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DTLAish: despite attempting to peace out on Bouchet crowd is surrounded on 3 sides with about 150 sheriffs in riot gear
This is obviously unacceptable.
EDIT: this article is from 2014, but nonetheless illustrates the widespread hyper-militarization of police in all sectors of our communities and schools throughout the United States.
https://twitter.com/Jake_Hanrahan/status/1271601757714554885
EDIT: this article is from 2014, but nonetheless illustrates the widespread hyper-militarization of police in all sectors of our communities and schools throughout the United States.
https://twitter.com/Jake_Hanrahan/status/1271601757714554885
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Jake Hanrahan
“The Los Angeles School Police Department, which serves the nation’s second-largest school system, will return three grenade launchers but intends to keep 61 rifles and a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected armored vehicle.” The school police? What? https://t.co/qN8X5l6kj0
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It's Going Down
The World Is Ours: The Minneapolis Uprising in Five Acts - It's Going Down
The following is a collective account from locals regarding the uprising in Minneapolis, which began on Tuesday, May 26th, one day after a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd. It covers much of what went down in the first five days, but given…
#Asheville NC - reports of a newly-established "autonomous zone" from an hour ago:
https://twitter.com/R3eeeeeeee/status/1271617481958985728?s=20
https://twitter.com/R3eeeeeeee/status/1271617481958985728?s=20
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Text “GUILLOTINE” to 696969
Asheville, NC Is in the process of creating an autonomous zone. I am here as a medic and we have a medical team set up right outside the boundaries. Stay safe.
#Chicago - from a comrade:
"Currently a blockade and occupation of University of Chicago Police Department in Hyde Park. Dance party in the street, people inside, and dumpster and car barricades on the street." Reports that 6-7 tents are up.
"Currently a blockade and occupation of University of Chicago Police Department in Hyde Park. Dance party in the street, people inside, and dumpster and car barricades on the street." Reports that 6-7 tents are up.
#Chicago - does this occupation have a name yet?
This whole thread has good updates from #HydePark
https://twitter.com/delvecchiograce/status/1271654211827257345?s=20
This whole thread has good updates from #HydePark
https://twitter.com/delvecchiograce/status/1271654211827257345?s=20
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Grace Del Vecchio
UPDATE: Organizers say that protestors are settling in, preparing to occupy for 24 hours here in #HydePark #ChicagoProtests
#Atlanta - this is breaking. Will try our best to provide good info here. Hearing reports that a crowd is forming right now.
https://twitter.com/DaShaunLH/status/1271667424476233729?s=20
https://twitter.com/DaShaunLH/status/1271667424476233729?s=20
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radical extremist
TW: police murder just got word that atlanta’s police department shot and killed a Black man in the parking lot of the wendy’s on university ave.
The Black Lives Revolution (BLM)
https://www.cbs46.com/news/large-crowd-of-bystanders-drawn-to-police-activity-at-fast-food-restaurant/article_9871f136-ad2a-11ea-8776-db9f36744f85.html
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The Ghetto Rhetorician
🚨Atlanta police shot and killed a Black man tonight ... Here is the direct aftermath. ... Meanwhile Keisha Lance Bottoms is doing CNN interviews and panels https://t.co/SNEUY5UujM
#Portland - Earlier this evening, PPB attempted a new counter-operation where dozens of non-riot cops milled around the park outside the Justice Center asking protestors questions like “What’re you doing downtown? Are you out here every night? What’s happening tonight? Think it’ll be peaceful tonight? We hope so.” (DON'T TALK TO COPS!)