Ash J
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This reactionary propagandist doesn’t even realize that this photo is fucking awesome.
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Proud Boy in Seattle finds a sign he doesn't like during
#MayDay
& tries with all his might to rip it up. It doesn't work out. [h/t
@nategowdy
]
#MayDaySea
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Aaron Swartz set up a computer to download academic articles from JSTOR b/c he believed knowledge should be freely available to poor/working class people, not held for ransom. The state hounded & tried to put him in a cage for this until Aaron died by suicide.
#NeverForget
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Protesters taking over the Brooklyn Bridge in solidarity with Jacob Blake & the freedom fighters in Kenosha, Wisconsin!
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"the protests were outdoors in the fresh air and the vast majority of protestors at demonstrations wore face masks or other protective coverings, two important things that scientists say help prevent the virus’ spread."
Data suggests George Floyd protests have not caused coronavirus spike in NYC
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To recap:
NYPD arrested 12 people (at least 2 of whom live in homeless shelters & 1 of whom is a 64-year-old woman) over allegedly $1,800 of necessities.
1 misdemeanor arrest costs NYC at least $1750.
So NYPD spent at least $21,000 to arrest poor people over $1,800 of stuff.
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A Georgia cop was serving civil papers at someone's home when a goat got into the cop's car, began eating her papers, refused to get out the car, & then head-butted the cop to the ground when it finally did get out the car.
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New videos show that it was *the cops* who did the attacking. Two NYPD cops harassed a group of young Latino men just cause. Then, in an attempt to falsely arrest one of the men, the cops grabbed & attacked him. The man's friends then tried to defend him from a beatdown & arrest.
🚨🚨🚨New Videos Contradict NYPD Account of Lead-Up to Times Square Attack on Cops
The surveillance footage shows Brito walking down the sidewalk away from the police officers, pushing a baby carriage that appears to be holding his possessions.
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The cop you see assaulting protesters in this pic is NYPD Assistant Chief Ruel Stephenson. He does whatever he can to (violently) repress & shut down pro-Palestine protests. At a previous protest, he ordered the brutal arrest of a kid for the crime of… sitting on a mailbox.
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Pret A Manger recently said they’re opening 40+ stores in Israel. So on January 12, multiple groups went into NYC Pret A Manger stores, liberated shelves full of sandwiches, & redistributed them to people in need.
“Hit ‘em where it hurts, and don’t stop until Palestine is free!”
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The cops didn't "lose their patience." They just realized that it was a good opportunity for them to strike. When NYPD has numbers on its side, they use it & they make no apologies for their brutality. They even brag about & celebrate it.
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Jordan Neely was mentally ill & homeless. He didn't attack anyone. He just yelled about how he was hungry & tired & threw his jacket on the floor. Then a man put him in a chokehold. Two other men helped hold Neely down. Neely died. The killer was later released with no charges!
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“A 19-year-old man [in France] has been arrested for killing a suspected paedophile priest by ramming a crucifix down his throat and suffocating him.”
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Guys, he's soooo totally not mad about all these people laughing at him. In fact, he thinks we're all stupid for watching the video. And he's not a Proud Boy either! So the joke's on us!
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Chants of “Fuck your curfew!” & “Abolish police! Get these cops off the street!” as
#JamelFloyd
protesters marched in Brooklyn earlier tonite. They got lots of cheers from people in their homes & honks of solidarity from passing cars.
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Not one NYPD cop in sight. But when a recent pro-Palestine protest just wanted to go into the Oculus, there were cops blocking & locking the entrances.
Many thousands of
#nyc
commuters use these turnstiles correctly every day. But these white nationalist demonstrators who marched here on Saturday seemed to struggle with it.
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The US Air Force Recruiting office on Flatbush Ave in Brooklyn got its windows redecorated & adorned with red paint.
A comrade sent me these pics taken yesterday:
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#PhilandoCastille
's mom went live on Facebook & said some real shit about what happened today.
