Posted on 06/11/2022 2:08:45 PM PDT by McGruff
A left-wing group is hosting a "shut down SCOTUS" protest on June 13, with plans to "blockade" the streets surrounding the Supreme Court in light of a potential decision that could overturn Roe v. Wade being released.
The group, ShutDownDC, announced the protest on its website and states that it will begin at 7 a.m. on June 13 at Stanton Park in Washington, D.C.
As part of the "shut down SCOTUS" protest, the group will "blockade" the streets around the Supreme court, according to the website.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Pretty much the way fascists work their magic. Domestic terrorism is not possible from the left, but is always the methodology of conservatives ... so say the demonrat rulers.
That is a public statement of conspiracy to commit the precise offense they are charging the “Jan 6” “Horrifying OMG Terrifying Terrible Terrorists” with.
But the Democrats will support this without a second thought, and not even process their hypocrisy.
It must be nice to have the government support breaking federal law.
What does ’jail support’ mean? Lawyers to get them right out of jail?
They could flatten d.c. and it would be reported as mostly peaceful.
K4 and condoms.
Ping. Good rundown on Shut Down DC here:
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https://keywiki.org/Shut_Down_DC
Shut Down DC is a coalition of organizers that engages in militant tactics such as blocking streets and doxxing / going to the homes of political opponents.[1],[2] They utilize the Action Network.
‘Shut Down the Capitol’ 2021
Shut Down DC advertised a “Shut Down the Capitol” event using “street blockades surrounding the Capitol” in December 7, 2021, when Congress returned to session. Groups that participated included Arm in Arm, Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund, The DC chapter of Extinction Rebellion, SPACES in Action, FIRM, CASA Action, and CODE PINK.[3]
“Most of us don’t identify as Dems but we ARE angry – and we’re shutting down the Capitol on 12/7,” Shut Down DC tweeted.
Target Hotels for 12/12/2020 March for Trump
Shut Down DC collaborated with fellow Antifa groups designed to target Trump rally attendees in Washington, DC and intimidate hotels from hosting Trump supporters on December 11/12, 2020.[4]
The list of organizations taking part in the action:
Black Lives Matter DC
All Out DC
Autonomous Liberation Collective NYC
Baltimore Liberation Front
DC Youth Liberation
Front Fairfax Smash The Fash
Frederick Socialists
Generation Ratify
Liberty Union Party of Vermont
Maryland Youth Liberation Front
One People’s Project
Shut Down DC
RichmondStrike
Showing Up For Racial Justice DC
United Against Racism and Fascism-NYC
Wake Up 301
Petition to ‘enact emergency ban on tear gas before election’
Shut Down DC promoted a petition[5] to enact an “emergency ban on tear gas before election.” Supporting organizations included:
Black Lives Matter DC
Calvary Episcopal Church
CASA
Collective Action for Safe Spaces
Center for American Progress Union
DC Jobs With Justice
Delicious Democracy
Nonprofit Professional Employees Union
Shut Down DC
The DC Center
The Democratic Coalition
Women’s March
Occupation Free DC
“Force Trump out of the White House”
In an invitation[6] to sign up for an “organizing call” that took place on September 10th, Shut Down DC said in part:
“…it’s going to take all of us to create an uprising powerful enough to defend democracy and force Trump out of the White House.”
Shut Down DC further stated that their followers should “be in the streets before the polls even close [on November 3rd], ready to adapt and respond to whatever comes our way.”
Target 2020 RNC
Shut Down DC was present at protests at the Republican National Convention at the White House on August 27, 2020.[7]
Earth Day to May Day
Shut Down DC’s initiative “Earth Day to May Day” in 2020 was featured on their website:[8]
“Throughout the week of April 27th we’ll take bold direct action online AND in person to shut down business as usual and create space for a healthier and more sustainable world. Each day of the week will focus on a theme to highlight the ways that the climate crisis threatens our communities and lifts up our opportunities to build resilient alternatives.
April 27 - Environmental Justice Right Here Right Now
April 28 - Bail Out the People and #CancelRent
April 29 - Hold the Corporations Accountable
April 30 - Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground
May 1 - International Workers Day
Patrick Young Facebook Post dated May 3 2020
Fellow organizer Patrick Young wrote about the action on Facebook:[9]
“Earth Day to May Day is in the books. It was definitely not the mobilization that anybody was imagining three months ago and this is one of the most challenging organizing landscapes most of us have ever seen. But right now bold direct action is just as essential as it’s ever been.
