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The violent threats that forced DC's Trans Day of Vengeance to cancel

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 04/03/2023 - 22:35

On the 3ed of April, John Brown Gun Club DMV released detailed evidence on Twitter of the violent threats by Adam Michael Murray to shoot up the Transgender Day of Vengeance, threats that forced the events's cancellation.

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Right Wing

Adam Michael Murray, identified by John Brown Gun Club DMV as the man responsible for an active shooter threat against the Transgender Day of Vengeance

Nazi w 1488 banner at Supreme Court draws mace, gets tackled

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 04/01/2023 - 21:13

Nazis with "1488" Banner miss memo that Trans Day of Vengeance was cancelled, get tackled at Supreme Court. One drew pepper spray (originally thought to be a knife) but wasn't fighter enough to use it before getting his weapon hand pinned amd finally arrested by cops.

Video that somehow got out of TPUSA's shop of Nazi drawing mace, being tackled after"1488" hate banner incident 1 min 3 sec

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Man in black was holding the "1488" banner, went for his pepper spray, which was originally thought to be a knife in the heat of battle (circled)

Reportback from DC March for Queer and Trans Youth Autonomy

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 04/01/2023 - 01:06

On the 31st of March, the DC March for Queer and Trans Youth Autonomy went from Union Station to the Capitol. Defying violent death threats, hundreds of marchers showed up.

Video of the march by Iron Snowflake 2 min 49 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Transgender Day of Vengeance event cancelled due to credible violent threats

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 03/30/2023 - 22:08

Our Rights DC has released the statement below about an ugly storm of violent threats that forced cancellation of Saturday's DC Trans Day of Vengeance events:

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Shut Down DC holds Stop Cop City protest at DOJ

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 03/28/2023 - 22:23

On the 28th of March, Shut Down DC protested at the Dept of Justice, demanding a Federal investigation into Georgia's human rights abuses over the Cop City project in Weelaunee Forest. At this time eight attendees at the march 5 music festival there are still being held without bond over muddy shoes or legal support numbers written on their arms.

Environment/Food/Health
Police/Legal/Prisons

Photo by Benjamin Goloff

Tiktok ban bill S 686 threatens ALL sites and ALL users

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 03/28/2023 - 16:24

DC Indymedia could be directly targetted by S686 (AKA the RESTRICT act), the bill supposedly intended to ban tiktok but as written can be used to ban ANY website. Still worse, connecting to a banned site using a VPN or presumably tor or other workarounds would become a felony.

Video by 1000campfires.org explaining what S686 would really do 54 sec

Elections/Legislation/Government
Science/Technology

Elders target big banks over climate change with rocking chair protests

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 03/23/2023 - 19:12

On the 21st of March, elders backed by a few younger supporters picketed four climate-destroying banks by sitting in rocking chairs in front of their branches. Some of the protesters said they were doing this for their grandchildren. The "Third Act" coalition is demanding big banks get out of investments in fossil fuels.

DC Media Group video of the protest 1 min 13 sec

Environment/Food/Health

Photo by DC Media Group

Posters slamming Washington Gas for unsafe product replace ads at Metrobus stops

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 03/18/2023 - 19:03

On the 18th of March, on Metrobus stops spread out all over DC, corporate ads were replaced with posters hammering Washington Gas. The posters placed by unknown activists slammed gas stoves and gas in the house for causing health problems, burning down the climate, and charging everyone for the "privilige" of doing do.

Environment/Food/Health

Our Rights DC protests at SCOTUS after word of a potential trans case

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 03/11/2023 - 18:24

On the 10th of March, news came out that W Va is asking the US Supreme Court to review (and no doubt uphold) their law banning transgender girls from girl's sports in school. This in response to a lawsuit filed by a young trans girl against this restriction. That night, Our Rights DC showed up at the US Supreme Court, reminding those present that Stonewall was a riot.

Video of SCOTUS protest from two Our Rights DC clips 25 sec

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Photo by Our Rights DC

Hands Off DC march/CD protests Congress blocking DC criminal justice reform

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 03/08/2023 - 20:16

Video from clips by Our Rights DC 1 min 41 sec

Congress and the GOP have blocked DC's criminal justice reform bill in an ugly preview of things to come. On March 8, protesters marched on Capitol Hill and staged a civil disobedience against this interference, demanding statehood and the right to be left alone. Seventeen arrests were reported.

Elections/Legislation/Government
Police/Legal/Prisons

Still from Our Rights DC video

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