Jezebel, “A Harrowing Walk Through D.C. on a Very Weird Day in American History”
byAnarchists dragged trash cans and newspaper boxes onto K Street and set them on fire, a scene that was quickly choked with press. In…
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Mic, “DC police weren’t sure if they threw stun grenades. These photos should clear that up.”
byAnarchists clashed with riot police in the streets of Washington, D.C., during their anti-fascist protest to mark Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration. Blockades of dozens…
WTOP (DC), “Some Trump protesters to face rioting charges”
byFriday’s protests were led by self-described anarchists. Continue Reading
Vice, “Police clashed with protesters as Trump took the oath”
byPolice arrested at least 10 people during the protest, which started about 10:30 a.m. when a crowd of people dressed in black marched down L…
New York Magazine, “Inauguration Day in Washington Is Like a Nightmare Twitter Thread”
byMy sister texts me to be careful and remember her instructions about keeping water or milk on me in case of tear gas, since…
Washington Examiner, “The last time K Street got this exciting was when Occupy destroyed McPherson Square”
byOn K Street’s Franklin Square — just two blocks down from the Washington Examiner‘s old offices and a few more from our new ones…
The Washington Post, “Tensions rise at checkpoints along 10th Street NW as protesters try to block Trump supporters”
byBut within a few minutes, tensions started to rise at another nearby checkpoint with protesters nearby at 10th and E streets NW. Self-described feminists…
The Washington Post, “Protesters vowed to shut down the city. Police vowed to protect the inauguration. They clashed.”
byIn one case, police isolated and corralled black-clad, self-proclaimed anarchists after a brief late-morning rampage along K and L streets that involved throwing fireworks,…
The Atlantic, “Welcome to the Trump Presidency”
by“There’s a good portion of us who think Trump is a liberal who basically pulled an Alinsky on the GOP and beat them with…
The Huffington Post, “Protests, Violence Flare Around Inaugural Ceremony”
by“It’s a bunch of anarchists,” said one Secret Service agent. “Fun times. It’s what we expected.” Continue Reading