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#Minneapolis is a turning point, as the first large scale US grassroots rebellion in the midst of the pandemic, but also because it showed the drive of the people to take action in the face of various forces attempting to push them off the streets. .. #ItsGoingDown
New video appears to show George Floyd kneeled on by 3 officers
New video posted on social media appears to show THREE Minneapolis Police Department officers kneeling on George Floyd during his arrest.The new video, from a different angle, appears to show Chauvin and two other officers kneeling on Floyd. “I can’t breathe, man,” Floyd says in the new video. “Please, let me stand. Please, man.” This new video appears to have been taken before the Frazier video.
Police Precinct Burned down in Victory as Resistance goes Nationwide
It’s Going Down @IGD_News As the afternoon wore on, people gathered outside of the precinct, as clashes with police continued. These running street battles escalated as rioters broke into the building, finally forcing police to flee in their vehicles. Once the building was empty, people then began to loot it and then set it on fire. What followed was a festive, party-life atmosphere for several hours while the precinct burned.
This victory over the police by thousands of people taking sustained action daily in the face of massive police violence, mainly young zoomers and millennials, represents a historical moment. As expressed in hours of interviews conducted by Unicorn Riot on the ground in the midst of the uprising, the revolt is not coming from the activist Left, nor from “progressives” or “liberals,” but instead from the local base of proletarian youth in Minneapolis. While the uprising has had a very multi-racial character, across the board there is an understanding that the entire anti-Black system of racialized capitalism must be destroyed.
LATE NEWS. Sat 5/30/20.. REBELLION SWEEPING USA .. Police & National Guard fall back as HUGE crowds defy curfew order (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) RT
As night wore on, solidarity demonstrations were kicking off across the so-called United States. Anarchists organized solidarity demonstrations and marches in Portland and Olympia, while students in Oakland blocked a freeway entrance. In Sacramento, street marches took place, while riots broke out in Fontana, which broke windows at City Hall.
Meanwhile in Los Angeles, two days of protests were organized, with people on Wednesday blocking the 101 freeway; busting out the windows of a police car that attempted to drive into demonstrators. Finally in Phoenix, rowdy street marches gave way to riots, as people lobbed rocks at the Phoenix Police Department.
More riots and clashes with the police continued in Denver, where people fought with police and blocked a freeway, while in Columbus, riots in the street soon led to mass vandalism of the Statehouse. Street-fighting also took place in Louisville, Kentucky, while in New York, clashes with police led to multiple arrests. In the evening, Trump took to Twitter to call protesters “thugs” and announced the arrival of several hundred National Guard troops on the streets of Minneapolis, whom he claimed would potentially open fire on looters.
What follows is a roundup of solidarity protests and riots from across the so-called United States. For a list of upcoming protests and demonstrations, go here.
Pacific Northwest
Olympia, WA: Solidarity demonstration tears down fences keeping people from access Downtown park. Graffiti written. Read report here and here.
Portland, OR: Protest and occupation outside of so-called Justice Center continues into second day. At night, street march launched; blockades of streets.
Trump’s response to Minneapolis threatens to repeat the 1960s…Today Detroit’s Mayor Jerome Cavanagh, to name but one, proposed $9 million to purchase riot-control equipment, including 500,000 rounds of ammunition, 700 shotguns, 1,000 M-1 carbines, 6,000 gas ...
Southwest
Sacramento, CA: Street march blocks streets.
Oakland, CA: Youth shut down freeway entrance in downtown Oakland.
Fontana, CA: Clashes with the police break out after protest takes to the streets. People begin throwing rocks and bottles at police. Windows broken at city hall.
Los Angeles, CA: Two days of solidarity actions. On Wednesday, mass march takes to the streets and blockades freeway 101. Police officer drives into crowd and police vehicle is attacked, windows broken out. Crowd marches and rallies in front of LAPD HQ where anti-police graffiti is written. Thursday sees more protests.
Phoenix, AZ: Large march takes to streets. Riots breakout outside of Phoenix police headquarters; rioters pelt police station with rocks.
Crowd pelts Phoenix Police Department with rocks
Albuquerque, NM: Mass march takes to the streets.
Central
Denver, CO: Street marches turn into riots; police shoot out gas to clear people from blocking freeway. Vigilante driver runs into crowd; reports of a shooter firing off several shots, no one hit.
Minneapolis riots spread to Denver as protesters smash cars
DENVER — Protesters swarmed Denver on Thursday, blocking traffic and smashing vehicles while running from gunfire and police tear gas after a demonstration against the death of a black man in Minneapolis police custody turned violent.
Hundreds of demonstrators stood in the downtown streets and chanted as darkness fell outside the Colorado State Capitol, where protesters spray-painted graffiti and broke car windows. In other areas of downtown Denver, police in riot gear fired gas canisters, used rubber bullets and walked in a phalanx through the streets to drive protesters away. The protest briefly spilled over onto Interstate 25, blocking all lanes of traffic until police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
The protests continued into the night, despite Denver Mayor Michael Hancock pleading for calm.
