On the final night of the Republican National Convention, held in Washington D.C., thousands of antifascist protesters turned out to demonstrate against the policies of President Trump.
Monthly Archives: August 2020
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A third night of demonstrations continue in Kenosha, with several protests in the center of the city and outside the courthouse. A 17-year-old Chicagoan shot 3 people and killed two, and was not arrested until a massive online campaign; he is now facing 1st-degree murder charges.
Riots continue for a 2nd day in Kenosha, after the shooting of Jacob Blake in the back 7 times. The National Guard is beginning to lose control of the city to protesters.
Protests and riots have erupted in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after police shot Jacob Blake, a husband and father of three, 7 times in the back, without probably cause or any possible reason to feel threatened. Many downtown businesses and courthouses have been set on fire in Kenosha, and protests have also erupted downtown.
Last night, protesters in Portland had set up a phalanx of sorts with a shield wall, attempting to deescalate a confrontation with police, which failed drastically, with police charging the line and detaining several demonstrators.
Austin’s city council unanimously voted to cut the police budget by a third on Thursday. The money will be reallocated to food stamps, housing projects, and abortion access programs. The amount cut is about $150 million. The decision came after police brutality documented against protesters, and an incompetent police response […]
After a police officer shot and wounded a 20-year-old man on Sunday, protesters and citizens immediately began looting and starting a night of unrest in the city, seizing goods from hundreds of stores. The looting was centered around Goose Island neighborhood, and some protests occurred as well.
On protests in the night of the 6th of August, protesters in Portland were surrounded by police, and consequently made a shield wall. This allowed for a few de-arrests and deterred the police from charging or advancing into the heavily geared crowd. Tear gas as well is only for cosmetic […]
A Nazi woman was confronted by several protesters in Portland after she was sighted wearing a swastika armband.
George Floyd’s arrest footage has been released, painting a very bad picture for Officer Derek Chauvin’s case of defense for his murder of George Floyd. George Floyd repeatedly pleaded for his life even before Chauvin stamped on his neck, and was crying the entire time, begging for his life while […]