate yet again. At least one arrest reported.

Video: Bagshaw won't answer questions for Karon's mother and protesters 1 min

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Lt Bagshaw showed up, but refused to talk

Protests at 4D continue, one arrest and much police aggression

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 10/30/2020 - 00:47

On the evening of Oct 29, protesters returned to MPD's 4th District headquarters in spite of the previous night's police brutality and rain left over from remnants of Hurricane Zeta. Police maneuvered as though to kettle protesters, and one arrest was reported by midnight.

Black House News video of scene at 4D 34 sec

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Still from Black House News video

The Shortwave Report 10/30/20 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 22:50

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from Spanish National Radio, NHK Japan, and Radio Deutsche-Welle.http://www.outfarpress.com/swr201030.mp3   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)        From SPAIN- Chileans overwhelmingly

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4D police headquarters gets bombardment and siege from Karon Hylton protesters

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 00:00

The 28th of October saw a second night of protest and heavy direct action at MPD's 4D headquarters for Karon Hylton. As riot cops blocked night culminated in a massive fireworks blast against the building. An attempt to kettle the crowd failed, cops ended up just pushing everyone south on Ga Ave.

Video-bombardment of 4D with projectiles and fireworks 1 min 21 sec

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The fireworks explosion against 4D at it's peak

Businesses already boarding up in expectation of election day riots

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 10/28/2020 - 23:41

With a week to go until the official 2020 election day (excluding mail/early voting), many building owners and businesses are already boarding up as though in expectation of a great storm. The storm in question is expected protests over a disputed election, and fears these could erupt into rioting or street battles.

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