“Plans came together, got scrapped, started over, and somehow we made something pretty powerful happen. I’m so incredibly grateful to be in struggle with such a brilliant, creative, resilient, supportive network of people.
“Katie Donnelly, thank you so much for being my partner in crime through all of this. I love you so much and I’m so lucky to have you in my life.
“Kathleen Brophy, Bill Ragen, Liz Butler, Daniel Dixon, Alix Davidson, Michael Beer you’re some of the best co-conspirators I’ve ever had the privilege of working with. Nadine Bloch, I learn so much every time I get the opportunity to work with you and this was certainly no exception.
“Avi S. Li, @Sara, Barbara Elizabeth Dale, Farzona Comnas, Will Flagle, @Rahsaan, @Nathan, Anna Dell’Amico, ya’ll did so much to make sure that bikes, cars, trucks, and paint rollers were all moving when they needed to. Your work and commitment made all this happen and your energy and creativity made it beautiful.
“Helen Luryi the way you plugged into logistics and kept things on task (even when we really didn’t want to be on task) was incredible and this scale of activity could not have happened without you.
“Laura Beth from the beginning, your design work tied this sprawling project together and made it into something coherent. And when the world changed those images told the story when our numbers in the streets couldn’t.
“NeeNee Tay, April Renee Goggans, Makia Green, I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to be in struggle with Black Lives Matter DC and hope that we can continue to be in solidarity with the vital work that you do every single day.
“Hope Neyer, everything turned upside down on you when school closed and you headed back to Ohio... but you stayed plugged in and you were a key part of making all of this happen!
“Kaela Bamberger you bounced back from such a hard time and then jumped right back in to turning our muddled ideas about actions into a coherent narrative.
“Drew Hudson as always you came through from afar to fill in so many gaps and help us connect with the voices from the front lines.
“Mike Warburton and the crew from Sunrise Movement - DC Hub, ya’ll did an incredible job of pivoting as the pandemic set in and still organizing a strong, rooted action.
“Danny Cendejas it was great to get a chance to start working with La ColectiVA and For Us, Not Amazon ... and I’m looking forward to throwing down with ya’ll a whole lot more!
Liz Butler (a.k.a. Liz Paulson) is a long time activist and an organizer for Shut Down DC and vice president of organizing and strategic allegiances for Friends of the Earth Action. Liz Butler was an organizer of the Shut Down DC initiative “Earth Day to May Day” in 2020.
“Bring the City to a Standstill”
Liz Butler was featured in a Washington Post article dated September 23, 2019 by Hannah Natanson[10] discussing mob action “timed to coincide with the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York.”
From the article:
“The traffic shutdown is meant to send a particular message to D.C.’s powerful political elite, according to Liz Butler, an organizer for Shut Down DC and vice president of organizing and strategic allegiances for Friends of the Earth Action.
“It’s Washington, D.C. The decisions that are made in this town don’t just affect the people in the U.S., they affect the globe every day,” Butler said Sunday. “I think people around the world are counting on us to be able to stand up in D.C.”
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“Organizers hope to bring “the whole city to a gridlocked standstill,” according to the group’s website. To do so, they will target “key infrastructure” likely to have the biggest impact on District residents’ and commuters’ ability to get around, according to the site.”
“Participants are targeting heavily-trafficked intersections and streets, according to Butler, though she declined to say which ones. Shut Down D.C. has published several maps detailing information about traffic volume, levels of employment downtown and sites where prominent oil and gas lobbyists work.
“Our goal is to bring the city to a standstill … there will be people throughout the city focusing on making that happen,” Butler said.
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“The Shut Down DC coalition includes activists from a wide range of climate and social justice organizations — more than two dozen at last count, according to Butler. Participating groups include Black Lives Matter DC, Code Pink, Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America and Werk for Peace.
Movement Strategy Center
Liz Butler served as a Senior Fellow for the Movement Strategy Center, which is close to the Freedom Road Socialist Organization.
Federal U.S. code 1507, states that any individual who “pickets or parades” with the “intent of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice, or with the intent of influencing any judge, juror, witness, or court officer” near a U.S. court or “near a building or residence occupied or used by such judge, juror, witness, or court officer” will be fined, or “imprisoned not more than one year, or both.”
But it will never be called an insurrection of course.
I love it when a plan comes together! /Narky Sarcy
25. Is this still Be Kind to the Mentally Deranged Week?
45. Re “they could flatten DC...”
Sane folks would call that “urban renewal”.
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