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Bring bodies to encampments for soft bloc
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🚨🚨🚲 👮 We are going to start reporting relevant events from the police scanner to support any solidarity actions today. These relayed messages come from the scanners and we know that the police put out misinformation on scanners. Please use this as a supplemental piece of information in conjunction with what you see and hear on the ground.👮 🚲 🚨🚨
Eyes peeled, friends! This was recently in #Memphis. Be smart, be vigilant, but don't get complacent or too paranoid! That's what they want 😉 #WeProtectUs
https://twitter.com/hunter_demster/status/1293951698617028608
https://twitter.com/hunter_demster/status/1293951698617028608
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Hunter demster
In the middle of the night, The Memphis police or the Feds put up this inconspicuous box outside local activist and lead organizer of Fight for $15, Antonio Blair, registered address. No markings outside of the box except "High Voltage". The camera is hidden…
Excellent thread from a football player on withstanding bullrushes. CC: #Portland
(Source: https://twitter.com/BitterTier/status/1294960603023327232)
(Source: https://twitter.com/BitterTier/status/1294960603023327232)
Another excellent thread on effective shield wall positioning. Helpful annotated images within: https://twitter.com/betacuck4lyfe/status/1295075387999809536
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Alpha Beta
I want to talk about effective use of shield walls. First, I want to say: I admire the courage that the shieldbearers (SB's) show each night and I hope they keep at it. My input here is meant to offer value -not merely to criticize. Let's watch this video…
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And she did not stutter. https://t.co/wCdsOnw6Ar
"This is far from the only fearmongering memo from the federal government that NCRIC forwarded to thousands of local cops; DHS and FBI consistently fed local cops a diet of scary-protester anecdotes and internet rumors, potentially frightening them into believing their lives were in danger during protests and thus helping feed the often brutal and violent response to peaceful protests."
The police response in Portland has been notably aggressive, particularly against journalists, who have routinely been attacked by police night after night.
[...] Zippy Lomax, an independent journalist who has been documenting the protests for the past two months, attempted to follow the dispersal order by leaving in her car, but was stopped by the police.
“Then they slashed my tires and smashed my window. After I had already stopped moving. I was clearly in compliance,” she said. Video confirms this, and police argue that she was refusing to disperse and blocking the area. Over the next couple of hours, protesters and reporters were chased through the streets, tackled to the ground, and shoved from behind for not running fast enough.
https://truthout.org/articles/how-to-survive-anti-police-protests/
[...] Zippy Lomax, an independent journalist who has been documenting the protests for the past two months, attempted to follow the dispersal order by leaving in her car, but was stopped by the police.
“Then they slashed my tires and smashed my window. After I had already stopped moving. I was clearly in compliance,” she said. Video confirms this, and police argue that she was refusing to disperse and blocking the area. Over the next couple of hours, protesters and reporters were chased through the streets, tackled to the ground, and shoved from behind for not running fast enough.
https://truthout.org/articles/how-to-survive-anti-police-protests/
Truthout
How to Survive Anti-Police Protests
Frontline journalists, medics and lawyers offer tips on protecting yourself from police violence during protests.