"Mortar Tubes, projectiles. 100 yeard from us rn on Blaisdale and 29th."
The Black Lives Revolution (BLM)
"Mortar Tubes, projectiles. 100 yeard from us rn on Blaisdale and 29th."
Note: Cops have previously referred to mortar fireworks as "mortar tubes" so it's probably not artillery.
2 Humvees and a "Deuce and a Half" troop transport just went down the road on UR
"They're moving their vehicles into the Kmart parking lot. Looks like they'e regrouping themselves."
"This fire's gonna spread to another structure. Are they still on their way?"
"They're three blocks away."
"They're three blocks away."
"Heads up, car coming at us, high rates of speed southbound on Lyndale"
[Majority of Kmart group has been pushed to the east side of Kmart.]
"I need you to get to the EAST side of Kmart. We're gonna kennel these guys."
"I need you to get to the EAST side of Kmart. We're gonna kennel these guys."
"We've got seven arrestees going on a transport van now."
"Where exactly do you see those people in the bushes?"
"They climbed out of the bushes. Now at northeast corner of the Kmart & Eco Products. Walking, running northbound."
"They climbed out of the bushes. Now at northeast corner of the Kmart & Eco Products. Walking, running northbound."
"Natl Guard requesting assistance at Lake & Columbus. Surrounded by protesters."
Do take your phone with you into protests, but also make sure it's encrypted (iPhones already are, Android devices you need to check settings) - remove fingerprint unlock capability & have good password hygiene
I'm not going to recommend not taking your amazing organizing and recording devices with you into riots and protests. You need them. They are your eyes and ears and mouths of the revolution.