(Yes I’m trying to book a vax appointment this morning.)
Meanwhile, what another friend who’s trying to book is seeing:
Yesterday the same number of appointments were gone within 7-10 minutes. 17 minutes later and I’m still in the waiting room...
18 minutes after appointments were scheduled to open up, and they're all snatched up...This is supposed to be the last day of the first come first serve portal.
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@DCPoliceDept has been deployed to assist United States Capitol Police in restoring order to capitol, mayor says. MPD will lead the command to clear the Capitol building and establish a perimeter.
D.C.'s brand new Police Chief, Robert Contee, confirms one civilian sustained a gunshot in the Capitol. Details not immediately avail.
Mayor Bowser says she requested National Guard assistance a few days ago and it was approved by secretary of the army. The United States Capitol Police requested additional assistance today. There was some confusion at first but ultimately DC National Guard was 100% activated.
Sean Blackmon w/ Stop Police Terror Project & PSL leads “defund police” chant near WH.
Right before, he named D’Quan Young, Jeffrey Price, Marqueese Alston, & more black individuals killed by DC police. “Those police murders, it happened under her watch,” he says of DC mayor.
Downtown DC is pretty remarkable today. Organic marches down 7th & Pennsylvania Ave NW. Folks passing out free water bottles & PB&J. So many bikers and babies! So many things to love about the city today.
I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that the intense military presence and sounds of sirens amid BLM chants ... kill the vibe.
I’ll be in Shreveport, Louisiana today through Friday to cover the @ReproRights lawsuit before SCOTUS.
If you have questions, ideas, or recommendations for food, let me know!
Transcribing my interviews from today and my god, the activism in Louisiana is incredible.
"Supporters of abortion rights should care deeply about this case because what it shows is a court does not need to overturn Roe to effectively extinguish the right to abortion," @ReproRights counsel said about this lawsuit: thinkprogress.org/supreme-court-…
SCOTUS decision expected 2day.