#BlackLivesMatter
#ACAB
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NYPD just attacked the
#FreePalestine
protest in Brooklyn just now. Multiple brutal arrests happening.
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An army of NYPD cops just arrived here in East New York, Brooklyn just because a
#SwipeItForward
action is giving out free swipes to people to protest racist policing & the criminalization of poverty. Protesters keep swiping & chanting anyway.
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Protesters decorated the walls & trains during the
#FTP
march in Brooklyn earlier tonite. You can tell that they were inspired by the
#EvasionMasiva
protests in Chile.
#SwipeItForward
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NYPD is making violent arrests right now. Cops seemed to have knocked one pro-Palestine protester unconscious but was more concerned with cuffing them.
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If anyone tries to tell you that it was white anarchist outside agitators instigating stuff in Brooklyn today, they’re liars. I’m seeing (with my own eyes) young West Indian folks bravely fighting back against violent NYPD cops who have been beating & macing people all day.
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Lots of anti-fascists out in NYC marching now to confront the fascist Proud Boys. NYPD is also out in force to repress antifascist protesters.
#AllOutNYC
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#FreePalestine
protesters in NYC are now marching with a Nativity Scene leading the way. NYPD has already been making things difficult.
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The NYPD sent multiple units (including Counterterrorism & the notoriously violent Strategic Response Group) to protect a transphobic rally outside of City Hall from trans folks & their comrades who were counter-protesting last week. NYPD brutally arrested 9 counter-protesters.
Today is
#TransDayOfRemembrance
— a day honoring the transgender and gender-nonconforming lives lost to violence. The NYPD stands with the LGBTQIA+ community as we condemn violence of any kind in NYC and everywhere.
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Black students from Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High held a press conference on how more cops in schools makes them feel *less* safe & how they're ignored when they voice these concerns. Check out the resulting headlines. The words "cops" & "police" are noticeably absent.
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Two (white) women saw Brown young people merely speaking Arabic at the Minneapolis airport, racially profiled them, & claimed that they made a bomb threat. Of course, there was no bomb threat, one of the women is a cop, & other cops helped her get away with making a false report.
🚨Update: I now have the identities of the two women who falsely made a bomb threat claim against my brother, and one of them is a cop.
The daughter, who initially made the false bomb threat, is a local police officer in the city of Blaine, MN named Hailey Larson.
The mother…
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Large crowd outside of Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) for
#JamelFloyd
. People locked up inside are banging on their windows. The crowd is chanting “Shut it down!”
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Here's NYPD cop-turned-politician Anthony D'Esposito bragging about NYPD's capacity for violence due to their sheer numbers & threatening anyone who dares cross them. This is why cops & fascists get really mad when NYPD's power, budget, & headcount are even just questioned.
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NYPD is out of control right now. They’re charging into crowds of pro-Palestine protesters & grabbing random people & making brutal arrests.
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Jewish NYers protested in Brooklyn today against the genocide in Gaza. NYPD arrested 100+ people protesting outside Senator Chuck Schumer’s home as he leaves for a trip to Israel.
2 buses full of arrested protesters are heading to 1 Police Plaza now.
Please go do jail support!
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Literally just firing ONE NYPD cop would save more money
Among the cuts baked into the prelim budget Mayor Adams rolled out today: The Parks Department would have to eliminate a community garden program for “at risk youth” — a move that'll save NYC just $140,000 in the 2025 fiscal year.
w/
@michaelgartland
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Carmen Ortiz is the now-former federal prosecutor who led the charge in trying to put Aaron Swartz in a cage. She now works for
@AndersonKreiger
. They should be ashamed of hiring such a horrible person.
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NYPD cop Andy Urrutia (badge #: 19613) arrested a woman in March, took a pic of her debit card, & then shared the pic in a group chat so his friends could steal her identity.
“Lunch on me, guys,” Urrutia wrote in the group chat.
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Proud Boys & other Trump-supporting fascists are rolling through NYC today. Anti-fascists are doing counter-protests. I just got to tell fascist former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani “fuck you” to his face.
