Washington Examiner, “Trump to meet with with fiery anti-Obama sheriff, 7 others on Monday”
Among them are Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, who rose to prominence this year as an outspoken critic of the Black Lives Matter movement. He has called the group an “anarchist movement” and a “hate group” and said President Obama “set this whole country on fire with his race politics.” Continue Reading
Mass Incarceration and Bipartisan Unity: An Anarchist Perspective
As momentum builds behind the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, I begin to wonder how much time and energy will be pulled away from the revolutionary anti-racist work of the #BlackLivesMatter movement and funnel instead into the fervent campaigning of Democratic candidates. Within the horrific, seemingly endless loss of Black lives, there has erupted a new […]
Radical Faggot: #BlackOutPride Action Disrupts Chicago Pride Parade
#BlackOutPride Action Disrupts Chicago Pride Parade Radical Faggot, June 28, 2015 Members of the Black queer community of Chicago are disrupting the Chicago Pride Parade. Here is their public statement: On this day in 1969, Sylvia Rivera, a Boricua trans woman, threw the bottle that sparked the infamous Stonewall Riot. A year later, she and […]
The Colorado Independent, “Confederate and American flags burned at Denver anti-racist rally,” June 24, 2015
Confederate and American flags burned at Denver anti-racist rally by Nat Stein, The Colorado Independent, June 24, 2015 Around 50 people gathered to rally against white supremacy in the wake of the Charleston shooting. It was a loosely organized event, drawing from various groups committed to anti-racism. Coffee Not Cops — an anti-cop group that meets […]
The Seattle Times, “After peaceful evening, protesters, police clash late in Olympia,” May 22, 2015
After peaceful evening, protesters, police clash late in Olympiaby Joseph O’Sullivan, The Seattle Times, May 22, 2015 “We appreciate the peaceful protests!” read one tweet. But late at night, the self-proclaimed anarchists gathered for a more militant march; police responded with a more visible and armed presence. Faces garbed in black bandannas, protesters hurled insults at […]
Vice, ” The Most Absurd Conspiracy Theories Spawned in the Wake of Freddie Gray’s Death,” May 4, 2015
The Most Absurd Conspiracy Theories Spawned in the Wake of Freddie Gray’s Death by Sulome Anderson, Vice, May 4, 2015 According to a Fox News exclusive, an anonymous “data mining” firm with government ties has uncovered a social media network of anarchistic “professional protesters” responsible for stoking violence in both Ferguson and Baltimore. READ MORE
CNN, “Legal Expert Feels Personally Insulted By Crowd Saying ‘We Don’t Need Any Police,'” May 3, 2015
Legal Expert Feels Personally Insulted By Crowd Saying ‘We Don’t Need Any Police’ CNN (via RealClearPolitics.com), May 3, 2015 You were listening to hours of speeches. And many of them you found as a person of law enforcement background to be very uncomfortable. Those speakers you heard here yesterday, some of whom were calling for […]
FOX News, “They’re professional anarchists,” April 30, 2015
“They’re professional anarchists” Geraldo, Fox News, April 30, 2015 (via Mediaite.com) On Thursday, again during a post-curfew segment on Hannity, it took less than 30 seconds for Rivera to start confronting a man off camera. “What’s your problem?” he asked the protester, who began to walk away. “You’re only brave when the camera’s turned?” he […]
CBS News, “NYC protests over Freddie Gray get heated,” April 29, 2015
NYC protests over Freddie Gray get heated CBS News, April 29, 2015 “If you kill somebody, it’s murder. If the police kill you, it’s nothing,” Shahid said. “It’s making this country’s youth anarchists.” READ MORE
SFist, “Separate Tech Shuttle And Black Lives Matter Protests Planned For Oakland On May Day,” April 28, 2015
Separate Tech Shuttle And Black Lives Matter Protests Planned For Oakland On May Day SFist, April 28, 2015 It remains to be seen if these two separate Oakland actions will converge on downtown, and if, per usual, opportunistic anarchists will use the gathering to run around breaking shit and lighting things on fire. READ MORE