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“ At various points in the late afternoon, protesters blocked the Key Bridge, the Whitehurst Freeway, M Street in Georgetown, and the ramp to Interstate 395 from South Capitol Street during the evening rush hour. Often, they received gestures of support from motorists trapped in the sudden gridlock.
Carrying a banner with the words “Total abolition for total liberation,” a group of about 75 people walked down Constitution Avenue toward Ninth Street. They hoped to block the entrance to the Ninth Street tunnel, to “choke the city,” one protester said.” |
| You know Biden will have a hard time winning if this continues. Law and order theme DT is selling will energize his base. Social causes don’t win elections. I am concerned about November. |
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“I want my 40 acres and a mule,” Kevin Cramer, a 25-year-old consultant and one of the march organizers, said into a microphone. Black people had every right to protest given their role in American history, he said.
“If I built it,” he said, “I can burn it down.” |
“IF” he built it... but he didn’t. |
+1. And, his ancestor, who possibly DID help build something, DID get 40 acres and a mule. It wasn’t a promise to pay out in perpetuity |
Gee, ya think? What was your first clue? |
| GOP loving every min of unrest. Takes the focus away from covid and the topic is heating up just before November. |
Make your point but don’t be an a$$. |
Covid is over, dude. When thousands of people are allowed to be bussed into DC for a “peaceful protest,” while the rest of us are supposed to be quarantined and wearing masks, it’s done. |
Sorry. Some of the posts here are so freaking stupid that it’s hard to resist |
| I feel sorry for the police who have to manage these large crowds. And I don’t believe for one instant that they don’t spread COVID. How ridiculous is that ? |
I do too. They are truly the heroes. Please, when you see local law enforcement officials, make a point of thanking them for what they do. |
I believe it, because that's what I saw too. |
You were at the WH Thursday night? |