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I've wandered to the JC, where an activist is angry about people hiding in the back when they have PPE, angry because some of the moms didn't help when they were choking. Saying something about how they shouldn't need a gas mask I don't understand this side of the protest at all
Back to the District Courthouse. The quiet of people knowing what's about to happen, bracing themselves. I can still hear that other activist yelling about cowardice from their perch far from this locus of violence
Activists bang on the concrete barricades with traffic cones. An LRAD announcement from the feds An activist screams at people to stop. Accuses them of being alt-right and distracting people from the real protest in front of the Justice Center
A flag burns on the fence and press clusters to get a picturepic.twitter.com/DgNYPrUgLB
Revcoms lead a chant of "fuck that flag" So we have two out of town groups leading protest: RevCom at the courthouse, Black Unity at the Justice Center I'm tired y'all
"Moms coming through!" The Moms march down the street in front of the District Courthouse. Chants of "Feds Go Home!" The two protests have become one, at least for now
The majority of the protest remains in front of the District Courthouse. Activists lead chants RevCom tries to lead a chant about "revolution nothing less," leading to another fight. "Who are you here for? Stop talking over me! I'm not here to listen to you!" I hate it here
Praying for gas at this point honestly
#WallofMoms has taken position in front of the fence
Immediately, the feds make an announcement. Can't hear it over the boos
Night becomes day as the feds shine a spotlight down on us from their perchpic.twitter.com/uNxnSVDdOP
They keep doing the spotlight thing. Is it a way to make us look up so they can photograph us? A distraction? Or are they just bored? My money's on bored
An enormous bonfire draws protesters like moths to a flame. Where did these boards come from? A giant screaming fight by the fire. No idea what that's about, but this isn't where the real violence will happen so I'm headed back to the courthousepic.twitter.com/LN39k67TBB
An announcement from the feds during the fight. As usual, I couldn't hear it but you hear one fed announcement, you've heard 'em all
With 0 warning: gas. Just one or two canisters No sign of actual troops yet but I'm sure it's coming An LRAD announcement
Feds emerge. The crowd backs up, hunkers down
A barrage of pepper balls and then the feds disappear back inside. Protesters offer eye wash. No one seriously hurt
The crowd chants George Floyd's name. Protesters occasionally bang on the fence with shields
A protester sits atop the fence and screams the names along with the rest of the protesterspic.twitter.com/JwaUM1BsoQ
And another fed announcement, this time admonishing against climbing the fence or entering federal property "They're talking to me!" The guy sitting on the fence shouts. "Where are they? Black Lives Matter!"
Chanting "Fuck Ted Wheeler" at the feds as though the feds don't hate him as much as we do
I just noticed the RevCom banner is gone. I guess it's past their bedtime. The revolution will occur before midnight or it won't occur at all
The sound of breaking glass. A small fire on the concrete inside the fence
Protesters yell at the roof cops. "Hey, since you aren't busy could you cut me another stimulus check?"
The crowd is starting to thin a bit. I too hear the siren call of bed. I'm no longer used to waiting until 1 or 2 AM to get fucked up. This is old school
Periodic fireworks inside the fence. That's it. That's the whole tweet
The only thing that's happening other than fireworks is that the roof cops continue to shine the spotlight on us. Are they taking pictures? What is this nonsense?
A barrage of pepper balls, as always suddenly and without warning
A little bit of gas at the middle of the fence
The feds warm that if the crowd continues to throw fireworks they will be subject to arrest and crowd control munitions They then tell us not to "injure" the fence. Hand to God
Someone throws a pillow over the fence and the feds respond with a barrage of spicy pepper balls Yes, a pillow Yes, really It's totally arbitrary around here
It has begun. The feds emerge and gas everyone. Almost immediately, a shield wall forms. The feds shoot pepper balls and gas. A few protesters throw fireworks Unlawful assembly declared
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