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Cops were illegally parked on the sidewalks at 70 out of 77 NYPD precincts in NYC, according to a new study.
"For people who live near precincts, their most frequent interaction with the police will be observing them breaking the law"
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If I'm killed by fascists, do not let liberals pull this type of shit at vigils for me.
Crowd sings "This Land Is Your Land" at Charlottesville vigil
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An 18-year-old high school senior filmed NYPD cops arresting her cousin over weed & a gravity knife in 2019.
Cops then got mad at her & LIED, claiming that she had a gun, & falsely arrested her.
Video proved that she didn't have a gun.
She's now suing.
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@mmpadellan
People like you call yourselves "The Resistance" but y'all don't resist a damn thing. The riots over the last few weeks (which are examples of ACTUAL resistance) have done more to push for change than your ridiculous fake "resistance" has done in years.
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NYPD made multiple brutal arrests outside of the
#MetGala
a few minutes ago.
#FireThemAll
protesters took to the streets outside of
#MetGala2021
& cops then brought in the Strategic Response Group (SRG) to crack down on the protesters. Protesters chanted the name of
#MikeRosado
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Protesters have just taken the streets of Brooklyn for
#OShaeSibley
, a Black queer man killed after a bigot told him to stop dancing in public. Protesters are dancing, voguing, & chanting O'Shae's name as they march.
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A plainclothes NYPD cop (who refused to identify himself as such) was talking smack & roughing up women earlier tonite at the protest. When I tried to get his name & badge #, he tried to flee & even pushed me at one point. Sgt. Matthew O’Brien (badge #: 2362) helped him flee too.
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Protesters are outside Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) demanding justice for
#JamelFloyd
. You can hear the people locked up inside banging on their windows.
#FreeThemAll
#FireToThePrisons
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Nepalese woman fights colonialism, chases&hits British tourists who complained about paying $1.50 for a cup of tea:
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There’s a crowd of pro-Israel fascists rallying outside of Columbia University right now. And they REALLY hate the pro-Palestine Jewish folks from Neturei Karta. Some harsh words being spewed at them by the pro-Israel crowd.
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Here's footage of NYPD cop Anhaiz Hercule (badge #: 29335) pepper spraying pro-Palestine protesters & legal observers near NYU:
@NYPD83Pct
Officer Anhaiz Hercule, No. 29335 unessesarily deployed her mace onto photographers, and she also maced a "Legal Observer" that was just ascertaining info from officers, totally against "Use Of Force" policies. A CCRB report was filed
@NYPDDaughtry
@NYPDPC
@AshAgony
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A swarm of nearly 40,000 bees attacked police responding to a single bee sting report
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The
#BlueLivesMatter
folks didn't seem to care the last 2 times that NYPD cops were actually killed.
I wonder why. 🤔
Oh yea, that's cause the last 2 NYPD cops to be killed were killed by their fellow, trigger-happy cops (while in the process of killing other people too).
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The whole right-wing media tantrum over this incident was based off cop lies. In reality, NYPD cops harassed a group of young Latino men & then assaulted one in order to falsely arrest him. Then upon seeing their friend getting assaulted, the other men helped defend their friend.
Newly released video from the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg appears to conflict with the police account of an interaction with a group of migrants that quickly escalated into a melee that triggered nationwide outrage.
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“He needs to be scared everywhere that he go! We will find you Pantaleo!” Protesters are outside killer cop Daniel Pantaleo’s home in Staten Island in the pouring rain demanding justice for
#EricGarner
. NYPD has cops out here protecting Pantaleo.
#BlackLivesMatter
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Also, just in case you missed it, dude on the left was spitting 🔥 today too.
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After cops shot a man in Raleigh, protesters immediately gathered, ran up on the police chief's home, shut down the streets, & snatched a USA flag from the Governor’s Mansion then burned it in the street.
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Calling things "Orwellian" nowadays is kind of cliche but damn, it really doesn't get more Orwellian than saying that we can't have freedom & safety without armed state agents shooting us & throwing us in cages.
