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J2018 protests hit the streets on anniversary of Trump's Inauguration

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 01/20/2018 - 20:12

Jan 20, 2018, much of the Federal government's non-cooercive portions shut down on the anniversary of Trump's Inauguration. ICE, the FBI, and the military are not included in the shutdown. Meanwhile, protesters hit the streets all over DC. There was a satirical vigil for a broken window at the same Starbucks that got trashed on J20-2017, another Women's March, and a culminating banner drop between the flagpoles in front of Union Station.

Video of the satirical vigil for the broken Starbucks window

Video of the Union Station banner drop

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Banner drop at Union Station

Protest against GITMO on 16th anniversary of opening leads to five arrests

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 01/11/2018 - 19:40

On Jan 11, protesters marked the 16th anniversary of the opening of Gitmo with a protest in front of the White House,. They found Penn Ave closed (as usual) so they held a tea ceremony for the current 41 detainees on the park side sidewalk. Afterwards, five people marched into the prohibited zone in an act of civil disobedience and were arrested.

Video highlights of the protest and civil disobedience

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41 detainees are still in Gitmo

The hypocrisy of Trump on Protests in Iran vs protests of his inauguration

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 01/01/2018 - 20:00

As 2017 faded into 2018, Donald Trump tweeted messages of support for protesters in Iran, where protests over price increases have escalated into street fighting and broader antigovernment demands. The scenes from Iran being played on US corporate news TV look a bit like footage from the protests of Donald Trump's own Inauguration. Of course, Trump is tweeting support for one group of protesters while trying to have 188 people sent to prison for up to 65 years for protesting him.

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DC 2017 on left, Iran 2018 on right: who does Trump want to jail for 65 years?

#NoBanNoWall protest as US Supreme Court opposes Trump's Muslim Ban

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 12/07/2017 - 22:55

On the 7th of December, protesters gathered at the US Supreme Court in opposition to the recent decision to allow Trump's Muslim travel Ban to go into entirely into effect while the courts debate the ban's merits or lack therof.

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Photo by Lauryn Gutierrez

#NoNewKKK Don't Let Richard Spencer Spread Hate

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Sun, 12/03/2017 - 18:55

Video from the counterprotest to Richard Spencer's rally at the White House. Afterwards police escorted the white supremacists to the Metro, where Metro police closed the station for the white supremacists' protection.

Video from the counterprotest(Youtube)

Neo Nazis blocked from reaching Lafayette Park for rally

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Great J20 video by MicMedia on facebk (short)

Submitted by repost on Wed, 11/29/2017 - 18:43

https://www.facebook.com/MicMedia/videos/1721184904570959/

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TENAC CHAIRMAN, JIM McGRATH, ASSAULTED BY TRUMP FANATIC

Submitted by repost on Wed, 11/29/2017 - 13:21
On Saturday, November 25, 2017, on or about 2 PM, while demonstrating against Donald Trump in front of the White House, Jim was physically attacked by a hyper-aggressive pro-Trump goon.  The attacker was a young guy, very muscular, very enraged at the  demonstration signs, and shouting violent epithets at Jim and cursing his anti-Trump signs. 
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Jim at White House after mugging

The Shortwave Report 10/13/17 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/12/2017 - 19:50

Dear Radio Friend,             The latest Shortwave Report (October 13) is up at the website http://www.outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml  in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (160kb)(33MB), broadcast quality (13MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) Links at page bottom   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} 

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Georgetown Law’s ICAP Sues to Prevent Paramilitary Groups' Return to Charlottesville

Submitted by repost on Thu, 10/12/2017 - 15:03

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Oct. 12, 2017) – The heavily armed private militias and alt-right groups that converged on Charlottesville during the August 12 “Unite the Right” rally engaged in highly coordinated and unlawful paramilitary activity that transformed the city into a virtual combat zone, a suit filed today claims.

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The Shortwave Report 10/06/17 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/05/2017 - 19:19

Dear Radio Friend,             The latest Shortwave Report (October 6) is up at the website http://www.outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml  in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (160kb)(33MB), broadcast quality (13MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) Links at page bottom   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} h

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