“When this started to unfold, we were as reporters inside the Capitol focused pretty squarely on what was happening on the House and Senate floor. But then you could actually start to hear things going on outside of the Capitol.
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“When this started to unfold, we were as reporters inside the Capitol focused pretty squarely on what was happening on the House and Senate floor. But then you could actually start to hear things going on outside of the Capitol.
So I immediately looked out the front window on the west side of the capitol and course you could just see a sea of humanity making its way.
“We knew it was coming. The date had been telegraphed for weeks. Their intentions were made clear. We saw the social media posts & open source reporting.
-A senior federal law enforcement source
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So many people acted quickly, and we were able to make sure they both made bail.
I AM HOME NOW. After a long night in jail for SITTING. Thanks to everyone who raised funds quickly to post my bail. We will be fighting this. Details on a protest tonight soon!
— Tacoma Protest Daily (@DailyTacoma) January 24, 2021
You can read @ohdamn_jam's account of what happened here
Last night, I was arrested by TPD. TPD wanted us to move a block away so they could "conduct an independent investigation." Shortly after questioning the legitimacy of the investigation, at least 15 police approached & arrested me as I was recording the arrest of @DailyTacoma.
— toast with jam (@ohdamn_jam) January 24, 2021
If you remember, back in August we were made aware that Pierce County diverted COVID funds to monitor us. We know for sure they monitored and reported on this account and anyone associated with it, such as @DailyTacoma
Side note: They were not read their rights until munch later.
They read us our rights well after I did NOT consent to searches (and was subsequently searched right after)
— Tacoma Protest Daily (@DailyTacoma) January 24, 2021
Our rights were not read until we were in the booking and processing area.
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Heart attacks can be dangerous
Changing of the Old Guard
Best of the Best
Battle of the Bulge
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Battle of the Bulge
— JeLove (@LovesTheLight) December 22, 2020
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Thunder indicates a storm is
"You called down the thunder? Well now you got it."
— JeLove (@LovesTheLight) January 16, 2021
"You tell'em the laws coming....and hells coming with me"
Its a Day of Reckoning.
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Silent Run'g ..... Can u hear him
Nearly 140 officers were injured during pro-Trump extremists' Capitol siege \u2014 including officers who sustained brain injuries, smashed spinal discs, one who'll likely lose an eye, and another stabbed with a metal fence stake, the Capitol Police union said.https://t.co/D9jFSkKtJm
— NPR (@NPR) January 28, 2021
You can tell a lot about the stance of a angry crowd by whether they come with shields or pitchforks.
If people protesting police brutality for years had wanted to use their large numbers to attack, maim and kill police, they damn well could have.
But they came to resist police.
Which is completely different.
Why did the police suffer more at the hands of those who claimed to support them and waved their flags than at the hands of those who think they should be defunded or abolished?
Because one group is literally arguing for human dignity and the other glorifies violence.
The people who uncritically support police brutality are those who believe that instrumental violence should be a standard tool in response to those standing opposed to you.
Once you accept that... WHO is standing opposed to you doesn't matter much.
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He was on his black Apollo mountain bike, fully dressed, wearing a helmet and carrying a backpack containing his laptop and 2 books with his name on them. He also had his mobile phone with him.
On the 27th of June. Noah's naked body was sadly discovered 950m inside a storm drain, between access points. This storm drain was accessible through an area completely unfamiliar to him, behind houses at Northwood Road. https://t.co/bpz3Rmc0wq
"Noah's body was found by specially trained police officers between two drain access points within a section of the tunnel running under the Translink access road," said Mr McCrisken."
Noah's bike was also found near a house, behind a car, in the same area. It had been there for more than 24 hours before a member of public who lived in the street said she read reports of a missing child and checked the bike and phoned the police.