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Tenant Activists protest sale of rent controlled buildings to developers by Catholic Church

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 09/16/2018 - 17:51

On the 16th of September, DC area community activists showed up outside the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, demanding that the Catholic Church cancel plans to sell off rent-controlled buildings near Rhode Island avenue to developers who intend to evict the tenants.

Video-speakers call out the greed and hypocrisy of the Church throwing tenants out in the street for 30 pieces of silver

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Impeachment protests at White House reach Day 60

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 09/14/2018 - 01:11

The 13th of September marked 60 days of nightly impeachent protests outside the White House.

Video-calls to lock up Trump, taunts that Manifort may be flipping on him

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DC Bike Party rides as rain lets up

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 09/13/2018 - 13:52

Late afternoon on Sep 12 featured heavy rain, but the rains quit just in time for the regularly scheduled DC Bike Party's "Tropical Cruise" themed September ride.

Video from early portions of the ride

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DC Grand Jury Resistor burns subpeona, learns it has been withdrawn

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 09/11/2018 - 17:06

On September 11, 2018, DC Grand Jury resistor Luke Kuhn burned his subpoena outside US District Court. This was after a statement and a march from nearby DC Superior Court, site of the J20 persecutions. Minutes after the protest ended came word from defense attorneys that the subpeona had been dropped.

Video-burning the subpeona

Police/Legal/Prisons

Burning the subpeona outside US District Court

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Kathy Griffin at Occupy Lafayette Park: Day 53

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Sun, 09/09/2018 - 14:02

Kathy Griffin and friends introduced at 10:05

Marie Connor at 20:51

MC as always is Justin

Ace Ono (Alison Carney) at 46:37,  57:00

#KremlinAnnex #OccupyLafayettePark #KathyGriffin #yaddiya #iamalisoncarney #thistallawkwardgirl

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Clarksville, MD hosts one of many global Rise for Climate events

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 09/08/2018 - 19:48

On the 8th of September, one of a great many Rise for Climate events around the world was held at Clarksvile Commons in Clarksville, MD.

Video calling out MD Governor Hogan's fake "Green Governor" position and explaining what solar cooperatives and community solar installations are.

Environment/Food/Health

Luke Kuhn compares fossil fuel lobbying funds to "grand jury subpoena from Hell"

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Kathy Griffin roasts Trump outside the White House on 53rd day of impeachment protests

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 09/07/2018 - 00:30

The 6th of September was the 53ed evening of impeachment protests outside the White House AKA the "Kremlin Annex." This time around, the star of the show was actress Kathy Griffin, famous for her earlier anti-Trump photoshoot.

Video of Kathy's entire performance, originally posted to Youtube by DCfred

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Still from DCfred's video

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#stopkavanaugh - Chaos at hearing as protests and arrests erupt

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 09/04/2018 - 14:08

The Senate confirmation hearing for Trump's Supreme Court nomiee Brett "KKKavanaugh" descended almost instantly into chaos. The GOP required all questions by the Dems to be submitted in writing and pre-approved. One Democratic Senator moved to adjourn the hearing after having 41,000 pages of documents dumped in their laps the previous night. Protests erupted like a string of firecrackers going off. By the end of the week, more than 200 people had been arrested in days of repeated protest and disruption.

Protesters shout down the Kavenaugh hearing video by Scott Dworkin

Video-Sen Jeff Merkley calls Kavanaugh's views on executive immunity "fit for a King" not a democracy

Day 2 Rally at US Cap:Video-Latina woman elected to Nevada statehouse recounts death threats from far-right after going public about having an abortion

Elections/Legislation/Government

Code Pink participating in larger women's civil disobedience against KKKavanaugh (Photo by Mother Jones via Twitter)

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Impeachment protests enter 7th week in front of White House #KremlinAnnex

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 08/28/2018 - 00:29

Monday, the 27th of August marked the beginning of the 7th week of nightly protests in front of the White House demanding Trump be impeached for the Russiagate scandal. The "Kremlin Annex" protests began on the evening of July 16 after Trump's joint press conference with Vladimar Putin denying Russian interference in the 2016 election. There are now reports of Trump avoiding the White House while these protests are in session.

Day 44, Aug 29: Video-Band leads audience in chant of "Lock him up!"

Update Day 48, Sep 1:Video-Pakistani speaker leads crowd in calling Trump "Loser" after earlier protest where Trump was golfing

Update Day 49, Sep 2:White House security lights come on during the protest, everyone pushed back

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Mon Aug 27 in front of the White House

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Alexandria, VA gets one of over 80 #StopKavanaugh rallies

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/27/2018 - 01:15

On the 26th of August, the Unite for Justice Virginia Rally ws held by the the Women's Equality Coalition with one simple demand: that the Democrats do anything and everything they can to prevent Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavenaugh from being confirmed. This was one of over 80 such rallies on Aug 26 held in the portions of Occupied Turtle Island claimed by the United States.

Video-blowing whistles, signs and issues of the crowd, speakers on the Trump investigation and Roe v Wade issues

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Protesters demanding rejection of Brett Kavenaugh for SCOTUS disrupt Hart Senate Office Building

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 08/24/2018 - 02:07

On the 23ed of August, protesters opposing Trump's Supreme Court pick Brett Kavenaugh first disrupted the Hart Senate Office Building cafeteria, then rained down fliers in the atrium. The leaflets call out the clear and present danger Brett Kavenaugh poses to everything from worker's wages to a woman's right to choose.

