Organizers are telling media to get out of the area, and telling protesters to put all of their phones and Facebook live sessions away. Still largely peaceful so far. I have been a bit at a distance, but have not seen any property damage or vandalism.
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On the move toward the Capitol now, chanting “I’m mad, I’m angry.”
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At the steps of the Capitol at the top of State Street now.
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Protesters have chains around the Forward statue and are trying to knock it down.pic.twitter.com/Tt6USA6iGU
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Protesters have been trying to tear down the Forward statue with chains, yelling “Heave, Ho.” Not successful so far.
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Forward statute just came down.pic.twitter.com/6YjaPrmXxh
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Protesters just tore down the Forward statue on the steps of the Capitol in Madison. Here is a video of it that is not sideways:pic.twitter.com/DdQcZ5Pal5
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The Forward statue is now in the middle of Mifflin Street.pic.twitter.com/Eu5LyTvzrZ
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Protesters poured baking soda over the statue’s face. Not sure what the significance of that is.pic.twitter.com/3IfYORn7TK
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Protesters just tore down another statue on the other side of the Capitol, Hans Christian Heg.pic.twitter.com/Z7iFNlIswt
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He was shot in the stomach and killed in the service of a country that wasn't his, one that now repays him by spitting on his memory and treating him as if he was a criminal.
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