Tonight activists with @Peoples_Watch_ were joined by progressive members of congress outside the U.S. Capitol calling for the $3.5 trillion spending bill (social safety net and climate) to pass along with infrastructure.

"Housing is infrastructure!" says @RashidaTlaib.
Congresswoman @AyannaPressley addressed the climate and social activists directly rather than the media.

"Thank you for having our backs," she told the progressive group.

"You have no idea how much you are a source of strength and inspiration to us."

#BuildBackBetter
Congressman @RepBowman: "this is obviously a pivotal moment in our country's history."

He says effort is to do right by "centering equity, by centering racial justice, by centering women's rights, and women's empowerment, and taking care of our seniors and most vulnerable."
Rep @RoKhanna says that the infrastructure bill's shortcoming is its lack of green transportation, instead focusing on "traditional economy."

If passing "inadequate" bill, he says, congress must also pass "separate bill that actually addresses climate!"

#BuildBackBetter
Rep @MondaireJones reminded the activists of success in extending eviction moratorium.

He says they now can "stop the climate crisis" while creating green jobs and move toward universal healthcare and childcare.

"We know that we have the American people on our side."
Here is my uncut footage of the speeches tonight given by several progressive members of congress as well as @Peoples_Watch_ activists, promoting passage of the climate/social safety net $3.5 trillion bill.

As always, all footage available to license.

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28 Sep
Right now: @DCMJ2014 are inflating a gigantic “joint” on Capitol Hill.

They plan to hold a protest advocating federal cannabis legalization today until 4:20pm, when a “direct action” is expected to take place.
Legalization advocate @aeidinger tells congress to vote on marijuana legalization or we will “vote and weed you out!”
The #Cannabis activists are now marching with the joint in front of the congressional offices.

A “joint session” so-to-speak.
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19 Sep
More vid from yesterday: Man with a raccoon hat (which he wanted to be very clear is different than Viking attire or felt) showed up at the "Justice for J6" event and was confronted by counter-protester and press.

"I have little respect for Trump anymore, he's a coward" he said.
The raccoon-hat-man denied that any police had been assaulted on January 6 by Trump supporters.

@JonFarinaPhoto - who filmed this for @N2Sreports - had someone pull up his footage of a cop being crushed on J6 in a doorway by the crowd.

Man says "that's not assault."
Here is the full conversation @JonFarinaPhoto filmed for @N2Sreports of a man in a raccoon hat being confronted yesterday.

A limited version of this same conversation ultimately aired on CNN as well.

This clip may provide some greater context.

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18 Sep
Earlier at "Justice for J6" defendants rally:

Police surround masked man reportedly armed with a firearm.

He tells them where the gun is, and they pull out his badge.

He's undercover law enforcement.

Without disarming or handcuffing him, police extract him from the event.
"Are you undercover?" the officers asked the masked man, who gave them a badge.

I guess not anymore. ImageImageImage
The masked man claimed “I’m just here” when asked if he’s undercover as he presented a badge to justify the gun he was apparently wearing, before being pulled out.

Other than undercover, he could have hypothetically been simply masked & off duty with his badge and gun concealed.
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18 Sep
Good morning!

Here at the West Side of the Capitol, stage being assembled for “Justice for J6” defendants rally.

Police have two layers of barricades and then a line of cops standing between the rally point and the Capitol reflecting pool.
The one lone counter-protest display adjacent to the rally has a request to investigate a specific state Senator listed on it addressed to the January 6 commission, and the word “loser” on a Trump-style banner.
Frontline officers mostly with normal outfits plus helmets.
Read 9 tweets
14 Sep
IN HIS OWN WORDS: Antifascist activist @JasonRCharter was charged with felonies and misdemeanors and arrested three times amidst civil unrest in 2020.

I sat down with Jason for a wide-ranging interview following his guilty plea to one misdemeanor.

The Trump admin characterized @JasonRCharter as the antifa "ringleader" in an attempt to pull down the statue of Andrew Jackson outside the White House.

Jason tells the story of finding this out from the news while in jail.

"You can't be the leader of an idea," he says.
It was because of President Trump's "10 years for destruction of federal property" executive order that he originally faced 20 years in prison.

"It was shocking for sure," says @JasonRCharter.

"It's definitely not hard to think the worst case scenario."

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14 Sep
THREAD: Tonight protesters led by @ShutDown_DC marched to Brett Kavanaugh's house to protest the court's recent decision not to interfere in Texas's new abortion restrictions.

"My body, my voice!"

"When abortion rights are under attack, what do we do? Rise up, fight back!"
"I am angry," said the first speaker outside Kavanaugh's house tonight.

"They're not stopping abortion. They're stopping safe abortion."

"And all those police standing there, you could be somewhere else, doing your actual job. You're just standing there."
"This moment is not only about productive rights," said @KristinMink_, an activist currently running for Montgomery County Council (this neighborhood).

"This a danger to every fundamental right in this country."

She calls for adding more judges to the Supreme Court.
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