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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

Trot for Trans Lives 5K fundraiser in Orlando raises funds for transgender service groups

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 07/29/2023 - 21:48

On the 29th of July, the Trot for Trans Lives came to Orlando, the finishing point of Transgender ultramarathoner Cal Dobbs’s 2,700 milecross-country run from California to Florida. Cal called Florida “the epicenter of anti-trans legislation.”

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Runners started under this arch, rather like "Riding the Arch" in a 2013 DC Bike Party

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

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