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Ford Fischer

@FordFischer

Sep 16, 2020 • 18 tweets • 8 min read • Read on X

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@RefuseFascism

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.

@RefuseFascism

Activists with @RefuseFascism did a call-and-response:

"Mass murder!"

"Out now!"

"Genocide!"

"Out now!"

"Environmental devastation!"

"Out now!"

"White supremacy!"

"Out now!"

"Pussy grabbing"

"Out now!"

"Fascism!"

"Out now!"

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."

@RefuseFascism

The group ended their rally (ahead of a march through the city) with a pledge from @RefuseFascism.

#phillyprotest

@RefuseFascism

After Trump's town hall event concluded, @RefuseFascism led the activists in a march through #Philadelphia.

"Trump/Pence out now!" they chanted. "Right the fuck now!"

Toward the end of their march, the protesters attempted to go down an on-ramp into a busy highway.

Police formed a barrier blocked about half of the activists from doing it, so the other half turned around and didn't follow through with the idea.

Here is my HD footage of the demonstrations that occurred during the #TrumpTownHall in Philadelphia. As always, all raw footage available for license.

@RefuseFascism

And here is my HD footage of the anti-Trump @RefuseFascism march that took place after the #TrumpTownHall in Philadelphia.

As always again, all raw footage available for license.

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THREAD: On Tuesday, Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) officers with the Norfolk FBI and assistance from the ATF arrested Virginia man Brad Spafford for possessing an unregistered short barrel rifle (SBR).

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Just now: Attendees of Vice President Kamala Harris’s rally at the Ellipse resort to climbing over the “scale proof” fences surrounding the event after exit gates were closed, apparently due to pro-Palestine protesters on the other side.

2) "Push it down!"

During some of the confusion as police wouldn't allow people to leave the Harris Ellipse speech, some pushed over a small plastic fence that divided them from other people also trying to exit.

It didn't make a difference.

3) "You say it's open but where's it open?" crowds frustrated attempted to confront police as they had difficulty leaving the Harris rally.

"No! No! No!" a cop said as a man jumped, leaving a woman with him behind, who would have had to find a not-closed gate.

Meanwhile, police attempted to confine the pro-Palestine protests outside.

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Ford Fischer

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VIDEO THREAD: Tonight, police and protesters clashed outside the presidential debate in Philly.

I want to detail how that happened.

All was at peace until one person lit a flare, waving it around for the cameras.

Police pushed in in force, arresting him and angering the crowd.

2) A handful of frustrated protesters linked arms and pushed into a line of bike cops, mimicking them by shouting "move!"

"CPD, KKK, IOF you're all the same!" they chanted as a shoving match ensued.

Additional police arrived in riot gear and the scuffle spread and intensified.

3) With police assembling in riot gear including shields now, the remaining pro-Palestine protesters called to "disperse!"

Officers ended up facing off with a mostly empty street consisting of a handful of stragglers as well as remaining news cameras.

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Ford Fischer

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Sep 8

VIDEO THREAD: "Queers love Palestine! HRC loves the war machine!"

Protesters rallied against the Human Rights Campaign dinner tonight featuring Tim Walz in DC to condemn their relationship with weapons manufacturers, which they say enable genocide.

"We're not interupting!" they chanted. "Pink washing is disgusting!"

2) Protesters put red paint on their hands to symbolize what they say is the Human Rights Campaign's support for the killing of Palestinians.

"HRC is using our name to pinkwash an administration committing genocide, burning children under rubble but those children are not human enough for the Human Rights campaign, shame!"

3) "We are here, we are queer! Zionists not welcome here!"

Protesters banged on the windows overlooking the escalator and lobby that HRC guests went through to get to the gala with Tim Walz.

Police stepped in, forcing them away from the glass.

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Ford Fischer

@FordFischer

Jul 24

This is my 4K footage of how the violence outside the United States Capitol began today.

You can see the first mace deployed (over the heads of officers, toward the activists) which angers the pro-Palestine crowd, who begins throwing water bottles as officers continue using mace.

A little over a minute into the clip is a flash grenade, one of only a couple I saw used today.

My understanding is this occurred after Netanyahu arrived but before he spoke to Congress.

2) As police engaged the crowd, a man scolded police and was maced as well.

The crowd continued marching, taking a wider route around the Capitol and avoiding most confrontations during the march itself.

3) "Smack Netanyahu in the head with that billy club!"

Activists continued a wide march around the United States Capitol from the West side to the East side clockwise.

Some pro-Israel, anti-Netanyahu activists stood along the path and were mostly ignored. Police blocked off streets heading close to the Capitol complex.

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Ford Fischer

@FordFischer

Jul 24

VIDEO THREAD: Protesters gathered Tuesday night in front of the Watergate Hotel (the second night in a row) for a noise demonstration against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, who is staying inside.

"From DC to Palestine, Netanyahu's out of time!" chanted protesters using red and green smoke bombs. "Shut, shut, shut it down, no Zionism in this town!"

2) "Allahu Akbar! Hamas!" yelled one man through the fencer outside the Watergate at Israel supporters counter-protesting them from inside.

"Jewish motherf***ers!" he yelled. "We're gonna kill all of you!"

"We're gonna burn you!"

It should be noted that it was one lone individual, not the wider protest, using this specific rhetoric.

3) One man dawning an Israeli flag confronted the pro-Palestine protesters directly outside the Watergate.

"You're a coward, you should join the IDF and kill kids yourself, because you're a p***y," he was told.

The man says he's from Jerusalem, but he donates, rather than being in the IDF.