The Washington Post, “Protesters smash windows, clash with police”
Black-clad anarchists smashing windows and clashing with police less than mile from where Donald Trump took the oath of office Friday, Jan. 20. Continue Reading
BBC, “Five ways people are protesting against Trump”
1. Violent black bloc protest Just before Donald Trump’s swearing in, a group of a few hundred black-clad, balaclava wearing protesters carrying anarchist symbol flags began a fast-moving march through downtown Washington, just blocks from the inauguration. One large sign read, “Make Racists Afraid Again”. Continue Reading
Washingtonian, “Grasping for Metaphor, Reporters Flock to Burning DC Garbage Can”
In reality, the organizers of the DisruptJ20 activities will openly tell you they have no love for Hillary Clinton or any other non-Trump political figure. Anarchist protests are broadly anti-authority. But today, we got a bunch of photos of one burning trash can, and now we’re going to wait for the President’s response on early-morning Twitter. Continue […]
The Nation, “Anti-Fascists Will Fight Trump’s Fascism in the Streets”
More than 50 anarchist, anti-fascist, anti-racist groups from across the country have called for a #J20 Disruption. “We call on all people of good conscience to join in disrupting the ceremonies. If Trump is to be inaugurated at all, let it happen behind closed doors, showing the true face of the security state Trump will […]
Puget Sound Business Journal, “Protests, marches and an Amazon party likely to disrupt Seattle traffic Friday and Saturday”
Puget Sound Anarchists Break Away March: The region’s anarchist group has a call to members to participate in a counter demonstration aimed a disrupting “business as usual.” It’s unclear how many participants will be involved. The site suggests they wear black and carry black flags. Continue Reading
Washington CityPaper, “How 2017’s Brand of Uprising Looks in the Shadow of D.C.’s Counter-Inaugural Traditions”
Activists familiar with its planning say it is more likely to draw arrests and take on an anarchist tenor than more mainstream demonstrations such as the competing—or complementary, depending on your point of view—Resist J20. Positive Force will have representation at Disrupt J20, but the group isn’t monolithic—its all-volunteer ranks embrace varying methods and degrees […]
The Washington Times, “Record protest crowds expected to greet Trump at his inauguration”
DisruptJ20, a coalition of left-wing groups and anarchists, has vowed to “stop the inauguration from happening” and force it to move indoors, while RefuseFascism has called for protesters to “take to the streets” to “stop the Trump-Pence regime before it starts.” Continue Reading
Boston Herald, “Group plans to ‘paralyze’ Washington for inauguration”
A group led by self-avowed anarchists says it intends to “paralyze” Washington, D.C., amid President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next Friday, using security point blockades, protests and sit-ins in an attempt to grind the Republican’s swearing-in to a halt. Continue Reading
.Mic, “Trump once funded a conservative provocateur now trying to pay for inauguration violence”
The attempt bribing people to incite violence is a small part of a larger conservative attempt to paint anti-Trump protesters — particularly on Inauguration Day — as violent anarchists looking for a fight. Along with conservative op-eds about angry anarchists, there is evidence suggesting organizers for the alt-right planted a “Rape Melania” sign at an anti-Trump […]
Washington Examiner, “How protesters plan to wreck Donald Trump’s inauguration”
Anarchists who believe “the peaceful transition of power is a threat to all of us” are planning to lead thousands of protesters to Washington next week to ruin Donald Trump‘s inauguration. The group, called #DisruptJ20, is planning protests in cities nationwide on Jan. 20, but the protests in Washington would receive the most attention if […]