Last night, Indigenous community members from Six Nations in Ontario, Canada dug up a highway at 1492 Land Back Lane. This land is being threatened by capitalistic development even though it is not rightfully theirs to build on. Earlier in the week activists were attacked with
“less than lethal” munitions and had assault rifles pointed at them after they were defending their land from a camp sweep, the LEO response resulted in officers being pushed out of the area and met with a volley of projectiles and police vehicles with smashed windows.
After this happened, hundreds from the community joined the occupation to protect their land with bodies as well as surround it with burning barricades to help keep out any law enforcement officers.
Early yesterday I spoke with someone named Adedeji who is a local in Lagos, Nigeria. Adedeji was in Lekki at the time attending a demonstration where they were protesting police brutality when the Nigerian army open fired on protesters.
He told me he was scared because of how the government was lying and trying to hide evidence. He said m, “the military say they were not the ones that executed the
massacre. I saw them. I saw their strategy, I saw one of them taking a video,” he tells me he even saw the soldiers dragging bodies away. He confirmed to seeing two deceased bodies with his own eyes and that his friends were eye witnessed for other deaths, claiming that at least
I like how Trump put “people committing suicide” after the economy. Like oh shit what can I add to make this less about capitalism
You would think he would’ve retired the white power symbol by now.
“My guess is that he would be more outspoken with the Iranians” (vs the Russians) - Biden about Trump. this was actually a good low blow with like 6 meanings lol
Speaker just told the musicians in the crowd to get ready and start writing protest CHRISTMAS JINGLES and I’m really excited for this. Hey portland, what’s good 🙃
Whose lives matter?
BLACK LIVES MATTER!
Who else’s lives matter?
INDIGENOUS LIVES MATTER!
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Portland police motorcycle just ran over a protester
She is being treated by medics right now. Seems relatively ok
I’m hearing the medics say they got physically pushed away when trying to provide care and the police rushed. They are now just waiting on the ambulance to arrive.