David Zalubowski, … Denver Police use tear gas and rubber bullets
Midwest
Chicago, IL: Rally in solidarity with Georgy Floyd.
Oakdale, MN: Protests continue outside of the home of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who killed Georgy Floyd. Several arrested over past few days.
Minneapolis, MN: Mass street protests flood downtown; clashes with police and looting continues; fires are re-start, rioters are able to push police out of the 3rd precinct and police evacuate; precinct is set on fire. Thousands party in liberated zone. National guard arrives to mostly clear out streets after Trump issues vague threats of the military opening fire on looters.
Columbus, OH: Street protests lead to riots which take over the Statehouse; windows broken; people storm building..
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Protesters angry over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody turned out for a demonstration in Columbus that began peacefully but turned violent, with windows smashed at the Ohio Statehouse and storefronts along surrounding downtown streets.
The crowd of about 400 people entered into a standoff with Columbus police Thursday night, blocking the intersection of key streets in the Ohio capital for hours, the Columbus Dispatch reported.
The demonstration began as a peaceful protest, but news outlets reported protesters began throwing objects like water bottles at officers, who responded by using tear gas on the crowd. A scuffle between a protester and an officer broke out around 9:45 p.m., WCMH-TV reported.
Videos obtained by The Associated Press show people smashing the building’s windows. One person briefly entered an office through a broken window but retreated before troopers within the building could catch him, said Ohio State Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Craig Cvetan.
Windows were boarded up early Friday and workers were placing plywood over undamaged windows out of precaution.
St. Louis, MO: Rowdy protests block streets in solidarity with George Floyd.
Ferguson, MO: Protest outside of police department in solidarity with George Floyd
Southeast
Penascola, FL: Protest and rally in solidarity with George Floyd.
Over the last two days, continued rioting, looting, and clashes with police have intensified in so-called Minneapolis, following the police murder of George Lloyd on Monday. On Wednesday, one protester has been shot and killed. County prosecutors on Thursday afternoon stated that they would not proceed forward with charging the officers involved in his death at this time, only adding to the growing anger on the streets.
As one report wrote:
Phoenix, AZ: Large march takes to streets. Riots breakout outside of Phoenix police headquarters; rioters pelt police station with rocks.
Crowd pelts Phoenix Police Department with rocks
Albuquerque, NM: Mass march takes to the streets.
Louisville, KY: Riots break out in the streets; street fighting with police; barricades and shields utilized by rioters. At some point there was as shooting which injured 7 people, one person critically. Rioters marched in solidarity with George Floyd as well as Breonna Taylor, who was killed by police in March.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Looking to defuse tensions in Louisville over the fatal shooting of a black woman by police who broke down her door, the victim’s mother on Friday called on protesters to continue demanding justice but to do it in “the right way without hurting each other.”
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear read the statement from Breonna Taylor’s mother hours after gunshots erupted, wounding at least seven people, during protests late Thursday outside City Hall. At least one person was in critical condition, Louisville Metro Police said early Friday.
Northeast
New York, NY: Clashes with police in Union Square; over 40 arrests.
Violence flares at New York city protests #GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/gRBubkecCm
— Jack Dawkins (@DawkinsReturns) May 28, 2020.
NEW YORK — Protesters angry about the death of a black Minnesota man in police custody defied New York’s prohibition on public gatherings Thursday and staged a chaotic rally in Manhattan, where they faced off with officers enforcing social distancing rules.
Scores of demonstrators, some wearing masks and some not, massed in Union Square and marched through the streets chanting “I can’t breathe” and waving signs with slogans including “Police brutality and murder must stop.”
Police officers, also wearing masks to protect against the virus, lined up opposite the demonstration. Video posted on social media showed occasional skirmishes as officers pushed the crowd back.
The New York Police Department said more than 30 people had been taken into custody. Video showed at least one demonstrator being clubbed and others being wrestled to the ground as some protesters shoved officers and screamed insults. The police department said one officer was struck with a garbage can and another punched.
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NEW YORK — Protesters angry about the death of a black Minnesota man in police custody defied New York’s prohibition on public gatherings Thursday and staged a chaotic rally in Manhattan, where they faced off with officers enforcing social distancing rules.
Scores of demonstrators, some wearing masks and some not, massed in Union Square and marched through the streets chanting “I can’t breathe” and waving signs with slogans including “Police brutality and murder must stop.”
Police officers, also wearing masks to protect against the virus, lined up opposite the demonstration. Video posted on social media showed occasional skirmishes as officers pushed the crowd back.
The New York Police Department said more than 30 people had been taken into custody. Video showed at least one demonstrator being clubbed and others being wrestled to the ground as some protesters shoved officers and screamed insults. The police department said one officer was struck with a garbage can and another punched.
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