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Big rally in Columbia Heights demands cancellation of rent over COVID-19

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 07/26/2020 - 02:01

On the afternoon of July 26, a big crowd gathered in Columbia Heights to demand that the DC City Council and/or landlords cancel all rent owed by tenants for the months affected by COVID-19. Landlords of course should be free to refuse to pay their mortages for the same reason, and if that takes down the banks bailing out depositors directly doesn't let the rich divert the money to their own pockets.

Housing/urban Issues/Gentrification

Veterans for BLM show up as Portland solidarity protests begin in DC

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 07/25/2020 - 16:51

On the 25th of July, the PSL's storm-delayed Portland solidarity protest got a boost from a contingent of Veterans for BLM. In Portland, similar Veterans groups have lended muscle to hard-pressed protesters facing Trump's oathbreaking, Constitution-burning stormtroopers.

Raw video-"Protect and serve? That's a lie-you don't care if people die!"

Civil Liberites/Constitution
Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Getting mad about kneeling on necks-and about troops gassing and kidnapping protesters

Banner drop in solidarity with Portland protesters

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 07/25/2020 - 01:52

On the 24th of July, unknown activists dropped a banner from a highway overpass in solidarity with the Portland protesters who have been slugging it out with Trump's Federal Stormtroopers.

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Five Seattle media outlets subpeonaed for raw video/photos of protests

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 17:07

On the 31st of May, protests in Seattle included the burning of police cars same as in DC the previous night. Also included was the seizure of two guns from the cops. A month and a half later, a Federal judge issued subpeonas to the Seattle Times and four TV stations for all photos and videos of the protests that night. If they comply, they will have to be treated as police photographers at all subsequent protests.

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

DC Indymedia journalist Luke Kuhn burns a 2018 grand jury subpeona on the courthouse steps. The Seattle Times and those four TV stations can do this too.

Bowser demands 14 day "self-quarantine" of travellers/returnees from high virus areas

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 16:58

On the 24th of July, DC Mayor Bowser issued an order demanding that anyone entering or returning to DC from high coronavirus areas such as Florida "self-quarantine" for 14 days. There is no enforcement measure included other than business being allowed to deny service to those who do not comply, and the potential to invoke the Communicable and Preventable Diseases Act. Thus MPD does not appear to be empowered to make arrests for violation of this. It is Possible that Trump knew this was coming and that this is the reason the Jacksonville, FL RNC events have been cancelled.

Environment/Food/Health
Human Rights

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