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Third night of fighting for George Floyd escalated rather than stopped by Mayor's curfew

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 06/01/2020 - 02:34

The last day of May in DC was another long day and long night of protest. Mayor Bowser declared an 11PM curfew after protesters were not dispersed by police fireworks, but police offensives to enforce the curfew against protesters failed. As police violence escalated protesters responded with force and fire, and one of the fires burned a White House utility shack(wrongly reported on Twitter as a guard shack).

Update:Trump moved to bunker a second time Sun night

Video-police fire flashbangs and deploy gas, curfew fails 2 min 59 sec

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Cops holding a useless position fire flashbang at protesters using no force

DC Uprising for George Floyd forcibly blocked from Lafayette, police cars burned in response

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 05/31/2020 - 03:21

On the 30th of May, Donald Trump invited fascists to a "MAGA night" in front of the White House in response to the previous night's protests. No such thing could occur after protesters beseiged the entire area and several times tore down barricades meant to deny access to Lafayette Sq. As police violence and threats of kettles escalated, a dumpster and police car went up in flames. Still further riot squad aggression led to trashing and debris fires in more locations.

Video-scenes from the uprising 2 min 37 sec

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Early on this SS car was smashed up near the White House

Arrests and unarrests as George Floyd protest forces White House to lock down

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/30/2020 - 01:15

On the 29th of May, a massive march from 14th and U descended on Trump's White House to protest the police murder of George Floyd (neck-in knee/I can't breathe)in Minneapolis. As the action kicked off, police attempted to make arrests, but their first arrest ended with police surrounded by the crowd and having to release their prisoner in order to escape. There were other arrests later, and mainstream media reported the White House had to lock down. Trapped reporters wrote stories about the protests.

Video: The march, the unarrest, the crowds at the White House 4 min 12 sec

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Furious crowd at Trump's White House

Suspicious police activity at Franklin Sq homeless camp as DC prepares to reopen

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 00:11

On the 26th of May, several police cars and cops entered the homeless camp at Franklin Square, apparently for the second day in a row. This time around it was US Park Police, there is a report on Twitter showing MPD and National Guard at the same location the previous day. So far not an all-out eviction, exact nature of activity unclear.

Video of Park Police in Franklin Sq homeless camp 56 sec

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MD anarchist defies Hogan's string of stay at home arrests by heading to the hills

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 05/04/2020 - 00:57

As of May 2, WUSA and other media outlets report that 35 people have been arrested in MD for defying Governor Hogan's stay-at-home order. In response, a MD anarchist shot a "fuck you" video for the Governor-from the Rocky Mountains, about 2,000 miles farther than Hogan wanted anyone in MD travelling. When police states become unmanagable, people have retreated into the mountains for centuries.

Video-Saying "F you" to Hogan's stay at home from the mountains 1 min 40 sec

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Second Decarcerate DC Car Caravan demands release of jail, halfway house, St E's prisoners

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 04/16/2020 - 23:11

On Emancipation Day, the 16th of April, the second Decarcerate DC car caravan protest took to the streets. This time they started at Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital and drove to the DC Jail. Again demands were the release of all prisoners in St E's, the DC jail, and all halfway houses to avoid a coronavirus death sentence.

Video of car caravan originally published by SURJ-DC 21 sec

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Still from SURJ-DC video of the car caravan near the start

"Wellness check" and enforcement patrols going door to door in Montgomery County neighborhood

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 04/10/2020 - 16:46

I currently live in Maryland and an experience I had on April 10, 2020 underscored exactly how invasive the lengths to ensure compliance with the current stay at home order (to halt the spread of the coronavirus has become.

I was outdoors cleaning up the front yard, when a blue/gray compact vehicle passed this house the third time. I wondered if the driver were lost. Two men with some kind of uniform pin on their shirts were in the front seat. Two women also with badges were in the back. They walked fairly close to the house and I warned them I had neither mask or gloves.

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Noisy Car Caravan demands DC release all prisoners to avoid coronavirus

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 04/08/2020 - 20:04

On the 8th of April, a noisy car caravan took to the streets of DC, demanding that all prisoners in the DC Jail and in Central Cell Block be released immediately so they don't contract the deadly COVID-19 coronavirus.

Video of the noise protest motorcade 1 min 10 sec

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"Hogan's Zeroes" make 15,000 stay at home compliance police checks in MD

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 04/07/2020 - 21:45

On the 7th of April, MD Governor Hogan's spokesman Mike Ricci brazenly tweeted that cops in MD have made 15,000 "compliance checks" related to Gov Hogan's stay at home order, made 14 arrests,and issued 665 warnings. Over 50 of the warnings went to MD residents at their homes. This is heavy-duty "health Fascism" well beyond events in other states, and related more to power than to actual virus concerns.

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Escape From Maryland: An activist's story

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 04/01/2020 - 14:46

I write this as one of many thousands of US residents driven from their homes by full-on, hard authoritarian government response to the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, the 30th of March, Maryland Governor Hogan imposed one of the most severe stay at home orders in the entire US, brazenly threatening residents with prison if they left home for any but a few reasons. With hours until it went into effect, I hurredly packed up the things I care about the most and escaped from MD with hours to spare.

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