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Mass bike rides take to the streets as most covid restrictions lifted and cases plunge

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/23/2021 - 15:55

On the 21st and again on the 22nd of May, massive group bike rides took to the streets of DC, similar to the DC Bike Parties of the pre-covid era. In the past year, police made no attempt to enforce covid gathering limits against 1st Amendment activities probably for fear of a court using the 1st Amendment to toss ALL the gathering limits. Cultural events (including bike rides) that were not about speech were mostly suspended-until now.

Culture/Entertainment

Big mass bike ride set out on the evening of May 22

Gaza march from Israeli Embassy to White House shuts down Connecticut Ave

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 05/19/2021 - 01:11

On the 18th of May, protesters took to the streets globally to stand in solidarity with a general strike called by Palestinians thoughout Occupied Palestine. One of these protests began at the Israeli Embassy in DC. Marchers from there took over and closed Connecticut Ave, burned an Israeli flag, stopped on the bridge over Rock Creek for Prayers, and took Lafayette Sq for the first time since Summer 2020.

Video: Rally at embassy followed by march shutting down Conn Ave 3 min 51 sec

Anti-War/Peace
Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Marchers stop on the Connecticut Ave bridge over Rock Creek Park for prayers

BLM Plaza murel returns

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 05/16/2021 - 16:20

By the 15th of May, the Black Lives Matter Plaza murel that had been paved over was back on BLM Plaza. Community outrage had accompanied the repaving that removed the original, and there was suspicion this was done while activists were focussed on the Middle East. Now the murel is back

Local News/Neighborhoods
Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Massive Nakba day march for Palestine ends at Capitol fence

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 05/15/2021 - 18:23

On the 15th of May, one of the global Nakba(catastrophe) marches marking the 73ed anniversary of the start of the occupation of Palestine took place in DC. The march went right up to the Capitol fence.

Video: the march,the tank and the Capitol fence 1 min 52 sec

Foreign Policy/Imperialism
World Uprisings

Mock tank drawn up to the fence surrounding the Capitol, where decisions are made about how many Israeli tanks and weapons to pay for

Gas lines spread, stations run out after days of Colonial pipeline shutdown

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 05/13/2021 - 01:12

On the 12th of May, Maryland shared in an East and S US gasoline shortage that may be a taste of things to come-or a flashback to 1979. Over the weekend,a ransomware attack forced Colonial Pipeline to shut down the distribution pipeline that supplies half of all liquid fuels to the South and East US. On Wednesday, gas stations ran out just as the pipeline was resuming operation.

Video-suddenly it's 1979 as gas stations run out and gas lines grow 40 sec

Environment/Food/Health

A sHell station with nothing to sell but diesel on the 12th of May

Protesters take to the streets as Palestine explodes

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/12/2021 - 23:47

On the 11th of May , a massive protest including a mock tank repurposed from a Colombia rally took to the streets to protest Israel's proposed evictions in Jerusalem and the spiraling violence that has resulted. What began as an attempt to evict residents of a Jerusalem neighborhood Israel wants exploded into an Israeli assault on al-Aqsa with 300 injuries, between 500 and 1,000 rockets fired from Gaza in retaliation, and Israeli airstrikes in response to the rockets.

Video: 2 clips by Alejandro Alvarez-the massive crowd on Const Ave, and the mock tank at 16th and H 1 min 36 sec

Anti-War/Peace
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
World Uprisings

Still from Alejandro Alvarez Twitter video

Mayor Bowser paves over BLM Plaza

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 05/11/2021 - 17:32

Early morning on Tues May 11, DC's Mayor Bowser paved over the Black Lives Matter Plaza lettering on 16th st. She never actually supported BLM as shown by her pro-police, pro-gentrification policies.

Local News/Neighborhoods
Miscellaneous
Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Black Lives Matter DC photo via Twitter

Colombian Ambassador's house tagged in solidarity with protests in Colombia

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 05/08/2021 - 16:10

Sometime on May 7, unknown activists redecorated the home of the Colombian Ambassador in Washington DC. The paintwork was in solidarity with hard-pressed protesters in Colombia, who have been shot at by police seeking to halt the popular mobilization against the US backed regime there. At least 26 protesters have been shot and killed in Colombia, and protesters in DC are making it plain this will NOT be tolerated.

Wyatt Reed video of the paintwork at the Colombian Ambassador's residence 23 sec

World Uprisings

Line 3 protests shut down Wells Fargo, most downtown banks mid-day

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 05/07/2021 - 20:31

On the 7th of May, Extinction Rebellion DC and other groups acting in solidarity with Anishaabe activists marched on multiple downdown branches of Wells Fargo. They dumped fake oil, rolled oil barrels and marched a giant Black Snake in the streets, and tried to give away wild rice soaked in oil. Cops didn't know only Wells Fargo was being targetted, so they blocked entry to all banks near the protests, effectively shutting them down.

Video: rolling oil barrels, spreading tar, marching the Black Snake as banks shut down 6 min 54 sec

Environment/Food/Health

Wells Fargo: Thou hast summoned the Black Snake!

Street signs hacked to condemn MPD and Bagshaw during Mayday

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 02:22

As Mayday protests wound down, at least two DC electronic street signs showed hacked messages. One read "MPD are pigs" and the other known modified sign read "Fuck Jason Bagshaw." Bagshaw is famous for among other things commanding police assaults on protesters at 4D after Karon Hylton was chased into traffic and killed by a cop near Ga Ave.

Police/Legal/Prisons

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