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The decades-long fight to shut down Huntingdon Life Sciences may finally have a decisive ending. This is somewhat old news but is not well known: After Fortress dumped HLS under pressure from SHAC and DC-based DARRT, HLS barely survived. They … Continue reading →

https://ironsnowflake.blackblogs.org Blackblogs is not supported by ads and is far more secure. As a matter of policy I have abandoned ad supported accounts almost everywhere. I have never sold ads myself and do not want corporate thugs making money on … Continue reading →

Shortly after the June 25 2020 slow-ramming of BLM protesters by a white woman in Georgtown, someone claimed to recognize the “Georgetown Karen” as Trump DOJ attorney Robin Blaya. Days ago she wrote in claiming to resemble this person but … Continue reading →

On the 29th of September, at least one very high quality, either professionally made or very well repainted sign saying “Defund Police-invest in communities” showed up, bolted to a sign post bearing parking restriction signs of the same size, shape, … Continue reading →

On the 29th of September, a series of “speak outs” began outside the Supreme Court. Activists (some with frontline healthcare ties) demanding that nobody be confirmed to the Supreme Court prior to passage of a coronavirus relief bill or better … Continue reading →

On the 27th of September, a “No Confirmation without Inauguration” rally was held in front of the Supreme Court steps. Speakers warned this would be “a fight.” A fight indeed: Fundamentalist Christians and outright white nationalists showed up to counterprotest … Continue reading →

The 26th of September was an ugly and violent day in DC. Hours after Trump announced his nomination of Amy Coney Barret to the Supreme Court, bike cops violently attacked the They/Them FTP march (3 arrests), and followed up on … Continue reading →

On the 24th of September, GOP Senate “Majority” leader Mitch McConnell got a AM protest in front of his house, complete with go-go band Moechella and protesters banging pots and pans. Later that morning, some of the same protesters greeted … Continue reading →

On the 23ed of September, the second night of Breonna Taylor protests took to the streets hot and heavy. Bullhorns in siren mode combined with the sound of folks beating on metal signs to create a deafening battlefield din. This … Continue reading →

On the 23ed of September, huge crowds gathered as Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s casket laid at the Supreme Court for a public viewing. Shortly before noon, activists including Casa in Action, Spaces in Action, CBD action, and FIRM … Continue reading →