‘I am permanently blind in my left eye’: Police target reporters covering George Floyd protests
It was hard to miss the chaotic scenes of violence blasted across social media this weekend. Prompted by George Floyd’s death after a police officer was shown in viral video kneeling on his neck for more than eight minutes, protestors in at least 75 cities took to streets across the country, according to The New York Times. The National Guard was activated in at least 10 states as cars and buildings went up in flames and officials in more than two dozen cities imposed last-minute curfews. Police officers were injured in Philadelphia and Richmond, Va., and one person was even killed in Indianapolis when gunfire erupted at a protest there, The New York Times reported.
A most disheartening element of the violence is, however, that police often times contributed to it, targeting bystanders, reporters, and other journalists. (WARNING: This story contains violent video, photos, and language that may not be suitable for younger readers.)
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NFL releases statement regarding George Floyd protests: 'There remains an urgent need for action' -
What’s a word for “sound alseep, tone deaf, and jaw droppingly hypocritical”? goodell.
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Colin Kaepernick's relentless pursuit of justice continues with new bail fund for protesters -
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'He should just stop talking': Atlanta mayor slams Trump's responses to George Floyd protests -
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This is Part 7 of my list of Antifascism related articles. Check out [Part 1], [Part 2], [Part 3], [Part 4], [Part 5] and [Part 6] for loads more articles.
Statement on the Far-Right’s Attempt to Criminalize Protest of Concentration Camp Deaths and Hate Groups
What Is Anti-Fascism? An interesting Q&A with Natasha Lennard.
How to Be an Antiracist: Ibram X. Kendi on Why We Need to Fight Racism the Way We Fight Cancer
How We Fight Fascism - On Clara Zetkin’s still incredibly relevant analysis on how to fight fascism from 1923.
“They Didn’t Just Go Away”: Historian Talks About NYC’s 1939 Nazi Rally
Analysis and Reflection of #AllOutDC: On the Past and Future of Antifascist Tactics
Notes on Defending Dissent: organising effectively under police scrutiny
Why covering your face at a protest is the right thing to do
“If others have rifles, we’ll have rifles”: why US leftist groups are taking up arms
How Pacific Northwest Soccer Fans Are Building Antifascist Culture
Black Metal For The Oppressed - On the fight against fascism in the Black Metal scene
How YouTube Radicalized Brazil - How Youtube’s algorithms psuh people into the far-right in the pursuit of profit
And a special series of articles on the topic of “Fuck Andy Ngo and the morons who pretend he’s not a propagandist for fascists”:
- We’re being played - Milkshakes aren’t terrorism
- Antifa in America: Militant Anti-fascism Isn’t Terrorism, It’s Self-defense
- Portland’s Andy Ngo Is the Most Dangerous Grifter in America
- What To Do If The Older People In Your Life Are Sharing False Or Extreme Content: What do you do when your parents go from posting Minions to posting hard-right memes about cement milkshakes?The Curious Case of Daryl Davis, the Black Man Befriending Members of the KKK - On the fact that befriending racists is not a real solution.
Conservatives, the Far Right, Fascists and How We Defeat Them All
The Antifascist Question - A critical look at fascist tactics in the US, the antifascist response to them, and the state’s response to antifascists, based around the recent fascist demonstrations in Portland.
In Defense of Antifa
Communities of Resistance: An Interview With an Antifascist Activist - a very good interview with an Australian antifascist, explaining antifascist tactics and goals, and giving some background historically, globally and specific to Australia.
Nationalism is no Alternative: an Interview with German Antifascists - A good interview with German antifascists discussing the evolving antifascist tactics in Germany to combat an evolving Far-Right.Antifas im Antifa-Staat: „Wir wollten die DDR von Grund auf ändern“ - An interesting historical article (in German) about Antifa in the DDR.
Inside Generation Identity UK - During the five months an informant was inside GI UK he attended their yearly conference and passed HOPE not hate thousands of internal messages and planning documents. Here’s what he found.I Spent the 90s Fighting Fascists on the Streets of Warsaw - On fascism in Poland, in the 90s and now
Antifa’s Keyboard Warriors - Inside the world of anti-fascist researchers as they build an online army to battle far-right extremism
Anti-Fascism Beyond Machismo: Gender, Politics, And The Struggle Against FascismWhy White Supremacists Love Facebook
Three Arrows Down: How Soccer Supporters Built An Antifascist Space Within The Sport
“Death To The Klan” And Armed Antifascist Community Defense In The US
Hindu nationalism must be defeated — also in the US
How to Recognize—and Engage With—an Extremist in the MakingThe Necessity of Anti-fascism: An Open Letter to Nick Cave - Adresses and responds to some common misconceptions about antifascism
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