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Pro-KLX Sen Mary Landreau gets home demo on Capitol Hill

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 11/17/2014 - 14:08

Early morning on November 17, pro-Keystone XL Democratic Senator Mary Landreau found protesters on her lawn, showing once again that the Keystone XL is the Huntingdon Life Sciences of oil. More than 50 protesters and a replica of the pipeline were there, early on a very rainy Monday morning. Meanwhile the Rosebud Sioux have declared that any attempt to cross their sovereign land to build the pipeline will be treated as an act of war. The reservation will be closed and equipment will be kept out.

Youtube video of home demo at Sen Mary Landreau's Capitol Hill home

Environment/Food/Health

John Zangas photo

"Party at the FCC" demands net neutrality

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 11/14/2014 - 00:18

On the 13th of November, net neutrality activists responded to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's defiance of Obama's new pro-net neutrality position. They showed up at FCC headquarters for a party under cold rain mixed with snow, then took over the doorway in front of the building.

Video of the "Party at the FCC"

Science/Technology

In front of the FCC's doors

Code Pink protests at "Freedom Checkpoints" outside Concert for Valor

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 11/11/2014 - 23:05

On the 11th of November, on the 96th anniversary of the end of WWI, Code Pink showed up outside the police checkpoints and cattle chute fences of the so-called "Concert for Valor" on the Mall. Code Pink was protesting the US return to war in Iraq. During this protest, an incident inside drew a massive police response. I do not know if this was the incident where police pepper sprayed and arrested three people for jumping a fence, or yet another incident. Again, "freedom" American style.

Video-Code Pink at checkpoints

Liveleak video of fence jumper tackled by cops and rammed into tree

Anti-War/Peace

Net Neutrality activists blockade FCC Chair Tom Wheeler's driveway

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 11/10/2014 - 21:31

On the 10th of November, net neutrality activists decided to show FCC chairman Tom Wheeler just what the "slow lanes" he is proposing for websites that don't pay a premium to Big Cable and Big Phone would mean. They set up a physical slow lane just for him by staging a sit-in blocking his driveway as he attempted to get in his car and drive somewhere.

Youtube video posted by Popular Resistance

Science/Technology

Still from Popular Resistance video

FERC employees kept out by lockdown, blockades on Day 5 of fracking protests

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 11/07/2014 - 11:21

On the 5th day of fracking and gas export protests at FERC, activists locked down in the driveway and blockaded all doors. The result was a huge crowd of FERC rubber stampers kept outside watching the protest. It took police at least 2 1/2 hours to clear just the driveway blockade, and someone at FERC was reduced to herding their employees like sheep as cops made and changed plans to try and get through the protesters.

Video of the 5th day of blockades at FERC focussing on the driveway lockdown

Same video in 1080p full HD quality

Environment/Food/Health

The hard lockdown in FERC's driveway. The steel reinforced lockbox was especially hard for the cops to defeat.

Net Neutrality protesters demand Obama fire FCC chair Tom Wheeler

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 11/06/2014 - 22:23

On the 6th of November, net neutrality protesters showed up at the White House demanding Obama fire or demote FCC chairman Tom Wheeler, a former Cable TV company lobbyist.

In the face of extreme public opposition to his plans to allow "paid prioritization" or website-paid Internet fast lanes, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler is attempting to use a "compromise" to reclassify Internet Service Providers as something other than neutral common carriers.

Video of the protest

Science/Technology
Strategy/Theory/Movement Issues

FERC blockades Day 4: Die-in, blockades hold out 2 hours plus in the rain

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 11/06/2014 - 13:52

On the morning of November 6, 11 activists were arrested as the 4th day of blockades in a row again made it difficult for employees of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to get to their rubber stamps. One of the blockades was a die-in across 1st st NE.

Environment/Food/Health

Photo by Stop the Frack Attack

Million Mask March confronts barricades at Supreme Court, one activist tasered elsewhere

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 11/05/2014 - 16:17

On the 5th of November, Anonymous's Million Mask March took to the streets of DC as they did last year. A confrontation with police erupted at the Supreme Court as barricades were torn down. Elsewhere protesters blocked Constitution Ave and another tense confrontation came after cops tasered a protester.

Youtube video of the barricade removal confrontation at the Supreme Court and a standoff at another building

Youtube video of confrontation triggered by Taser incident

Civil Liberites/Constitution
Miscellaneous
Police/Legal/Prisons

Showdown at the Supreme Court-James from the Internet photo

Rough and illegal arrests as activists blockade FERC for 3rd day in row

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 11/05/2014 - 15:53

On the 5th of November, fracking and gas export protesters returned to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the 3rd day in a row. Again protesters set multiple sequential blockades of the driveway. During one of the driveway blockades, Federal Protective Service cops wearing Homeland Security markings arrested protesters who were attempting to comply with the 3ed warning to disperse. During another they used excessive force, tackling seated activists to break up an arm-locked blockade line. There was even an arrest of a protester sitting on a bench not engaged in civil disobediance

Video of 3ed day of FERC blockades including arrests of protesters attempting to comply with 3ed warning and cops tackling seated, arm-locked protesters

Environment/Food/Health

Cops tackle seated, arm-locked protesters in FERC's driveway

Siege of FERC continues with second day of blockades

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 11/04/2014 - 10:20

On the 4th of November, climate marchers returned to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the second day in a row. Despite a heavy police presence they again blockaded streets and again forced FERC employees to step over protesters and even a mock town. The town is symbolic of all the towns destroyed by projects FERC has rubber stamped.

Environment/Food/Health

John Zangas photo

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