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Mar 5 • 34 tweets • 17 min read
#BREAKING:

100s-deep #StopCopCity protest marching down powerline clearing towards police set up doing surveillance by the forested site of the proposed urban warfare campus. There is a police helicopter overhead.

“The biggest march in the forest thus far,” one activist says.
The current scene right by Intrenchment Creek and the Old Prison Farm/proposed “Cop City” site in DeKalb County just outside Atlanta - thousands flocked to the ongoing “Week of Action” after police shot & killed a forest defender here in January. Crowd of hundreds on a power line clearing near proposed CopCrowd of hundreds on a power line clearing near proposed Cop
Forest defenders have taken over the police surveillance outpost on the power line clearing near Intrenchment Creek. Police retreated after crowd arrived at barbed wire fence and shot fireworks into the area.
People are smashing and destroying the outpost’s remains, sirens can be heard in the distance. A security light post is on fire.
This police vehicle that was just guarding access to the proposed “Cop City” site is now engulfed in flames. A police vehicle on a green hill under power line towers bur
Additional “Cop City” construction defense infrastructure appears to have been destroyed by fire as forest defenders overrun the outpost. Colored flares erupt as vehicles and other parts of the Cop Colored flares erupt as vehicles and other parts of the Cop
LIVE NOW - State trooper just pointed a gun in a bouncy house
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We are live now near #copcity music festival - state police have been making moves near a group of people listening to music - reports of people tackled
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Heavily armed state police w live ammo rounds are moving around forest - tear gas / pepper spray evident
Live now - twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… police officer heading into forest around #copcity site
We can see at least two people being detained - law enforcement lights are sweeping the forest - we are live now -
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Atlanta -- arrests being processed out in the woods - we are live right now - near anti #copcity music festival

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Live coverage continues - our crew was threatened with detainment but is still on site reporting - #copcity - state police & others with rifles present, operating in woods
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Live now - police operations in the woods continue
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Armored vehicle called "The Beast" - police getting out with live rounds / camo - probably prepped to go into the woods again
LIVE NOW:
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Heavily armed police hopped out of "The Beast" and headed quickly into the forest. LIVE NOW from Atlanta:

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The Dekalb "Beast" vehicle engine is turned off - about 15-20 detained in woods estimated. Latest: LIVE NOW:

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Live coverage now - we hear "Swain" may be in charge of operation tonight

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"The Beast" vehicle is backing up - live now - other officers are walking towards the forest
LIVE video -
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N930SP - Georgia Dept of Public Safety is over site - police actions in woods continue

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More about week of action - our stream continues
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Live coverage now - we are live at edge of forest police operations near Atlanta, DeKalb County

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Live coverage here continues - Police in DeKalb near Atlanta

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we are also streaming live on Twitch tonight - from the police action near Atlanta - twitch.tv/unicorn_riot
large truck marked Atlanta Police SWAT just pulled into Weelaunee People's Park
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Winding down live coverage near #copcity state police raid in the woods Weelaunee People's Park - near Atlanta GA

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Atlanta police helicopter N369PD is now present - replacing State Police helicopter N930SP
Thank you everyone for your support tonight - our reporters have been on-site at a large police action in DeKalb near Atlanta .. #CopCity around 30 arrests tonight
Recordings tonight here:

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Latest: A mass of DeKalb County police cornered around 100 concert goers at the stage. People were chanting "let us leave" while confronted with a line of riot police -- the police were seen moving in with dogs, riot shields and a sound device (for giving dispersal orders).
Atlanta Community Press Collective reports in last 10 mins festival goers threatened with domestic terrorism charges - our reporters are not in earshot of the area currently.
This was the scene at approx. 9:30 PM as concertgoers in the public use ‘RC Field’ clearing within the South River forest were being cornered by heavily armed DeKalb County Police:
At least 35 people were detained last night in the South River 'Atlanta' Forest after police raided the area following a surveillance outpost being overrun. 22 people were charged with domestic terrorism. [Videos in link / thread above] unicornriot.ninja/2023/police-ra…

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