#Portland lets Antifa win big — again

#Portland lets Antifa win big — again

“#Portland lets Antifa win big — again” Last week, Portland law ­enforcers raided a house that had for months been ­illegally occupied by trespassers affiliated with Black Lives Matter and Antifa. At the barricaded property, officers made arrests and found a stockpile of firearms. Under normal circumstances, the armed trespassers would be prosecuted, and that…

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#Portland ‘autonomous zone’ dismantled after mayor apologizes

#Portland ‘autonomous zone’ dismantled after mayor apologizes

“#Portland ‘autonomous zone’ dismantled after mayor apologizes” The fenced-off, booby-trapped “autonomous zone” in Oregon has finally been dismantled after Portland’s mayor brokered a deal with protesters — and apologized to them. The Twitter handle for those leading the protests at the “Red House on Mississippi” started calling for “comrades” to help “take these barricades down”…

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#One person shot at violent Washington state protest

#One person shot at violent Washington state protest

“#One person shot at violent Washington state protest” OLYMPIA, Wash. — Police in Olympia arrested one person Saturday afternoon following a shooting at a violent protest between two heavily armed groups near the Capital building. The Thurston County sheriff’s office confirmed the arrest but didn’t immediately release details. The Olympia Police Department said the person…

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#One person stabbed during massive Proud Boys brawl in DC

#One person stabbed during massive Proud Boys brawl in DC

“#One person stabbed during massive Proud Boys brawl in DC” Violence erupted in Washington, D.C. Saturday night as Proud Boys and Antifa clashed after a day of pro-Trump demonstrations, leaving one cop injured and at least four people stabbed — including in this dramatic, caught-on-video knife-fight. The video shows a lone African American counter-protester, dressed all…

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#NYPD busts suspect in torching of cop cruiser

#NYPD busts suspect in torching of cop cruiser

“#NYPD busts suspect in torching of cop cruiser” They got a hot tip. Cops this week busted one of three men they say lit a cop car on fire in Brooklyn during George Floyd protests more than six months ago, authorities said Thursday morning.  Matthew Piscitello, 21, of Dyker Heights, was identified through tips and…

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#For Thai artist, protests bring political awakening

#For Thai artist, protests bring political awakening

“#For Thai artist, protests bring political awakening” BANGKOK – Art portraying French revolutionaries replaced with cartoon cats and birds might not be controversial in many countries, but it is a potentially touchy subject for Thailand’s monarchy. For artist Yuree Kensaku, 40, the political environment is a factor shaping her work as protesters call for reform…

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#Clara Kraebber catches a break: mercy for the privileged

#Clara Kraebber catches a break: mercy for the privileged

“#Clara Kraebber catches a break: mercy for the privileged” Little Red Rioting Hood is off the hook: Prosecutors dropped rioting charges against Clara Kraebber, the 20-year-old daughter of privilege busted during a Black Lives Matter rally-cum-rampage. The Rice University undergrad was charged with felony riot and one misdemeanor, possession of a graffiti instrument, after the…

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#Proud Boys join protest at SI bar flouting COVID-19 rules

#Proud Boys join protest at SI bar flouting COVID-19 rules

“#Proud Boys join protest at SI bar flouting COVID-19 rules” Hundreds of people on Wednesday night — including members of the right-wing group Proud Boys — protested the closure of a Staten Island bar that ignored COVID-19 restrictions. “Proud Boys in the house,” a handful of people chanted outside Mac’s Public House — the defiant…

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#Six inmates killed, 35 injured in Sri Lankan prison riot

#Six inmates killed, 35 injured in Sri Lankan prison riot

“#Six inmates killed, 35 injured in Sri Lankan prison riot” Six inmates were killed and 35 injured as guards opened fire during a Sri Lankan prison riot on Sunday, officials said. The prisoners created “unrest” and tried to take control of Mahara prison, located about 10 miles from the country’s capital of Colombo, according to…

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