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29 Jun, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Washington DC is officially adding sale (but not possession) of flavored/menthol tobacco products to the drug war.

The Democratic City council members that voted for the ban specifically say they support it because Black residents prefer these products. washingtonpost.com/local/dc-polit…
The City Council had a heated debate on the subject, with dissenting voices saying that the criminalization of flavored tobacco dealers will disproportionately subject Black residents to police response.

washingtonpost.com/local/dc-polit…
The flavored/menthol tobacco ban specifically exempts hookah bars.

So as a practical example: A hookah bar may serve shisha to its customers, but an entrepreneur like Eric Garner selling Newports with menthol would be subject to arrest.

washingtonpost.com/local/dc-polit…
DC’s City Council (11 Democrats, 2 Independents) voted 8-5 to ban flavored/menthol tobacco *specifically* because Black people prefer it, while they exempted hookah bars.

A limited NIH study found white people were triple as likely to use hookah.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P… Image

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VIDEO THREAD: This morning, environmental activists with @ShutDown_DC, @IENearth, @ArmInArmClimate blocked several entrances to the White House to demand Biden back policies for a fossil-fuel-free future.

At east entrance, they chained themselves to fake oil tower and wind mill.
"We'll speak to you in your colonizer language if we have to," an activist said in an interview directed at Biden as activists blockaded White House south entrance.

"We're demanding that you put climate at the front of your agenda like you said in the first place."
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VIDEO THREAD: Hundreds of progressive activists marched and several including @RevJJackson and @RevDrBarber were arrested this afternoon outside Capitol offices protesting Senators Mitch McConnell (R) and Joe Manchin (D) for the senate's failure to pass the "For the People Act."
Reverends @RevJJackson and @RevDrBarber led activists onto the in an act of civil disobedience after the senators "never responded" to requests for meetings about voting rights.

It's a "resurrection, not insurrection" they say.
United States Capitol Police Captain Carneysha Mendoza gave the activists three warnings on a megaphone before the arrests began.

No activists resisted, and the officers did not use flex ties or handcuffs as they set up a "post and forfeit" system on site.
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18 Jun
Joe Biden’s new anti-terrorism initiative classifies “anarchist violent extremists” that “oppose all forms of capitalism, corporate globalization, and governing institutions, which are perceived as harmful to society” as “domestic violent extremists.”
The reason I reference this is that as Congress and Biden expand policing power and budgets, the media’s framing largely pertains to right-wing extremism.

Biden is making no secret of the fact that his administration puts the Antifascist movement officially in the same boat.
By the same token, Biden is apparently concerned about *both* pro-life and pro-choice domestic violent extremists.
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THREAD: Protesters clashed with the ESMAD (Mobile Anti-Disturbance Squadron) last night at the Portal Americas transportation hub in Bogota, Colombia.

The night began peacefully protesters used stick and rocks as officers used tear gas.

Video by @MaranieRae for @N2Sreports
In an unusual gesture, some of the Colombian activists set fire to an Israeli flag.

The protests focus on domestic economic policy and began six weeks ago in response to a planned tax hike targeting the working class.
An armored water cannon vehicle was used against the Colombian protesters, which remained largely impenetrable to stones and fireworks.
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10 Jun
Several hundred protesters faced off against the Colombian government's ESMAD (Mobile Anti-Disturbance Squadron) who deployed tear gas, "less lethal" munitions, and a water cannon against the crowd Wednesday night in Bogota, Colombia.

Thread Filmed by @MaranieRae for @N2Sreports
Protesters shot a barrage of fireworks at the water cannon and threw tear gas canisters back in its direction, but that was unsuccessful in deterring the armored vehicle.

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Protesters used a shield wall in an attempt to stand their ground against the water cannon, but a fast approach from the vehicle and tear gas caused their line to separate and fall back.
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9 Jun
Yesterday, about fifty activists trekked across a marsh into the Mississippi River Monday afternoon to demand President Biden rescind his approval of the Line 3 Pipeline, which is expected to flow under the river.

A Sheriff's Deputy pledged not to interfere.
"It's more than a pipeline. It's about racial justice, social justice and environmental justice," said Dawn Goodwin of @RISEandEngage.

"Why are they not following Article 6 that states that treaties are the supreme law of the land?" she said of the United States Constitution.
The activists stepped into the Mississippi River, where they then danced and prayed.

Assuming President Biden's approval of the Enbridge Corporation's permit stays in place, the tar sands oil pipeline will run under this water.
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