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The protest they are showing live right now is huge! (Original Post)
Eko
Jun 2025
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Reminds me, unfortunately, of the 1960s when I was protesting the VN war in Santa Barbara.
Scottie Mom
Jun 2025
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marybourg
(13,588 posts)2. And peaceful.
marybourg
(13,588 posts)5. Whoops, spoke too soon.
Alice B.
(688 posts)6. *grimace* I recommended too soon as I guess
Torchlight
(6,267 posts)3. Never been a good idea to carry out the will of the state while masked up
Badges, body armor, and heavy firearms should be more than enough to cower behind...
Eko
(9,808 posts)4. Now the cops are beating the crowd with batons
Scottie Mom
(5,837 posts)7. Reminds me, unfortunately, of the 1960s when I was protesting the VN war in Santa Barbara.
Went to UCSB and the SB sheriff's office hated us.
Fuck this shit.
Ohioboy
(3,847 posts)8. If there's one thing I can't stand it's jack-booted thugs
LauraInLA
(2,248 posts)9. Since I'm watching it "live" on this feed, right now it looks peaceful. Was there violence earlier? Haven't heard,
and Im here in LA.
Eko
(9,808 posts)10. Yeah, that was almost an hour ago.