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“Sorry the train’s delayed
The cops looted the budget”
A comrade sent me this pic of an abolitionist public service announcement spotted on the M train in NYC.
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When NYPD cops killed
#EricGarner
in Staten Island for allegedly selling loosies, these fascists cheered it & supported the cops.
But when cops shut down a bar in an area with high COVID rates, all of a sudden, they're screaming about "freedom" & the rights of small businessmen.
A huge group of people gathered outside the Staten Island bar – in the middle of a COVID hot zone – that was shut down last night by police for violating pandemic safety rules. Many could be seen carrying the American flag.
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NYPD just attacked the antifascist march in NYC. Cops are snatching & arresting antifascists & reporters left & right.
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"The CIA thought about blowing stuff up in Florida and murdering innocent refugees simply to make Castro look bad."
#AbolishTheCIA
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3 NYPD cops got arrested by the feds for taking bribes to steer cars damaged in crashes to a specific towing company. One of the cops also delivered heroin for money, joked about how he terrorizes Black people with his gun, & expressed interest in the KKK.
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Yes cause antifa folks totally refer to right-wingers as "patriots." 🙄🤦🏾♂️
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Here’s some artwork done by protesters outside of the hotel where APD was holding a hiring event:
BREAKING:
#StopCopCity
solidarity activists disrupt APD’s hiring event in Manhattan today with buckets of smelly shrimp 🍤
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Eric Adams isn't "tacking away from the city's left." He's literally a former Republican & a former NYPD cop!
And his views on rent, religion, & policing (stop using the euphemism "public safety") are neither "moderate" nor merely "conservative." They're very firmly right wing.
I talked to Mayor Eric Adams about whether he’s moving New York City in a more conservative direction. He’s faced growing criticism over his response to Jordan Neely’s death, the migrant crisis and rent increases:
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"The judge called for quiet so he could read out his reasoning, saying: 'Anyone who is interested in hearing why the verdict was the way it was, can stay.' Someone immediately shouted: 'Because you're fascist friends!'"
A 28-year-old German student is standing trial in Dresden accused of founding a criminal organization and committing six serious attacks on neo-Nazis, in an unusual case of violent left-wing extremism in Germany.
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This is what NYPD is currently doing at the Myrtle Ave station in Brooklyn. 😒
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#FreePalestine
protesters in NYC are currently blocking the entrance of Bank of NY Mellon, an underwriter for Israel weapons company Elbit Systems.
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The NYPD brutalized 16-year-old Jahmel Leach so bad that he might lose all his teeth.
Mayor de Blasio's solution? Have the NYPD investigate themselves.
Notice how de Blasio makes sure not to say one critical word about the NYPD in this tweet too.
I’ve spoken to Jahmel’s family and I’m really troubled by what they told me.
We’re going to get them answers.
The NYPD has launched an investigation into what happened.
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It may sound loud & tense, but this is actually just New Yorkers calmly discussing science, medicine, & ethics.
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NYPD attacked the weekly Stonewall protest in NYC earlier tonite. Cops waited until the protest was dispersing (near 59th street & 5th Ave in Manhattan) & for the crowd to dwindle down. Then they moved in & started snatching people & shoving people with batons.
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Notice that it's two so-called "Community Affairs" cops roughing up & randomly arresting this protester.
Those two NYPD Community Affairs cops are Francis Ford (badge #: 11105) & Michael Rachwalski (badge #: 21717). They both have histories of misconduct.
NYPD randomly chooses a protester out of the crowd and tackled him to the ground!!! I saw NYPD randomly target a protester with my own eyes right now! First arrest of the day, his crime? Being on the SIDEWALK!
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Chicago cops tried to arrest someone for drugs but a group of about 10 people rolled up on the cops, allegedly threatened them, & de-arrested the person the cops had cuffed. Solidarity is the weapon of the people!
