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For the thousands of people and on George Floyd’s death at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department—or even for bystanders caught up in the demonstrations—arrests, injuries, and even are becoming commonplace in this moment. And just like protests we’ve experienced , confrontation with police comes coupled with risks to people’s lives through digital means,…
Photo: Sean Gallup (Getty Images) The owner of Black Swan Books in Richmond, VA, called police on Saturday on a woman who confronted former White House strategist and Trump Muslim ban architect Steve Bannon while inside the store. The unidentified woman reportedly called Bannon a “piece of trash,” according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The store’s…
Photo: Aaron P. Bernstein (Getty Images) Mitch McConnell got an earful from angry protesters shouting “Where are the babies?” Saturday as the Senate majority leader left a Louisville, KY restaurant. McConnell had just finished having lunch with Kentucky’s House Majority Floor Leader Jonathan Shell when the group of protesters challenged him to abolish Immigration and…
Photo: Spencer Platt (Getty Images) Well over 600 marches are underway across the country—many of them in sweltering heat—to protest the Trump administration’s inhumane policy of separating migrant children from their families and holding babies in cages. As the protests carried on throughout Saturday, some 2,047 children remained in detention without their parents or other…
Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) President Donald Trump hasn’t actually fired special counsel Robert Mueller yet, but for some reason, city officials in Pittsburgh are already planning to clamp down hard on protests that might erupt if he does. In an email obtained by WTAE reporter Marcie Cipriani, Pittsburgh Police Commander Victor Joseph instructed his…
The trailer for Netflix’s upcoming series Dear White People has struck a chord with white supremacists. Many are now canceling their service and using the Twitter hashtag #NoNetflix to publicize it. On Wednesday, Netflix dropped the first look at the show based on the 2014 movie of the same name. It didn’t take long for…
We the Sheeple Several state legislatures have proposed bills that would create harsher penalties for protesters, but none has yet been made into law. CLAIM Lawmakers are creating harsher criminal penalties for protesters mixture RATING mixture WHAT’S TRUE Several state legislatures have proposed bills that would increase the criminal penalties associated with protest activity….
At a protest at NYU on Thursday, antifa activists ripped a Donald Trump hat from a man’s head and set it on fire.DNAinfo/Noah Hurowitz NEW YORK CITY — A movement seeking to take down fascists has taken the spotlight since Donald Trump’s inauguration — smashing windows, clashing at the University of California in Berkeley and…
Hide CM floating unit Thousands of Yemeni-Americans perform evening prayers as part of a Brooklyn protest against Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim travel ban.CreditPhotograph by Mohammed Elshamy / Anadolu Agency / Getty Barrier Status: ‘none’ On Thursday, thousands of Yemeni-Americans turned out at a rally in Brooklyn, outside Borough Hall, to protest President Trump’s anti-Muslim travel ban….
Stock up on BECs, toilet paper and Goya products while you can because Yemeni bodega workers across the city are going on strike tomorrow to protest Trump’s Muslim travel ban. Buzzfeed reports from 12-8pm tomorrow, an estimated 1,000 Yemeni-owned (yeah, that’s how many just Yemeni bodegas there are in New York City) stores citywide will shut down to show…