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Apr 13, 2021 12 tweets 7 min read Read on X
THREAD: Last night, protesters gathered outside Brooklyn Center PD to demand action in the death of #DaunteWright.

The situation was peaceful until curfew, when police began pushing protesters back.

All video in thread by @chrisjuhnphoto for @N2Sreports.
Toward the beginning of curfew, police fired rubber bullets through a fence at the crowd.

If you watch this clip closely, you'll hear that a woman yells in pain when an officer discharges the weapon through the fence.
"I'm really sick of just the police occupation in general, harassing Black people, white people, everybody," said one activist carrying an upside down American flag.

He says that as a white man, he doesn't have to worry about being shot over expired tags.
State troopers in riot gear pushed the crowd back near the police department.

"We moved, we fucking moved. We listened to you. We moved," yelled one activist. "We made you feel safe."

"Make us feel safe! Is that too much to ask?"

Tear gas and fireworks visible over police line
"No, don't throw shit!" one woman yelled as someone threw an object at the police line.

Police responded with a flash grenade after two more objects were thrown at the cops.
"Black Lives Matter means to me we should have equal rights," a masked protester told @chrisjuhnphoto.

"Be considerate of our feelings," he continued before being interrupted by police responding to something with another flash grenade.
"I know y'all are angry, I'm angry too," Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott @mayor_elliott told the crowd.

He promised to "get to the bottom of this" and make sure the officer is "held accountable."

He told protesters to keep "distance" from the officers.

"I appreciate y'all."
"We don't need need no more new cases, and certainly you all are bravely raising your voices, standing for justice," said Minnesota Attorney General @keithellison.

Ellison insisted he intends to get justice in the death of #DaunteWright and doesn't want to see protesters hurt.
Nearby, two vehicles were swarmed by police officers and the drivers removed. It is unclear the reason for the arrests or whether they are being charged.
Later in the night, @chrisjuhnphoto took cover behind an apartment sign after a sequence of what sounds like handgun fire rang out.

At this point there's no known gunshot injuries from last night.
Here is the full @N2Sreports video summary of last night's action in #BrooklynCenterMN for #DaunteWright

As always, all footage is available to license.

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Sep 13
Documentary video thread: The New York Young Republican Club led a vigil for Charlie Kirk Friday night in New York City.

Bishop Nektarios of Diokleia led mourners in prayer: "May the God of all consolation embrace his wife and children with tender mercy and grant them strength in this hour of sorrow."

"That bullet did not kill Charlie Kirk. It made him immortal forever, a martyr in our movement!" said NYYRC President Stefano L. Forte. "We are all Charlie Kirk Now!"
2) "In Charlie Kirk's memory, let's make sure we keep free speech alive!" said Republican Mayoral candidate Curtis Silva. "Let it not be in vain!"
3) "He honestly was one of the reasons that I actually woke up and learned how to think for myself," one mourner says of Charlie Kirk.

Others praised Kirk primarily for his dialogues with college students.
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Sep 2
Just now: Activists demanding Trump’s impeachment and release of Epstein files enter Marjorie Taylor Greene’s office along with journalist Don Lemon.

They are told to leave, door slammed behind them, and a Capitol officer arrived to tell them to lower the volume, but no arrests.
2) Activists entered office of Rep. Joaquin Castro to demand he files articles of impeachment on President Trump. @JessicaDenson07 tells him not to wait until midterms.

Journalist Don Lemon complimented office staff for being polite and offering water, unlike Greene's office.
3) Anti-Trump activists slide flyers showing President Trump with Jeffrey Epstein under the door of Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's office.
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Aug 29
4K VIDEO THREAD: Federal agents, many wearing masks, oversaw a vehicle checkpoint in the Ivy City neighborhood of Washington DC, part of President Trump's federal takeover of law enforcement functions in the capital city.

Drivers were directed to either carry on or move into one of two lanes where they'd be detained. Several were issues citations for infractions like window tint, while at least four were handcuffed, of which at least three were taken away by police.

Washington DC's MPD officers performed most of the frontline enforcement, while the feds oversaw the operation, assisted, and communicated by phone.
2) "Unconstitutional, go fuck yourselves," a driver yelled after being allowed through the checkpoint without being pulled over.

"Get him, he's on his phone!" fruitlessly yelled an MPD officer in response.

"You lost him!" I noted to the cop, who replied "that was a good one."
3) An unmarked vehicle was pulled into the line for those detained for further investigation.

When it turned out there was a uniformed police officer in the car, he was promptly let through.

Some other drivers were removed from their cars and put in handcuffs. The reasons for most arrests were not immediately clear to onlookers.
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Jun 16
THREAD: The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force has arrested Peter Stinson, accusing him of threatening to assassinate Trump.

Stinson is a veteran and founder of "May Day on the Mall," which Rep Eric Swalwell spoke to just two days ago. Image
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2) The FBI is clearly well aware of Stinson's leadership role in the Mayday Protest Movement, which they point out in page 4 of their indictment.

The timing, this arrest occurring right after Swalwell addressed the group, is uncanny.

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3) The posts Stinson allegedly wrote that the FBI say constituted criminal threats against President Trump go all the way back to 2020, and continue on X (then Twitter) until 2022. Image
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Jun 15
VIDEO THREAD: Police in Los Angeles pushed heavily using less-lethal munitions to break up "No Kings" and anti-ICE demonstrators in the downtown area.

Officers declared an unlawful assembly and tear gassed the crowd.

Video in thread contributed by Neil Radimaker for @N2Sreports
2) Police made arrests and advanced against the crowd in a line of mounted horses ahead of gassing the crowd again.
3) Protesters and press retreated from blooms of tear gas and poured liquids on their face in an attempt to recover.

(News2Share contributor Neil Radimaker reported vomiting.)

Protesters in the distance could be seen within the plume of gas with their hands up.
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Jun 13
VIDEO THREAD: Anti-ICE protesters gathered again outside the loading bay of a federal building in downtown LA on Thursday evening, where police declared an unlawful assembly.

Officers pushed into the crowd, firing a less lethal round and arresting at least one person.
2) A man (not clear to me which agency) pointed a scoped rifle directly into the crowd of protesters and press as police threatened arrest.

The activists celebrated a small victory as a judge temporarily enjoined the National Guard from being deployed at Trump's directive without California's executive approval, a decision which has since been overturned.

Some activists, but one in particular, vehemently instructed the crowd to obey the order to leave, which ultimately fragmented the crowd.
3) A handful of protesters ended up inside of a kettle formation, which closed in on and arrested them.

Two vehicles adorned with pro-immigrant and pro-Palestine symbols were also towed from inside the kettle.
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