[above: Donald Trump makes his way past a wall of “Fuck Trump” graffiti for a photo-op in front of Washington’s St. John’s church.] Declaring himself a “president of law and order” in the White House Rose Garden this evening, Donald Trump threatened to deploy the United States military against U.S. citizen in order to put […]
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Taking another step toward martial law, police fire rubber bullets into a crowd of peaceful protesters in D.C. to clear the way for a presidential photo-op with a Bible
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Adam Serwer, Bible, call to violence, Coke, domestic terrorism, Donald Trump, fascism, George Floyd, Joe Biden, Lafayette Square, law and order, Marian Budde, martial law, Minneapolis, photo-op, police state, police violence, protests, rubber bullets, St. John's Church, strafing, strength, terrorism, The Gods Must Be Crazy, violence, weakness 176 Comments
Old man with bad back requests help rioting: Ann Arbor
At some point in 1991, I had the occasion to witness a basketball-related riot in Ann Arbor, as I stood wedged between an open 450-degree pizza oven and a large plate glass window facing the intersection of Church and State. I can’t recall, but I don’t think my friend Roger and I, who were busy […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged Backroom Pizza, Church Street, frats, life's not fair, misremembering, NCAA, pizza, riots, South University, student riots, The Brown Jug, University of Michigan, vandalism 24 Comments