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NYPD cops did a no-knock raid on a Brooklyn family's apartment, cuffed a man in front of his whole block, pointed guns at a woman & the couple's crying kids, searched thru & destroyed their stuff, & only released the man an hour later (with no charges).
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NYPD cop Rohan Shaw was drunk when he crashed into a car in December 2019, killing 1 woman. Cops tried to cover up the fact that he was drunk. But records now prove Shaw was at a bars for hours before the crash & that he got the bar owners to lie about it.
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Keep in mind that just the NYPD *overtime* pay for *extra* cops *in the subway* cost $155 million in 2023
New York City could offer free transit fares to more than 760,000 low-income seniors and people with disabilities for $67 million a year, according to a report by the city Independent Budget Office.
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Pro-Palestine protesters in NYC turn on their phone lights & chant “Gaza!” outside of Radio City Music Hall where Biden, Obama, & Bill Clinton are attending a Democratic Party fundraiser.
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This is so gross & infuriating. NYPD went to harass, intimidate, & displace homeless folks in Manhattan today. Then they tased & beat someone who was there to help stand up for homeless folks. Eric Adams calls this “public safety.”
NYPD tased, punched, and kicked, stomped on a homeless advocate.
Advocate said to a cop “Stop harassing homeless people. What is your problem?” and pointed. Cop stuck his arm out & grabbed the advocate. When the advocate brushed the hand away, they all attacked.
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NYPD was so aggressive & made so many arrests early in the march today that organizers ended the march early to avoid even more arrests. More proof that it doesn’t matter how “peaceful” & “nonviolent” your protest is, cops will still crack down if they don’t like your message.
#ShutItDown4Palestine
march in uptown Manhattan just dispersed & ended the march early literally because of the intense repression by NYPD! Multiple arrests merely for amplified sound!
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Protesters marched in uptown NYC earlier today for
#DaunteWright
. Protesters tried to march on the George Washington Bridge but were met by a line of NYPD cops with batons. Protesters fearlessly broke through the 1st police line while chanting “You can’t stop the revolution!”
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lol They're chanting "Fuck The Police" in the streets of Japan!
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Students at City College in Harlem, NYC have their own Gaza Solidarity Encampment. CUNY cops just tried to enter the encampment but were repelled by students. Once cops scurried away defeated, students & other protesters protested “I believe that we will win!”
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Cops tried to hold
#NoNosVamos
on sidewalk but the people could not be held back!
#NoBanNoWallNoRaids
#ACAB
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lol nothing like a quick “update” to tell people that the fascist you tried to portray as a victim was, in fact, the “sword-wielding assailant.”
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Last nite in Queens, NYPD cops shot at a moving car.
In the Bronx earlier this week, cops also shot an 18-year-old (in the head!) in a moving car.
Last week in Brooklyn, cops also fired a shot at a moving car.
Last month in Harlem, cops shot at a moving car.
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I’ll likely post all my videos tomorrow. But NYPD was out of control today in Brooklyn. They had the notoriously violent Strategic Response Group (SRG) as well as helicopters following the march. Cops were pushing people, grabbing people, & slapping phones out of people’s hands.
NYPD just attacked the
#FreePalestine
protest in Brooklyn just now. Multiple brutal arrests happening.
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NYPD has been trying to stop
#FreePalestine
protesters from getting into Moynihan Train Hall tonite but protesters just caught the cops slipping & got in through one of the entrances.
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Protesters are in the Whitney Museum in NYC unfurling banners & lighting sage as they call out the museum’s vice chairman Warren Kanders, who owns the company that makes the tear gas used against migrants at the US-Mexico border.
#DecolonizeThisPlace
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Fascist Proud Boys & Trump supporters were supposed to come to NYC today. They’ve had a few demos here over the last few months. They canceled this one though & didn’t show up. Antifascists still gathered & took over the streets, marching from 59th street to Madison Square Park.
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Ana Kasparian of the supposedly "progressive" Young Turks did a reactionary segment where she claims that LA DA George Gascón is too soft-on-crime & that not enough people are being locked up for longer periods of time.
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