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25 Mar, 19 tweets, 5 min read
Happening now in LA, in the midst of a pandemic. —>
Part of a thread with much more explaining the situation —>
A thread in progress covering tonight’s action —>
Here’s more on the long history underlying tonight. —>
The latest out of Echo Park, another thread in progress —>
This is the apparent “rationale” being given by Mitch O’Farrell for tonight’s police action. —>
Here’s @MitchOFarrell. FYI. He seems like a treat. His bio is a NIMBY Mad Libs. cd13.lacity.org
And, there we go.
Police decisions to turn First Amendment activity into illegality on a whim has been a regular, alarming occurrence over this past year, from unlawful assembly declarations like this to curfews announced 15 minutes before they’re taking effect.
People have not dispersed.
Here’s a live cam, although, after a brief listen, I wouldn’t vouch for the commentary. —>
This is another disturbing police practice that we’ve seen a lot of over the past year —>
When government tries to take actions to displace residents overnight, literally under cover of night, then sends police in to confront protesters supporting those who are being displaced, and then tries to declare the whole thing an illegal gathering, accountability is needed.
This is what is going down in LA tonight.
Fencing going up now. Overnight.
LAPD “supporting community safety efforts” by creating a crisis, then using that crisis as an excuse to arrest people.
Ava DuVernay criticizing the LA City Council member backing tonight’s LAPD action.
OK, this is being covered by tons of people there, and there appears to be a good amount of attention on this action tonight — but it sounds like tomorrow night might be even worse if that’s when they actually plan on sweeping the encampments.
For now, though, I need to sleep. ... Night, all, and let us try to be good to one another — and ourselves.

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Meanwhile, unlawful assembly already declared tonight in LA, in the ongoing protests over the closing of Echo Park Lake.
A reporter on the scene (for more on kettling: vox.com/2020/6/6/21282…) —>
This gaslighting. O’Farrell said last night that he wanted the cops there. They created this crisis. Hundreds of cops there, provoking just enough reaction (allegedly) from a few people for LAPD to then declare an unlawful assembly, leading to the “show of force.”
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