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George Floyd Rebellion


Police Rebellion, Then and Now

Jarrod: A recent New York Times headline sums it up well: โ€œFacing Protests Over Use of Force, Police Respond With More Force.โ€ Even as Americaโ€™s cult of cop worship implodes before our eyes, it is clear ...

Fireworks

EB Cruelly

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As the murder of George Floyd set the streets alight, revelers in New York City lit up the night skies with volleys of fireworks smuggled in from out of state. The celebration seemed fitting — the ...

Middle of the Road

Mike Morgan

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โ€œThe middle of the road is no private cul-de-sac I canโ€™t get from the cab to the curb Without some little jerk on my backโ€ Middle of the Road – The Pretenders During the Ariel Sharon ...

“Preserving Our Capacity to Act:” An Interview with Kristian Williams

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Hard Crackers:ย  If I understand correctly the argument you’ve made about the efficacy of riots, it’s that they impose, far more effectively than legal limits, that communities can place new limits on police brutality. That seems ...

In the Streets of Philadelphia

A lot can happen in a week. On Saturday, May 30, a beautiful sunny afternoon, we joined thousands of others at the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum to protest the murder of George Floyd by ...

Bill de Blasio: The Most Decrepit Mayor in America

John Garvey

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In the wake of days of intense protests against the murder of George Floyd on the streets of New York City, Bill de Blasio, a failed presidential candidate and now infamous bungler of the cityโ€™s response ...

DOWNFALL! Trump in the Bunker

Mike Morgan

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The image of the clot Trump being whisked by Secret Service agents into the White House underground bunker last Friday night (May 29th) to avoid the protests is a satiristโ€™s dream come true.ย ย  Excuse me for ...

THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (WITHOUT GUITARS*)

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On the Outside Agitators Question Governors, Mayors, Police Chiefs, and many network TV journalists with their security experts are all set on promoting the idea that the uncontainable sectors of the enormous protests that are engulfing ...

The Fire Down Below

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The popular saying is โ€œWhere thereโ€™s smoke, thereโ€™s fire.โ€ย  It is often used to explain the reasons for a rumor, or to describe another firearm metaphor โ€œthe smoking gunโ€ (the hidden truth that will blow the ...

โ€œAn Injury to One is an Injury to Allโ€ A Minneapolis Bus Driver on Solidarity with Minneapolis Protestersย 

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Adam is a bus driver in Minneapolis and a member of ATU Local 1005 and Socialist Alternative MN. In the midst of the ongoing protests in Minneapolis, he made the decision to refuse police officersโ€™ request ...