Monthly Archives: January 2019

On the 26th of January, the Extinction Rebellion marched a casket from Pershing Park to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History to memorialize the many species which have been made extinct by human activity. At the conclusion of a funeral … Continue reading →

On the 26th of January, a second round of protest against US interferect and support for a possible coup in Venezuala took place in front of the White House. Trump has unilaterally recognized Juan Guaido as President of Venezuala, even … Continue reading →

Update Jan 25:Trump folds, agreeing to reopen gov’t until Feb 15 WITHOUT wall funding as air travel called “unsafe,” Federal workers protest, and chaos mounts. “State of Emergency” for wall still a serious risk. Game Over! @PaulLeeTicks edited photo memorializing … Continue reading →

On the 19th of January, the Women’s March totally overflowed their Freedom Plaza rally site, filling that area plus a short march route past Trump Hotel and around a few blocks almost continuously. The counterprotesting “march for all women” was … Continue reading →

Update Jan 19:Trigger warning-heavy duty brownshirt behavior! MAGA-hatted students from Covington Catholic High School surround and harass elder at Indigenous Peoples’ March after anti-choice march 3 min 54 sec first 1 min 20 sec silent On the 18th of January, … Continue reading →

On the 18th of January, the Indigenous People’s March came together at the Department of the Interior from all over Turtle Island. From there the march proceeded to the Lincoln Memorial. Three speakers there featured on video: a welcome to … Continue reading →

On the 17th of January, the GOP-controlled Senate held a retreat at the Washington Nationals baseball stadium. Sen Mitch McConnell has been blocking any vote on proposals to reopen the US government without Trump’s racist wall funding. Outside the stadium, … Continue reading →

On Jan 16, the ongoing #KremlinAnnex protest for impeaching Trump called for shutting Trump down instead of the government in loud chants and music during what might be Trump’s dinnertime. At one point, a rather right-wing youth tour group counterprotested, … Continue reading →

On the 16th of January, DC Mayor Bowser VETOED the Metro fare decriminalization bill. The bill passed the DC Council by a 10-2 margin, enough to override the Mayor’s veto if nobody changes their vote. Metro police have been aggressively … Continue reading →

Jan 11 was the 17th anniversary of the opening of AmeriKKKa’s dungeoun at Guantanimo Bay, Cuba. On Jan 11, 2019 protesters marked the occasion with a broader protest both of indefinate detention at Gitmo and US mass incarceration in general. … Continue reading →