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Postmaster-General Louis Dejoy gets noisy AM home demo

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 01:10

On the 15th of August, US Postmaster-General Louis Dejoy got an early Saturday morning wakeup call, in the form of protesters outside his Kalorama house. They were there because Dejoy is Trump's point man for sabotaging the post office to delay mailed ballots.

Video originally uploaded by Stephanie Ramirez to Twitter of noisy protest at Postmaster-General's house 20 sec

Elections/Legislation/Government

Still from Stephanie Ramiriz Twitter video

Breaking: Pigs pepper spray, kettle protest march on 18th between FL Ave and T st

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 01:19

On the 13th of August, the Metropolitan Police Department once again kettled protesters in the IMF/Pershing Park/J20 manner. In addition to the usual pepper spraying, cops surrounded protesters on 18th st, and arrested protesters, journalists, and bystanders alike. There are reports of felony rioting charges (even against journalists, same as J20)-and that one protesters had a stroke and was removed by ambulance.

Kate Cantrell's video of one of the rough arrests 44 sec

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Police line enforcing mass arrest (photo by Abdallah Fayyad)

The Shortwave Report 08/14/20 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 23:19

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from Radio Havana Cuba, Sputnik Radio, and NHK World Japan.http://www.outfarpress.com/swr200814.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 JAPAN-  In the Indian Ocean a large oil s

Anti-War/Peace
Civil Liberites/Constitution
Elections/Legislation/Government
Environment/Food/Health
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Human Rights
Media
Military/Weapons
World Uprisings

Mayor Muriel Bowser has "Defund the Police" on BLM Plaza painted over

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 08/12/2020 - 16:17

On the 11th of August, just one day after the Secret Service shot a Black man at 17th and Penn near the White House, Muriel Bowser had contractors pave over just the part of Black Lives Matter Plaza showing BLM's "Defund the Police" addition to her Black Lives Matter street mural.

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Still from Richie MCG video

Tenant activists run off second illegal eviction attempt in two weeks

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 08/10/2020 - 18:37

On the 10th of August, DC area Tenant organzers defeated their second illegal eviction attempt in PG County just over the DC line in less than two weeks. Again the landlord told tenants he was going to throw their belongings into the street and change the locks with no court order. Again activists showed up en masse, and again the landlord scuttled away in defeat.

Video-Tenant activsts deter illegal eviction simply by their presence 48 sec

Housing/urban Issues/Gentrification
Local News/Neighborhoods

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