Video compilation from raw clips by Marissa J Lang (via Twitter) 53 sec

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A "guerrilla protest" rains fliers opposing Trump's SCOTUS nominee inside the Hart Senate Office Building. Still from by Mariassa J Lang video clip

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DC Bike Party gets strong turnout for combined bike/skate event minutes after rain ends

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 08/18/2018 - 16:53

On the 17th of August, the DC Bike Party held a combined event with Washington Area Roadskaters, thus adding rollerblades and skateboards into the ride. Bicyclists were still the majority of particpants. Turnout was surprisingly strong considering rain stopped just minutes before the ride set out into a clearing sky.

Video-start and early portions of the ride

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Police harass Indymedia journalist at home in wake of Unite the Right II #shutitdowndc

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 08/17/2018 - 14:15

On the evening of August 16, an Indymedia journalist was harassed at home by police. There was one Montgomery County, MD white police SUV and two dark unmarked cars. Four cops were visible. One or more approached the house, saying they wanted help identifying others shown in a Daily caller sting video targetting counterprotesters against Unite The Right II. The journalist refused to cooperate.

Update: The poster of the Daily Caller video which triggered the harassment has been identified as Benny Arthur Johnson of NW DC.

Police/Legal/Prisons
Right Wing

This is all the camera could do in the dark. The cops are faintly visible to the left of the cars, two of their three cars are in this shot

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Metro Transit Union Protests Special Train for Hate Rally

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 13:48

Amalgamated Transit Union 689 protests outside Metro Center demanding the ouster of General Manager Paul Wiedefeld for providing special accommodations to attendees of the Unite The Right II rally.

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Video featuring speaker from Black Lives Matter and the union rep to whom Paul Wiedefeld promised no special trains (3 min 8 sec)

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ATU Local 689 announces protest after finding proof Metro ran special train for neo-Nazis on Aug 12

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 08/14/2018 - 23:47

On the 14th of August, Local 689 of the Amalgamated Transit Union announced a protest to be held Noon-1PM, Aug 16 at Metro Center. Local 689 is demanding that Metro CEO Paul Wiedefeld be fired for providing neo-Nazis with a special train for Unite the Right II. Also on the 14th of August, the union published photos of cops and Nazis at the Vienna Metro-and the schedule sheet containing the order for the special train.

Race/Racism
Right Wing

Demand Metro CEO Paul Wiedefeld be fired for providing a special train for white supremacists on Sun, Aug 12

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Unite the Right II: Dozens of Nazis run gauntlet of thousands after special Metro train ride

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 08/12/2018 - 22:52

On the 12th of August, WMATA broke their promise to ATU Local 689 by running a special train just for a few dozen Nazis from the Vienna Metro to Foggy Bottom. Once there, the fascists had to run a gauntlet of thousands of counterprotesters, nearly get kettled by counterprotesters at Lafayette Sq, and when the rains began to fall had to be removed by a different route from the park to return to Metro.Counterprotesters were incensed that neo-Nazis would dare to commemorate August 12, the day one of them murdered Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, VA.

Video-Unite the Right II runs a gauntlet of thousands of counterprotesters (3 min 46 sec)

Ash L video of incident where police having just pepper sprayed a bloc near 12th and G sts threatened to spray again (44 sec)

Update Aug 13:Washington "Moon-Times" confirms police attempt to exit Lafayette Park west with the fash repulsed by antifa bloc

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Helmeted fascists (Maybe Proud Boys?) running the gauntlet after getting off the Foggy Bottom Metro

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Fascists show up at White House and Cville 3 days before UTR II

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 08/10/2018 - 00:03

On the 9th of August, neo-Nazi Patrick Little showed up in front of the White House with an "expel the Jews" sign and two of his own media people. The media people were not obvious until he was followed away from all other media as many videographers focussed on him. Also on July 9, known members of the Proud Boys were spotted in Charlottesville.

Update Aug 10: Reports on Twitter that Patrick LIttle was spotted earlier in the day at the Israeli Embassy.

Update Aug 11: Washington Post reports Patrick LIttle called for torture murder of Jews in gab (Alt-right Twitter replacement) post. Gab's physical host Microsoft to order the offending post deleted.

Race/Racism
Right Wing

This is Patrick Little, a self-described "Nationally Socialist Democratic American Patriot" who wants to run for President on the Democratic Party ticket

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Defend DC From White Supremacy: #AllOutDC Weekend Of Events

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 15:51

The Shut It Down DC Coalition, representing 38 different organizations and local groups in the DC metropolitan area, has released a schedule of events for the upcoming mass days of action from Friday to this Sunday, in opposition to the neo-Nazi and Alt-Right rally, Unite the Right.

Video-Defend DC Aug 10-12

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Movement for Black Lives DC hosts Night out for Safety and Liberation

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 08/07/2018 - 23:54

On Tuesday, the 7th of August, Night out for Safety and Liberation hosted the Night out for Safety and Liberation as an alternative to the cop-focussed "National Night Out." The Night out for Safety and Liberation is all about solutions to problems on the street and elsewhere that avoid reliance on police and prisons.

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In front of DC's Night Out for Safety and Liberation

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Clean It or Close It : Protesting Inhumane Conditions at DC Central Holding block

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Tue, 08/07/2018 - 01:12

Rev. Graylan Hagler and the DC Poor People's Campaign protest inhumane conditions at the DC Central holding block including roaches and vermin. Protesters describe their experiences being held at the DC jail and call for it to either be renovated or closed.

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Speeches and soundbites after 19:33

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