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Cops cut food haul rope at Venezualan Embassy to assist coup supporter's blockade

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 18:34

On the morning of May 13, supporters of the beseiged Embassy of Venezuala tried to again deliver food to the Embassy Protection Collective. This time around, police overtly supported the siege by grabbing and cutting the haul rope that was to be used to haul food to a window too high for coup supporters to enter by. Cops and the far-right always work hand in hand, blue uniforms by day and blue armbands by night(or in this case broad daylight.

1 min clip from Ford Fischer's video of cops cutting rope to block food delivery

Foreign Policy/Imperialism
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Still from Ford Fischer's video of the cops cutting the rope to keep food out of the Embassy of Venezuala

Police assault activist at Venezualan Embassy rally after power and water cutoffs

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 05/11/2019 - 19:51

On the 11th of May, activists held a rally at the Embassy of Venezuala to respond to the now-confirmed water cutoff as well as the power cutoff. Things again got nasty as police threw down an activist for trying to deliver food to the beseiged embassy. This is at least the second time police have met food with violence at this embassy

Compilation video of the day's events including the police assault (2 min 53 sec)

Video of assault by police on activist 16 sec, cut from longer twitter clip by Morgan Artyukhina

Foreign Policy/Imperialism
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Embassy of Venezuala goes carbon-neutral as US cuts power, water

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 15:20

With PEPCO having cut off electrical service to the Embassy of Venezuala, Venezuala now has the world's first carbon-neutral embassy right here in Washington DC. The Embassy Protection Collective says they have once again made lemonade from lemons.

Environment/Food/Health
Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Photo by Pronouns are Yankee/go/home @queeralamode

Big May DC Bike Party takes to the streets

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 14:49

On the 8th of May, another DC Bike Party took to the streets. As is often the case for May this was a big ride with hundreds of riders participating. The DC Bike Party departs from Dupont Circle on the second Wednesday of each month April-Dec.

HD video-DC Bike Party May 2019 4 min 41 sec

Culture/Entertainment

DontMuteDC holds another huge go-go at 14th and U

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 14:21

On the 7th of May, another #DontMuteDC go-go night took over the streets at 14th and U. This one may have been the largest yet based on videos shot from the air.

Video from a rooftop or drone supporting estimate of 3,000 participants 28 sec

Culture/Entertainment
Housing/urban Issues/Gentrification
Local News/Neighborhoods

Coup supporters beat and choke activist attempting food delivery to beseiged Embassy of Venezuala, power cut off

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 05/08/2019 - 17:36

Early morning on the 8th of May, activists supporting the Embassy Protection Collective attempted to deliver food to the besieged defenders of the Embassy of Venezuala. Supporters of US backed, self-declared Venezualan "President" Juan Guaido and his failed coup attempt beat and choked at least one of the activists trying to deliver food. They also used bright lights in an attempt to block anyone from getting video or photos of their violence.

Video from ground level of assault originally posted to Twitter by Max Blumenthal 47 sec

Update May 8: Power cut off to Embassy, Secret Service and utility workers seen entering manholes, raising fears that water would be cut off too. Several arrests of supporters outside. The US does to the embassy what they do to Venezuala

Foreign Policy/Imperialism

VOICES Coalition sets up pipeline octopus on Mall

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 05/08/2019 - 15:23

On the 6th of May, the VOICES coalition set up an "octopus" of mock fracked gas pipelines on the Mall near 3rd st NW and Madison Drive NW. The pipelines symbolize FERC's abuses of power such as approving eminent domain for private gain and totally ignoring both climate and local impacts of fracking and pipelines.

Video showing the entire pipeline octopus 58 sec

Environment/Food/Health

Big rallies for control of Embassy of Venezuala end in continuing standoff

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 05/04/2019 - 21:24

As of May 4, 2019, the standoff at the Embassy of Venezuala continues essentially unchanged after major mobilizations both by progressive activists to break the siege and by coup supporters to take over the building.

Update May 6:Unconfirmed report of pro-Coup "Gusanos" shining LASERS at Embassy defenders in possible attempt to inflict permanent eye damage

Update May 5:Code Pink is warning that if the Venezualan Embassy in DC falls, the government of Venezuala will probably take over the US Embassy in Caracas, Venezuala. They also warn the current US government would be likely to respond with an invasion of Venezuala.

HD video of a Code Pink "Thunder Run" through the incredible noise and press of coup supporters. 3 min 4 sec

Foreign Policy/Imperialism

View from the street, North side

Press Conference Outside the Venezuelan Embassy 5/2/19

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Fri, 05/03/2019 - 23:08
Anti-War/Peace
Civil Liberites/Constitution
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
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FOOD deliveries to beseiged Embassy of Venezuala spark confrontations and arrests

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 05/02/2019 - 23:15

On the 2nd of May, DC area progressive activists made a determined attempt to resupply the Embassy Protection Collective in the beseiged Venezualan Embassy. They were partially successful-some of the food got in, but confrontations and arrests resulted. One Code Pink activist has been charged with "throwing a MISSILE(!) for allegedly tossing food to the defenders inside the Embassy.

HD Video:Successful food delivery followed by attempts by Guaido supporters to gain control of both back doors 3 min 27 sec

Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Juan Guando supporters try to get control of both back doors after a successful food delivery. Apparently the False Ambassador was there and tried to exploit the situation.

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