The Washington Post, “Prosecutors file additional charges against inauguration protesters”
Prosecutors allege that the protesters employed “black bloc” tactics, most commonly linked to anarchists. Continue Reading
Mother Jones, “A Punch in the Face Was Just the Start of the Alt-Right’s Attack on a Berkeley Protester”
On Saturday, April 15, Emily Rose Marshall drove up to Berkeley, California, from Los Angeles with a group of friends who were part of the anarchist Oak Roots Collective. They had heard about the “free speech” rally being held in Berkeley by an array of Donald Trump supporters, militiamen, and white supremacists. “We saw this […]
The Stranger, “The Morning News: 4/20!!!”
Seattle Police Are Gearing Up for May Day: The police spent yesterday training in a Port of Seattle warehouse for a handful of anarchists who predictably break some windows, and maybe a TV news van, every May 1. Seattle police say they’re willing to use pepper spray and blast balls on protesters if free speech […]
CBS, “Berkeley reverses course on Ann Coulter speech despite safety concerns”
Berkeley officials blame recent violence there not on students but on an outside group of anarchists called the Black Bloc, who show up on campus bent on destruction. Continue Reading
The Washington Post, “D.C. police infiltrated inauguration protest group, court papers show”
Authorities have alleged that members of Disrupt J20 were behind inauguration protests that turned violent. Some activists, wearing masks and dressed in black, smashed downtown store windows and burned a limousine, resulting in more than $100,000 in damage, officials say. Six officers were injured, including one who was knocked unconscious when a brick or piece […]
Boing Boing, “In America, “proximity and shared values” is all it takes to turn protesters into felons”
There was, indeed, some disorderly conduct: a few windows smashed, a single cop hit by a single projectile. The people who did that smashing and throwing would probably have faced charges at any time in American history. What’s different this time is that everyone dressed the same way as them — people in “black bloc” […]
The Reflector, “Clark County Trump rally disrupted by anarchists”
The rally ran from 1 to around 3:30 p.m., but by 12:30 p.m. the large group of black clad, masked anarchists had already gathered and were circling the fenced off center of the park, stopping in certain spots to chant and scream at the police and Trump supporters gathering in the middle. Among others, some […]
WTAE 4 (Pittsburgh), “Alleged jail rioters show up for court”
Police said another man had a backpack containing anarchist materials and a loaded gun. Continue Reading
LAist, “Police Will Not Investigate Brawl At Pro-Trump Rally In Huntington Beach”
The pro-Trump supporters clashed with counter-protesters after a pro-Trump supporter shoved an OC Weekly reporter. In the clash the ensued, Jennifer Sterling, one of the pro-Trump march’s organizers, was pepper-sprayed by an alleged anarchist, and the clash grew more violent for there. Continue Reading
Southern Poverty Law Center, “Pro-Trump Rallies Attract Opposition, and Violence Again Ensues”
And there was the inevitable friction, especially where members of the anarchist “Black Bloc” became involved. The masked, black-clad “anti-fascists” led chants to interrupt the rallies and began scuffling with the red-hatted objects of their protest. Continue Reading