Crimethinc: Anarchist Resistance to the Trump Inauguration: Understanding the Events of January 20, 2017
Two years have passed since the demonstrations against Donald Trump’s inauguration. Thanks to an epic legal struggle, all the charges have been resolved or dropped. Now we can discuss what there is to learn from the events of January 20 and the ensuing court cases. This article focuses on the march that took place on […]
J20 Protest Simulator
In November 2016, Donald Trump is elected President of the United States on an explicitly authoritarian, racist, and Islamophobic platform. This shocks you out of your Obama-induced slumber. Things are going to hell in the United States. A couple days after the election, you see a dramatic video calling for actions in Washington, DC on […]
Kim Kelly: This Eye-Opening New Documentary Spotlights the Overlooked Trial of Trump Protestors
As Donald J. Trump laid his hand on the Bible to be sworn in as President on January 20, 2017, the streets of Washington, D.C. were alight with revolutionary fire. Hundreds of protestors had flooded the capital that day as part of a coordinated action called by a coalition of local leftist and radical organizations, […]
Vice, “Flip Over Police Vans and Riot in This New Board Game for Anarchists”
The first time you loot a shopping center in Bloc by Bloc—”The Insurrection Game”—you’ll leave the streets covered in mutinous graffiti. The second time through, you’ll set the buildings ablaze and salt the earth. (Don’t worry, it’s not a huge loss, considering the landmarks on the board include a garment sweatshop, an underfunded junior college, […]
Splinter, “Government Finally Drops Charges Against All Remaining J20 Protesters”
The final charges against the remaining activists arrested for their role in protests during President Donald Trump’s inauguration have been dropped, more than a year and a half after the group was arrested in Washington, DC. The rioting charges against the remaining 38 activists were dismissed by federal prosecutors on Friday, effectively ending the government’s […]
Janine Jackson: Mainstream Media Coverage of the J20 Case Has Been Sloppy, When Present at All
Janine Jackson interviewed Sam Menefee-Libey about a J20 prosecution update for the June 22, 2018, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. Janine Jackson: Listeners know that Washington, DC, police mass-arrested more than 200 people, including journalists, during protests at Donald Trump’s inauguration, in which a few windows were broken and a limousine […]
Haaretz, “In Portland, I Witnessed the Violence of White Pride in Trump’s America”
Portland, once known as America’s far-right skinhead capital, was the scene of a hate crime 30 years ago that galvanized action against white supremacist gangs. This Saturday, with a tailwind from the Trump White House, far-right political violence returned to its street. On Saturday, June 30, Portland, Oregon experienced perhaps its worst scene of open […]
The Guardian, “Riot in Portland as far-right marchers clash with anti-fascists”
A riot was declared in downtown Portland, Oregon on Saturday evening as the city exploded into its worst protest violence of the Trump era. More than 150 supporters of the far-right Patriot Prayer group fought pitched street battles with scores of anti-fascist protesters. In total, nine people were arrested. The far-right march had started near […]
Bloomberg, “Police Skirmish With Protesters in Hamburg Ahead of G-20 Summit”
On Thursday, a demonstration called “Welcome to Hell” in St. Pauli, a left-wing hotbed not far from the summit location, will include hundreds of anarchists planning to take to the streets. Continue Reading
CBS Portland, “May Day demonstrations turn violent in Northwest, dozens arrested”
“Although peaceful protesters stayed on the planned route at the beginning of the march, things quickly got out of hand when a group of people became violent,” the station says. Police there blamed “anarchists” Continue Reading