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Noise protest, loud go-go, street pursuits of GOP delegates hit Trump's nomination speech

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 08/28/2020 - 02:40

On the 27th of August, Donald Trump gave his speech accepting the GOP's nomination for the 2020 GOP Presidential slot to about 1,000 people in the White House compound. Outside, many more protesters disrupted the speech with loud go-go music and noisemakers reported to be audible from the White House south lawn, site of Trump's speech. Later, several GOP convention delegates were pursued by protesters on their way out.

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Guillotine set up in front of White House (Photo by Anonymous Operation) sums up the atmosphere

DC Bike Party rides on eve of major protest against Trump's nomination speech

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 08/26/2020 - 23:22

On the 26th of August, the DC Bike Party took to the streets to open the coming weekend of protests against Trump's GOP nomination acceptance speech.

Video originally posted by Wyatt Reed to Twitter of bike party circling Freedom Plaza 1 min 41 sec

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Still from Wyatt Reed video of DC Bike Party circling Freedom Plaza

Hundreds march in DC to protest Jacob Blake shooting

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 08/24/2020 - 20:42

On the 24th of August, hundreds marched from Columbia Heights to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, WI. At one point protesters chanted "Seven times" referring to the 7 times the pigs shot Jacob Blake.

Video-"take it to the streets and fuck the police! 40 sec

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Photo by Fredrick Kunkle WaPo

Postmaster-General gets huge second home demo-with go-go music

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 08/24/2020 - 03:28

On the 23ed of August, protesters returned to the home of Trump's mail-sabotaging Postmaster-General Louis Dejoy. Dejoy has been slowing down mail service as part of Trump's scheme to steal the 2020 election by ensuring mailed ballots are not counted while telling less COVID-concerned GOP voter to vote in person.

Video:huge go-go protest marches on Dejoy's house, stays into the night 2 min

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Race/Racism

Go-go bands played well into the night at the Postmaster-General's house (Still from Nick Roper's Twitter video)

Trump supporter spits on Black woman as BLM protest "mic-checks" restaurant

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 08/22/2020 - 22:51

On the 22nd of August, a man reported to have worn a Trump hat (but not wearing it as he spit) spit on a Black woman after initiating a conflict with protesters holding a "mic-check" at the restaurant he was eating at. It the COVID pandemic, this is assault with a deadly weapon.

Video of the spitting incident and police response 1 min 5 sec

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Diner reportedly seen in a Trump hat at some point spits on a Black woman at the They/Them marchl(still cut from YLF-DC video)

Protesters hang mock Klansman, paint H st/CofC as cops gather

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 08/17/2020 - 15:36

On the 16th of August, a "Reclaim DC" protest was scheduled for BLM Plaza/H st. On that day, protesters added paintwork to the murel of signs at the US Chamber of Commerce, painted H st-and hung a mock Klansman in effigy. Cops set up a police line blocking most of H st and glowered at protesters.

Video-paint and mock hanging of Klansman, police line closes much of H st 49 sec

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Race/Racism

Ugly but true: yesterday's KKK members are today's cops-and police suicides are common

BLM marches in wake of Thursday's kettle keep huge number of cops busy

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 01:18

On Saturday, the 15th of August, the usual pair of BLM marchews from Malcolm X Park and Dupont circle took to the streets in spite of rain and the kettle just two days earlier. Very large numbers of cops shadowed the marches and tension grew between these pigs and the They/Them march out of Dupont. Of course, all those cops were effectively taken off the street for the rest of the city.

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Breaking: Pigs pepper spray, kettle protest march on 18th between FL Ave and T st

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 01:19

On the 13th of August, the Metropolitan Police Department once again kettled protesters in the IMF/Pershing Park/J20 manner. In addition to the usual pepper spraying, cops surrounded protesters on 18th st, and arrested protesters, journalists, and bystanders alike. There are reports of felony rioting charges (even against journalists, same as J20)-and that one protesters had a stroke and was removed by ambulance.

Kate Cantrell's video of one of the rough arrests 44 sec

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Police line enforcing mass arrest (photo by Abdallah Fayyad)

Mayor Muriel Bowser has "Defund the Police" on BLM Plaza painted over

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 08/12/2020 - 16:17

On the 11th of August, just one day after the Secret Service shot a Black man at 17th and Penn near the White House, Muriel Bowser had contractors pave over just the part of Black Lives Matter Plaza showing BLM's "Defund the Police" addition to her Black Lives Matter street mural.

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Still from Richie MCG video

DHS boss Chad Wolf gets second protest at his Alexandria house

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 08/09/2020 - 16:02

Department of Homeland Security acting secretary Chad Wolf is responsibe for everything from Customs and Border Patrol BORTAC teams gassing medics in Portland to ICE and CBP sending children to concentration camps to die of COVID-19. On the 9th of August, protesters showed up at his house for the second time in just over two weeks.

Video-A speaker's firsthand report from Portland, and Luke on reports of the tear gas spreading covid 2 min 40 sec

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Protesters outside Chad Wolf's Alexandria home

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