The protest stops behind the Justice Center. Settles in. A couple cameras--or were they lights?--meet an untimely end
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This myth of terrifying blackness continues to haunt us to this day And when enforced poverty led to acts of desperation? When brutalization led to brutality? The system incorporated these unsurprising effects of oppression into that myth
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Editorial note: this shit is why reform isn't enough The problem isn't choke holds or body cameras or whatever The problem is that we are soaked, from the day we were born, in a deeply racist worldview
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Ray points out that we are all part of this system. And that white people benefit from that system, whether they intend to or not These benefits places upon us an obligation to act "This is a fucked up situation we were born into. But now we are adults." Time to make a change
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Ray says that if you truly understand the struggle, you can't just go home You can't just say, we've had enough If you really feel it, you have to keep fighting The crowd cheers
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You can find Frontline Drumline on Instagram: https://instagram.com/frontline.drumline?igshid=1n4k1l0em263i … (Taken with permission)pic.twitter.com/V0IQBNE1ML
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Sound On! "I like you, I don't give a fuck about the police!"pic.twitter.com/92djm5nLvk
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Lotta chuds in the replies tonight, thanks for boosting my engagement :)
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Meanwhile, at the IRS building next to the Justice Center, feds are patrolling in a manner that reminds me of stealth video games Last night I did a "spot the difference between feds and American soldiers" challenge. Here's another: soldiers don't patrol alonepic.twitter.com/xuQhd2nQ7P
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Hard to photograph this in the dark but we're definitely seeing more of them come out. Watching from the shadows I regretfully put on my helmet. Feds rarely give warning before they charge
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The protest begins to gather around the IRS building The feds emerged from this building on August 22nd during the far right rally, but the nightly protests have never involves this building before The protest marches by, screaming "Fuck you, roof cop!!"
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....and the protest keeps marching, away from the feds and up Madison street
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This march has only grown. Gotta be 300 people now
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After a large loop through the park blocks, the march returns to the heart of downtown and stops at City Hallpic.twitter.com/2Ra1J94VBx
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Just as I sit down and take my helmet off, the cry goes up: Shields to Madison! Reports of cops forming a riot line
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I sprint to 6th and Madison and find our bros from last night, the California Codpiece Boys, sheepishly retreating from their formed line This is Border Patrol. They ARE next to a federal courthouse...but protesters are notpic.twitter.com/NG3kLC1fCF
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DHS awkwardly retreats back into the courthouse. Border Patrol remains for a moment, then followspic.twitter.com/VYknOkvTi5
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Meanwhile, the protest is formed up and ready at 4th and Madison By the sound of it, someone's launching small fireworks The IRS building looms behind
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Protest on the move again. A brief confrontation quickly diffuses as people decide to leave the interlocutor behind and keep walking Not sure what started the argument but I have been told the upset gentleman is extremely high on LSD These things happen
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As we walk, a protester decides to break some Starbucks windows Earlier I did a bit about starbucks windows; this time windows have been broken for real
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The protest halts at an intersection and chants. Drum line going strongpic.twitter.com/C9HFEBQjjM
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Some weirdness. The drum line and black activists start off one way. Another group starts waking back to the JC and motions everyone to follow A black activist asks the protesters to respect black leadership and stick together "Just help us out. Work with us, man!"
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Protest marches to PSU. Pauses briefly A protester breaks the window of a US bank. "Hey, don't do that!" someone yells. Filming. An argument erupts. No cameras are broken Chant: "what did you see? Didn't see shit!"
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Passing city hall: another message added to the door. I don't think it helps with the mystery though...pic.twitter.com/NIPg33rjP7
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And we're back at the JC Yep, sure feels like the old days
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A dance circle has formed behind the JC and y'all Y'ALL BLM got talentpic.twitter.com/ImIbiQ5TRt
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I forgot how much I fucking miss dancing. Like, club dancing. Crowded floor. People just having fun. Big beats This is so damn good
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I feel completely rejuvenated in spirit. This dance party is winding down and I'm heading out Solidarity with everyone still out here! Stay joyous. In dark times, joy is revolutionary
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