Domestic workers on the overpass are doing a karaoke version of Hillary Clinton's "Fight Song" and I'm feeling one of those political emotions so complicated they only have a German word for it
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Police, demonstrators and press all kind of waiting around so they can start fighting (and earning Pulitzers) when the bulk of peaceful demonstrators are out of central. It's a weird situationpic.twitter.com/2HtZgHndpD
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This bad boy is an amphibious armored Mercedes, perfect for all-weather operations in the central business district of Asia's financial capital. Photo taken from door of a diner that is all out of fuckspic.twitter.com/PczesNqaI9
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Cops being super aggro with the press right now. Lots of gun pointing (non-lethal guns) and yelling
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Police are easily letting themselves get provoked by telling from the crowd. When they chase the yeller, journalists swarm, which provokes a follow-on freakout. No pepper spray used so far but it's brandishedpic.twitter.com/9JINMxjJh8
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Now there is an elaborate recessional of frontliners taking place towards central away from the cops. A batallion of armored press is in slow pursuitpic.twitter.com/dHJLVMxJ8i
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If CHRF can pull off a miracle tonight and get frontliners to just go home I will be amazed. They did it on August 18; it may be happening again now. Only press and bystanders are left on Des Voeux past the CHRF vanpic.twitter.com/3gv59rgMpV
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Blue flag is up on Pedder St., just a block from the van trying to keep the peace. I think frontliners believe they're protecting departing peaceful protesters by forming up herepic.twitter.com/TnW9DuiZlS
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Police here are fairly chill, letting demonstrators just arriving at the terminus disperse. A festive five demands poster is the reason for the seasonpic.twitter.com/tpCCyqAKU3
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It's pretty calm in central, and basically up to the police if they want to make it a fight. Hong Kong frontliners see their role as protective so they will not leave before everyone leaves, but if the police don't lose their shit everyone may just go homepic.twitter.com/pBrb3AJLDw
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CHRF organizers are doing a stellar job defusing tension at the terminus. It's not easy getting a leaderless movement to agree to go home, but there's lots of respect for the peaceful marcherspic.twitter.com/DUuWHFcbEJ
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Lots of people changing out of frontliner gear into street clothes, always a good sign
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Interesting that all the sharpest clashes I saw on Des Voeux rd tonight were between police and the press. Presence of blue jacketed media liaisons, who usually mediate, didn't help.
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People are putting down their umbrellas and hitting the tea stands. CHRF has proved it can consistently pull off peaceful gigantic marches. So why were so many permits refused?pic.twitter.com/cDTWoyoavs
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The remains of the Pedder St barricade. Fewer than 20 cops are left herepic.twitter.com/7d58tawN63
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Subverting the tools of late capitalism to build revolutionary consciousness!pic.twitter.com/TKHSVpRkn4
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