The Washington Post, “Protesters who destroyed property on Inauguration Day were part of well-organized group”
Cadman called himself an anarchist and said “when I heard about J20, I knew I had to be a part of it. I don’t like the idea of Donald Trump being my president.” He said he and others were trying to “disrupt things” when police decide to make a “show of force.” Continue Reading
NBC Dallas, “Hundreds of Thousands Flood DC for Women’s March”
The rallies were a peaceful counterpoint to the window-smashing unrest that unfolded on Friday when self-described anarchists tried to disrupt the inauguration. Police used pepper spray and stun grenades against demonstrators. More than 200 people were arrested. Continue Reading
ABC New Orleans, “NOPD arrests 14 accused anarchists, two officers injured, following vandalism spree”
Harrison says the suspects identified themselves as anarchists to officers. Along with spray painting and smashing the windows on two NOPD police cruisers, the suspects are also accused of smashing windows in the French Quarter and Central Business District areas. Continue Reading
The Colorado Independent, “The Women’s March in Denver”
Groups of social workers, schoolteachers, ob-gyns and off-duty cops marched peacefully alongside Occupy Denver alumni and other self-described anarchists. Continue Reading
Politico, “Trump’s inauguration mostly calm on security front”
President Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day went off relatively calmly from a security perspective, despite anarchist protests in the streets of Washington and authorities’ grim assessments beforehand about the risks of a “lone wolf” terrorist attack. Continue Reading
The Daily Utah Chronicle, “The U’s SDS Rallies Utahns to Resist Trump”
Carrying pride flags, and flags donning the Communist hammer with a sickle and Anarchist Circle-A, demonstrators at one point occupied the intersection of South Temple and Main Streets, blocking a UTA Trax line and halting all vehicular traffic. Continue Reading
Salem News (OR), “Thousands Fill the Streets for Salem’s Women’s March”
There were no anarchists, no hate speech, no confrontations with police and no arrests. A perfect, peaceful march. Continue Reading
Dallas Observer, “Oak Cliff Trump Protest Ends in Arrests”
A larger, vocal majority (those dressed in mostly black and covering their faces) were mostly anarchists and shouted, “fuck the police,” “fucking pigs,” “all police are bad,” and some on the other spectrum within the same group arguing back and forth that yes, “a lot of police are good.” Continue Reading
Jezebel, “A Harrowing Walk Through D.C. on a Very Weird Day in American History”
Anarchists dragged trash cans and newspaper boxes onto K Street and set them on fire, a scene that was quickly choked with press. In the circle, a young Trump supporter (white t-shirt) engages with hostile protesters in an interaction that, soon after we walked away, turned into a fist fight. A young woman told us […]
Willamette Week, “Thousands of Portlanders Jam Downtown Streets with Signs and Puppets to Protest President Donald Trump”
A crowd of 5,000 people has poured out of Pioneer Courthouse Square and into the streets of downtown Portland tonight, protesting the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump. Continue Reading