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 […]
CBS New York, “May Day Marked With Freddie Gray Rally, March In Union Square,” May 1, 2015
May Day Marked With Freddie Gray Rally, March In Union Square CBS New York, May 1, 2015 By 8 p.m., the marchers were in Foley Square. They represented many causes, but an anarchist group holding a banner reading, “Make them pay for Freddie Gray” was briefly seen leading the march. READ MORE
Max Rameau: 6 Points About the Freddie Gray Murder Indictment
6 Points About the Freddie Gray Murder Indictment Max Rameau, The Hexateron, May 1, 2015 On April 12, 2015, Freddie Gray was jumped by six Baltimore cops for staring at one of them. Less than an hour later, after a ride in the paddy wagon, Freddie’s spine was 80% severed and his voicebox crushed. On […]
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 […]
Sam Brodey and Jenna McLaughlin: The Baltimore Riots Didn’t Start the Way You Think
The Baltimore Riots Didn’t Start the Way You Think Sam Brodey and Jenna McLaughlin, Mother Jones, April 28, 2015 After Baltimore police and a crowd of teens clashed near the Mondawmin Mall in northwest Baltimore on Monday afternoon, news reports described the violence as a riot triggered by kids who had been itching for a […]
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
Fox News, “Social Media Analysis Suggests Links Between Baltimore and Ferguson Violence,” April 28, 2015
Social Media Analysis Suggests Links Between Baltimore and Ferguson Violence by Catherine Herridge, Fox News, April 28, 2015 The firm, which asked to remain anonymous because of its government work, found between 20 and 50 social media accounts in Baltimore that were also tied to the peak period of violence in Ferguson. While further analysis is […]