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LA MESA, CA: COPS LET RIGHT WING MOB ASSAULT CHILD, BRANDISH WEAPONS AT PROTESTERS
by TOM MANN | August 5, 2020
The intimidation planned for the August 1st “Justice for Womxn of Color” march in La Mesa wasn’t exactly covert. Then again, neither were the knives, bear spray cannisters, and clubs carried by the coalition of white supremacists, border militias, and assorted “patriots” who came together under the banner of Defend East County (DEC). The racists, […]
“Peaceful, racist group” National Straight Pride Coalition Returning to Stanislaus County 8/29
by SIERRA FOOTHILLs STUMP STAFF | July 26, 2020
Mylinda Mason and Don Grundmann’s National Straight Pride Coalition are returning to Modesto on 29 August 2020 to hold the Second Annual Stanislaus County Straight Pride Event. Mason and Grundmann’s first Straight Pride Parade was marred with complications and family drama. Mylinda Mason is a longtime anti-choice Christian conservative who has organized protests outside of […]
“IT CONSUMES YOUR LIFE”. INTERVIEW WITH A PORTLAND PROTESTER
by ABNER HÄUGE | July 25, 2020
‘TRANS RIGHTS’ is, in my opinion, a brilliant alias. That’s what my interviewee chose to call herself for this article. Before I even asked a question, there were a few things TRANS RIGHTS wanted to make clear: She’s white. She’s trans. She lives in Portland. Portland is stolen Chinook land. Oregon was founded as a […]
INTERVIEW: ROSA FROM THE WITCHES PDX ON POLICE BRUTALITY, HEXING FASCISTS AND MORE
by ABNER HÄUGE | July 23, 2020
At one point during our conversation, Rosa cleared her throat. “Excuse me,” she said. “It’s the teargas, not COVID.” Rosa is a lead organizer with The Witches PDX. She spoke to LCRW about the group’s mutual aid work, the brutality of the state and federal law enforcement’s response to the now over 50 days of […]
ALBUQUERQUE: OPENLY RACIST ANTI-QUARANTINE PROTESTS ATTRACT MILITIA, CONFLICT WITH BLM
by BELLA DAVIS | July 22, 2020
ALBUQUERQUE–Anti-quarantine protesters gathered twice last week at Civic Plaza—first on Thursday, July 16 and again on Sunday, July 19. They objected to closures aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 and a state public health order that mandates masks be worn at all times in public. Both protests raised questions about enforcement of the mask […]
POLICE ALLOW DRUNKEN RACISTS TO INTIMIDATE MARTINEZ ANTI-WHITE SUPREMACY MARCH
by HARVEY EISNER | ABNER HÄUGE | July 18, 2020
There were a few disturbing incidents in the lead-up to the rally in Martinez on the 11th. In late June, white supremacist fliers calling Black Lives Matter a terrorist organization and saying “We (whites) our[sic] the chisen[sic] people” (probably meaning to say “We are the chosen people”) were found near downtown. The fliers may be […]
PHOTOS: ANTI-WHITE SUPREMACY MARCH IN MARTINEZ, CA MET WITH INTIMIDATION
by JUNGHO KIM | July 14, 2020
Several dozen counter protesters antagonized the “Zero Tolerance for White Supremacy” protest attendees in Martinez, California on Sunday, June 12. The presence and actions of these intimidators—recording video of protest participants at close distance and from a far, embroiling people in arguments, and making threats of physical violence on at least one occasion—created an air […]
RACIST MOB ATTACKS BLM PROTESTERS AT NORCO MARCH
by ABNER HÄUGE | July 3, 2020
“I’ve never in my life seen the cops get so scared that they turned away from protesters and were facing Nazis with their batons out,” Jen said. “Never seen that shit. That never happens. At least not down here.” On Monday, protesters at a Black Lives Matter rally in Norco, a city in Riverside County, […]
EYEWITNESSES: ALLEGED SHOOTER AND MILITIAMEN ATTACKED PROTESTERS BEFORE INCIDENT WHILE COPS WATCHED
by ABNER HÄUGE | June 19, 2020
Kate Kane tells me that “on the surface it sounded like they were just going to have a prayer meeting and hopefully put pressure on the city to take down the statue of Oñate.” Juan de Oñate y Salazar was a conquistador and governed New Mexico for the Spanish Empire. “He raped and pillaged native […]
TUOLUMNE COUNTY EVANGELICAL PASTOR INVITES ANTI-LGBTQ+ HATE GROUP LEADER FOR JUNE 20TH EVENT
by ABNER HÄUGE | June 15, 2020
“Come on out on June 20th. 9am – 3:30pm General Boykin of “Black Hawk Down” fame, and a founding member of Delta Force will be our morning speaker,” reads Calvary Chapel Sonora’s event page (archive) for its annual ‘Tent Days in the Last Days,’ a festival that combines sermons and sharpshooting competitions. The event garnered […]