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Washington Gas owned by MVP investor AltaGas

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 09/05/2023 - 13:57

As part of their "Project Pipes" campaign to shut down Washington Gas instead of giving them a $5 billion subsidy to replace their leaking pipes, Extinction Rebellion DC (XRDC) researched their ownership. On turning over a rock, XRDC uncovered a toxic mess: turns out Washington Gas is owned by Michigan-based AltaGas, an investor in the infamous Mountain Valley Pipeline or MVP.

Environment/Food/Health

DC Drag Defenders hold ground, defeat attempt by street preachers to push through

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 08/27/2023 - 22:33

On the 26th of August, drag defenders kept a sold-out drag show at Aunt Helen's in Washington DC safe, defeating an attempt by hatemongering street preachers to invade at least their space if not the venue behind them. Defenders deployed umbrellas to shield families with children from the potentially doxxing cameras of the Christian extremist preachers and their allies.

Video: defenders hold the line as bigoted street preachers try to charge through 54 sec

Culture/Entertainment
Right Wing

Umbrellas up!

Declare Emergency blockades AM rush hour traffic on 12th st over climate

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 08/21/2023 - 23:37

At 8:15 am on August 21, six Declare Emergency supporters went into the road and sat down because they were tired of society ignoring the climate emergency. They disrupted traffic on 12th Street NW and Constitution Ave NW in Washington D.C. to demand that President Biden declare a climate emergency and halt all new fossil fuel projects on Federal and Indigenous lands and waters.

Environment/Food/Health

Photo by Declare Emergency

Climate Defiance HALTS play at Citi Open

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 08/06/2023 - 17:24

On the 3ed of August, Climate Defiance got inside the Citibank-sponsored Citi Open tennis match in Washington DC. Once inside, they unfurled banners and tossed oversize mock tennis balls painted in flames onto the field. The entire event had to stop and wait while the mock tennis balls were removed, and security got quite rough with Climate Defiance.

Video from raw clips by Ford Fischer 2 min 11 sec

Environment/Food/Health

MAGA extremists, counterprotesters descend on DC Federal courthouse as Trump arraigned

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 08/03/2023 - 20:15

Trump's appearance at DC's E Barret Prettyman Federal courthouse created a circus atmosphere outside, MAGA meatheads protested Trump's indictment for three major felonies stemming from his failed Jan 6 2021 coup attempt. They were in turn counterprotested by DC residents and others who were not pleased to Trumpers return to DC given the known history of violence Nov 14 2020-Jan 6 2021.

Video by Iron Snowflake: Scene at DC Federal court as Trump surrenders 4 min 11 sec

Video by John Zangas/DC Media Group: Chaotic scene outside the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse 2 min 51 sec

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism
Right Wing

J6'ers and counterprotesters stage volume duel at DC Jail as Trump indictment #3 announced

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 08/02/2023 - 00:12

The first of August was the 1 year anniversary of the extreme-right, pro-Trump/pro J6 protest at the DC Jail. As has been routine in recent months, counterprotesters drowned them out with bullhorns, sometimes in siren mode.

Video from raw clips by Ford Fischer and Evan Koslof 45 sec

Elections/Legislation/Government
Police/Legal/Prisons
Right Wing

Generation Ratify stages blockade of Constitution Ave in DC for ERA

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 07/25/2023 - 15:12

On July 24, Generation Ratify blocked DC's Constitution Ave to support ratification of the ERA(Equal Rights Amendment). Twenty or more activists set up the blockade, while maybe 5 members of the forced-birth group PAAU (the fetus stealers) tried to counterprotest but were ineffective. Two pro-ERA blockaders were arrested

Video of blockade and arrests by Anthony Peltier 2 min 52 sec

Civil Liberites/Constitution

Beyond Extreme Energy protests use of corroded pipe in resurrected Mountain Valley Pipeline.

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 07/20/2023 - 18:27

On the 20th of July, Beyond Extreme Energy and residents of the area near the Mountain Valley Pipeline project protested first at FERC, then at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

Video from BXE's raw footage 3 min 7 sec

Environment/Food/Health

Still from BXE video

Climate Defiance shuts down, drives off Mary Repco in Rayburn Building

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 07/20/2023 - 10:03

On the 19th of July, Climate Defiance got inside the Rayburn Building and again shut down a Biden administration official responsible for approving more fossil fuel projects. This time the target was Deputy National Climate Advisor Mary Repko. She packed up and quit the field like all the others driven off by Climate Defiance.

Video: Climate Defiance shuts down Mary Repko's meeting at price of 9 arrests 2 min 20 sec

Environment/Food/Health

Still from Climate Defiance video

Climate Defiance disrupts, temporarily shuts down Congressional Women's Baseball Game.

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 07/13/2023 - 23:36

Video originally posted to Twitter of the players dancing to distract the audience from the protest 6 sec

Wednesday, the 12 of July was one of the four hottest days ever recorded globally. On that day, members of Congress fiddled while not only Rome but the whole world burned. The Congressonal Women's Baseball Game was supposed to be business as usual, but Climate Defiance had other ideas and temporarily shut the game down.

Environment/Food/Health

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