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National Guard called out to block Cherry Blossom crowds from defying Trump and Bowser

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 03/22/2020 - 02:58

On the 21st of March, substantial crowds defied Donald Trump's demands to stay home and took significant personal risk to see the cherry blossoms and vote NO to lockdowns and curfews. The next day, MPD was deployed to block street access to cars. The night after that, Muriel Bowser announced she was deploying the National Guard as well as MPD to block pedestrians and bikes as well as cars from the cherry blossoms.

Video-scenes near the Tidal Basin on 3-25 after cops, guard called out

Civil Liberites/Constitution
Environment/Food/Health

Park Police at cherry blossom roadblock on March 22. National Guard to be added to these(Photo by Darcy Spencer via Twitter)

Coronavirus bungling and plays for new government power risk major unrest

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 03/20/2020 - 00:24

In just one week the Covid-19 mess has erupted from toilet paper disappearing to sporadic food shortages, all of California being ordered to stay at home, Md Gov Hogan, closing parks (after defiant and possibly safe mass cookouts) and many businesses, and French police being deployed against wholesale defiance of beach closures. There has even been talk of declaring martial law in California.

Civil Liberites/Constitution
Environment/Food/Health
Strategy/Theory/Movement Issues

The Shortwave Report 03/20/20 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/19/2020 - 21:18

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, and NHK Japan.http://www.outfarpress.com/swr200320.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 GERMANY-  German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresse

Elections/Legislation/Government
Environment/Food/Health
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Media
World Uprisings

Luke's observations on the "toilet paper zombies" stripping store shelves

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 03/14/2020 - 17:42

Your favorite antifa Luke on the toilet paper crisis. "Toilet paper zombies" seem to think they will benefit from a 6 month stockpile of toilet paper against a possible 2-week quarantine. Coronavirus does NOT cause diarrhea folks!

Luke sings about "Toilet Paper Zombies" 17 sec

Environment/Food/Health

Chelsea Manning released as 2nd grand jury disbands

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 03/13/2020 - 14:50

Chelsea Manning has just been released from jail after defeating the second grand jury to attempt to question her. Any attempt to subpeona her to a 3ed grand jury will now run afound of coronavirus restrictions on court activities. Oddly, this release cooincides with a suicide attempt and a Federal judge had to order her release, raising questions about whether the Feds intended to keep her locked up unlawfully after the grand jury expired

Police/Legal/Prisons

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