#Nashville - calls to rally at "formally Legislative Plaza" are circulating, meetup time is in 2 minutes if you are local and want to join.
Forwarded from LA Action Updates
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
Forwarded from Strike Force
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.