THREAD: As President Trump visited Philadelphia for the #TrumpTownHall on ABC today, protesters led by @RefuseFascism took to the streets to demand "Trump/Pence Out Now!"
One protester dressed as a police officer with a pig mask on went around to cops not wearing masks and whistled at them, gesturing to put on their mask.
Remarkably, some cops complied with the fake cop dressed as a pig's commands.
A handful of Trump supporters showed up as well.
Protesters came over to them and argued, but one woman wearing a bikini and a Trump mask rolled around on the ground with an American flag under her, and then stuffed it into the bikini bottom before adding a Trump-esc red tie.
"Speak their language!" one protester said while handing out squeaky pig toys with the antifascist triple-arrow symbol and "ACAB" written on them.
Police used bicycles to separate the Trump supporters from everyone else. Protesters squeezed their pig-squeezy toys to mock the cops as they did so.
A Trump supporter got inside the circle of anti-Trump activists. They pushed him out, but he came back in.
The group then built a human barrier to keep him out.
He ran around the circle but couldn't get back in as they chanted "Together, stay tight! We'll do this every night!"
I entered the Trump side to try to film some of the arguments being had over the barriers. It was so loud that it was incredibly hard to hear, but here you'll see Trump supporter v Biden supporter on Biden tax plan.
They disagree on whether it'll raise taxes outside wealthy.
The protesters were taught by a speaker how to sign "Fuck Trump" in American Sign Language.
An African American Trump supporter with a "Keep America Great" argued with protesters across the barrier.
Her hat was stolen off her head. Police pulled her back when she tried to recover it.
"Don't give back her fucking hat!" an activist with a megaphone told her comrades.
A pair of women embraced eachother as two anti-gay activists showed up with signs reading "Trump, Make America Great Again: Ban Homo Marriage!" and "Jesus or Hellfire."
The police separated them from everyone else, and activists accused the Philly PD of "Protecting hate speech."
"God is going to burn you in hell, anarchists. You dumb anarchists."
"Say something about this man," a protester showed him a picture of Jeffrey Epstein.
"Jeffrey's in hell."
"So's Donald Trump, that's where he's gonna fucking go."
"No, no, no. Donald Trump's in Philly."
"It's called history, not herstory, ok?" said one of the 'Christian' protesters. "Trump is a man. Jesus was a man. Moses was a man. It's a man's world, girls."
"Your woman would be happy if you would help her submit. You feminists are a bunch of baby-killing whores."
The group ended their rally (ahead of a march through the city) with a pledge from @RefuseFascism.
VIDEO THREAD: Barely a day after their encampment was raided, pro-Palestine activists set up another encampment in front of a George Washington University administrators' building.
In this uncut shot, you'll see the activists set up several new tents by surprise in minutes.
2) Pro-Palestine protesters at George Washington University linked arms after forming their new encampment.
Police formed a line facing them on one side (leaving the other side open) and pushed media and others with a vantage point significantly back.
3) One MPD officer took a quick selfie from the police line.
VIDEO THREAD: Police cleared the pro-Palestine encampment at George Washington University early this morning in a pre-dawn raid, arresting dozens and apparently deploying pepper spray.
"F--- the pigs!" yelled activists as police swarmed a wide perimeter around the area.
2) Police and DC Department of Public Works could be seen dumping tents and other camping equipment where the encampment had been at GW.
This comes just hours before Mayor Bowser is set to testify before Congress.
3) As the sun rose near George Washington University, the activist who were not arrested regrouped.
Organizers recommended those who the police had pepper-sprayed go home, and others go to jail support for their detained comrades.
THREAD: I was one of only two media I'm aware of in the courtroom today for a lengthy hearing where the federal government fought to hold Russell "Duke" Vane IV pre-trial.
This thread will be based on my notes and court documents.
BREAKING THREAD: On April 11, Russell Vane IV - the subject of my reporting who allegedly attempted to provoke a Virginia militia group into producing explosives - was arrested.
He is charged with "Attempted production of a biological agent or toxin."
3) The feds cite my reporting, where I show unclassified government documents that the Virginia Kekoas militia members were allegedly handed by Duke, and he later appears to acknowledge giving them.
INVESTIGATIVE VIDEO THREAD: The Virginia Kekoas, a pro-gun prepper militia based in Eastern Virginia and formerly affiliated with the Boogaloo movement, tells News2Share that they recently kicked out a member they believe may have been plotting an explosives-related entrapment attempt against the group, or worse.
Russell Richardson Vane IV first made contact with the Virginia Kekoas in April 2022, according to the group's leader Eddie Ray, who goes by "ICE" and member Cody Beckner, who goes by "Sasquatch." Vane allegedly adopted the call sign "Duke."
The pair provided extensive screenshots and documents showing that since joining, Vane - as "Duke" - engaged in an escalating sequence of unusual behavior that included apparent provocations for the group to develop homemade explosives. Homemade explosives lacking an ATF registration are generally a federal felony.
"Sasquatch" and "ICE" spoke exclusively to News2Share to provide a thorough timeline of the events that led up to "Duke" being removed from their organization.
2) ICE and Sasquatch say that upon reaching out to the Kekoas in 2022, Duke identified himself as working for the CIA, but was allowed to remain a prospective member rather than being ejected because they believed he may have advanced knowledge of world-altering events.
3) Within two weeks of joining, the pair say Duke asked about a "group fund." They say no fund exists and members pay their own way, but such a fund could "fall under certain federal laws" like RICO.
ICE says Duke also asked about forming his own chapter and was denied.