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Protesters cap Juneteenth by pulling down Confederate statue next to MPD HQ

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 06/20/2020 - 03:43

The 19th of June featured thousands of protesters in the streets of DC for march after march. A massive party took over 14th and U towards evening, and a "Fuck the Police" march set out from the White House at sunset. This march wound it's way to MPD's headquarters-and proceeded to pull down the statue of Confederate general Albert Pike located right next to MPD!

Video-pulling down the Pike statue at MPD 1 min 1 sec

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Statue of Confederate general (and possible KKK founding member) Albert Pike coming down right next to MPD (DC Police) headquarters

Patriot Front (Nazis) shows up at Lafayette, flees in cars with covered license plates

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 06/19/2020 - 02:36

On the 18th of June, 8 members of the neo-Nazi group Patriot Front showed up at Black Lives Matter Plaza/Lafayette Sq. They didn't stay long when anti-Fascist activists began filming them and a few BLM protesters yelled at them. They fled north to L st, then back to their cars. They drove out of the Colonial Parking garage at 20th and Penn with their license plates covered up.

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Patriot Front flees Colonial Parking at 20th and Penn with license plates covered on the first of three vehicles. All had covered plates

Freedom Plaza occupied for defunding MPD

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 06/16/2020 - 01:26

On the 15th of June, activists occupied Freedom Plaza with the intention of holding the plaza for 36 hours. This was in response to a City Council hearing concerning MPD's budget for which hundreds attempted to register but very few were ever permitted to speak.

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Black Lives Matter repeatedly blocks I-395

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 06/16/2020 - 01:24

The 15th of June featured one of the near-daily blockades of I-395 that have gone on for the better part of a week. In this case, the march started at the same place Trump's stormtroopers fired tear gas at protesters so he could walk across H st to St John's to bluster threats.

Video-Sounds of the street: "Fuck the Police, Fuck Donald Trump" in post-blockade march 1 min 8 sec

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Third Saturday of George Floyd marches features strong bicycle cavalry

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 06/14/2020 - 23:44

On the 13th of June, march after march took to the streets of DC for George Floyd. The NJNP march to Mayor Bowser's house was just one of many. A late afternoon march went from Malcolm X Park to Trump Hotel and back. That one featured a strong bicycle cavalry block, which managed to put cops on bicycles to flight and even surround motorcycle cops and escort them out.

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Marchers at Trump Hotel from Malcolm X park

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